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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Loan Commitments and Letters of Credit | Synovus also invests in certain other CRA partnerships including SBIC programs. The SBIC is a program initiated by the SBA in 1958 to assist in the funding of small business loans.
| December 31,
(in thousands) | 2020 |  | 2019
Letters of credit * | $ | 190,562 |  |  | $ | 202,614 |
Commitments to fund commercial and industrial loans | 8,200,608 |  |  | 7,018,152 |
Commitments to fund commercial real estate, construction, and land development loans | 3,290,041 |  |  | 3,032,252 |
Commitments under home equity lines of credit | 1,602,831 |  |  | 1,501,452 |
Unused credit card lines | 1,012,313 |  |  | 877,929 |
Other loan commitments | 472,233 |  |  | 485,371 |
Total letters of credit and unfunded lending commitments | $ | 14,768,588 |  |  | $ | 13,117,770 |
LIHTC, solar energy tax credit, and other CRA partnerships: |  |  |
Carrying amount included in other assets | $ | 262,855 |  |  | $ | 146,612 |
Amount of future funding commitments included in carrying amount | 133,946 |  |  | 78,266 |
Permanent and short-term construction loans and letter of credit commitments | 84,552 |  |  | 2,124 |
Funded portion of permanent and short-term loans and letters of credit | 9,762 |  |  | 3,196 |
* Represent the contractual amount net of risk participations purchased of approximately $30 million and $33 million at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively

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