What the changes say
- New risks emphasize lingering liquidity, uninsured-deposit and capital concerns after the 2023 bank failures.
- Trustmark added risks involving evolving capital rules and TB’s ability to fund parent dividends and obligations.
- LIBOR transition risk was removed; existing risks now reflect 2025 tariffs, state-level ESG oversight and tighter third-party expectations.
What changed since the prior 10-K
New
- NewRisks Related to Trustmark’s Business
to earnings in the quarter during which such determination was made, Trustmark’s capital ratios would be adversely affected by any such charge, and a rating agency might downgrade Trustmark’s credit rating or put Trustmark on credit watch
Lingering concerns about liquidity, uninsured deposits, deposit composition, investment losses and capital could worsen if the U.S. economy weakens.
- NewRisks Related to Trustmark’s Business
allowance for credit losses; however, material changes in the allowance for credit losses could have a material impact on Trustmark’s reserves and capital
Changing Basel, legislative, regulatory or accounting capital rules could materially affect Trustmark and TB.
- NewRisks Related to Trustmark’s Business
Trustmark's ability to declare and pay dividends is subject to restriction by various laws and regulations and other factors
If TB cannot pay dividends to Trustmark, the parent may be unable to pay shareholder dividends or meet other obligations.
Dropped
- DroppedRisks Related to Trustmark’s Business
Trustmark may be adversely affected by the transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) as a reference rate
Reworded
- 64% rewrittenRisks Related to Trustmark’s Business
Market developments and the resulting economic pressure on consumers may affect consumer confidence levels and may cause increases in delinquencies and default rates, which, among other effects, could further affect Trustmark’s charge-offs and provision for credit losses
Adds that materially impaired asset values could require Trustmark to recognize a significant charge.
- 61% rewrittenRisks Related to Trustmark’s Business
Trustmark’s business may be adversely affected by conditions in the financial markets and economic conditions in general
Updates the economic backdrop to 2025, adding tariffs, softening employment, persistent inflation and Federal Reserve rate cuts.
- 50% rewrittenRisks Related to Trustmark’s Business
Trustmark’s largest source of revenue (net interest income) is subject to interest rate risk
Removes the statement that market interest rates remained elevated during most of 2024; the underlying repricing risk is unchanged.
- 41% rewrittenRisk Related to Acquisition Activity
Expectations around Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices as well as climate change and related regulatory initiatives could adversely affect Trustmark’s business and results of operations, including indirectly through impact to its customers
Adds that state-level government regulations may expand ESG oversight, reporting, diligence and disclosure requirements.
Was: Expectations around Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices as well as climate change and related legislative and regulatory initiatives could adversely affect Trustmark’s business and results of operations, including indirectly through impact to its customers
- 39% rewrittenRisks Related to Trustmark’s Business
Failure by Trustmark to perform satisfactorily on its CRA evaluations could make it more difficult for Trustmark’s business to grow
Updates the bank from TNB to TB and the regulator from the OCC to the FRB in the CRA consequences.
- 29% rewrittenOperational Risks
Trustmark could be required to write down goodwill and other intangible assets
Updates goodwill to $334.6 million, says other identifiable intangible assets were fully amortized, and reports no 2025 goodwill impairment.
- 23% rewrittenRisks Related to Trustmark’s Business
Trustmark is subject to stringent capital requirements
Updates the subsidiary reference from TNB to TB while leaving the stated Basel III capital thresholds unchanged.
- 23% rewrittenRisks Related to Trustmark’s Business
Trustmark’s use of third-party service providers and Trustmark’s other ongoing third-party business relationships are subject to increasing regulatory requirements and attention
Adds 2023 interagency guidance and warns that third-party regulatory expectations may continue becoming more rigorous.
- 23% rewrittenRisks Related to Trustmark’s Business
Trustmark is subject to lending risk, which could impact the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses and results of operations
- 21% rewrittenRisks Related to Trustmark’s Business
Trustmark is subject to numerous laws designed to protect consumers, including fair lending laws, and failure to comply with these laws could lead to a wide variety of sanctions
All 36 risk factors
Headings as the filing states them, in filing order.
Risks Related to Trustmark’s Business
- 01Trustmark’s largest source of revenue (net interest income) is subject to interest rate risk50% rewritten
- 02In general, for a given change in interest rates, the amount of the change in value (positive or negative) is larger for assets and liabilities with longer remaining maturities. The shape of the yield curve may affect new loan yields, funding costs and investment income differently
- 03Trustmark is subject to lending risk, which could impact the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses and results of operations23% rewritten
- 04Trustmark is subject to environmental liability risk associated with lending activities
- 05Declines in asset values may result in credit losses and adversely affect the value of Trustmark’s investments
- 06Trustmark is subject to liquidity risk, which could disrupt its ability to meet its financial obligations
- 07In addition to the risk that one or more of the funding sources may become constrained due to market conditions unrelated to Trustmark, there is the risk that Trustmark’s credit profile may decline such that one or more of these funding sources becomes partially or wholly unavailable to Trustmark
- 08Trustmark’s business may be adversely affected by conditions in the financial markets and economic conditions in general61% rewritten
- 09Market developments and the resulting economic pressure on consumers may affect consumer confidence levels and may cause increases in delinquencies and default rates, which, among other effects, could further affect Trustmark’s charge-offs and provision for credit losses64% rewritten
- 10to earnings in the quarter during which such determination was made, Trustmark’s capital ratios would be adversely affected by any such charge, and a rating agency might downgrade Trustmark’s credit rating or put Trustmark on credit watchnew
- 11Trustmark operates in a highly competitive financial services industry
- 12The soundness of other financial institutions could adversely affect Trustmark
- 13Trustmark is subject to extensive government regulation and supervision and possible enforcement and other legal actions
- 14Trustmark is subject to numerous laws designed to protect consumers, including fair lending laws, and failure to comply with these laws could lead to a wide variety of sanctions21% rewritten
- 15Failure by Trustmark to perform satisfactorily on its CRA evaluations could make it more difficult for Trustmark’s business to grow39% rewritten
- 16Trustmark is subject to stringent capital requirements23% rewritten
- 17allowance for credit losses; however, material changes in the allowance for credit losses could have a material impact on Trustmark’s reserves and capitalnew
- 18Trustmark’s use of third-party service providers and Trustmark’s other ongoing third-party business relationships are subject to increasing regulatory requirements and attention23% rewritten
- 19Trustmark's ability to declare and pay dividends is subject to restriction by various laws and regulations and other factorsnew
Operational Risks
- 20There may be risks resulting from the extensive use of models in Trustmark’s business
- 21Trustmark could be required to write down goodwill and other intangible assets29% rewritten
- 22Trustmark holds other real estate and may acquire and hold significant additional amounts, which could lead to increased operating expenses and vulnerability to additional declines in real property values
- 23If Trustmark is required to repurchase a significant number of mortgage loans that it had previously sold, such repurchases could negatively affect earnings
- 24Changes in retail distribution strategies and consumer behavior may adversely impact Trustmark’s investments in premises, equipment, technology and other assets and may lead to increased expenditures to change its retail distribution channel
- 25Trustmark may experience disruptions of its operating systems or breaches in its information system security
- 26Trustmark must utilize new technologies to deliver its products and services, which could require significant resources and expose Trustmark to additional risks, including cyber-security risks
- 27Trustmark’s controls and procedures may fail or be circumvented
- 28Trustmark has been named from time to time as a defendant in litigation relating to its businesses and activities. Litigation may include claims for substantial compensatory or punitive damages or claims for indeterminate amounts of damages
- 29Damage to Trustmark’s reputation could have a significant negative impact on Trustmark’s business
Risk Related to Acquisition Activity
- 30Potential acquisitions by Trustmark may disrupt Trustmark’s business and dilute shareholder value
- 31The stock price of financial institutions, like Trustmark, can be volatile
- 32volatility affecting the financial markets in general
- 33Changes in accounting standards may affect how Trustmark reports its financial condition and results of operations
- 34Trustmark may not be able to attract or retain key employees
- 35Natural disasters, such as hurricanes, could have a significant negative impact on Trustmark’s business
- 36Expectations around Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices as well as climate change and related regulatory initiatives could adversely affect Trustmark’s business and results of operations, including indirectly through impact to its customers41% rewritten
Other Trustmark 10-Ks
- 2025 10-K risk factors
34 risks. Interest-rate, liquidity and credit risks dominate because Trustmark relies on net interest income, deposits and lending.
Filed Feb 19, 2025
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Item 1A of the 10-K on EDGAR was split into its risk factors and, where the company's previous 10-K is on file, each heading was matched to last year's and the text compared word for word. The headings are the filing's own. The one-line readings and the overview were written by a language model from the text of the new, dropped, and rewritten risks; they refer to risks by position and cannot misquote a heading.