International activities	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
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International activities	17. International activities The Company engages in limited international activities including certain trust-related services in Europe and the Cayman Islands, collecting Eurodollar deposits, engaging in foreign currency trading on behalf of customers, providing credit to support the international activities of domestic companies and holding certain loans to foreign borrowers. Revenues from providing international trust-related services were approximately $31 million in 2014, $26 million in 2013 and $24 million in 2012. Net assets identified with international activities amounted to $232 million and $226 million at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Such assets included $213 million and $192 million, respectively, of loans to foreign borrowers. Deposits at M&T Bank’s Cayman Islands office were $177 million and $323 million at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The Company uses such deposits to facilitate customer demand and as an alternative to short-term borrowings when the costs of such deposits seem reasonable.

17. International activities

The Company engages in limited international activities including certain trust-related services in Europe and the Cayman Islands, collecting Eurodollar deposits, engaging in foreign currency trading on behalf of customers, providing credit to support the international activities of domestic companies and holding certain loans to foreign borrowers. Revenues from providing international trust-related services were approximately $31 million in 2014, $26 million in 2013 and $24 million in 2012. Net assets identified with international activities amounted to $232 million and $226 million at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Such assets included $213 million and $192 million, respectively, of loans to foreign borrowers. Deposits at M&T Bank’s Cayman Islands office were $177 million and $323 million at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The Company uses such deposits to facilitate customer demand and as an alternative to short-term borrowings when the costs of such deposits seem reasonable.