secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Ameris Bancorp (ABCB)
CIK:        0000351569
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-23T20:16:33+00:00
Accession:  0000351569-26-000139
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ameris Bancorp Q2 GAAP EPS $0.77 on $82.5M litigation charge; adjusted EPS $1.60
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- Net income $51.4M ($0.77 diluted EPS) vs $109.8M ($1.60) YoY; adjusted net income $107.3M ($1.60).
- Recorded $82.5M litigation expense accrual from California employment jury verdict.
- Net interest margin (TE) stable at 3.88%; average earning assets grew 8.5% annualized.
- Loan growth $349.9M (6.4% annualized); noninterest-bearing deposits improved to 30.0% of total.
- Tangible book value per share $45.10; share repurchases of $19.0M (226,600 shares) in Q2.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000035156926000139/0000351569-26-000139-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000035156926000139/abcb-20260723.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000351569-26-000139

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