9. BORROWED FUNDS

The components of the Company's long-term debt are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Long-term debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust preferred securities

 

$

220,034

 

 

$

76,782

 

Subordinated notes 3.70%, net of issuance costs

 

 

 

 

 

199,681

 

Subordinated notes 6.25%, net of issuance costs

 

 

109,255

 

 

 

108,829

 

Subordinated notes 2.75%

 

 

144,940

 

 

 

 

Total long-term debt

 

 

474,229

 

 

 

385,292

 

Total borrowed funds

 

$

474,229

 

 

$

385,292

 

 

The following table presents details of outstanding trust preferred securities as of December 31, 2025 (in thousands):

 

 

Amount Outstanding

 

 

Issuance Date

 

Interest Rate

 

Interest Rate as of December 31, 2025

 

 

Maturity Date

Marquette Capital Trust I

 

$

19,306

 

 

12/28/2005

 

1.33% over 3-month term SOFR

 

 

5.50

%

 

1/7/2036

Marquette Capital Trust II

 

 

19,780

 

 

12/28/2005

 

1.33% over 3-month term SOFR

 

 

5.50

%

 

1/7/2036

Marquette Capital Trust III

 

 

7,766

 

 

5/30/2006

 

1.50% over 3-month term SOFR

 

 

5.45

%

 

6/23/2036

Marquette Capital Trust IV

 

 

31,323

 

 

6/30/2006

 

1.60% over 3-month term SOFR

 

 

5.58

%

 

9/15/2036

Heartland Financial Statutory Trust IV

 

 

9,665

 

 

3/17/2004

 

2.75% over 3-month term SOFR

 

 

6.72

%

 

3/17/2034

Heartland Financial Statutory Trust V

 

 

17,477

 

 

1/27/2006

 

1.33% over 3-month term SOFR

 

 

5.50

%

 

4/7/2036

Heartland Financial Statutory Trust VI

 

 

16,946

 

 

6/21/2007

 

1.48% over 3-month term SOFR

 

 

5.46

%

 

9/15/2037

Heartland Financial Statutory Trust VII

 

 

14,828

 

 

6/26/2007

 

1.48% over 3-month term SOFR

 

 

5.53

%

 

9/1/2037

Morrill Statutory Trust I

 

 

9,971

 

 

12/19/2002

 

3.25% over 3-month term SOFR

 

 

7.20

%

 

12/26/2032

Morrill Statutory Trust II

 

 

9,730

 

 

12/17/2003

 

2.85% over 3-month term SOFR

 

 

6.82

%

 

12/17/2033

Sheboygan Statutory Trust I

 

 

7,345

 

 

9/17/2003

 

2.95% over 3-month term SOFR

 

 

6.92

%

 

9/17/2033

CBNM Capital Trust I

 

 

4,849

 

 

9/10/2004

 

3.25% over 3-month term SOFR

 

 

7.23

%

 

12/15/2034

Citywide Capital Trust III

 

 

6,799

 

 

12/19/2003

 

2.80% over 3-month term SOFR

 

 

6.90

%

 

12/19/2033

Citywide Capital Trust IV

 

 

4,694

 

 

9/30/2004

 

2.20% over 3-month term SOFR

 

 

6.34

%

 

9/30/2034

Citywide Capital Trust V

 

 

13,119

 

 

5/31/2006

 

1.54% over 3-month term SOFR

 

 

5.52

%

 

7/25/2036

OCGI Statutory Trust III

 

 

3,020

 

 

6/27/2002

 

3.65% over 3-month term SOFR

 

 

7.58

%

 

9/30/2032

OCGI Statutory Trust IV

 

 

5,665

 

 

9/23/2004

 

2.50% over 3-month term SOFR

 

 

6.48

%

 

12/15/2034

BVBC Capital Trust II

 

 

7,448

 

 

4/10/2003

 

3.25% over 3-month term SOFR

 

 

7.37

%

 

4/24/2033

BVBC Capital Trust III

 

 

10,303

 

 

7/29/2005

 

1.60% over 3-month term SOFR

 

 

5.53

%

 

9/30/2035

Total trust preferred securities

 

$

220,034

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The aggregate contractual repayment of long-term debt of $522.9 million is due after December 31, 2030.

In September 2020, the Company issued $200.0 million of 3.70% fixed-to-fixed rate subordinated notes that were to mature on September 17, 2030. The notes bore interest at the rate of 3.70% per annum, payable semi-annually on each March 17 and September 17. Unamortized debt issuance costs related to these notes totaled $0.3 million as of December 31, 2024. Proceeds from the issuance of the notes were used for general corporate purposes, including contributing Tier 1 capital into the Bank. During the first quarter of 2025, the Company purchased and subsequently retired $11.1 million of its 2020 subordinated notes. During the third quarter of 2025, the Company redeemed the remainder of the outstanding 2020 subordinated notes.

In September 2022, the Company issued $110.0 million of 6.25% fixed-to-fixed rate subordinated notes that mature on September 28, 2032. The notes bear interest at the rate of 6.25% per annum, payable semi-annually on

each March 28 and September 28. The Company may redeem the notes, in whole or in part, on September 28, 2027, or on any interest payment date thereafter. Unamortized debt issuance costs related to these notes totaled $0.7 million and $1.2 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Proceeds from the issuance of the notes were used for general corporate purposes, including contributing Tier 1 capital into the Bank.

As part of the acquisition of HTLF, the Company acquired $150.0 million of 2.75% fixed-to-fixed rate subordinated notes that mature on September 15, 2031. The notes bear interest at the rate of 2.75% per annum, payable semi-annually on each March 15 and September 15. The Company may redeem the notes, in whole or in part, on September 15, 2026, or on any interest payment date thereafter. The subordinated notes had an acquired fair value of $138.8 million as of the Acquisition Date.

The remainder of the Company’s long-term debt was assumed from the acquisitions of Marquette Financial Companies in 2015 and HTLF in 2025 and consists of debt obligations payable to 19 unconsolidated trusts that previously issued trust preferred securities, as summarized in the table above. These long-term debt obligations had an aggregate contractual balance of $262.9 million and a carrying value of $220.0 million as of December 31, 2025. As of December 31, 2024, the debt obligations related to the four unconsolidated trusts acquired from Marquette had an aggregate contractual balance of $103.1 million and had a carrying value of $76.8 million.

The Company is a member bank of the FHLB of Des Moines and through this relationship, the Company owns FHLB stock and has access to additional liquidity and funding sources through FHLB advances. The Company’s borrowing capacity is dependent upon the amount of collateral the Company places at the FHLB. As of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 the Company owned $10.3 million and $10.2 million of FHLB stock, respectively. The Company had no outstanding advances at the FHLB of Des Moines as of December 31, 2025 or December 31, 2024. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had four letters of credit outstanding with the FHLB of Des Moines to secure deposits. These letters of credit have an aggregate amount of $261.0 million and have various maturity dates through March 10, 2026. The Company’s borrowing capacity with the FHLB was $2.2 billion as of December 31, 2025. During 2024, the FHLB of Des Moines issued a letter of credit for $150.0 million on behalf of the Company to secure deposits. The letter of credit outstanding as of December 31, 2024 expired in January 2025 and was subsequently renewed with an expiration date in March 2025.

The Company enters into sales of securities with simultaneous agreements to repurchase (repurchase agreements). The Company utilizes repurchase agreements to facilitate the needs of customers and to facilitate secured short-term funding needs. Repurchase agreements are stated at the amount of cash received in connection with the transaction. The Company monitors collateral levels on a continuous basis and may be required to provide additional collateral based on the fair value of the underlying securities. Securities pledged as collateral under repurchase agreements are maintained with the Company’s safekeeping agents. The amounts received under these agreements represent short-term borrowings. The amount outstanding at December 31, 2025, was $3.3 billion, with accrued interest payable of $2.2 million. The amount outstanding at December 31, 2024, was $2.5 billion, with accrued interest payable of $1.7 million.

The carrying amounts and market values of the securities and the related repurchase liabilities and weighted average interest rates of the repurchase liabilities (grouped by maturity of the repurchase agreements) were as follows as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2025

 

 

 

Securities Fair Market Value

 

 

Repurchase
Liabilities

 

 

Weighted Average
Interest Rate

 

Maturity of the Repurchase Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 to 29 days

 

$

2,561,825

 

 

$

2,532,305

 

 

 

3.07

%

30 to 90 Days

 

 

772,602

 

 

 

759,500

 

 

 

4.08

 

Over 90 Days

 

 

1,019

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

1.75

 

Total

 

$

3,335,446

 

 

$

3,292,805

 

 

 

3.30

%

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2024

 

 

 

Securities Fair Market Value

 

 

Repurchase
Liabilities

 

 

Weighted Average
Interest Rate

 

Maturity of the Repurchase Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 to 29 days

 

$

2,123,066

 

 

$

2,105,512

 

 

 

3.66

%

30 to 90 Days

 

 

439,400

 

 

 

431,048

 

 

 

4.78

 

Over 90 Days

 

 

2,750

 

 

 

2,750

 

 

 

2.50

 

Total

 

$

2,565,216

 

 

$

2,539,310

 

 

 

3.85

%

 

The table below presents the remaining contractual maturities of repurchase agreements outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 2024, in addition to the various types of marketable securities that have been pledged as collateral for these borrowings (in thousands):

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2025

 

 

 

Remaining Contractual Maturities of the Agreements

 

 

 

2-29 days

 

 

30-90 days

 

 

Over 90 Days

 

 

Total

 

Repurchase agreements, secured by:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury

 

$

1,355,233

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,355,233

 

U.S. Agency

 

 

1,177,072

 

 

 

759,500

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

1,937,572

 

Total repurchase agreements

 

$

2,532,305

 

 

$

759,500

 

 

$

1,000

 

 

$

3,292,805

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2024

 

 

 

Remaining Contractual Maturities of the Agreements

 

 

 

2-29 days

 

 

30-90 days

 

 

Over 90 Days

 

 

Total

 

Repurchase agreements, secured by:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury

 

$

608,836

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

608,836

 

U.S. Agency

 

 

1,496,676

 

 

 

431,048

 

 

 

2,750

 

 

 

1,930,474

 

Total repurchase agreements

 

$

2,105,512

 

 

$

431,048

 

 

$

2,750

 

 

$

2,539,310

 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Feb 26, 2026Showing above
2024Feb 27, 2025
2023Feb 22, 2024
2022Feb 23, 2023
2021Feb 24, 2022
2020Mar 1, 2021
2019Feb 27, 2020

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