2014
(In thousands)		Total principal amount of loans, net of unearned		Principal amount 60 days or more past due		Net credit losses (recoveries)
Loans (owned and managed):
Commercial	$	8,134,576	$	278,326	$	53,990
Construction		251,820		13,812		(3,746)
Legacy		81,137		3,476		(892)
Lease financing		564,389		4,348		3,961
Mortgage		8,741,757		1,164,513		54,041
Consumer		3,875,581		99,595		109,737
Covered loans		2,542,662		540,369		66,154
Less:
Loans securitized / sold		(2,138,705)		(183,876)		(1,314)
Loans held-for-sale		(106,104)		(19,878)		(35,674)
Loans held-in-portfolio	$	21,947,113	$	1,900,685	$	246,257

2013
(In thousands)		Total principal amount of loans, net of unearned		Principal amount 60 days or more past due		Net credit losses (recoveries)
Loans (owned and managed):
Commercial	$	10,037,787	$	305,488	$	270,266
Construction		206,084		23,771		(6,796)
Legacy		211,135		17,148		(2,583)
Lease financing		543,761		5,102		3,506
Mortgage		9,315,454		1,033,419		260,682
Consumer		3,932,226		95,329		96,971
Covered loans		2,984,427		771,662		76,210
Less:
Loans securitized / sold		(2,524,155)		(196,590)		(5,641)
Loans held-for-sale		(110,426)		(1,184)		(362,645)
Loans held-in-portfolio	$	24,596,293	$	2,054,145	$	329,970

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