Form 10 Explorer
10-K
Annual Report
AMERIS BANCORP

ABCB

NYSE

CIK: 351569

File #: 001-13901

Period End: Dec 31, 2024

Fiscal Year: 2024

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Balance Sheet
182 line items · 2 periods
XBRL
ItemDec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2023
Assets
Cash and due from banks
244,980,000230,470,000
Carrying Amount
244,980,000230,470,000
Level 1 - Fair Value
244,980,000230,470,000
Level 2 - Fair Value
00
Level 3 - Fair Value
00
Fair Value
244,980,000230,470,000
Ameris Bancorp
141,836,000165,179,000
Interest-bearing deposits in banks
975,397,000936,834,000
Carrying Amount
975,397,000936,834,000
Level 1 - Fair Value
975,397,000936,834,000
Level 2 - Fair Value
00
Level 3 - Fair Value
00
Fair Value
975,397,000936,834,000
Cash and cash equivalents
1,220,377,0001,167,304,000
Debt securities available-for-sale, at fair value, net of allowance for credit losses of $69 and $69
1,671,260,0001,402,944,000
U.S. Treasuries
796,464,000720,877,000
U.S. government-sponsored agencies
994,000985,000
State, county and municipal securities
24,740,00028,051,000
Corporate debt securities
10,283,00010,027,000
SBA pool securities
70,482,00051,516,000
Mortgage-backed securities
768,297,000591,488,000
Debt securities held-to-maturity, at amortized cost, net of allowance for credit losses of $0 and $0 (fair value of $144,028 and $122,731)
164,677,000141,512,000
State, county and municipal securities
33,623,00031,905,000
Mortgage-backed securities
131,054,000109,607,000
Other investments
66,298,00071,794,000
Visa Class B-2 Shares
121,000
Loans held for sale, at fair value
528,599,000281,332,000
Loans, net of unearned income
20,739,906,00020,269,303,000
Commercial and Industrial
2,953,135,0002,688,929,000
Consumer
221,735,000275,809,000
Mortgage Warehouse
965,053,000818,728,000
Municipal
441,408,000492,668,000
Premium Finance
1,155,614,000946,562,000
Real Estate – Construction and Development
1,998,506,0002,129,187,000
Real Estate – Commercial and Farmland
8,445,958,0008,059,754,000
Real Estate - Residential
4,558,497,0004,857,666,000
Commercial and Industrial - Loans 30-59 Days Past Due
12,300,00011,023,000
Commercial and Industrial - Loans 60-89 Days Past Due
5,908,0005,439,000
Commercial and Industrial - Loans 90 or More Days Past Due
12,849,0009,733,000
Commercial and Industrial - Total Loans Past Due
31,057,00026,195,000
Commercial and Industrial - Current Loans
2,922,078,0002,662,734,000
Consumer - Loans 30-59 Days Past Due
2,672,0002,308,000
Consumer - Loans 60-89 Days Past Due
557,0001,054,000
Consumer - Loans 90 or More Days Past Due
319,000576,000
Consumer - Total Loans Past Due
3,548,0003,938,000
Consumer - Current Loans
218,187,000271,871,000
Mortgage Warehouse - Loans 30-59 Days Past Due
00
Mortgage Warehouse - Loans 60-89 Days Past Due
00
Mortgage Warehouse - Loans 90 or More Days Past Due
00
Mortgage Warehouse - Total Loans Past Due
00
Mortgage Warehouse - Current Loans
965,053,000818,728,000
Municipal - Loans 30-59 Days Past Due
00
Municipal - Loans 60-89 Days Past Due
00
Municipal - Loans 90 or More Days Past Due
00
Municipal - Total Loans Past Due
00
Municipal - Current Loans
441,408,000492,668,000
Premium Finance - Loans 30-59 Days Past Due
15,068,00012,379,000
Premium Finance - Loans 60-89 Days Past Due
6,315,0006,832,000
Premium Finance - Loans 90 or More Days Past Due
12,485,00011,678,000
Premium Finance - Total Loans Past Due
33,868,00030,889,000
Premium Finance - Current Loans
1,121,746,000915,673,000
Real Estate – Construction and Development - Loans 30-59 Days Past Due
23,102,0002,094,000
Real Estate – Construction and Development - Loans 60-89 Days Past Due
461,0000
Real Estate – Construction and Development - Loans 90 or More Days Past Due
3,786,000282,000
Real Estate – Construction and Development - Total Loans Past Due
27,349,0002,376,000
Real Estate – Construction and Development - Current Loans
1,971,157,0002,126,811,000
Real Estate – Commercial and Farmland - Loans 30-59 Days Past Due
6,787,0005,070,000
Real Estate – Commercial and Farmland - Loans 60-89 Days Past Due
2,435,0001,656,000
Real Estate – Commercial and Farmland - Loans 90 or More Days Past Due
5,980,0006,352,000
Real Estate – Commercial and Farmland - Total Loans Past Due
15,202,00013,078,000
Real Estate – Commercial and Farmland - Current Loans
8,430,756,0008,046,676,000
Real Estate - Residential - Loans 30-59 Days Past Due
47,020,00049,976,000
Real Estate - Residential - Loans 60-89 Days Past Due
15,864,00019,300,000
Real Estate - Residential - Loans 90 or More Days Past Due
71,070,000127,087,000
Real Estate - Residential - Total Loans Past Due
133,954,000196,363,000
Real Estate - Residential - Current Loans
4,424,543,0004,661,303,000
Loans 30-59 Days Past Due
106,949,00082,850,000
Loans 60-89 Days Past Due
31,540,00034,281,000
Loans 90 or More Days Past Due
106,489,000155,708,000
Total Loans Past Due
244,978,000272,839,000
Current Loans
20,494,928,00019,996,464,000
Risk Grade Nine
00
Commercial and Industrial - Pass
2,914,868,0002,661,321,000
Commercial and Industrial - Special Mention
11,225,0007,512,000
Commercial and Industrial - Substandard
27,042,00020,096,000
Consumer - Pass
220,253,000273,650,000
Consumer - Special Mention
92,00031,000
Consumer - Substandard
1,390,0002,128,000
Mortgage Warehouse - Pass
965,053,000772,366,000
Municipal - Pass
441,408,000492,668,000
Premium Finance - Pass
1,143,129,000934,884,000
Premium Finance - Substandard
12,485,00011,678,000
Real Estate – Construction and Development - Pass
1,993,947,0002,126,430,000
Real Estate – Construction and Development - Special Mention
500,000479,000
Real Estate – Construction and Development - Substandard
4,059,0002,278,000
Real Estate – Commercial and Farmland - Pass
8,304,349,0007,868,550,000
Real Estate – Commercial and Farmland - Special Mention
96,336,000147,030,000
Real Estate – Commercial and Farmland - Substandard
45,273,00044,174,000
Real Estate - Residential - Pass
4,474,333,0004,716,862,000
Real Estate - Residential - Special Mention
2,783,0002,311,000
Real Estate - Residential - Substandard
81,381,000138,493,000
Pass
20,457,340,00019,846,731,000
Special Mention
110,936,000203,725,000
Substandard
171,630,000218,847,000
Mortgage Warehouse - Special Mention
46,362,000
Allowance for credit losses
338,084,000307,100,000
Commercial and Industrial
87,242,00064,053,000
Consumer
7,327,0003,952,000
Mortgage Warehouse
2,262,0001,678,000
Municipal
58,000345,000
Premium Finance
736,000602,000
Real Estate – Construction and Development
60,421,00061,017,000
Real Estate – Commercial and Farmland
118,377,000110,097,000
Real Estate - Residential
61,661,00065,356,000
Loans, net
20,401,822,00019,962,203,000
Other real estate owned, net
2,433,0006,199,000
Level 3 - Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring
1,010,0005,324,000
Premises and equipment, net
209,460,000216,435,000
Goodwill
1,015,646,0001,015,646,000
Banking Division
951,148,000951,148,000
Premium Finance Division
64,498,00064,498,000
Retail Mortgage Division
00
Warehouse Lending Division
00
Other intangible assets, net
70,761,00087,949,000
Banking Division
67,721,00081,959,000
Premium Finance Division
3,040,0005,990,000
Retail Mortgage Division
00
Warehouse Lending Division
00
Cash value of bank owned life insurance
408,574,000395,778,000
Other assets
502,143,000454,603,000
Ameris Bancorp
29,920,00029,898,000
Total assets
26,262,050,00025,203,699,000
Banking Division
18,954,256,00018,291,626,000
Premium Finance Division
1,495,723,0001,169,905,000
Retail Mortgage Division
4,828,842,0004,916,753,000
Warehouse Lending Division
983,229,000825,415,000
Ameris Bancorp
4,029,553,0003,806,170,000
Liabilities
Deposits
Noninterest-bearing
6,498,293,0006,491,639,000
Interest-bearing
15,224,155,00014,216,870,000
Total deposits
21,722,448,00020,708,509,000
Other borrowings
291,788,000509,586,000
Advance from correspondent bank due November 28, 2024; secured by a loan receivable; variable interest rate at one-month SOFR plus 2.50%
010,000,000
Advance from correspondent bank due December 1, 2025; secured by a loan receivable; variable interest rate at one-month SOFR plus 2.65%
10,000,00010,000,000
Carrying Amount
291,788,000509,586,000
Level 1 - Fair Value
00
Level 2 - Fair Value
291,213,000501,723,000
Level 3 - Fair Value
00
Fair Value
291,213,000501,723,000
Ameris Bancorp
108,839,000215,342,000
Subordinated deferrable interest debentures, net
132,309,000130,315,000
Subordinated notes payable due December 15, 2029 net of unamortized debt issuance cost of $0 and $1,296, respectively; fixed interest rate of 4.25% through December 14, 2024; variable interest rate thereafter at three-month SOFR plus 2.94% (2029 subordinated notes)
0106,704,000
Subordinated notes payable due May 31, 2030 net of unaccreted purchase accounting fair value adjustment of $653 and $784, respectively; fixed interest rate of 5.875% through May 31, 2025; variable interest rate thereafter at three-month SOFR plus 3.63% (Bank subordinated notes) (1)
74,653,00075,784,000
Subordinated notes payable due October 1, 2030 net of unamortized debt issuance cost of $1,161 and $1,362, respectively; fixed interest rate of 3.875% through September 30, 2025; variable interest rate thereafter at three-month SOFR plus 3.753% (2030 subordinated notes)
108,839,000108,638,000
Carrying Amount
132,309,000130,315,000
Level 1 - Fair Value
00
Level 2 - Fair Value
142,202,000141,407,000
Level 3 - Fair Value
00
Fair Value
142,202,000141,407,000
Ameris Bancorp
132,309,000130,315,000
Other liabilities
363,983,000428,542,000
Ameris Bancorp
36,883,00033,766,000
Total liabilities
22,510,528,00021,776,952,000
Ameris Bancorp
278,031,000379,423,000
Shareholders’ Equity
Preferred stock, stated value $1,000; 5,000,000 shares authorized; 0 shares issued and outstanding
00
Common stock, par value $1; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 72,699,245 and 72,516,079 shares issued
72,699,00072,516,000
Capital surplus
1,958,642,0001,945,385,000
Retained earnings
1,853,428,0001,539,957,000
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
(30,119,000)(35,939,000)
Treasury stock, at cost, 3,630,636 and 3,462,738 shares
103,128,00095,172,000
Total shareholders’ equity
3,751,522,0003,426,747,000
Common Stock
72,699,00072,516,000
Capital Surplus
1,958,642,0001,945,385,000
Retained Earnings
1,853,428,0001,539,957,000
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax
(30,119,000)(35,939,000)
Treasury Stock
(103,128,000)(95,172,000)
Ameris Bancorp
3,751,522,0003,426,747,000
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
26,262,050,00025,203,699,000
Ameris Bancorp
4,029,553,0003,806,170,000