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Wintrust Financial Corp. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/20 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On:  Friday, 2/26/21, at 5:29pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/20   ·   Accession #:  1015328-21-57   ·   File #:  1-35077

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 2/26/21  Wintrust Financial Corp.          10-K       12/31/20  157:36M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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 2: EX-4.1      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     69K 
 3: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     49K 
 4: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     41K 
 5: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     46K 
 6: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     46K 
 7: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     44K 
14: R1          Cover                                               HTML    113K 
15: R2          Consolidated Statements Of Condition                HTML    148K 
16: R3          Consolidated Statements Of Condition                HTML     69K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
17: R4          Consolidated Statements Of Income                   HTML    185K 
18: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML    110K 
19: R6          Consolidated Statements Of Changes In               HTML    126K 
                Shareholders' Equity                                             
20: R7          Consolidated Statements Of Changes In               HTML     47K 
                Shareholders' Equity (Parenthetical)                             
21: R8          Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows               HTML    200K 
22: R9          Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    125K 
23: R10         Recent Accounting Pronouncements                    HTML     60K 
24: R11         Investment Securities                               HTML    261K 
25: R12         Loans                                               HTML     87K 
26: R13         Allowance for Credit Losses                         HTML    761K 
27: R14         Mortgage Servicing Rights (MSRs)                    HTML     71K 
28: R15         Business Combinations and Asset Acquisitions        HTML     48K 
29: R16         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets                HTML     93K 
30: R17         Premises and Equipment, Net                         HTML     56K 
31: R18         Deposits                                            HTML     84K 
32: R19         Federal Home Loan Bank Advances                     HTML     63K 
33: R20         Subordinated Notes                                  HTML     44K 
34: R21         Other Borrowings                                    HTML     70K 
35: R22         Junior Subordinated Debentures                      HTML     99K 
36: R23         Revenue from Contracts with Customers               HTML    103K 
37: R24         Lease Commitments                                   HTML    146K 
38: R25         Income Taxes                                        HTML    144K 
39: R26         Stock Compensation Plans and Other Employee         HTML    157K 
                Benefit Plans                                                    
40: R27         Regulatory Matters                                  HTML    313K 
41: R28         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     64K 
42: R29         Derivative Financial Instruments                    HTML    169K 
43: R30         Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities                HTML    303K 
44: R31         Shareholders' Equity                                HTML    135K 
45: R32         Segment Information                                 HTML    125K 
46: R33         Condensed Parent Company Financial Statements       HTML    147K 
47: R34         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     67K 
48: R35         Quarterly Financial Summary (Unaudited)             HTML    122K 
49: R36         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     44K 
50: R37         Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    333K 
                (Policies)                                                       
51: R38         Investment Securities (Tables)                      HTML    263K 
52: R39         Loans (Tables)                                      HTML     85K 
53: R40         Allowance for Credit Losses (Tables)                HTML    737K 
54: R41         Mortgage Servicing Rights (MSRs) (Tables)           HTML     62K 
55: R42         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)       HTML     95K 
56: R43         Premises and Equipment, Net (Tables)                HTML     55K 
57: R44         Deposits (Tables)                                   HTML     85K 
58: R45         Federal Home Loan Bank Advances (Tables)            HTML     60K 
59: R46         Other Borrowings (Tables)                           HTML     61K 
60: R47         Junior Subordinated Debentures (Tables)             HTML     94K 
61: R48         Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Tables)      HTML     92K 
62: R49         Lease Commitments (Tables)                          HTML     90K 
63: R50         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    145K 
64: R51         Stock Compensation Plans and Other Employee         HTML    141K 
                Benefit Plans (Tables)                                           
65: R52         Regulatory Matters (Tables)                         HTML    308K 
66: R53         Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)           HTML    158K 
67: R54         Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities (Tables)       HTML    287K 
68: R55         Shareholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML    140K 
69: R56         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML    119K 
70: R57         Condensed Parent Company Financial Statements       HTML    150K 
                (Tables)                                                         
71: R58         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     66K 
72: R59         Quarterly Financial Summary (Unaudited) (Tables)    HTML    122K 
73: R60         Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     90K 
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
74: R61         Investment Securities (Schedule of Investment       HTML    107K 
                Securities) (Details)                                            
75: R62         Investment Securities (Narrative) (Details)         HTML     65K 
76: R63         Investment Securities (Schedule of Investment       HTML     88K 
                Securities Portfolio Continuous Unrealized Loss                  
                Position) (Details)                                              
77: R64         Investment Securities (Schedule of                  HTML     79K 
                Available-for-Sale Investment Securities Gross                   
                Gains and Gross Losses Realized) (Details)                       
78: R65         Investment Securities (Contractual Maturities of    HTML    121K 
                Investment Securities) (Details)                                 
79: R66         Loans (Summary of Loan Portfolio) (Details)         HTML     65K 
80: R67         Loans (Narrative) (Details)                         HTML     68K 
81: R68         Loans (Unpaid Principal Balance and Carrying Value  HTML     47K 
                of Acquired Loans) (Details)                                     
82: R69         Loans (Activity Related to Accretable Yield of      HTML     55K 
                Loans Acquired with Evidence of Credit Quality                   
                Deterioration Since Origination) (Details)                       
83: R70         Allowance for Credit Losses (Schedule of Aging of   HTML    115K 
                the Company's Loan Portfolio) (Details)                          
84: R71         Allowance for Credit Losses (Loan Portfolio by      HTML    264K 
                Credit Quality Indicator) (Details)                              
85: R72         Allowance for Credit Losses (Held-to-Maturity Debt  HTML    105K 
                Securities by Credit Quality Indication) (Details)               
86: R73         Allowance for Credit Losses (Components of          HTML     57K 
                Allowance for Credit Losses) (Details)                           
87: R74         Allowance for Credit Losses (Summary of Activity    HTML    133K 
                in the Allowance for Credit Losses by Loan                       
                Portfolio) (Details)                                             
88: R75         Allowance for Credit Losses (Narrative) (Details)   HTML    136K 
89: R76         Allowance for Credit Losses (Summary of the         HTML     88K 
                Post-Modification Balance of Loans Restructured)                 
                (Details)                                                        
90: R77         Allowance for Credit Losses (Summary of Loans       HTML     64K 
                Restructured and Subsequently Defaulted Under the                
                Restructured Terms) (Details)                                    
91: R78         Mortgage Servicing Rights (MSRs) (Details)          HTML     60K 
92: R79         Business Combinations and Asset Acquisitions        HTML     90K 
                (Details)                                                        
93: R80         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Goodwill      HTML     61K 
                Assets by Business Segment) (Details)                            
94: R81         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Narrative)    HTML     61K 
                (Details)                                                        
95: R82         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Summary of    HTML     68K 
                Intangible Assets) (Details)                                     
96: R83         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Estimated     HTML     53K 
                Amortization) (Details)                                          
97: R84         Premises and Equipment, Net (Details)               HTML     61K 
98: R85         Deposits (Summary of Deposits) (Details)            HTML     68K 
99: R86         Deposits (Schedule of Maturities of Time            HTML     56K 
                Certificates of Deposit) (Details)                               
100: R87         Deposits (Schedule of Maturities of Time Deposits   HTML     53K  
                Over One Hundred Thousand Dollars) (Details)                     
101: R88         Federal Home Loan Bank Advances (Summary of         HTML     73K  
                Outstanding FHLB Advances) (Details)                             
102: R89         Federal Home Loan Bank Advances (Narrative)         HTML     54K  
                (Details)                                                        
103: R90         Subordinated Notes (Details)                        HTML     66K  
104: R91         Other Borrowings (Summary Of Other Borrowings)      HTML     54K  
                (Details)                                                        
105: R92         Other Borrowings (Narrative) (Details)              HTML    142K  
106: R93         Other Borrowings (Schedule of Financial             HTML     56K  
                Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral)                     
                (Details)                                                        
107: R94         Junior Subordinated Debentures (Summary of the      HTML    103K  
                Company's Junior Subordinated Debentures)                        
                (Details)                                                        
108: R95         Junior Subordinated Debentures (Narrative)          HTML     67K  
                (Details)                                                        
109: R96         Revenue from Contracts with Customers               HTML     67K  
                (Disaggregation of Revenue by Source) (Details)                  
110: R97         Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Contract     HTML     56K  
                Assets, Contract Liabilities and Receivables from                
                Contracts with Customers) (Details)                              
111: R98         Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Performance  HTML     59K  
                Obligations Unsatisfied at End of Period)                        
                (Details)                                                        
112: R99         Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Narrative)   HTML     45K  
                (Details)                                                        
113: R100        Lease Commitments (Summary of Lease Costs)          HTML     86K  
                (Details)                                                        
114: R101        Lease Commitments (Summary of Future Required       HTML     57K  
                Fixed Payments Related to Leasing Arrangements)                  
                (Details)                                                        
115: R102        Lease Commitments (Schedule of Annual Gross Rental  HTML     56K  
                Receipts) (Details)                                              
116: R103        Lease Commitments (Narrative) (Details)             HTML     46K  
117: R104        Income Taxes (Income Tax Expense (Benefit))         HTML     73K  
                (Details)                                                        
118: R105        Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details)                  HTML     65K  
119: R106        Income Taxes (Reconciliation of the Differences     HTML     85K  
                Between Taxes Computed Using the Statutory Federal               
                Income Tax Rate and Actual Income Tax Expense)                   
                (Details)                                                        
120: R107        Income Taxes (Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities)  HTML     95K  
                (Details)                                                        
121: R108        Income Taxes (Unrecognized Tax Benefits) (Details)  HTML     53K  
122: R109        Stock Compensation Plans and Other Employee         HTML    139K  
                Benefit Plans (Narrative) (Details)                              
123: R110        Stock Compensation Plans and Other Employee         HTML     96K  
                Benefit Plans (Summary of Stock Option Activity)                 
                (Details)                                                        
124: R111        Stock Compensation Plans and Other Employee         HTML     84K  
                Benefit Plans (Summary of Plans' Restricted Share                
                Award Activity) (Details)                                        
125: R112        Regulatory Matters (Narrative) (Details)            HTML     70K  
126: R113        Regulatory Matters (Schedule of Compliance with     HTML     49K  
                Minimum Capital Requirements) (Details)                          
127: R114        Regulatory Matters (Schedule of Actual Capital      HTML    195K  
                Amounts and Ratios) (Details)                                    
128: R115        Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML     80K  
129: R116        Derivative Financial Instruments (Schedule of Fair  HTML     69K  
                Value of Derivative Financial Instruments)                       
                (Details)                                                        
130: R117        Derivative Financial Instruments (Narrative)        HTML    101K  
                (Details)                                                        
131: R118        Derivative Financial Instruments (Schedule of Cash  HTML     76K  
                Flow Hedging Instruments) (Details)                              
132: R119        Derivative Financial Instruments (Rollforward of    HTML     53K  
                Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income                
                Related to Interest Rate Swaps Designated as Cash                
                Flow Hedges) (Details)                                           
133: R120        Derivative Financial Instruments (Derivatives in    HTML     61K  
                Fair Value Hedging Relationships) (Details)                      
134: R121        Derivative Financial Instruments (Summary Amounts   HTML     59K  
                Included in Consolidated Statement of Income                     
                Related to Derivatives) (Details)                                
135: R122        Derivative Financial Instruments (Summary of        HTML     79K  
                Interest Rate Derivatives) (Details)                             
136: R123        Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities (Narrative)    HTML    136K  
                (Details)                                                        
137: R124        Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities (Summary of    HTML    132K  
                Balances of Assets and Liabilities Measured at                   
                Fair Value on a Recurring Basis) (Details)                       
138: R125        Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities (Summary of    HTML     84K  
                Changes in Level Three Assets and Liabilities                    
                Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis)                     
                (Details)                                                        
139: R126        Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities (Summary of    HTML     65K  
                Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring                  
                Basis) (Details)                                                 
140: R127        Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities (Schedule of   HTML    151K  
                Valuation Techniques and Significant Unobservable                
                Inputs Used to Measure Both Recurring and                        
                Nonrecurring) (Details)                                          
141: R128        Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities (Summary of    HTML    114K  
                Carrying Amounts and Estimated Fair Values of                    
                Financial Instruments) (Details)                                 
142: R129        Shareholders' Equity (Summary of the Company's      HTML     58K  
                Common and Preferred Stock) (Details)                            
143: R130        Shareholders' Equity (Narrative) (Details)          HTML     86K  
144: R131        Shareholders' Equity (Components of Other           HTML     89K  
                Comprehensive Income (Loss), Including the Related               
                Income Tax Effects) (Details)                                    
145: R132        Shareholders' Equity (Reclassification from         HTML     82K  
                Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income) (Details)                
146: R133        Segment Information (Narrative) (Details)           HTML     48K  
147: R134        Segment Information (Summary of Certain Operating   HTML    105K  
                Information For Reportable Segments) (Details)                   
148: R135        Condensed Parent Company Financial Statements       HTML     94K  
                (Statements of Financial Condition) (Details)                    
149: R136        Condensed Parent Company Financial Statements       HTML     93K  
                (Statements Of Income) (Details)                                 
150: R137        Condensed Parent Company Financial Statements       HTML    137K  
                (Statements Of Cash Flows) (Details)                             
151: R138        Earnings Per Share (Details)                        HTML     80K  
152: R139        Quarterly Financial Summary (Unaudited) (Details)   HTML    106K  
153: R140        Subsequent Events (Details)                         HTML     47K  
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