Wintrust Financial Corporation Reports Third Quarter and Year-to-Date Results

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ROSEMONT, Ill, Oct. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Wintrust Financial Corporation (“Wintrust”, “the Company”, “we” or “our”) (Nasdaq: WTFC) announced net income of $509.7 million or $7.67 per diluted common share for the first nine months of 2024 compared to net income of $499.1 million or $7.71 per diluted common share for the same period of 2023. Pre-tax, pre-provision income (non-GAAP) for the first nine months of 2024 totaled a record $778.1 million, compared to $751.3 million in the first nine months of 2023.

The Company recorded quarterly net income of $170.0 million or $2.47 per diluted common share for the third quarter of 2024 compared to net income of $152.4 million or $2.32 per diluted common share for the second quarter of 2024. Pre-tax, pre-provision income (non-GAAP) totaled $255.0 million as compared to $251.4 million for the second quarter of 2024.

Results of operations include those of Macatawa Bank Corporation (“Macatawa”), since the acquisition date of August 1, 2024.

Timothy S. Crane, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Our net income for both the third quarter and year-to-date 2024 were driven by robust organic loan and deposit growth as well as a stable net interest margin. We believe we are well-positioned for strong financial performance as we continue our momentum in the fourth quarter of 2024 and into 2025.”

Additionally, Mr. Crane emphasized, “Net interest margin in the third quarter remained stable, decreasing one basis point as compared to the second quarter of 2024. We expect net interest margin to remain in the 3.50% range in the fourth quarter of 2024 and into 2025. Stable net interest margin coupled with continued balance sheet growth should result in net interest income growth. Focusing on growth of net interest income, disciplined expense control and maintaining our consistent credit standards should drive strong financial performance.”

Mr. Crane continued, “I want to recognize the efforts of our new Macatawa teammates and committed Wintrust team members on the seamless transaction and a solid beginning to integration activities. Macatawa offers a unique opportunity for Wintrust to expand into the desirable west Michigan market with a compatible management team and reputable brand. The quality core deposit franchise, excess liquidity and pristine credit quality coupled with aligned values make the acquisition an ideal fit for the Company. We are thrilled to bring our product offerings to Michigan and continue Macatawa’s commitment to customer service and community involvement.”

Highlights of the third quarter of 2024:
Comparative information to the second quarter of 2024, unless otherwise noted

  • Total loans increased by approximately $2.4 billion, which includes approximately $1.3 billion of acquired balances relating to Macatawa. Excluding Macatawa, total loans increased $1.1 billion or 10% annualized.
  • Total deposits increased by approximately $3.4 billion, which includes approximately $2.3 billion of acquired balances relating to Macatawa. Excluding Macatawa, total deposits increased $1.1 billion or 9% annualized.
  • Total assets increased by $4.0 billion, which includes approximately $2.9 billion of acquired assets relating to Macatawa. Excluding Macatawa, total assets increased $1.1 billion or 8% annualized.
  • Net interest income increased to $502.6 million in the third quarter of 2024 compared to $470.6 million in the second quarter of 2024, primarily due to average earning asset growth and the addition of Macatawa for the last two months of the third quarter.        
    • Net interest margin decreased by one basis point to 3.49% (3.51% on a fully taxable-equivalent basis, non-GAAP) during the third quarter of 2024.
  • Non-interest income was impacted by the following:
    • Net gains on investment securities totaling $3.2 million in the third quarter of 2024 related to changes in the value of equity securities as compared to net losses of $4.3 million in the second quarter of 2024.
    • Unfavorable mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”) related revenue totaled $11.4 million in the third quarter of 2024 compared to favorable MSRs related revenue of $2.8 million in the second quarter of 2024.
  • Non-interest expense was impacted by the following:
    • Macatawa added approximately $10.1 million of total operating expenses, including $3.0 million of core deposit intangible asset amortization.
    • Incurred acquisition related costs of $1.6 million in the third quarter of 2024 as compared to $542,000 in the second quarter of 2024.
  • Provision for credit losses totaled $22.3 million in the third quarter of 2024, including a one-time acquisition-related Day 1 provision of approximately $15.5 million, as compared to a provision for credit losses of $40.1 million in the second quarter of 2024.
  • Tangible book value per common share (non-GAAP) increased to $76.15 as of September 30, 2024 as compared to $72.01 as of June 30, 2024. See Table 18 for reconciliation of non-GAAP measures.

Mr. Crane noted, “We are very pleased with our organic loan and deposit growth rates. Excess liquidity acquired in the Macatawa transaction was deployed by funding quality loan growth and reducing exposure to wholesale and brokered funding sources. Non-interest bearing deposits remained at 21% of total deposits at the end of the third quarter of 2024 and increased $708 million compared to the second quarter of 2024. We continue to leverage our customer relationships and market positioning to generate deposits, grow loans and build long term franchise value.”

Commenting on credit quality, Mr. Crane stated, “Our credit metrics were stable. Net charge-offs totaled $26.7 million, or 23 basis points of average total loans on an annualized basis, in the third quarter of 2024 and were spread primarily across the commercial and property and casualty premium finance receivables portfolios. This compared to net charge-offs totaling $30.0 million, or 28 basis points of average total loans on an annualized basis, in the second quarter of 2024. Approximately $18.3 million of charge-offs in the current quarter were previously reserved for in the second quarter of 2024. Non-performing loans totaled $179.7 million, or 0.38% of total loans, at the end of the third quarter of 2024 compared to $174.3 million, or 0.39% of total loans, at the end of the second quarter of 2024. Total non-performing assets comprised 0.30% of total assets as of September 30, 2024, a two basis point decline compared to June 30, 2024. We continue to be conservative and proactive in reviewing credit and maintaining our consistently strong credit standards. We believe that the Company’s reserves remain appropriate and we remain diligent in our review of credit.”

In summary, Mr. Crane noted, “Our record year continued as we built upon our strong momentum with the acquisition of Macatawa. Substantial loan growth in the third quarter and inclusion of Macatawa for all three months in the fourth quarter create positive revenue momentum. We have reduced our asset sensitivity to interest rates and therefore we believe that we are well positioned for the current interest rate environment and consensus forecast for additional interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. Steadfast commitment to credit quality, growing net interest income and increasing our long term franchise value remain our priority.”

The graphs below illustrate certain financial highlights of the third quarter of 2024 as well as historical financial performance. See “Supplemental Non-GAAP Financial Measures/Ratios” at Table 18 for additional information with respect to non-GAAP financial measures/ratios, including the reconciliations to the corresponding GAAP financial measures/ratios.

Graphs available at the following link: http://ml.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/bc11950c-ec29-45c6-902d-8e0709edd6de

SUMMARY OF RESULTS:

BALANCE SHEET

Total assets increased $4.0 billion in the third quarter of 2024 as compared to the second quarter of 2024. Total loans increased by $2.4 billion as compared to the second quarter of 2024. The increase in total loans included approximately $1.3 billion of loans related to the Macatawa acquisition. The increase in loans was diversified across nearly all loan portfolios.

Total liabilities increased by $3.1 billion in the third quarter of 2024 as compared to the second quarter of 2024 primarily due to a $3.4 billion increase in total deposits. The increase in total deposits included approximately $2.3 billion related to the Macatawa acquisition. Excess liquidity acquired in the Macatawa transaction enabled the Company to reduce brokered funding reliance by $858 million. Non-interest bearing deposits increased $708 million in the third quarter of 2024 as compared to the second quarter of 2024. Non-interest bearing deposits as a percentage of total deposits was 21% at September 30, 2024, June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024. The Company’s loans to deposits ratio was 91.6% on September 30, 2024 as compared to 93.0% as of June 30, 2024.

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 third quarter of 2024, net interest income totaled $502.6 million, an increase of $32.0 million as compared to the second quarter of 2024. The $32.0 million increase in net interest income in the third quarter of 2024 compared to the second quarter of 2024 was primarily due to a $3.1 billion increase in average earning assets, which included the addition of Macatawa in the third quarter. These benefits were partially offset by a one basis point decrease in the net interest margin.

Net interest margin was 3.49% (3.51% on a fully taxable-equivalent basis, non-GAAP) during the third quarter of 2024 compared to 3.50% (3.52% on a fully taxable-equivalent basis, non-GAAP) during the second quarter of 2024. The net interest margin decrease as compared to the second quarter of 2024 was primarily due to a one basis point decrease in the yield on earning assets and one basis point decrease in the net free funds contribution. These declines were partially offset by a one basis point decrease in rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities. The one basis point decrease in yield on earnings assets in the third quarter of 2024 as compared to the second quarter of 2024 was primarily due to an increase in average interest-bearing cash as a percentage of average quarterly earning assets associated with the Macatawa acquisition. The one basis point decrease in the rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities in the third quarter of 2024 as compared to the second quarter of 2024 was primarily due to a one basis point decrease in rate paid on interest-bearing deposits.

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

ASSET QUALITY

The allowance for credit losses totaled $436.2 million as of September 30, 2024, relatively unchanged compared to $437.6 million as of June 30, 2024. A provision for credit losses totaling $22.3 million was recorded for the third quarter of 2024 as compared to $40.1 million recorded in the second quarter of 2024. Provision for credit losses in the third quarter of 2024 included Day 1 provision for credit losses of approximately $15.5 million related to the Macatawa acquisition. The lower provision for credit losses recognized in the third quarter of 2024 compared to the second quarter of 2024 was primarily attributable to lower required specific reserves on nonaccrual loans, improved forecasted macroeconomic conditions, and, to a lesser extent, portfolio changes related to improved risk rating mix and shorter life of loan. For more information regarding the allowance for credit losses and 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 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 September 30, 2024, June 30, 2024, and March 31, 2024 is shown on Table 12 of this report.

Net charge-offs totaled $26.7 million in the third quarter of 2024, a decrease of $3.3 million as compared to $30.0 million of net charge-offs in the second quarter of 2024. Approximately $18.3 million of charge-offs in the current quarter were previously reserved for in the second quarter of 2024. Net charge-offs as a percentage of average total loans were 23 basis points in the third quarter of 2024 on an annualized basis compared to 28 basis points on an annualized basis in the second quarter of 2024. 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 $193.4 million and comprised 0.30% of total assets as of September 30, 2024, as compared to $194.0 million, or 0.32% of total assets, as of June 30, 2024. Non-performing loans totaled $179.7 million and comprised 0.38% of total loans at September 30, 2024, as compared to $174.3 million and 0.39% of total loans at June 30, 2024. The increase in the third quarter of 2024 was primarily due to an increase in certain credits within the commercial portfolios becoming nonaccrual. For more information regarding non-performing assets, see Table 14 in this report.

Credit metrics remained stable and at relatively low levels in the third quarter of 2024.

NON-INTEREST INCOME

Wealth management revenue increased by $1.8 million in the third quarter of 2024 as compared to the second quarter of 2024 primarily due to the Macatawa acquisition and increased asset management fees from higher assets under management during the period. Wealth management revenue is comprised of the trust and asset management revenue of Wintrust Private 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 decreased by $13.2 million in the third quarter of 2024 as compared to the second quarter of 2024 primarily due to $11.4 million unfavorable MSR related revenues, net of servicing hedge, in the third quarter of 2024 compared to $2.8 million favorable MSR related revenues in the second quarter of 2024 and slightly decreased production revenue due to reduced production margin. This was partially offset by a favorable adjustment to 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, of $3.5 million in the third quarter of 2024 compared to a $642,000 favorable adjustment in the second quarter of 2024. The Company monitors the relationship of these assets and seeks to minimize the earnings impact of fair value changes. For more information regarding mortgage banking revenue, see Table 16 in this report.

The Company recognized $3.2 million in net gains on investment securities in the third quarter of 2024 as compared to $4.3 million in net losses in the second quarter of 2024. The net gains in the third quarter of 2024 were primarily the result of unrealized gains on the Company’s equity investment securities with a readily determinable fair value.

Fees from covered call options decreased by $1.1 million in the third quarter of 2024 as compared to the second quarter of 2024. 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.

Other income decreased by $5.1 million in the third quarter of 2024 compared to the second quarter of 2024 primarily due to a gain recognized in the second quarter of 2024 associated with our property and casualty insurance premium finance receivable loan sale transaction.

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

NON-INTEREST EXPENSE

Non-interest expenses totaled $360.7 million in the third quarter of 2024, increasing $20.3 million as compared to $340.4 million in the second quarter of 2024. The Macatawa acquisition impacted this increase by approximately $10.1 million of non-interest expense associated with Macatawa, which included $3.0 million in amortization of other acquisition-related intangible assets in the third quarter of 2024.     

Salaries and employee benefits expense increased by $12.7 million in the third quarter of 2024 as compared to the second quarter of 2024. The $12.7 million increase is primarily related to higher incentive compensation expense due to elevated bonus accruals in the third quarter of 2024 as well as increased salaries expense due to the Macatawa acquisition and additional staffing to support the Company’s growth.

Software and equipment expense increased $2.3 million in the third quarter of 2024 as compared to the second quarter of 2024 primarily due to software expense relating to upgrading and maintenance of information technology and security infrastructure as well as the Macatawa acquisition.

Advertising and marketing expenses in the third quarter of 2024 totaled $18.2 million, which is a $803,000 increase as compared to the second quarter of 2024. 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.

For more information regarding non-interest expense, see Table 17 in this report.

INCOME TAXES

The Company recorded income tax expense of $62.7 million in the third quarter compared to $59.0 million in the second quarter of 2024. The effective tax rates were 26.95% in the third quarter of 2024 compared to 27.90% in the second quarter of 2024. The effective tax rates were impacted by an overall lower level of provision for state income tax expense in the comparable periods.

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 third quarter of 2024, the community banking unit expanded its commercial, commercial real estate and residential real estate loan portfolios.

Mortgage banking revenue was $16.0 million for the third quarter of 2024, a decrease of $13.2 million as compared to the second quarter of 2024, primarily due to $11.4 million unfavorable MSR related revenues, net of servicing hedge, in the third quarter of 2024 compared to $2.8 million favorable MSR related revenues in the second quarter of 2024 and slightly decreased production revenue due to reduced production margin. This was partially offset by a favorable adjustment to 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, of $3.5 million in the third quarter of 2024 compared to a $642,000 favorable adjustment in the second quarter of 2024. Service charges on deposit accounts totaled $16.4 million in the third quarter of 2024, which was relatively stable compared to the second quarter of 2024. The Company’s gross commercial and commercial real estate loan pipelines remained solid as of September 30, 2024 indicating momentum for expected continued loan growth in the fourth quarter of 2024.

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 portfolios were $4.8 billion during the third quarter of 2024. Average balances increased by $259.8 million, as compared to the second quarter of 2024. The Company’s leasing portfolio balance remained stable in the third quarter of 2024, with its portfolio of assets, including capital leases, loans and equipment on operating leases, totaling $3.7 billion as of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024. Revenues from the Company’s out-sourced administrative services business were $1.5 million in the third quarter of 2024, which was relatively stable compared to the second quarter of 2024.

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, and securities brokerage services. See “Items Impacting Comparative Results,” regarding the sale of the Company’s Retirement Benefits Advisors (“RBA”) division during the first quarter of 2024. Wealth management revenue totaled $37.2 million in the third quarter of 2024, relatively stable as compared to the second quarter of 2024. At September 30, 2024, the Company’s wealth management subsidiaries had approximately $51.1 billion of assets under administration, which included $8.0 billion of assets owned by the Company and its subsidiary banks.

ITEMS IMPACTING COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL RESULTS

Business Combination

On August 1, 2024, the Company completed its previously announced acquisition of Macatawa, the parent company of Macatawa Bank. In conjunction with the completed acquisition, the Company issued approximately 4.7 million shares of common stock. Macatawa operates 26 full-service branches located throughout communities in Kent, Ottawa and northern Allegan counties in the state of Michigan. Macatawa offers a full range of banking, retail and commercial lending, wealth management and ecommerce services to individuals, businesses and governmental entities. As of August 1, 2024, Macatawa had approximately $2.9 billion in assets, $2.3 billion in deposits and $1.3 billion in loans. The Company preliminarily recorded goodwill of approximately $144.6 million on the purchase.

Division Sale

In the first quarter of 2024, the Company sold its RBA division and recorded a gain of approximately $20.0 million in other non-interest income from the sale.

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 the transaction was determined to be a business combination, the Company recorded goodwill of approximately $2.6 million on the purchase.

WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Key Operating Measures

Wintrust’s key operating measures and growth rates for the third quarter of 2024, as compared to the second quarter of 2024 (sequential quarter) and third quarter of 2023 (linked quarter), are shown in the table below:

              % or(1)
basis point  (bp) change from
2nd Quarter
2024
  % or
basis point  (bp) change from
3rd Quarter
2023
     Three Months Ended  
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)   Sep 30, 2024   Jun 30, 2024   Sep 30, 2023  
Net income   $ 170,001     $ 152,388     $ 164,198   12   %   4   %
Pre-tax income, excluding provision for credit losses (non-GAAP) (2)     255,043       251,404       244,781   1       4    
Net income per common share – Diluted     2.47       2.32       2.53   6       (2)    
Cash dividends declared per common share     0.45       0.45       0.40         13    
Net revenue (3)     615,730       591,757       574,836   4       7    
Net interest income     502,583       470,610       462,358   7       9    
Net interest margin     3.49 %     3.50 %     3.60 % (1)   bps   (11)   bps
Net interest margin – fully taxable-equivalent (non-GAAP) (2)     3.51       3.52       3.62   (1)       (11)    
Net overhead ratio (4)     1.62       1.53       1.59   9       3    
Return on average assets     1.11       1.07       1.20   4       (9)    
Return on average common equity     11.63       11.61       13.35   2       (172)    
Return on average tangible common equity (non-GAAP) (2)     13.92       13.49       15.73   43       (181)    
At end of period                      
Total assets   $ 63,788,424     $ 59,781,516     $ 55,555,246   27   %   15   %
Total loans (5)     47,067,447       44,675,531       41,446,032   21       14    
Total deposits     51,404,966       48,049,026       44,992,686   28       14    
Total shareholders’ equity     6,399,714       5,536,628       5,015,613   62       28    

(1)   Period-end balance sheet percentage changes are annualized.
(2)   See Table 18: 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 Nine Months Ended
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)   Sep 30, 2024   Jun 30, 2024   Mar 31, 2024   Dec 31, 2023   Sep 30, 2023 Sep 30, 2024   Sep 30, 2023
Selected Financial Condition Data (at end of period):      
Total assets   $ 63,788,424     $ 59,781,516     $ 57,576,933     $ 56,259,934     $ 55,555,246        
Total loans(1)     47,067,447       44,675,531       43,230,706       42,131,831       41,446,032        
Total deposits     51,404,966       48,049,026       46,448,858       45,397,170       44,992,686        
Total shareholders’ equity     6,399,714       5,536,628       5,436,400       5,399,526       5,015,613        
Selected Statements of Income Data:                          
Net interest income   $ 502,583     $ 470,610     $ 464,194     $ 469,974     $ 462,358   $ 1,437,387     $ 1,367,890  
Net revenue(2)     615,730       591,757       604,774       570,803       574,836     1,812,261       1,701,167  
Net income     170,001       152,388       187,294       123,480       164,198     509,683       499,146  
Pre-tax income, excluding provision for credit losses (non-GAAP)(3)     255,043       251,404       271,629       208,151       244,781     778,076       751,320  
Net income per common share – Basic     2.51       2.35       2.93       1.90       2.57     7.79       7.82  
Net income per common share – Diluted     2.47       2.32       2.89       1.87       2.53     7.67       7.71  
Cash dividends declared per common share     0.45       0.45       0.45       0.40       0.40     1.35       1.20  
Selected Financial Ratios and Other Data:                          
Performance Ratios:                          
Net interest margin     3.49 %     3.50 %     3.57 %     3.62 %     3.60 %   3.52 %     3.68 %
Net interest margin – fully taxable-equivalent (non-GAAP)(3)     3.51       3.52       3.59       3.64       3.62     3.54       3.70  
Non-interest income to average assets     0.74       0.85       1.02       0.73       0.82     0.86       0.84  
Non-interest expense to average assets     2.36       2.38       2.41       2.62       2.41     2.38       2.39  
Net overhead ratio(4)     1.62       1.53       1.39       1.89       1.59     1.52       1.55  
Return on average assets     1.11       1.07       1.35       0.89       1.20     1.17       1.26  
Return on average common equity     11.63       11.61       14.42       9.93       13.35     12.52       13.91  
Return on average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)(3)     13.92       13.49       16.75       11.73       15.73     14.69       16.43  
Average total assets   $ 60,915,283     $ 57,493,184     $ 55,602,695     $ 55,017,075     $ 54,381,981   $ 58,014,347     $ 53,028,199  
Average total shareholders’ equity     5,990,429       5,450,173       5,440,457       5,066,196       5,083,883     5,628,346       5,008,648  
Average loans to average deposits ratio     93.8 %     95.1 %     94.5 %     92.9 %     92.4 %   94.5 %     93.2 %
Period-end loans to deposits ratio     91.6       93.0       93.1       92.8       92.1        
Common Share Data at end of period:                          
Market price per common share   $ 108.53     $ 98.56     $ 104.39     $ 92.75     $ 75.50        
Book value per common share     90.06       82.97       81.38       81.43       75.19        
Tangible book value per common share (non-GAAP)(3)     76.15       72.01       70.40       70.33       64.07        
Common shares outstanding     66,481,543       61,760,139       61,736,715       61,243,626       61,222,058        
Other Data at end of period:                          
Common equity to assets ratio     9.4 %     8.6 %     8.7 %     8.9 %     8.3 %      
Tangible common equity ratio (non-GAAP)(3)     8.1       7.5       7.6       7.7       7.1        
Tier 1 leverage ratio(5)     9.4       9.3       9.4       9.3       9.2        
Risk-based capital ratios:                          
Tier 1 capital ratio(5)     10.5       10.3       10.3       10.3       10.2        
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio(5)     9.8       9.5       9.5       9.4       9.3        
Total capital ratio(5)     12.2       12.1       12.2       12.1       12.0        
Allowance for credit losses(6)   $ 436,193     $ 437,560     $ 427,504     $ 427,612     $ 399,531        
Allowance for loan and unfunded lending-related commitment losses to total loans     0.93 %     0.98 %     0.99 %     1.01 %     0.96 %      
Number of:                          
Bank subsidiaries     16       15       15       15       15        
Banking offices     203       177       176       174       174        

(1)   Excludes mortgage loans held-for-sale.
(2)   Net revenue is net interest income plus non-interest income.
(3)   See Table 18: 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)
    Sep 30,   Jun 30,   Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30,
(In thousands)   2024   2024   2024   2023   2023
Assets                    
Cash and due from banks   $ 725,465     $ 415,462     $ 379,825     $ 423,404     $ 418,088  
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements     5,663       62       61       60       60  
Interest-bearing deposits with banks     3,648,117       2,824,314       2,131,077       2,084,323       2,448,570  
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value     3,912,232       4,329,957       4,387,598       3,502,915       3,611,835  
Held-to-maturity securities, at amortized cost     3,677,420       3,755,924       3,810,015       3,856,916       3,909,150  
Trading account securities     3,472       4,134       2,184       4,707       1,663  
Equity securities with readily determinable fair value     125,310       112,173       119,777       139,268       134,310  
Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stock     266,908       256,495       224,657       205,003       204,040  
Brokerage customer receivables     16,662       13,682       13,382       10,592       14,042  
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, at fair value     461,067       411,851       339,884       292,722       304,808  
Loans, net of unearned income     47,067,447       44,675,531       43,230,706       42,131,831       41,446,032  
Allowance for loan losses     (360,279 )     (363,719 )     (348,612 )     (344,235 )     (315,039 )
Net loans     46,707,168       44,311,812       42,882,094       41,787,596       41,130,993  
Premises, software and equipment, net     772,002       722,295       744,769       748,966       747,501  
Lease investments, net     270,171       275,459       283,557       281,280       275,152  
Accrued interest receivable and other assets     1,721,090       1,671,334       1,580,142       1,551,899       1,674,681  
Trade date securities receivable     551,031                   690,722        
Goodwill     800,780       655,955       656,181       656,672       656,109  
Other acquisition-related intangible assets     123,866       20,607       21,730       22,889       24,244  
Total assets   $ 63,788,424     $ 59,781,516     $ 57,576,933     $ 56,259,934     $ 55,555,246  
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity                    
Deposits:                    
Non-interest-bearing   $ 10,739,132     $ 10,031,440     $ 9,908,183     $ 10,420,401     $ 10,347,006  
Interest-bearing     40,665,834       38,017,586       36,540,675       34,976,769       34,645,680  
Total deposits     51,404,966       48,049,026       46,448,858       45,397,170       44,992,686  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances     3,171,309       3,176,309       2,676,751       2,326,071       2,326,071  
Other borrowings     647,043       606,579       575,408       645,813       643,999  
Subordinated notes     298,188       298,113       437,965       437,866       437,731  
Junior subordinated debentures     253,566       253,566       253,566       253,566       253,566  
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities     1,613,638       1,861,295       1,747,985       1,799,922       1,885,580  
Total liabilities     57,388,710       54,244,888       52,140,533       50,860,408       50,539,633  
Shareholders’ Equity:                    
Preferred stock     412,500       412,500       412,500       412,500       412,500  
Common stock     66,546       61,825       61,798       61,269       61,244  
Surplus     2,470,228       1,964,645       1,954,532       1,943,806       1,933,226  
Treasury stock     (6,098 )     (5,760 )     (5,757 )     (2,217 )     (1,966 )
Retained earnings     3,748,715       3,615,616       3,498,475       3,345,399       3,253,332  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss     (292,177 )     (512,198 )     (485,148 )     (361,231 )     (642,723 )
Total shareholders’ equity     6,399,714       5,536,628       5,436,400       5,399,526       5,015,613  
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity   $ 63,788,424     $ 59,781,516     $ 57,576,933     $ 56,259,934     $ 55,555,246  

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

  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data) Sep 30,
2024
  Jun 30,
2024
  Mar 31,
2024
  Dec 31,
2023
  Sep 30,
2023
Sep 30, 2024   Sep 30, 2023
Interest income                        
Interest and fees on loans $ 794,163     $ 749,812     $ 710,341   $ 694,943     $ 666,260   $ 2,254,316     $ 1,846,009  
Mortgage loans held-for-sale   6,233       5,434       4,146     4,318       4,767     15,813       12,473  
Interest-bearing deposits with banks   32,608       19,731       16,658     21,762       26,866     68,997       57,216  
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements   277       17       19     578       1,157     313       1,228  
Investment securities   69,592       69,779       69,678     68,237       59,164     209,049       170,350  
Trading account securities   11       13       18     15       6     42       26  
Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stock   5,451       4,974       4,478     3,792       3,896     14,903       11,120  
Brokerage customer receivables   269       219       175     203       284     663       844  
Total interest income   908,604       849,979       805,513     793,848       762,400     2,564,096       2,099,266  
Interest expense                        
Interest on deposits   362,019       335,703       299,532     285,390       262,783     997,254       621,080  
Interest on Federal Home Loan Bank advances   26,254       24,797       22,048     18,316       17,436     73,099       53,970  
Interest on other borrowings   9,013       8,700       9,248     9,557       9,384     26,961       25,723  
Interest on subordinated notes   3,712       5,185       5,487     5,522       5,491     14,384       16,502  
Interest on junior subordinated debentures   5,023       4,984       5,004     5,089       4,948     15,011       14,101  
Total interest expense   406,021       379,369       341,319     323,874       300,042     1,126,709       731,376  
Net interest income   502,583       470,610       464,194     469,974       462,358     1,437,387       1,367,890  
Provision for credit losses   22,334       40,061       21,673     42,908       19,923     84,068       71,482  
Net interest income after provision for credit losses   480,249       430,549       442,521     427,066       442,435     1,353,319       1,296,408  
Non-interest income                        
Wealth management   37,224       35,413       34,815     33,275       33,529     107,452       97,332  
Mortgage banking   15,974       29,124       27,663     7,433       27,395     72,761       75,640  
Service charges on deposit accounts   16,430       15,546       14,811     14,522       14,217     46,787       40,728  
Gains (losses) on investment securities, net   3,189       (4,282 )     1,326     2,484       (2,357 )   233       (959 )
Fees from covered call options   988       2,056       4,847     4,679       4,215     7,891       17,184  
Trading (losses) gains, net   (130 )     70       677     (505 )     728     617       1,647  
Operating lease income, net   15,335       13,938       14,110     14,162       13,863     43,383       39,136  
Other   24,137       29,282       42,331     24,779       20,888     95,750       62,569  
Total non-interest income   113,147       121,147       140,580     100,829       112,478     374,874       333,277  
Non-interest expense                        
Salaries and employee benefits   211,261       198,541       195,173     193,971       192,338     604,975       554,042  
Software and equipment   31,574       29,231       27,731     27,779       25,951     88,536       76,853  
Operating lease equipment   10,518       10,834       10,683     10,694       12,020     32,035       31,669  
Occupancy, net   19,945       19,585       19,086     18,102       21,304     58,616       58,966  
Data processing   9,984       9,503       9,292     8,892       10,773     28,779       29,908  
Advertising and marketing   18,239       17,436       13,040     17,166       18,169     48,715       47,909  
Professional fees   9,783       9,967       9,553     8,768       8,887     29,303       25,990  
Amortization of other acquisition-related intangible assets   4,042       1,122       1,158     1,356       1,408     6,322       4,142  
FDIC insurance   10,512       10,429       14,537     43,677       9,748     35,478       27,425  
OREO expenses, net   (938 )     (259 )     392     (1,559 )     120     (805 )     31  
Other   35,767       33,964       32,500     33,806       29,337     102,231       92,912  
Total non-interest expense   360,687       340,353       333,145     362,652       330,055     1,034,185       949,847  
Income before taxes   232,709       211,343       249,956     165,243       224,858     694,008       679,838  
Income tax expense   62,708       58,955       62,662     41,763       60,660     184,325       180,692  
Net income $ 170,001     $ 152,388     $ 187,294   $ 123,480     $ 164,198   $ 509,683     $ 499,146  
Preferred stock dividends   6,991       6,991       6,991     6,991       6,991     20,973       20,973  
Net income applicable to common shares $ 163,010     $ 145,397     $ 180,303   $ 116,489     $ 157,207   $ 488,710     $ 478,173  
Net income per common share – Basic $ 2.51     $ 2.35     $ 2.93   $ 1.90     $ 2.57   $ 7.79     $ 7.82  
Net income per common share – Diluted $ 2.47     $ 2.32     $ 2.89   $ 1.87     $ 2.53   $ 7.67     $ 7.71  
Cash dividends declared per common share $ 0.45     $ 0.45     $ 0.45   $ 0.40     $ 0.40   $ 1.35     $ 1.20  
Weighted average common shares outstanding   64,888       61,839       61,481     61,236       61,213     62,743       61,119  
Dilutive potential common shares   1,053       926       928     1,166       964     934       888  
Average common shares and dilutive common shares   65,941       62,765       62,409     62,402       62,177     63,677       62,007  

TABLE 1: LOAN PORTFOLIO MIX AND GROWTH RATES

                    % Growth From
(Dollars in thousands) Sep 30,
2024
  Jun 30,
2024
  Mar 31,
2024
  Dec 31,
2023
  Sep 30,
2023
Dec 31,
2023(1)
  Sep 30,
2023
Balance:                        
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, excluding early buy-out exercised loans guaranteed by U.S. government agencies $ 314,693   $ 281,103   $ 193,064   $ 155,529   $ 190,511 NM   65 %
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, early buy-out exercised loans guaranteed by U.S. government agencies   146,374     130,748     146,820     137,193     114,297 9     28  
Total mortgage loans held-for-sale $ 461,067   $ 411,851   $ 339,884   $ 292,722   $ 304,808 77 %   51 %
                         
Core loans:                        
Commercial                        
Commercial and industrial $ 6,768,382   $ 6,226,336   $ 6,105,968   $ 5,804,629   $ 5,894,732 22 %   15 %
Asset-based lending   1,709,685     1,465,867     1,355,255     1,433,250     1,396,591 26     22  
Municipal   827,125     747,357     721,526     677,143     676,915 30     22  
Leases   2,443,721     2,439,128     2,344,295     2,208,368     2,109,628 14     16  
PPP loans   6,301     9,954     11,036     11,533     13,744 (61 )   (54 )
Commercial real estate                        
Residential construction   73,088     55,019     57,558     58,642     51,550 33     42  
Commercial construction   1,984,240     1,866,701     1,748,607     1,729,937     1,547,322 20     28  
Land   346,362     338,831     344,149     295,462     294,901 23     17  
Office   1,675,286     1,585,312     1,566,748     1,455,417     1,422,748 20     18  
Industrial   2,527,932     2,307,455     2,190,200     2,135,876     2,057,957 25     23  
Retail   1,404,586     1,365,753     1,366,415     1,337,517     1,341,451 7     5  
Multi-family   3,193,339     2,988,940     2,922,432     2,815,911     2,710,829 18     18  
Mixed use and other   1,588,584     1,439,186     1,437,328     1,515,402     1,519,422 6     5  
Home equity   427,043     356,313     340,349     343,976     343,258 32     24  
Residential real estate                        
Residential real estate loans for investment   3,252,649     2,933,157     2,746,916     2,619,083     2,538,630 32     28  
Residential mortgage loans, early buy-out eligible loans guaranteed by U.S. government agencies   92,355     88,503     90,911     92,780     97,911 (1 )   (6 )
Residential mortgage loans, early buy-out exercised loans guaranteed by U.S. government agencies   43,034     45,675     52,439     57,803     71,062 (34 )   (39 )
Total core loans $ 28,363,712   $ 26,259,487   $ 25,402,132   $ 24,592,729   $ 24,088,651 20 %   18 %
                         
Niche loans:                        
Commercial                        
Franchise $ 1,191,686   $ 1,150,460   $ 1,122,302   $ 1,092,532   $ 1,074,162 12 %   11 %
Mortgage warehouse lines of credit   750,462     593,519     403,245     230,211     245,450 302     206  
Community Advantage – homeowners association   501,645     491,722     475,832     452,734     424,054 14     18  
Insurance agency lending   1,048,686     1,030,119     964,022     921,653     890,197 18     18  
Premium Finance receivables                        
U.S. property & casualty insurance   6,253,271     6,142,654     6,113,993     5,983,103     5,815,346 6     8  
Canada property & casualty insurance   878,410     958,099     826,026     920,426     907,401 (6 )   (3 )
Life insurance   7,996,899     7,962,115     7,872,033     7,877,943     7,931,808 2     1  
Consumer and other   82,676     87,356     51,121     60,500     68,963 49     20  
Total niche loans $ 18,703,735   $ 18,416,044   $ 17,828,574   $ 17,539,102   $ 17,357,381 9 %   8 %
                         
Total loans, net of unearned income $ 47,067,447   $ 44,675,531   $ 43,230,706   $ 42,131,831   $ 41,446,032 16 %   14 %

(1)   Annualized.

TABLE 2: DEPOSIT PORTFOLIO MIX AND GROWTH RATES

                    % Growth From
(Dollars in thousands) Sep 30,
2024
  Jun 30,
2024
  Mar 31,
2024
  Dec 31,
2023
  Sep 30,
2023
Jun 30,
2024(1)
  Sep 30,
2023
Balance:                        
Non-interest-bearing $ 10,739,132     $ 10,031,440     $ 9,908,183     $ 10,420,401     $ 10,347,006   28 %   4 %
NOW and interest-bearing demand deposits   5,466,932       5,053,909       5,720,947       5,797,649       6,006,114   33     (9 )
Wealth management deposits(2)   1,303,354       1,490,711       1,347,817       1,614,499       1,788,099   (50 )   (27 )
Money market   17,713,726       16,320,017       15,617,717       15,149,215       14,478,504   34     22  
Savings   6,183,249       5,882,179       5,959,774       5,790,334       5,584,294   20     11  
Time certificates of deposit   9,998,573       9,270,770       7,894,420       6,625,072       6,788,669   31     47  
Total deposits $ 51,404,966     $ 48,049,026     $ 46,448,858     $ 45,397,170     $ 44,992,686   28 %   14 %
Mix:                        
Non-interest-bearing   21 %     21 %     21 %     23 %     23 %      
NOW and interest-bearing demand deposits   11       11       12       13       13        
Wealth management deposits(2)   3       3       3       4       4        
Money market   34       34       34       33       32        
Savings   12       12       13       13       13        
Time certificates of deposit   19       19       17       14       15        
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”), and trust and asset management customers of the Company.

TABLE 3: TIME CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT MATURITY/RE-PRICING ANALYSIS
As of September 30, 2024

(Dollars in thousands)   Total Time
Certificates of
Deposit
  Weighted-Average
Rate of Maturing
Time Certificates
of Deposit
1-3 months   $ 3,125,473   4.71 %
4-6 months     3,238,465   4.55  
7-9 months     2,624,913   4.39  
10-12 months     619,340   4.05  
13-18 months     239,018   3.48  
19-24 months     89,361   2.82  
24+ months     62,003   2.29  
Total   $ 9,998,573   4.47 %

TABLE 4: QUARTERLY AVERAGE BALANCES

    Average Balance for three months ended,
    Sep 30,   Jun 30,   Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30,
(In thousands)   2024   2024   2024   2023   2023
Interest-bearing deposits with banks, securities purchased under resale agreements and cash equivalents(1)   $ 2,413,728     $ 1,485,481     $ 1,254,332     $ 1,682,176     $ 2,053,568  
Investment securities(2)     8,276,576       8,203,764       8,349,796       7,971,068       7,706,285  
FHLB and FRB stock     263,707       253,614       230,648       204,593       201,252  
Liquidity management assets(3)   $ 10,954,011     $ 9,942,859     $ 9,834,776     $ 9,857,837     $ 9,961,105  
Other earning assets(3)(4)     17,542       15,257       15,081       14,821       17,879  
Mortgage loans held-for-sale     376,251       347,236       290,275       279,569       319,099  
Loans, net of unearned income(3)(5)     45,920,586       43,819,354       42,129,893       41,361,952       40,707,042  
Total earning assets(3)   $ 57,268,390     $ 54,124,706     $ 52,270,025     $ 51,514,179     $ 51,005,125  
Allowance for loan and investment security losses     (383,736 )     (360,504 )     (361,734 )     (329,441 )     (319,491 )
Cash and due from banks     467,333       434,916       450,267       443,989       459,819  
Other assets     3,563,296       3,294,066       3,244,137       3,388,348       3,236,528  
Total assets   $ 60,915,283     $ 57,493,184     $ 55,602,695     $ 55,017,075     $ 54,381,981  
                     
NOW and interest-bearing demand deposits   $ 5,174,673     $ 4,985,306     $ 5,680,265     $ 5,868,976     $ 5,815,155  
Wealth management deposits     1,362,747       1,531,865       1,510,203       1,704,099       1,512,765  
Money market accounts     16,436,111       15,272,126       14,474,492       14,212,320       14,155,446  
Savings accounts     6,096,746       5,878,844       5,792,118       5,676,155       5,472,535  
Time deposits     9,598,109       8,546,172       7,148,456       6,645,980       6,495,906  
Interest-bearing deposits   $ 38,668,386     $ 36,214,313     $ 34,605,534     $ 34,107,530     $ 33,451,807  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances     3,178,973       3,096,920       2,728,849       2,326,073       2,241,292  
Other borrowings     622,792       587,262       627,711       633,673       657,454  
Subordinated notes     298,135       410,331       437,893       437,785       437,658  
Junior subordinated debentures     253,566       253,566       253,566       253,566       253,566  
Total interest-bearing liabilities   $ 43,021,852     $ 40,562,392     $ 38,653,553     $ 37,758,627     $ 37,041,777  
Non-interest-bearing deposits     10,271,613       9,879,134       9,972,646       10,406,585       10,612,009  
Other liabilities     1,631,389       1,601,485       1,536,039       1,785,667       1,644,312  
Equity     5,990,429       5,450,173       5,440,457       5,066,196       5,083,883  
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity   $ 60,915,283     $ 57,493,184     $ 55,602,695     $ 55,017,075     $ 54,381,981  
                     
Net free funds/contribution(6)   $ 14,246,538     $ 13,562,314     $ 13,616,472     $ 13,755,552     $ 13,963,348  

(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 18: 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,
    Sep 30,   Jun 30,   Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30,
(In thousands)   2024   2024   2024   2023   2023
Interest income:                    
Interest-bearing deposits with banks, securities purchased under resale agreements and cash equivalents   $ 32,885     $ 19,748     $ 16,677     $ 22,340     $ 28,022  
Investment securities     70,260       70,346       70,228       68,812       59,737  
FHLB and FRB stock     5,451       4,974       4,478       3,792       3,896  
Liquidity management assets(1)   $ 108,596     $ 95,068     $ 91,383     $ 94,944     $ 91,655  
Other earning assets(1)     282       235       198       222       291  
Mortgage loans held-for-sale     6,233       5,434       4,146       4,318       4,767  
Loans, net of unearned income(1)     796,637       752,117       712,587       697,093       668,183  
Total interest income   $ 911,748     $ 852,854     $ 808,314     $ 796,577     $ 764,896  
                     
Interest expense:                    
NOW and interest-bearing demand deposits   $ 30,971     $ 32,719     $ 34,896     $ 38,124     $ 36,001  
Wealth management deposits     10,158       10,294       10,461       12,076       9,350  
Money market accounts     167,382       155,100       137,984       130,252       124,742  
Savings accounts     42,892       41,063       39,071       36,463       31,784  
Time deposits     110,616       96,527       77,120       68,475       60,906  
Interest-bearing deposits   $ 362,019     $ 335,703     $ 299,532     $ 285,390     $ 262,783  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances     26,254       24,797       22,048       18,316       17,436  
Other borrowings     9,013       8,700       9,248       9,557       9,384  
Subordinated notes     3,712       5,185       5,487       5,522       5,491  
Junior subordinated debentures     5,023       4,984       5,004       5,089       4,948  
Total interest expense   $ 406,021     $ 379,369     $ 341,319     $ 323,874     $ 300,042  
                     
Less: Fully taxable-equivalent adjustment     (3,144 )     (2,875 )     (2,801 )     (2,729 )     (2,496 )
Net interest income (GAAP)(2)     502,583       470,610       464,194       469,974       462,358  
Fully taxable-equivalent adjustment     3,144       2,875       2,801       2,729       2,496  
Net interest income, fully taxable-equivalent (non-GAAP)(2)   $ 505,727     $ 473,485     $ 466,995     $ 472,703     $ 464,854  

(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 18: 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,
    Sep 30,
2024
  Jun 30,
2024
  Mar 31,
2024
  Dec 31,
2023
  Sep 30,
2023
Yield earned on:                    
Interest-bearing deposits with banks, securities purchased under resale agreements and cash equivalents   5.42 %   5.35 %   5.35 %   5.27 %   5.41 %
Investment securities   3.38     3.45     3.38     3.42     3.08  
FHLB and FRB stock   8.22     7.89     7.81     7.35     7.68  
Liquidity management assets   3.94 %   3.85 %   3.74 %   3.82 %   3.65 %
Other earning assets   6.38     6.23     5.25     5.92     6.47  
Mortgage loans held-for-sale   6.59     6.29     5.74     6.13     5.93  
Loans, net of unearned income   6.90     6.90     6.80     6.69     6.51  
Total earning assets   6.33 %   6.34 %   6.22 %   6.13 %   5.95 %
                     
Rate paid on:                    
NOW and interest-bearing demand deposits   2.38 %   2.64 %   2.47 %   2.58 %   2.46 %
Wealth management deposits   2.97     2.70     2.79     2.81     2.45  
Money market accounts   4.05     4.08     3.83     3.64     3.50  
Savings accounts   2.80     2.81     2.71     2.55     2.30  
Time deposits   4.58     4.54     4.34     4.09     3.72  
Interest-bearing deposits   3.72 %   3.73 %   3.48 %   3.32 %   3.12 %
Federal Home Loan Bank advances   3.29     3.22     3.25     3.12     3.09  
Other borrowings   5.76     5.96     5.92     5.98     5.66  
Subordinated notes   4.95     5.08     5.04     5.00     4.98  
Junior subordinated debentures   7.88     7.91     7.94     7.96     7.74  
Total interest-bearing liabilities   3.75 %   3.76 %   3.55 %   3.40 %   3.21 %
                     
Interest rate spread(1)(2)   2.58 %   2.58 %   2.67 %   2.73 %   2.74 %
Less: Fully taxable-equivalent adjustment   (0.02 )   (0.02 )   (0.02 )   (0.02 )   (0.02 )
Net free funds/contribution(3)   0.93     0.94     0.92     0.91     0.88  
Net interest margin (GAAP)(2)   3.49 %   3.50 %   3.57 %   3.62 %   3.60 %
Fully taxable-equivalent adjustment   0.02     0.02     0.02     0.02     0.02  
Net interest margin, fully taxable-equivalent (non-GAAP)(2)   3.51 %   3.52 %   3.59 %   3.64 %   3.62 %

(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 18: 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
fornine months ended,
Interest
fornine months ended,
Yield/Rate
fornine months ended,
(Dollars in thousands) Sep 30,
2024
  Sep 30,
2023
Sep 30,
2024
  Sep 30,
2023
Sep 30,
2024
  Sep 30,
2023
Interest-bearing deposits with banks, securities purchased under resale agreements and cash equivalents(1) $ 1,720,387     $ 1,584,120   $ 69,310     $ 58,443   5.38 %   4.93 %
Investment securities(2)   8,276,711       7,637,612     210,834       172,025   3.40     3.01  
FHLB and FRB stock   249,375       219,442     14,903       11,120   7.98     6.77  
Liquidity management assets(3)(4) $ 10,246,473     $ 9,441,174   $ 295,047     $ 241,588   3.85 %   3.42 %
Other earning assets(3)(4)(5)   15,966       17,906     715       876   5.98     6.54  
Mortgage loans held-for-sale   338,061       299,426     15,813       12,473   6.25     5.57  
Loans, net of unearned income(3)(4)(6)   43,963,779       39,974,840     2,261,341       1,851,686   6.87     6.19  
Total earning assets(4) $ 54,564,279     $ 49,733,346   $ 2,572,916     $ 2,106,623   6.30 %   5.66 %
Allowance for loan and investment security losses   (368,713 )     (301,742 )            
Cash and due from banks   450,899       476,490              
Other assets   3,367,882       3,120,105              
Total assets $ 58,014,347     $ 53,028,199              
                   
NOW and interest-bearing demand deposits $ 5,279,697     $ 5,544,488   $ 98,586     $ 83,949   2.49 %   2.02 %
Wealth management deposits   1,467,886       1,739,427     30,913       30,705   2.81     2.36  
Money market accounts   15,398,045       13,480,887     460,466       299,649   3.99     2.97  
Savings accounts   5,923,205       5,172,174     123,026       73,203   2.77     1.89  
Time deposits   8,435,172       5,718,850     284,263       133,574   4.50     3.12  
Interest-bearing deposits $ 36,504,005     $ 31,655,826   $ 997,254     $ 621,080   3.65 %   2.62 %
Federal Home Loan Bank advances   3,002,228       2,313,571     73,099       53,970   3.25     3.12  
Other borrowings   612,627       628,915     26,961       25,723   5.88     5.47  
Subordinated notes   381,813       437,543     14,384       16,502   5.03     5.04  
Junior subordinated debentures   253,566       253,566     15,011       14,101   7.91     7.44  
Total interest-bearing liabilities $ 40,754,239     $ 35,289,421   $ 1,126,709     $ 731,376   3.69 %   2.77 %
Non-interest-bearing deposits   10,041,972       11,224,841              
Other liabilities   1,589,790       1,505,289              
Equity   5,628,346       5,008,648              
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $ 58,014,347     $ 53,028,199              
Interest rate spread(4)(7)             2.61 %   2.89 %
Less: Fully taxable-equivalent adjustment         (8,820 )     (7,357 ) (0.02 )   (0.02 )
Net free funds/contribution(8) $ 13,810,040     $ 14,443,925         0.93     0.81  
Net interest income/margin (GAAP)(4)       $ 1,437,387     $ 1,367,890   3.52 %   3.68 %
Fully taxable-equivalent adjustment         8,820       7,357   0.02     0.02  
Net interest income/margin, fully taxable-equivalent (non-GAAP)(4)       $ 1,446,207     $ 1,375,247   3.54 %   3.70 %

(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 18: 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
Sep 30, 2024   1.2 %   1.1 %   0.4 %   (0.9 )%
Jun 30, 2024   1.5     1.0     0.6     (0.0 )
Mar 31, 2024   1.9     1.4     1.5     1.6  
Dec 31, 2023   2.6     1.8     0.4     (0.7 )
Sep 30, 2023   3.3     1.9     (2.0 )   (5.2 )
Ramp Scenario +200 Basis Points   +100 Basis Points   -100 Basis Points   -200 Basis Points
Sep 30, 2024 1.6 %   1.2 %   0.7 %   0.5 %
Jun 30, 2024 1.2     1.0     0.9     1.0  
Mar 31, 2024 0.8     0.6     1.3     2.0  
Dec 31, 2023 1.6     1.2     (0.3 )   (1.5 )
Sep 30, 2023 1.7     1.2     (0.5 )   (2.4 )

As shown above, the magnitude of potential changes in net interest income in various interest rate scenarios has continued to remain relatively neutral. 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 may execute additional derivatives to mitigate potential fluctuations in the net interest margin in future periods.

TABLE 9: MATURITIES AND SENSITIVITIES TO CHANGES IN INTEREST RATES

  Loans repricing or contractual maturity period
As of September 30, 2024 One year or
less
  From one to
five years
  From five to fifteen years   After fifteen years   Total
(In thousands)        
Commercial                  
Fixed rate $ 442,214     $ 3,352,273   $ 1,914,643   $ 23,532   $ 5,732,662
Variable rate   9,513,446       1,585             9,515,031
Total commercial $ 9,955,660     $ 3,353,858   $ 1,914,643   $ 23,532   $ 15,247,693
Commercial real estate                  
Fixed rate $ 570,054     $ 2,866,473   $ 420,951   $ 55,521   $ 3,912,999
Variable rate   8,868,451       11,899     68         8,880,418
Total commercial real estate $ 9,438,505     $ 2,878,372   $ 421,019   $ 55,521   $ 12,793,417
Home equity                  
Fixed rate $ 8,588     $ 1,593   $   $ 22   $ 10,203
Variable rate   416,840                   416,840
Total home equity $ 425,428     $ 1,593   $   $ 22   $ 427,043
Residential real estate                  
Fixed rate $ 7,088     $ 5,468   $ 75,934   $ 1,086,008   $ 1,174,498
Variable rate   92,075       512,374     1,609,091         2,213,540
Total residential real estate $ 99,163     $ 517,842   $ 1,685,025   $ 1,086,008   $ 3,388,038
Premium finance receivables – property & casualty                  
Fixed rate $ 7,049,022     $ 82,659   $   $   $ 7,131,681
Variable rate                    
Total premium finance receivables – property & casualty $ 7,049,022     $ 82,659   $   $   $ 7,131,681
Premium finance receivables – life insurance                  
Fixed rate $ 160,090     $ 444,534   $ 4,000   $ 4,654   $ 613,278
Variable rate   7,383,621                   7,383,621
Total premium finance receivables – life insurance $ 7,543,711     $ 444,534   $ 4,000   $ 4,654   $ 7,996,899
Consumer and other                  
Fixed rate $ 17,226     $ 7,218   $ 841   $ 998   $ 26,283
Variable rate   56,393                   56,393
Total consumer and other $ 73,619     $ 7,218   $ 841   $ 998   $ 82,676
                   
Total per category                  
Fixed rate $ 8,254,282     $ 6,760,218   $ 2,416,369   $ 1,170,735   $ 18,601,604
Variable rate   26,330,826       525,858     1,609,159         28,465,843
Total loans, net of unearned income $ 34,585,108     $ 7,286,076   $ 4,025,528   $ 1,170,735   $ 47,067,447
Less: Existing cash flow hedging derivatives   (6,000,000 )                
Less: Cash flow hedging derivatives effective in Q4 2024   (700,000 )                
Total loans repricing or maturing in one year or less, adjusted for cash flow hedging activity $ 27,885,108                  
                   
Variable Rate Loan Pricing by Index:                  
SOFR tenors                 $ 17,155,288
12- month CMT                   6,242,461
Prime                   3,545,047
Fed Funds                   951,119
Ameribor tenors                   237,486
Other U.S. Treasury tenors                   196,990
Other                   137,452
Total variable rate                 $ 28,465,843

SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate.
CMT – Constant Maturity Treasury Rate.
Ameribor – American Interbank Offered Rate.

Graph available at the following link: http://ml.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/9d3dafaf-55b5-40b8-9717-0f757fa58f36

Source: Bloomberg

As noted in the table on the previous page, the majority of the Company’s portfolio is tied to SOFR and CMT 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 $13.7 billion tied to one-month SOFR and $6.2 billion tied to twelve-month CMT. The above chart shows:

    Basis Point (bp) Change in
    1-month
SOFR
  12- month
CMT
  Prime  
Third Quarter 2024   (49 ) bps (111 ) bps (50 ) bps
Second Quarter 2024   1     6     0    
First Quarter 2024   (2 )   24     0    
Fourth Quarter 2023   3     (67 )   0    
Third Quarter 2023   18     6     25    

TABLE 10: ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES

    Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
    Sep 30,   Jun 30,   Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30, Sep 30,   Sep 30,
(Dollars in thousands)   2024   2024   2024   2023   2023 2024   2023
Allowance for credit losses at beginning of period   $ 437,560     $ 427,504     $ 427,612     $ 399,531     $ 387,786   $ 427,612     $ 357,936  
Cumulative effect adjustment from the adoption of ASU 2022-02                                       741  
Provision for credit losses – Other     6,787       40,061       21,673       42,908       19,923     68,521       71,482  
Provision for credit losses – Day 1 on non-PCD assets acquired during the period     15,547                             15,547        
Initial allowance for credit losses recognized on PCD assets acquired during the period     3,004                             3,004        
Other adjustments     30       (19 )     (31 )     62       (60 )   (20 )     (15 )
Charge-offs:                          
Commercial     22,975       9,584       11,215       5,114       2,427     43,774       10,599  
Commercial real estate     95       15,526       5,469       5,386       1,713     21,090       9,842  
Home equity                 74             227     74       227  
Residential real estate           23       38       114       78     61       78  
Premium finance receivables – property & casualty     7,790       9,486       6,938       6,706       5,830     24,214       14,978  
Premium finance receivables – life insurance     4                         18     4       173  
Consumer and other     154       137       107       148       184     398       447  
Total charge-offs     31,018       34,756       23,841       17,468       10,477     89,615       36,344  
Recoveries:                          
Commercial     649       950       479       592       1,162     2,078       2,059  
Commercial real estate     30       90       31       92       243     151       368  
Home equity     101       35       29       34       33     165       105  
Residential real estate     5       8       2       10       1     15       11  
Premium finance receivables – property & casualty     3,436       3,658       1,519       1,820       906     8,613       3,110  
Premium finance receivables – life insurance     41       5       8       7           54       9  
Consumer and other     21       24       23       24       14     68       69  
Total recoveries     4,283       4,770       2,091       2,579       2,359     11,144       5,731  
Net charge-offs     (26,735 )     (29,986 )     (21,750 )     (14,889 )     (8,118 )   (78,471 )     (30,613 )
Allowance for credit losses at period end   $ 436,193     $ 437,560     $ 427,504     $ 427,612     $ 399,531   $ 436,193     $ 399,531  
                           
Annualized net charge-offs (recoveries) by category as a percentage of its own respective category’s average:      
Commercial     0.61 %     0.25 %     0.33 %     0.14 %     0.04 %   0.41 %     0.09 %
Commercial real estate     0.00       0.53       0.19       0.19       0.05     0.23       0.12  
Home equity     (0.10 )     (0.04 )     0.05       (0.04 )     0.23     (0.03 )     0.05  
Residential real estate     0.00       0.00       0.01       0.02       0.01     0.00       0.00  
Premium finance receivables – property & casualty     0.24       0.33       0.32       0.29       0.29     0.30       0.26  
Premium finance receivables – life insurance     0.00       (0.00 )     (0.00 )     (0.00 )     0.00     (0.00 )     0.00  
Consumer and other     0.63       0.56       0.42       0.58       0.65     0.54       0.60  
Total loans, net of unearned income     0.23 %     0.28 %     0.21 %     0.14 %     0.08 %   0.24       0.10 %
                           
Loans at period end   $ 47,067,447     $ 44,675,531     $ 43,230,706     $ 42,131,831     $ 41,446,032        
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of loans at period end     0.77 %     0.81 %     0.81 %     0.82 %     0.76 %      
Allowance for loan and unfunded lending-related commitment losses as a percentage of loans at period end     0.93       0.98       0.99       1.01       0.96        

TABLE 11: ALLOWANCE AND PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES BY COMPONENT

    Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
    Sep 30,   Jun 30,   Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30, Sep 30,   Sep 30,
(In thousands)   2024   2024   2024   2023   2023 2024   2023
Provision for loan losses – Other   $ 6,782     $ 45,111     $ 26,159     $ 44,023     $ 20,717   $ 78,052     $ 74,753  
Provision for credit losses – Day 1 on non-PCD assets acquired during the period     15,547                             15,547        
Provision for unfunded lending-related commitments losses – Other     17       (5,212 )     (4,468 )     (1,081 )     (769 )   (9,663 )     (3,164 )
Provision for held-to-maturity securities losses     (12 )     162       (18 )     (34 )     (25 )   132       (107 )
Provision for credit losses   $ 22,334     $ 40,061     $ 21,673     $ 42,908     $ 19,923   $ 84,068     $ 71,482  
                           
Allowance for loan losses   $ 360,279     $ 363,719     $ 348,612     $ 344,235     $ 315,039        
Allowance for unfunded lending-related commitments losses     75,435       73,350       78,563       83,030       84,111        
Allowance for loan losses and unfunded lending-related commitments losses     435,714       437,069       427,175       427,265       399,150        
Allowance for held-to-maturity securities losses     479       491       329       347       381        
Allowance for credit losses   $ 436,193     $ 437,560     $ 427,504     $ 427,612     $ 399,531        

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 September 30, 2024, June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024.

  As of Sep 30, 2024 As of Jun 30, 2024 As of Mar 31, 2024
(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 $ 15,247,693   $ 171,598   1.13 % $ 14,154,462   $ 181,991   1.29 % $ 13,503,481   $ 166,518   1.23 %
Commercial real estate:                              
Construction and development   2,403,690     97,949   4.07     2,260,551     93,154   4.12     2,150,314     96,052   4.47  
Non-construction   10,389,727     133,195   1.28     9,686,646     130,574   1.35     9,483,123     130,000   1.37  
Home equity   427,043     8,823   2.07     356,313     7,242   2.03     340,349     7,191   2.11  
Residential real estate   3,388,038     9,745   0.29     3,067,335     8,773   0.29     2,890,266     13,701   0.47  
Premium finance receivables                              
Property and casualty insurance   7,131,681     13,045   0.18     7,100,753     14,053   0.20     6,940,019     12,645   0.18  
Life insurance   7,996,899     698   0.01     7,962,115     693   0.01     7,872,033     685   0.01  
Consumer and other   82,676     661   0.80     87,356     589   0.67     51,121     383   0.75  
Total loans, net of unearned income $ 47,067,447   $ 435,714   0.93 % $ 44,675,531   $ 437,069   0.98 % $ 43,230,706   $ 427,175   0.99 %
                               
Total core loans(1) $ 28,363,712   $ 396,394   1.40 % $ 26,259,487   $ 398,494   1.52 % $ 25,402,132   $ 382,372   1.51 %
Total niche loans(1)   18,703,735     39,320   0.21     18,416,044     38,575   0.21     17,828,574     44,803   0.25  
                               

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

TABLE 13: LOAN PORTFOLIO AGING

(In thousands)   Sep 30, 2024   Jun 30, 2024   Mar 31, 2024   Dec 31, 2023   Sep 30, 2023
Loan Balances:                    
Commercial                    
Nonaccrual   $ 63,826   $ 51,087   $ 31,740   $ 38,940   $ 43,569
90+ days and still accruing     20     304     27     98     200
60-89 days past due     32,560     16,485     30,248     19,488     22,889
30-59 days past due     46,057     36,358     77,715     85,743     35,681
Current     15,105,230     14,050,228     13,363,751     12,687,784     12,623,134
Total commercial   $ 15,247,693   $ 14,154,462   $ 13,503,481   $ 12,832,053   $ 12,725,473
Commercial real estate                    
Nonaccrual   $ 42,071   $ 48,289   $ 39,262   $ 35,459   $ 17,043
90+ days and still accruing     225                 1,092
60-89 days past due     13,439     6,555     16,713     8,515     7,395
30-59 days past due     48,346     38,065     32,998     20,634     60,984
Current     12,689,336     11,854,288     11,544,464     11,279,556     10,859,666
Total commercial real estate   $ 12,793,417   $ 11,947,197   $ 11,633,437   $ 11,344,164   $ 10,946,180
Home equity                    
Nonaccrual   $ 1,122   $ 1,100   $ 838   $ 1,341   $ 1,363
90+ days and still accruing                    
60-89 days past due     1,035     275     212     62     219
30-59 days past due     2,580     1,229     1,617     2,263     1,668
Current     422,306     353,709     337,682     340,310     340,008
Total home equity   $ 427,043   $ 356,313   $ 340,349   $ 343,976   $ 343,258
Residential real estate                    
Early buy-out loans guaranteed by U.S. government agencies(1)   $ 135,389   $ 134,178   $ 143,350   $ 150,583   $ 168,973
Nonaccrual     17,959     18,198     17,901     15,391     16,103
90+ days and still accruing                    
60-89 days past due     6,364     1,977         2,325     1,145
30-59 days past due     2,160     130     24,523     22,942     904
Current     3,226,166     2,912,852     2,704,492     2,578,425     2,520,478
Total residential real estate   $ 3,388,038   $ 3,067,335   $ 2,890,266   $ 2,769,666   $ 2,707,603
Premium finance receivables – property & casualty                    
Nonaccrual   $ 36,079   $ 32,722   $ 32,648   $ 27,590   $ 26,756
90+ days and still accruing     18,235     22,427     25,877     20,135     16,253
60-89 days past due     18,740     29,925     15,274     23,236     16,552
30-59 days past due     30,204     45,927     59,729     50,437     31,919
Current     7,028,423     6,969,752     6,806,491     6,782,131     6,631,267
Total Premium finance receivables – property & casualty   $ 7,131,681   $ 7,100,753   $ 6,940,019   $ 6,903,529   $ 6,722,747
Premium finance receivables – life insurance                    
Nonaccrual   $   $   $   $   $
90+ days and still accruing                     10,679
60-89 days past due     10,902     4,118     32,482     16,206     41,894
30-59 days past due     74,432     17,693     100,137     45,464     14,972
Current     7,911,565     7,940,304     7,739,414     7,816,273     7,864,263
Total Premium finance receivables – life insurance   $ 7,996,899   $ 7,962,115   $ 7,872,033   $ 7,877,943   $ 7,931,808
Consumer and other                    
Nonaccrual   $ 2   $ 3   $ 19   $ 22   $ 16
90+ days and still accruing     148     121     47     54     27
60-89 days past due     22     81     16     25     196
30-59 days past due     264     366     210     165     519
Current     82,240     86,785     50,829     60,234     68,205
Total consumer and other   $ 82,676   $ 87,356   $ 51,121   $ 60,500   $ 68,963
Total loans, net of unearned income                    
Early buy-out loans guaranteed by U.S. government agencies(1)   $ 135,389   $ 134,178   $ 143,350   $ 150,583   $ 168,973
Nonaccrual     161,059     151,399     122,408     118,743     104,850
90+ days and still accruing     18,628     22,852     25,951     20,287     28,251
60-89 days past due     83,062     59,416     94,945     69,857     90,290
30-59 days past due     204,043     139,768     296,929     227,648     146,647
Current     46,465,266     44,167,918     42,547,123     41,544,713     40,907,021
Total loans, net of unearned income   $ 47,067,447   $ 44,675,531   $ 43,230,706   $ 42,131,831   $ 41,446,032

(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)

  Sep 30,   Jun 30,   Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30,
(Dollars in thousands) 2024   2024   2024   2023   2023
Loans past due greater than 90 days and still accruing:                  
Commercial $ 20     $ 304     $ 27     $ 98     $ 200  
Commercial real estate   225                         1,092  
Home equity                            
Residential real estate                            
Premium finance receivables – property & casualty   18,235       22,427       25,877       20,135       16,253  
Premium finance receivables – life insurance                           10,679  
Consumer and other   148       121       47       54       27  
Total loans past due greater than 90 days and still accruing   18,628       22,852       25,951       20,287       28,251  
Non-accrual loans:                  
Commercial   63,826       51,087       31,740       38,940       43,569  
Commercial real estate   42,071       48,289       39,262       35,459       17,043  
Home equity   1,122       1,100       838       1,341       1,363  
Residential real estate   17,959       18,198       17,901       15,391       16,103  
Premium finance receivables – property & casualty   36,079       32,722       32,648       27,590       26,756  
Premium finance receivables – life insurance                            
Consumer and other   2       3       19       22       16  
Total non-accrual loans   161,059       151,399       122,408       118,743       104,850  
Total non-performing loans:                  
Commercial   63,846       51,391       31,767       39,038       43,769  
Commercial real estate   42,296       48,289       39,262       35,459       18,135  
Home equity   1,122       1,100       838       1,341       1,363  
Residential real estate   17,959       18,198       17,901       15,391       16,103  
Premium finance receivables – property & casualty   54,314       55,149       58,525       47,725       43,009  
Premium finance receivables – life insurance                           10,679  
Consumer and other   150       124       66       76       43  
Total non-performing loans $ 179,687     $ 174,251     $ 148,359     $ 139,030     $ 133,101  
Other real estate owned   13,682       19,731       14,538       13,309       14,060  
Total non-performing assets $ 193,369     $ 193,982     $ 162,897     $ 152,339     $ 147,161  
Total non-performing loans by category as a percent of its own respective category’s period-end balance:                  
Commercial   0.42 %     0.36 %     0.24 %     0.30 %     0.34 %
Commercial real estate   0.33       0.40       0.34       0.31       0.17  
Home equity   0.26       0.31       0.25       0.39       0.40  
Residential real estate   0.53       0.59       0.62       0.56       0.59  
Premium finance receivables – property & casualty   0.76       0.78       0.84       0.69       0.64  
Premium finance receivables – life insurance                           0.13  
Consumer and other   0.18       0.14       0.13       0.13       0.06  
Total loans, net of unearned income   0.38 %     0.39 %     0.34 %     0.33 %     0.32 %
Total non-performing assets as a percentage of total assets   0.30 %     0.32 %     0.28 %     0.27 %     0.26 %
Allowance for loan losses and unfunded lending-related commitments losses as a percentage of non-accrual loans   270.53 %     288.69 %     348.98 %     359.82 %     380.69 %
                   

(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 Nine Months Ended
  Sep 30,   Jun 30,   Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30, Sep 30,   Sep 30,
(In thousands) 2024   2024   2024   2023   2023 2024   2023
                         
Balance at beginning of period $ 174,251     $ 148,359     $ 139,030     $ 133,101     $ 108,712   $ 139,030     $ 100,697  
Additions from becoming non-performing in the respective period   42,335       54,376       23,142       59,010       18,666     96,711       64,367  
Additions from assets acquired in the respective period   189                             189        
Return to performing status   (362 )     (912 )     (490 )     (24,469 )     (1,702 )   (1,274 )     (2,542 )
Payments received   (10,894 )     (9,611 )     (8,336 )     (10,000 )     (6,488 )   (20,505 )     (24,063 )
Transfer to OREO and other repossessed assets   (3,680 )     (6,945 )     (1,381 )     (2,623 )     (2,671 )   (10,625 )     (5,629 )
Charge-offs, net   (21,211 )     (7,673 )     (14,810 )     (9,480 )     (3,011 )   (28,884 )     (6,866 )
Net change for premium finance receivables   (941 )     (3,343 )     11,204       (6,509 )     19,595     (4,284 )     7,137  
Balance at end of period $ 179,687     $ 174,251     $ 148,359     $ 139,030     $ 133,101   $ 170,358     $ 133,101  

Other Real Estate Owned

  Three Months Ended
  Sep 30,   Jun 30,   Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30,
(In thousands) 2024   2024   2024   2023   2023
Balance at beginning of period $ 19,731     $ 14,538     $ 13,309     $ 14,060     $ 11,586  
Disposals/resolved   (9,729 )     (1,752 )           (3,416 )     (467 )
Transfers in at fair value, less costs to sell   3,680       6,945       1,436       2,665       2,941  
Fair value adjustments               (207 )            
Balance at end of period $ 13,682     $ 19,731     $ 14,538     $ 13,309     $ 14,060  
                   
  Period End
  Sep 30,   Jun 30,   Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30,
Balance by Property Type: 2024   2024   2024   2023   2023
Residential real estate $     $ 161     $ 1,146     $ 720     $ 441  
Commercial real estate   13,682       19,570       13,392       12,589       13,619  
Total $ 13,682     $ 19,731     $ 14,538     $ 13,309     $ 14,060  

TABLE 15: NON-INTEREST INCOME

  Three Months Ended   Q3 2024 compared to
Q2 2024
  Q3 2024 compared to
Q3 2023
  Sep 30,   Jun 30,   Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30,    
(Dollars in thousands) 2024   2024   2024   2023   2023   $ Change   % Change   $ Change   % Change
Brokerage $ 6,139     $ 5,588     $ 5,556     $ 5,349     $ 4,359     $ 551     10 %   $ 1,780     41 %
Trust and asset management   31,085       29,825       29,259       27,926       29,170       1,260     4       1,915     7  
Total wealth management   37,224       35,413       34,815       33,275       33,529       1,811     5       3,695     11  
Mortgage banking   15,974       29,124       27,663       7,433       27,395       (13,150 )   (45 )     (11,421 )   (42 )
Service charges on deposit accounts   16,430       15,546       14,811       14,522       14,217       884     6       2,213     16  
Gains (losses) on investment securities, net   3,189       (4,282 )     1,326       2,484       (2,357 )     7,471     NM     5,546     NM
Fees from covered call options   988       2,056       4,847       4,679       4,215       (1,068 )   (52 )     (3,227 )   (77 )
Trading (losses) gains, net   (130 )     70       677       (505 )     728       (200 )   NM     (858 )   NM
Operating lease income, net   15,335       13,938       14,110       14,162       13,863       1,397     10       1,472     11  
Other:                                  
Interest rate swap fees   2,914       3,392       2,828       4,021       2,913       (478 )   (14 )     1      
BOLI   1,517       1,351       1,651       1,747       729       166     12       788     NM
Administrative services   1,450       1,322       1,217       1,329       1,336       128     10       114     9  
Foreign currency remeasurement gains (losses)   696       (145 )     (1,171 )     1,150       (446 )     841     NM     1,142     NM
Changes in fair value on EBOs and loans held-for-investment   518       604       (439 )     1,556       (338 )     (86 )   (14 )     856     NM
Early pay-offs of capital leases   532       393       430       157       461       139     35       71     15  
Miscellaneous   16,510       22,365       37,815       14,819       16,233       (5,855 )   (26 )     277     2  
Total Other   24,137       29,282       42,331       24,779       20,888       (5,145 )   (18 )     3,249     16  
Total Non-Interest Income $ 113,147     $ 121,147     $ 140,580     $ 100,829     $ 112,478     $ (8,000 )   (7)        %   $ 669     1 %
  Nine Months Ended        
  Sep 30,   Sep 30,   $   %
(Dollars in thousands) 2024   2023   Change   Change
Brokerage $ 17,283     $ 13,296     $ 3,987     30 %
Trust and asset management   90,169       84,036       6,133     7  
Total wealth management   107,452       97,332       10,120     10  
Mortgage banking   72,761       75,640       (2,879 )   (4 )
Service charges on deposit accounts   46,787       40,728       6,059     15  
Gains (losses) on investment securities, net   233       (959 )     1,192     NM
Fees from covered call options   7,891       17,184       (9,293 )   (54 )
Trading gains, net   617       1,647       (1,030 )   (63 )
Operating lease income, net   43,383       39,136       4,247     11  
Other:              
Interest rate swap fees   9,134       8,230       904     11  
BOLI   4,519       3,402       1,117     33  
Administrative services   3,989       4,270       (281 )   (7 )
Foreign currency remeasurement losses   (620 )     (91 )     (529 )   NM
Changes in fair value on EBOs and loans held-for-investment   683       (35 )     718     NM
Early pay-offs of capital leases   1,355       1,027       328     32  
Miscellaneous   76,690       45,766       30,924     68  
Total Other   95,750       62,569       33,181     53  
Total Non-Interest Income $ 374,874     $ 333,277     $ 41,597     12 %

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

TABLE 16: MORTGAGE BANKING

  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
(Dollars in thousands) Sep 30,
2024
  Jun 30,
2024
  Mar 31,
2024
  Dec 31,
2023
  Sep 30,
2023
Sep 30,
2024
  Sep 30,
2023
Originations:                        
Retail originations $ 527,408     $ 544,394     $ 331,504     $ 315,637     $ 408,761   $ 1,403,306     $ 1,071,786  
Veterans First originations   239,369       177,792       144,109       123,564       163,856     561,270       451,218  
Total originations for sale (A) $ 766,777     $ 722,186     $ 475,613     $ 439,201     $ 572,617   $ 1,964,576     $ 1,523,004  
Originations for investment   218,984       275,331       169,246       124,974       137,622     663,561       453,597  
Total originations $ 985,761     $ 997,517     $ 644,859     $ 564,175     $ 710,239   $ 2,628,137     $ 1,976,601  
As a percentage of originations for sale:                        
Retail originations   69 %     75 %     70 %     72 %     71 %   71 %     70 %
Veterans First originations   31       25       30       28       29     29       30  
Purchases   72 %     83 %     75 %     85 %     84 %   78 %     83 %
Refinances   28       17       25       15       16     22       17  
Production Margin:                        
Production revenue (B)(1) $ 13,113     $ 14,990     $ 13,435     $ 6,798     $ 13,766   $ 41,538     $ 34,233  
Total originations for sale (A) $ 766,777     $ 722,186     $ 475,613     $ 439,201     $ 572,617   $ 1,964,576     $ 1,523,004  
Add: Current period end mandatory interest rate lock commitments to fund originations for sale(2)   272,072       222,738       207,775       119,624       150,713     272,072       150,713  
Less: Prior period end mandatory interest rate lock commitments to fund originations for sale(2)   222,738       207,775       119,624       150,713       196,246     119,624       113,303  
Total mortgage production volume (C) $ 816,111     $ 737,149     $ 563,764     $ 408,112     $ 527,084   $ 2,117,024     $ 1,560,414  
Production margin (B / C)   1.61 %     2.03 %     2.38 %     1.67 %     2.61 %   1.96 %     2.19 %
Mortgage Servicing:                        
Loans serviced for others (D) $ 12,253,361     $ 12,211,027     $ 12,051,392     $ 12,007,165     $ 11,885,531        
MSRs, at fair value (E)   186,308       204,610       201,044       192,456       210,524        
Percentage of MSRs to loans serviced for others (E / D)   1.52 %     1.68 %     1.67 %     1.60 %     1.77 %      
Servicing income $ 10,809     $ 10,586     $ 10,498     $ 10,286     $ 10,191   $ 31,893     $ 33,277  
Components of MSR:                        
MSR – changes in fair value model assumptions $ (17,331 )   $ 877     $ 7,595     $ (19,634 )   $ 4,723   $ (8,859 )   $ 485  
Changes in fair value of derivative contract held as an economic hedge, net   6,892       (772 )     (2,577 )     3,541       (2,481 )   3,543       (2,261 )
MSR – current period capitalization   6,357       8,223       5,379       5,077       9,706     19,959       23,533  
MSR – collection of expected cash flows – paydowns   (1,598 )     (1,504 )     (1,444 )     (1,572 )     (1,492 )   (4,546 )     (4,712 )
MSR – collection of expected cash flows – payoffs and repurchases   (5,730 )     (4,030 )     (2,942 )     (1,939 )     (3,105 )   (12,702 )     (8,837 )
MSR Activity $ (11,410 )   $ 2,794     $ 6,011     $ (14,527 )   $ 7,351   $ (2,605 )   $ 8,208  
Summary of Mortgage Banking Revenue:                        
Production revenue(1) $ 13,113     $ 14,990     $ 13,435     $ 6,798     $ 13,766   $ 41,538     $ 34,233  
Servicing income   10,809       10,586       10,498       10,286       10,191     31,893       33,277  
MSR activity   (11,410 )     2,794       6,011       (14,527 )     7,351     (2,605 )     8,208  
Changes in fair value of early buy-out loans guaranteed by U.S. government agencies (HFS)   3,529       642       (2,190 )     4,856       (4,245 )   1,981       (440 )
Other revenue   (67 )     112       (91 )     20       332     (46 )     362  
Total mortgage banking revenue $ 15,974     $ 29,124     $ 27,663     $ 7,433     $ 27,395   $ 72,761     $ 75,640  
Changes in fair value on early buy-out loans guaranteed by U.S. government agencies (HFI) $ 518     $ 604     $ (439 )   $ 1,556     $ (338 ) $ 683     $ (35 )

(1)   Production revenue represents revenue earned from the origination and subsequent sale of mortgages, including gains on loans sold and fees from originations, changes in other related financial instruments carried at fair value, processing and other related activities, and excludes servicing fees, changes in the fair value of servicing rights and changes to the mortgage recourse obligation and other non-production revenue.
(2)   Certain volume adjusted for the estimated pull-through rate of the loan, which represents the Company’s best estimate of the likelihood that a committed loan will ultimately fund.

TABLE 17: NON-INTEREST EXPENSE

  Three Months Ended   Q3 2024 compared to
Q2 2024
  Q3 2024 compared to
Q3 2023
  Sep 30,   Jun 30,   Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30,    
(Dollars in thousands) 2024   2024   2024   2023   2023   $ Change   % Change   $ Change   % Change
Salaries and employee benefits:                                  
Salaries $ 118,971     $ 113,860     $ 112,172   $ 111,484     $ 111,303   $ 5,111     4 %   $ 7,668     7 %
Commissions and incentive compensation   57,575       52,151       51,001     48,974       48,817     5,424     10       8,758     18  
Benefits   34,715       32,530       32,000     33,513       32,218     2,185     7       2,497     8  
Total salaries and employee benefits   211,261       198,541       195,173     193,971       192,338     12,720     6       18,923     10  
Software and equipment   31,574       29,231       27,731     27,779       25,951     2,343     8       5,623     22  
Operating lease equipment   10,518       10,834       10,683     10,694       12,020     (316 )   (3 )     (1,502 )   (12 )
Occupancy, net   19,945       19,585       19,086     18,102       21,304     360     2       (1,359 )   (6 )
Data processing   9,984       9,503       9,292     8,892       10,773     481     5       (789 )   (7 )
Advertising and marketing   18,239       17,436       13,040     17,166       18,169     803     5       70     0  
Professional fees   9,783       9,967       9,553     8,768       8,887     (184 )   (2 )     896     10  
Amortization of other acquisition-related intangible assets   4,042       1,122       1,158     1,356       1,408     2,920     NM     2,634     NM
FDIC insurance   10,512       10,429       9,381     9,303       9,748     83     1       764     8  
FDIC insurance – special assessment               5,156     34,374               NM         NM
OREO expense, net   (938 )     (259 )     392     (1,559 )     120     (679 )   NM     (1,058 )   NM
Other:                                  
Lending expenses, net of deferred origination costs   4,995       5,335       5,078     5,330       4,777     (340 )   (6 )     218     5  
Travel and entertainment   5,364       5,340       4,597     5,754       5,449     24           (85 )   (2 )
Miscellaneous   25,408       23,289       22,825     22,722       19,111     2,119     9       6,297     33  
Total other   35,767       33,964       32,500     33,806       29,337     1,803     5       6,430     22  
Total Non-Interest Expense $ 360,687     $ 340,353     $ 333,145   $ 362,652     $ 330,055   $ 20,334     6 %   $ 30,632     9 %
  Nine Months Ended        
  Sep 30,   Sep 30,   $   %
(Dollars in thousands) 2024   2023   Change   Change
Salaries and employee benefits:              
Salaries $ 345,003     $ 327,328   $ 17,675     5 %
Commissions and incentive compensation   160,727       133,127     27,600     21  
Benefits   99,245       93,587     5,658     6  
Total salaries and employee benefits   604,975       554,042     50,933     9  
Software and equipment   88,536       76,853     11,683     15  
Operating lease equipment   32,035       31,669     366     1  
Occupancy, net   58,616       58,966     (350 )   (1 )
Data processing   28,779       29,908     (1,129 )   (4 )
Advertising and marketing   48,715       47,909     806     2  
Professional fees   29,303       25,990     3,313     13  
Amortization of other acquisition-related intangible assets   6,322       4,142     2,180     53  
FDIC insurance   30,322       27,425     2,897     11  
FDIC insurance – special assessment   5,156           5,156     NM
OREO expense, net   (805 )     31     (836 )   NM
Other:              
Lending expenses, net of deferred origination costs   15,408       15,766     (358 )   (2 )
Travel and entertainment   15,301       15,440     (139 )   (1 )
Miscellaneous   71,522       61,706     9,816     16  
Total other   102,231       92,912     9,319     10  
Total Non-Interest Expense $ 1,034,185     $ 949,847   $ 84,338     9 %

NM – Not meaningful.

TABLE 18: 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 Nine Months Ended
  Sep 30,   Jun 30,   Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30, Sep 30,   Sep 30,
(Dollars and shares in thousands) 2024   2024   2024   2023   2023 2024   2023
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Net Interest Margin and Efficiency Ratio:      
(A) Interest Income (GAAP) $ 908,604     $ 849,979     $ 805,513     $ 793,848     $ 762,400   $ 2,564,096     $ 2,099,266  
Taxable-equivalent adjustment:                        
– Loans   2,474       2,305       2,246       2,150       1,923     7,025       5,677  
– Liquidity Management Assets   668       567       550       575       572     1,785       1,674  
– Other Earning Assets   2       3       5       4       1     10       6  
(B) Interest Income (non-GAAP) $ 911,748     $ 852,854     $ 808,314     $ 796,577     $ 764,896   $ 2,572,916     $ 2,106,623  
(C) Interest Expense (GAAP)   406,021       379,369       341,319       323,874       300,042     1,126,709       731,376  
(D) Net Interest Income (GAAP) (A minus C) $ 502,583     $ 470,610     $ 464,194     $ 469,974     $ 462,358   $ 1,437,387     $ 1,367,890  
(E) Net Interest Income (non-GAAP) (B minus C) $ 505,727     $ 473,485     $ 466,995     $ 472,703     $ 464,854   $ 1,446,207     $ 1,375,247  
Net interest margin (GAAP)   3.49 %     3.50 %     3.57 %     3.62 %     3.60 %   3.52 %     3.68 %
Net interest margin, fully taxable-equivalent (non-GAAP)   3.51       3.52       3.59       3.64       3.62     3.54       3.70  
(F) Non-interest income $ 113,147     $ 121,147     $ 140,580     $ 100,829     $ 112,478   $ 374,874     $ 333,277  
(G) (Losses) gains on investment securities, net   3,189       (4,282 )     1,326       2,484       (2,357 )   233       (959 )
(H) Non-interest expense   360,687       340,353       333,145       362,652       330,055     1,034,185       949,847  
Efficiency ratio (H/(D+F-G))   58.88 %     57.10 %     55.21 %     63.81 %     57.18 %   57.07 %     55.80 %
Efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) (H/(E+F-G))   58.58       56.83       54.95       63.51       56.94     56.80       55.56  
  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
  Sep 30,   Jun 30,   Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30, Sep 30,   Sep 30,
(Dollars and shares in thousands) 2024   2024   2024   2023   2023 2024   2023
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Tangible Common Equity Ratio:      
Total shareholders’ equity (GAAP) $ 6,399,714     $ 5,536,628     $ 5,436,400     $ 5,399,526     $ 5,015,613        
Less: Non-convertible preferred stock (GAAP)   (412,500 )     (412,500 )     (412,500 )     (412,500 )     (412,500 )      
Less: Intangible assets (GAAP)   (924,646 )     (676,562 )     (677,911 )     (679,561 )     (680,353 )      
(I) Total tangible common shareholders’ equity (non-GAAP) $ 5,062,568     $ 4,447,566     $ 4,345,989     $ 4,307,465     $ 3,922,760        
(J) Total assets (GAAP) $ 63,788,424     $ 59,781,516     $ 57,576,933     $ 56,259,934     $ 55,555,246        
Less: Intangible assets (GAAP)   (924,646 )     (676,562 )     (677,911 )     (679,561 )     (680,353 )      
(K) Total tangible assets (non-GAAP) $ 62,863,778     $ 59,104,954     $ 56,899,022     $ 55,580,373     $ 54,874,893        
Common equity to assets ratio (GAAP) (L/J)   9.4 %     8.6 %     8.7 %     8.9 %     8.3 %      
Tangible common equity ratio (non-GAAP) (I/K)   8.1       7.5       7.6       7.7       7.1        
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Tangible Book Value per Common Share:      
Total shareholders’ equity $ 6,399,714     $ 5,536,628     $ 5,436,400     $ 5,399,526     $ 5,015,613        
Less: Preferred stock   (412,500 )     (412,500 )     (412,500 )     (412,500 )     (412,500 )      
(L) Total common equity $ 5,987,214     $ 5,124,128     $ 5,023,900     $ 4,987,026     $ 4,603,113        
(M) Actual common shares outstanding   66,482       61,760       61,737       61,244       61,222        
Book value per common share (L/M) $ 90.06     $ 82.97     $ 81.38     $ 81.43     $ 75.19        
Tangible book value per common share (non-GAAP) (I/M)   76.15       72.01       70.40       70.33       64.07        
                         
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Return on Average Tangible Common Equity:      
(N) Net income applicable to common shares $ 163,010     $ 145,397     $ 180,303     $ 116,489     $ 157,207   $ 488,710     $ 478,173  
Add: Intangible asset amortization   4,042       1,122       1,158       1,356       1,408     6,322       4,142  
Less: Tax effect of intangible asset amortization   (1,087 )     (311 )     (291 )     (343 )     (380 )   (1,682 )     (1,102 )
After-tax intangible asset amortization $ 2,955     $ 811     $ 867     $ 1,013     $ 1,028   $ 4,640     $ 3,040  
(O) Tangible net income applicable to common shares (non-GAAP) $ 165,965     $ 146,208     $ 181,170     $ 117,502     $ 158,235   $ 493,350     $ 481,213  
Total average shareholders’ equity $ 5,990,429     $ 5,450,173     $ 5,440,457     $ 5,066,196     $ 5,083,883   $ 5,628,346     $ 5,008,648  
Less: Average preferred stock   (412,500 )     (412,500 )     (412,500 )     (412,500 )     (412,500 )   (412,500 )     (412,500 )
(P) Total average common shareholders’ equity $ 5,577,929     $ 5,037,673     $ 5,027,957     $ 4,653,696     $ 4,671,383   $ 5,215,846     $ 4,596,148  
Less: Average intangible assets   (833,574 )     (677,207 )     (678,731 )     (679,812 )     (681,520 )   (730,216 )     (679,799 )
(Q) Total average tangible common shareholders’ equity (non-GAAP) $ 4,744,355     $ 4,360,466     $ 4,349,226     $ 3,973,884     $ 3,989,863   $ 4,485,630     $ 3,916,349  
Return on average common equity, annualized (N/P)   11.63 %     11.61 %     14.42 %     9.93 %     13.35 %   12.52 %     13.91 %
Return on average tangible common equity, annualized (non-GAAP) (O/Q)   13.92       13.49       16.75       11.73       15.73     14.69       16.43  
                         
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Pre-Tax, Pre-Provision Income:          
Income before taxes $ 232,709     $ 211,343     $ 249,956     $ 165,243     $ 224,858   $ 694,008     $ 679,838  
Add: Provision for credit losses   22,334       40,061       21,673       42,908       19,923     84,068       71,482  
Pre-tax income, excluding provision for credit losses (non-GAAP) $ 255,043     $ 251,404     $ 271,629     $ 208,151     $ 244,781   $ 778,076     $ 751,320  

WINTRUST SUBSIDIARIES AND LOCATIONS

Wintrust is a financial holding company whose common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (Nasdaq: WTFC). Its 16 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., Town Bank, N.A., in Hartland, Wisconsin and Macatawa Bank in Holland, Michigan.

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, Hawthorn Woods, 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, 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 Michigan in Allendale, Byron Center, Douglas, Grand Haven, Grand Rapids, Grandville, Hamilton, Hudsonville, Jenison, Rockford, Walker, Wyoming, and Zeeland, and in Florida in Bonita Springs and Naples, and in Indiana in Crown Point and Dyer.

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.
  • Wintrust Private 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 2023 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, 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, 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. 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 losses, difficulties or developments related to 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, or those of third parties, 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;
  • 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 impact of the Company’s transition from LIBOR 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; and
  • 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.

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 Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. (CDT) regarding third quarter and year-to-date 2024 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 Conference Call Link included within the Company’s press release dated September 30, 2024 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 third quarter and year-to-date 2024 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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