Leases
A lease is defined as a contract, or part of a contract, that conveys the right to control the use of identified property, plant or equipment for a period of time in exchange for consideration. Substantially all of the leases in which the Company is the lessee are comprised of real estate property for branches, ATM locations, and office space with terms extending through 2052. Substantially all of the Company’s leases are classified as operating leases and therefore required to be recognized on the consolidated statements of condition as right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and corresponding lease liabilities. The Company has one existing finance lease for a portion of the Company’s principal offices with a lease term through 2052.
The following table represents the consolidated statements of condition classification of the Company’s ROU assets and lease liabilities. The Company elected not to include short-term leases (i.e., leases with initial terms of twelve months or less), or equipment leases (deemed immaterial) on the consolidated statements of condition.
(dollars in thousands)December 31, 2025December 31, 2024
Lease Right-of-Use AssetsClassification
Operating Lease Right-of-Use AssetsOperating Lease Right-of-Use Assets$83,424 $80,165 
Finance Lease Right-of-Use AssetsPremises and Equipment, Net531 551 
Total Lease Right-of-Use Assets$83,955 $80,716 
Lease Liabilities
Operating Lease LiabilitiesOperating Lease Liabilities$92,402 $88,794 
Finance Lease LiabilitiesOther Debt8,176 8,274 
Total Lease Liabilities$100,578 $97,068 
The calculated amount of the ROU assets and lease liabilities in the table above are impacted by the length of the lease term and the discount rate used to present value the minimum lease payments. The Company’s lease agreements often include one or more options to renew at the Company’s discretion. If at lease inception, the Company considers the exercising of a renewal option to be reasonably certain, the Company will include the extended term in the calculation of the ROU asset and lease liability. Regarding the discount rate, Topic 842 requires the use of the rate implicit in the lease whenever this rate is readily determinable. As this rate is rarely determinable, the Company utilizes its incremental borrowing rate at lease inception, on a collateralized basis, over a similar term. For operating leases existing prior to January 1, 2019, the rate for the remaining lease term as of January 1, 2019, was used. For the Company’s only finance lease, the Company utilized its incremental borrowing rate at lease inception.
December 31, 2025December 31, 2024
Weighted-Average Remaining Lease Term
Operating Leases13.8 years13.8 years
Finance Leases27.0 years28.0 years
Weighted-Average Discount Rate
Operating Leases3.85%3.62%
Finance Leases7.04%7.04%
The following table represents lease costs and other lease information. As the Company elected, for all classes of underlying assets, not to separate lease and non-lease components and instead to account for them as a single lease component, the variable lease cost primarily represents variable payments such as common area maintenance and utilities.
Variable lease cost also includes payments for ATM location leases in which payments are based on a percentage of ATM transactions (i.e., ATM surcharge fees), rather than a fixed amount.
(dollars in thousands)202520242023
Lease Costs
Operating Lease Cost$11,587 $11,469 $11,667 
Variable Lease Cost3,572 3,808 3,497 
Short-Term Lease Cost801 478 226 
Interest on Lease Liabilities 1
579 671 721 
Amortization of Right-of-Use Assets20 55 72 
Revaluation of lease liability— (330)— 
Sublease Income(5,773)(6,105)(7,201)
Net Lease Costs$10,786 $10,046 $8,982 
Other Information
Cash Paid for Amounts Included in the Measurement of Lease Liabilities:
Operating Cash Flows for Operating Leases$12,429 $12,368 $11,561 
Operating Cash Flows for Finance Leases579 671 721 
Financing Cash Flows for Finance Leases98 105 104 
Non-Cash Operating Activities:
Right-of-Use Assets Obtained in Exchange for New Operating Lease Liabilities12,580 3,244 2,477 
1Included in other debt interest expense in the Company’s consolidated statements of income. All other lease costs in this table are included in net occupancy expense.
Future minimum payments for finance leases and operating leases with initial or remaining terms of one year or more as of December 31, 2025, were as follows:
(dollars in thousands)Finance LeasesOperating Leases
2026$677 $11,212 
2027677 9,951 
2028677 9,327 
2029677 8,558 
2030677 8,501 
Thereafter14,902 69,391 
Total Future Minimum Lease Payments18,287 116,940 
Amounts Representing Interest(10,111)(24,538)
Present Value of Net Future Minimum Lease Payments$8,176 $92,402 
The Company, as lessor, leases and subleases certain properties to third party lessees. Rental income for these operating leases, which includes payments received for common area maintenance and utilities, were $9.0 million, $9.1 million, and $10.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Future minimum rental income under operating leases, including subleases, as of December 31, 2025, were as follows:
(dollars in thousands)Minimum Rental
Income
2026$4,765 
20273,994 
20283,494 
20291,696 
20301,276 
Thereafter4,690 
Total$19,915 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Feb 24, 2026Showing above
2023Feb 29, 2024
2022Mar 1, 2023
2021Mar 1, 2022
2020Mar 1, 2021
2019Mar 2, 2020
2018Mar 1, 2019
2017Feb 28, 2018
2016Feb 27, 2017
2015Feb 29, 2016

About Leases Disclosures

Lease disclosures under ASC 842 provide a comprehensive view of a company's leased asset portfolio, including the split between operating and finance leases, discount rates used to present-value future payments, and the maturity schedule of lease obligations. This section reveals a significant source of off-balance-sheet commitments that were largely hidden before the current standard.

Key signals: the weighted-average discount rate affects the size of recorded lease liabilities — a higher rate reduces the reported obligation, so compare the chosen rate against the company's incremental borrowing rate. The operating versus finance lease mix affects both EBITDA and operating income presentation. Watch the maturity table for concentration risk: large payment cliffs in specific years may create cash flow pressure. Variable lease payments excluded from the liability measurement represent real obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet. Compare total lease costs against prior-year operating lease expense to assess the true economic burden.