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FB Financial Corp. 2025 Q2 Filing Summary

Business Context and Reporting Period

This Form 10-Q covers the quarterly period ended June 30, 2025. FB Financial Corporation operates primarily through its wholly-owned subsidiary, FirstBank, providing commercial and consumer banking services across Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky, Georgia, and North Carolina. The Company operates two reportable segments: Banking and Mortgage.

Subsequent Event: On July 1, 2025, the Company completed the acquisition of Southern States Bancshares, Inc. in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $368.4 million. The merger strengthens the Company's presence in Alabama and Georgia.

Key Financial Metrics

Material Changes and Drivers

• Significant Investment Loss: The primary driver of the decline in net income and noninterest income was a $60.5 million net loss on the sale of $266.5 million in Available-for-Sale (AFS) debt securities. Management elected to sell these securities to redeem subordinated debt and originate higher-yielding loans.
• Provision for Credit Losses: The provision expense increased significantly compared to the prior year. This was driven by a change in the Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) estimation methodology (shifting from a lifetime loss rate model to a discounted cash flow technique) and changes in forward-looking economic forecasts, particularly impacting residential and commercial lines.
• Net Interest Income Growth: Net interest income increased due to higher loan volumes and improved yields on investment securities, partially offset by lower interest rates. Interest expense decreased due to lower rates paid on interest-bearing deposits and the repayment of the Bank Term Funding Program.
• Expense Increases: Noninterest expenses rose due to $3.1 million in merger and integration costs related to the Southern States acquisition, increased salaries and benefits, and higher advertising and technology fees.
• Tax Benefit: The Company recognized a one-time tax benefit of $10.7 million due to the expiration of the statute of limitations on an amended tax return.

Outlook, Risks, and Contingencies

• Merger Integration: The Company expects system conversions for the Southern States merger to be completed in the third quarter of 2025. Risks include integration delays, higher-than-anticipated costs, and disruption to customer relationships.
• Asset Quality: Nonperforming loans increased to $95.9 million (0.97% of total loans) from $83.7 million at year-end 2024, primarily in construction and multi-family portfolios. The allowance for credit losses on loans held for investment (HFI) stands at $148.9 million (1.51% of loans).
• Interest Rate Risk: The Company maintains an asset-sensitive position. Simulations indicate that a 200 basis point increase in rates would increase net interest income by 5.06%, while a 200 basis point decrease would reduce it by 5.81%.
• Liquidity: Liquidity remains strong with $1.17 billion in cash and cash equivalents and over $6.9 billion in available sources of liquidity, including FHLB borrowing capacity and unsecured lines of credit.

Investor Verification Checklist

• Investment Portfolio Strategy: Verify the rationale and future impact of the $60.5 million realized loss on AFS securities and the plan to redeploy proceeds into higher-yielding loans.
• CECL Methodology Change: Review the specific impacts of the shift to the discounted cash flow estimation technique on future provision expenses and reserve levels.
• Merger Synergies: Monitor the progress of the Southern States Bancshares integration and the realization of projected cost savings and revenue synergies.
• Construction Loan Exposure: Assess the trend in nonperforming loans within the construction portfolio, which saw a notable increase in nonperforming balances.
• Deposit Mix: Track the shift in deposit composition, specifically the reduction in higher-cost interest-bearing checking and the increase in brokered time deposits.