CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks		$ 404,080	$ 397,848
Interest bearing funds with Federal Reserve Bank		613,082	460,928
Interest earning deposits with banks		33,754	26,311
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements		40,872	47,846
Total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents	[1],[2]	1,091,788	932,933
Mortgage loans held for sale, at fair value		53,673	48,024
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value		3,929,962	3,987,069
Loans, net of deferred fees and costs		25,134,056	24,787,464
Allowance for loan losses		(251,725)	(249,268)
Loans, net		24,882,331	24,538,196
Cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance		547,261	540,958
Premises and equipment, net		428,633	426,813
Goodwill		57,315	57,315
Other intangible assets		10,458	11,254
Deferred tax asset, net		182,983	165,788
Other assets		555,901	513,487
Total assets		31,740,305	31,221,837
Deposits:
Non-interest bearing deposits		7,630,491	7,686,339
Interest bearing deposits, excluding brokered deposits		16,961,187	16,500,436
Brokered deposits		1,851,010	1,961,125
Total deposits		26,442,688	26,147,900
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under repurchase agreements		207,580	161,190
Long-term debt		1,656,647	1,706,138
Other liabilities		265,696	245,043
Total liabilities		28,572,611	28,260,271
Shareholders' Equity
Common stock - $1.00 par value. Authorized 342,857,143 shares; 143,077,973 issued at June 30, 2018 and 142,677,449 issued at December 31, 2017; 117,841,369 outstanding at June 30, 2018 and 118,897,295 outstanding at December 31, 2017		143,078	142,678
Additional paid-in capital		3,045,014	3,043,129
Treasury stock, at cost – 25,236,604 shares at June 30, 2018 and 23,780,154 shares at December 31, 2017		(916,484)	(839,674)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(125,720)	(54,754)
Retained earnings		700,688	544,207
Total shareholders’ equity		3,167,694	2,961,566
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity		31,740,305	31,221,837
Series D Preferred Stock
Shareholders' Equity
Preferred Stock		195,138	0
Series C Preferred Stock
Shareholders' Equity
Preferred Stock		$ 125,980	$ 125,980

[1] See "Note 1 - Significant Accounting Policies" of this Report for information on Synovus' change in presentation of cash and cash equivalents.

[2] See "Note 1 - Significant Accounting Policies" of this Report for information on Synovus' change in presentation of cash and cash equivalents.