Company: BOKF
Filing Date: 2025-02-19
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000875357-25-000013
Chunk: 126

Company: BOK FINANCIAL CORP
Filing Date: 2025-02-19
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 126
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 economic instability or market volatility, with potential negative consequences to our business and financial performance. Additionally, changes in fiscal, monetary, or regulatory policy, including as a result of labor shortages, wage pressures, supply chain disruptions, tariffs, and higher inflation, could increase our compliance costs and adversely affect our business operations and results of operations. 

Federal budget deficit concerns and the potential for political conflict over legislation to raise the U.S. government's debt limit may increase the possibility of a default by the U.S. government on its debt obligations, related credit-rating downgrades, or an economic recession in the United States. Many of our investment securities are issued by the U.S. government and government agencies and sponsored entities. As a result of uncertain domestic political conditions, including potential future federal government shutdowns, the possibility of the federal government defaulting on its obligations for a period of time due to debt ceiling limitations or other unresolved political issues, investments in financial instruments issued or guaranteed by the federal government pose liquidity risks. In connection with prior political disputes over U.S. fiscal and budgetary issues leading to the U.S. government shutdown in 2011, S&P lowered its long term sovereign credit rating on the U.S. from AAA to AA+. On August 1, 2023, Fitch Ratings announced its decision to downgrade the U.S. long-term credit ratings from AAA to AA+, but maintained the country credit ceiling at AAA. A further downgrade, or a downgrade by other rating agencies, as well as sovereign debt issues facing the governments of other countries, could have a material adverse impact on financial markets and economic conditions in the U.S. and worldwide.

The effects of climate change and resulting government regulations could adversely affect BOK Financial and BOK Financial customers. 

The current and anticipated effects of climate change continue to attract political and social attention. Climate changes present physical and transition risks to BOK Financial, both of which could change over time. Physical risks relate to the harm of people or property arising from acute, climate-related disaster events such as hurricanes or tornadoes, as well as longer-term chronic phenomena such as higher average temperatures. Physical risks specific to BOK Financial include:

•Increases in extreme weather events could damage or destroy the property of BOK Financial or its customers, disrupting operations and causing significant expenditures. 

•Significant damages to real properties securing our loans could cause the value of the loan portfolio to contract. Borrowers may be unable to make payments on loans increasing delinquency rates and average loan loss severity. 

•Wide-ranging weather