NOTE

LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

September 30, 2017,

the Company’s loan portfolio was

$6.303

billion, compared to

$5.633

billion at

December 31, 2016.

The various categories of loans are summarized as follows:

(In thousands)	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016

Consumer:
Credit cards	$	176,316	$	184,591
Other consumer		317,946		303,972
Total consumer		494,262		488,563
Real Estate:
Construction		515,274		336,759
Single family residential		1,048,403		904,245
Other commercial		2,231,223		1,787,075
Total real estate		3,794,900		3,028,079
Commercial:
Commercial		688,960		639,525
Agricultural		207,849		150,378
Total commercial		896,809		789,903
Other		25,341		20,662
Loans		5,211,312		4,327,207
Loans acquired, net of discount and allowance (1)		1,092,039		1,305,683
Total loans	$	6,303,351	$	5,632,890

______________________

(

)

See Note

Loans Acquired, for segregation of loans acquired by loan class.

Loan Origination/Risk Management

– The Company seeks to manage its credit risk by diversifying its loan portfolio, determining that borrowers have adequate sources of cash flow for loan repayment without liquidation of collateral; obtaining and monitoring collateral; providing an adequate allowance for loans losses by regularly reviewing loans through the internal loan review process. The loan portfolio is diversified by borrower, purpose and industry. The Company seeks to use diversification within the loan portfolio to reduce its credit risk, thereby minimizing the adverse impact on the portfolio, if weaknesses develop in either the economy or a particular segment of borrowers. Collateral requirements are based on credit assessments of borrowers and

may

be used to recover the debt in case of default. Furthermore, a factor that influenced the Company’s judgment regarding the allowance for loan losses consists of a

five

-year historical loss average segregated by each primary loan sector. On an annual basis, historical loss rates are calculated for each sector.

Consumer

– The consumer loan portfolio consists of credit card loans and other consumer loans. Credit card loans are diversified by geographic region to reduce credit risk and minimize any adverse impact on the portfolio. Although they are regularly reviewed to facilitate the identification and monitoring of creditworthiness, credit card loans are unsecured loans, making them more susceptible to be impacted by economic downturns resulting in increasing unemployment. Other consumer loans include direct and indirect installment loans and overdrafts. Loans in this portfolio segment are sensitive to unemployment and other key consumer economic measures.

Real estate

– The real estate loan portfolio consists of construction loans, single family residential loans and commercial loans. Construction and development loans (“C&D”) and commercial real estate loans (“CRE”) can be particularly sensitive to valuation of real estate. Commercial real estate cycles are inevitable. The long planning and production process for new properties and rapid shifts in business conditions and employment create an inherent tension between supply and demand for commercial properties. While general economic trends often move individual markets in the same direction over time, the timing and magnitude of changes are determined by other forces unique to each market. CRE cycles tend to be local in nature and longer than other credit cycles. Factors influencing the CRE market are traditionally different from those affecting residential real estate markets; thereby making predictions for

one

market based on the other difficult. Additionally, submarkets within commercial real estate – such as office, industrial, apartment, retail and hotel – also experience different cycles, providing an opportunity to lower the overall risk through diversification across types of CRE loans. Management realizes that local demand and supply conditions will also mean that different geographic areas will experience cycles of different amplitude and length. The Company monitors these loans closely.

Commercial

– The commercial loan portfolio includes commercial and agricultural loans, representing loans to commercial customers and farmers for use in normal business or farming operations to finance working capital needs, equipment purchase or other expansion projects. Collection risk in this portfolio is driven by the creditworthiness of the underlying borrowers, particularly cash flow from customers’ business or farming operations. The Company continues its efforts to keep loan terms short, reducing the negative impact of upward movement in interest rates. Term loans are generally set up with

one

three

year balloons, and the Company has recently instituted a pricing mechanism for commercial loans. It is standard practice to require personal guaranties on commercial loans for closely-held or limited liability entities.

Nonaccrual and Past Due Loans

– Loans are considered past due if the required principal and interest payments have

not

been received as of the date such payments were due. Loans are placed on nonaccrual status when, in management’s opinion, the borrower

may

be unable to meet payment obligations as they become due, as well as when required by regulatory provisions. Loans

may

be placed on nonaccrual status regardless of whether or

not

such loans are considered past due. When interest accrual is discontinued, all unpaid accrued interest is reversed. Interest income is subsequently recognized only to the extent cash payments are received in excess of principal due. Loans are returned to accrual status when all the principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured.

Nonaccrual loans, excluding loans acquired, segregated by class of loans, are as follows:

(In thousands)	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016

Consumer:
Credit cards	$	273	$	373
Other consumer		3,880		1,793
Total consumer		4,153		2,166
Real estate:
Construction		2,403		3,411
Single family residential		13,034		12,139
Other commercial		18,811		12,385
Total real estate		34,248		27,935
Commercial:
Commercial		13,827		7,765
Agricultural		2,210		1,238
Total commercial		16,037		9,003
Total	$	54,438	$	39,104

An age analysis of past due loans, excluding loans acquired, segregated by class of loans, is as follows:

(In thousands)	Gross 30-89 Days Past Due		90 Days or More Past Due		Total Past Due		Current		Total Loans		90 Days Past Due & Accruing

September 30, 2017
Consumer:
Credit cards	$	655	$	492	$	1,147	$	175,169	$	176,316	$	218
Other consumer		4,870		2,570		7,440		310,506		317,946		4
Total consumer		5,525		3,062		8,587		485,675		494,262		222
Real estate:
Construction		440		1,478		1,918		513,356		515,274		--
Single family residential		5,516		4,785		10,301		1,038,102		1,048,403		--
Other commercial		3,032		8,945		11,977		2,219,246		2,231,223		--
Total real estate		8,988		15,208		24,196		3,770,704		3,794,900		--
Commercial:
Commercial		991		10,745		11,736		677,224		688,960		10
Agricultural		469		1,793		2,262		205,587		207,849		--
Total commercial		1,460		12,538		13,998		882,811		896,809		10
Other		--		--		--		25,341		25,341		--
Total	$	15,973	$	30,808	$	46,781	$	5,164,531	$	5,211,312	$	232

December 31, 2016
Consumer:
Credit cards	$	716	$	275	$	991	$	183,600	$	184,591	$	275
Other consumer		3,786		1,027		4,813		299,159		303,972		11
Total consumer		4,502		1,302		5,804		482,759		488,563		286
Real estate:
Construction		1,420		1,246		2,666		334,093		336,759		--
Single family residential		6,310		5,927		12,237		892,008		904,245		14
Other commercial		4,212		6,722		10,934		1,776,141		1,787,075		--
Total real estate		11,942		13,895		25,837		3,002,242		3,028,079		14
Commercial:
Commercial		2,040		5,296		7,336		632,189		639,525		--
Agricultural		121		1,215		1,336		149,042		150,378		--
Total commercial		2,161		6,511		8,672		781,231		789,903		--
Other		--		--		--		20,662		20,662		--
Total	$	18,605	$	21,708	$	40,313	$	4,286,894	$	4,327,207	$	300

Impaired Loans

– A loan is considered impaired when it is probable that the Company will

not

receive all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loans, including scheduled principal and interest payments. This includes loans that are delinquent

days or more, nonaccrual loans and certain other loans identified by management. Certain other loans identified by management consist of performing loans with specific allocations of the allowance for loan losses. Impaired loans are carried at the present value of estimated future cash flows using the loan’s existing rate, or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent.

Impairment is evaluated in total for smaller-balance loans of a similar nature and on an individual loan basis for other loans. Impaired loans, or portions thereof, are charged-off when deemed uncollectible.

Impaired loans, net of government guarantees and excluding loans acquired, segregated by class of loans, are as follows:

(In thousands)	Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance		Recorded Investment With No Allowance		Recorded Investment With Allowance		Total Recorded Investment		Related Allowance		Average Investment in Impaired Loans		Interest Income Recognized		Average Investment in Impaired Loans		Interest Income Recognized
September 30, 2017											Three Months Ended September 30, 2017				Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
Consumer:
Credit cards	$	273	$	273	$	--	$	273	$	--	$	283	$	12	$	292	$	23
Other consumer		4,022		3,880		--		3,880		--		3,314		23		2,711		53
Total consumer		4,295		4,153		--		4,153		--		3,597		35		3,003		76
Real estate:
Construction		2,652		1,496		907		2,403		220		2,582		17		2,828		56
Single family residential		13,782		12,450		584		13,034		53		12,878		85		12,772		251
Other commercial		19,065		7,260		10,983		18,243		2,052		19,306		121		19,313		380
Total real estate		35,499		21,206		12,474		33,680		2,325		34,766		223		34,913		687
Commercial:
Commercial		13,774		4,805		8,112		12,917		3,996		14,543		84		12,943		255
Agricultural		2,184		1,059		--		1,059		--		1,562		8		1,645		32
Total commercial		15,958		5,864		8,112		13,976		3,996		16,105		92		14,588		287
Total	$	55,752	$	31,223	$	20,586	$	51,809	$	6,321	$	54,468	$	350	$	52,504	$	1,050

December 31, 2016											Three Months Ended September 30, 2016				Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
Consumer:
Credit cards	$	373	$	373	$	--	$	373	$	--	$	439	$	--	$	340	$	10
Other consumer		1,836		1,797		3		1,800		1		1,324		14		882		32
Total consumer		2,209		2,170		3		2,173		1		1,763		14		1,222		42
Real estate:
Construction		4,275		1,038		2,374		3,412		156		4,474		44		4,692		170
Single family residential		12,970		10,630		1,753		12,383		162		10,897		119		8,762		317
Other commercial		20,993		6,891		7,315		14,206		99		18,981		178		15,113		547
Total real estate		38,238		18,559		11,442		30,001		417		34,352		341		28,567		1,034
Commercial:
Commercial		11,848		2,734		7,573		10,307		262		4,402		59		3,256		118
Agricultural		2,226		1,215		--		1,215		--		1,604		16		1,003		36
Total commercial		14,074		3,949		7,573		11,522		262		6,006		75		4,259		154
Total	$	54,521	$	24,678	$	19,018	$	43,696	$	680	$	42,121	$	430	$	34,048	$	1,230

September 30, 2017,

and

December 31, 2016,

impaired loans, net of government guarantees and excluding loans acquired, totaled

$51.8

million and

$43.7

million, respectively. Allocations of the allowance for loan losses relative to impaired loans were

$6.3

million and

$680,000

September 30, 2017

and

December

31,

2016,

respectively. Approximately

$350,000

and

$1.1

million of interest income was recognized on average impaired loans of

$54.5

million and

$52.5

million for the

three

and

nine

months ended

September 30, 2017.

Interest income recognized on impaired loans on a cash basis during the

three

and

nine

months ended

September 30, 2017

and

2016

was

not

material.

Included in certain impaired loan categories are troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”). When the Company restructures a loan to a borrower that is experiencing financial difficulty and grants a concession that it would

not

otherwise consider, a “troubled debt restructuring” results and the Company classifies the loan as a TDR. The Company grants various types of concessions, primarily interest rate reduction and/or payment modifications or extensions, with an occasional forgiveness of principal.

Under ASC Topic

310

–

Subsequent Measurement

, a TDR is considered to be impaired, and an impairment analysis must be performed. The Company assesses the exposure for each modification, either by collateral discounting or by calculation of the present value of future cash flows, and determines if a specific allocation to the allowance for loan losses is needed.

Once an obligation has been restructured because of such credit problems, it continues to be considered a TDR until paid in full; or, if an obligation yields a market interest rate and

longer has any concession regarding payment amount or amortization, then it is

not

considered a TDR at the beginning of the calendar year after the year in which the improvement takes place. The Company returns TDRs to accrual status only if (

) all contractual amounts due can reasonably be expected to be repaid within a prudent period, and (

) repayment has been in accordance with the contract for a sustained period, typically at least

six

months.

The following table presents a summary of troubled debt restructurings, excluding loans acquired, segregated by class of loans.

	Accruing TDR Loans				Nonaccrual TDR Loans				Total TDR Loans
(Dollars in thousands)	Number		Balance		Number		Balance		Number		Balance

September 30, 2017
Real estate:
Construction		--	$	--		1	$	432		1	$	432
Single-family residential		4		144		14		838		18		982
Other commercial		5		6,877		3		6,152		8		13,029
Total real estate		9		7,021		18		7,422		27		14,443
Commercial:
Commercial		7		2,191		6		749		13		2,940
Total commercial		7		2,191		6		749		13		2,940
Total		16	$	9,212		24	$	8,171		40	$	17,383

December 31, 2016
Consumer:
Other consumer		--	$	--		1	$	3		1	$	3
Total consumer		--		--		1		3		1		3
Real estate:
Construction		--		--		1		18		1		18
Single-family residential		3		167		29		2,078		32		2,245
Other commercial		23		9,048		2		780		25		9,828
Total real estate		26		9,215		32		2,876		58		12,091
Commercial:
Commercial		15		1,783		5		297		20		2,080
Total commercial		15		1,783		5		297		20		2,080
Total		41	$	10,998		38	$	3,176		79	$	14,174

The following table presents loans that were restructured as TDRs during the

three

and

nine

months ended

September 30, 2017

and

2016,

excluding loans acquired, segregated by class of loans.

							Modification Type
(Dollars in thousands)	Number of Loans		Balance Prior to TDR		Balance at September 30		Change in Maturity Date		Change in Rate		Financial Impact on Date of Restructure

Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
Commercial:
Commercial		1	$	608	$	607	$	607	$	--	$	--
Total commercial		1		608		607		607		--		--
Total		1	$	608	$	607	$	607	$	--	$	--

Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
Consumer:
Other consumer		1	$	47	$	8	$	8	$	--	$	--
Total consumer		1		47		8		8		--		--
Real Estate:
Single-family residential		13		742		694		694		--		--
Other commercial		2		835		834		66		768		--
Total real estate		15		1,577		1,528		760		768		--
Commercial:
Commercial		5		1,387		1,387		1,387		--		--
Total commercial		5		1,387		1,387		1,387		--		--
Total		21	$	3,011	$	2,923	$	2,155	$	768	$	--

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
Real estate:
Construction		1	$	456	$	456	$	456	$	--	$	--
Other commercial		2		7,362		7,362		7,362		--		33
Total real estate		3		7,818		7,818		7,818		--		33
Commercial:
Commercial		10		1,419		1,407		1,368		39		--
Total commercial		10		1,419		1,407		1,368		39		--
Total		13	$	9,237	$	9,225	$	9,186	$	39	$	33

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
Consumer:
Other consumer		2	$	50	$	11	$	11	$	--	$	--
Total consumer		2		50		11		11		--		--
Real estate:
Single-family residential		22		1,538		1,487		933		554		--
Other commercial		27		9,797		9,765		8,633		1,132		--
Total real estate		49		11,335		11,252		9,566		1,686		--
Commercial:
Commercial		16		1,987		1,959		1,959		--		--
Total commercial		16		1,987		1,959		1,959		--		--
Total		67	$	13,372	$	13,222	$	11,536	$	1,686	$	--

During the

three

months ended

September 30, 2017,

the Company modified

one

loan with a recorded investment of

$608,000

prior to modification that was deemed troubled debt restructuring. The restructured loan was modified by changing the maturity date. Based on the fair value of the collateral,

specific reserve was determined necessary for this loan. Also, there was

immediate financial impact from the restructuring of the loan, as it was

not

considered necessary to charge-off interest or principal on the date of restructure.

During the

nine

months ended

September 30, 2017,

the Company modified

loans with a recorded investment of

$9.2

million prior to modification which was deemed troubled debt restructuring. The restructured loans were modified by deferring amortized principal payments, changing the maturity date and requiring interest only payments for a period of

months. Based on the fair value of the collateral, a specific reserve of

$33,000

was determined necessary for these loans. Also, there was

immediate financial impact from the restructuring of these loans, as it was

not

considered necessary to charge-off interest or principal on the date of restructure.

During the

three

months ended

September 30, 2016,

the Company modified

loans with a recorded investment of

$3.0

million and during the

nine

months ended

September 30, 2016,

the Company modified

loans with a total recorded investment of

$13.4

million prior to modification which were deemed troubled debt restructuring. The restructured loans were modified by changing various terms, including changing the maturity date, deferring amortized principal payments and requiring interest only payments for a period of

months. Based on the fair value of the collateral, a specific reserve of

$402,000

was determined necessary for these loans. Also, there was

immediate financial impact from the restructuring of these loans, as it was

not

considered necessary to charge-off interest or principal on the date of restructure.

There was

one

commercial real estate loan for which a payment default occurred during the

nine

months ended

September 30, 2017,

and that had been modified as a TDR within

months or less of the payment default, excluding loans acquired. A charge off of approximately

$440,000

was recorded for this loan during the

third

quarter

2017.

There was

one

consumer loan for which a payment default occurred during the

nine

months ended

September 30, 2016,

that had been modified as a TDR within

months or less of the payment default, excluding loans acquired. A charge off of

$39,000

was recorded for this loan. We define a payment default as a payment received more than

days after its due date.

In addition to the TDRs that occurred during the period provided in the preceding tables, the Company had TDRs with pre-modification loan balances of

$117,000

and

$166,500

September 30, 2017

and

2016,

respectively, for which other real estate owned (“OREO”) was received in full or partial satisfaction of the loans. The majority of such TDRs were in commercial real estate and residential real estate. At

September 30, 2017

and

December 31, 2016,

the Company had

$1,180,000

and

$1,714,000,

respectively, of consumer mortgage loans secured by residential real estate properties for which formal foreclosure proceedings are in process. At

September 30, 2017

and

December 31, 2016,

the Company had

$5,275,000

and

$5,094,000,

respectively, of OREO secured by residential real estate properties.

Credit Quality Indicators

– As part of the on-going monitoring of the credit quality of the Company’s loan portfolio, management tracks certain credit quality indicators including trends related to (i) the weighted-average risk rating of commercial and real estate loans, (ii) the level of classified commercial and real estate loans, (iii) net charge-offs, (iv) non-performing loans (see details above) and (v) the general economic conditions in the States of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Tennessee.

The Company utilizes a risk rating matrix to assign a risk rate to each of its commercial and real estate loans. Loans are rated on a scale of

A description of the general characteristics of the

risk ratings is as follows:

Risk Rate

– Pass (Excellent)

– This category includes loans which are virtually free of credit risk. Borrowers in this category represent the highest credit quality and greatest financial strength.

Risk Rate

– Pass (Good)

- Loans under this category possess a nominal risk of default. This category includes borrowers with strong financial strength and superior financial ratios and trends. These loans are generally fully secured by cash or equivalents (other than those rated "excellent”).

Risk Rate

– Pass (Acceptable – Average)

- Loans in this category are considered to possess a normal level of risk. Borrowers in this category have satisfactory financial strength and adequate cash flow coverage to service debt requirements. If secured, the perfected collateral should be of acceptable quality and within established borrowing parameters.

Risk Rate

– Pass (Monitor)

- Loans in the Watch (Monitor) category exhibit an overall acceptable level of risk, but that risk

may

be increased by certain conditions, which represent "red flags". These "red flags" require a higher level of supervision or monitoring than the normal "Pass" rated credit. The borrower

may

be experiencing these conditions for the

first

time, or it

may

be recovering from weakness, which at

one

time justified a harsher rating. These conditions

may

include: weaknesses in financial trends; marginal cash flow;

one

-time negative operating results; non-compliance with policy or borrowing agreements; poor diversity in operations; lack of adequate monitoring information or lender supervision; questionable management ability/stability.

Risk Rate

– Special Mention

- A loan in this category has potential weaknesses that deserve management's close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses

may

result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the asset or in the institution's credit position at some future date. Special Mention loans are

not

adversely classified (although they are "criticized") and do

not

expose an institution to sufficient risk to warrant adverse classification. Borrowers

may

be experiencing adverse operating trends, or an ill-proportioned balance sheet. Non-financial characteristics of a Special Mention rating

may

include management problems, pending litigation, a non-existent, or ineffective loan agreement or other material structural weakness, and/or other significant deviation from prudent lending practices.

Risk Rate

– Substandard

- A Substandard loan is inadequately protected by the current sound worth and paying capacity of the borrower or of the collateral pledged, if any. Loans so classified must have a well-defined weakness, or weaknesses, that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. The loans are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Company will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are

not

corrected. This does

not

imply ultimate loss of the principal, but

may

involve burdensome administrative expenses and the accompanying cost to carry the loan.

Risk Rate

– Doubtful

– A loan classified Doubtful has all the weaknesses inherent in a substandard loan except that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full (on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values) highly questionable and improbable. Doubtful borrowers are usually in default, lack adequate liquidity, or capital, and lack the resources necessary to remain an operating entity. The possibility of loss is extremely high, but because of specific pending events that

may

strengthen the asset, its classification as loss is deferred. Pending factors include: proposed merger or acquisition; liquidation procedures; capital injection; perfection of liens on additional collateral; and refinancing plans. Loans classified as Doubtful are placed on nonaccrual status.

Risk Rate

– Loss

- Loans classified Loss are considered uncollectible and of such little value that their continuance as bankable assets is

not

warranted. This classification does

not

mean that the loans has absolutely

recovery or salvage value, but rather it is

not

practical or desirable to defer writing off this basically worthless loan, even though partial recovery

may

be affected in the future. Borrowers in the Loss category are often in bankruptcy, have formally suspended debt repayments, or have otherwise ceased normal business operations. Loans should be classified as Loss and charged-off in the period in which they become uncollectible.

Loans acquired are evaluated using this internal grading system. Loans acquired are evaluated individually and include purchased credit impaired loans of

$7.9

million and

$17.8

million that are accounted for under ASC Topic

310

and are classified as substandard (Risk Rating

) as of

September 30, 2017

and

December 31, 2016,

respectively. Of the remaining loans acquired and accounted for under ASC Topic

310

20,

$22.6

million and

$47.8

million were classified (Risk Ratings

and

– see classified loans discussion below) at

September 30, 2017

and

December 31, 2016,

respectively.

Purchased credit impaired loans are loans that showed evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination and for which it is probable, at acquisition, that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts contractually owed. Their fair value was initially based on the estimate of cash flows, both principal and interest, expected to be collected or estimated collateral values if cash flows are

not

estimable, discounted at prevailing market rates of interest. The difference between the undiscounted cash flows expected at acquisition and the fair value at acquisition is recognized as interest income on a level-yield method over the life of the loan. Contractually required payments for interest and principal that exceed the undiscounted cash flows expected at acquisition are

not

recognized as a yield adjustment. Increases in expected cash flows subsequent to the initial investment are recognized prospectively through adjustment of the yield on the loan over its remaining life. Decreases in expected cash flows are recognized as impairment.

Classified loans for the Company include loans in Risk Ratings

and

Loans

may

be classified, but

not

considered impaired, due to

one

of the following reasons: (

) The Company has established minimum dollar amount thresholds for loan impairment testing. Loans rated

–

that fall under the threshold amount are

not

tested for impairment and therefore are

not

included in impaired loans. (

) Of the loans that are above the threshold amount and tested for impairment, after testing, some are considered to

not

be impaired and are

not

included in impaired loans. Total classified loans, excluding loans accounted for under ASC Topic

310

30,

were

$130.6

million and

$166.0

million, as of

September 30, 2017

and

December 31, 2016,

respectively.

The following table presents a summary of loans by credit risk rating as of

September 30, 2017

and

December 31, 2016,

segregated by class of loans. Loans accounted for under ASC Topic

310

are all included in Risk Rate

in this table.

(In thousands)	Risk Rate 1-4		Risk Rate 5		Risk Rate 6		Risk Rate 7		Risk Rate 8		Total

September 30, 2017
Consumer:
Credit cards	$	176,316	$	--	$	--	$	--	$	--	$	176,316
Other consumer		313,725		--		4,221		--		--		317,946
Total consumer		490,041		--		4,221		--		--		494,262
Real estate:
Construction		507,128		2,085		6,045		16		--		515,274
Single family residential		1,022,886		2,553		22,675		289		--		1,048,403
Other commercial		2,175,968		11,729		43,526		--		--		2,231,223
Total real estate		3,705,982		16,367		72,246		305		--		3,794,900
Commercial:
Commercial		661,635		6,267		21,057		1		--		688,960
Agricultural		205,524		26		2,276		23		--		207,849
Total commercial		867,159		6,293		23,333		24		--		896,809
Other		25,341		--		--		--		--		25,341
Loans acquired		1,051,889		9,673		29,862		615		--		1,092,039
Total	$	6,140,412	$	32,333	$	129,662	$	944	$	--	$	6,303,351

(In thousands)	Risk Rate 1-4		Risk Rate 5		Risk Rate 6		Risk Rate 7		Risk Rate 8		Total

December 31, 2016
Consumer:
Credit cards	$	183,943	$	--	$	648	$	--	$	--	$	184,591
Other consumer		301,632		26		2,314		--		--		303,972
Total consumer		485,575		26		2,962		--		--		488,563
Real estate:
Construction		330,080		98		6,565		16		--		336,759
Single family residential		875,603		4,024		24,460		158		--		904,245
Other commercial		1,738,207		6,874		41,994		--		--		1,787,075
Total real estate		2,943,890		10,996		73,019		174		--		3,028,079
Commercial:
Commercial		616,805		558		22,162		--		--		639,525
Agricultural		148,218		104		2,033		--		23		150,378
Total commercial		765,023		662		24,195		--		23		789,903
Other		20,662		--		--		--		--		20,662
Loans acquired		1,217,886		22,181		64,075		1,541		--		1,305,683
Total	$	5,433,036	$	33,865	$	164,251	$	1,715	$	23	$	5,632,890

Allowance for Loan Losses

– The allowance for loan losses is a reserve established through a provision for loan losses charged to expense, which represents management’s best estimate of probable losses that have been incurred within the existing portfolio of loans. The allowance, in the judgment of management, is necessary to reserve for estimated loan losses and risks inherent in the loan portfolio. The Company’s allowance for loan loss methodology includes allowance allocations calculated in accordance with ASC Topic

310

10,

Receivables

, and allowance allocations calculated in accordance with ASC Topic

450

20,

Loss Contingencies

. Accordingly, the methodology is based on the Company’s internal grading system, specific impairment analysis, qualitative and quantitative factors.

As mentioned above, allocations to the allowance for loan losses are categorized as either specific allocations or general allocations.

A loan is considered impaired when it is probable that the Company will

not

receive all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan, including scheduled principal and interest payments. For a collateral dependent loan, the Company’s evaluation process includes a valuation by appraisal or other collateral analysis. This valuation is compared to the remaining outstanding principal balance of the loan. If a loss is determined to be probable, the loss is included in the allowance for loan losses as a specific allocation. If the loan is

not

collateral dependent, the measurement of loss is based on the difference between the expected and contractual future cash flows of the loan.

The general allocation is calculated monthly based on management’s assessment of several factors such as (

) historical loss experience based on volumes and types, (

) volume and trends in delinquencies and nonaccruals, (

) lending policies and procedures including those for loan losses, collections and recoveries, (

) national, state and local economic trends and conditions, (

) external factors and pressure from competition, (

) the experience, ability and depth of lending management and staff, (

) seasoning of new products obtained and new markets entered through acquisition and (

) other factors and trends that will affect specific loans and categories of loans. The Company establishes general allocations for each major loan category. This category also includes allocations to loans which are collectively evaluated for loss such as credit cards,

one

-to-

four

family owner occupied residential real estate loans and other consumer loans.

The following table details activity in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment for the

three

and

nine

months ended

September 30, 2017.

Allocation of a portion of the allowance to

one

category of loans does

not

preclude its availability to absorb losses in other categories.

(In thousands)	Commercial			Real Estate			Credit Card			Other Consumer and Other			Total

Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
Balance, beginning of period (2)	$	8,105		$	25,731		$	3,754		$	3,789		$	41,379
Provision for loan losses (1)		2,310			2,150			761			241			5,462
Charge-offs		(2,442	)		(896	)		(1,017	)		(819	)		(5,174	)
Recoveries		21			309			275			445			1,050
Net charge-offs		(2,421	)		(587	)		(742	)		(374	)		(4,124	)
Balance, September 30, 2017 (2)	$	7,994		$	27,294		$	3,773		$	3,656		$	42,717

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
Balance, beginning of period (2)	$	7,739		$	21,817		$	3,779		$	2,951		$	36,286
Provision for loan losses (1)		3,255			7,984			2,168			1,920			15,327
Charge-offs		(3,083	)		(3,264	)		(2,962	)		(2,986	)		(12,295	)
Recoveries		83			757			788			1,771			3,399
Net charge-offs		(3,000	)		(2,507	)		(2,174	)		(1,215	)		(8,896	)
Balance, September 30, 2017 (2)	$	7,994		$	27,294		$	3,773		$	3,656		$	42,717

Period-end amount allocated to:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	3,996		$	2,325		$	--		$	--		$	6,321
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		3,998			24,969			3,773			3,656			36,396
Balance, September 30, 2017 (2)	$	7,994		$	27,294		$	3,773		$	3,656		$	42,717

______________________

(

)

Provision for loan losses of

$1,464,000

attributable to loans acquired was excluded from this table for the

nine

months ended

September 30, 2017 (

total provision for loan losses for the

three

and

nine

months ended

September 30, 2017

was

$5,462,000

and

$16,792,000

). There was

$2.0

million in charge-offs for loans acquired during the

nine

months ended

September 30, 2017

resulting in an ending balance in the allowance related to loans acquired of

$391,000.

(

)

Allowance for loan losses at

September 30, 2017

includes

$391,000

allowance for loans acquired (

not

shown in the table above). Allowance for loan losses at

December 31, 2016

includes

$954,000

allowance for loans acquired. The total allowance for loan losses at

September 30, 2017

and

June 30, 2017

was

$43,108,000

and

$41,770,000,

respectively.

Activity in the allowance for loan losses for the

three

and

nine

months ended

September 30, 2016

was as follows:

(In thousands)	Commercial			Real Estate			Credit Card			Other Consumer and Other			Total

Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
Balance, beginning of period (4)	$	7,832		$	19,635		$	3,748		$	2,308		$	33,523
Provision for loan losses (3)		680			6,066			501			832			8,079
Charge-offs		(284	)		(6,297	)		(699	)		(600	)		(7,880	)
Recoveries		12			55			199			106			372
Net charge-offs		(272	)		(6,242	)		(500	)		(494	)		(7,508	)
Balance, September 30, 2016 (4)	$	8,240		$	19,459		$	3,749		$	2,646		$	34,094

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
Balance, beginning of period (4)	$	5,985		$	19,522		$	3,893		$	1,951		$	31,351
Provision for loan losses (3)		4,961			7,009			1,422			1,819			15,211
Charge-offs		(3,043	)		(7,350	)		(2,260	)		(1,482	)		(14,135	)
Recoveries		337			278			694			358			1,667
Net charge-offs		(2,706	)		(7,072	)		(1,566	)		(1,124	)		(12,468	)
Balance, September 30, 2016 (4)	$	8,240		$	19,459		$	3,749		$	2,646		$	34,094

Period-end amount allocated to:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	64		$	515		$	--		$	1		$	580
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		8,176			18,944			3,749			2,645			33,514
Balance, September 30, 2016 (4)	$	8,240		$	19,459		$	3,749		$	2,646		$	34,094

Period-end amount allocated to:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	262		$	417		$	--		$	1		$	680
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		7,477			21,400			3,779			2,950			35,606
Balance, December 31, 2016 (5)	$	7,739		$	21,817		$	3,779		$	2,951		$	36,286

______________________

(

)

Provision for loan losses of

$215,000

and

$522,000

attributable to loans acquired was excluded from this table for the

three

and

nine

months ended

September 30, 2016 (

total provision for loan losses for the

three

and

nine

months ended

September 30, 2016

was

$8,294,000

and

$15,733,000

). The

$215,000

and

$522,000

was subsequently charged-off, resulting in

change in the ending balance in the allowance related to loans acquired.

(

)

Allowance for loan losses at

September 30, 2016,

June 30, 2016

and

December 31, 2015

includes

$954,000

allowance for loans acquired. The total allowance for loan losses at

September 30, 2016,

June 30, 2016

and

December 31, 2015

was

$35,048,000,

$34,477,000

and

$32,305,000,

respectively.

(

)

Allowance for loan losses at

December 31, 2016

includes

$954,000

allowance for loans acquired (

not

shown in the table above). The total allowance for loan losses

December 31, 2016

was

$37,240,000.

The Company’s recorded investment in loans, excluding loans acquired, related to each balance in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment on the basis of the Company’s impairment methodology was as follows:

(In thousands)	Commercial		Real Estate		Credit Card		Other Consumer and Other		Total

September 30, 2017
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	13,976	$	33,680	$	273	$	3,880	$	51,809
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		882,833		3,761,220		176,043		339,407		5,159,503
Balance, end of period	$	896,809	$	3,794,900	$	176,316	$	343,287	$	5,211,312

December 31, 2016
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	11,522	$	30,001	$	373	$	1,800	$	43,696
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		778,381		2,998,078		184,218		322,834		4,283,511
Balance, end of period	$	789,903	$	3,028,079	$	184,591	$	324,634	$	4,327,207