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Segment Reporting
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Reporting Note 17 - Segment Reporting
Synovus' business segments are based on the products and services provided or the clients served and reflect the manner in which financial information is evaluated by the chief operating decision maker. During the first quarter of 2022, Synovus reorganized its management reporting structure to separate the previous Community Banking segment into Consumer Banking and Community Banking segments. Accordingly, its operating segment reporting structure was also updated. Synovus now has four major reportable business segments: Wholesale Banking, Community Banking, Consumer Banking, and Financial Management Services with functional activities such as treasury, technology, operations, marketing, finance, enterprise risk, legal, human resources, corporate communications, executive management, among others, included in Treasury and Corporate Other.
Business segment results are determined based upon Synovus' management reporting system, which assigns balance sheet and income statement items to each of the business segments. Certain assets, liabilities, revenue, and expense not allocated or attributable to a particular business segment are included in Treasury and Corporate Other. Synovus' third-party lending consumer loans and loans held for sale, PPP loans, as well as Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) loans are included in Treasury and Corporate Other. The management accounting policies and processes utilized in compiling segment financial information are highly subjective and, unlike financial accounting, are not based on authoritative guidance similar to GAAP. As a result, reported segment results are not necessarily comparable with similar information reported by other financial institutions.
The Wholesale Banking business segment serves primarily larger corporate clients and governmental clients by providing commercial lending, capital markets, and deposit services through specialty teams including middle market, CRE, senior housing, national accounts, premium finance, structured lending, healthcare, asset-based lending, public finance, restaurant services, and community investment capital.
The Community Banking business segment primarily serves small and medium-sized commercial clients as well as individual private wealth clients using a relationship-based approach. The commercial component of this segment focuses on locally owned and operated businesses. Private wealth services are delivered to the individuals operating the businesses as well as other individuals in the communities in which the Community Bank operates. A comprehensive set of banking products are offered to the client set including a full suite of lending, payments, and depository products as well as financial planning services.
The Consumer Banking business segment services individual and small business clients through its branch and ATM network, in addition to digital and telephone channels. This segment primarily provides individuals and small businesses with an array of comprehensive banking products and services including depository accounts, credit and debit cards, payment solutions, goal-based planning, home equity and other consumer loans, and small business lending solutions.
The Financial Management Services business segment serves its clients by providing mortgage and trust services and also specializing in professional portfolio management for fixed-income securities, investment banking, the execution of securities transactions as a broker/dealer, asset management, financial planning, and family office services, as well as the provision of individual investment advice on equity and other securities.
Synovus uses a centralized FTP methodology to attribute appropriate net interest income to the business segments. The intent of the FTP methodology is to transfer interest rate risk from the business segments by providing matched duration funding of assets and liabilities. The result is to centralize the financial impact, management, and reporting of interest rate risk in the Treasury and Corporate Other function where it can be centrally monitored and managed. Treasury and Corporate Other includes certain assets and/or liabilities managed within that function. Additionally, Treasury and Corporate Other also charges (credits) an internal cost of funds for assets held in (or pays for funding provided by) each business segment. The process for determining FTP is based on a number of factors and assumptions, including prevailing market interest rates, the expected lives of various assets and liabilities, and the Company's broader funding profile.
The following tables present certain financial information for each reportable business segment for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020 and as of December 31, 2022 and 2021. The application and development of management reporting methodologies is a dynamic process and is subject to periodic enhancements. As these enhancements are made, financial results presented by each reportable business segment may be periodically revised. Loan and deposit transfers occur from time to time between reportable business segments primarily to maintain the migration of clients and relationship managers between segments. During the third quarter of 2022, public funds deposits (and related net interest income, FTP, and non-interest expense) in the Financial Management Services segment were transferred to the Wholesale Banking segment in order to maintain consistency so that all public funds deposits can be managed together in the same business segment. Prior periods have been adjusted accordingly.
During the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020 Treasury and Corporate Other's net interest income benefited from the recognition of PPP fees totaling $12.6 million, $79.2 million, and $46.0 million, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2020, Synovus strategically repositioned the investment securities portfolio, which resulted in net gains of $78.9 million in the Treasury and Corporate Other segment. Additionally, during the year ended December 31, 2020, Synovus recognized a $44.9 million non-cash goodwill impairment charge representing all of the goodwill allocated to the Consumer Mortgage reporting unit (which is included in the FMS reportable segment) resulting from a combination of factors, including the extended duration of lower market valuations, high volumes in refinance activity that reduced mortgage yields, and the clarity around the FOMC's longer term policy actions designed to keep interest rates low.
Year Ended December 31, 2022
(in thousands)Wholesale BankingCommunity BankingConsumer BankingFinancial Management ServicesTreasury and Corporate OtherSynovus Consolidated
Net interest income$691,535 $412,660 $465,840 $69,539 $157,326 $1,796,900 
Non-interest revenue39,262 50,077 86,570 182,861 50,566 409,336 
Non-interest expense114,212 130,398 189,839 171,325 551,732 1,157,506 
Pre-provision net revenue$616,585 $332,339 $362,571 $81,075 $(343,840)$1,048,730 
Year Ended December 31, 2021
(in thousands)Wholesale BankingCommunity BankingConsumer BankingFinancial Management ServicesTreasury and Corporate OtherSynovus Consolidated
Net interest income$558,469 $399,261 $409,439 $78,647 $87,131 $1,532,947 
Non-interest revenue34,590 48,301 79,725 211,002 76,448 450,066 
Non-interest expense90,198 115,366 175,451 184,133 534,756 1,099,904 
Pre-provision net revenue$502,861 $332,196 $313,713 $105,516 $(371,177)$883,109 
Year Ended December 31, 2020
(in thousands)Wholesale BankingCommunity BankingConsumer BankingFinancial Management ServicesTreasury and Corporate OtherSynovus Consolidated
Net interest income$548,398 $403,535 $450,486 $79,116 $31,213 $1,512,748 
Non-interest revenue26,379 37,753 73,503 224,620 144,258 506,513 
Non-interest expense85,292 115,561 181,510 232,180 565,031 1,179,574 
Pre-provision net revenue$489,485 $325,727 $342,479 $71,556 $(389,560)$839,687 
December 31, 2022
(dollars in thousands)Wholesale BankingCommunity BankingConsumer BankingFinancial Management ServicesTreasury and Corporate OtherSynovus Consolidated
Loans, net of deferred fees and costs$25,865,667 $8,138,606 $2,933,504 $5,157,014 $1,621,562 $43,716,353 
Deposits$12,942,732 $10,798,409 $18,561,521 $102,496 $6,466,401 $48,871,559 
Full-time equivalent employees337 624 1,503 7681,795 5,027 
December 31, 2021
(dollars in thousands)Wholesale BankingCommunity BankingConsumer BankingFinancial Management ServicesTreasury and Corporate OtherSynovus Consolidated
Loans, net of deferred fees and costs$21,496,050 $8,231,451 $2,559,892 $4,994,494 $2,030,071 $39,311,958 
Deposits$12,795,224 $12,557,631 $19,668,846 $401,969 $4,003,606 $49,427,276 
Full-time equivalent employees284 617 1,522 794 1,670 4,887