OUTSTANDING COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Contractual Amount of Exposure to Off-Balance-Sheet Risk

A summary of the contractual amount of Busey’s exposure to off-balance-sheet risk relating to the Company’s commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit follows (dollars in thousands):

	As of December 31,
	2024		2023
Financial instruments whose contract amounts represent credit risk
Commitments to extend credit	$	2,512,714	$	2,132,500
Standby letters of credit	35,464		43,996
Total commitments	$	2,548,178	$	2,176,496