COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Company had commitments under construction contracts of $4.7 million as of December 31, 2025.
The Parent Company and the Billings office of FIB are the anchor tenants in a building owned by an entity in which FIB has a 50.0% ownership interest.
The Company leases certain premises and equipment from third parties under operating leases. Total rental expense to third parties was $7.4 million, $9.0 million, and $9.3 million, in 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.
The total future minimum rental commitments, exclusive of maintenance and operating costs, required under operating leases that have initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year at December 31, 2025, are as follows:
Third PartiesRelated EntityTotal
For the year ending December 31:   
2026$9.2 $1.0 $10.2 
20277.1 0.3 7.4 
20285.7 0.1 5.8 
20294.7 0.1 4.8 
20302.7 0.1 2.8 
Thereafter7.5 — 7.5 
Total$36.9 $1.6 $38.5 
Residential mortgage loans sold to investors in the secondary market are sold with varying recourse provisions. Based on the specific terms stated in the agreements, the Company did not have a significant amount of sold residential mortgage loans with recourse provisions still in effect as of December 31, 2025 and 2024. The Company did not repurchase a significant amount of loans from secondary market investors under the terms of loan sales agreements during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023. In the opinion of management, the risk of recourse and the subsequent requirement of loan repurchase to the Company is not significant, and accordingly no liabilities have been established related to such. In addition, the Company made various representations and warranties associated with the sale of loans. The Company has not incurred significant losses resulting from these provisions.
A substantial portion of the Company’s clients’ ability to honor their contracts is dependent on the financial conditions in Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming. The Company’s loan portfolio is diversified and assigned to risk classifications by industry concentrations. These industry concentrations of credit are taken into consideration by management in determining the allowance for credit losses.
In the normal course of business, the Company is involved in various other claims and litigation. In the opinion of management, following consultation with legal counsel, the ultimate liability or disposition thereof is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity of the Company.

About Commitments Disclosures

Commitments and contingencies disclosures catalog a company's off-balance-sheet obligations and legal exposures — purchase commitments, guarantee arrangements, pending litigation, and regulatory proceedings. These items represent potential future cash outflows that may not appear as liabilities on the balance sheet until they become probable and estimable.

Key signals: litigation reserves and disclosed loss ranges quantify management's estimate of legal exposure, but unquantified "reasonably possible" losses often represent the larger risk. Watch for changes in language around pending cases — shifts from "remote" to "reasonably possible" or increases in estimated loss ranges signal deteriorating outcomes. Unconditional purchase obligations and take-or-pay contracts create fixed cost structures that reduce operational flexibility. Guarantee arrangements for subsidiaries or joint ventures can create cascading obligations. Compare the total commitment schedule against projected free cash flow to assess whether the company can meet its obligations without additional financing.