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Shareholders' Equity
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Equity [Abstract]  
Shareholders' Equity SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common Stock
During 2024, 2023 and 2022, Customers Bancorp did not issue any shares of its common stock other than in connection with share-based compensation programs.
On August 25, 2021, the Board of Directors of Customers Bancorp authorized a share repurchase program (the “Share Repurchase Program”) to repurchase up to 3,235,326 shares of the Company’s common stock (representing 10% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock on June 30, 2021). Purchases of shares under the Share Repurchase Program may be executed through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, through the use of Rule 10b5-1 plans, or otherwise. The exact number of shares, timing for such purchases, and the price and terms at and on which such purchases are to be made were at the discretion of the Company and complied with all applicable regulatory limitations. Customers Bancorp purchased 1,379,883 shares of its common stock for $39.8 million and 830,145 shares for $33.2 million under the Share Repurchase Program during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. On September 27, 2023, the Share Repurchase Program expired. At expiration, the Share Repurchase Program had 497,509 shares that had not been repurchased.
On June 26, 2024, the Board of Directors of Customers Bancorp authorized a new common stock repurchase program (the “2024 Share Repurchase Program”) to repurchase up to 497,509 shares of the Company’s common stock. The term of the 2024 Share Repurchase Program will extend for one year from June 26, 2024, unless earlier terminated. Purchases of shares under the 2024 Share Repurchase Program may be executed through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, through the use of Rule 10b5-1 plans, or otherwise. The exact number of shares, timing for such purchases, and the price and terms at and on which such purchases are to be made will be at the discretion of the Company and will comply with all applicable regulatory limitations. Customers Bancorp purchased 393,303 shares of its common stock for $19.2 million under the 2024 Share Repurchase Program during the year ended December 31, 2024.
Preferred Stock
As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, Customers Bancorp has two series of preferred stock outstanding. The table below summarizes Customers’ issuances of preferred stock that remain outstanding at December 31, 2024 and 2023 and the dividends paid per share.
(amounts in thousands except share and per share data)Shares at December 31,Carrying value at December 31,
Initial Fixed Rate
Date at which dividend rate became floating and earliest redemption date
Floating rate of Three-Month SOFR (1) Plus:
Dividend Paid Per Share in 2024
Fixed-to-floating rate:Issue Date2024202320242023
Series EApril 28, 20162,300,0002,300,000$55,593 $55,593 6.45 %June 15, 20215.140 %$2.71 
Series FSeptember 16, 20163,400,0003,400,00082,201 82,201 6.00 %December 15, 20214.762 %$2.62 
Totals5,700,0005,700,000$137,794 $137,794 
(1)    Pursuant to the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act enacted by Congress on March 15, 2022, Customers substituted three-month term SOFR plus a tenor spread adjustment of 26.161 basis points for three-month LIBOR as the benchmark reference rate on Series E and F Preferred Stock, plus 5.14% and 4.762%, respectively, beginning with dividends declared on October 25, 2023.
Dividends on the Series E and Series F Preferred Stock are not cumulative. If Customers Bancorp’s board of directors or a duly authorized committee of the board does not declare a dividend on the Series E and Series F Preferred Stock in respect of a dividend period, then no dividend shall be deemed to have accrued for such dividend period, be payable on the applicable dividend payment date, or be cumulative, and Customers Bancorp will have no obligation to pay any dividend for that dividend period, whether or not the board of directors or a duly authorized committee of the board declares a dividend on the Series E and Series F Preferred Stock for any future dividend period.
The Series E and Series F Preferred Stock have no stated maturity, are not subject to any mandatory redemption, sinking fund or other similar provisions and will remain outstanding unless redeemed at Customers Bancorp’s option. Customers Bancorp may redeem the Series E and Series F Preferred Stock at its option, at a redemption price equal to $25.00 per share, plus any declared and unpaid dividends (without regard to any undeclared dividends), (i) in whole or in part, from time to time, on any dividend payment date on or after June 15, 2021, for the Series E Preferred Stock and December 15, 2021, for the Series F Preferred Stock or (ii) in whole but not in part, within 90 days following the occurrence of a regulatory capital treatment event. Any redemption of the Series E and Series F Preferred Stock is subject to prior approval of the Federal Reserve Board. The Series E and Series F Preferred Stock qualify as Tier 1 capital under regulatory capital guidelines. Except in limited circumstances, the Series E and Series F Preferred Stock do not have any voting rights.