...A. Second, we are driving robust profit growth supported by both our core business and the new initiatives we've launched over the past two years. B. Over the past five quarters, we've consistently delivered peer leading loan and deposit growth. C. Through the first quarter of this year, cumulative loan growth was 7.3%, over 8 percentage points better than the peer median. D. In the first quarter of 2025, the core businesses contributed approximately 50% of the growth. E. The remainder comes from the extension of our geographic footprint, particularly in North and South Carolina and Texas, and the expansion of our commercial verticals. F. This momentum has continued through the first two months of the second quarter as we've grown our loan balances by approximately $2 billion driven by middle market, commercial and industrial, indirect auto and residential mortgage. G. We have also successfully grown our deposit base so far this quarter by approximately $1.8 billion. H. As volumes grow,...
