BUSINESS SEGMENTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

BUSINESS SEGMENTS

BUSINESS SEGMENTS

The Company is managed by its CEO on a segment basis. The Company’s two business segments are Consumer Banking and Commercial Banking. The business segments are determined based on the products and services provided, or the type of customer served. Each segment has one or more segment heads who report directly to the CEO. The CEO has final authority over resource allocation decisions and performance assessment. The business segments reflect this management structure and the manner in which financial information is currently evaluated by the CEO. Non-segment operations are classified as Other, which includes corporate functions, the Treasury function, the securities portfolio, wholesale funding activities, intangible assets, community development, non-core assets, and other unallocated assets, liabilities, capital, revenues, provision for credit losses and expenses.

Reportable Segments

Segment results are determined based upon the Company’s management reporting system, which assigns balance sheet and statement of operations items to each of the business segments. The process is designed around the Company’s organizational and management structure and accordingly, the results derived are not necessarily comparable with similar information published by other financial institutions. A description of each reportable segment and table of financial results is presented below:

Consumer Banking

The Consumer Banking segment focuses on retail customers and small businesses with annual revenues of up to $25 million. It offers traditional banking products and services, including checking, savings, home loans, student loans, credit cards, business loans and financial management services. It also operates an indirect auto financing business, providing financing for both new and used vehicles through auto dealerships. The segment’s distribution channels include a branch network, ATMs and a work force of experienced specialists ranging from financial consultants, mortgage loan officers and business banking officers to private bankers. Our Consumer Banking value proposition is based on providing simple, easy to understand product offerings and a convenient banking experience with a more personalized approach.

Commercial Banking

The Commercial Banking segment primarily targets companies with annual revenues from $25 million to $2.5 billion and provides a full complement of financial products and solutions, including loans, leases, trade financing, deposits, cash management, commercial cards, foreign exchange, interest rate risk management, corporate finance and capital markets advisory capabilities. It focuses on middle-market companies, large corporations and institutions and has dedicated teams with industry expertise in government banking, not-for-profit, healthcare, technology, professionals, oil & gas, asset finance, franchise finance, asset-based lending, commercial real estate, private equity and sponsor finance. While the segment’s business development efforts are predominantly focused in the Company’s footprint, some of its specialized industry businesses also operate selectively on a national basis (such as healthcare, asset finance and franchise finance). A key component of Commercial Banking’s growth strategy is to bring ideas to clients that help their businesses thrive, and in doing so, expand the loan portfolio and ancillary product sales.

Non-segment Operations

Other

In addition to non-segment operations, Other includes certain reconciling items in order to translate the segment results that are based on management accounting practices into consolidated results. For example, Other includes goodwill and any associated goodwill impairment charges, as well as legacy RBS aircraft loan and leasing borrowers that were placed in runoff following a review of Asset Finance in the third quarter of 2016.

	Year Ended December 31, 2016
(in millions)	Consumer Banking		Commercial Banking		Other			Consolidated
Net interest income		$2,443		$1,288		$27			$3,758
Noninterest income	883		466		148			1,497
Total revenue	3,326		1,754		175			5,255
Noninterest expense	2,547		741		64			3,352
Profit before provision for credit losses	779		1,013		111			1,903
Provision for credit losses	243		47		79			369
Income before income tax expense (benefit)	536		966		32			1,534
Income tax expense (benefit)	191		335		(37		)	489
Net income		$345		$631		$69			$1,045
Total average assets		$56,388		$47,159		$39,636			$143,183

	Year Ended December 31, 2015
(in millions)	Consumer Banking		Commercial Banking			Other			Consolidated
Net interest income		$2,198		$1,162			$42			$3,402
Noninterest income	910		415			97			1,422
Total revenue	3,108		1,577			139			4,824
Noninterest expense	2,456		709			94			3,259
Profit before provision for credit losses	652		868			45			1,565
Provision for credit losses	252		(13		)	63			302
Income before income tax expense (benefit)	400		881			(18		)	1,263
Income tax expense (benefit)	138		302			(17		)	423
Net income (loss)		$262		$579			($1	)		$840
Total average assets		$52,848		$42,800			$39,422			$135,070

	Year Ended December 31, 2014
(in millions)	Consumer Banking		Commercial Banking			Other		Consolidated
Net interest income		$2,151		$1,073			$77		$3,301
Noninterest income	899		429			350		1,678
Total revenue	3,050		1,502			427		4,979
Noninterest expense	2,513		652			227		3,392
Profit before provision for credit losses	537		850			200		1,587
Provision for credit losses	259		(6		)	66		319
Income before income tax expense	278		856			134		1,268
Income tax expense	96		295			12		403
Net income		$182		$561			$122		$865
Total average assets		$48,939		$38,483			$40,202		$127,624

Management accounting practices utilized by the Company as the basis of presentation for segment results include the following:

FTP adjustments

The Company utilizes an FTP system to eliminate the effect of interest rate risk from the segments’ net interest income because such risk is centrally managed within the Treasury function. The FTP system credits (or charges) the segments with the economic value of the funds created (or used) by the segments. The FTP system provides a funds credit for sources of funds and a funds charge for the use of funds by each segment. The sum of the interest income/expense and FTP charges/credits for each segment is its designated net interest income. The variance between the Company’s cumulative FTP charges and cumulative FTP credits is offset in Other.

Provision for credit losses allocations

Provision for credit losses is allocated to each business segment based on actual net charge-offs recognized by the business segment. The difference between the consolidated provision for credit losses and the business segments’ net charge-offs is reflected in Other.

Income tax allocations

Income taxes are assessed to each line of business at a standard tax rate with the residual tax expense or benefit to arrive at the consolidated effective tax rate included in Other.

Expense allocations

Noninterest expenses incurred by centrally managed operations or business lines that directly support another business line’s operations are charged to the applicable business line based on its utilization of those services.

Goodwill

For impairment testing purposes, the Company allocates goodwill to its Consumer Banking and Commercial Banking reporting units. For management reporting purposes, the Company presents the goodwill balance (and any related impairment charges) in Other.

Substantially all revenues generated and long-lived assets held by the Company’s business segments are derived from clients that reside in the United States. Neither business segment earns revenue from a single external customer that represents 10 percent or more of the Company’s total revenues.