Form 10-Q

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Form 10-Q/September 30, 2013                                  

 

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form 10-Q

 

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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2013

OR

 

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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from (not applicable)

Commission file number 1-6880

U.S. BANCORP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   41-0255900

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

800 Nicollet Mall

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

651-466-3000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(not applicable)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

YES þ    NO ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

YES þ    NO ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer þ      Accelerated filer ¨
Non-accelerated filer ¨      Smaller reporting company ¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)     

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

YES ¨    NO þ

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

Class

Common Stock, $.01 Par Value

 

Outstanding as of October 31, 2013

1,826,304,944 shares

 

 

 


Table of Contents and Form 10-Q Cross Reference Index

 

Part I — Financial Information

  

1) Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Item 2)

  

a) Overview

     3  

b) Statement of Income Analysis

     4  

c) Balance Sheet Analysis

     6  

d) Non-GAAP Financial Measures

     33  

e) Critical Accounting Policies

     35  

f) Controls and Procedures (Item 4)

     35  

2) Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk/Corporate Risk Profile (Item 3)

  

a) Overview

     10  

b) Credit Risk Management

     10  

c) Residual Value Risk Management

     23  

d) Operational Risk Management

     23  

e) Interest Rate Risk Management

     23  

f) Market Risk Management

     24  

g) Liquidity Risk Management

     25  

h) Capital Management

     27  

3) Line of Business Financial Review

     28  

4) Financial Statements (Item 1)

     36  

Part II — Other Information

  

1) Legal Proceedings (Item 1)

     82  

2) Risk Factors (Item 1A)

     82  

3) Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds (Item 2)

     82  

4) Exhibits (Item 6)

     82  

5) Signature

     83  

6) Exhibits

     84  

“Safe Harbor” Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements about U.S. Bancorp. Statements that are not historical or current facts, including statements about beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements and are based on the information available to, and assumptions and estimates made by, management as of the date hereof. These forward-looking statements cover, among other things, anticipated future revenue and expenses and the future plans and prospects of U.S. Bancorp. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, and important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Global and domestic economies could fail to recover from the recent economic downturn or could experience another severe contraction, which could adversely affect U.S. Bancorp’s revenues and the values of its assets and liabilities. Global financial markets could experience a recurrence of significant turbulence, which could reduce the availability of funding to certain financial institutions and lead to a tightening of credit, a reduction of business activity, and increased market volatility. Continued stress in the commercial real estate markets, as well as a delay or failure of recovery in the residential real estate markets could cause additional credit losses and deterioration in asset values. In addition, U.S. Bancorp’s business and financial performance is likely to be negatively impacted by recently enacted and future legislation and regulation. U.S. Bancorp’s results could also be adversely affected by deterioration in general business and economic conditions; changes in interest rates; deterioration in the credit quality of its loan portfolios or in the value of the collateral securing those loans; deterioration in the value of securities held in its investment securities portfolio; legal and regulatory developments; increased competition from both banks and non-banks; changes in customer behavior and preferences; effects of mergers and acquisitions and related integration; effects of critical accounting policies and judgments; and management’s ability to effectively manage credit risk, residual value risk, market risk, operational risk, interest rate risk, and liquidity risk.

For discussion of these and other risks that may cause actual results to differ from expectations, refer to U.S. Bancorp’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Corporate Risk Profile” contained in Exhibit 13, and all subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. However, factors other than these also could adversely affect U.S. Bancorp’s results, and the reader should not consider these factors to be a complete set of all potential risks or uncertainties. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof, and U.S. Bancorp undertakes no obligation to update them in light of new information or future events.

 

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Table 1

  Selected Financial Data

 

    

Three Months Ended

September 30,

   

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
(Dollars and Shares in Millions, Except Per Share Data)    2013         2012     Percent
Change
    2013     2012     Percent
Change
 

Condensed Income Statement

              

Net interest income (taxable-equivalent basis) (a)

   $ 2,714      $ 2,783        (2.5 )%    $ 8,095      $ 8,186        (1.1 )% 

Noninterest income

     2,180        2,395        (9.0     6,610        7,008        (5.7

Securities gains (losses), net

     (3 )     1        *        8       (18     *   

Total net revenue

     4,891        5,179        (5.6     14,713        15,176        (3.1

Noninterest expense

     2,565        2,609        (1.7     7,592        7,770        (2.3

Provision for credit losses

     298       488        (38.9     1,063       1,439        (26.1

Income before taxes

     2,028        2,082        (2.6     6,058        5,967        1.5   

Taxable-equivalent adjustment

     56        57        (1.8     168        168          

Applicable income taxes

     542       593        (8.6     1,629       1,684        (3.3

Net income

     1,430        1,432        (.1     4,261        4,115        3.5   

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

     38       42        (9.5     119       112        6.3   

Net income attributable to U.S. Bancorp

   $ 1,468     $ 1,474        (.4   $ 4,380     $ 4,227        3.6   

Net income applicable to U.S. Bancorp common shareholders

   $ 1,400     $ 1,404        (.3   $ 4,163     $ 4,034        3.2   

Per Common Share

              

Earnings per share

   $ .76      $ .74        2.7   $ 2.26      $ 2.13        6.1

Diluted earnings per share

     .76        .74        2.7        2.25        2.12        6.1   

Dividends declared per share

     .230        .195        17.9        .655        .585        12.0   

Book value per share

     19.31        18.03        7.1         

Market value per share

     36.58        34.30        6.6         

Average common shares outstanding

     1,832        1,886        (2.9     1,844        1,892        (2.5

Average diluted common shares outstanding

     1,843        1,897        (2.8     1,854        1,901        (2.5

Financial Ratios

              

Return on average assets

     1.65     1.70         1.67     1.66  

Return on average common equity

     15.8        16.5            16.0        16.4     

Net interest margin (taxable-equivalent basis) (a)

     3.43        3.59            3.45        3.59     

Efficiency ratio (b)

     52.4        50.4            51.6        51.1     

Net charge-offs as a percent of average loans outstanding

     .57        .99            .68        1.02     

Average Balances

              

Loans

   $ 229,362      $ 216,928        5.7   $ 225,682      $ 213,731        5.6

Loans held for sale

     4,965        8,432        (41.1     6,659        7,557        (11.9

Investment securities (c)

     74,988        72,454        3.5        74,303        72,371        2.7   

Earning assets

     315,060        308,959        2.0        313,663        304,269        3.1   

Assets

     352,161        345,653        1.9        351,048        340,807        3.0   

Noninterest-bearing deposits

     68,264        68,127        .2        67,183        65,423        2.7   

Deposits

     252,368        239,281        5.5        248,284        232,978        6.6   

Short-term borrowings

     27,495        27,843        (1.2     27,736        28,942        (4.2

Long-term debt

     19,226        27,112        (29.1     21,968        29,388        (25.2

Total U.S. Bancorp shareholders’ equity

     39,936       38,619        3.4        39,675       37,105        6.9   
 
     September 30,    
2013    
    December 31,
2012
                         

Period End Balances

              

Loans

   $ 231,379      $ 223,329        3.6      

Investment securities

     76,211        74,528        2.3         

Assets

     360,681        353,855        1.9         

Deposits

     261,716        249,183        5.0         

Long-term debt

     18,750        25,516        (26.5      

Total U.S. Bancorp shareholders’ equity

     40,132        38,998        2.9         

Asset Quality

              

Nonperforming assets

   $ 2,212      $ 2,671        (17.2      

Allowance for credit losses

     4,578        4,733        (3.3      

Allowance for credit losses as a percentage of period-end loans

     1.98     2.12          

Capital Ratios

              

Tier 1 capital

     11.2     10.8          

Total risk-based capital

     13.3        13.1             

Leverage

     9.6        9.2             

Tangible common equity to tangible assets (d)

     7.4        7.2             

Tangible common equity to risk-weighted assets using Basel I definition (d)

     8.9        8.6             

Tier 1 common equity to risk-weighted assets using Basel I definition (d)

     9.3        9.0             

Common equity tier 1 to risk-weighted assets estimated using the Basel III capital regulations released by the Federal Reserve Board in July 2013 (d)

     8.6                    

Common equity tier 1 to risk-weighted assets approximated using proposed rules for the Basel III standardized approach released June 2012 (d)

            8.1                                  

 

* Not meaningful.
(a) Presented on a fully taxable-equivalent basis utilizing a tax rate of 35 percent.
(b) Computed as noninterest expense divided by the sum of net interest income on a taxable-equivalent basis and noninterest income excluding net securities gains (losses).
(c) Excludes unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale investment securities and any premiums or discounts recorded related to the transfer of investment securities at fair value from available-for-sale to held-to-maturity.
(d) See Non-GAAP Financial Measures beginning on page 33.

 

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

 

OVERVIEW

Earnings Summary U.S. Bancorp and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) reported net income attributable to U.S. Bancorp of $1.5 billion for the third quarter of 2013, or $.76 per diluted common share, compared with $1.5 billion, or $.74 per diluted common share for the third quarter of 2012. Return on average assets and return on average common equity were 1.65 percent and 15.8 percent, respectively, for the third quarter of 2013, compared with 1.70 percent and 16.5 percent, respectively, for the third quarter of 2012. The provision for credit losses was $30 million lower than net charge-offs for the third quarter of 2013, compared with $50 million lower than net charge-offs for the third quarter of 2012.

Total net revenue, on a taxable-equivalent basis, for the third quarter of 2013 was $288 million (5.6 percent) lower than the third quarter of 2012, reflecting a 2.5 percent decrease in net interest income and a 9.1 percent decrease in noninterest income. The decrease in net interest income from a year ago was the result of an increase in average earning assets, offset by a decrease in the net interest margin. Noninterest income decreased from a year ago, primarily due to lower mortgage banking revenue.

Noninterest expense in the third quarter of 2013 was $44 million (1.7 percent) lower than the third quarter of 2012, primarily due to a reduction in mortgage servicing review-related professional services expense and lower compensation expense, partially offset by higher employee benefits expense.

The provision for credit losses for the third quarter of 2013 of $298 million was $190 million (38.9 percent) lower than the third quarter of 2012. Net charge-offs in the third quarter of 2013 were $328 million, compared with $538 million in the third quarter of 2012. Refer to “Corporate Risk Profile” for further information on the provision for credit losses, net charge-offs, nonperforming assets and other factors considered by the Company in assessing the credit quality of the loan portfolio and establishing the allowance for credit losses.

Net income attributable to U.S. Bancorp for the first nine months of 2013 was $4.4 billion, or $2.25 per

diluted common share, compared with $4.2 billion, or $2.12 per diluted common share for the first nine months of 2012. Return on average assets and return on average common equity were 1.67 percent and 16.0 percent, respectively, for the first nine months of 2013, compared with 1.66 percent and 16.4 percent, respectively, for the first nine months of 2012. The provision for credit losses was $90 million lower than net charge-offs for the first nine months of 2013, compared with $190 million lower than net charge-offs for the first nine months of 2012.

Total net revenue, on a taxable-equivalent basis, for the first nine months of 2013 was $463 million (3.1 percent) lower than the first nine months of 2012, reflecting a 1.1 percent decrease in net interest income and a 5.3 percent decrease in noninterest income. The decrease in net interest income from the prior year was the result of an increase in average earning assets, offset by a decrease in the net interest margin. Noninterest income decreased from the prior year, primarily due to lower mortgage banking revenue and other revenue, partially offset by increases in trust and investment management fees, payments-related revenue and investment products fees, and a favorable change in net securities gains (losses).

Noninterest expense for the first nine months of 2013 was $178 million (2.3 percent) lower than the first nine months of 2012, reflecting lower professional services expense, the impact of a 2012 accrual for the Company’s portion of an indemnification obligation associated with Visa Inc. litigation matters (“Visa accrual”) and decreases in insurance-related costs and other expenses, partially offset by higher employee benefits expense.

The provision for credit losses of $1.1 billion for the first nine months of 2013 was $376 million (26.1 percent) lower than the first nine months of 2012. Net charge-offs in the first nine months of 2013 were $1.2 billion, compared with $1.6 billion in the first nine months of 2012. Refer to “Corporate Risk Profile” for further information on the provision for credit losses, net charge-offs, nonperforming assets and other factors considered by the Company in assessing the credit quality of the loan portfolio and establishing the allowance for credit losses.

 

 

U. S. Bancorp    3


STATEMENT OF INCOME ANALYSIS

Net Interest Income Net interest income, on a taxable-equivalent basis, was $2.7 billion in the third quarter and $8.1 billion in the first nine months of 2013, representing decreases of $69 million (2.5 percent) and $91 million (1.1 percent), respectively, compared with the same periods of 2012. The decreases were the result of lower net interest margin, partially offset by higher average earning assets. The net interest margin in the third quarter and first nine months of 2013 was 3.43 percent and 3.45 percent, respectively, compared with 3.59 percent in both the third quarter and first nine months of 2012. The decreases in the net interest margin primarily reflected lower rates on investment securities and loans, partially offset by lower rates on deposits and a reduction in higher cost long-term debt. Average earning assets increased $6.1 billion (2.0 percent) in the third quarter and $9.4 billion (3.1 percent) in the first nine months of 2013, compared with the same periods of 2012, driven by increases in loans and investment securities, partially offset by decreases in loans held for sale and in other earning assets, primarily due to the deconsolidation of certain consolidated variable interest entities (“VIEs”) in the second quarter of 2013. Refer to the “Consolidated Daily Average Balance Sheet and Related Yields and Rates” tables for further information on net interest income.

Average total loans for the third quarter and first nine months of 2013 were $12.4 billion (5.7 percent) and $12.0 billion (5.6 percent) higher, respectively, than the same periods of 2012, driven by growth in residential mortgages, commercial loans and commercial real estate loans. These increases were driven by higher demand for loans from new and existing customers. The increases were partially offset by declines in other retail loans and loans covered by loss sharing agreements with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”). Average loans acquired in FDIC-assisted transactions that are covered by loss sharing agreements with the

FDIC (“covered” loans) decreased $2.9 billion (22.7 percent) in the third quarter and $3.2 billion (23.8 percent) in the first nine months of 2013, compared with the same periods of 2012, respectively.

Average investment securities in the third quarter and first nine months of 2013 were $2.5 billion (3.5 percent) and $1.9 billion (2.7 percent) higher, respectively, than the same periods of 2012, primarily due to purchases of U.S. government agency-backed securities, net of prepayments and maturities.

Average total deposits for the third quarter and first nine months of 2013 were $13.1 billion (5.5 percent) and $15.3 billion (6.6 percent) higher, respectively, than the same periods of 2012. Average noninterest-bearing deposits for the third quarter of 2013 were relatively stable with an increase of $137 million (.2 percent) over the third quarter of 2012. Average noninterest-bearing deposits for the first nine months of 2013 were $1.8 billion (2.7 percent) higher than the same period of 2012, driven by growth in Consumer and Small Business Banking balances. Average total savings deposits for the third quarter and first nine months of 2013 were $15.8 billion (13.1 percent) and $14.1 billion (11.7 percent) higher, respectively, than the same periods of 2012, the result of growth in Consumer and Small Business Banking, Wholesale and Commercial Real Estate, and corporate trust balances. Average time certificates of deposit less than $100,000 for the third quarter and first nine months of 2013 were $1.9 billion (13.0 percent) and $1.6 billion (11.0 percent) lower, respectively, than the same periods of 2012, due to maturities. Average time deposits greater than $100,000 were $1.0 billion (2.8 percent) lower in the third quarter and $1.1 billion (3.3 percent) higher in the first nine months of 2013, compared with the same periods of 2012, respectively. Time deposits greater than $100,000 are managed as an alternative to other funding sources such as wholesale borrowing, based largely on relative pricing.

 

 

4    U. S. Bancorp


Table 2

  Noninterest Income

 

    Three Months Ended
September 30,
    

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
(Dollars in Millions)   2013     2012      Percent
Change
     2013      2012     Percent
Change
 

Credit and debit card revenue

  $ 244      $ 213         14.6    $ 702       $ 650        8.0

Corporate payment products revenue

    192        201         (4.5 )      540         566        (4.6

Merchant processing services

    371        345         7.5        1,091         1,041        4.8   

ATM processing services

    83        87         (4.6 )      248         263        (5.7

Trust and investment management fees

    280        265         5.7        842         779        8.1   

Deposit service charges

    180        174         3.4        493         483        2.1   

Treasury management fees

    134        135         (.7 )      408         411        (.7

Commercial products revenue

    207        225         (8.0 )      616         652        (5.5

Mortgage banking revenue

    328        519         (36.8 )      1,125         1,461        (23.0

Investment products fees

    46        38         21.1        133         111        19.8   

Securities gains (losses), net

    (3     1         *         8         (18     *   

Other

    115        193         (40.4 )      412         591        (30.3

Total noninterest income

  $ 2,177      $ 2,396         (9.1 )%     $ 6,618       $ 6,990        (5.3 )% 

 

* Not meaningful.

 

Provision for Credit Losses The provision for credit losses for the third quarter and first nine months of 2013 decreased $190 million (38.9 percent) and $376 million (26.1 percent), respectively, from the same periods of 2012. Net charge-offs decreased $210 million (39.0 percent) and $476 million (29.2 percent) in the third quarter and first nine months of 2013, respectively, compared with the same periods of 2012, principally due to improvement in the commercial, commercial real estate, residential mortgages and home equity and second mortgages portfolios. The provision for credit losses was lower than net charge-offs by $30 million in the third quarter and $90 million in the first nine months of 2013, compared with $50 million in the third quarter and $190 million in the first nine months of 2012. Refer to “Corporate Risk Profile” for further information on the provision for credit losses, net charge-offs, nonperforming assets and other factors considered by the Company in assessing the credit quality of the loan portfolio and establishing the allowance for credit losses.

Noninterest Income Noninterest income was $2.2 billion in the third quarter and $6.6 billion in the first nine months of 2013, reflecting decreases of $219 million (9.1 percent) and $372 million (5.3 percent), respectively, compared with the same periods of 2012. The decreases from a year ago were principally due to lower mortgage banking revenue due to lower origination and sales revenue, partially offset by higher servicing income and favorable changes in the valuation of mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”), net of hedging

activities. Growth in several fee categories partially offset the decline in mortgage banking revenue. Credit and debit card revenue increased over the prior year due to higher transaction volumes, including the impact of business expansion. Merchant processing services revenue was higher as a result of higher volumes and an increase in fee-based product revenue. Trust and investment management fees increased, reflecting improved market conditions and business expansion, while investment products fees increased due to higher sales volumes and fees. In addition, net securities gains (losses) for the first nine months of 2013 reflected a favorable variance, as compared with the same period of the prior year, as the Company recognized impairment on certain money center bank securities during the second quarter of 2012 following rating agency downgrades. Offsetting these positive variances were declines in corporate payment products revenue due to lower government-related transactions, and ATM processing services revenue due to lower volumes. Commercial products revenue was also lower, primarily driven by lower standby letters of credit fees and capital markets revenue. Other income also declined in the third quarter and first nine months of 2013, compared with the same periods of the prior year. The decline in the third quarter of 2013 was principally the result of a gain on the sale of a credit card portfolio in the third quarter 2012. The decline in the first nine months of 2013 was driven by the third quarter 2012 gain on the sale of a credit card portfolio, and lower retail lease and equity investment revenue.

 

 

U. S. Bancorp    5


Table 3

  Noninterest Expense

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
(Dollars in Millions)    2013     2012     Percent
Change
     2013     2012     Percent
Change
 

Compensation

   $ 1,088     $ 1,109       (1.9 )%     $ 3,268     $ 3,237       1.0

Employee benefits

     278       225       23.6        865       714       21.1  

Net occupancy and equipment

     240       233       3.0        709       683       3.8  

Professional services

     94       144       (34.7 )      263       364       (27.7 )

Marketing and business development

     85       96       (11.5 )      254       285       (10.9 )

Technology and communications

     214       205       4.4        639       607       5.3  

Postage, printing and supplies

     76       75       1.3        230       226       1.8  

Other intangibles

     55       67       (17.9 )      167       208       (19.7 )

Other

     435       455       (4.4 )      1,197       1,446       (17.2 )

Total noninterest expense

   $ 2,565     $ 2,609       (1.7 )%     $ 7,592     $ 7,770       (2.3 )% 

Efficiency ratio (a)

     52.4     50.4              51.6     51.1        

 

(a) Computed as noninterest expense divided by the sum of net interest income on a taxable-equivalent basis and noninterest income excluding securities gains (losses), net.

 

Noninterest Expense Noninterest expense was $2.6 billion in the third quarter and $7.6 billion in the first nine months of 2013, reflecting decreases of $44 million (1.7 percent) and $178 million (2.3 percent), respectively, compared with the same periods of 2012. The decreases in noninterest expense from a year ago were primarily due to reductions in professional services and other expense. Professional services expense was lower due to reductions in mortgage servicing review-related costs. Other expense decreased due to reductions in litigation-related expenses and lower costs related to other real estate owned and FDIC insurance expense, partially offset by higher costs related to investments in affordable housing and other tax-advantaged projects. Other expense for the first nine months of 2013 was also lower than the same period of the prior year due to lower insurance-related costs and the 2012 Visa accrual. In addition, marketing and business development expense decreased due to the timing of marketing programs, while other intangibles expense decreased due to the reduction or completion of the amortization of certain intangibles. Compensation expense decreased in the third quarter of 2013, compared with the same period of the prior year, primarily as a result of lower incentive expense. Compensation expense increased in first nine months of 2013, compared with the same period of the prior year, primarily attributable to the growth in staffing for business initiatives and business expansion, and merit increases, partially offset by lower incentive expense. Employee benefits expense increased in the third quarter and first nine months of 2013, compared with the same periods of the prior year, principally due to higher pension and medical costs and staffing levels. In addition, net occupancy and equipment expense was higher due to business initiatives and higher rent expense and maintenance costs, while technology and communications expense increased due to business expansion and technology projects.

Income Tax Expense The provision for income taxes was $542 million (an effective rate of 27.5 percent) for the third quarter and $1.6 billion (an effective rate of 27.7 percent) for the first nine months of 2013, compared with $593 million (an effective rate of 29.3 percent) and $1.7 billion (an effective rate of 29.0 percent) for the same periods of 2012. For further information on income taxes, refer to Note 10 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS

Loans The Company’s loan portfolio was $231.4 billion at September 30, 2013, compared with $223.3 billion at December 31, 2012, an increase of $8.1 billion (3.6 percent). The increase was driven primarily by increases in residential mortgages, commercial loans and commercial real estate loans, partially offset by lower credit card, other retail and covered loans.

Residential mortgages held in the loan portfolio increased $6.2 billion (14.0 percent) at September 30, 2013, compared with December 31, 2012, reflecting origination and refinancing activity due to the low interest rate environment during the period. Residential mortgages originated and placed in the Company’s loan portfolio are primarily well-secured jumbo mortgages and branch-originated first lien home equity loans to borrowers with high credit quality. The Company generally retains portfolio loans through maturity; however, the Company’s intent may change over time based upon various factors such as ongoing asset/liability management activities, assessment of product profitability, credit risk, liquidity needs, and capital implications. If the Company’s intent or ability to hold an existing portfolio loan changes, it is transferred to loans held for sale.

 

 

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Commercial loans and commercial real estate loans increased $2.7 billion (4.1 percent) and $1.7 billion (4.7 percent), respectively, at September 30, 2013, compared with December 31, 2012, reflecting higher demand from new and existing customers.

Credit card loans were essentially unchanged at September 30, 2013, compared with December 31, 2012. Other retail loans, which include retail leasing, home equity and second mortgages and other retail loans, decreased $598 million (1.3 percent) at September 30, 2013, compared with December 31, 2012. The decrease was primarily driven by lower home equity and second mortgages and student loan balances, partially offset by higher auto, retail leasing and installment loans.

Loans Held for Sale Loans held for sale, consisting primarily of residential mortgages to be sold in the secondary market, were $3.9 billion at September 30, 2013, compared with $8.0 billion at December 31, 2012. The decrease in loans held for sale was principally due to lower residential mortgage loan originations during the third quarter of 2013, as compared with the fourth quarter of 2012.

Most of the residential mortgage loans the Company originates or purchases follow guidelines that allow the loans to be sold into existing, highly liquid secondary markets; in particular in government agency transactions and to government-sponsored enterprises.

Investment Securities Investment securities totaled $76.2 billion at September 30, 2013, compared with $74.5 billion at December 31, 2012. The $1.7 billion (2.3 percent) increase primarily reflected $2.8 billion of net investment purchases, partially offset by a $1.0 billion unfavorable change in net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale investment securities. Held-to-maturity securities were $36.9 billion at September 30, 2013, compared with $34.4 billion at December 31, 2012, primarily reflecting net purchases of U.S government agency-backed securities.

The Company’s available-for-sale securities are carried at fair value with changes in fair value reflected

in other comprehensive income (loss) unless a security is deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired. At September 30, 2013, the Company’s net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities were $67 million, compared with $1.1 billion at December 31, 2012. The unfavorable change in net unrealized gains was primarily due to decreases in the fair value of agency mortgage-backed and state and political securities as a result of increases in interest rates. Gross unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities totaled $624 million at September 30, 2013, compared with $147 million at December 31, 2012.

The Company conducts a regular assessment of its investment portfolio to determine whether any securities are other-than-temporarily impaired. When assessing unrealized losses for other-than-temporary impairment, the Company considers the nature of the investment, the financial condition of the issuer, the extent and duration of unrealized loss, expected cash flows of underlying assets, any government or agency guarantees and market conditions. At September 30, 2013, the Company had no plans to sell securities with unrealized losses, and believes it is more likely than not that it would not be required to sell such securities before recovery of their amortized cost.

There is limited market activity for non-agency mortgage-backed securities held by the Company. As a result, the Company estimates the fair value of these securities using estimates of expected cash flows, discount rates and management’s assessment of various other market factors, which are judgmental in nature. The Company recorded $3 million and $13 million of impairment charges in earnings during the third quarter and first nine months of 2013, respectively, on non-agency mortgage-backed securities. These impairment charges were due to changes in expected cash flows, primarily resulting from changes in voluntary prepayment and default assumptions in the underlying mortgage pools. Further adverse changes in market conditions may result in additional impairment charges in future periods. Refer to Notes 2 and 13 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on investment securities.

 

 

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Table 4

  Investment Securities

 

    Available-for-Sale      Held-to-Maturity  
At September 30, 2013 (Dollars in Millions)   Amortized
Cost
   

Fair

Value

    Weighted-
Average
Maturity in
Years
    Weighted-
Average
Yield (e)
     Amortized
Cost
    

Fair

Value

     Weighted-
Average
Maturity in
Years
     Weighted-
Average
Yield (e)
 

U.S. Treasury and Agencies

                     

Maturing in one year or less

  $ 578      $ 578       .2        .95    $ 2,112       $ 2,120        .4         .98 %

Maturing after one year through five years

    48        51       3.1        3.39        80         81        1.7         1.36  

Maturing after five years through ten years

    740        703       8.9        2.11        1,116         1,056        8.7         1.99  

Maturing after ten years

    201        189       12.1        1.84        60         60        11.4         1.77  

Total

  $ 1,567      $ 1,521       5.9        1.69    $ 3,368       $ 3,317        3.4         1.34 %

Mortgage-Backed Securities (a)

                     

Maturing in one year or less

  $ 482      $ 486       .7        1.98    $ 23       $ 23        .6         2.13 %

Maturing after one year through five years

    16,679        16,697       3.8        2.17        23,127         23,060        3.6         2.17  

Maturing after five years through ten years

    11,086        11,126       5.9        1.90        9,496         9,331        5.6         1.75  

Maturing after ten years

    1,874        1,883       12.8        1.23        734         746        12.2         1.27  

Total

  $ 30,121      $ 30,192       5.1        2.01    $ 33,380       $ 33,160        4.3         2.03 %

Asset-Backed Securities (a)

                     

Maturing in one year or less

  $      $               7.65    $       $         .3         .41 %

Maturing after one year through five years

    56        62       2.7        2.58        11         14        3.6         .85  

Maturing after five years through ten years

    562        573       6.8        2.66        5         5        6.7         .90  

Maturing after ten years

                  17.8        5.19        2         10        21.3         .77  

Total

  $ 618      $ 635       6.4        2.66    $ 18       $ 29        6.3         .85 %

Obligations of State and Political Subdivisions (b) (c)

                     

Maturing in one year or less

  $ 62      $ 63       .5        6.16    $       $         .5         7.31 %

Maturing after one year through five years

    4,810        4,930       2.9        6.73        3         3        2.2         9.29  

Maturing after five years through ten years

    486        477       7.0        5.81        2         2        7.4         7.74  

Maturing after ten years

    374        350       20.2        6.14        12         12        14.0         5.34  

Total

  $ 5,732      $ 5,820       4.3        6.61    $ 17       $ 17        11.2         6.24 %

Other Debt Securities

                     

Maturing in one year or less

  $ 6      $ 6       .4        1.16    $ 4       $ 4        .6         1.46 %

Maturing after one year through five years

                                 91         91        2.3         1.15  

Maturing after five years through ten years

                                 26         14        7.1         1.01  

Maturing after ten years

    734        642       21.8        2.73                                  

Total

  $ 740      $ 648       21.6        2.71    $ 121       $ 109        3.3         1.13 %
Other Investments   $ 462      $ 491       14.0        2.12    $       $                

Total investment securities (d)

  $ 39,240      $ 39,307       5.5        2.70    $ 36,904       $ 36,632        4.2         1.97 %

 

(a) Information related to asset and mortgage-backed securities included above is presented based upon weighted-average maturities anticipating future prepayments.
(b) Information related to obligations of state and political subdivisions is presented based upon yield to first optional call date if the security is purchased at a premium, yield to maturity if purchased at par or a discount.
(c) Maturity calculations for obligations of state and political subdivisions are based on the first optional call date for securities with a fair value above par and contractual maturity for securities with a fair value equal to or below par.
(d) The weighted-average maturity of the available-for-sale investment securities was 4.1 years at December 31, 2012, with a corresponding weighted-average yield of 2.93 percent. The weighted-average maturity of the held-to-maturity investment securities was 3.3 years at December 31, 2012, with a corresponding weighted-average yield of 1.94 percent. The increases in the weighted-average maturities from December 31, 2012 to September 30, 2013 related to the impact of higher interest rates on anticipated prepayments on mortgage-backed securities.
(e) Average yields are presented on a fully-taxable equivalent basis under a tax rate of 35 percent. Yields on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity investment securities are computed based on amortized cost balances, excluding any premiums or discounts recorded related to the transfer of investment securities at fair value from available-for-sale to held-to-maturity. Average yield and maturity calculations exclude equity securities that have no stated yield or maturity.

 

     September 30, 2013      December 31, 2012  
(Dollars in Millions)    Amortized
Cost
     Percent
of Total
     Amortized
Cost
     Percent
of Total
 

U.S. Treasury and agencies

   $ 4,935         6.5    $ 4,365         5.9

Mortgage-backed securities

     63,501         83.4        61,019         83.1  

Asset-backed securities

     636         .8        637         .9  

Obligations of state and political subdivisions

     5,749         7.6        6,079         8.3  

Other debt securities and investments

     1,323         1.7        1,329         1.8  

Total investment securities

   $ 76,144         100.0    $ 73,429         100.0

 

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Deposits Total deposits were $261.7 billion at September 30, 2013, compared with $249.2 billion December 31, 2012, the result of increases in time deposits greater than $100,000, money market deposits and savings deposits, partially offset by decreases in time certificates less than $100,000, noninterest bearing deposits and interest checking balances. Time deposits greater than $100,000 increased $7.5 billion (25.8 percent) at September 30, 2013, compared with December 31, 2012. Time deposits greater than $100,000 are managed as an alternative to other funding sources such as wholesale borrowing, based largely on relative pricing. Money market balances increased $8.1 billion (15.9 percent) primarily due to higher Wholesale Banking and Commercial Real Estate and Wealth Management and Securities Services balances. Savings account balances increased $1.3 billion (4.1 percent), primarily due to continued strong participation in a savings product offered by Consumer and Small Business Banking. Time certificates less than $100,000 decreased $1.6 billion (11.4 percent) at September 30, 2013, compared with December 31, 2012, primarily due to maturities. Noninterest-bearing deposits decreased $1.8 billion (2.5 percent), primarily due to a decrease in Wealth Management and Securities Services balances, partially offset by higher Wholesale Banking and Commercial Real Estate and Consumer and

Small Business Banking balances. Interest checking balances decreased $927 million (1.8 percent) primarily due to lower broker-dealer balances, partially offset by higher Wholesale Banking and Commercial Real Estate and corporate trust balances.

Borrowings The Company utilizes both short-term and long-term borrowings as part of its asset/liability management and funding strategies. Short-term borrowings, which include federal funds purchased, commercial paper, repurchase agreements, borrowings secured by high-grade assets and other short-term borrowings, were $26.1 billion at September 30, 2013, compared with $26.3 billion at December 31, 2012. The $.2 billion (.7 percent) decrease in short-term borrowings was primarily due to lower repurchase agreement and federal funds purchased balances, partially offset by an increase in commercial paper and other short-term borrowings. Long-term debt was $18.8 billion at September 30, 2013, compared with $25.5 billion at December 31, 2012. The $6.7 billion (26.5 percent) decrease was primarily due to a $4.5 billion decrease in long-term debt related to the deconsolidation of certain consolidated VIEs and $2.4 billion of medium-term note maturities. Refer to the “Liquidity Risk Management” section for discussion of liquidity management of the Company.

 

 

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CORPORATE RISK PROFILE

Overview  Managing risks is an essential part of successfully operating a financial services company. The Company’s most prominent risk exposures are credit, residual value, operational, interest rate, market, liquidity and reputation risk. Credit risk is the risk of not collecting the interest and/or the principal balance of a loan, investment or derivative contract when it is due. Residual value risk is the potential reduction in the end-of-term value of leased assets. Operational risk includes risks related to fraud, processing errors, technology, breaches of internal controls and in data security, and business continuation and disaster recovery. Operational risk also includes legal and compliance risks, including risks arising from the failure to adhere to laws, rules, regulations and internal policies and procedures. Interest rate risk is the potential reduction of net interest income as a result of changes in interest rates, which can affect the repricing of assets and liabilities differently. Market risk arises from fluctuations in interest rates, foreign exchange rates, and security prices that may result in changes in the values of financial instruments, such as trading and available-for-sale securities, certain mortgage loans held for sale, MSRs and derivatives that are accounted for on a fair value basis. Liquidity risk is the possible inability to fund obligations to depositors, investors or borrowers. Further, corporate strategic decisions, as well as the risks described above, could give rise to reputation risk. Reputation risk is the risk that negative publicity or press, whether true or not, could result in costly litigation or cause a decline in the Company’s stock value, customer base, funding sources or revenue. In addition to the risks identified above, other risk factors exist that may impact the Company. Refer to “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, for a detailed discussion of these factors.

Credit Risk Management The Company’s strategy for credit risk management includes well-defined, centralized credit policies, uniform underwriting criteria, and ongoing risk monitoring and review processes for all commercial and consumer credit exposures. In evaluating its credit risk, the Company considers changes, if any, in underwriting activities, the loan portfolio composition (including product mix and geographic, industry or customer-specific concentrations), trends in loan performance, the level of allowance coverage relative to similar banking institutions and macroeconomic factors, such as changes in unemployment rates, gross domestic product and consumer bankruptcy filings. The Risk Management Committee of the Company’s Board of

Directors oversees the Company’s credit risk management process.

In addition, credit quality ratings, as defined by the Company, are an important part of the Company’s overall credit risk management and evaluation of its allowance for credit losses. Loans with a pass rating represent those not classified on the Company’s rating scale for problem credits, as minimal risk has been identified. Loans with a special mention or classified rating, including all of the Company’s loans that are 90 days or more past due and still accruing, nonaccrual loans, those considered troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”), and loans in a junior lien position that are current but are behind a modified or delinquent loan in a first lien position, encompass all loans held by the Company that it considers to have a potential or well-defined weakness that may put full collection of contractual cash flows at risk. The Company’s internal credit quality ratings for consumer loans are primarily based on delinquency and nonperforming status, except for a limited population of larger loans within those portfolios that are individually evaluated. For this limited population, the determination of the internal credit quality rating may also consider collateral value and customer cash flows. The Company obtains recent collateral value estimates for the majority of its residential mortgage and home equity and second mortgage portfolios, which allows the Company to compute estimated loan-to-value (“LTV”) ratios reflecting current market conditions. These individual refreshed LTV ratios are considered in the determination of the appropriate allowance for credit losses. However, the underwriting criteria the Company employs consider the relevant income and credit characteristics of the borrower, such that the collateral is not considered the primary source of repayment. Refer to Note 3 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of the Company’s loan portfolios including internal credit quality ratings. In addition, refer to “Management’s Discussion and Analysis — Credit Risk Management” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, for a more detailed discussion on credit risk management processes.

The Company manages its credit risk, in part, through diversification of its loan portfolio and limit setting by product type criteria and concentrations. As part of its normal business activities, the Company offers a broad array of lending products. The Company categorizes its loan portfolio into three segments, which is the level at which it develops and documents a systematic methodology to determine the allowance for credit losses. The Company’s three loan portfolio segments are commercial lending, consumer lending and

 

 

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covered loans. The commercial lending segment includes loans and leases made to small business, middle market, large corporate, commercial real estate, financial institution, non-profit and public sector customers. Key risk characteristics relevant to commercial lending segment loans include the industry and geography of the borrower’s business, purpose of the loan, repayment source, borrower’s debt capacity and financial flexibility, loan covenants, and nature of pledged collateral, if any. These risk characteristics, among others, are considered in determining estimates about the likelihood of default by the borrowers and the severity of loss in the event of default. The Company considers these risk characteristics in assigning internal risk ratings to, or forecasting losses on, these loans which are the significant factors in determining the allowance for credit losses for loans in the commercial lending segment.

The consumer lending segment represents loans and leases made to consumer customers including residential mortgages, credit card loans, and other retail loans such as revolving consumer lines, auto loans and leases, student loans, and home equity loans and lines. Home equity or second mortgage loans are junior lien closed-end accounts fully disbursed at origination. These loans typically are fixed rate loans, secured by residential real estate, with a 10 or 15 year fixed payment amortization schedule. Home equity lines are revolving accounts giving the borrower the ability to draw and repay balances repeatedly, up to a maximum commitment, and are secured by residential real estate. These include accounts in either a first or junior lien position. Typical terms on home equity lines are variable rates benchmarked to the prime rate, with a 15-year draw period during which a minimum payment is equivalent to the monthly interest, followed by a 10-year amortization period. At September 30, 2013, substantially all of the Company’s home equity lines were in the draw period. Key risk characteristics relevant to consumer lending segment loans primarily relate to the borrowers’ capacity and willingness to repay and include unemployment rates and other economic factors, customer payment history and in some cases, updated LTV information on real estate based loans. These risk characteristics, among others, are reflected in forecasts of delinquency levels, bankruptcies and losses which are the primary factors in determining the allowance for credit losses for the consumer lending segment.

The covered loan segment represents loans acquired in FDIC-assisted transactions that are covered by loss sharing agreements with the FDIC that greatly reduce the risk of future credit losses to the Company. Key risk

characteristics for covered segment loans are consistent with the segment they would otherwise be included in had the loss share coverage not been in place, but consider the indemnification provided by the FDIC.

The Company further disaggregates its loan portfolio segments into various classes based on their underlying risk characteristics. The two classes within the commercial lending segment are commercial loans and commercial real estate loans. The three classes within the consumer lending segment are residential mortgages, credit card loans and other retail loans. The covered loan segment consists of only one class.

The Company’s consumer lending segment utilizes several distinct business processes and channels to originate consumer credit, including traditional branch lending, indirect lending, portfolio acquisitions, correspondent banks and loan brokers. Each distinct underwriting and origination activity manages unique credit risk characteristics and the Company prices its loan production commensurate with the differing risk profiles.

Residential mortgages are originated through the Company’s branches, loan production offices and a wholesale network of originators. The Company may retain residential mortgage loans it originates on its balance sheet or sell the loans into the secondary market while retaining the servicing rights and customer relationships. Utilizing the secondary markets enables the Company to effectively reduce its credit and other asset/liability risks. For residential mortgages that are retained in the Company’s portfolio and for home equity and second mortgages, credit risk is also diversified by geography and managed by adherence to LTV and borrower credit criteria during the underwriting process.

The Company estimates updated LTV information quarterly, based on a method that combines automated valuation model updates and relevant home price indices. LTV is the ratio of the loan’s outstanding principal balance to the current estimate of property value. For home equity and second mortgages, combined loan-to-value (“CLTV”) is the combination of the first mortgage original principal balance and the second lien outstanding principal balance, relative to the current estimate of property value. Certain loans do not have a LTV or CLTV, primarily due to lack of availability of relevant automated valuation model and/or home price indices values, or lack of necessary valuation data on acquired loans.

 

 

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The following tables provide summary information for the LTVs of residential mortgages and home equity and second mortgages by borrower type at September 30, 2013:

 

Residential mortgages

(Dollars in Millions)

  Interest
Only
    Amortizing     Total     Percent
of Total
 

Prime Borrowers

       

Less than or equal to 80%

  $ 2,157      $ 34,410      $ 36,567        86.6

Over 80% through 90%

    384        2,356        2,740        6.5   

Over 90% through 100%

    329        994        1,323        3.1   

Over 100%

    511        984        1,495        3.6   

No LTV available

           84        84        .2   

Total

  $ 3,381      $ 38,828      $ 42,209        100.0

Sub-Prime Borrowers

       

Less than or equal to 80%

  $ 2      $ 637      $ 639        44.6

Over 80% through 90%

    2        234        236        16.5   

Over 90% through 100%

    3        213        216        15.1   

Over 100%

    5        337        342        23.8   

No LTV available

                           

Total

  $ 12      $ 1,421      $ 1,433        100.0

Other Borrowers

       

Less than or equal to 80%

  $ 11      $ 425      $ 436        48.1

Over 80% through 90%

    2        206        208        22.9   

Over 90% through 100%

    1        78        79        8.7   

Over 100%

    2        182        184        20.3   

No LTV available

                           

Total

  $ 16      $ 891      $ 907        100.0

Loans Purchased From GNMA Mortgage Pools (a)

  $      $ 5,621      $ 5,621        100.0

Total

       

Less than or equal to 80%

  $ 2,170      $ 35,472      $ 37,642        75.0

Over 80% through 90%

    388        2,796        3,184        6.4   

Over 90% through 100%

    333        1,285        1,618        3.2   

Over 100%

    518        1,503        2,021        4.0   

No LTV available

           84        84        .2   

Loans purchased from GNMA mortgage pools (a)

           5,621        5,621        11.2   

Total

  $ 3,409      $ 46,761      $ 50,170        100.0

 

(a) Represents loans purchased from Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) mortgage pools whose payments are primarily insured by the Federal Housing Administration or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

 

Home equity and second mortgages
(Dollars in Millions)
  Lines     Loans     Total     Percent
of Total
 

Prime Borrowers

       

Less than or equal to 80%

  $ 8,857      $ 567      $ 9,424        63.8

Over 80% through 90%

    2,070        253        2,323        15.7   

Over 90% through 100%

    1,069        151        1,220        8.3   

Over 100%

    1,291        267        1,558        10.5   

No LTV/CLTV available

    237        16        253        1.7   

Total

  $ 13,524      $ 1,254      $ 14,778        100.0

Sub-Prime Borrowers

       

Less than or equal to 80%

  $ 44      $ 30      $ 74        24.2

Over 80% through 90%

    16        26        42        13.7   

Over 90% through 100%

    13        38        51        16.7   

Over 100%

    28        111        139        45.4   

No LTV/CLTV available

                           

Total

  $ 101      $ 205      $ 306        100.0

Other Borrowers

       

Less than or equal to 80%

  $ 346      $ 8      $ 354        77.0

Over 80% through 90%

    62        5        67        14.6   

Over 90% through 100%

    16        2        18        3.9   

Over 100%

    15        4        19        4.1   

No LTV/CLTV available

    2               2        .4   

Total

  $ 441      $ 19      $ 460        100.0

Total

       

Less than or equal to 80%

  $ 9,247      $ 605      $ 9,852        63.4

Over 80% through 90%

    2,148        284        2,432        15.7   

Over 90% through 100%

    1,098        191        1,289        8.3   

Over 100%

    1,334        382        1,716        11.0   

No LTV/CLTV available

    239        16        255        1.6   

Total

  $ 14,066      $ 1,478      $ 15,544        100.0

At September 30, 2013, approximately $1.4 billion of residential mortgages were to customers that may be defined as sub-prime borrowers based on credit scores from independent agencies at loan origination, compared with $1.6 billion at December 31, 2012. In addition to residential mortgages, at September 30, 2013, $.3 billion of home equity and second mortgage loans were to customers that may be defined as sub-prime borrowers, compared with $.4 billion at December 31, 2012. The total amount of consumer lending segment residential mortgage, home equity and second mortgage loans to customers that may be defined as sub-prime borrowers represented only .5 percent of total assets at September 30, 2013, compared with .6 percent at December 31, 2012. The Company considers sub-prime loans to be those made to borrowers with a risk of default significantly higher than those approved for prime lending programs, as reflected in credit scores obtained from independent agencies at loan origination, in addition to other credit underwriting criteria. Sub-prime portfolios include only loans originated according to the Company’s underwriting programs specifically designed to serve customers with weakened credit histories. The sub-prime designation indicators have been and will continue to be subject to re-evaluation over time as borrower characteristics, payment performance and economic conditions change. The sub-prime loans originated during periods from June 2009 and after are with borrowers who met the Company’s program guidelines and have a credit score that generally is at or below a threshold of 620 to 650 at loan origination depending on the program. Sub-prime loans originated during periods prior to June 2009 were based upon program level guidelines without regard to credit score.

Covered loans included $1.0 billion in loans with negative-amortization payment options at September 30, 2013, compared with $1.3 billion at December 31, 2012. Other than covered loans, the Company does not have any residential mortgages with payment schedules that would cause balances to increase over time.

Home equity and second mortgages were $15.5 billion at September 30, 2013, compared with $16.7 billion at December 31, 2012, and included $4.8 billion of home equity lines in a first lien position and $10.7 billion of home equity and second mortgage loans and lines in a junior lien position. Loans and lines in a junior lien position at September 30, 2013, included approximately $3.8 billion of loans and lines for which the Company also serviced the related first lien loan, and approximately $6.9 billion where the Company did not service the related first lien loan. The Company was able

 

 

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Table 5

  Delinquent Loan Ratios as a Percent of Ending Loan Balances

 

90 days or more past due excluding nonperforming loans    September 30,
2013
    December 31,
2012
 

Commercial

    

Commercial

     .08     .10

Lease financing

              

Total commercial

     .07       .09  

Commercial Real Estate

    

Commercial mortgages

     .02       .02  

Construction and development

     .03       .02  

Total commercial real estate

     .02       .02  

Residential Mortgages (a)

     .53       .64  

Credit Card

     1.11       1.27  

Other Retail

    

Retail leasing

     .02       .02  

Other

     .18       .22  

Total other retail (b)

     .16       .20  

Total loans, excluding covered loans

     .27       .31  

Covered Loans

     5.47       5.86  

Total loans

     .48     .59

 

90 days or more past due including nonperforming loans    September 30,
2013
    December 31,
2012
 

Commercial

     .24     .27

Commercial real estate

     .94       1.50  

Residential mortgages (a)

     1.99       2.14  

Credit card

     1.66       2.12  

Other retail (b)

     .60       .66  

Total loans, excluding covered loans

     .94       1.11  

Covered loans

     7.13       9.28  

Total loans

     1.20     1.52

 

(a) Delinquent loan ratios exclude $3.5 billion at September 30, 2013, and $3.2 billion at December 31, 2012, of loans purchased from GNMA mortgage pools whose repayments are primarily insured by the Federal Housing Administration or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Including these loans, the ratio of residential mortgages 90 days or more past due including all nonperforming loans was 9.05 percent at September 30, 2013, and 9.45 percent at December 31, 2012.
(b) Delinquent loan ratios exclude student loans that are guaranteed by the federal government. Including these loans, the ratio of total other retail loans 90 days or more past due including all nonperforming loans was ..96 percent at September 30, 2013, and 1.08 percent at December 31, 2012.

 

to determine the status of the related first liens using information the Company has as the servicer of the first lien or information reported on customer credit bureau files. The Company also evaluates other indicators of credit risk for these junior lien loans and lines including delinquency, estimated average CLTV ratios and updated weighted-average credit scores in making its assessment of credit risk, related loss estimates and determining the allowance for credit losses.

The following table provides a summary of delinquency statistics and other credit quality indicators for the Company’s junior lien positions at September 30, 2013:

 

     Junior Liens Behind        
(Dollars in Millions)    Company
Owned
or Serviced
First Lien
    Third Party
First Lien
    Total  

Total

   $ 3,804      $ 6,884      $ 10,688   

Percent 30–89 days past due

     .51     .76     .67

Percent 90 days or more past due

     .13     .15     .14

Weighted-average CLTV

     79     77     77

Weighted-average credit score

     747        741        743   

See the Analysis and Determination of the Allowance for Credit Losses section for additional information on how the Company determines the allowance for credit losses for loans in a junior lien position.

 

 

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Loan Delinquencies Trends in delinquency ratios are an indicator, among other considerations, of credit risk within the Company’s loan portfolios. The Company measures delinquencies, both including and excluding nonperforming loans, to enable comparability with other companies. Accruing loans 90 days or more past due totaled $1.1 billion ($591 million excluding covered loans) at September 30, 2013, compared with $1.3 billion ($660 million excluding covered loans) at December 31, 2012. The $69 million (10.5 percent) decrease, excluding covered loans, reflected improvement in residential mortgages, credit card and other retail loan portfolios during the first nine months of 2013. These balances exclude loans purchased from Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) mortgage pools whose repayments are

primarily insured by the Federal Housing Administration or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Accruing loans 90 days or more past due are not included in nonperforming assets and continue to accrue interest because they are adequately secured by collateral, are in the process of collection and are reasonably expected to result in repayment or restoration to current status, or are managed in homogeneous portfolios with specified charge-off timeframes adhering to regulatory guidelines. The ratio of accruing loans 90 days or more past due to total loans was .48 percent (.27 percent excluding covered loans) at September 30, 2013, compared with ..59 percent (.31 percent excluding covered loans) at December 31, 2012.

 

 

The following table provides summary delinquency information for residential mortgages, credit card and other retail loans included in the consumer lending segment:

 

     Amount      As a Percent of Ending
Loan Balances
 
(Dollars in Millions)    September 30,
2013
     December 31,
2012
     September 30,
2013
    December 31,
2012
 

Residential Mortgages (a)

          

30-89 days

   $ 350       $ 348         .70     .79

90 days or more

     268         281         .53        .64   

Nonperforming

     732         661         1.46        1.50   

Total

   $ 1,350       $ 1,290         2.69     2.93

Credit Card

          

30-89 days

   $ 212       $ 227         1.25     1.33

90 days or more

     190         217         1.11        1.27   

Nonperforming

     94         146         .55        .85   

Total

   $ 496       $ 590         2.91     3.45

Other Retail

          

Retail Leasing

          

30-89 days

   $ 9       $ 12         .15     .22

90 days or more

     1         1         .02        .02   

Nonperforming

     1         1         .02        .02   

Total

   $ 11       $ 14         .19     .26

Home Equity and Second Mortgages

          

30-89 days

   $ 101       $ 126         .65     .76

90 days or more

     39         51         .25        .30   

Nonperforming

     179         189         1.15       1.13   

Total

   $ 319       $ 366         2.05     2.19

Other (b)

          

30-89 days

   $ 124       $ 152         .48     .59

90 days or more

     36         44         .14        .17   

Nonperforming

     26         27         .10        .11   

Total

   $ 186       $ 223         .72     .87

 

(a) Excludes $399 million of loans 30-89 days past due and $3.5 billion of loans 90 days or more past due at September 30, 2013, purchased from GNMA mortgage pools that continue to accrue interest, compared with $441 million and $3.2 billion at December 31, 2012, respectively.
(b) Includes revolving credit, installment, automobile and student loans.

 

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The following tables provide further information on residential mortgages and home equity and second mortgages as a percent of ending loan balances by borrower type:

 

Residential mortgages (a)    September 30,
2013
    December 31,
2012
 

Prime Borrowers

    

30-89 days

     .56     .65

90 days or more

     .46        .58   

Nonperforming

     1.30        1.36   

Total

     2.32     2.59

Sub-Prime Borrowers

    

30-89 days

     6.91     6.41

90 days or more

     4.47        3.89   

Nonperforming

     11.72       9.60   

Total

     23.10     19.90

Other Borrowers

    

30-89 days

     1.43     .97

90 days or more

     1.21        .97   

Nonperforming

     1.77       1.83   

Total

     4.41     3.77

 

(a) Excludes delinquent and nonperforming information on loans purchased from GNMA mortgage pools as their repayments are primarily insured by the Federal Housing Administration or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

 

Home equity and second mortgages    September 30,
2013
    December 31,
2012
 

Prime Borrowers

    

30-89 days

     .56     .64

90 days or more

     .24        .28   

Nonperforming

     1.04        1.03   

Total

     1.84     1.95

Sub-Prime Borrowers

    

30-89 days

     3.92     4.92

90 days or more

     .65        1.36   

Nonperforming

     5.23       4.10   

Total

     9.80     10.38

Other Borrowers

    

30-89 days

     1.52     1.41

90 days or more

     .22        .47   

Nonperforming

     1.96        2.35   

Total

     3.70     4.23

 

The following table provides summary delinquency information for covered loans:

 

     Amount      As a Percent of Ending
Loan Balances
 
(Dollars in Millions)    September 30,
2013
     December 31,
2012
     September 30,
2013
    December 31,
2012
 

30-89 days

   $ 142       $ 359         1.51     3.18

90 days or more

     514         663         5.47        5.86   

Nonperforming

     156        386        1.66       3.41  

Total

   $ 812      $ 1,408        8.64     12.45

Restructured Loans In certain circumstances, the Company may modify the terms of a loan to maximize the collection of amounts due when a borrower is experiencing financial difficulties or is expected to experience difficulties in the near-term. In most cases the modification is either a concessionary reduction in interest rate, extension of the maturity date or reduction in the principal balance that would otherwise not be considered.

Troubled Debt Restructurings Concessionary modifications are classified as TDRs unless the modification results in only an insignificant delay in the

payments to be received. TDRs accrue interest if the borrower complies with the revised terms and conditions and has demonstrated repayment performance at a level commensurate with the modified terms over several payment cycles. Loans classified as TDRs are considered impaired loans for reporting and measurement purposes.

The Company continues to work with customers to modify loans for borrowers who are experiencing financial difficulties, including those acquired through FDIC-assisted acquisitions. Many of the Company’s TDRs are determined on a case-by-case basis in connection with ongoing loan collection processes. The modifications vary within each of the Company’s loan classes. Commercial lending segment TDRs generally include extensions of the maturity date and may be accompanied by an increase or decrease to the interest rate. The Company may also work with the borrower to make other changes to the loan to mitigate losses, such as obtaining additional collateral and/or guarantees to support the loan.

 

 

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The Company has also implemented certain residential mortgage loan restructuring programs that may result in TDRs. The Company participates in the U.S. Department of the Treasury Home Affordable Modification Program (“HAMP”). HAMP gives qualifying homeowners an opportunity to permanently modify their loan and achieve more affordable monthly payments, with the U.S. Department of the Treasury compensating the Company for a portion of the reduction in monthly amounts due from borrowers participating in this program. The Company also modifies residential mortgage loans under Federal Housing Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, and its own internal programs. Under these programs, the Company provides concessions to qualifying borrowers experiencing financial difficulties. The concessions may include adjustments to interest rates, conversion of adjustable rates to fixed rates, extensions of maturity dates or deferrals of payments, capitalization of accrued interest and/or outstanding advances, or in limited situations, partial forgiveness of loan principal. In most instances, participation in residential mortgage loan restructuring programs requires the customer to complete a short-term trial period. A permanent loan modification is contingent on the customer successfully completing the trial period arrangement and the loan documents are not modified until that time. The Company reports loans in a trial period arrangement as TDRs.

Credit card and other retail loan modifications are generally part of distinct restructuring programs. The Company offers a workout program providing customers modification solutions over a specified time period, generally up to 60 months. The Company also provides modification programs to qualifying customers experiencing a temporary financial hardship in which reductions are made to monthly required minimum payments for up to 12 months.

In accordance with regulatory guidance, the Company considers secured consumer loans that have had debt discharged through bankruptcy where the borrower has not reaffirmed the debt to be TDRs. If the loan amount exceeds the collateral value, the loan is charged down to collateral value and the remaining amount is reported as nonperforming.

Modifications to loans in the covered segment are similar in nature to that described above for non-covered loans, and the evaluation and determination of TDR status is similar, except that acquired loans restructured after acquisition are not considered TDRs for purposes of the Company’s accounting and disclosure if the loans evidenced credit deterioration as of the acquisition date and are accounted for in pools. Losses associated with modifications on covered loans, including the economic impact of interest rate reductions, are generally eligible for reimbursement under the loss sharing agreements.

 

 

The following table provides a summary of TDRs by loan class, including the delinquency status for TDRs that continue to accrue interest and TDRs included in nonperforming assets:

 

            As a Percent of Performing TDRs                  

At September 30, 2013

(Dollars in Millions)

   Performing
TDRs
     30-89 Days
Past Due
    90 Days or More
Past Due
    Nonperforming
TDRs
    Total
TDRs
 

Commercial

   $ 259         2.2     1.2   $ 71 (a)    $ 330   

Commercial real estate

     365         3.0               173 (b)      538   

Residential mortgages

     2,030         6.6        5.8        412        2,442 (d) 

Credit card

     241         8.5        5.6        94 (c)      335   

Other retail

     202         6.7       2.4       79 (c)      281 (e) 

TDRs, excluding GNMA and covered loans

     3,097         5.9        4.5        829        3,926   

Loans purchased from GNMA mortgage pools

     1,915         7.0        57.7               1,915 (f) 

Covered loans

     347         .7       9.7       66       413   

Total

   $ 5,359         6.0     23.9   $ 895     $ 6,254   

 

(a) Primarily represents loans less than six months from the modification date that have not met the performance period required to return to accrual status (generally six months) and small business credit cards with a modified rate equal to 0 percent.
(b) Primarily represents loans less than six months from the modification date that have not met the performance period required to return to accrual status (generally six months).
(c) Primarily represents loans with a modified rate equal to 0 percent.
(d) Includes $280 million of residential mortgage loans to borrowers that have had debt discharged through bankruptcy and $92 million in trial period arrangements.
(e) Includes $152 million of other retail loans to borrowers that have had debt discharged through bankruptcy and $2 million in trial period arrangements.
(f) Includes $376 million of Federal Housing Administration and Department of Veterans Affairs residential mortgage loans to borrowers that have had debt discharged through bankruptcy and $494 million in trial period arrangements.

 

Short-term Modifications The Company makes short-term modifications that it does not consider to be TDRs, in limited circumstances, to assist borrowers experiencing temporary hardships. Consumer lending programs include payment reductions, deferrals of up to

three past due payments, and the ability to return to current status if the borrower makes the required payments. The Company may also make short-term modifications to commercial lending loans, with the most common modification being an extension of the

 

 

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maturity date of three months or less. Such extensions generally are used when the maturity date is imminent and the borrower is experiencing some level of financial

stress, but the Company believes the borrower will pay all contractual amounts owed. Short-term modifications were not material at September 30, 2013.

 

 

Table 6

  Nonperforming Assets (a)

 

(Dollars in Millions)    September 30,
2013
    December 31,
2012
 

Commercial

    

Commercial

   $ 104      $ 107   

Lease financing

     12       16   

Total commercial

     116        123   

Commercial Real Estate

    

Commercial mortgages

     210        308   

Construction and development

     146       238   

Total commercial real estate

     356        546   

Residential Mortgages (b)

     732        661   

Credit Card

     94        146   

Other Retail

    

Retail leasing

     1        1   

Other

     205       216   

Total other retail

     206       217   

Total nonperforming loans, excluding covered loans

     1,504        1,693   

Covered Loans

     156       386   

Total nonperforming loans

     1,660        2,079   

Other Real Estate (c)(d)

     366        381   

Covered Other Real Estate (d)

     176        197   

Other Assets

     10       14   

Total nonperforming assets

   $ 2,212     $ 2,671   

Total nonperforming assets, excluding covered assets

   $ 1,880     $ 2,088   

Excluding covered assets

    

Accruing loans 90 days or more past due (b)

   $ 591      $ 660   

Nonperforming loans to total loans

     .68     .80

Nonperforming assets to total loans plus other real estate (c)

     .85     .98

Including covered assets

    

Accruing loans 90 days or more past due (b)

   $ 1,105      $ 1,323   

Nonperforming loans to total loans

     .72     .93

Nonperforming assets to total loans plus other real estate (c)

     .95     1.19

Changes in Nonperforming Assets

 

(Dollars in Millions)    Commercial and
Commercial
Real Estate
    Credit Card,
Other Retail
and Residential
Mortgages
    Covered
Assets
    Total  

Balance December 31, 2012

   $ 780      $ 1,308      $ 583      $ 2,671   

Additions to nonperforming assets

        

New nonaccrual loans and foreclosed properties

     303        813        122        1,238   

Advances on loans

     28                      28   

Total additions

     331        813        122        1,266   

Reductions in nonperforming assets

        

Paydowns, payoffs

     (194     (231     (200     (625

Net sales

     (156     (121     (166     (443

Return to performing status

     (21     (136     (7     (164

Charge-offs (e)

     (191     (302            (493

Total reductions

     (562     (790     (373     (1,725

Net additions to (reductions in) nonperforming assets

     (231     23        (251     (459

Balance September 30, 2013

   $ 549      $ 1,331      $ 332      $ 2,212   

 

(a) Throughout this document, nonperforming assets and related ratios do not include accruing loans 90 days or more past due.
(b) Excludes $3.5 billion and $3.2 billion at September 30, 2013, and December 31, 2012, respectively, of loans purchased from GNMA mortgage pools that are 90 days or more past due that continue to accrue interest, as their repayments are primarily insured by the Federal Housing Administration or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(c) Foreclosed GNMA loans of $487 million and $548 million at September 30, 2013, and December 31, 2012, respectively, continue to accrue interest and are recorded as other assets and excluded from nonperforming assets because they are insured by the Federal Housing Administration or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(d) Includes equity investments in entities whose principal assets are other real estate owned.
(e) Charge-offs exclude actions for certain card products and loan sales that were not classified as nonperforming at the time the charge-off occurred.

 

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Nonperforming Assets The level of nonperforming assets represents another indicator of the potential for future credit losses. Nonperforming assets include nonaccrual loans, restructured loans not performing in accordance with modified terms and not accruing interest, restructured loans that have not met the performance period required to return to accrual status, other real estate owned and other nonperforming assets owned by the Company. Interest payments collected from assets on nonaccrual status are typically applied against the principal balance and not recorded as income. However, interest income may be recognized for interest payments if the remaining carrying amount of the loan is believed to be collectible.

At September 30, 2013, total nonperforming assets were $2.2 billion, compared with $2.7 billion at December 31, 2012. Excluding covered assets, nonperforming assets were $1.9 billion at September 30, 2013, compared with $2.1 billion at December 31, 2012. The $208 million (10.0 percent) decrease in nonperforming assets, excluding covered assets, was primarily driven by reductions in the commercial mortgage and construction and development portfolios, as well as credit card loans. Nonperforming covered assets at September 30, 2013, were $332 million, compared with $583 million at December 31, 2012. These assets are covered by loss sharing agreements with the FDIC that substantially reduce the risk of credit losses to the Company. The ratio of total nonperforming assets to total loans and other real estate was .95 percent (.85 percent excluding covered assets) at September 30, 2013, compared with 1.19 percent (.98 percent excluding covered assets) at December 31, 2012. The Company expects total nonperforming assets to remain relatively stable in the fourth quarter of 2013.

Other real estate owned, excluding covered assets, was $366 million at September 30, 2013, compared with $381 million at December 31, 2012, and was related to foreclosed properties that previously secured loan balances. Other real estate owned includes properties vacated by the borrower and maintained by the Company, regardless of whether title in the property has been transferred to the Company. These balances exclude foreclosed GNMA loans whose repayments are primarily insured by the Federal Housing Administration or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The following table provides an analysis of other real estate owned, excluding covered assets, as a percent of their related loan balances, including geographical location detail for residential (residential mortgage, home equity and second mortgage) and commercial (commercial and commercial real estate) loan balances:

 

    Amount     As a Percent of Ending
Loan Balances
 
(Dollars in Millions)   September 30,
2013
    December 31,
2012
    September 30,
2013
    December 31,
2012
 

Residential

         

Florida

  $ 19      $ 14        1.17     1.55

Washington

    17        14        .43        .38   

Minnesota

    17        20        .27        .34   

California

    17        16        .15        .18   

Ohio

    15        13        .46        .51   

All other states

    199       191        .51       .49   

Total residential

    284        268        .43        .44   

Commercial

         

Missouri

    14        17        .29        .37   

Wisconsin

    11        3        .22        .06   

Arizona

    9        10        .60        .83   

California

    8        8        .05        .05   

Washington

    6        7        .09        .11   

All other states

    34       68        .05       .10   

Total commercial

    82       113        .08        .11   

Total

  $ 366     $ 381        .16     .18

Analysis of Loan Net Charge-Offs Total loan net charge-offs were $328 million for the third quarter and $1.2 billion for the first nine months of 2013, compared with $538 million and $1.6 billion for the same periods of 2012. The ratio of total loan net charge-offs to average loans outstanding on an annualized basis for the third quarter and first nine months of 2013 was .57 percent and .68 percent, respectively, compared with .99 percent and 1.02 percent for the same periods of 2012. The year-over-year decreases in total net charge-offs primarily reflected improvement in the commercial, commercial real estate, residential mortgages and home equity and second mortgages portfolios, as economic conditions continue to slowly improve. Given current economic conditions, the Company expects the level of net charge-offs to be relatively stable in the fourth quarter of 2013.

Commercial and commercial real estate loan net charge-offs for the third quarter of 2013 were $5 million (.02 percent of average loans outstanding on an annualized basis), compared with $91 million (.37 percent of average loans outstanding on an annualized basis) for the third quarter of 2012.

 

 

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Table 7

  Net Charge-offs as a Percent of Average Loans Outstanding

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
      2013     2012      2013     2012  

Commercial

           

Commercial

     .11     .41      .18     .48

Lease financing

     (.53 )     .50               .71  

Total commercial

     .06        .42         .17        .50   

Commercial Real Estate

           

Commercial mortgages

     .03        .26         .11        .45   

Construction and development

     (.46     .33        (.59     1.05  

Total commercial real estate

     (.06 )     .27         (.01 )     .55   

Residential Mortgages

     .46        1.17         .63        1.16   

Credit Card (a)

     3.75        4.01         3.96        4.05   

Other Retail

           

Retail leasing

     .07                .02        .03   

Home equity and second mortgages

     1.09        2.04         1.45        1.71   

Other

     .83       1.06        .81       .95  

Total other retail

     .83       1.30        .94       1.13  

Total loans, excluding covered loans

     .58        1.04         .70        1.09   

Covered Loans

     .33        .06        .36        .03  

Total loans

     .57     .99      .68     1.02

 

(a) Net charge-off as a percent of average loans outstanding, excluding portfolio purchases where the acquired loans were recorded at fair value at the purchase date, were 3.75 percent and 4.17 percent for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and 3.99 percent and 4.21 percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

Commercial and commercial real estate loan net charge-offs for the first nine months of 2013 were $80 million (.10 percent of average loans outstanding on an annualized basis), compared with $372 million (.52 percent of average loans outstanding on an annualized basis) for the first nine months of 2012. The decreases reflected the impact of more stable economic conditions and a higher level of recoveries.

Residential mortgage loan net charge-offs for the third quarter of 2013 were $57 million (.46 percent of average loans outstanding on an annualized basis), compared with $121 million (1.17 percent of average loans outstanding on an annualized basis) for the third quarter of 2012. Residential mortgage loan net charge-offs for the first nine months of 2013 were $223 million (.63 percent of average loans outstanding on an annualized basis), compared with $342 million (1.16 percent of average loans outstanding on an annualized basis) for the first nine months of 2012. Credit card loan net charge-offs for the third quarter of 2013 were $160 million (3.75 percent of average loans outstanding on an annualized basis), compared with $167 million (4.01 percent of average loans outstanding on an annualized basis) for the third quarter of 2012. Credit card loan net charge-offs for the first nine months of 2013 were $493 million (3.96 percent of average loans

outstanding on an annualized basis), compared with $506 million (4.05 percent of average loans outstanding on an annualized basis) for the first nine months of 2012. Other retail loan net charge-offs for the third quarter of 2013 were $98 million (.83 percent of average loans outstanding on an annualized basis), compared with $157 million (1.30 percent of average loans outstanding on an annualized basis) for the third quarter of 2012. Other retail loan net charge-offs for the first nine months of 2013 were $329 million (.94 percent of average loans outstanding on an annualized basis), compared with $406 million (1.13 percent of average loans outstanding on an annualized basis) for the first nine months of 2012. The year-over-year decreases in total residential mortgage, credit card and other retail loan net charge-offs reflected the impact of more stable economic conditions.

 

 

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The following table provides an analysis of net charge-offs as a percent of average loans outstanding for residential mortgages and home equity and second mortgages by borrower type:

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,      Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     Average Loans      Percent of
Average Loans
     Average Loans      Percent of
Average Loans
 
(Dollars in Millions)    2013      2012      2013     2012      2013      2012      2013     2012  

Residential Mortgages

                       

Prime borrowers

   $ 41,224       $ 33,501         .40     .99    $ 39,187       $ 31,894         .55     1.02

Sub-prime borrowers

     1,450         1,699         3.28        7.49         1,500         1,757         4.90        6.61   

Other borrowers

     903         765         .88        2.60         875         724         1.07        2.03   

Loans purchased from GNMA mortgage pools (a)

     5,562         5,004         .07       .08        5,493         4,953         .02       .03   

Total

   $ 49,139       $ 40,969         .46     1.17    $ 47,055       $ 39,328         .63     1.16

Home Equity and Second Mortgages

                       

Prime borrowers

   $ 14,885       $ 16,507         .99     1.83    $ 15,248       $ 16,780         1.29     1.52

Sub-prime borrowers

     312         398         6.36        11.00         333         417         8.03        8.65   

Other borrowers

     451         424         .88       1.88        440         422         2.13       2.54   

Total

   $ 15,648       $ 17,329         1.09     2.04    $ 16,021       $ 17,619         1.45     1.71

 

(a) Represents loans purchased from GNMA mortgage pools whose payments are primarily insured by the Federal Housing Administration or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Analysis and Determination of the Allowance for Credit Losses The allowance for credit losses reserves for probable and estimable losses incurred in the Company’s loan and lease portfolio and includes certain amounts that do not represent loss exposure to the Company because those losses are recoverable under loss sharing agreements with the FDIC. The allowance for credit losses is increased through provisions charged to operating earnings and reduced by net charge-offs. Management evaluates the allowance each quarter to ensure it appropriately reserves for incurred losses.

The allowance recorded for loans in the commercial lending segment is based on reviews of individual credit relationships and considers the migration analysis of commercial lending segment loans and actual loss experience. In the migration analysis applied to risk rated loan portfolios, the Company currently uses a 12-year period of historical losses in considering actual loss experience, because it believes that period best reflects the losses incurred in the portfolio. This timeframe and the results of the analysis are evaluated quarterly to determine if they are appropriate. The allowance recorded for impaired loans greater than $5 million in the commercial lending segment is based on an individual loan analysis utilizing expected cash flows discounted using the original effective interest rate, the observable market price of the loan, or the fair value of the collateral for collateral-dependent loans, rather than the migration analysis. The allowance recorded for all other commercial lending segment loans is determined on a homogenous pool basis and includes consideration of product mix, risk characteristics of the portfolio, bankruptcy experience, portfolio growth and historical losses, adjusted for current trends.

The allowance recorded for TDR loans and purchased impaired loans in the consumer lending

segment is determined on a homogenous pool basis utilizing expected cash flows discounted using the original effective interest rate of the pool, or the prior quarter effective rate, respectively. The allowance for collateral-dependent loans in the consumer lending segment is determined based on the fair value of the collateral less costs to sell. The allowance recorded for all other consumer lending segment loans is determined on a homogenous pool basis and includes consideration of product mix, risk characteristics of the portfolio, bankruptcy experience, delinquency status, refreshed LTV ratios when possible, portfolio growth and historical losses, adjusted for current trends. Credit card and other retail loans 90 days or more past due are generally not placed on nonaccrual status because of the relatively short period of time to charge-off and, therefore, are excluded from nonperforming loans and measures that include nonperforming loans as part of the calculation.

When evaluating the appropriateness of the allowance for credit losses for any loans and lines in a junior lien position, the Company considers the delinquency and modification status of the first lien. At September 30, 2013, the Company serviced the first lien on 36 percent of the home equity loans and lines in a junior lien position. The Company also considers information received from its primary regulator on the status of the first liens that are serviced by other large servicers in the industry and the status of first lien mortgage accounts reported on customer credit bureau files. Regardless of whether or not the Company services the first lien, an assessment is made of economic conditions, problem loans, recent loss experience and other factors in determining the allowance for credit losses. Based on the available information, the Company estimated $434 million or 2.8 percent of the total home equity portfolio at September 30, 2013, represented junior

 

 

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liens where the first lien was delinquent or modified.

The Company uses historical loss experience on the loans and lines in a junior lien position where the first lien is serviced by the Company or can be identified in credit bureau data to establish loss estimates for junior lien loans and lines the Company services when they are current, but the first lien is delinquent or modified. Historically, the number of junior lien defaults in any period has been a small percentage of the total portfolio (for example, only 1.5 percent for the 12 months ended September 30, 2013), and the long-term average loss rate on the small percentage of loans that default has been approximately 80 percent. In addition, the Company obtains updated credit scores on its home equity portfolio each quarter and in some cases more frequently, and uses this information to qualitatively supplement its loss estimation methods. Credit score distributions for the portfolio are monitored monthly and any changes in the distribution are one of the factors considered in assessing the Company’s loss estimates.

The allowance for the covered loan segment is evaluated each quarter in a manner similar to that described for non-covered loans, and represents any decreases in expected cash flows on those loans after the acquisition date. The provision for credit losses for covered loans considers the indemnification provided by the FDIC.

In addition, the evaluation of the appropriate allowance for credit losses for purchased non-impaired loans acquired after January 1, 2009, in the various loan segments considers credit discounts recorded as a part of the initial determination of the fair value of the loans. For these loans, no allowance for credit losses is recorded at the purchase date. Credit discounts representing the principal losses expected over the life of the loans are a component of the initial fair value. Subsequent to the purchase date, the methods utilized to estimate the required allowance for credit losses for these loans is similar to originated loans; however, the Company records a provision for credit losses only when the required allowance, net of any expected reimbursement under any loss sharing agreements with the FDIC, exceeds any remaining credit discounts.

The evaluation of the appropriate allowance for credit losses for purchased impaired loans in the various loan segments considers the expected cash flows to be collected from the borrower. These loans are initially recorded at fair value and therefore no allowance for credit losses is recorded at the purchase date.

Subsequent to the purchase date, the expected cash flows of purchased loans are subject to evaluation.

Decreases in the present value of expected cash flows are recognized by recording an allowance for credit losses with the related provision for credit losses reduced for the amount reimbursable by the FDIC, where applicable. If the expected cash flows on the purchased loans increase such that a previously recorded impairment allowance can be reversed, the Company records a reduction in the allowance with a related reduction in losses reimbursable by the FDIC, where applicable. Increases in expected cash flows of purchased loans, when there are no reversals of previous impairment allowances, are recognized over the remaining life of the loans and resulting decreases in expected cash flows of the FDIC indemnification assets are amortized over the shorter of the remaining contractual term of the indemnification agreements or the remaining life of the loans. Refer to Note 3 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, for more information.

The Company’s methodology for determining the appropriate allowance for credit losses for all the loan segments also considers the imprecision inherent in the methodologies used. As a result, in addition to the amounts determined under the methodologies described above, management also considers the potential impact of other qualitative factors which include, but are not limited to, economic factors; geographic and other concentration risks; delinquency and nonaccrual trends; current business conditions; changes in lending policy, underwriting standards, internal review and other relevant business practices; and the regulatory environment. The consideration of these items results in adjustments to allowance amounts included in the Company’s allowance for credit losses for each of the above loan segments.

Refer to “Management’s Discussion and Analysis — Analysis and Determination of the Allowance for Credit Losses” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, for further discussion on the analysis and determination of the allowance for credit losses.

At September 30, 2013, the allowance for credit losses was $4.6 billion (1.98 percent of total loans and 1.99 percent of loans excluding covered loans), compared with an allowance of $4.7 billion (2.12 percent of total loans and 2.15 percent of loans excluding covered loans) at December 31, 2012. The decrease reflected continued overall improvement in economic conditions affecting incurred losses, partially offset by growth in the loan portfolios. The ratio of the allowance for credit losses to nonperforming loans was 276 percent (294 percent excluding covered loans) at September 30, 2013, compared with 228 percent (269 percent excluding covered loans) at December 31, 2012, due to the

 

 

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Table 8

  Summary of Allowance for Credit Losses

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
(Dollars in Millions)    2013     2012      2013     2012  

Balance at beginning of period

   $ 4,612      $ 4,864       $ 4,733      $ 5,014   

Charge-Offs

           

Commercial

           

Commercial

     57        75         157        243   

Lease financing

     8       15        27       53   

Total commercial

     65        90         184        296   

Commercial real estate

           

Commercial mortgages

     14        33         57        123   

Construction and development

     3       14        19       83   

Total commercial real estate

     17        47         76        206   

Residential mortgages

     62        127         243        357   

Credit card

     175        186         559        585   

Other retail

           

Retail leasing

     1        3         4        7   

Home equity and second mortgages

     51        96         195        245   

Other

     70        88        213       251   

Total other retail

     122       187        412       503   

Covered loans (a)

     9       2        31       4   

Total charge-offs

     450        639         1,505        1,951   

Recoveries

           

Commercial

           

Commercial

     39        16         73        50   

Lease financing

     15       8        27       23   

Total commercial

     54        24         100        73   

Commercial real estate

           

Commercial mortgages

     12        13         32        21   

Construction and development

     11       9        48       36   

Total commercial real estate

     23        22         80        57   

Residential mortgages

     5        6         20        15   

Credit card

     15        19         66        79   

Other retail

           

Retail leasing

            3         3        6   

Home equity and second mortgages

     8        7         21        19   

Other

     16        20        59       72   

Total other retail

     24       30        83       97   

Covered loans (a)

     1               3       1   

Total recoveries

     122        101         352        322   

Net Charge-Offs

           

Commercial

           

Commercial

     18        59         84        193   

Lease financing

     (7 )     7               30   

Total commercial

     11        66         84        223   

Commercial real estate

           

Commercial mortgages

     2        20         25        102   

Construction and development

     (8 )     5        (29 )     47   

Total commercial real estate

     (6     25         (4     149   

Residential mortgages

     57        121         223        342   

Credit card

     160        167         493        506   

Other retail

           

Retail leasing

     1                1        1   

Home equity and second mortgages

     43        89         174        226   

Other

     54       68        154       179   

Total other retail

     98       157        329       406   

Covered loans (a)

     8       2        28       3   

Total net charge-offs

     328       538        1,153       1,629   

Provision for credit losses

     298        488         1,063       1,439   
Other changes (b)      (4     (43 )      (65     (53
Balance at end of period (c)    $ 4,578     $ 4,771      $ 4,578     $ 4,771   

Components

           

Allowance for loan losses

   $ 4,258      $ 4,481        

Liability for unfunded credit commitments

     320        290       

Total allowance for credit losses

   $ 4,578     $ 4,771       

Allowance for Credit Losses as a Percentage of

           

Period-end loans, excluding covered loans

     1.99     2.26     

Nonperforming loans, excluding covered loans

     294        244        

Nonperforming and accruing loans 90 days or more past due, excluding covered loans

     211        182        

Nonperforming assets, excluding covered assets

     235        213        

Annualized net charge-offs, excluding covered loans

     348        219        

Period-end loans

     1.98     2.19     

Nonperforming loans

     276        202        

Nonperforming and accruing loans 90 days or more past due

     166        129        

Nonperforming assets

     207        168        

Annualized net charge-offs

     352       223                   

 

(a) Relates to covered loan charge-offs and recoveries not reimbursable by the FDIC.
(b) Includes net changes in credit losses to be reimbursed by the FDIC and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, reductions in the allowance for covered loans where the reversal of a previously recorded allowance was offset by an associated decrease in the indemnification asset.
(c) At September 30, 2013 and 2012, $1.7 billion and $1.8 billion, respectively, of the total allowance for credit losses related to incurred losses on credit card and other retail loans.

 

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continued improvement in the commercial, commercial real estate and credit card portfolios. The ratio of the allowance for credit losses to annualized loan net charge-offs was 352 percent at September 30, 2013, compared with 226 percent of full year 2012 net charge-offs at December 31, 2012, as net charge-offs continue to decline due to stabilizing economic conditions.

Residual Value Risk Management The Company manages its risk to changes in the residual value of leased assets through disciplined residual valuation setting at the inception of a lease, diversification of its leased assets, regular residual asset valuation reviews and monitoring of residual value gains or losses upon the disposition of assets. As of September 30, 2013, no significant change in the amount of residual values or concentration of the portfolios had occurred since December 31, 2012. Refer to “Management’s Discussion and Analysis — Residual Value Risk Management” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, for further discussion on residual value risk management.

Operational Risk Management The Company manages operational risk through a risk management framework and its internal control processes. Within this framework, the Risk Management Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors provides oversight and assesses the most significant operational risks facing the Company within its business lines. Under the guidance of the Risk Management Committee, enterprise risk management personnel establish policies and interact with business lines to monitor significant operating risks on a regular basis. Business lines have direct and primary responsibility and accountability for identifying, controlling, and monitoring operational risks embedded in their business activities. In addition, enterprise risk management is responsible for establishing a culture of compliance and compliance program standards and policies, and performing risk assessments on the business lines’ adherence to laws, rules, regulations and internal policies and procedures. Refer to “Management’s Discussion and Analysis — Operational Risk Management” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December  31, 2012, for further discussion on operational risk management.

Interest Rate Risk Management In the banking industry, changes in interest rates are a significant risk that can

impact earnings, market valuations and the safety and soundness of an entity. To minimize the volatility of net interest income and the market value of assets and liabilities, the Company manages its exposure to changes in interest rates through asset and liability management activities within guidelines established by its Asset Liability Committee (“ALCO”) and approved by the Board of Directors. The ALCO has the responsibility for approving and ensuring compliance with the ALCO management policies, including interest rate risk exposure. The Company uses net interest income simulation analysis and market value of equity modeling for measuring and analyzing consolidated interest rate risk.

Net Interest Income Simulation Analysis Management estimates the impact on net interest income of changes in market interest rates under a number of scenarios, including gradual shifts, immediate and sustained parallel shifts, and flattening or steepening of the yield curve. The table below summarizes the projected impact to net interest income over the next 12 months of various potential interest rate changes. The ALCO policy limits the estimated change in net interest income in a gradual 200 basis point (“bps”) rate change scenario to a 4.0 percent decline of forecasted net interest income over the next 12 months. At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company was within policy. Refer to “Management’s Discussion and Analysis — Net Interest Income Simulation Analysis” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, for further discussion on net interest income simulation analysis.

Market Value of Equity Modeling The Company also manages interest rate sensitivity by utilizing market value of equity modeling, which measures the degree to which the market values of the Company’s assets and liabilities and off-balance sheet instruments will change given a change in interest rates. Management measures the impact of changes in market interest rates under a number of scenarios, including immediate and sustained parallel shifts, and flattening or steepening of the yield curve. The ALCO policy limits the change in market value of equity in a 200 bps parallel rate shock to a 15.0 percent decline. A 200 bps increase would have resulted in a 4.5 percent decrease in the market value of equity at September 30, 2013, compared with a 2.5 percent decrease at December 31, 2012. A

 

 

Sensitivity of Net Interest Income

 

     September 30, 2013      December 31, 2012  
      Down 50 bps
Immediate
     Up 50 bps
Immediate
    

Down 200 bps

Gradual

    

Up 200 bps

Gradual

     Down 50 bps
Immediate
     Up 50 bps
Immediate
     Down 200 bps
Gradual
     Up 200 bps
Gradual
 

Net interest income

     *         1.12%         *         1.45%         *         1.42%         *         1.90%   
                                                                         

 

* Given the current level of interest rates, a downward rate scenario can not be computed.

 

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200 bps decrease, where possible given current rates, would have resulted in a 2.2 percent decrease in the market value of equity at September 30, 2013, compared with a 5.3 percent decrease at December 31, 2012. Refer to “Management’s Discussion and Analysis — Market Value of Equity Modeling” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, for further discussion on market value of equity modeling.

Use of Derivatives to Manage Interest Rate and Other Risks To reduce the sensitivity of earnings to interest rate, prepayment, credit, price and foreign currency fluctuations (asset and liability management positions), the Company enters into derivative transactions. The Company uses derivatives for asset and liability management purposes primarily in the following ways:

  To convert fixed-rate debt from fixed-rate payments to floating-rate payments;
  To convert the cash flows associated with floating-rate loans and debt from floating-rate payments to fixed-rate payments;
  To mitigate changes in value of the Company’s mortgage origination pipeline, funded mortgage loans held for sale and MSRs;
  To mitigate remeasurement volatility of foreign currency denominated balances; and
  To mitigate the volatility of the Company’s investment in foreign operations driven by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.

To manage these risks, the Company may enter into exchange-traded, centrally cleared and over-the-counter derivative contracts, including interest rate swaps, swaptions, futures, forwards and options. In addition, the Company enters into interest rate and foreign exchange derivative contracts to support the business requirements of its customers (customer-related positions). The Company minimizes the market and liquidity risks of customer-related positions by entering into similar offsetting positions with broker-dealers. The Company does not utilize derivatives for speculative purposes.

The Company does not designate all of the derivatives that it enters into for risk management purposes as accounting hedges because of the inefficiency of applying the accounting requirements and may instead elect fair value accounting for the related hedged items. In particular, the Company enters into interest rate swaps, forward commitments to buy to-be-announced securities (“TBAs”), U.S. Treasury futures and options on U.S. Treasury futures to mitigate fluctuations in the value of its MSRs, but does not designate those derivatives as accounting hedges.

Additionally, the Company uses forward commitments to sell TBAs and other commitments to

sell residential mortgage loans at specified prices to economically hedge the interest rate risk in its residential mortgage loan production activities. At September 30, 2013, the Company had $6.2 billion of forward commitments to sell, hedging $3.1 billion of mortgage loans held for sale and $4.2 billion of unfunded mortgage loan commitments. The forward commitments to sell and the unfunded mortgage loan commitments on loans intended to be sold are considered derivatives under the accounting guidance related to accounting for derivative instruments and hedging activities. The Company has elected the fair value option for the mortgage loans held for sale.

Derivatives are subject to credit risk associated with counterparties to the contracts. Credit risk associated with derivatives is measured by the Company based on the probability of counterparty default. The Company manages the credit risk of its derivative positions by diversifying its positions among various counterparties, by entering into master netting arrangements, and, where possible by requiring collateral arrangements. The Company may also transfer counterparty credit risk related to interest rate swaps to third parties through the use of risk participation agreements. In addition, effective in 2013, certain interest rate swaps and credit contracts are required to be centrally cleared through clearing houses to further mitigate counterparty credit risk.

For additional information on derivatives and hedging activities, refer to Notes 11 and 12 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Market Risk Management In addition to interest rate risk, the Company is exposed to other forms of market risk, principally related to trading activities which support customers’ strategies to manage their own foreign currency, interest rate risk and funding activities. The Company’s Market Risk Committee (“MRC”), within the framework of the ALCO, oversees market risk management. The MRC monitors and reviews the Company’s trading positions and establishes policies for market risk management, including exposure limits for each portfolio. The Company uses a Value at Risk (“VaR”) approach to measure general market risk. Theoretically, VaR represents the statistical risk of loss the Company has to adverse market movements over a one-day time horizon. The Company uses the Historical Simulation method to calculate VaR for its trading businesses measured at the ninety-ninth percentile using a one-year look-back period for distributions derived from past market data. The market factors used in the calculations include those pertinent to market risks inherent in the underlying trading portfolios, principally those that affect its investment grade bond trading

 

 

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business, foreign currency transaction business, client derivatives business, loan trading business and municipal securities business. On average, the Company expects the one-day VaR to be exceeded by actual losses two to three times per year for its trading businesses. The Company monitors the effectiveness of its risk programs by back-testing the performance of its VaR models, regularly updating the historical data used by the VaR models and stress testing. If the Company were to experience market losses in excess of the estimated VaR more often than expected, the VaR models and associated assumptions would be analyzed and adjusted.

The average, high, low and period-end VaR amounts for the Company’s trading positions were as follows:

 

Nine Months Ended September 30

(Dollars in Millions)

   2013      2012  

Average

   $ 1      $ 2  

High

     3        3  

Low

     1        1  

Period-end

     2        1  
                   

The Company did not experience any actual trading losses for its combined trading businesses that exceeded VaR by more than a negligible amount during the first nine months of 2013. The Company stress tests its market risk measurements to provide management with perspectives on market events that may not be captured by its VaR models, including worst case historical market movement combinations that have not necessarily occurred on the same date.

The Company calculates Stressed VaR using the same underlying methodology and model as VaR, except that a historical continuous one-year look-back period is utilized that reflects a period of significant financial stress appropriate to the Company’s trading portfolio. The period selected by the Company includes the significant market volatility of the last four months of 2008. The average, high, low and period-end Stressed VaR amounts for the Company’s trading positions for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 were $4 million, $8 million, $2 million, and $4 million, respectively.

The Company also measures the market risk of its hedging activities related to MSRs and residential mortgage loans held for sale using the Historical Simulation method. The VaRs are measured at the ninety-ninth percentile and employ factors pertinent to the market risks inherent in the valuation of the assets and hedges. A three-year look-back period is used to obtain past market data. The Company monitors the effectiveness of the models through back-testing, updating the data and regular validations. The average, high and low VaR amounts for the MSRs and related hedges for the nine months ended September 30, 2013,

were $3 million, $6 million and $1 million, respectively, compared with $4 million, $8 million and $2 million, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The average, high and low VaR amounts for residential mortgage loans held for sale and related hedges for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, were $2 million, $4 million and less than $1 million, respectively, compared with $2 million, $7 million and $1 million, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

Liquidity Risk Management The Company’s liquidity risk management process is designed to identify, measure, and manage the Company’s funding and liquidity risk to meet its daily funding needs and to address expected and unexpected changes in its funding requirements. The Company engages in various activities to manage its liquidity risk. These activities include diversifying its funding sources, stress testing, and holding readily-marketable assets which can be used as a source of liquidity if needed. In addition, the Company’s profitable operations, sound credit quality and strong capital position have enabled it to develop a large and reliable base of core deposit funding within its market areas and in domestic and global capital markets.

The Risk Management Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors oversees the Company’s liquidity risk management process, approves the Company’s liquidity policy and reviews the contingency funding plan. The ALCO reviews and approves the Company’s liquidity policy and guidelines, and regularly assesses the Company’s ability to meet funding requirements arising from adverse company-specific or market events.

The Company regularly projects its funding needs under various stress scenarios and maintains contingency plans consistent with the Company’s access to diversified sources of contingent funding. The Company maintains a substantial level of total available liquidity in the form of on-balance sheet and off-balance sheet funding sources. These include cash at the Federal Reserve Bank, unencumbered liquid assets, and capacity to borrow at the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) and the Federal Reserve Bank’s Discount Window. At September 30, 2013, the fair value of unencumbered available-for-sale and held-to-maturity investment securities totaled $60.0 billion, compared with $54.1 billion at December 31, 2012. Refer to Table 4 and “Balance Sheet Analysis” for further information on investment securities maturities and trends. Asset liquidity is further enhanced by the Company’s ability to pledge loans to access secured borrowing facilities through the FHLB and Federal Reserve Bank. At

 

 

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September 30, 2013, the Company could have borrowed an additional $67.2 billion at the FHLB and Federal Reserve Bank based on collateral available for additional borrowings.

The Company’s diversified deposit base provides a sizeable source of relatively stable and low-cost funding, while reducing the Company’s reliance on the wholesale markets. Total deposits were $261.7 billion at September 30, 2013, compared with $249.2 billion at December 31, 2012. Refer to “Balance Sheet Analysis” for further information on the Company’s deposits.

Additional funding is provided by long-term debt and short-term borrowings. Long-term debt was $18.8 billion at September 30, 2013, and is an important funding source because of its multi-year borrowing structure. Short-term borrowings were $26.1 billion at September 30, 2013, and supplement the Company’s other funding sources. Refer to “Balance Sheet Analysis” for further information on the Company’s long-term debt and short-term borrowings.

In addition to assessing liquidity risk on a consolidated basis, the Company monitors the parent company’s liquidity and maintains sufficient funding to meet expected parent company obligations, without access to the wholesale funding markets or dividends from subsidiaries, for 12 months when forecasted payments of common stock dividends are included and 24 months assuming dividends were reduced to zero. The parent company currently has available funds considerably greater than the amounts required to satisfy these conditions.

Refer to “Management’s Discussion and Analysis —Liquidity Risk Management” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, for further discussion on liquidity risk management.

At September 30, 2013, parent company long-term debt outstanding was $10.4 billion, compared with $12.8 billion at December 31, 2012. The $2.4 billion decrease was due to medium-term note maturities during the first nine months of 2013. As of September 30, 2013, there was $500 million of parent company debt scheduled to mature in the remainder of 2013.

Federal banking laws regulate the amount of dividends that may be paid by banking subsidiaries without prior approval. The amount of dividends available to the parent company from its banking subsidiary after meeting the regulatory capital requirements for well-capitalized banks was approximately $7.2 billion at September 30, 2013.

European Exposures Certain European countries have experienced severe credit deterioration. The Company does not hold sovereign debt of any European country, but may have indirect exposure to sovereign debt through its investments in, and transactions with, European banks. At September 30, 2013, the Company had investments in perpetual preferred stock issued by European banks with an amortized cost totaling $70 million and unrealized losses totaling $10 million, unchanged from December 31, 2012. The Company also transacts with various European banks as counterparties to interest rate, mortgage-related and foreign currency derivatives for its hedging and customer-related activities; however, none of these banks are domiciled in the countries experiencing the most significant credit deterioration. These derivatives are subject to master netting arrangements. In addition, interest rate and foreign currency derivative transactions are subject to collateral arrangements which significantly limit the Company’s exposure to loss as they generally require daily posting of collateral. At September 30, 2013, the Company was in a net payable position to each of these European banks.

 

 

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Table 9

  Regulatory Capital Ratios

 

(Dollars in Millions)   

September 30,

2013

   

December 31,

2012

 

Tier 1 capital

   $ 32,707      $ 31,203   

As a percent of risk-weighted assets

     11.2     10.8

As a percent of adjusted quarterly average assets (leverage ratio)

     9.6     9.2

Total risk-based capital

   $ 38,873      $ 37,780   

As a percent of risk-weighted assets

     13.3     13.1

 

The Company has not bought or sold credit protection on the debt of any European country or any company domiciled in Europe, nor does it provide retail lending services in Europe. While the Company does not offer commercial lending services in Europe, it does provide financing to domestic multinational corporations that generate revenue from customers in European countries and provides a limited number of corporate credit cards to their European subsidiaries. While an economic downturn in Europe could have a negative impact on these customers’ revenues, it is unlikely that any effect on the overall credit worthiness of these multinational corporations would be material to the Company.

The Company provides merchant processing and corporate trust services in Europe either directly or through banking affiliations in Europe. Operating cash for these businesses is deposited on a short-term basis with certain European banks. However, exposure is mitigated by the Company placing deposits at multiple banks and managing the amounts on deposit at any bank based on institution-specific deposit limits. At September 30, 2013, the Company had an aggregate amount on deposit with European banks of $347 million.

The money market funds managed by a subsidiary of the Company do not have any investments in European sovereign debt. Other than investments in banks in the countries of the Netherlands, France and Germany, those funds do not have any unsecured investments in banks domiciled in the Eurozone.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements Off-balance sheet arrangements include any contractual arrangements to which an unconsolidated entity is a party, under which the Company has an obligation to provide credit or liquidity enhancements or market risk support. In the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into an array of commitments to extend credit, letters of credit and various forms of guarantees that may be considered off-balance sheet arrangements. Refer to Note 14 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on these arrangements. The Company has not utilized private label asset securitizations as a source of funding. Off-balance sheet arrangements also include

any obligation related to a variable interest held in an unconsolidated entity that provides financing, liquidity, credit enhancement or market risk support. Refer to Note 4 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further information related to the Company’s interests in VIEs.

Capital Management The Company is committed to managing capital to maintain strong protection for depositors and creditors and for maximum shareholder benefit. The Company also manages its capital to exceed regulatory capital requirements for well-capitalized bank holding companies. These requirements follow the Capital Accord of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (“Basel I”). Table 9 provides a summary of regulatory capital ratios defined by banking regulators under the FDIC Improvement Act prompt corrective action provisions applicable to all banks, in effect at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. All regulatory ratios exceeded regulatory “well-capitalized” requirements. In 2010, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision issued Basel III, a global regulatory framework, proposed to enhance international capital standards. In June 2012, U.S. banking regulators proposed regulatory enhancements to the regulatory capital requirements for U.S. banks, which implement aspects of Basel III and the Dodd-Frank Act, such as redefining the regulatory capital elements and minimum capital ratios, introducing regulatory capital buffers above those minimums, revising the rules for calculating risk-weighted assets and introducing a new Tier 1 common equity ratio. In July 2013, certain U.S. banking regulators approved final regulatory capital rule enhancements, effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2014, that are largely consistent with the June 2012 proposals. The Company continues to evaluate these rules, but does not expect their impact to be material to the financial statements.

Total U.S. Bancorp shareholders’ equity was $40.1 billion at September 30, 2013, compared with $39.0 billion at December 31, 2012. The increase was primarily the result of corporate earnings, partially offset by dividends, common share repurchases and changes in unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale investment securities included in other comprehensive

 

 

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income. Refer to “Management’s Discussion and Analysis — Capital Management” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, for further discussion on capital management.

The Company believes certain capital ratios in addition to regulatory capital ratios defined by banking regulators under the FDIC Improvement Act prompt corrective action provisions are useful in evaluating its capital adequacy. The Company’s Tier 1 common equity (using Basel I definition) and tangible common equity, as a percent of risk-weighted assets, were 9.3 percent and 8.9 percent, respectively, at September 30, 2013, compared with 9.0 percent and 8.6 percent, respectively, at December 31, 2012. The Company’s tangible common equity divided by tangible assets was 7.4 percent at September 30, 2013, compared with 7.2 percent at December 31, 2012. The Company’s estimated common equity tier 1 to risk-weighted assets ratio using the Basel III capital regulations released by the Federal Reserve Board in July 2013, was 8.6 percent at September 30, 2013. Refer to “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for further information regarding the calculation of these ratios.

On March 14, 2013, the Company announced its Board of Directors had approved a one-year authorization to repurchase up to $2.25 billion of its common stock, from April 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014.

The following table provides a detailed analysis of all shares purchased by the Company or any affiliated purchaser during the third quarter of 2013:

 

Period (Dollars in
Millions)
  Total Number
of Shares
Purchased
    Average
Price Paid
Per Share
    Total Number
of Shares
Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced
Program (a)
    Approximate Dollar
Value of Shares
that May Yet Be
Purchased Under
the Program
 

July

    8,880,368      $ 37.23        8,880,368      $ 1,309   

August

    5,939,665        37.03        5,939,665        1,089   

September

    2,935,731        36.91        2,935,731        981   

Total

    17,755,764      $ 37.11        17,755,764      $ 981   
                                 

 

(a) All shares were purchased under the stock repurchase program announced on March 14, 2013.

On June 18, 2013, the Company announced its Board of Directors had approved an 18 percent increase in the Company’s dividend rate per common share, from $.195 per quarter to $.23 per quarter.

LINE OF BUSINESS FINANCIAL REVIEW

The Company’s major lines of business are Wholesale Banking and Commercial Real Estate, Consumer and Small Business Banking, Wealth Management and Securities Services, Payment Services, and Treasury and Corporate Support. These operating segments are components of the Company about which financial information is prepared and is evaluated regularly by management in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance.

Basis for Financial Presentation Business line results are derived from the Company’s business unit profitability reporting systems by specifically attributing managed balance sheet assets, deposits and other liabilities and their related income or expense. The allowance for credit losses and related provision expense are allocated to the lines of business based on the related loan balances managed. Refer to “Management’s Discussion and Analysis — Line of Business Financial Review” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, for further discussion on the business lines’ basis for financial presentation.

Designations, assignments and allocations change from time to time as management systems are enhanced, methods of evaluating performance or product lines change or business segments are realigned to better respond to the Company’s diverse customer base. During 2013, certain organization and methodology changes were made and, accordingly, 2012 results were restated and presented on a comparable basis.

Wholesale Banking and Commercial Real Estate Wholesale Banking and Commercial Real Estate offers lending, equipment finance and small-ticket leasing, depository services, treasury management, capital markets, international trade services and other financial services to middle market, large corporate, commercial real estate, financial institution, non-profit and public sector clients. Wholesale Banking and Commercial Real Estate contributed $333 million of the Company’s net income in the third quarter and $991 million in the first nine months of 2013, or increases of $7 million (2.1 percent) and $6 million (.6 percent), respectively, compared with the same periods of 2012. The increases were driven by a lower provision for credit losses and a decrease in noninterest expense, partially offset by lower net revenue.

Net revenue decreased $34 million (4.1 percent) in the third quarter and $138 million (5.5 percent) in the first nine months of 2013, compared with the same

 

 

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periods of 2012. Net interest income, on a taxable-equivalent basis, decreased $2 million (.4 percent) in the third quarter and $27 million (1.7 percent) in the first nine months of 2013, compared with the same periods of 2012. The decreases were primarily driven by lower rates on loans and the impact of lower rates on the margin benefit from deposits, partially offset by higher average loan and deposit balances and higher loan fees. Noninterest income decreased $32 million (10.7 percent) in the third quarter and $111 million (11.9 percent) in the first nine months of 2013, compared with the same periods of 2012, driven by lower commercial products revenue, primarily due to lower standby letters of credit and other loan-related fees and capital markets revenue.

Noninterest expense decreased $7 million (2.2 percent) in the third quarter and $24 million (2.5 percent) in the first nine months of 2013, compared with the same periods of 2012, primarily due to lower compensation and employee benefits costs, driven by a reduction in incentives expense. In addition, noninterest expense for the first nine months of 2013 was lower than the same period of the prior year due to lower costs related to other real estate owned and FDIC insurance expense. The provision for credit losses decreased $38 million in the third quarter and $123 million in the first nine months of 2013, compared with the same periods of 2012, due to lower net charge-offs, partially offset by lower reserve releases. Nonperforming assets were $351 million at September 30, 2013, $406 million at June 30, 2013, and $600 million at September 30, 2012. Nonperforming assets as a percentage of period-end loans were .48 percent at September 30, 2013, ..56 percent at June 30, 2013, and .90 percent at September 30, 2012. Refer to the “Corporate Risk Profile” section for further information on factors impacting the credit quality of the loan portfolios.

Consumer and Small Business Banking Consumer and Small Business Banking delivers products and services through banking offices, telephone servicing and sales, on-line services, direct mail, ATM processing and over mobile devices, such as mobile phones and tablet computers. It encompasses community banking,

metropolitan banking, in-store banking, small business banking, consumer lending, mortgage banking, workplace banking, student banking and 24-hour banking. Consumer and Small Business Banking contributed $343 million of the Company’s net income in the third quarter and $1.0 billion in the first nine months of 2013, or an increase of $9 million (2.7 percent) and a decrease of $89 million (8.1 percent), respectively, compared with the same periods of 2012, reflecting the net impact of lower net revenue, offset by decreases in the provision for credit losses and noninterest expense.

Within Consumer and Small Business Banking, the retail banking division contributed $190 million of the total net income in the third quarter and $459 million in the first nine months of 2013, or increases of $104 million and $54 million (13.3 percent), respectively, from the same periods of 2012. Mortgage banking contributed $153 million and $546 million of Consumer and Small Business Banking’s net income in the third quarter and first nine months of 2013, respectively, or decreases of $95 million (38.3 percent) and $143 million (20.8 percent), respectively, from the same periods of 2012.

Net revenue decreased $263 million (12.4 percent) and $552 million (8.8 percent) in the third quarter and first nine months of 2013, respectively, compared with the same periods of 2012. Net interest income, on a taxable-equivalent basis, decreased $52 million (4.4 percent) in the third quarter and $128 million (3.6 percent) in the first nine months of 2013, compared with the same periods of 2012. The decreases in net interest income were primarily due to lower loan rates, the impact of lower rates on the margin benefit from deposits and lower average loans held-for-sale balances, partially offset by higher average loan and deposit balances. Noninterest income decreased $211 million (22.7 percent) in the third quarter and $424 million (15.7 percent) in the first nine months of 2013, compared with the same periods of 2012, primarily the result of lower mortgage origination and sales revenue and retail lease revenue, partially offset by higher servicing income and favorable changes in the valuation of MSRs, net of hedging activities.

 

 

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Table 10

  Line of Business Financial Performance

 

    Wholesale Banking and
Commercial Real Estate
     Consumer and Small
Business Banking
 

Three Months Ended September 30

(Dollars in Millions)

  2013     2012      Percent
Change
     2013      2012      Percent
Change
 

Condensed Income Statement

                   

Net interest income (taxable-equivalent basis)

  $ 526      $ 528         (.4 )%     $ 1,141       $ 1,193         (4.4 )% 

Noninterest income

    267        299         (10.7 )      719         930         (22.7 )

Securities gains (losses), net

                                             
                                           

Total net revenue

    793        827         (4.1 )      1,860         2,123         (12.4 )

Noninterest expense

    305        310         (1.6 )      1,150         1,236         (7.0 )

Other intangibles

    2        4         (50.0 )      10         13         (23.1 )
                                           

Total noninterest expense

    307       314         (2.2 )      1,160         1,249         (7.1 )
                                           

Income before provision and income taxes

    486        513         (5.3 )      700         874         (19.9 )

Provision for credit losses

    (38 )             *         160         349         (54.2 )
                                           

Income before income taxes

    524        513         2.1        540         525         2.9  

Income taxes and taxable-equivalent adjustment

    191       187         2.1        197         191         3.1  
                                           

Net income

    333        326         2.1        343         334         2.7  

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

                                             
                                           

Net income attributable to U.S. Bancorp

  $ 333     $ 326         2.1      $ 343       $ 334         2.7  
                                           

Average Balance Sheet

                   

Commercial

  $ 51,409      $ 46,131         11.4    $ 8,475       $ 8,423         .6

Commercial real estate

    20,663        19,661         5.1        17,084         16,203         5.4  

Residential mortgages

    24        54         (55.6 )      48,131         40,530         18.8  

Credit card

                                             

Other retail

    6       7         (14.3 )      44,728         45,653         (2.0 )
                                           

Total loans, excluding covered loans

    72,102       65,853         9.5        118,418         110,809         6.9  

Covered loans

    340       813         (58.2 )      6,434         7,384         (12.9 )
                                           

Total loans

    72,442        66,666         8.7        124,852         118,193         5.6  

Goodwill

    1,604        1,604                 3,515         3,515           

Other intangible assets

    24        34         (29.4 )      2,650         1,764         50.2  

Assets

    78,785        72,579         8.6        139,539         135,715         2.8  

Noninterest-bearing deposits

    30,925        31,167         (.8 )      22,460         20,981         7.0  

Interest checking

    10,038        7,897         27.1        32,971         30,020         9.8  

Savings products

    15,103        10,358         45.8        46,483         43,647         6.5  

Time deposits

    22,376       21,247         5.3        20,716         23,624         (12.3 )
                                           

Total deposits

    78,442        70,669         11.0        122,630         118,272         3.7  

Total U.S. Bancorp shareholders’ equity

    7,434       6,378         16.6        12,154         11,551         5.2  

 

    Wholesale Banking and
Commercial Real Estate
     Consumer and Small
Business Banking
 

Nine Months Ended September 30

(Dollars in Millions)

  2013     2012      Percent
Change
     2013      2012      Percent
Change
 

Condensed Income Statement

                   

Net interest income (taxable-equivalent basis)

  $ 1,557      $ 1,584         (1.7 )%     $ 3,427       $ 3,555         (3.6 )% 

Noninterest income

    819        930         (11.9 )      2,276         2,700         (15.7 )

Securities gains (losses), net

                                             
                                           

Total net revenue

    2,376        2,514         (5.5 )      5,703         6,255         (8.8 )

Noninterest expense

    932        950         (1.9 )      3,514         3,618         (2.9 )

Other intangibles

    6        12         (50.0 )      30         39         (23.1 )
                                           

Total noninterest expense

    938        962         (2.5 )      3,544         3,657         (3.1 )
                                           

Income before provision and income taxes

    1,438        1,552         (7.3 )      2,159         2,598         (16.9 )

Provision for credit losses

    (120     3         *         578         878         (34.2 )
                                           

Income before income taxes

    1,558        1,549         .6        1,581         1,720         (8.1 )

Income taxes and taxable-equivalent adjustment

    567        564         .5        576         626         (8.0 )
                                           

Net income

    991        985         .6        1,005         1,094         (8.1 )

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

                                             
                                           

Net income attributable to U.S. Bancorp

  $ 991      $ 985         .6      $ 1,005       $ 1,094         (8.1 )
                                           

Average Balance Sheet

                   

Commercial

  $ 50,331      $ 44,296         13.6    $ 8,468       $ 8,123         4.2

Commercial real estate

    20,305        19,594         3.6        16,806         16,065         4.6  

Residential mortgages

    28        61         (54.1 )      46,251         38,884         18.9  

Credit card

                                             

Other retail

    9        5         80.0        44,737         45,602         (1.9 )
                                           

Total loans, excluding covered loans

    70,673        63,956         10.5        116,262         108,674         7.0  

Covered loans

    394        1,010         (61.0 )      6,690         7,629         (12.3 )
                                           

Total loans

    71,067        64,966         9.4        122,952         116,303         5.7  

Goodwill

    1,604        1,604                 3,515         3,515           

Other intangible assets

    26        38         (31.6 )      2,293         1,784         28.5  

Assets

    77,479        70,806         9.4        139,027         132,973         4.6  

Noninterest-bearing deposits

    30,407        30,762         (1.2 )      21,843         19,638         11.2  

Interest checking

    10,385        10,621         (2.2 )      32,801         29,621         10.7  

Savings products

    13,354        8,962         49.0        46,061         43,022         7.1  

Time deposits

    18,459        17,255         7.0        21,590         24,047         (10.2 )
                                           

Total deposits

    72,605        67,600         7.4        122,295         116,328         5.1  

Total U.S. Bancorp shareholders’ equity

    7,331        6,325         15.9        12,062         11,135         8.3  

 

* Not meaningful

 

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Wealth Management and
Securities Services
    

Payment

Services

    

Treasury and

Corporate Support

   

Consolidated

Company

 
2013      2012      Percent
Change
     2013     2012     Percent
Change
     2013     2012      Percent
Change
    2013     2012      Percent
Change
 
                                   
$ 85       $ 87         (2.3 )%     $ 393      $ 382        2.9    $ 569      $ 593         (4.0 )%    $ 2,714      $ 2,783         (2.5 )% 
  305         282         8.2        822        854        (3.7 )      67        30         *        2,180        2,395         (9.0
                                                (3     1         *        (3     1         *   
                                                                                 
  390         369         5.7        1,215        1,236        (1.7 )      633        624         1.4       4,891        5,179         (5.6
  322         288         11.8        493        452        9.1        240        256         (6.3 )     2,510        2,542         (1.3
  9         10         (10.0 )      34        40        (15.0 )                            55        67         (17.9
                                                                                 
  331         298         11.1        527        492        7.1        240        256         (6.3 )     2,565        2,609         (1.7
                                                                                 
  59         71         (16.9 )      688        744        (7.5 )      393        368         6.8       2,326        2,570         (9.5
  6         4         50.0        172        135        27.4        (2             *        298        488         (38.9
                                                                                 
  53         67         (20.9 )      516        609        (15.3 )      395        368         7.3       2,028        2,082         (2.6
  19         24         (20.8 )      188        222        (15.3 )      3        26         (88.5 )     598        650         (8.0
                                                                                 
  34         43         (20.9 )      328        387        (15.2 )      392        342         14.6       1,430        1,432         (.1
                          (10     (10             48        52         (7.7 )     38        42         (9.5
                                                                                 
$ 34       $ 43         (20.9 )    $ 318      $ 377        (15.6 )    $ 440      $ 394         11.7     $ 1,468      $ 1,474         (.4
                                                                                 
                                   
$ 1,774       $ 1,361         30.3    $ 6,191      $ 6,062        2.1    $ 215      $ 215           $ 68,064      $ 62,192         9.4
  653         624         4.6                              101        142         (28.9 )     38,501        36,630         5.1   
  983         384         *                               1        1                49,139        40,969         19.9   
                          16,931        16,551        2.3                               16,931        16,551         2.3   
  1,531         1,529         .1        729        802        (9.1 )                            46,994        47,991         (2.1
                                                                                 
  4,941         3,898         26.8        23,851        23,415        1.9        317        358         (11.5 )     219,629        204,333         7.5   
  17         11         54.5        5        5                2,937        4,382         (33.0 )     9,733        12,595         (22.7
                                                                                 
  4,958         3,909