First Interstate Bancsystem Inc

The following factors, among others, may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations in the forward-looking statements, including those set forth in this presentation: new or changes in existing governmental regulations or in the way such regulations are interpreted or enforced; negative developments in the banking industry and increased regulatory scrutiny; tax legislative initiatives or assessments; more stringent capital requirements, to the extent they may become applicable to us; changes in accounting standards; any failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, the Community Reinvestment Act and fair lending laws, the USA PATRIOT ACT of 2001, the Office of Foreign Assets Control guidelines and requirements, the Bank Secrecy Act, and the related Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Guidelines and regulations; federal deposit insurance assessment rate increases; lending risks and risks associated with loan portfolio concentrations; a decline in economic conditions that could reduce demand for our products and services and negatively impact the credit quality of loans; credit losses on loans exceeding estimates; potential effects on the U.S. economy resulting from the implementation of governmental policies, including tax regulations and changes to United States trade policies, including the imposition of tariffs and retaliatory tariffs and geopolitical uncertainty; the soundness of other financial institutions; the ability to meet cash flow needs and availability of financing sources for working capital and other needs; a loss of deposits or a change in product mix that increases the Company’s funding costs; inability to access funding or to monetize liquid assets; changes in interest rates; interest rate effect on the value of our investment securities; cybersecurity risks, including business disruptions from denial-of-service attacks, network intrusions, business e-mail compromise, and other malicious behavior that could result in the disclosure of confidential information; privacy, information security, and data protection laws, rules, and regulations that affect or limit how we collect and use personal information or otherwise have an adverse effect on us; the potential impairment of our goodwill and other intangible assets; our reliance on third parties that provide key components of our business infrastructure; events that may tarnish our reputation; mainstream and social media contagion; the loss of the services of key members of our management team and directors; our ability to attract and retain qualified employees to operate our business; costs associated with repossessed properties, including potential environmental remediation; the effectiveness of our operational processes, policies and procedures, and internal control over financial reporting; our ability to implement technology-facilitated products and services or be successful in marketing these products and services to our clients; the development and use of artificial intelligence ("AI"); risks related to acquisitions, mergers, strategic partnerships, divestitures, and other transactions; competition from new or existing financial institutions and non-banks; investing in technology; incurrence of significant costs related to mergers and related integration activities; the volatility in the price and trading volume of our common stock; “anti-takeover” provisions in our certificate of incorporation and regulations, which may make it more difficult for a third party to acquire control of us even in circumstances that could be deemed beneficial to stockholders; changes in our dividend policy or our ability to pay dividends; the possibility that we may fail to realize the anticipated benefits of our stock repurchase program; our common stock not being an insured deposit; the potential dilutive effect of future equity issuances; the subordination of our common stock to our existing and future indebtedness; the effect of global conditions, earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, floods, fires, drought, and other natural catastrophic events; and the impact of climate change and environmental sustainability matters.

•the development and use of artificial intelligence ("AI");

The following factors, among others, may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations in the forward-looking statements, including those set forth in this presentation: new or changes in existing governmental regulations or in the way such regulations are interpreted or enforced; negative developments in the banking industry and increased regulatory scrutiny; tax legislative initiatives or assessments; more stringent capital requirements, to the extent they may become applicable to us; changes in accounting standards; any failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, the Community Reinvestment Act and fair lending laws, the USA PATRIOT ACT of 2001, the Office of Foreign Asset Control guidelines and requirements, the Bank Secrecy Act, and the related Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Guidelines and regulations; federal deposit insurance assessment rate increases; lending risks and risks associated with loan portfolio concentrations; a decline in economic conditions that could reduce demand for our products and services and negatively impact the credit quality of loans; credit losses on loans exceeding estimates; potential effects on the U.S. economy resulting from the implementation of governmental policies, including tax regulations and changes to United States trade policies, including the imposition of tariffs and retaliatory tariffs and geopolitical uncertainty; the soundness of other financial institutions; the ability to meet cash flow needs and availability of financing sources for working capital and other needs; a loss of deposits or a change in product mix that increases the Company’s funding costs; inability to access funding or to monetize liquid assets; changes in interest rates; interest rate effect on the value of our investment securities; cybersecurity risks, including business disruptions from denial-of-service attacks, network intrusions, business e-mail compromise, and other malicious behavior that could result in the disclosure of confidential information; privacy, information security, and data protection laws, rules, and regulations that affect or limit how we collect and use personal information or otherwise have an adverse effect on us; the potential impairment of our goodwill and other intangible assets; our reliance on third parties that provide key components of our business infrastructure; events that may tarnish our reputation; mainstream and social media contagion; the loss of the services of key members of our management team and directors; our ability to attract and retain qualified employees to operate our business; costs associated with repossessed properties, including potential environmental remediation; the effectiveness of our operational processes, policies and procedures, and internal control over financial reporting; our ability to implement technology-facilitated products and services or be successful in marketing these products and services to our clients; the development and use of artificial intelligence ("AI"); risks related to acquisitions, mergers, strategic partnerships, divestitures, and other transactions; competition from new or existing financial institutions and non-banks; investing in technology; incurrence of significant costs related to mergers and related integration activities; the volatility in the price and trading volume of our common stock; “anti-takeover” provisions in our certificate of incorporation and regulations, which may make it more difficult for a third party to acquire control of us even in circumstances that could be deemed beneficial to stockholders; changes in our dividend policy or our ability to pay dividends; the possibility that we may fail to realize the anticipated benefits of our stock repurchase program; our common stock not being an insured deposit; the potential dilutive effect of future equity issuances; the subordination of our common stock to our existing and future indebtedness; the effect of global conditions, earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, floods, fires, drought, and other natural catastrophic events; and the impact of climate change and environmental sustainability matters.

•the development and use of artificial intelligence ("AI");

The following factors, among others, may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations in the forward-looking statements, including those set forth in this presentation: new or changes in existing governmental regulations or in the way such regulations are interpreted or enforced; negative developments in the banking industry and increased regulatory scrutiny; tax legislative initiatives or assessments; more stringent capital requirements, to the extent they may become applicable to us; changes in accounting standards; any failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, the Community Reinvestment Act and fair lending laws, the USA PATRIOT ACT of 2001, the Office of Foreign Asset Control guidelines and requirements, the Bank Secrecy Act, and the related Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Guidelines and regulations; federal deposit insurance assessment rate increases; lending risks and risks associated with loan portfolio concentrations; a decline in economic conditions that could reduce demand for our products and services and negatively impact the credit quality of loans; credit losses on loans exceeding estimates; potential effects on the U.S. economy resulting from the implementation of governmental policies, including tax regulations and changes to United States trade policies, including the imposition of tariffs and retaliatory tariffs and geopolitical uncertainty; the soundness of other financial institutions; the ability to meet cash flow needs and availability of financing sources for working capital and other needs; a loss of deposits or a change in product mix that increases the Company’s funding costs; inability to access funding or to monetize liquid assets; changes in interest rates; interest rate effect on the value of our investment securities; cybersecurity risks, including business disruptions from denial-of-service attacks, network intrusions, business e-mail compromise, and other malicious behavior that could result in the disclosure of confidential information; privacy, information security, and data protection laws, rules, and regulations that affect or limit how we collect and use personal information or otherwise have an adverse effect on us; the potential impairment of our goodwill and other intangible assets; our reliance on third parties that provide key components of our business infrastructure; events that may tarnish our reputation; mainstream and social media contagion; the loss of the services of key members of our management team and directors; our ability to attract and retain qualified employees to operate our business; costs associated with repossessed properties, including potential environmental remediation; the effectiveness of our operational processes, policies and procedures, and internal control over financial reporting; our ability to implement technology-facilitated products and services or be successful in marketing these products and services to our clients; the development and use of artificial intelligence ("AI"); risks related to acquisitions, mergers, strategic partnerships, divestitures, and other transactions; competition from new or existing financial institutions and non-banks; investing in technology; incurrence of significant costs related to mergers and related integration activities; the volatility in the price and trading volume of our common stock; “anti-takeover” provisions in our certificate of incorporation and regulations, which may make it more difficult for a third party to acquire control of us even in circumstances that could be deemed beneficial to stockholders; changes in our dividend policy or our ability to pay dividends; the possibility that we may fail to realize the anticipated benefits of our stock repurchase program; our common stock not being an insured deposit; the potential dilutive effect of future equity issuances; the subordination of our common stock to our existing and future indebtedness; the effect of global conditions, earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, floods, fires, drought, and other natural catastrophic events; and the impact of climate change and environmental sustainability matters.

•the development and use of artificial intelligence ("AI");

The following factors, among others, may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations in the forward-looking statements, including those set forth in this presentation: new or changes in existing governmental regulations or in the way such regulations are interpreted or enforced; negative developments in the banking industry and increased regulatory scrutiny; tax legislative initiatives or assessments; more stringent capital requirements, to the extent they may become applicable to us; changes in accounting standards; any failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, the Community Reinvestment Act and fair lending laws, the USA PATRIOT ACT of 2001, the Office of Foreign Asset Control guidelines and requirements, the Bank Secrecy Act, and the related Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Guidelines and regulations; federal deposit insurance increases; lending risks and risks associated with loan sector concentrations; a decline in economic conditions that could reduce demand for our products and services and negatively impact the credit quality of loans; loan credit losses exceeding estimates; effects on the U.S. economy resulting from the implementation of policies by and geopolitical uncertainty from the new presidential administration, including tax regulations and changes to United States trade policies, including the imposition of tariffs and retaliatory tariffs; the soundness of other financial institutions; the ability to meet cash flow needs and availability of financing sources for working capital and other needs; a loss of deposits or a change in product mix that increases the Company’s funding costs; inability to access funding or to monetize liquid assets; changes in interest rates; interest rate effect on the value of our investment securities; cybersecurity risks, including denial-of-service attacks, network intrusions, business e-mail compromise, and other malicious behavior that could result in the disclosure of confidential information; privacy, information security, and data protection laws, rules, and regulations that affect or limit how we collect and use personal information or otherwise have an adverse effect on us; the potential impairment of our goodwill and other intangible assets; our reliance on other companies that provide key components of our business infrastructure; events that may tarnish our reputation; mainstream and social media contagion; the loss of the services of key members of our management team and directors; our ability to attract and retain qualified employees to operate our business; costs associated with repossessed properties, including potential environmental remediation; the effectiveness of our operational processes, policies and procedures, and internal control over financial reporting; our ability to implement technology-facilitated products and services or be successful in marketing these products and services to our clients; the development and use of artificial intelligence; risks related to acquisitions, mergers, strategic partnerships, divestitures, and other transactions; competition from new or existing financial institutions and non-banks; investing in technology; incurrence of significant costs related to mergers and related integration activities; the volatility in the price and trading volume of our common stock; “anti-takeover” provisions in our certificate of incorporation and regulations, which may make it more difficult for a third party to acquire control of us even in circumstances that could be deemed beneficial to stockholders; changes in our dividend policy or our ability to pay dividends; the possibility that we may fail to realize the anticipated benefits of our stock repurchase program; our common stock not being an insured deposit; the potential dilutive effect of future equity issuances; the subordination of our common stock to our existing and future indebtedness; the effect of global conditions, earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, floods, fires, drought, and other natural catastrophic events; and the impact of climate change and environmental sustainability matters.

•the development and use of artificial intelligence;

The following factors, among others, may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations in the forward-looking statements, including those set forth in this communication: new or changes in existing governmental regulations or in the way such regulations are interpreted or enforced; negative developments in the banking industry and increased regulatory scrutiny; tax legislative initiatives or assessments; more stringent capital requirements, to the extent they may become applicable to First Interstate or Security First; changes in accounting standards; any failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, the Community Reinvestment Act and fair lending laws, the USA PATRIOT ACT of 2001, the Office of Foreign Asset Control guidelines and requirements, the Bank Secrecy Act, and the related Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Guidelines and regulations; federal deposit insurance increases; lending risks and risks associated with loan sector concentrations; a decline in economic conditions that could reduce demand for products and services and negatively impact the credit quality of loans; loan credit losses exceeding estimates; changes to United States trade policies, including the imposition of tariffs and retaliatory tariffs; the soundness of other financial institutions; the ability to meet cash flow needs and availability of financing sources for working capital and other needs; a loss of deposits or a change in product mix that increases funding costs; inability to access funding or to monetize liquid assets; changes in interest rates; interest rate effect on the value of investment securities; cybersecurity risks, including denial-of-service attacks, network intrusions, business e-mail compromise, and other malicious behavior that could result in the disclosure of confidential information; privacy, information security, and data protection laws, rules, and regulations that affect or limit how either company collects and uses personal information or otherwise have an adverse effect; the potential impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets; reliance on other companies that provide key components of business infrastructure; events that may tarnish either company’s reputation; mainstream and social media contagion; the loss of the services of key members of management and directors; each company’s ability to attract and retain qualified employees to operate its business; costs associated with repossessed properties, including potential environmental remediation; the effectiveness of operational processes, policies and procedures, and internal control over financial reporting; each company’s ability to implement technology-facilitated products and services or be successful in marketing these products and services to its clients; the development and use of artificial intelligence; risks related to acquisitions, mergers, strategic partnerships, divestitures, and other transactions, including the risk that the branch sale transaction between First Interstate and Security First may not be consummated on a timely basis or at all; competition from new or existing financial institutions and non-banks; investing in technology; incurrence of significant costs related to mergers and related integration activities; the volatility in the price and trading volume of First Interstate’s common stock; “anti-takeover” provisions in First Interstate’s certificate of incorporation and regulations, which may make it more difficult for a third party to acquire control of it even in circumstances that could be deemed beneficial to stockholders; changes in either company’s dividend policy or its ability to pay dividends; the possibility that First Interstate may fail to realize the anticipated benefits of its share repurchase program; First Interstate’s common stock not being an insured deposit; the potential dilutive effect of future equity issuances; the subordination of either party’s common stock to its existing and future indebtedness; the effect of global conditions, earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, floods, fires, drought, and other natural catastrophic events; and the impact of climate change and environmental sustainability matters.

The following factors, among others, may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations in the forward-looking statements, including those set forth in this presentation: new or changes in existing governmental regulations or in the way such regulations are interpreted or enforced; negative developments in the banking industry and increased regulatory scrutiny; tax legislative initiatives or assessments; more stringent capital requirements, to the extent they may become applicable to us; changes in accounting standards; any failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, the Community Reinvestment Act and fair lending laws, the USA PATRIOT ACT of 2001, the Office of Foreign Asset Control guidelines and requirements, the Bank Secrecy Act, and the related Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Guidelines and regulations; federal deposit insurance increases; lending risks and risks associated with loan sector concentrations; a decline in economic conditions that could reduce demand for our products and services and negatively impact the credit quality of loans; loan credit losses exceeding estimates; effects on the U.S. economy resulting from the implementation of policies by and geopolitical uncertainty from the new presidential administration, including tax regulations and changes to United States trade policies, including the imposition of tariffs and retaliatory tariffs; the soundness of other financial institutions; the ability to meet cash flow needs and availability of financing sources for working capital and other needs; a loss of deposits or a change in product mix that increases the Company’s funding costs; inability to access funding or to monetize liquid assets; changes in interest rates; interest rate effect on the value of our investment securities; cybersecurity risks, including denial-of-service attacks, network intrusions, business e-mail compromise, and other malicious behavior that could result in the disclosure of confidential information; privacy, information security, and data protection laws, rules, and regulations that affect or limit how we collect and use personal information or otherwise have an adverse effect on us; the potential impairment of our goodwill and other intangible assets; our reliance on other companies that provide key components of our business infrastructure; events that may tarnish our reputation; mainstream and social media contagion; the loss of the services of key members of our management team and directors; our ability to attract and retain qualified employees to operate our business; costs associated with repossessed properties, including potential environmental remediation; the effectiveness of our operational processes, policies and procedures, and internal control over financial reporting; our ability to implement technology-facilitated products and services or be successful in marketing these products and services to our clients; the development and use of artificial intelligence; risks related to acquisitions, mergers, strategic partnerships, divestitures, and other transactions; competition from new or existing financial institutions and non-banks; investing in technology; incurrence of significant costs related to mergers and related integration activities; the volatility in the price and trading volume of our common stock; “anti-takeover” provisions in our certificate of incorporation and regulations, which may make it more difficult for a third party to acquire control of us even in circumstances that could be deemed beneficial to stockholders; changes in our dividend policy or our ability to pay dividends; our common stock not being an insured deposit; the potential dilutive effect of future equity issuances; the subordination of our common stock to our existing and future indebtedness; the effect of global conditions, earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, floods, fires, drought, and other natural catastrophic events; and the impact of climate change and environmental sustainability matters.

•the development and use of artificial intelligence;

The following factors, among others, may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations in the forward-looking statements, including those set forth in this presentation: new or changes in existing governmental regulations or in the way such regulations are interpreted or enforced; negative developments in the banking industry and increased regulatory scrutiny; tax legislative initiatives or assessments; more stringent capital requirements, to the extent they may become applicable to us; changes in accounting standards; any failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, the Community Reinvestment Act and fair lending laws, the USA PATRIOT ACT of 2001, the Office of Foreign Asset Control guidelines and requirements, the Bank Secrecy Act, and the related Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Guidelines and regulations; federal deposit insurance increases; lending risks and risks associated with loan sector concentrations; a decline in economic conditions that could reduce demand for our products and services and negatively impact the credit quality of loans; loan credit losses exceeding estimates; effects on the U.S. economy resulting from the implementation of policies by and geopolitical uncertainty from the new presidential administration, including tax regulations and changes to United States trade policies, such as the imposition of tariffs and retaliatory tariffs; the soundness of other financial institutions; the ability to meet cash flow needs and availability of financing sources for working capital and other needs; a loss of deposits or a change in product mix that increases the Company’s funding costs; inability to access funding or to monetize liquid assets; changes in interest rates; interest rate effect on the value of our investment securities; cybersecurity risks, including denial-of-service attacks, network intrusions, business e-mail compromise, and other malicious behavior that could result in the disclosure of confidential information; privacy, information security, and data protection laws, rules, and regulations that affect or limit how we collect and use personal information or otherwise have an adverse effect on us; the potential impairment of our goodwill and other intangible assets; our reliance on other companies that provide key components of our business infrastructure; events that may tarnish our reputation; mainstream and social media contagion; the loss of the services of key members of our management team and directors; our ability to attract and retain qualified employees to operate our business; costs associated with repossessed properties, including potential environmental remediation; the effectiveness of our operational processes, policies and procedures, and internal control over financial reporting; our ability to implement technology-facilitated products and services or be successful in marketing these products and services to our clients; the development and use of artificial intelligence; risks related to acquisitions, mergers, strategic partnerships, divestitures, and other transactions; competition from new or existing financial institutions and non-banks; investing in technology; incurrence of significant costs related to mergers and related integration activities; the volatility in the price and trading volume of our common stock; “anti-takeover” provisions in our certificate of incorporation and regulations, which may make it more difficult for a third party to acquire control of us even in circumstances that could be deemed beneficial to stockholders; changes in our dividend policy or our ability to pay dividends; our common stock not being an insured deposit; the potential dilutive effect of future equity issuances; the subordination of our common stock to our existing and future indebtedness; the effect of global conditions, earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, floods, fires, drought, and other natural catastrophic events; and the impact of climate change and environmental sustainability matters.

The following factors, among others, may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations in the forward-looking statements, including those set forth in this presentation: new or changes in existing, governmental regulations or in the way such regulations are interpreted or enforced; negative developments in the banking industry and increased regulatory scrutiny; tax legislative initiatives or assessments; more stringent capital requirements, to the extent they may become applicable to us; changes in accounting standards; any failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, the Community Reinvestment Act and fair lending laws, the USA PATRIOT ACT of 2001, the Office of Foreign Asset Control guidelines and requirements, the Bank Secrecy Act, and the related Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Guidelines and regulations; federal deposit insurance increases; lending risks and risks associated with loan sector concentrations; a decline in economic conditions that could reduce demand for our products and services and negatively impact the credit quality of loans; loan credit losses exceeding estimates; changes to United States trade policies, including the imposition of tariffs and retaliatory tariffs; the soundness of other financial institutions; the ability to meet cash flow needs and availability of financing sources for working capital and other needs; a loss of deposits or a change in product mix that increases the Company’s funding costs; inability to access funding or to monetize liquid assets; changes in interest rates; interest rate effect on the value of our investment securities; cybersecurity risks, including denial-of- service attacks, network intrusions, business e-mail compromise, and other malicious behavior that could result in the disclosure of confidential information; privacy, information security, and data protection laws, rules, and regulations that affect or limit how we collect and use personal information or otherwise have an adverse effect on us; the potential impairment of our goodwill and other intangible assets; our reliance on other companies that provide key components of our business infrastructure; events that may tarnish our reputation; mainstream and social media contagion; the loss of the services of key members of our management team and directors; our ability to attract and retain qualified employees to operate our business; costs associated with repossessed properties, including potential environmental remediation; the effectiveness of our operational processes, policies and procedures, and internal control over financial reporting; our ability to implement technology-facilitated products and services or be successful in marketing these products and services to our clients; the development and use of artificial intelligence; risks related to acquisitions, mergers, strategic partnerships, divestitures, and other transactions; competition from new or existing financial institutions and non-banks; investing in technology; incurrence of significant costs related to mergers and related integration activities; the volatility in the price and trading volume of our common stock; “anti-takeover” provisions in our certificate of incorporation and regulations, which may make it more difficult for a third party to acquire control of us even in circumstances that could be deemed beneficial to stockholders; changes in our dividend policy or our ability to pay dividends; our common stock not being an insured deposit; the potential dilutive effect of future equity issuances; the subordination of our common stock to our existing and future indebtedness; the effect of global conditions, earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, floods, fires, drought, and other natural catastrophic events; and the impact of climate change and environmental sustainability matters.

•the development and use of artificial intelligence;

The following factors, among others, may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations in the forward-looking statements, including those set forth in this presentation: new or changes in existing, governmental regulations or in the way such regulations are interpreted or enforced; negative developments in the banking industry and increased regulatory scrutiny; tax legislative initiatives or assessments; more stringent capital requirements, to the extent they may become applicable to us; changes in accounting standards; any failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, the Community Reinvestment Act and fair lending laws, the USA PATRIOT ACT of 2001, the Office of Foreign Asset Control guidelines and requirements, the Bank Secrecy Act, and the related Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Guidelines and regulations; federal deposit insurance increases; lending risks and risks associated with loan sector concentrations; a decline in economic conditions that could reduce demand for our products and services and negatively impact the credit quality of loans; loan credit losses exceeding estimates; exposure to losses in collateralized loan obligation securities; changes to United States trade policies, including the imposition of tariffs and retaliatory tariffs; the soundness of other financial institutions; the ability to meet cash flow needs and availability of financing sources for working capital and other needs; a loss of deposits or a change in product mix that increases the Company’s funding costs; inability to access funding or to monetize liquid assets; changes in interest rates; interest rate effect on the value of our investment securities; cybersecurity risks, including denial-of-service attacks, network intrusions, business e-mail compromise, and other malicious behavior that could result in the disclosure of confidential information; privacy, information security, and data protection laws, rules, and regulations that affect or limit how we collect and use personal information or otherwise have an adverse effect on us; the potential impairment of our goodwill and other intangible assets; our reliance on other companies that provide key components of our business infrastructure; events that may tarnish our reputation; mainstream and social media contagion; the loss of the services of key members of our management team and directors; our ability to attract and retain qualified employees to operate our business; costs associated with repossessed properties, including environmental remediation; the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; our ability to implement technology-facilitated products and services or be successful in marketing these products and services to our clients; the development and use of artificial intelligence; risks related to acquisitions, mergers, strategic partnerships and other transactions; competition from new or existing financial institutions and non-banks; investing in technology; incurrence of significant costs related to mergers and related integration activities; the volatility in the price and trading volume of our common stock; “anti-takeover” provisions in our certificate of incorporation and regulations, which may make it more difficult for a third party to acquire control of us even in circumstances that could be deemed beneficial to stockholders; changes in our dividend policy or our ability to pay dividends; our common stock not being an insured deposit; the potential dilutive effect of future equity issuances; the subordination of our common stock to our existing and future indebtedness; the effect of global conditions, earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, floods, fires, drought, and other natural catastrophic events; and the impact of climate change and environmental sustainability matters.

•the development and use of artificial intelligence;