Tax Credit Equity Investments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

TAX CREDIT EQUITY INVESTMENTS

TAX CREDIT EQUITY INVESTMENTS

As part of our responsibilities under the Community Reinvestment Act and due to their favorable federal income tax benefits, we invest in LIHTC and historic tax credit, or HTC, partnerships. As a limited partner in these operating partnerships, we receive tax credits and tax deductions for losses incurred by the underlying properties. Effective January 1, 2024, we adopted ASU 2023-02 and elected to apply the PAM to both LIHTC and HTC equity investments. The adoption of this ASU resulted in a $1.0 million cumulative effect adjustment which decreased retained earnings and other assets. Tax credit equity investment balances of $40.6 million were included in other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2024. Unfunded commitments of $5.9 million were included in other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2024.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, amortization expense of $4.3 million as well as tax credits of $4.6 million were recognized in income tax expense in the Consolidated Statements of Net Income. No impairment losses were recognized for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024.

Prior to the adoption of ASU 2023-02, the cost method was used to account for our investments in tax credit equity investments. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, amortization expense of $2.0 million and $1.4 million was included in other expense and tax credits of $2.6 million and $1.2 million were recognized as a reduction to income tax expense in our Consolidated Statements of Net Income.