Form 10 Explorer
10-K
Annual Report
AMERIS BANCORP

ABCB

NYSE

CIK: 351569

File #: 001-13901

Period End: Dec 31, 2025

Fiscal Year: 2025

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Balance Sheet
179 line items · 2 periods
XBRL
ItemDec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2024
Assets
Cash and due from banks
253,807,000244,980,000
Carrying Amount
253,807,000244,980,000
Level 1 - Fair Value
253,807,000244,980,000
Level 2 - Fair Value
00
Level 3 - Fair Value
00
Fair Value
253,807,000244,980,000
Ameris Bancorp
82,821,000141,836,000
Interest-bearing deposits in banks
835,113,000975,397,000
Carrying Amount
835,113,000975,397,000
Level 1 - Fair Value
835,113,000975,397,000
Level 2 - Fair Value
00
Level 3 - Fair Value
00
Fair Value
835,113,000975,397,000
Cash and cash equivalents
1,088,920,0001,220,377,000
Debt securities available-for-sale, at fair value, net of allowance for credit losses of $75 and $69
2,207,173,0001,671,260,000
U.S. Treasuries
660,625,000796,464,000
State, county and municipal securities
19,061,00024,740,000
Corporate debt securities
5,875,00010,283,000
SBA pool securities
12,208,00070,482,000
Mortgage-backed securities
1,509,404,000768,297,000
U.S. government-sponsored agencies
994,000
Debt securities held-to-maturity, at amortized cost, net of allowance for credit losses of $0 and $0 (fair value of $189,873 and $144,028)
203,242,000164,677,000
State, county and municipal securities
33,414,00033,623,000
Mortgage-backed securities
169,828,000131,054,000
Other investments
85,443,00066,298,000
Visa Class B-2 Shares
0
Loans held for sale, at fair value
623,152,000528,599,000
Loans, net of unearned income
21,513,522,00020,739,906,000
Commercial and Industrial
3,288,505,0002,953,135,000
Consumer
180,010,000221,735,000
Mortgage Warehouse
1,150,782,000965,053,000
Municipal
434,234,000441,408,000
Premium Finance
1,306,267,0001,155,614,000
Real Estate – Construction and Development
1,469,250,0001,998,506,000
Real Estate – Commercial and Farmland
9,311,405,0008,445,958,000
Real Estate - Residential
4,373,069,0004,558,497,000
Commercial and Industrial - Loans 30-59 Days Past Due
8,890,00012,300,000
Commercial and Industrial - Loans 60-89 Days Past Due
5,938,0005,908,000
Commercial and Industrial - Loans 90 or More Days Past Due
8,470,00012,849,000
Commercial and Industrial - Total Loans Past Due
23,298,00031,057,000
Commercial and Industrial - Current Loans
3,265,207,0002,922,078,000
Consumer - Loans 30-59 Days Past Due
3,655,0002,672,000
Consumer - Loans 60-89 Days Past Due
2,199,000557,000
Consumer - Loans 90 or More Days Past Due
198,000319,000
Consumer - Total Loans Past Due
6,052,0003,548,000
Consumer - Current Loans
173,958,000218,187,000
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
1,150,782,000965,053,000
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
434,234,000441,408,000
Premium Finance - Loans 30-59 Days Past Due
13,463,00015,068,000
Premium Finance - Loans 60-89 Days Past Due
6,961,0006,315,000
Premium Finance - Loans 90 or More Days Past Due
8,492,00012,485,000
Premium Finance - Total Loans Past Due
28,916,00033,868,000
Premium Finance - Current Loans
1,277,351,0001,121,746,000
Real Estate – Construction and Development - Loans 30-59 Days Past Due
2,238,00023,102,000
Real Estate – Construction and Development - Loans 60-89 Days Past Due
349,000461,000
Real Estate – Construction and Development - Loans 90 or More Days Past Due
938,0003,786,000
Real Estate – Construction and Development - Total Loans Past Due
3,525,00027,349,000
Real Estate – Construction and Development - Current Loans
1,465,725,0001,971,157,000
Real Estate – Commercial and Farmland - Loans 30-59 Days Past Due
1,707,0006,787,000
Real Estate – Commercial and Farmland - Loans 60-89 Days Past Due
16,0002,435,000
Real Estate – Commercial and Farmland - Loans 90 or More Days Past Due
5,770,0005,980,000
Real Estate – Commercial and Farmland - Total Loans Past Due
7,493,00015,202,000
Real Estate – Commercial and Farmland - Current Loans
9,303,912,0008,430,756,000
Real Estate - Residential - Loans 30-59 Days Past Due
42,310,00047,020,000
Real Estate - Residential - Loans 60-89 Days Past Due
17,680,00015,864,000
Real Estate - Residential - Loans 90 or More Days Past Due
79,502,00071,070,000
Real Estate - Residential - Total Loans Past Due
139,492,000133,954,000
Real Estate - Residential - Current Loans
4,233,577,0004,424,543,000
Loans 30-59 Days Past Due
72,263,000106,949,000
Loans 60-89 Days Past Due
33,143,00031,540,000
Loans 90 or More Days Past Due
103,370,000106,489,000
Total Loans Past Due
208,776,000244,978,000
Current Loans
21,304,746,00020,494,928,000
Risk Grade Nine
00
Commercial and Industrial - Pass
3,263,967,0002,914,868,000
Commercial and Industrial - Special Mention
5,102,00011,225,000
Commercial and Industrial - Substandard
19,436,00027,042,000
Consumer - Pass
178,871,000220,253,000
Consumer - Special Mention
42,00092,000
Consumer - Substandard
1,097,0001,390,000
Mortgage Warehouse - Pass
1,150,782,000965,053,000
Municipal - Pass
434,234,000441,408,000
Premium Finance - Pass
1,297,774,0001,143,129,000
Premium Finance - Substandard
8,493,00012,485,000
Real Estate – Construction and Development - Pass
1,465,380,0001,993,947,000
Real Estate – Construction and Development - Special Mention
390,000500,000
Real Estate – Construction and Development - Substandard
3,480,0004,059,000
Real Estate – Commercial and Farmland - Pass
9,234,245,0008,304,349,000
Real Estate – Commercial and Farmland - Special Mention
32,234,00096,336,000
Real Estate – Commercial and Farmland - Substandard
44,926,00045,273,000
Real Estate - Residential - Pass
4,280,492,0004,474,333,000
Real Estate - Residential - Special Mention
1,941,0002,783,000
Real Estate - Residential - Substandard
90,636,00081,381,000
Pass
21,305,745,00020,457,340,000
Special Mention
39,709,000110,936,000
Substandard
168,068,000171,630,000
Allowance for credit losses
348,141,000338,084,000
Commercial and Industrial
88,242,00087,242,000
Consumer
11,503,0007,327,000
Mortgage Warehouse
2,356,0002,262,000
Municipal
57,00058,000
Premium Finance
892,000736,000
Real Estate – Construction and Development
52,432,00060,421,000
Real Estate – Commercial and Farmland
128,454,000118,377,000
Real Estate - Residential
64,205,00061,661,000
Loans, net
21,165,381,00020,401,822,000
Other real estate owned, net
2,918,0002,433,000
Level 3 - Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring
201,0001,010,000
Premises and equipment, net
213,097,000209,460,000
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
54,824,00070,761,000
Banking Division
54,591,00067,721,000
Premium Finance Division
233,0003,040,000
Retail Mortgage Division
00
Warehouse Lending Division
00
Cash value of bank owned life insurance
420,583,000408,574,000
Other assets
435,500,000502,143,000
Ameris Bancorp
29,589,00029,920,000
Total assets
27,515,879,00026,262,050,000
Banking Division
19,935,718,00018,954,256,000
Premium Finance Division
1,747,183,0001,495,723,000
Retail Mortgage Division
4,661,294,0004,828,842,000
Warehouse Lending Division
1,171,684,000983,229,000
Ameris Bancorp
4,248,195,0004,029,553,000
Liabilities
Deposits
Noninterest-bearing
6,426,145,0006,498,293,000
Interest-bearing
15,949,850,00015,224,155,000
Total deposits
22,375,995,00021,722,448,000
Other borrowings
558,039,000291,788,000
Advance from correspondent bank due December 1, 2025; secured by a loan receivable; variable interest rate at one-month SOFR plus 2.65%
9,908,00010,000,000
Carrying Amount
558,039,000291,788,000
Level 1 - Fair Value
524,908,0000
Level 2 - Fair Value
31,183,000291,213,000
Level 3 - Fair Value
00
Fair Value
556,091,000291,213,000
Ameris Bancorp
0108,839,000
Subordinated deferrable interest debentures, net
134,302,000132,309,000
Subordinated Debt One
074,653,000
Subordinated Debt Two
0108,839,000
Carrying Amount
134,302,000132,309,000
Level 1 - Fair Value
00
Level 2 - Fair Value
142,340,000142,202,000
Level 3 - Fair Value
00
Fair Value
142,340,000142,202,000
Ameris Bancorp
134,302,000132,309,000
Other liabilities
371,515,000363,983,000
Ameris Bancorp
37,865,00036,883,000
Total liabilities
23,439,851,00022,510,528,000
Ameris Bancorp
172,167,000278,031,000
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; 72,898,342 and 72,699,245 shares issued
72,898,00072,699,000
Capital surplus
1,971,131,0001,958,642,000
Retained earnings
2,210,385,0001,853,428,000
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
8,312,000(30,119,000)
Treasury stock, at cost, 4,876,026 and 3,630,636 shares
186,698,000103,128,000
Total shareholders’ equity
4,076,028,0003,751,522,000
Common Stock
72,898,00072,699,000
Capital Surplus
1,971,131,0001,958,642,000
Retained Earnings
2,210,385,0001,853,428,000
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax
8,312,000(30,119,000)
Treasury Stock
(186,698,000)(103,128,000)
Ameris Bancorp
4,076,028,0003,751,522,000
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
27,515,879,00026,262,050,000
Ameris Bancorp
4,248,195,0004,029,553,000
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