Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Schedule of Current, Accruing Past Due, and Nonaccrual Loans

The following tables provide a summary of current, accruing past due, and non-accrual loans by portfolio class as of December 31, 2023 and 2022.


	December 31, 2023
(in thousands)	Current		Accruing 30-89 Days Past Due		Accruing 90 Days or Greater Past Due		Total Accruing Past Due		Non-accrual with an ALL		Non-accrual without an ALL		Total
Commercial, financial, and agricultural	$	14,355,414	$	12,264	$	1,797	$	14,061	$	66,400	$	23,470	$	14,459,345
Owner-occupied	8,041,573		6,056		149		6,205		70,784		20,586		8,139,148
Total commercial and industrial	22,396,987		18,320		1,946		20,266		137,184		44,056		22,598,493
Investment properties	11,322,516		740		278		1,018		12,796		26,974		11,363,304
1-4 family properties	595,359		87		—		87		2,605		451		598,502
Land and development	353,477		671		—		671		804		—		354,952
Total commercial real estate	12,271,352		1,498		278		1,776		16,205		27,425		12,316,758
Consumer mortgages	5,359,153		6,462		—		6,462		46,108		—		5,411,723
Home equity	1,785,836		10,374		716		11,090		10,473		—		1,807,399
Credit cards	190,299		1,818		2,024		3,842		—		—		194,141
Other consumer loans	1,053,587		15,574		89		15,663		6,697		29		1,075,976
Total consumer	8,388,875		34,228		2,829		37,057		63,278		29		8,489,239
Loans, net of deferred fees and costs(1)	$	43,057,214	$	54,046	$	5,053	$	59,099	$	216,667	$	71,510	$	43,404,490


	December 31, 2022
(in thousands)	Current		Accruing 30-89 Days Past Due		Accruing 90 Days or Greater Past Due		Total Accruing Past Due		Non-accrual with an ALL		Non-accrual without an ALL		Total
Commercial, financial, and agricultural	$	13,798,639	$	15,033	$	1,437	$	16,470	$	48,008	$	11,299	$	13,874,416
Owner-occupied	8,181,649		487		—		487		9,499		605		8,192,240
Total commercial and industrial	21,980,288		15,520		1,437		16,957		57,507		11,904		22,066,656
Investment properties	11,639,614		960		—		960		1,785		1,688		11,644,047
1-4 family properties	613,049		762		—		762		2,172		950		616,933
Land and development	388,098		77		—		77		1,158		—		389,333
Total commercial real estate	12,640,761		1,799		—		1,799		5,115		2,638		12,650,313
Consumer mortgages	5,163,417		13,969		210		14,179		36,847		—		5,214,443
Home equity	1,742,412		7,795		1		7,796		6,830		—		1,757,038
Credit cards	200,047		1,843		1,722		3,565		—		—		203,612
Other consumer loans	1,795,799		21,269		3		21,272		7,220		—		1,824,291
Total consumer	8,901,675		44,876		1,936		46,812		50,897		—		8,999,384
Loans, net of deferred fees and costs(1)	$	43,522,724	$	62,195	$	3,373	$	65,568	$	113,519	$	14,542	$	43,716,353

(1) The amortized cost basis of loans, net of deferred fees and costs excludes accrued interest receivable of $256.3 million and $203.1 million at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, which is presented as a component of other assets on the consolidated balance sheets. See "Part II - Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data - Note 6 - Other Assets" in this Report for more information on other assets.

Loan Portfolio Credit Exposure

The following table summarizes each loan portfolio class by regulatory risk grade and origination year as of December 31, 2023 as required by CECL.


	December 31, 2023
	Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year												Revolving Loans
(in thousands)	2023		2022		2021		2020		2019		Prior		Amortized Cost Basis		Converted to Term Loans		Total
Commercial, financial, and agricultural
Pass	$	1,078,790	$	1,040,742	$	1,408,178	$	782,069	$	636,341	$	1,236,433	$	7,623,255	$	46,908	$	13,852,716
Special Mention	5,298		8,276		20,027		1,950		2,552		8,412		141,580		—		188,095
Substandard	36,557		14,742		35,744		37,186		88,940		21,032		182,069		1,685		417,955

Loss	—		—		—		—		—		355		224		—		579
Total commercial, financial, and agricultural	1,120,645		1,063,760		1,463,949		821,205		727,833		1,266,232		7,947,128		48,593		14,459,345
Current YTD Period:
Gross charge-offs	9,367		3,436		8,175		19,532		1,165		2,071		30,696		203		74,645
Owner-occupied
Pass	859,887		1,521,469		1,501,405		958,620		710,634		1,401,416		782,180		—		7,735,611
Special Mention	1,709		9,114		22,562		2,593		4,689		48,640		79,031		—		168,338
Substandard	4,388		24,760		13,616		59,478		17,702		87,306		27,949		—		235,199


Total owner-occupied	865,984		1,555,343		1,537,583		1,020,691		733,025		1,537,362		889,160		—		8,139,148
Current YTD Period:
Gross charge-offs	—		—		433		6,836		1,544		2,862		—		—		11,675
Total commercial and industrial	1,986,629		2,619,103		3,001,532		1,841,896		1,460,858		2,803,594		8,836,288		48,593		22,598,493
Current YTD Period:
Gross charge-offs	$	9,367	$	3,436	$	8,608	$	26,368	$	2,709	$	4,933	$	30,696	$	203	$	86,320
Investment properties
Pass	593,540		3,140,041		2,863,327		1,161,697		1,052,638		1,900,744		261,737		—		10,973,724
Special Mention	—		1,616		169,550		—		48,429		33,903		—		—		253,498
Substandard	2,083		4,070		41,278		1,455		1,622		75,850		—		—		126,358
Doubtful	—		—		—		—		—		9,714		—		—		9,714
Loss	—		—		—		—		—		10		—		—		10
Total investment properties	595,623		3,145,727		3,074,155		1,163,152		1,102,689		2,020,221		261,737		—		11,363,304
Current YTD Period:
Gross charge-offs(1)	546		7,685		5,668		3,801		1,893		22,647		3,109		—		45,349
1-4 family properties
Pass	167,729		142,930		119,054		31,928		29,740		55,243		42,099		—		588,723
Special Mention	3,104		947		—		184		—		311		1		—		4,547
Substandard	1,721		822		643		465		324		1,212		45		—		5,232
Total 1-4 family properties	172,554		144,699		119,697		32,577		30,064		56,766		42,145		—		598,502
Current YTD Period:
Gross charge-offs	—		—		—		—		—		24		—		—		24


	December 31, 2023
	Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year												Revolving Loans
(in thousands)	2023		2022		2021		2020		2019		Prior		Amortized Cost Basis		Converted to Term Loans		Total
Land and development
Pass	105,609		84,962		35,993		16,131		18,616		59,605		888		—		321,804
Special Mention	—		496		—		—		—		774		—		—		1,270
Substandard	29,204		411		74		—		593		1,596		—		—		31,878
Total land and development	134,813		85,869		36,067		16,131		19,209		61,975		888		—		354,952
Current YTD Period:
Gross charge-offs	—		—		—		77		—		—		—		—		77
Total commercial real estate	902,990		3,376,295		3,229,919		1,211,860		1,151,962		2,138,962		304,770		—		12,316,758
Current YTD Period:
Gross charge-offs	$	546	$	7,685	$	5,668	$	3,878	$	1,893	$	22,671	$	3,109	$	—	$	45,450
Consumer mortgages
Pass	757,485		784,898		1,044,442		1,219,397		410,511		1,136,541		35		—		5,353,309
Substandard	564		2,810		5,517		15,913		9,478		23,662		—		—		57,944
Loss	—		—		—		—		—		470		—		—		470
Total consumer mortgages	758,049		787,708		1,049,959		1,235,310		419,989		1,160,673		35		—		5,411,723
Current YTD Period:
Gross charge-offs	—		108		251		403		402		965		5		—		2,134
Home equity
Pass	—		—		—		—		—		—		1,308,934		482,679		1,791,613
Substandard	—		—		—		—		—		—		10,231		5,297		15,528

Loss	—		—		—		—		—		—		174		84		258
Total home equity	—		—		—		—		—		—		1,319,339		488,060		1,807,399
Current YTD Period:
Gross charge-offs	—		—		—		—		—		79		819		229		1,127
Credit cards
Pass	—		—		—		—		—		—		192,217		—		192,217
Substandard	—		—		—		—		—		—		702		—		702
Loss	—		—		—		—		—		—		1,222		—		1,222
Total credit cards	—		—		—		—		—		—		194,141		—		194,141
Current YTD Period:
Gross charge-offs	—		—		—		—		—		—		7,165		—		7,165
Other consumer loans
Pass	134,969		181,455		219,415		114,006		28,256		112,724		277,368		—		1,068,193
Substandard	573		963		3,811		1,182		568		494		192		—		7,783

Total other consumer loans	135,542		182,418		223,226		115,188		28,824		113,218		277,560		—		1,075,976
Current YTD Period:
Gross charge-offs(1)	627		6,040		24,231		3,625		1,971		2,026		2,358		—		40,878
Total consumer	893,591		970,126		1,273,185		1,350,498		448,813		1,273,891		1,791,075		488,060		8,489,239
Current YTD Period:
Gross charge-offs	$	627	$	6,148	$	24,482	$	4,028	$	2,373	$	3,070	$	10,347	$	229	$	51,304
Loans, net of deferred fees and costs	$	3,783,210	$	6,965,524	$	7,504,636	$	4,404,254	$	3,061,633	$	6,216,447	$	10,932,133	$	536,653	$	43,404,490
Current YTD Period:
Gross charge-offs	$	10,540	$	17,269	$	38,758	$	34,274	$	6,975	$	30,674	$	44,152	$	432	$	183,074

(1) Includes $31.3 million in gross charge-offs related to the transfer of certain loans to held for sale that sold during 2023.


	December 31, 2022
	Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year												Revolving Loans
(in thousands)	2022		2021		2020		2019		2018		Prior		Amortized Cost Basis		Converted to Term Loans		Total
Commercial, financial, and agricultural
Pass	$	1,276,814	$	1,911,353	$	1,009,230	$	782,100	$	536,001	$	1,037,488	$	6,862,070	$	43,748	$	13,458,804
Special Mention	4,131		14,289		12,691		6,637		5,716		2,777		81,889		1,710		129,840
Substandard	13,751		17,780		38,943		42,773		18,405		21,418		131,422		1,003		285,495

Loss	—		—		—		—		—		—		277		—		277
Total commercial, financial, and agricultural	1,294,696		1,943,422		1,060,864		831,510		560,122		1,061,683		7,075,658		46,461		13,874,416
Owner-occupied
Pass	1,537,016		1,675,524		1,137,889		909,525		664,734		1,103,500		866,920		—		7,895,108
Special Mention	4,238		6,760		24,175		13,913		5,024		69,500		—		—		123,610
Substandard	19,437		13,381		63,925		7,415		51,364		17,755		—		—		173,277

Loss	—		245		—		—		—		—		—		—		245
Total owner-occupied	1,560,691		1,695,910		1,225,989		930,853		721,122		1,190,755		866,920		—		8,192,240
Total commercial and industrial	2,855,387		3,639,332		2,286,853		1,762,363		1,281,244		2,252,438		7,942,578		46,461		22,066,656
Investment properties
Pass	2,671,660		3,245,669		1,532,230		1,220,974		775,747		1,543,724		541,118		—		11,531,122
Special Mention	2,379		1,550		—		14,570		5,908		2,388		146		—		26,941
Substandard	5,973		1,455		176		1,688		51,767		3,931		20,994		—		85,984
Total investment properties	2,680,012		3,248,674		1,532,406		1,237,232		833,422		1,550,043		562,258		—		11,644,047
1-4 family properties
Pass	248,418		154,181		44,032		33,246		27,053		55,543		47,732		—		610,205
Special Mention	1		—		752		—		—		297		—		—		1,050
Substandard	1,309		1,429		75		741		836		1,243		45		—		5,678
Total 1-4 family properties	249,728		155,610		44,859		33,987		27,889		57,083		47,777		—		616,933
Land and development
Pass	119,801		84,055		21,984		39,484		18,600		64,854		5,078		—		353,856
Special Mention	—		—		744		—		29,618		1,118		—		—		31,480
Substandard	699		325		220		627		472		1,654		—		—		3,997
Total land and development	120,500		84,380		22,948		40,111		48,690		67,626		5,078		—		389,333
Total commercial real estate	3,050,240		3,488,664		1,600,213		1,311,330		910,001		1,674,752		615,113		—		12,650,313


	December 31, 2022
	Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year												Revolving Loans
(in thousands)	2022		2021		2020		2019		2018		Prior		Amortized Cost Basis		Converted to Term Loans		Total
Consumer mortgages
Pass	$	857,489	$	1,188,652	$	1,356,065	$	458,441	$	182,834	$	1,118,686	$	143	$	—	$	5,162,310
Substandard	1,153		6,452		8,519		9,442		6,167		19,662		—		—		51,395
Loss	—		—		—		4		—		734		—		—		738
Total consumer mortgages	858,642		1,195,104		1,364,584		467,887		189,001		1,139,082		143		—		5,214,443
Home equity
Pass	—		—		—		—		—		—		1,241,201		504,272		1,745,473
Substandard	—		—		—		—		—		—		6,534		4,512		11,046

Loss	—		—		—		—		—		—		402		117		519
Total home equity	—		—		—		—		—		—		1,248,137		508,901		1,757,038
Credit cards
Pass	—		—		—		—		—		—		201,898		—		201,898
Substandard	—		—		—		—		—		—		617		—		617
Loss	—		—		—		—		—		—		1,097		—		1,097
Total credit cards	—		—		—		—		—		—		203,612		—		203,612
Other consumer loans
Pass	284,045		524,601		457,684		61,760		31,662		142,189		313,565		—		1,815,506
Substandard	1,417		3,810		1,648		712		163		888		139		—		8,777
Loss	—		—		—		—		—		8		—		—		8
Total other consumer loans	285,462		528,411		459,332		62,472		31,825		143,085		313,704		—		1,824,291
Total consumer	1,144,104		1,723,515		1,823,916		530,359		220,826		1,282,167		1,765,596		508,901		8,999,384
Loan, net of deferred fees and costs	$	7,049,731	$	8,851,511	$	5,710,982	$	3,604,052	$	2,412,071	$	5,209,357	$	10,323,287	$	555,362	$	43,716,353

Schedule of Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss

The following tables detail the changes in the ALL by loan segment for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021. For the year ended December 31, 2023, Synovus charged-off $31.3 million in previously established reserves for credit losses associated with the transfer of $1.59 billion in loans to held for sale for the sales of medical office building loans and third-party consumer loans that both closed in 2023. For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, Synovus had no significant transfers to loans held for sale.


	As of and For The Year Ended December 31, 2023
(in thousands)	Commercial & Industrial		Commercial Real Estate		Consumer		Total
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance at December 31, 2022	$	161,550	$	143,575	$	138,299	$	443,424
Charge-offs	(86,320)		(45,450)		(51,304)		(183,074)
Recoveries	16,664		1,273		11,795		29,732
Provision for (reversal of) loan losses	127,076		34,360		27,867		189,303
Ending balance at December 31, 2023	$	218,970	$	133,758	$	126,657	$	479,385


	As of and For The Year Ended December 31, 2022
(in thousands)	Commercial & Industrial		Commercial Real Estate		Consumer		Total
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance at December 31, 2021	$	188,364	$	97,760	$	141,473	$	427,597
Charge-offs	(42,588)		(3,102)		(38,020)		(83,710)
Recoveries	14,625		1,633		14,296		30,554
Provision for (reversal of) loan losses	1,149		47,284		20,550		68,983
Ending balance at December 31, 2022	$	161,550	$	143,575	$	138,299	$	443,424

	As of and For The Year Ended December 31, 2021
(in thousands)	Commercial & Industrial		Commercial Real Estate		Consumer		Total
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance at December 31, 2020	$	229,555	$	130,742	$	245,439	$	605,736


Charge-offs	(59,457)		(15,392)		(30,383)		(105,232)
Recoveries	9,734		7,444		10,266		27,444
Provision for (reversal of) loan losses	8,532		(25,034)		(83,849)		(100,351)
Ending balance at December 31, 2021	$	188,364	$	97,760	$	141,473	$	427,597

Amortized Cost Basis of Loans by Loan Portfolio Class

The following table presents the amortized cost of FDM loans by loan portfolio class that were modified during the year ended December 31, 2023.



	Year Ended December 31, 2023
(in thousands)	Interest Rate Reduction		Term Extension		Principal Forgiveness and Term Extensions		Payment Delay		Interest Rate Reduction and Term Extension		Total		Percentage of Total by Financing Class
Commercial, financial, and agricultural	$	2,844	$	119,764	$	10,504	$	—	$	2,028	$	135,140	0.9	%
Owner-occupied	—		23,739		—		—		52,854		76,593		0.9
Total commercial and industrial	2,844		143,503		10,504		—		54,882		211,733		0.9
Investment properties	—		909		—		—		—		909		—
1-4 family properties	—		2,016		—		—		367		2,383		0.4
Land and development	—		29,760		—		—		—		29,760		8.4
Total commercial real estate	—		32,685		—		—		367		33,052		0.3
Consumer mortgages	2,110		—		—		465		—		2,575		—
Home equity	—		336		—		—		287		623		—
Credit cards	—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Other consumer loans	115		625		—		189		617		1,546		0.1
Total consumer	2,225		961		—		654		904		4,744		0.1
Total FDMs	$	5,069	$	177,149	$	10,504	$	654	$	56,153	$	249,529	0.6	%

The following presents the financial effect of loan modifications made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty during the year ended December 31, 2023.


	Year Ended December 31, 2023
(Dollars in thousands)	Principal Forgiveness and Term Extensions		Weighted Average Interest Rate Reduction		Weighted Average Term Extension (in months)	Weighted Average Payment Deferral (in months)
Commercial, financial, and agricultural	$	1,200	2.4	%	14	—
Owner-occupied	—		2.3		10	—

Investment properties	—		—		40	—
1-4 family properties	—		0.4		12	—
Land and development	—		—		4	—

Consumer mortgages	—		2.3		—	6
Home equity	—		0.5		249	—

Other consumer loans	—		5.7		62	2

The following table provides a summary of current, accruing past due, and non-accrual loans on an amortized cost basis by loan portfolio class that have been modified since January 1, 2023.



	December 31, 2023
(in thousands)	Current		Accruing 30-89 Days Past Due		Accruing 90 Days or Greater Past Due		Non-accrual (1)		Total
Commercial, financial, and agricultural	$	123,843	$	—	$	—	$	11,297	$	135,140
Owner-occupied	75,859		—		—		734		76,593
Total commercial and industrial	199,702		—		—		12,031		211,733
Investment properties	604		—		—		305		909
1-4 family properties	1,174		—		—		1,209		2,383
Land and development	29,760		—		—		—		29,760
Total commercial real estate	31,538		—		—		1,514		33,052
Consumer mortgages	1,423		—		—		1,152		2,575
Home equity	623		—		—		—		623
Credit cards	—		—		—		—		—
Other consumer loans	418		372		—		756		1,546
Total consumer	2,464		372		—		1,908		4,744
Total FDMs	$	233,704	$	372	$	—	$	15,453	$	249,529

(1) Loans were on non-accrual when modified and subsequently classified as FDMs.


TDRs by Concession Type
	Year Ended December 31, 2022
(in thousands, except contract data)	Number of Contracts	Below Market Interest Rate		Other Concessions(1)		Total
Commercial, financial, and agricultural	86	$	34,518	$	1,279	$	35,797
Owner-occupied	29	65,956		3,857		69,813
Total commercial and industrial	115	100,474		5,136		105,610
Investment properties	7	5,026		6,610		11,636
1-4 family properties	14	3,850		—		3,850
Land and development	4	3,168		—		3,168
Total commercial real estate	25	12,044		6,610		18,654
Consumer mortgages	10	1,176		266		1,442
Home equity	41	4,836		39		4,875
Other consumer loans	15	—		605		605
Total consumer	66	6,012		910		6,922
Loans, net of deferred fees and costs	206	$	118,530	$	12,656	$	131,186	(2)


TDRs by Concession Type
	Year Ended December 31, 2021
(in thousands, except contract data)	Number of Contracts	Below Market Interest Rate		Other Concessions(1)		Total
Commercial, financial, and agricultural	152	$	12,746	$	8,096	$	20,842
Owner-occupied	24	5,908		868		6,776
Total commercial and industrial	176	18,654		8,964		27,618
Investment properties	9	3,130		—		3,130
1-4 family properties	13	1,131		123		1,254
Land and development	8	1,948		60		2,008
Total commercial real estate	30	6,209		183		6,392
Consumer mortgages	18	2,512		1,006		3,518
Home equity	55	4,991		258		5,249
Other consumer loans	103	435		5,720		6,155
Total consumer	176	7,938		6,984		14,922
Loans, net of deferred fees and costs	382	$	32,801	$	16,131	$	48,932	(3)

(1) Other concessions generally include term extensions, interest only payments for a period of time, or principal forgiveness, but there was no principal forgiveness for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.

(2) No charge-offs were recorded during the year ended December 31, 2022 upon restructuring of these loans.

(3) No charge-offs were recorded during the year ended December 31, 2021 upon restructuring of these loans.