The Company issues certain financial instruments to meet customer financing needs, including loan commitments, credit lines and letters of credit. The agreements associated with these type of unfunded loan commitments provide credit or support the credit of others, as long as conditions established in the contract are met, and usually have expiration dates.

The same credit and underwriting policies the Company uses to evaluate and underwrite loans are also used to originate unfunded loan commitments, including obtaining collateral at exercise of the commitment. These unfunded loan commitments are only recorded in the consolidated financial statements when drawn upon and many expire without being used. The Company's maximum off-balance sheet exposure to credit loss from these unfunded loan commitments is represented by the contractual amount of these instruments.


	March 31,		December 31,

	2024		2023
Commitments to extend credit, excluding interest rate lock commitments	$	2,771,611	$	2,906,016
Letters of credit	85,487		77,055
Balance at end of period	$	2,857,098	$	2,983,071

As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, unfunded loan commitments included above with floating interest rates totaled $2,388,134 and $2,459,669, respectively.

As part of its credit loss process, the Company estimates expected credit losses on its unfunded loan commitments under the CECL methodology. When applying this methodology, the Company considers the likelihood that funding will occur, the contractual period of exposure to credit loss, the risk of loss, historical loss experience, and current conditions along with expectations of future economic conditions.

The table below presents activity within the allowance for credit losses on unfunded loan commitments included in accrued expenses and other liabilities on the Company's consolidated balance sheets:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2024		2023
Balance at beginning of period		$	8,770	$	22,969


Reversal of credit losses on unfunded commitments		(1,070)		(4,506)
Balance at end of period		$	7,700	$	18,463

In connection with the sale of mortgage loans to third-party private investors or government sponsored agencies, the Company makes representations and warranties as to the propriety of its origination activities, which are typical and customary to these types of transactions. Occasionally, the investors require the Company to repurchase loans sold to

them under the terms of the warranties. When this happens, the loans are recorded at fair value in loans held for investment. The total principal amount of loans repurchased (or indemnified for) was $2,078 and $3,326 for three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The Company has established a reserve associated with potential loan repurchases.

The following table summarizes the activity in the repurchase reserve included in accrued expenses and other liabilities on the Company's consolidated balance sheets:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2024		2023
Balance at beginning of period		$	899	$	1,621
Provision for (reversal of) loan repurchases or indemnifications		50		(250)

Losses on loans repurchased or indemnified		(19)		(13)
Balance at end of period		$	930	$	1,358

Various legal claims arise from time to time in the normal course of business, which, in the opinion of management, will not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.