Financial Performance - Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2024, was 18,680thousand,comparedto29,893 thousand in 2023, reflecting a decline of 37.36%[10] - Basic earnings per common share decreased to 0.45in2024from0.73 in 2023, a drop of 38.36%[10] - The company reported a net income of 72,664,000fortheninemonthsendedSeptember30,2024,comparedto74,457,000 for the same period in 2023, reflecting a decrease of 2.4%[15] - Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was 72,664,000,adecreaseof2.774,457,000 in the same period of 2023[17] - The company recorded a net income of 72,193thousandfortheninemonthsendedSeptember30,2024,comparedto73,918 thousand in the same period of 2023[113] Asset and Loan Management - Total assets increased to 12,153,430thousandin2024from12,114,942 thousand in 2023, representing a growth of 0.32%[9] - Net loans decreased to 7,890,820thousandin2024from8,040,249 thousand in 2023, a decline of 1.86%[9] - Total loans as of September 30, 2024, amounted to 8,012,741,000,adecreasefrom8,013,538,000 in the previous year[57] - Total loans decreased by 136.6million,or1.78.0 billion as of September 30, 2024, from December 31, 2023[183] - The total amount of guaranteed portions of SBA loans was 36.13millionasofSeptember30,2024,comparedto35.46 million on December 31, 2023[38] Deposits and Funding - Total deposits rose to 10,504,929thousandin2024,upfrom10,031,599 thousand in 2023, marking an increase of 4.70%[9] - Total deposits were 10.5billionatSeptember30,2024,anincreaseof473.3 million, or 4.72%, from December 31, 2023[136] - The mix of customer deposits remained stable, with significant growth in money market accounts contributing to organic growth of 476.4million[189]NoninterestIncomeandExpenses−TotalnoninterestincomefortheninemonthsendedSeptember30,2024,was41,076 thousand, slightly down from 42,948thousandin2023,adecreaseof4.3613.6 million, a decrease of 1.6million,or10.559,850 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2024, from 62,224thousandin2023,areductionof3.88122,718 thousand in 2024 from 109,853thousandin2023,anincreaseof11.0014.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to zero for the same period in 2023[170] - The allowance for credit losses rose to 122.7millionatSeptember30,2024,comparedto109.9 million at December 31, 2023, reflecting a provision of 13.0millionrelatedtoHurricaneHelene[194]SecuritiesandInvestments−Thetotalavailableforsalesecuritiesamountedto2,238.996 million with a fair value of 1,907.458million,reflectingunrealizedlossesof331.577 million[27] - The unrealized loss on available for sale securities totaled 331.5millionasofSeptember30,2024[187]−Thefairvalueofmortgage−backedsecuritieswas1.828 billion as of September 30, 2024, down from 1.938billionasofDecember31,2023,adecreaseofapproximately5.71,477,525 thousand in 2024, up from 1,372,380thousandin2023,anincreaseof7.66755 million of loans outstanding in areas impacted by Hurricane Helene, with an increased allowance for credit losses (ACL) of $13 million due to potential exposure from the storm[70] - The company experienced a decrease in net interest income due to compression in net interest margin (NIM) despite a shift to higher-yielding assets[148] Miscellaneous - The company completed the acquisition of GrandSouth Bancorporation on January 1, 2023, integrating its operations into First Bank[26] - The company modified loans for borrowers experiencing financial difficulty, offering various types of concessions such as principal forgiveness and term extensions[59]