Basis of Financial Information

The accounting policies and practices of Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation and subsidiaries conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) and follow general practices within the banking industry. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, which is a financial holding company and a bank holding company that owns all of the outstanding common stock of its banking subsidiary, Atlantic Union Bank, which owns Atlantic Union Equipment Finance, Inc., AUB Investments, Inc., and Atlantic Union Capital Markets, Inc.

The unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. The preparation of the unaudited consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near term relate to the determination of the allowance for loan and lease losses (“ALLL”), the fair value of financial instruments, valuation of deferred tax assets, and valuation of acquired assets and liabilities. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year or any other period.

Effective January 1, 2026, the Company made certain changes to its allowance methodology as part of the continued enhancement of its credit modeling practices, resulting in more dynamic and precise modeling that allows for more granularity in the monitoring of our expected credit losses. As a result of this change, the Company moved from two loan portfolio segments (Commercial and Consumer) to three portfolio segments (Commercial Real Estate (“CRE”), Commercial and Industrial, and Consumer), by reorganizing the former Commercial segment into the CRE and Commercial and Industrial segments, with no changes made to the Consumer segment. These changes were accounted for prospectively as a change in accounting estimate, did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, and resulted in no changes to previously reported values. For more information on this change in estimate, see the Company’s allowance for credit losses (“ACL”) and loans held for investment (“LHFI”) accounting policies described below. For information regarding the Company’s collectively assessed prior allowance methodology, as well as the Company’s reserve for unfunded commitments (“RUC”) and the allowance for credit losses on securities policies, see Note 1 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” contained in Item 8 “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of the Company’s 2025 Form 10-K.

Allowance for Credit Losses

The ACL primarily consists of the ALLL, RUC, and the allowance for credit losses on securities. The Company’s ACL is governed by the Company’s Allowance Committee, which reports to the Audit Committee and contains representatives from the Company’s finance, credit, and risk teams, and is responsible for approving the Company’s estimate of expected credit losses and resulting ACL. The Allowance Committee considers the quantitative model results and qualitative factors when approving the final ACL. The Company’s ACL model is subject to the Company’s model risk management program, which is overseen by the Operational Risk Committee that reports to the Company’s Executive Risk Committee and Board Risk Committee. The ALLL includes qualitative adjustments to capture the impact of factors or uncertainties not reflected in the quantitative model. These adjustments are comprised of relevant internal and external factors within the qualitative framework that adheres to the Interagency Policy Statement on Allowances for Credit Losses.

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Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses: The ALLL is a valuation account that is deducted from the loans' amortized cost basis to present the net amount expected to be collected on the loans. Changes in the ALLL are recorded as a provision for loan losses to bring the ALLL to an estimated balance that management considers appropriate to absorb expected credit losses over the expected contractual life of the loan portfolio. Loans are charged off against the ALLL when management believes the amount is no longer collectible based on an evaluation of the borrower’s financial condition, repayment capacity, collateral values, and other observable factors affecting collectability. Subsequent recoveries of previously charged off amounts are recorded as increases to the ALLL; however, expected recoveries are not to exceed the aggregate of amounts previously charged off.

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Determining the Contractual Term – Expected credit losses are estimated over the contractual term of the loans, adjusted for expected prepayments when appropriate. The contractual term excludes expected extensions, renewals, and modifications unless the extensions or renewal options are included in the original or modified contract at the reporting date and are not unconditionally legally cancelable by the Company.

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The Company’s ALLL measures the expected lifetime loss using both pooled and loan-level assumptions for financial assets that share common risk characteristics and evaluates an individual reserve in instances where the financial assets do not share the same risk characteristics.

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Collectively Assessed Reserve Consideration – Loans that share common risk characteristics are considered collectively assessed. Loss estimates within the collectively assessed population are based on a combination of pooled assumptions and loan-level characteristics.

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Effective January 1, 2026, the Company now uses either a loan-level probability of default/loss given default methodology or a segment level loss rate model for its loan portfolio. The ALLL is estimated using quantitative methods that consider a variety of factors from both internal and external sources at the loan, portfolio, and macroeconomic environment levels. The Company’s quantitative models consider various macroeconomic variables including the unemployment rate, gross domestic product, home price index, and others for a reasonable and supportable forecast period. The ALLL quantitative estimate is sensitive to changes in the macroeconomic variable forecasts during the reasonable and supportable period.

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The estimated loan losses that are forecasted using the methodology described above are then adjusted for changes in qualitative factors not inherently considered in the quantitative analysis. The qualitative factors include, among others, credit concentrations of the loan portfolio, economic uncertainty, model imprecision, and factors related to credit administration.

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Because current economic conditions and forecasts can change and future events are inherently difficult to predict, the anticipated amount of estimated credit losses on loans, and therefore the appropriateness of the ALLL, could change significantly. In estimating the ALLL, the Company considers multiple forecast scenarios to address the uncertainty inherent in macroeconomic variable forecasts. It is difficult to estimate how potential changes in any one economic factor or input might affect the overall allowance because a wide variety of factors and inputs are considered in estimating the allowance and changes in those factors and inputs considered may not occur at the same rate and may not be consistent across all loan types. Additionally, changes in factors and inputs may be directionally inconsistent, such that an improvement in one factor may offset deterioration in others.

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Individually Assessed Reserve Consideration – Loans that do not share similar risk characteristics with any loan segments are evaluated on an individual basis. The individual reserve component relates to loans that have shown substantial credit deterioration as measured by nonaccrual status, risk rating, and/or delinquency status. In addition, the Company has elected the practical expedient that would include loans for individual assessment consideration if the repayment of the loan is expected substantially through the operation or sale of collateral because the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty. Where the expected source of repayment is from the sale of collateral, the ALLL is based on the fair value of the underlying collateral, less selling costs, compared to the amortized cost basis of the loan. If the ALLL is based on the operation of the collateral, the reserve is calculated based on the fair value of the collateral calculated as the present value of expected cash flows from the operation of the collateral, compared to the amortized cost basis. If the Company determines that the value of a collateral dependent loan is less than the recorded investment in the loan, the Company charges off the deficiency if it is determined that such amount is deemed uncollectible. Typically, a loss is confirmed when the Company is moving toward foreclosure or final disposition. The ALLL on loans individually assessed is updated, reviewed, and approved on a quarterly basis at or near the end of each reporting period.

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The Company performs regular credit reviews of the loan portfolio to review the credit quality and adherence to its underwriting standards. The credit reviews include annual commercial loan reviews performed by the Company’s commercial bankers in accordance with the commercial loan policy, relationship reviews that accompany annual loan renewals, and independent reviews by its Credit Risk Review Group. Upon origination, each commercial loan is assigned an initial risk rating in accordance with the Company’s underwriting guidelines, which require newly originated loans to be rated between one and four, with ratings closer to one indicating lower credit risk. The Company’s full risk rating scale ranges from one to nine, and loans may migrate to higher risk ratings over time if their risk profile deteriorates. The risk rating scale is the Company’s primary credit quality indicator for commercial loans. Consumer loans are not risk rated unless past due status, bankruptcy, or other events result in the assignment of a Substandard or worse risk rating in accordance with the consumer loan policy. Delinquency status is the Company’s primary credit quality indicator for Consumer loans.

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Refer to Note 1 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” contained in Item 8 “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in the Company’s 2025 Form 10-K for additional information on the Company’s policies and for further information on the Company’s credit quality indicators.