Earnings and Net Income - Diluted earnings per common share for the full year 2024 was 3.46,downfrom4.14 in 2023, with net income of 150.0million,a12.439.2 million, down 3.0% from the linked quarter but up 28.8% from the same period last year[3] - Net Income for Q4 2024 reached 39.16million,upfrom30.40 million in Q4 2023[27] - Net income for the year ended December 31, 2024, was 149.994million,comparedto171.202 million in 2023[29] - Net Income for 2023 was 171.2million,comparedto149.994 million in 2024[32] - Net Income for Q4 2024 rose to 39.16million,comparedto30.40 million in Q4 2023[46] Net Interest Income and Margin - Net interest income for Q4 2024 was 120.2million,up2.2120.18 million, up from 115.79millioninQ42023[27]−NetinterestincomefortheyearendedDecember31,2024,was466.580 million, compared to 497.025millionin2023[29]−NetInterestIncomeroseto121.5 million in Q4 2024, compared to 118.7millioninQ32024and116.4 million in Q4 2023[33] - Net Interest Margin improved to 2.19% in Q4 2024, compared to 2.18% in Q3 2024 and 2.13% in Q4 2023[33] - Net interest income declined to 470.4millionin2024from499.0 million in 2023, with a net interest margin of 2.16% compared to 2.24% in 2023[35] - Net Interest Income for Q4 2024 increased to 120.18million,upfrom115.79 million in Q4 2023[46] - Net Interest Margin for Q4 2024 improved to 2.19%, up from 2.13% in Q4 2023[48] Assets and Liabilities - Total assets at year-end 2024 were 23.6billion,a0.814.1 billion, up 1.1% from Q3 2024 and 0.8% year-over-year[16] - Total deposits at year-end 2024 were 20.6billion,down1.623.601 billion, compared to 23.733billionin2023[31]−LoansandleasesasofDecember31,2024,were14.076 billion, compared to 13.965billionin2023[31]−TotalEarningAssetsincreasedto22,125.6 million in Q4 2024, up from 21,756.5millioninQ32024and21,801.9 million in Q4 2023[33] - Total Loans and Leases reached 13,964.7millioninQ42024,slightlyupfrom13,810.0 million in Q3 2024 and 13,906.1millioninQ42023[33]−Interest−BearingDepositstotaled15,450.8 million in Q4 2024, up from 15,187.2millioninQ32024and15,008.3 million in Q4 2023[33] - Total Investment Securities stood at 7,307.0millioninQ42024,slightlyupfrom7,211.7 million in Q3 2024 and 7,412.7millioninQ42023[33]−TotalInterest−BearingLiabilitieswere16,109.3 million in Q4 2024, up from 15,847.8millioninQ32024and15,719.0 million in Q4 2023[33] - Total Assets as of December 31, 2024, decreased to 23.60billionfrom23.73 billion in 2023[46] - Total Deposits as of December 31, 2024, decreased to 20.63billionfrom21.06 billion in 2023[48] Capital and Equity - Tier 1 Capital Ratio at year-end 2024 was 13.95%, compared to 14.05% in Q3 2024 and 12.56% year-over-year[19] - Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio for Q4 2024 was 11.59%, up from 11.33% in Q4 2023[27] - Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets ratio for Q4 2024 was 5.48%, compared to 5.07% in Q4 2023[28] - Total Shareholders' Equity to Total Assets ratio for Q4 2024 was 7.07%, up from 5.96% in Q4 2023[28] - Total Shareholders' Equity increased from 1.316995billionin2022to1.414242 billion in 2023 and further to 1.667774billionin2024[32]−Shareholders′Equityincreasedto1,654.2 million in Q4 2024, up from 1,621.9millioninQ32024and1,360.6 million in Q4 2023[33] Dividends and Shareholder Returns - The Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of 0.70percommonshare,payableonMarch14,2025[20]−CashDividendsDeclaredforCommonStockremainedconsistentat2.80 per share, totaling 111.795millionin2023and112.313 million in 2024[32] - Cash Dividends Declared for Preferred Stock increased from 7.877millionin2023to12.644 million in 2024[32] - Preferred Stock Issued in 2024 amounted to 160.614million[32]Non−PerformingAssetsandCreditQuality−Non−performingassetsatyear−end2024were19.3 million, down 0.5millionfromQ32024butup7.6 million year-over-year[11] - Non-Performing Assets increased to 19.30millioninQ42024from11.75 million in Q4 2023[27] - Provision for Credit Losses in Q4 2024 was 3.75million,higherthan2.50 million in Q4 2023[46] Employee and Compensation Metrics - Full-Time Equivalent Employees decreased to 1,865 in Q4 2024 from 1,899 in Q4 2023[27] - Total salaries and benefits for 2024 were 232.6million,slightlylowerthanthe234.1 million in 2023, with medical, dental, and life insurance costs increasing to 14.9millionfrom12.8 million[40] Loan and Deposit Portfolio - The loan and lease portfolio grew to 14.08billioninDecember2024,upfrom13.97 billion in December 2023, with commercial loans increasing to 6.13billionfrom5.78 billion[41] - Consumer deposits remained stable at 10.40billioninDecember2024,comparedto10.32 billion in December 2023, while commercial deposits decreased to 8.30billionfrom8.60 billion[42] - Average deposits for the three months ended December 2024 were 20.76billion,slightlyhigherthanthe20.70 billion in the same period of 2023, with consumer deposits averaging 10.33billion[43]InterestIncomeandExpense−TotalinterestincomefortheyearendedDecember31,2024,was863.751 million, up from 810.375millionin2023[29]−TotalInterestIncomeforQ42024was219.22 million, compared to 210.35millioninQ42023[48]−Interestexpenseroseby83.8 million in 2024, largely due to a 118.0millionincreaseininterest−bearingdeposits,withsavingsaccountscontributing72.3 million[39] - Total change in interest income for Q4 2024 compared to Q4 2023 was 9.5million,with7.1 million from volume and 2.4millionfromratechanges[38]−TotalchangeininterestexpenseforQ42024comparedtoQ42023was4.4 million, with 3.5millionfromvolumeand0.9 million from rate changes[38] - Interest-bearing deposits contributed 5.0milliontothechangeininterestexpenseforQ42024comparedtoQ42023,with4.1 million from volume and 0.9millionfromratechanges[38]EfficiencyandPerformanceRatios−ReturnonAverageAssetsforQ42024was0.66203.293 million, down from 209.172millionin2023[30]−OtherComprehensiveIncomeincreasedfrom37.97 million in 2023 to 53.299millionin2024[32]−Share−BasedCompensationdecreasedfrom15.656 million in 2023 to 14.444millionin2024[32]−CommonStockRepurchaseddecreasedfrom14.29 million in 2023 to $5.302 million in 2024[32]