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Trustmark National Bank Announces Settlement of Claims Made by Federal Regulators


Trustmark National Bank ("Trustmark" or the "Company"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Trustmark Corporation (NASDAQGS:TRMK), today announced it has entered into settlements with the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ"), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC") and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") to resolve allegations that it previously violated the Fair Housing Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Consumer Financial Protection Act within the Memphis metropolitan statistical area ("Memphis MSA").

"We believe Trustmark's commitment to fair lending and continuing efforts to provide equal access to affordable mortgage products in the Memphis area and communities across our footprint are reflected in our diverse-market lending strategies," said Duane A. Dewey, Trustmark President and CEO. "We fully cooperated with the agencies and have entered into these settlements to avoid the distraction of protracted litigation and because we share the common goals of breaking down barriers to home financing and exploring innovative ways to help residents of underserved areas achieve the dream of homeownership. We look forward to making continued progress on the lending initiatives and operational enhancements we began implementing six years ago."

Mr. Dewey continued, "Trustmark has always viewed customer relationships and community engagement as keys to long-term success. As a service-oriented and values-guided organization, we're committed to serving the entirety of our communities and have continually worked to expand access to credit and banking services through the full range of consumer and small business credit products that we offer."

The alleged conduct occurred during the period 2014 to 2016, according to the OCC, and a somewhat longer period for the other two agencies. For many years, Trustmark has been evaluating its performance in majority-minority census tracts ("MMCTs"), including in the Memphis MSA, and proactively developing and implementing enterprise-wide initiatives designed to serve these communities:

Mr. Dewey continued, "Trustmark has built a solid reputation throughout the Southeast United States as a reliable and trustworthy banking partner, and we embrace continuous change to better serve our customers and communities."

Under the DOJ/CFPB Consent Order, Trustmark will pay a civil money penalty totaling $5 million, of which $4 million will satisfy the OCC's civil money penalty order and the remaining $1 million will be paid to the CFPB. The DOJ/CFPB Consent Order also provides that Trustmark will invest a total of $3.85 million over five years in a loan subsidy fund to increase mortgage lending opportunities to Memphis residents in majority Black and Hispanic census tracts ("MBHCTs") and will devote a total of $200,000 annually over five years to advertising, community outreach and credit and financial education services. In addition, over the next five years, Trustmark will invest $400,000 in its community development partnerships to support services related to credit, financial education, homeownership, and foreclosure prevention that benefit residents of MBHCTs in the Memphis market. The Company will also open a loan production office to serve the mortgage lending needs of residents in a MBHCT in the Memphis MSA.

The proposed DOJ/CFPB Consent Order must be approved by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.

About Trustmark

Trustmark Corporation is a financial services company providing banking and financial solutions through 180 offices in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas. Visit trustmark.com for additional information.

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Risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations of Management include, but are not limited to, changes in the level of nonperforming assets and charge-offs, an increase in unemployment levels and slowdowns in economic growth, our ability to manage the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our markets and our customers, as well as the effectiveness of actions of federal, state and local governments and agencies (including the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB)) to mitigate its spread and economic impact, local, state and national economic and market conditions, conditions in the housing and real estate markets in the regions in which Trustmark operates and the extent and duration of the current volatility in the credit and financial markets, levels of and volatility in crude oil prices, changes in our ability to measure the fair value of assets in our portfolio, material changes in the level and/or volatility of market interest rates, the performance and demand for the products and services we offer, including the level and timing of withdrawals from our deposit accounts, the costs and effects of litigation and of unexpected or adverse outcomes in such litigation, our ability to attract noninterest-bearing deposits and other low-cost funds, competition in loan and deposit pricing, as well as the entry of new competitors into our markets through de novo expansion and acquisitions, economic conditions, including the potential impact of issues related to the European financial system and monetary and other governmental actions designed to address credit, securities, and/or commodity markets, the enactment of legislation and changes in existing regulations or enforcement practices or the adoption of new regulations, changes in accounting standards and practices, including changes in the interpretation of existing standards, that affect our consolidated financial statements, changes in consumer spending, borrowings and savings habits, technological changes, changes in the financial performance or condition of our borrowers, changes in our ability to control expenses, greater than expected costs or difficulties related to the integration of acquisitions or new products and lines of business, cyber-attacks and other breaches which could affect our information system security, natural disasters, environmental disasters, pandemics or other health crises, acts of war or terrorism, and other risks described in our filings with the SEC.

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise any of this information, whether as the result of new information, future events or developments or otherwise.


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