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Investment Securities
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Investment Securities [Abstract]  
Investment Securities Investment Securities
Investment securities consisted of the following at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

(In thousands)March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
Available for sale debt securities$8,646,127 $9,095,513 
Trading debt securities44,329 40,080 
Equity securities:
Readily determinable fair value46,193 47,551 
No readily determinable fair value10,000 9,803 
Other:
Federal Reserve Bank stock54,434 35,918 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock10,141 10,198 
Private equity investments183,764 184,343 
Total investment securities (1)
$8,994,988 $9,423,406 
(1)Accrued interest receivable totaled $36.4 million and $42.0 million at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, and was included within other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.

Most of the Company’s investment securities are classified as available for sale debt securities, and this portfolio is discussed in more detail below. The Company’s equity securities are also discussed below. Other investment securities include Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) stock, Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock, and investments in portfolio concerns held by the Company’s private equity subsidiary. FRB stock and FHLB stock are held for liquidity management and regulatory purposes. Investment in FRB stock is based on the capital structure of the investing bank, and investment in FHLB stock is tied to the asset size of the borrowing bank and the level of borrowings from the FHLB. These holdings are carried at cost. The Company’s private equity investments are carried at estimated fair value.

Equity Securities
The Company’s equity securities portfolio includes mutual funds and common stock with readily determinable fair values as well as equity securities with no readily determinable fair value. The Company has elected to measure equity securities with no readily determinable fair value at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes for the identical or similar investment of the same issuer. At March 31, 2026, this portfolio included the Company’s 411,723 shares of Visa Inc. (“Visa”) Class B-2 common stock, which are held by Commerce Bancshares, Inc. and were acquired by participating in a public exchange offer by Visa in 2024 (2024 Exchange Offer). At March 31, 2026, the Company’s Visa Class B-2 shares are carried at cost, which is $0, as the Company elected the measurement alternative approach for these shares and there have not been observable price changes in orderly transactions for identical or similar investments of the same issuer for the Visa Class B-2 shares held by the Company.

As a condition of participating in the 2024 Exchange Offer, the Company entered into a Makewhole Agreement (2024 Makewhole Agreement) with Visa that provides for cash payments to Visa to the extent (if any) that future adjustments to the conversion ratio for the Visa Class B-2 common stock to Class A common stock cause such ratio to fall below zero. Changes to the conversion ratio occur when Visa deposits funds to a litigation escrow established by Visa to pay settlements for certain covered litigation that pre-dated Visa’s initial public offering, for which Visa had been effectively indemnified by Visa USA members through reductions to the conversion ratio for its Class B-1 common stock. The purpose of the 2024 Makewhole Agreement was to preserve the economic benefit of these adjustments to the Class B-1 conversion ratio for the benefit of Visa’s Class A and Class C common stockholders following the exchange. As further described in Visa’s related Issuer Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO and Prospectus, each dated April 8, 2024, publicly filed with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission, both the Makewhole Agreement and the related escrow fund and transfer restrictions on Visa’s Class B-1 common stock and the new Class B-2 common stock will terminate whenever the covered litigation is ultimately resolved, at which future date outstanding shares of Visa Class B-2 common stock will be convertible into shares of its Class A common stock at the then-applicable conversion ratio.

Available for sale debt securities portfolio
The majority of the Company’s investment portfolio is comprised of available for sale debt securities, which are carried at fair value with changes in fair value reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI). A summary of the available for sale debt securities by maturity groupings as of March 31, 2026 is shown below. The investment portfolio includes agency mortgage-backed securities, which are guaranteed by agencies such as FHLMC, FNMA, and Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), in addition to non-agency mortgage-backed securities, which have no guarantee but are collateralized by commercial and residential mortgages. Also included are certain other asset-backed securities, which are primarily
collateralized by credit cards, automobiles, student loans, and commercial loans. These securities differ from traditional debt securities primarily in that they may have uncertain maturity dates and are priced based on estimated prepayment rates on the underlying collateral.
(In thousands)Amortized
Cost
Fair
Value
U.S. government and federal agency obligations:
Within 1 year$422,299 $423,185 
After 1 but within 5 years1,704,983 1,707,211 
After 5 but within 10 years913,297 910,616 
After 10 years106,606 106,281 
Total U.S. government and federal agency obligations3,147,185 3,147,293 
Government-sponsored enterprise obligations:
After 1 but within 5 years3,962 3,737 
After 5 but within 10 years30,816 26,321 
After 10 years19,821 13,927 
Total government-sponsored enterprise obligations54,599 43,985 
State and municipal obligations:
Within 1 year55,782 55,348 
After 1 but within 5 years428,431 409,208 
After 5 but within 10 years116,777 103,102 
After 10 years104,874 87,166 
Total state and municipal obligations705,864 654,824 
Mortgage and asset-backed securities:
  Agency mortgage-backed securities3,701,146 3,123,669 
  Non-agency mortgage-backed securities446,168 414,777 
  Asset-backed securities1,104,943 1,093,819 
Total mortgage and asset-backed securities5,252,257 4,632,265 
Other debt securities:
Within 1 year8,021 7,924 
After 1 but within 5 years59,891 55,915 
After 5 but within 10 years81,872 80,151 
After 10 years23,937 23,770 
Total other debt securities173,721 167,760 
Total available for sale debt securities$9,333,626 $8,646,127 

Investments in U.S. government and federal agency obligations include U.S. Treasury inflation-protected securities, which totaled $380.7 million, at fair value, at March 31, 2026. Interest earned on these securities increases with inflation and decreases with deflation, as measured by the non-seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index (CPI-U). At maturity, the principal paid is the greater of an inflation-adjusted principal or the original principal.

Allowance for credit losses on available for sale debt securities
Securities for which fair value is less than amortized cost are reviewed for impairment. Special emphasis is placed on securities whose credit rating has fallen below Baa3 (Moody's) or BBB- (Standard & Poor's), whose fair values have fallen more than 20% below purchase price, or those which have been identified based on management’s judgment. These securities are placed on a watch list and cash flow analyses are prepared on an individual security basis. Certain securities are analyzed using a projected cash flow model, discounted to present value, and compared to the current amortized cost bases of the securities. The model uses input factors such as cash flow projections, contractual payments required, expected delinquency rates, credit support from other tranches, prepayment speeds, collateral loss severity rates (including loan to values), and various other information related to the underlying collateral. Securities not analyzed using the cash flow model are analyzed by reviewing credit ratings, credit support agreements, and industry knowledge to project future cash flows and any possible credit impairment.

At March 31, 2026, the fair value of securities on this watch list was $970.5 million compared to $896.7 million at December 31, 2025. Almost all of the securities included on the Company's watch list in the current quarter were experiencing unrealized loss positions due to the increase in interest rates since their purchase and were analyzed outside of the cash flow model. At March 31, 2026, the securities on the Company's watch list that were not deemed to be solely related to increasing interest rates were securities backed by government-guaranteed student loans and are expected to perform as contractually required. As of March 31, 2026, the Company did not identify any securities for which a credit loss exists, and for the three
months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company did not recognize a credit loss expense on any available for sale debt securities.

The table below summarizes debt securities available for sale in an unrealized loss position, aggregated by length of loss period, for which an allowance for credit losses has not been recorded at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025. Unrealized losses on these available for sale securities have not been recognized into income because after review, the securities were deemed not to be impaired. The unrealized losses on these securities are primarily attributable to changes in interest rates and current market conditions. At March 31, 2026, the Company does not intend to sell the securities, nor is it anticipated that it would be required to sell any of these securities at a loss.

Less than 12 months12 months or longerTotal
 
(In thousands)
   Fair ValueUnrealized
Losses
Fair ValueUnrealized
Losses
Fair ValueUnrealized
Losses
March 31, 2026
U.S. government and federal agency obligations$1,321,452 $9,277 $190,275 $7,123 $1,511,727 $16,400 
Government-sponsored enterprise obligations   43,985 10,614 43,985 10,614 
State and municipal obligations30,515 118 614,192 50,935 644,707 51,053 
Mortgage and asset-backed securities:
   Agency mortgage-backed securities3,670 47 3,047,265 578,793 3,050,935 578,840 
   Non-agency mortgage-backed securities  401,037 31,665 401,037 31,665 
   Asset-backed securities68,558 181 514,421 16,102 582,979 16,283 
Total mortgage and asset-backed securities72,228 228 3,962,723 626,560 4,034,951 626,788 
Other debt securities18,832 10 93,283 6,578 112,115 6,588 
Total $1,443,027 $9,633 $4,904,458 $701,810 $6,347,485 $711,443 
December 31, 2025
U.S. government and federal agency obligations$612,167 $2,620 $314,006 $8,244 $926,173 $10,864 
Government-sponsored enterprise obligations— — 44,712 10,239 44,712 10,239 
State and municipal obligations12,157 18 636,492 50,323 648,649 50,341 
Mortgage and asset-backed securities:
   Agency mortgage-backed securities2,437 30 3,148,627 565,056 3,151,064 565,086 
   Non-agency mortgage-backed securities— — 421,508 31,942 421,508 31,942 
   Asset-backed securities32,875 36 546,984 16,925 579,859 16,961 
Total mortgage and asset-backed securities35,312 66 4,117,119 613,923 4,152,431 613,989 
Other debt securities— — 110,038 6,661 110,038 6,661 
Total $659,636 $2,704 $5,222,367 $689,390 $5,882,003 $692,094 

The entire available for sale debt portfolio included $6.3 billion of securities that were in a loss position at March 31, 2026, compared to $5.9 billion at December 31, 2025. The total amount of unrealized loss on these securities was $711.4 million at March 31, 2026, an increase of $19.3 million compared to the unrealized loss at December 31, 2025.  Securities with significant unrealized losses are discussed in the "Allowance for credit losses on available for sale debt securities" section above.
For debt securities classified as available for sale, the following table shows the amortized cost, fair value, and allowance for credit losses of securities available for sale at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, and the corresponding amounts of gross unrealized gains and losses (pre-tax) in AOCI, by security type.

 
 
(In thousands)
Amortized CostGross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Allowance for Credit Losses
Fair Value
March 31, 2026
U.S. government and federal agency obligations$3,147,185 $16,508 $(16,400)$ $3,147,293 
Government-sponsored enterprise obligations54,599  (10,614) 43,985 
State and municipal obligations705,864 13 (51,053) 654,824 
Mortgage and asset-backed securities:
  Agency mortgage-backed securities3,701,146 1,363 (578,840) 3,123,669 
  Non-agency mortgage-backed securities446,168 274 (31,665) 414,777 
  Asset-backed securities1,104,943 5,159 (16,283) 1,093,819 
Total mortgage and asset-backed securities5,252,257 6,796 (626,788) 4,632,265 
Other debt securities173,721 627 (6,588) 167,760 
Total$9,333,626 $23,944 $(711,443)$ $8,646,127 
December 31, 2025
U.S. government and federal agency obligations$3,257,561 $32,403 $(10,864)$— $3,279,100 
Government-sponsored enterprise obligations54,951 — (10,239)— 44,712 
State and municipal obligations715,037 37 (50,341)— 664,733 
Mortgage and asset-backed securities:
  Agency mortgage-backed securities3,786,811 1,380 (565,086)— 3,223,105 
  Non-agency mortgage-backed securities467,200 430 (31,942)— 435,688 
  Asset-backed securities1,269,503 9,503 (16,961)— 1,262,045 
Total mortgage and asset-backed securities5,523,514 11,313 (613,989)— 4,920,838 
Other debt securities191,215 1,576 (6,661)— 186,130 
Total$9,742,278 $45,329 $(692,094)$— $9,095,513 

The following table presents proceeds from sales of securities and the components of investment securities gains and losses which have been recognized in earnings.

For the Three Months Ended March 31
(In thousands)20262025
Proceeds from sales of securities:
Other investments
$17,662 $6,757 
Total proceeds
$17,662 $6,757 
Investment securities gains (losses), net:
Available for sale debt securities:
Gains realized on sales$ $
Equity securities:
 Gains (losses) on equity securities, net160 (97)
Other:
 Gains realized on sales
597 1,071 
 Losses realized on sales
 (44)
Fair value adjustments, net 10,890 (8,525)
Total investment securities gains (losses), net$11,647 $(7,591)

Net gains on investment securities for the three months ended March 31, 2026 were mainly comprised of net gains in fair value of $10.9 million on private equity investments.
Pledged securities
At March 31, 2026, securities totaling $6.7 billion in fair value were pledged to secure public fund deposits, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, trust funds, and borrowings at the FRB and FHLB, compared to $7.3 billion at December 31, 2025. Excluding obligations of various government-sponsored enterprises such as FNMA, FHLB and FHLMC, no investment in a single issuer exceeded 10% of shareholders’ equity.