Does this 8-K change First Citizens' reported 2023 financial results?

No. The filing states it does not modify or update information in the 2023 Form 10-K other than to reflect the segment reporting changes. Consolidated figures such as net income, total assets, and capital ratios are unchanged. Only the segment-level presentation has been recast.

Why did First Citizens change its segment structure?

The filing does not give a detailed rationale. It describes the changes: integrating SVB's private banking and wealth management into General Bank, renaming SVB to SVB Commercial to reflect its client base, and moving the Direct Bank into Corporate alongside borrowings and brokered deposits. The changes became effective January 1, 2024.

How does the Direct Bank move affect investors' view of General Bank?

General Bank's reported deposits and funding costs will look different because the Direct Bank, which relies on higher-cost digital deposits, is no longer part of it. Its deposits now sit in Corporate, which holds about $37.67 billion of Direct Bank deposits at year-end 2023. Investors should compare General Bank performance using the recast numbers rather than prior segment reports.

Should investors be concerned about the 2023 net income figure?

The $11.47 billion net income in 2023 was inflated by a one-time preliminary after-tax gain of $9.81 billion from the SVBB acquisition, which is not recurring. Underlying earnings excluding this gain were far lower. The 8-K does not change this figure, but investors should not extrapolate it as a run-rate.

FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC /DE/ 8-K SEC Disclosure

01—Abstract

Summary

Summary of the 8-K filed August 14, 2024. Cited figures are marked; the original filing is the authoritative source.

First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA) filed this 8-K on August 14, 2024 to retrospectively recast segment information in its 2023 Form 10-K.

The filing does not report new financial results, change any 2023 reported totals, or update events after the original 10-K was filed on February 23, 2024. Its purpose is to conform the Business, MD&A, and Financial Statements sections (via Exhibit 99.1) to segment changes made effective January 1, 2024 and already reflected in the Q1 and Q2 2024 10-Qs. The segment changes are three: the private banking and wealth management components of the Silicon Valley Banking segment moved into General Bank; the SVB segment was renamed SVB Commercial; and the Direct Bank, a nationwide digital deposit platform, moved from General Bank to Corporate.

For investors, the practical effect is that General Bank's reported deposits, loans, and profitability look different in the recast, and Corporate now carries the high-cost Direct Bank funding alongside borrowings and brokered deposits. Investors comparing segment trends across 2023 and 2024 should use the recast figures to avoid apples-to-oranges comparisons.

The filing also reports consolidated 2023 context that remains unchanged: total assets of $213.76 billion^a, net income of $11.47 billion (inflated by a $9.81 billion after-tax gain on the SVBB acquisition), net interest margin of 3.92%, and total deposits of $145.85 billion, of which about 37% were uninsured. The segment recast is a presentation update, not a change in the company's overall financial position.

02—Key points

Key Highlights

Purely presentational 8-K: revises segment disclosures in the 2023 10-K (Items 1, 7, and 8) but does not change reported consolidated results, net income, or capital ratios.
Private banking and wealth management from the former SVB segment were moved into General Bank, which already held other wealth management activities.
The SVB segment was renamed SVB Commercial, reflecting its focus on innovation-economy commercial clients, PE, and VC firms.
The Direct Bank (nationwide digital deposit platform) moved from General Bank into Corporate, which already held borrowings and brokered deposits.
Recast segment data was already reflected in the Q1 and Q2 2024 Form 10-Qs; this 8-K brings the annual 2023 filing into line with those periods.
Exhibit 99.1 contains excerpts of Items 1, 7, and 8 from the 2023 10-K; KPMG consent is provided as Exhibit 23.1.
Key 2023 context: total assets $213.76B, net income $11.47B including a $9.81B SVBB acquisition gain, NIM 3.92%, uninsured deposits about 37%.

03—Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this 8-K change First Citizens' reported 2023 financial results?
No. The filing states it does not modify or update information in the 2023 Form 10-K other than to reflect the segment reporting changes. Consolidated figures such as net income, total assets, and capital ratios are unchanged. Only the segment-level presentation has been recast.
Why did First Citizens change its segment structure?
The filing does not give a detailed rationale. It describes the changes: integrating SVB's private banking and wealth management into General Bank, renaming SVB to SVB Commercial to reflect its client base, and moving the Direct Bank into Corporate alongside borrowings and brokered deposits. The changes became effective January 1, 2024.
How does the Direct Bank move affect investors' view of General Bank?
General Bank's reported deposits and funding costs will look different because the Direct Bank, which relies on higher-cost digital deposits, is no longer part of it. Its deposits now sit in Corporate, which holds about $37.67 billion of Direct Bank deposits at year-end 2023. Investors should compare General Bank performance using the recast numbers rather than prior segment reports.
Should investors be concerned about the 2023 net income figure?
The $11.47 billion net income in 2023 was inflated by a one-time preliminary after-tax gain of $9.81 billion from the SVBB acquisition, which is not recurring. Underlying earnings excluding this gain were far lower. The 8-K does not change this figure, but investors should not extrapolate it as a run-rate.

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