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ACQUISITIONS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]  
ACQUISITIONS
NOTE 2 - ACQUISITIONS
Acquisition of HSBC
On February 18, 2022, CBNA closed on its previously announced HSBC transaction, which included 66 branches in the New York City metropolitan area, 9 branches in the Mid-Atlantic/Washington D.C. area, and 5 branches in Southeast Florida. The acquired liabilities and assets included approximately $6.3 billion in deposits and $1.5 billion in loans. The transaction resulted in an estimated increase to goodwill of approximately $119 million, which was allocated to the Consumer business segment as of June 30, 2022.
The Company’s second quarter results reflect the full quarter benefit of the HSBC transaction, and for the six months ended June 30, 2022 reflect the benefit of the HSBC transaction from the closing date of the transaction. The impact of the HSBC transaction, along with supplemental pro forma information as if the HSBC transaction had occurred on January 1, 2021, are not material to the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The HSBC transaction has been accounted for as a business combination. Accordingly, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed from HSBC were recorded at fair value as of the transaction date. The determination of fair value requires management to make estimates about discount rates, future expected cash flows, market conditions and other future events that are highly subjective in nature and are subject to change. Fair value estimates related to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed from HSBC are subject to adjustment for up to one year after the closing date. As of June 30, 2022, the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed from HSBC are not material to the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet and are deemed to be final.
Investors acquisition
On April 6, 2022, Citizens completed its previously announced Investors acquisition pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger entered into on July 28, 2021. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, Investors merged with Citizens, with Citizens as the surviving corporation, and Investors Bank, a New Jersey state-chartered bank and wholly-owned subsidiary of Investors, merged with CBNA, with CBNA as the surviving bank. The Investors acquisition builds Citizens’ physical presence in the Mid-Atlantic region with the addition of 154 branches located in the greater New York City and Philadelphia metropolitan areas and across New Jersey.
The results of Investors’ operations are included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 from the closing date of the acquisition.
Upon closing of the acquisition, each share of Investors common stock was converted into 0.297 of a share of the Company’s common stock. This conversion, coupled with the conversion of equity awards noted below under “—Share-Based Compensation Activity”, resulted in an increase of approximately 73.6 million basic and diluted shares. For the three months ended June 30, 2022, 68.6 million average shares were included in the dilutive earnings per share calculation, resulting from the Investors acquisition. The Company also paid $1.46 in cash to shareholders of Investors for each share they owned.
The Investors acquisition has been accounted for as a business combination. Accordingly, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed from Investors were recorded at fair value as of the closing date. The determination of fair value requires management to make estimates about discount rates, future expected cash flows, market conditions and other future events that are highly subjective in nature and are subject to change. Fair value estimates related to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed from Investors are subject to adjustment for up to one year after the closing date if new information is obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the closing date that, if known, would have affected the measurement of the amounts recognized as of that date.
Citizens considers its valuations of loans and leases, premises and equipment, and the core deposit intangible to be preliminary as of June 30, 2022. Accordingly, the amounts recorded for current and deferred tax assets and liabilities are also considered preliminary, as Citizens continues to evaluate the nature and extent of differences between the book and tax bases of the acquired assets and liabilities assumed. While the Company believes the information available as of April 6, 2022 provides a reasonable basis for estimating fair value, additional information may become available that would result in adjustments to the fair values presented, although any such adjustments are not expected to be material. Any adjustments identified during the one year period subsequent to the closing date will be recognized in the corresponding reporting period.
Share-Based Compensation Activity
Under the terms of the merger agreement with Investors, stock options and restricted shares granted by Investors that were outstanding as of April 6, 2022 were converted into CFG awards and remain subject to their original terms and conditions. Citizens issued 1,151,301 stock options and 259,316 restricted shares in connection with the transaction.
The fair value of stock option awards was measured using a lattice model as of the closing date. The portion of the fair value of the awards being replaced which was attributable to service prior to the merger was included as a component of the consideration paid in the merger.
The following table includes a preliminary allocation of the consideration paid for the fair value of the identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed from Investors:
(in millions, except share and per share data)April 6, 2022
Consideration
CFG common shares issued72,148,855 
CFG share price on April 6, 2022
$42.08 
Fair value of consideration for outstanding common stock$3,036 
Cash paid355 
Consideration related to equity awards19 
Fair value of merger consideration3,410 
Assets acquired
Cash and equivalents287 
Investment securities3,825 
Loans held for sale2,183 
Net loans and leases20,158 
Premises and equipment123 
Core deposit intangible and other intangible assets119 
Other assets882 
Total assets acquired27,577 
Liabilities assumed
Deposits20,217 
Borrowed funds4,097 
Other liabilities652 
Total liabilities assumed24,966 
Less: Net assets2,611 
Goodwill$799 
Preliminary goodwill of $799 million recorded in connection with the acquisition resulted from the expected synergies, operational efficiencies and expertise of Investors. The amount of goodwill recorded reflects the increased market share and related synergies that are expected to result from the acquisition, and represents the excess purchase price over the estimated fair value of the net assets acquired from Investors. The goodwill was allocated to each of our two business operating segments on a preliminary basis and is not deductible for income tax purposes.
Intangible assets from the Investors acquisition consist of core deposits and naming rights. For additional information on these intangibles and goodwill see Note 7.
The following table includes the fair value and unpaid principal balance of the loans acquired from Investors:
April 6, 2022
(in millions)Unpaid Principal BalanceFair Value
Commercial and industrial$3,021 $2,902 
Commercial real estate13,310 13,082 
Leases
Total commercial16,340 15,993 
Residential mortgages3,949 3,887 
Home equity267 274 
Other retail
Total retail4,220 4,165 
Net loans and leases$20,560 $20,158 
Fair value is estimated as of April 6, 2022 and reflects a credit mark of $101 million on PCD loans recorded through purchase accounting, and an accretable discount of $300 million comprised of $159 million in interest rate mark and $141 million in non-PCD credit mark.
The following is a description of the methods used to determine the fair value of significant assets and liabilities:
Cash and Equivalents
The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents is a reasonable estimate of fair value based on the short-term nature of these assets.
Investment Securities
Fair value estimates for AFS securities were determined by third-party pricing vendors. The third-party vendors use a variety of methods when pricing securities that incorporate relevant market data to arrive at an estimate of what a buyer in the marketplace would pay for a security under current market conditions. These methods include the use of quoted prices for an identical or similar security and an alternative market-based or income approach like the discounted cash flow pricing model. Substantially all of the investment securities acquired in connection with the Investors acquisition were sold subsequent to closing to align with Citizens’ portfolio management strategy.
Loans held for sale
Loans held for sale are valued based on quoted market prices, where available, prices for other traded loans with similar characteristics, and purchase commitments and bid information from market participants. The prices are adjusted as necessary to take into consideration the specific characteristics of certain loans that are priced based on the pricing of similar loans.
Loans and Leases
Fair values for loans and leases are based on a discounted cash flow methodology that considered factors including type of loan and lease and related collateral, fixed or variable interest rate, term, amortization status, credit loss and prepayment expectations, market interest rates and other market factors (e.g., liquidity) from the perspective of a market participant. Loans and leases were grouped together according to similar characteristics when applying various valuation techniques. The discount rates used are based on current market rates for new originations of comparable loans and leases and include adjustments for liquidity. The probability of default, loss given default, exposure at default and prepayment assumptions are the key factors driving credit losses which are embedded into the estimated cash flows.
Premises and Equipment
Fair value of premises is based on a market approach using third-party appraisals and broker opinions of value for land, office and branch space.
Core Deposit Intangible
Fair value of core deposit intangible represents the value of certain client deposit relationships, estimated utilizing the favorable source of funds method. Appropriate consideration was given to deposit costs including servicing costs, client retention and alternative funding source costs at the time of acquisition. The discount rate used was derived taking into account the estimated cost of equity, risk-free return rate and risk premium for the market, and specific risk related to the asset’s cash flows. The core deposit intangible is being amortized over 10 years using an accelerated depreciation methodology.
Deposits
Fair value of time deposits was estimated by discounting contractual cash flows using current market rates for instruments with similar maturities. For deposits with no defined maturity, carrying value approximates fair value.
Borrowed Funds
The fair value of borrowed funds was estimated by using a discounted cash flow methodology based on current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of instruments.
The following table presents the financial results of Investors included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations from the date of acquisition through June 30, 2022:
(in millions)April 6, 2022 through June 30, 2022
Net interest income$232 
Noninterest income13 
Net income114 
The following table presents unaudited supplemental pro forma financial information as if the Investors acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2021 and includes the impact of (i) amortizing and accreting fair value adjustments associated with loans and leases, (ii) the amortization of recognized intangible assets and the elimination of Investors’ historical amortization of these assets, (iii) the elimination of Investors’ historical accretion and amortization of deferred fees and costs on loans and leases, (iv) the elimination of Investors’ historical accretion and amortization of discounts and premiums on loans and leases, debt securities and long-term borrowed funds and (v) the related estimated income tax effects. The pro forma financial information does not necessarily reflect the results that would have occurred had Citizens acquired Investors on January 1, 2021.
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions)2022202120222021
Net interest income$1,505 $1,339 $2,866 $2,652 
Noninterest income525 498 1,038 1,029 
Net income(1)
581 737 1,083 1,169 
(1) Excludes the acceleration of one-time executive compensation and Employee Stock Ownership Plan expenses of $122 million incurred by Investors in the first quarter of 2022.
In addition, the supplemental pro forma financial information includes non-recurring acquisition-related costs of $268 million and $275 million, respectively, incurred during the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, as summarized in the following table. These costs, along with the $13 million incurred during 2021, are included in the first quarter of 2021 for the purpose of reporting supplemental pro forma financial information presented above.
(in millions)Three Months Ended June 30, 2022Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
Provision for credit losses(1)
$145 $145 
Salaries and employee benefits(2)
61 61 
Outside services(3)
29 36 
Mark-to-market losses on LHFS portfolio(4)
31 31 
Other operating expense
Total acquisition-related costs$268 $275 
(1) Represents the initial provision for credit losses also recognized through a fair value mark as required by purchase accounting.
(2) Comprised primarily of severance and employee retention costs.
(3) Comprised primarily of technology, legal, advisory, and other professional related fees.
(4) Represents mark-to-market losses on loans acquired from Investors classified as LHFS.
Under CECL, Citizens is required to determine whether purchased loans held for investment have experienced more-than-insignificant deterioration in credit quality since origination. Citizens considers a variety of factors in connection with the identification of more-than-insignificant deterioration in credit quality including, but not limited to, nonperforming status, delinquency, risk ratings, TDR classification, FICO scores and other qualitative factors. Citizens initially measures the amortized cost of a PCD loan by adding the acquisition date estimate of expected credit losses to the loan's purchase price. The initial ALLL for PCD loans of $101 million was established through an adjustment to the Investors loan balance and related purchase accounting mark. Non-PCD loans and PCD loans had a fair value of $15.7 billion and $4.5 billion at the acquisition date and unpaid principal balance of $15.9 billion and $4.7 billion, respectively. In accordance with U.S. GAAP there was no carryover of the ACL that had been previously recorded by Investors. Subsequent to the acquisition, Citizens recorded an ACL on non-PCD loans of $145 million through provision expense for credit losses.
The following table presents PCD loan activity at the date of acquisition:
(in millions)April 6, 2022
Principal balance$4,685 
ALLL at acquisition(101)
Non-credit discount(54)
Purchase price$4,530 
Acquisition of DH Capital
On June 8, 2022, Citizens completed the acquisition of DH Capital, a private investment banking firm serving companies in the internet infrastructure, software, IT services and communications sectors. The fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in connection with this acquisition are not material to the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2022.
The impact of the DH Capital acquisition, along with supplemental pro forma information as if the DH Capital acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2021, are not material to the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.