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Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans			$ 2,321
Collectively evaluated for impairment			40,839
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment			191
Total ending allowance for loan losses	$ 55,097	$ 70,431	43,351	$ 45,983	$ 57,961	$ 44,675
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans			48,287
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment			4,382,778
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment			2,063
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment			23
Carrying value of loans	5,065,092		$ 4,433,151
Allowance to Total Loans			0.98
Residential Real Estate - Owner Occupied
Allowance for loans losses
Carrying value of loans	885,325
Residential Real Estate - Non Owner Occupied
Allowance for loans losses
Carrying value of loans	254,700
Commercial Real Estate
Allowance for loans losses
Carrying value of loans	1,322,290
Construction & land development
Allowance for loans losses
Carrying value of loans	157,254
Commercial & industrial
Allowance for loans losses
Carrying value of loans	904,727
Lease Financing Receivables
Allowance for loans losses
Carrying value of loans	11,864
Warehouse lines of credit
Allowance for loans losses
Carrying value of loans	1,029,779
Home equity lines of credit
Allowance for loans losses
Carrying value of loans	265,266
Consumer
Allowance for loans losses
Carrying value of loans	134,397
Other TRS loans
Allowance for loans losses
Carrying value of loans	289
Republic Credit Solutions
Allowance for loans losses
Carrying value of loans	99,201
Core Banking
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans			$ 2,205
Collectively evaluated for impairment			27,603
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment			191
Total ending allowance for loan losses	45,752	42,680	29,999	32,983	31,569	31,519
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans			48,036
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment			4,263,267
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment			2,063
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment			23
Carrying value of loans	4,965,602		$ 4,313,389
Allowance to Total Loans			0.70
Core Banking \| Warehouse lines of credit
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment			$ 1,794
Total ending allowance for loan losses	2,575	2,126	1,794	1,814	1,397	1,172
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment			717,458
Carrying value of loans	1,029,779		$ 717,458
Allowance to Total Loans			0.25
Traditional Banking
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans			$ 2,205
Collectively evaluated for impairment			25,809
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment			191
Total ending allowance for loan losses	43,177	40,554	28,205	31,169	30,172	30,347
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans			48,036
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment			3,545,809
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment			2,063
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment			23
Carrying value of loans	3,935,823		$ 3,595,931
Allowance to Total Loans			0.78
Traditional Banking \| Residential Real Estate - Owner Occupied
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans			$ 1,207
Collectively evaluated for impairment			3,337
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment			185
Total ending allowance for loan losses	9,303	9,387	4,729	5,213	5,801	6,035
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans			25,384
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment			922,764
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment			1,420
Carrying value of loans	885,325		$ 949,568
Allowance to Total Loans			0.50
Traditional Banking \| Residential Real Estate - Non Owner Occupied
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment			$ 1,737
Total ending allowance for loan losses	2,274	2,165	1,737	1,775	1,720	1,662
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans			1,448
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment			257,355
Carrying value of loans	254,700		$ 258,803
Allowance to Total Loans			0.67
Traditional Banking \| Commercial Real Estate
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans			$ 426
Collectively evaluated for impairment			10,054
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment			6
Total ending allowance for loan losses	16,300	13,381	10,486	10,566	10,235	10,030
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans			15,144
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment			1,287,225
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment			631
Carrying value of loans	1,322,290		$ 1,303,000
Allowance to Total Loans			0.80
Traditional Banking \| Construction & land development
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment			$ 2,152
Total ending allowance for loan losses	4,940	4,536	2,152	2,910	2,443	2,555
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans			198
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment			159,504
Carrying value of loans	157,254		$ 159,702
Allowance to Total Loans			1.35
Traditional Banking \| Commercial & industrial
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans			$ 22
Collectively evaluated for impairment			2,860
Total ending allowance for loan losses	2,405	2,541	2,882	4,221	3,235	2,873
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans			1,989
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment			475,225
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment			22
Carrying value of loans	904,727		$ 477,236
Allowance to Total Loans			0.60
Traditional Banking \| Lease Financing Receivables
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment			$ 147
Total ending allowance for loan losses	125	133	147	181	150	158
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment			14,040
Carrying value of loans	11,864		$ 14,040
Allowance to Total Loans			1.05
Traditional Banking \| Home equity lines of credit
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans			$ 174
Collectively evaluated for impairment			2,547
Total ending allowance for loan losses	5,124	5,290	2,721	3,124	3,337	3,477
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans			3,276
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment			289,900
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment			10
Carrying value of loans	265,266		$ 293,186
Allowance to Total Loans			0.93
Traditional Banking \| Consumer: Credit cards
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment			$ 1,020
Total ending allowance for loan losses	928	978	1,020	1,028	1,079	1,140
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment			17,836
Carrying value of loans	14,265		$ 17,836
Allowance to Total Loans			5.72
Traditional Banking \| Consumer: Overdrafts
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment			$ 1,169
Total ending allowance for loan losses	488	758	1,169	894	892	1,102
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment			1,522
Carrying value of loans	488		$ 1,522
Allowance to Total Loans			76.81
Traditional Banking \| Consumer: Automobile loan
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans			$ 43
Collectively evaluated for impairment			569
Total ending allowance for loan losses	473	546	612	708	768	724
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans			247
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment			52,676
Carrying value of loans	41,059		$ 52,923
Allowance to Total Loans			1.16
Traditional Banking \| Consumer
Allowance for loans losses
Carrying value of loans	134,397
Traditional Banking \| Other consumer
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans			$ 333
Collectively evaluated for impairment			217
Total ending allowance for loan losses	817	839	550	549	512	591
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans			350
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment			67,762
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment			2
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment			1
Carrying value of loans	78,585		$ 68,115
Allowance to Total Loans			0.81
Republic Processing Group
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans			$ 116
Collectively evaluated for impairment			13,236
Total ending allowance for loan losses	9,345	27,751	13,352	13,000	26,392	13,156
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans			251
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment			119,511
Carrying value of loans	99,490		$ 119,762
Allowance to Total Loans			11.15
Republic Processing Group \| Easy Advances
Allowance for loans losses
Total ending allowance for loan losses		15,270			13,381
Republic Processing Group \| Other TRS loans
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment			$ 234
Total ending allowance for loan losses	211	95	234	232	149	107
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment			14,365
Carrying value of loans	289		$ 14,365
Allowance to Total Loans			1.63
Republic Processing Group \| Republic Credit Solutions
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans			$ 116
Collectively evaluated for impairment			13,002
Total ending allowance for loan losses	9,134	$ 12,386	13,118	$ 12,768	$ 12,862	$ 13,049
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans			251
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment			105,146
Carrying value of loans	$ 99,201		$ 105,397
Allowance to Total Loans			12.45