Record Quarterly Net Interest Income Drives Associated Banc-Corp's Second Quarter 2025 Earnings per Common Share of $0.65

GREEN BAY, Wis., July 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Associated Banc-Corp (NYSE:ASB) ("Associated" or "Company") today reported net income available to common equity ("earnings") of $108 million, or $0.65 per common share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2025. These amounts compare to earnings of $99 million, or $0.59 per common share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 and earnings of $113 million, or $0.74 per common share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2024.

"Midway through 2025, Associated Bank is seeing strong momentum from the strategic actions we've taken over the past several quarters," said President & CEO Andy Harmening. "In the second quarter, we delivered over $350 million in additional C&I loan growth, another 7 basis points of margin expansion, and the best checking household growth we've seen since we began tracking a decade ago--all of which contributed to the strongest quarterly net interest income we've seen in company history. Importantly, we also delivered another 9 basis points of CET1 capital accretion and solid credit performance."

"While uncertainty has been an ongoing theme at the macro level, we feel well-positioned to build on our momentum over the back half of the year thanks to our strengthened profitability profile, solid capital position, and disciplined approach to growth. We look forward to providing additional updates on our progress along the way."

Second Quarter 2025 Highlights

Diluted earnings per common share of $0.65

Record net interest income of $300 million (+5% vs. 1Q 2025; +17% vs. 2Q 2024)

Total period end loans of $30.6 billion (+1% vs. 1Q 2025; +3% vs. 2Q 2024)

Total period end deposits of $34.1 billion (-3% vs. 1Q 2025; +4% vs. 2Q 2024)

Total period end core customer deposits1 of $28.3 billion (-3% vs. 1Q 2025; +4% vs. 2Q 2024)

Net interest margin of 3.04%

Noninterest income of $67 million

Noninterest expense of $209 million

Provision for credit losses of $18 million

Allowance for credit losses on loans / total loans of 1.35%

Net charge offs / average loans (annualized) of 0.17%

Book value / share of $27.67

Tangible book value / share1 of $20.84

1 This is a non-GAAP financial measure. See financial tables for a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures.

Loans

Second quarter 2025 average total loans of $30.5 billion increased 1%, or $381 million, from the prior quarter and increased 3%, or $912 million, from the same period last year. With respect to second quarter 2025 average balances by loan category:

Commercial and business lending increased $371 million from the prior quarter and increased $1.1 billion from the same period last year to $12.1 billion.

Commercial real estate lending increased $138 million from the prior quarter and increased $202 million from the same period last year to $7.5 billion.

Consumer lending decreased $128 million from the prior quarter and decreased $374 million from the same period last year to $10.9 billion.

Second quarter 2025 period end total loans of $30.6 billion increased 1%, or $313 million, from the prior quarter and increased 3%, or $989 million, from the same period last year. With respect to second quarter 2025 period end balances by loan category:

Commercial and business lending increased $339 million from the prior quarter and increased $1.3 billion from the same period last year to $12.4 billion.

Commercial real estate lending decreased $86 million from the prior quarter and increased $64 million the same period last year to $7.3 billion.

Consumer lending increased $60 million from the prior quarter and decreased $385 million from the same period last year to $10.9 billion.

We continue to expect 2025 period end loan growth of 5% to 6% as compared to the year ended December 31, 2024.

Deposits

Second quarter 2025 average deposits of $34.2 billion decreased 2%, or $630 million, from the prior quarter and increased 5%, or $1.6 billion, from the same period last year. With respect to second quarter 2025 average balances by deposit category:

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits increased $9 million from the prior quarter and decreased $63 million from the same period last year to $5.6 billion.

Savings increased $60 million from the prior quarter and increased $89 million from the same period last year to $5.2 billion.

Interest-bearing demand deposits decreased $348 million from the prior quarter and increased $418 million from the same period last year to $7.7 billion.

Money market deposits decreased $91 million from the prior quarter and decreased $6 million from the same period last year to $6.0 billion.

Brokered CDs decreased $225 million from the prior quarter and increased $162 million from the same period last year to $4.1 billion.

Other time deposits decreased $31 million from the prior quarter and increased $725 million from the same period last year to $3.7 billion.

Network transaction deposits decreased $4 million from the prior quarter and increased $249 million from the same period last year to $1.8 billion.

Second quarter 2025 period end deposits of $34.1 billion decreased 3%, or $1.0 billion, from the prior quarter and increased 4%, or $1.5 billion, from the same period last year. With respect to second quarter 2025 period end balances by deposit category:

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits decreased $353 million from the prior quarter and decreased $33 million from the same period last year to $5.8 billion.

Savings increased $44 million from the prior quarter and increased $135 million from the same period last year to $5.3 billion.

Interest-bearing demand deposits decreased $380 million from the prior quarter and increased $297 million from the same period last year to $7.5 billion.

Money market deposits decreased $225 million from the prior quarter and increased $33 million from the same period last year to $5.9 billion.

Brokered CDs decreased $125 million from the prior quarter and increased $10 million from the same period last year to $4.1 billion.

Other time deposits increased $82 million from the prior quarter and increased $724 million from the same period last year to $3.8 billion.

Network transaction deposits decreased $91 million from the prior quarter and increased $289 million from the same period last year to $1.8 billion.

Core customer deposits1 decreased $833 million from the prior quarter and increased $1.2 billion from the same period last year to $28.3 billion.

We now expect 2025 period end total deposit growth of 1% to 3% and continue to expect period end core customer deposit growth of 4% to 5% as compared to the year ended December 31, 2024.

1 This is a non-GAAP financial measure. See financial tables for a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Second quarter 2025 net interest income of $300 million increased $14 million from the prior quarter and increased $43 million from the same period last year. The net interest margin increased to 3.04%, reflecting a 7 basis point increase from the prior quarter and a 29 basis point increase from the same period last year.

The average yield on total loans for the second quarter of 2025 increased 6 basis points from the prior quarter and decreased 32 basis points from the same period last year to 5.89%.

The average cost of total interest-bearing liabilities for the second quarter of 2025 decreased 4 basis points from the prior quarter and decreased 58 basis points from the same period last year to 3.02%.

The net free funds benefit for the second quarter of 2025 decreased 2 basis points from the prior quarter and decreased 14 basis points from the same period last year to 0.56%.

Based on our latest forecasts for balance sheet growth and mix, and current market conditions, we now expect total net interest income growth of 14% to 15% in 2025.

Noninterest Income

Second quarter 2025 total noninterest income of $67 million increased $8 million from the prior quarter and increased $2 million from the same period last year. The increase relative to the prior quarter was primarily driven by a $7 million loss recognized in the first quarter of 2025 related to the settlement of the mortgage sale originally announced in December of 2024. With respect to second quarter 2025 noninterest income line items:

Capital markets, net increased $1 million from the prior quarter and $1 million from the same period a year ago.

Card-based fees increased $1 million from the prior quarter and decreased $1 million from the same period last year.

Wealth management fees increased $1 million from the prior quarter and increased slightly from the same period last year.

After adjusting to exclude the fourth quarter 2024 and first quarter 2025 impacts of the mortgage and investment securities sales we announced in December 2024, we now expect total noninterest income growth of between 1% and 2% in 2025.

Noninterest Expense

Second quarter 2025 total noninterest expense of $209 million decreased $1 million from the prior quarter and increased $13 million from the same period last year. With respect to second quarter 2025 noninterest expense line items:

Personnel expense increased $3 million from the prior quarter and increased $5 million from the same period last year.

Business development and advertising expense increased $1 million from the prior quarter and increased slightly from the same period last year.

Legal and professional expense increased $1 million from the prior quarter and increased $2 million from the same period last year.

Occupancy expense decreased $3 million from the prior quarter and decreased slightly from the same period last year.

FDIC assessment expense decreased $1 million from the prior quarter and increased $3 million from the same period last year.

After adjusting to exclude the $14 million impact of the loss on prepayments of FHLB advances recognized in the fourth quarter of 2024, we now expect total noninterest expense to grow by 4% to 5% in 2025.

Taxes

Second quarter 2025 tax expense was $28 million, compared to $19 million of tax expense in the prior quarter and $13 million of tax benefit in the same period last year. The effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2025 was 20.34%, compared to 16.03% in the prior quarter.

We continue to expect the annual effective tax rate to be between 19% and 21% in 2025.

Credit

Second quarter 2025 provision for credit losses on loans was $18 million, compared to a provision of $13 million in the prior quarter and a provision of $23 million in the same period last year. With respect to second quarter 2025 credit quality:

Nonaccrual loans of $113 million decreased $22 million from the prior quarter and decreased $41 million from the same period last year. The nonaccrual loans to total loans ratio was 0.37% in the first quarter, down from 0.44% in the prior quarter and down from 0.52% in the same period last year.

Second quarter 2025 net charge offs of $13 million increased compared to net charge offs of $9 million in the prior quarter and decreased compared to net charge offs of $21 million in the same period last year.

The allowance for credit losses on loans (ACLL) of $412 million increased $5 million compared to the prior quarter and increased $22 million compared to the same period last year. The ACLL to total loans ratio was 1.35% in the first quarter, up from 1.34% in the prior quarter and up from 1.32% in the same period last year.

In 2025, we continue to expect to adjust provision to reflect changes to risk grades, economic conditions, loan volumes, and other indications of credit quality.

Capital

The Company's capital position remains strong, with a CET1 capital ratio of 10.20% at June 30, 2025. The Company's capital ratios continue to be in excess of the Basel III "well-capitalized" regulatory benchmarks on a fully phased in basis.

SECOND QUARTER 2025 EARNINGS RELEASE CONFERENCE CALL

The Company will host a conference call for investors and analysts at 4:00 p.m. Central Time (CT) today, July 24, 2025. Interested parties can access the live webcast of the call through the Investor Relations section of the Company's website, http://investor.associatedbank.com. Parties may also dial into the call at 877-407-8037 (domestic) or 201-689-8037 (international) and request the Associated Banc-Corp second quarter 2025 earnings call. The second quarter 2025 financial tables with an accompanying slide presentation will be available on the Company's website just prior to the call. An audio archive of the webcast will be available on the Company's website approximately fifteen minutes after the call is over.

ABOUT ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP

Associated Banc-Corp (NYSE:ASB) has total assets of $44 billion and is the largest bank holding company based in Wisconsin. Headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Associated is a leading Midwest banking franchise, offering a full range of financial products and services from nearly 200 banking locations serving more than 100 communities throughout Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota and Missouri. The Company also operates loan production offices in Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, New York, Ohio and Texas. Associated Bank, N.A. is an Equal Housing Lender, Equal Opportunity Lender and Member FDIC. More information about Associated Banc-Corp is available at www.associatedbank.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Statements made in this presentation which are not purely historical are forward-looking statements, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This includes any statements regarding management's plans, objectives, or goals for future operations, products or services, and forecasts of its revenues, earnings, or other measures of performance. Such forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "plan," "estimate," "should," "intend," "target," "outlook," "project," "guidance," "forecast," or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on current management expectations and, by their nature, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Factors which may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in such forward-looking statements include those identified in the Company's most recent Form 10-K and subsequent Form 10-Qs and other SEC filings, and such factors are incorporated herein by reference.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

This press release and related materials may contain references to measures which are not defined in generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). Information concerning these non-GAAP financial measures can be found in the financial tables. Management believes these measures are meaningful because they reflect adjustments commonly made by management, investors, regulators, and analysts to evaluate the adequacy of earnings per common share, provide a greater understanding of ongoing operations and enhance comparability of results with prior periods.

 

Associated Banc-Corp

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

June 30,2025

March 31,2025

SequentialQuarterChange

December 31,2024

September 30,2024

June 30,2024

ComparableQuarterChange

Assets

Cash and due from banks

$      521,167

$        521,323

$          (156)

$       544,059

$      554,631

$      470,818

$       50,349

Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions

738,938

711,033

27,905

453,590

408,101

484,677

254,261

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell



105

(105)

21,955

4,310

3,600

(3,600)

Investment securities available for sale, at fair value

5,036,508

4,796,570

239,938

4,581,434

4,152,527

3,912,730

1,123,778

Investment securities held to maturity, net, at amortized cost

3,672,101

3,705,793

(33,692)

3,738,687

3,769,150

3,799,035

(126,934)

Equity securities

25,912

23,331

2,581

23,242

23,158

22,944

2,967

Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stocks, at cost

278,356

194,244

84,112

179,665

178,168

212,102

66,254

Residential loans held for sale

96,804

47,611

49,193

646,687

67,219

83,795

13,009

Commercial loans held for sale

8,406

7,910

496

32,634

11,833



8,406

Loans

30,607,605

30,294,127

313,478

29,768,586

29,990,897

29,618,271

989,334

Allowance for loan losses

(376,515)

(371,348)

(5,167)

(363,545)

(361,765)

(355,844)

(20,671)

Loans, net

30,231,091

29,922,780

308,311

29,405,041

29,629,131

29,262,428

968,663

Tax credit and other investments

247,111

254,187

(7,076)

258,886

265,385

246,300

811

Premises and equipment, net

377,372

377,521

(149)

379,093

373,816

369,968

7,403

Bank and corporate owned life insurance

691,470

690,551

919

689,000

686,704

683,451

8,019

Goodwill

1,104,992

1,104,992



1,104,992

1,104,992

1,104,992



Other intangible assets, net

27,255

29,457

(2,203)

31,660

33,863

36,066

(8,811)

Mortgage servicing rights, net

85,245

86,251

(1,005)

87,683

81,977

85,640

(395)

Interest receivable

168,627

159,729

8,898

167,772

167,777

173,106

(4,479)

Other assets

682,373

675,748

6,625

676,987

698,073

672,256

10,118

Total assets

$  43,993,729

$    43,309,136

$     684,593

$   43,023,068

$  42,210,815

$  41,623,908

$  2,369,821

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

$    5,782,487

$      6,135,946

$    (353,459)

$     5,775,657

$   5,857,421

$   5,815,045

$     (32,558)

Interest-bearing deposits

28,365,079

29,060,767

(695,688)

28,872,777

27,696,877

26,875,995

1,489,084

Total deposits

34,147,565

35,196,713

(1,049,147)

34,648,434

33,554,298

32,691,039

1,456,526

Short-term funding

75,585

311,335

(235,750)

470,369

917,028

859,539

(783,955)

FHLB advances

3,879,489

2,027,297

1,852,192

1,853,807

1,913,294

2,673,046

1,206,443

Other long-term funding

593,530

591,382

2,147

837,635

844,342

536,113

57,417

Allowance for unfunded commitments

35,276

35,276



38,776

35,776

33,776

1,500

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

481,503

460,574

20,929

568,485

532,842

588,057

(106,554)

Total liabilities

39,212,948

38,622,578

590,370

38,417,506

37,797,579

37,381,571

1,831,377

Stockholders' equity

Preferred equity

194,112

194,112



194,112

194,112

194,112



Common equity

4,586,669

4,492,446

94,223

4,411,450

4,219,125

4,048,225

538,444

Total stockholders' equity

4,780,781

4,686,558

94,223

4,605,562

4,413,236

4,242,337

538,444

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$  43,993,729

$    43,309,136

$     684,593

$   43,023,068

$  42,210,815

$  41,623,908

$  2,369,821

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Numbers may not recalculate due to rounding conventions.

 

Associated Banc-Corp

Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)

Comparable Quarter

Year to Date (YTD)

Comparable YTD

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

2Q25

2Q24

DollarChange

PercentageChange

June 2025

June 2024

DollarChange

PercentageChange

Interest income

Interest and fees on loans

$     447,781

$     456,788

$   (9,007)

(2) %

$     881,080

$     911,260

$ (30,179)

(3) %

Interest and dividends on investment securities

Taxable

71,174

50,278

20,896

42 %

140,962

96,826

44,136

46 %

Tax-exempt

13,902

14,669

(767)

(5) %

27,858

29,443

(1,585)

(5) %

Other interest

12,679

8,539

4,140

48 %

21,921

16,133

5,788

36 %

Total interest income

545,536

530,274

15,262

3 %

1,071,821

1,053,662

18,159

2 %

Interest expense

Interest on deposits

197,656

221,062

(23,406)

(11) %

406,796

447,293

(40,497)

(9) %

Interest on federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase

2,004

2,303

(299)

(13) %

5,626

5,166

460

9 %

Interest on other short-term funding

287

6,077

(5,790)

(95) %

695

10,785

(10,090)

(94) %

Interest on FHLB advances

34,889

34,143

746

2 %

50,979

55,814

(4,835)

(9) %

Interest on other long-term funding

10,700

10,096

604

6 %

21,785

20,154

1,631

8 %

Total interest expense

245,536

273,681

(28,145)

(10) %

485,881

539,211

(53,330)

(10) %

Net interest income

300,000

256,593

43,407

17 %

585,940

514,451

71,490

14 %

Provision for credit losses

17,996

23,008

(5,012)

(22) %

30,999

47,009

(16,010)

(34) %

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

282,004

233,585

48,419

21 %

554,941

467,442

87,499

19 %

Noninterest income

Wealth management fees

23,025

22,628

396

2 %

45,522

44,323

1,200

3 %

Service charges and deposit account fees

13,147

12,263

883

7 %

25,961

24,702

1,259

5 %

Card-based fees

11,200

11,975

(775)

(6) %

21,642

23,242

(1,600)

(7) %

Other fee-based revenue

4,995

4,857

138

3 %

10,245

9,259

986

11 %

Capital markets, net 

5,765

4,685

1,080

23 %

10,110

8,735

1,374

16 %

Mortgage banking, net

4,213

2,505

1,709

68 %

8,035

5,166

2,869

56 %

Loss on mortgage portfolio sale







N/M

(6,976)



(6,976)

N/M

Bank and corporate owned life insurance

4,135

4,584

(449)

(10) %

9,339

7,154

2,185

31 %

Asset losses, net

(1,735)

(627)

(1,108)

177 %

(2,613)

(933)

(1,680)

180 %

Investment securities gains, net

7

67

(60)

(90) %

11

3,947

(3,935)

(100) %

Other 

2,226

2,222

4

— %

4,477

4,549

(72)

(2) %

Total noninterest income

66,977

65,159

1,818

3 %

125,754

130,144

(4,390)

(3) %

Noninterest expense

Personnel

126,994

121,581

5,413

4 %

250,890

240,976

9,914

4 %

Technology

26,508

27,161

(654)

(2) %

53,646

53,362

285

1 %

Occupancy

12,644

13,128

(484)

(4) %

28,025

26,761

1,264

5 %

Business development and advertising

7,748

7,535

213

3 %

14,134

14,052

82

1 %

Equipment

4,494

4,450

44

1 %

9,021

9,049

(28)

— %

Legal and professional

6,674

4,429

2,245

51 %

12,757

9,101

3,656

40 %

Loan and foreclosure costs

2,705

1,793

913

51 %

5,299

3,771

1,528

41 %

FDIC assessment

9,708

7,131

2,577

36 %

20,144

21,077

(933)

(4) %

Other intangible amortization

2,203

2,203



— %

4,405

4,405



— %

Other

9,674

6,450

3,224

50 %

21,648

10,963

10,685

97 %

Total noninterest expense

209,352

195,861

13,492

7 %

419,971

393,518

26,453

7 %

Income before income taxes

139,629

102,884

36,745

36 %

260,724

204,068

56,656

28 %

Income tax expense (benefit)

28,399

(12,689)

41,089

N/M

47,808

7,326

40,482

N/M

Net income

111,230

115,573

(4,344)

(4) %

212,916

196,742

16,174

8 %

Preferred stock dividends

2,875

2,875



— %

5,750

5,750



— %

Net income available to common equity

$     108,355

$     112,698

$   (4,344)

(4) %

$     207,166

$     190,992

$   16,174

8 %



Pre-tax pre-provision income (loss)(a)

157,625

125,892

31,733

25 %

291,723

251,077

40,646

16 %

Earnings per common share

Basic

$          0.65

$          0.75

$     (0.10)

(13) %

$          1.25

$          1.27

$     (0.02)

(2) %

Diluted

$          0.65

$          0.74

$     (0.09)

(12) %

$          1.24

$          1.26

$     (0.02)

(2) %

Average common shares outstanding

Basic

164,936

149,872

15,063

10 %

165,081

149,864

15,217

10 %

Diluted

166,343

151,288

15,055

10 %

166,506

151,310

15,196

10 %

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N/M = Not meaningful

Numbers may not sum due to rounding.

(a)

This is a non-GAAP financial measure.  See the non-GAAP financial measures reconciliation below for a reconciliation to GAAP financial measures.

 

Associated Banc-CorpConsolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - Quarterly Trend

(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)

Sequential Quarter

2Q25

1Q25

DollarChange

PercentageChange

4Q24

3Q24

2Q24

Interest income

Interest and fees on loans

$  447,781

$  433,299

$    14,482

3 %

$  453,253

$  465,728

$  456,788

Interest and dividends on investment securities

Taxable

71,174

69,788

1,387

2 %

50,524

51,229

50,278

Tax-exempt

13,902

13,956

(53)

— %

14,469

14,660

14,669

Other interest

12,679

9,243

3,436

37 %

10,478

8,701

8,539

Total interest income

545,536

526,285

19,251

4 %

528,724

540,318

530,274

Interest expense

Interest on deposits

197,656

209,140

(11,484)

(5) %

222,888

231,623

221,062

Interest on federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase

2,004

3,622

(1,618)

(45) %

3,203

3,385

2,303

Interest on other short-term funding

287

408

(121)

(30) %

668

6,144

6,077

Interest on FHLB advances

34,889

16,090

18,799

117 %

17,908

24,799

34,143

Interest on other long-term funding

10,700

11,085

(385)

(3) %

13,769

11,858

10,096

Total interest expense

245,536

240,345

5,192

2 %

258,436

277,809

273,681

Net interest income

300,000

285,941

14,059

5 %

270,289

262,509

256,593

Provision for credit losses

17,996

13,003

4,993

38 %

16,986

20,991

23,008

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

282,004

272,938

9,066

3 %

253,303

241,518

233,585

Noninterest income

Wealth management fees

23,025

22,498

527

2 %

24,103

24,144

22,628

Service charges and deposit account fees

13,147

12,814

332

3 %

13,232

13,708

12,263

Card-based fees

11,200

10,442

758

7 %

11,948

11,731

11,975

Other fee-based revenue

4,995

5,251

(256)

(5) %

5,182

5,057

4,857

Capital markets, net

5,765

4,345

1,420

33 %

9,032

4,317

4,685

Mortgage banking, net

4,213

3,822

391

10 %

3,387

2,132

2,505

Loss on mortgage portfolio sale



(6,976)

6,976

(100) %

(130,406)





Bank and corporate owned life insurance

4,135

5,204

(1,069)

(21) %

2,322

4,001

4,584

Asset (losses) gains, net

(1,735)

(878)

(857)

98 %

364

(474)

(627)

Investment securities gains (losses), net

7

4

3

66 %

(148,194)

100

67

Other

2,226

2,251

(25)

(1) %

2,257

2,504

2,222

Total noninterest income (loss)

66,977

58,776

8,201

14 %

(206,772)

67,221

65,159

Noninterest expense

Personnel

126,994

123,897

3,097

2 %

125,944

121,036

121,581

Technology

26,508

27,139

(631)

(2) %

26,984

27,217

27,161

Occupancy