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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                          to                         

Commission file number 001-31343

 

 

Associated Banc-Corp

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Wisconsin   39-1098068
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

1200 Hansen Road, Green Bay, Wisconsin   54304
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(920) 491-7000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

(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 (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    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.

 

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

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

The number of shares outstanding of registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, at July 31, 2012, was 171,640,795.

 

 

 


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ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP

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     Page No.  

PART I. Financial Information

  

Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited):

  

Consolidated Balance Sheets — June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011

     3   

Consolidated Statements of Income — Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 and 2011

     4   

Consolidated Statements of Other Comprehensive Income — Three and Six Months Ended June  30, 2012 and 2011

     5   

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity — Six Months Ended June  30, 2012 and 2011

     6   

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 and 2011

     7   

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

     8   

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     49   

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

     79   

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

     79   

PART II. Other Information

  

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

     79   

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

     80   

Item 6. Exhibits

     80   

Signatures

     81   

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. Financial Statements:

ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

     June 30,
2012
(Unaudited)
    December 31,
2011
(Audited)
 
     (In Thousands, except share and per
share data)
 

ASSETS

    

Cash and due from banks

   $ 414,760     $ 454,958  

Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions

     180,050       154,562  

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell

     3,800       7,075  

Investment securities available for sale, at fair value

     4,521,436       4,937,483  

Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stocks, at cost

     176,041       191,188  

Loans held for sale

     157,481       249,195  

Loans

     14,698,902       14,031,071  

Allowance for loan losses

     (332,658     (378,151
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loans, net

     14,366,244       13,652,920  

Premises and equipment, net

     225,245       223,736  

Goodwill

     929,168       929,168  

Other intangible assets, net

     64,812       67,574  

Trading assets

     73,484       73,253  

Other assets

     968,579       983,105  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 22,081,100     $ 21,924,217  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

   $ 3,874,429     $ 3,928,792  

Interest-bearing deposits

     11,232,442       11,161,863  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deposits

     15,106,871       15,090,655  

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase

     1,253,270       1,514,485  

Other short-term funding

     1,400,000       1,000,000  

Long-term funding

     1,150,729       1,177,071  

Trading liabilities

     80,107       80,046  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     180,502       196,166  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     19,171,479       19,058,423  

Stockholders’ equity

    

Preferred equity

     63,272       63,272  

Common stock

     1,750       1,746  

Surplus

     1,594,995       1,586,401  

Retained earnings

     1,213,735       1,148,773  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     66,579       65,602  

Treasury stock, at cost

     (30,710     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     2,909,621       2,865,794  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 22,081,100     $ 21,924,217  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Preferred shares issued

     65,000       65,000  

Preferred shares authorized (par value $1.00 per share)

     750,000       750,000  

Common shares issued

     175,012,686       174,591,841  

Common shares authorized (par value $0.01 per share)

     250,000,000       250,000,000  

Treasury shares of common stock

     2,382,348       —     

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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ITEM 1. Financial Statements Continued:

ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP

Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
June  30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2012     2011     2012     2011  
     (In Thousands, except per share data)  

INTEREST INCOME

        

Interest and fees on loans

   $ 147,188     $ 144,358     $ 296,211     $ 287,129  

Interest and dividends on investment securities

        

Taxable

     23,000       35,351       46,029       70,003  

Tax exempt

     7,135       7,504       14,409       15,217  

Other interest

     1,262       1,438       2,509       2,896  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest income

     178,585       188,651       359,158       375,245  

INTEREST EXPENSE

        

Interest on deposits

     10,553       16,901       22,589       35,150  

Interest on Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase

     612       1,600       1,379       3,109  

Interest on other short-term funding

     1,197       2,036       2,253       4,107  

Interest on long-term funding

     11,956       13,991       24,002       25,033  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest expense

     24,318       34,528       50,223       67,399  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INTEREST INCOME

     154,267       154,123       308,935       307,846  

Provision for loan losses

     —          16,000       —          47,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

     154,267       138,123       308,935       260,846  

NONINTEREST INCOME

        

Trust service fees

     10,125       10,012       19,912       19,843  

Service charges on deposit accounts

     16,768       19,112       34,810       38,176  

Card-based and other nondeposit fees

     12,084       15,747       22,963       31,345  

Insurance commissions

     12,912       11,552       24,502       23,318  

Brokerage and annuity commissions

     4,206       4,923       8,333       9,538  

Mortgage banking, net

     16,735       (3,320     34,389       (1,475

Capital market fees, net

     2,673       (890     6,389       1,488  

Bank owned life insurance income

     3,164       3,500       7,456       7,086  

Asset losses, net

     (4,984     (3,378     (8,578     (6,541

Investment securities gains (losses), net:

        

Realized gains (losses), net

     563       (14     603       (13

Other-than-temporary impairments

     —          (22     —          (45

Less: Non-credit portion recognized in other comprehensive income (before taxes)

     —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment securities gains (losses), net

     563       (36     603       (58

Other

     1,705       4,364       3,618       9,871  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total noninterest income

     75,951       61,586       154,397       132,591  

NONINTEREST EXPENSE

        

Personnel expense

     93,819       89,526       188,100       178,754  

Occupancy

     14,008       12,663       29,187       27,938  

Equipment

     5,719       4,969       11,187       9,736  

Data processing

     11,304       7,974       20,820       15,508  

Business development and advertising

     5,468       5,652       10,849       10,595  

Other intangible asset amortization

     1,049       1,178       2,098       2,356  

Loan expense

     2,948       2,983       5,858       5,939  

Legal and professional fees

     5,657       4,783       15,372       9,265  

Losses other than loans

     2,060       (1,925     5,610       4,372  

Foreclosure / OREO expense

     4,343       6,358       7,705       11,242  

FDIC expense

     4,778       7,198       9,648       15,442  

Other

     14,877       14,358       29,358       27,569  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total noninterest expense

     166,030       155,717       335,792       318,716  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     64,188       43,992       127,540       74,721  

Income tax expense

     20,871       9,610       41,590       17,486  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     43,317       34,382       85,950       57,235  

Preferred stock dividends and discount accretion

     1,300       8,812       2,600       16,225  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income available to common equity

   $ 42,017     $ 25,570     $ 83,350     $ 41,010  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per common share:

        

Basic

   $ 0.24     $ 0.15     $ 0.48     $ 0.24  

Diluted

   $ 0.24     $ 0.15     $ 0.48     $ 0.24  

Average common shares outstanding:

        

Basic

     172,839       173,323       173,343       173,268  

Diluted

     172,841       173,327       173,345       173,272  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Other Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2012     2011     2012     2011  
     ($ in Thousands)  

Net income

   $ 43,317     $ 34,382     $ 85,950     $ 57,235  

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:

        

Investment securities available for sale:

        

Net unrealized gains (losses)

     1,305       53,178       (609     80,763  

Reclassification adjustment for net (gains) losses realized in net income

     (563     36       (603     58  

Income tax (expense) benefit

     (290     (20,639     472       (31,347
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss) on investment securities available for sale

     452       32,575       (740     49,474  

Defined benefit pension and postretirement obligations:

        

Prior service cost, net of amortization

     60       116       120       233  

Net loss, net of amortization

     640       452       1,280       903  

Income tax expense

     (273     (220     (546     (441
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income on pension and postretirement obligations

     427       348       854       695  

Derivatives used in cash flow hedging relationships:

        

Net unrealized losses

     (24     (824     (14     (374

Reclassification adjustment for net losses and interest expense for interest differential on derivatives realized in net income

     727       1,980       1,458       2,962  

Income tax expense

     (281     (465     (581     (1,038
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income on cash flow hedging relationships

     422       691       863       1,550  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other comprehensive income

     1,301       33,614       977       51,719  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

   $ 44,618     $ 67,996     $ 86,927     $ 108,954  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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ITEM 1. Financial Statements Continued:

ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

(Unaudited)

 

     Preferred
Equity
    Common
Stock
     Surplus      Retained
Earnings
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
     Treasury
Stock
    Total  
     ($ in Thousands, except per share data)  

Balance, December 31, 2010

   $ 514,388     $ 1,739      $ 1,573,372      $ 1,041,666     $ 27,626      $ —        $ 3,158,791  

Comprehensive income:

                 

Net income

     —          —           —           57,235       —           —          57,235  

Other comprehensive income

     —          —           —           —          51,719        —          51,719  
                 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

                    108,954  
                 

 

 

 

Common stock issued:

                 

Stock-based compensation plans, net

     —          6        2,437        (113     —           (47     2,283  

Purchase of treasury stock

     —          —           —           —          —           (616     (616

Cash dividends:

                 

Common stock, $0.02 per share

     —          —           —           (3,487     —           —          (3,487

Preferred stock

     —          —           —           (10,062     —           —          (10,062

Redemption of preferred stock

     (262,500     —           —           —          —           —          (262,500

Accretion of preferred stock discount

     6,163       —           —           (6,163     —           —          —     

Stock-based compensation expense, net

     —          —           5,774        —          —           —          5,774  

Tax benefit of stock options

     —          —           11        —          —           —          11  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, June 30, 2011

   $ 258,051     $ 1,745      $ 1,581,594      $ 1,079,076     $ 79,345      $ (663   $ 2,999,148  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2011

   $ 63,272     $ 1,746      $ 1,586,401      $ 1,148,773     $ 65,602      $ —        $ 2,865,794  

Comprehensive income:

                 

Net income

     —          —           —           85,950       —           —          85,950  

Other comprehensive income

     —          —           —           —          977        —          977  
                 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

                    86,927  
                 

 

 

 

Common stock issued:

                 

Stock-based compensation plans, net

     —          4        650        (1,009     —           500       145  

Purchase of treasury stock

     —          —           —           —          —           (31,210     (31,210

Cash dividends:

                 

Common stock, $0.10 per share

     —          —           —           (17,379     —           —          (17,379

Preferred stock

     —          —           —           (2,600     —           —          (2,600

Stock-based compensation expense, net

     —          —           7,939        —          —           —          7,939  

Tax benefit of stock options

     —          —           5        —          —           —          5  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, June 30, 2012

   $ 63,272     $ 1,750      $ 1,594,995      $ 1,213,735     $ 66,579      $ (30,710   $ 2,909,621  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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ITEM 1. Financial Statements Continued:

ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2012     2011  
     ($ in Thousands)  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

    

Net income

   $ 85,950     $ 57,235  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Provision for loan losses

     —          47,000  

Depreciation and amortization

     20,832       15,918  

Addition to valuation allowance on mortgage servicing rights, net

     2,036       5,763  

Amortization of mortgage servicing rights

     11,775       11,637  

Amortization of other intangible assets

     2,098       2,356  

Amortization and accretion on earning assets, funding, and other, net

     30,013       30,421  

Tax benefit from exercise of stock options

     5       11  

(Gain) loss on sales of investment securities, net and impairment write-downs

     (603     58  

Loss on sales of assets and impairment write-downs, net

     8,578       6,541  

Gain on mortgage banking activities, net

     (29,459     (10,581

Mortgage loans originated and acquired for sale

     (1,301,779     (540,893

Proceeds from sales of mortgage loans held for sale

     1,409,805       605,375  

Decrease in interest receivable

     4,744       3,752  

Increase (decrease) in interest payable

     (4,601     1,585  

Net change in other assets and other liabilities

     (3,637     36,838  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     235,757       273,016  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

    

Net increase in loans

     (857,350     (640,916

Purchases of:

    

Investment securities

     (592,477     (433,972

Premises, equipment, and software, net of disposals

     (33,063     (23,023

Other assets

     (2,810     (1,349

Proceeds from:

    

Sales of investment securities

     113,752       16,799  

Prepayments, calls, and maturities of investment securities

     882,830       829,838  

Sales, prepayments, calls, and maturities of other assets

     26,406       25,576  

Sales of loans originated for investment

     124,903       39,184  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (337,809     (187,863
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    

Net increase (decrease) in deposits

     136,061       (1,159,343

Net decrease in deposits due to branch sales

     (113,622     —     

Net increase in short-term funding

     138,785       1,508,288  

Repayment of long-term funding

     (25,968     (228,078

Proceeds from issuance of long-term funding

     —          297,240  

Redemption of preferred stock

     —          (262,500

Cash dividends on common stock

     (17,379     (3,487

Cash dividends on preferred stock

     (2,600     (10,062

Purchase of treasury stock

     (31,210     (616
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

     84,067       141,442  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (17,985     226,595  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     616,595       868,162  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 598,610     $ 1,094,757  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

    

Cash paid for interest

   $ 54,812     $ 65,521  

Cash (received) paid for income taxes

     (21,550     5,052  

Loans and bank premises transferred to other real estate owned

     22,536       28,917  

Capitalized mortgage servicing rights

     13,147       6,584  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

 

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ITEM 1. Financial Statements Continued:

ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

These interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared according to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and, therefore, certain information and footnote disclosures normally presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles have been omitted or abbreviated. The information contained in the consolidated financial statements and footnotes in Associated Banc-Corp’s 2011 annual report on Form 10-K, should be referred to in connection with the reading of these unaudited interim financial statements.

NOTE 1: Basis of Presentation

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows of Associated Banc-Corp (individually referred to herein as the “Parent Company,” and together with all of its subsidiaries and affiliates, collectively referred to herein as the “Corporation”) for the periods presented, and all such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of all subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain amounts in the consolidated financial statements of prior periods have been reclassified to conform with the current period’s presentation. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the balance sheet and revenues and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates. Estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change include the determination of the allowance for loan losses, goodwill impairment assessment, mortgage servicing rights valuation, derivative financial instruments and hedging activities, and income taxes. Management has evaluated subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure.

NOTE 2: New Accounting Pronouncements Adopted

In September 2011, the FASB issued amendments intended to simplify how entities test goodwill for impairment. The amendments permit an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test. Under the guidance, an entity is not required to calculate the fair value of a reporting unit unless the entity determines that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying value. The amendments are effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted. The Corporation adopted the accounting standard as of January 1, 2012, as required, with no material impact on its results of operations, financial position, and liquidity. See Note 7 for required disclosures on goodwill.

In June 2011, the FASB issued guidance to improve the comparability, consistency and transparency of financial reporting and to increase the prominence of items reported in other comprehensive income. The amendments require that all nonowner changes in stockholders’ equity be presented either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. The amendments do not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income or when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income. The amendments are effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011 with retrospective application. The Corporation adopted the accounting standard as of January 1, 2012, as required, with no material impact on its results of operations, financial position, and liquidity. In December 2011, the FASB decided that the requirement to present items that are reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income alongside their respective components of net income and other comprehensive income will be deferred. Therefore, those requirements have not been adopted at this time.

In May 2011, the FASB issued guidance on measuring fair value to create common fair value measurement and disclosure requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS. The amendments change the wording used to describe many of the requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements. The amendments also clarify the Board’s intent about the application of existing fair value measurement and disclosure requirements. The amendments are effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Corporation adopted the accounting standard as of January 1, 2012, with no material impact on its results of operations, financial position, and liquidity. See Note 12 for additional disclosures required under this accounting standard.

 

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In April 2011, the FASB issued guidance which clarifies the definition of effective control for determining whether a repurchase agreement is accounted for as a sale or secured borrowing. The amendments in the guidance remove from the assessment of effective control both the criterion requiring the transferor to have the ability to repurchase or redeem the financial assets on substantially the agreed upon terms and the collateral maintenance implementation guidance related to that criterion. Other criteria applicable to the assessment of effective control are not changed by the amendments in the update. The guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2011. The Corporation adopted the accounting standard as of January 1, 2012, as required, with no material impact on its results of operations, financial position, and liquidity.

NOTE 3: Earnings Per Common Share

Earnings per share are calculated utilizing the two-class method. Basic earnings per share are calculated by dividing the sum of distributed earnings to common shareholders and undistributed earnings allocated to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share are calculated by dividing the sum of distributed earnings to common shareholders and undistributed earnings allocated to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares adjusted for the dilutive effect of common stock awards (outstanding stock options, unvested restricted stock, and outstanding stock warrants). Presented below are the calculations for basic and diluted earnings per common share.

 

     For the Three Months Ended
June 30,
    For the Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2012     2011     2012     2011  
     (In Thousands, except per share data)  

Net income

   $ 43,317     $ 34,382     $ 85,950     $ 57,235  

Preferred stock dividends and discount accretion

     (1,300     (8,812     (2,600     (16,225
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income available to common equity

   $ 42,017     $ 25,570     $ 83,350     $ 41,010  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Common shareholder dividends

     (8,604     (1,733     (17,299     (3,466

Unvested share-based payment awards

     (40     (12     (80     (21
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed earnings

   $ 33,373     $ 23,825     $ 65,971     $ 37,523  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed earnings allocated to common shareholders

     33,222       23,668       65,665       37,293  

Undistributed earnings allocated to unvested share-based payment awards

     151       157       306       230  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed earnings

   $ 33,373     $ 23,825     $ 65,971     $ 37,523  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic

        

Distributed earnings to common shareholders

   $ 8,604     $ 1,733     $ 17,299     $ 3,466  

Undistributed earnings allocated to common shareholders

     33,222       23,668       65,665       37,293  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total common shareholders earnings, basic

   $ 41,826     $ 25,401     $ 82,964     $ 40,759  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

        

Distributed earnings to common shareholders

   $ 8,604     $ 1,733     $ 17,299     $ 3,466  

Undistributed earnings allocated to common shareholders

     33,222       23,668       65,665       37,293  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total common shareholders earnings, diluted

   $ 41,826     $ 25,401     $ 82,964     $ 40,759  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

     172,839       173,323       173,343       173,268  

Effect of dilutive common stock awards

     2       4       2       4  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

     172,841       173,327       173,345       173,272  

Basic earnings per common share

   $ 0.24     $ 0.15     $ 0.48     $ 0.24  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per common share

   $ 0.24     $ 0.15     $ 0.48     $ 0.24  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Options to purchase approximately 9 million and 6 million shares were outstanding for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, but excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per common share as the effect would have been anti-dilutive.

 

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Options to purchase approximately 6 million and 5 million shares were outstanding for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, but excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per common share as the effect would have been anti-dilutive.

NOTE 4: Stock-Based Compensation

On January 23, 2012, the Compensation and Benefits Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Associated Banc-Corp approved the performance criteria for its short-term cash incentive plan (the “2012 Management Incentive Plan”) and its long-term incentive performance plan (the “2012 Long Term Incentive Performance Plan”). The approvals were the latest step in the Corporation’s transition toward a performance-based short-term and long-term incentive compensation program following the full repayment of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s investment in the Corporation under the Capital Purchase Program. The Committee intends to ensure that further incentive compensation criteria align to the Corporation’s bottom line financial results, on which it believes shareholders measure their investments in the Corporation.

The fair value of stock options granted is estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model, while the fair value of restricted stock awards and salary shares is their fair market value on the date of grant. The fair values of stock options and restricted stock awards are amortized as compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period of the grants and the fair value of salary shares is recognized as compensation expense on the date of grant. Compensation expense recognized is included in personnel expense in the consolidated statements of income.

Assumptions are used in estimating the fair value of stock options granted. The weighted average expected life of the stock options represents the period of time that stock options are expected to be outstanding and is estimated using historical data of stock option exercises and forfeitures. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. The expected volatility is based on the historical and implied volatility of the Corporation’s stock. The following assumptions were used in estimating the fair value for options granted in the first half of 2012 and full year 2011.

 

     2012     2011  

Dividend yield

     2.00     2.00

Risk-free interest rate

     1.20     2.27

Weighted average expected volatility

     49.19     47.24

Weighted average expected life

     6 years        6 years   

Weighted average per share fair value of options

   $ 5.06     $ 5.56  

The Corporation is required to estimate potential forfeitures of stock grants and adjust compensation expense recorded accordingly. The estimate of forfeitures will be adjusted over the requisite service period to the extent that actual forfeitures differ, or are expected to differ, from such estimates. Changes in estimated forfeitures will be recognized in the period of change and will also impact the amount of stock compensation expense to be recognized in future periods.

 

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A summary of the Corporation’s stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2011 and for the six months ended June 30, 2012, is presented below.

 

Stock Options

   Shares     Weighted Average
Exercise Price
     Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual Term
     Aggregate Intrinsic
Value (000s)
 

Outstanding at December 31, 2010

     7,301,458     $ 24.33        

Granted

     1,624,369       14.20        

Exercised

     (23,437     12.66        

Forfeited or expired

     (1,847,116     24.51        
  

 

 

   

 

 

       

Outstanding at December 31, 2011

     7,055,274     $ 21.99        5.61        27  
  

 

 

   

 

 

       

Options exercisable at December 31, 2011

     4,623,935     $ 26.10        4.01        7  
  

 

 

   

 

 

       

Outstanding at December 31, 2011

     7,055,274     $ 21.99        

Granted

     3,009,619       12.98        

Exercised

     (11,120     13.16        

Forfeited or expired

     (914,144     21.26        
  

 

 

   

 

 

       

Outstanding at June 30, 2012

     9,139,629     $ 19.10        6.76        723  
  

 

 

   

 

 

       

Options exercisable at June 30, 2012

     4,897,268     $ 24.15        4.64        32  
  

 

 

   

 

 

       

The following table summarizes information about the Corporation’s nonvested stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2011, and for the six months ended June 30, 2012.

 

Stock Options

   Shares     Weighted Average
Grant  Date Fair Value
 

Nonvested at December 31, 2010

     2,025,720     $ 4.09  

Granted

     1,624,369       5.56  

Vested

     (955,454     3.77  

Forfeited

     (263,296     4.85  
  

 

 

   

Nonvested at December 31, 2011

     2,431,339     $ 5.11  
  

 

 

   

Granted

     3,009,619       5.06  

Vested

     (1,021,742     4.87  

Forfeited

     (176,855     5.13  
  

 

 

   

Nonvested at June 30, 2012

     4,242,361     $ 5.13  
  

 

 

   

For the six months ended June 30, 2012 and for the year ended December 31, 2011, the intrinsic value of stock options exercised was immaterial. (Intrinsic value represents the amount by which the fair market value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of the stock option.) The total fair value of stock options that vested was $5 million for the first six months of 2012 and $4 million for the year ended December 31, 2011. For the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, the Corporation recognized compensation expense of $4 million and $3 million, respectively, for the vesting of stock options. For the full year 2011, the Corporation recognized compensation expense of $5 million for the vesting of stock options. At June 30, 2012, the Corporation had $18 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options that is expected to be recognized over the remaining requisite service periods that extend predominantly through fourth quarter 2014.

 

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The following table summarizes information about the Corporation’s restricted stock awards activity (excluding salary shares) for the year ended December 31, 2011, and for the six months ended June 30, 2012.

 

Restricted Stock

   Shares     Weighted Average
Grant  Date Fair Value
 

Outstanding at December 31, 2010

     772,262     $ 13.94  

Granted

     593,437       14.27  

Vested

     (169,499     17.74  

Forfeited

     (182,435     13.86  
  

 

 

   

Outstanding at December 31, 2011

     1,013,765     $ 13.79  
  

 

 

   

Granted

     499,114       13.00  

Vested

     (450,760     13.37  

Forfeited

     (46,634     13.76  
  

 

 

   

Outstanding at June 30, 2012

     1,015,485     $ 13.59  
  

 

 

   

The Corporation amortizes the expense related to restricted stock awards as compensation expense over the vesting period specified in the grant. Restricted stock awards granted during 2011 to the senior executive officers and the next 20 most highly compensated employees will vest ratably over a three year period and the restricted stock award recipient must continue to perform substantial services for the Corporation for at least two years after the date of grant. Expense for restricted stock awards of approximately $4 million and $3 million was recognized for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The Corporation recognized approximately $6 million of expense for restricted stock awards for the full year 2011. The Corporation had $8 million of unrecognized compensation costs related to restricted stock awards at June 30, 2012, that is expected to be recognized over the remaining requisite service periods that extend predominantly through fourth quarter 2014.

The Corporation recognizes expense related to salary shares as compensation expense. Each share is fully vested as of the date of grant and is subject to restrictions on transfer that lapse over a period of 9 to 28 months, based on the month of grant. No salary shares were issued during the first half of 2012. The Corporation recognized compensation expense of $2 million on the granting of 139,371 salary shares (or an average cost per share of $14.25) for the six months ended June 30, 2011, and $4 million on the granting of 317,450 salary shares (or an average cost per share of $12.41) for the year ended December 31, 2011.

The Corporation issues shares from treasury, when available, or new shares upon the exercise of stock options, granting of restricted stock awards, and the granting of salary shares. The Board of Directors has authorized management to repurchase shares of the Corporation’s common stock each quarter in the market, to be made available for issuance in connection with the Corporation’s employee incentive plans and for other corporate purposes. The repurchase of shares will be based on market opportunities, capital levels, growth prospects, and other investment opportunities.

 

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NOTE 5: Investment Securities

The amortized cost and fair values of investment securities available for sale were as follows.

 

                                                                                   
      Amortized
cost
     Gross
unrealized
gains
     Gross
unrealized
losses
    Fair value  
     ($ in Thousands)  

June 30, 2012:

          

U.S. Treasury securities

   $ 1,004      $ —         $ —        $ 1,004  

Federal agency securities

     7        —           —          7  

Obligations of state and political subdivisions

     786,511        48,781        (156     835,136  

(municipal securities)

          

Residential mortgage-related securities

     3,321,757        107,459        (243     3,428,973  

Commercial mortgage-related securities

     18,774        2,633        —          21,407  

Asset-backed securities(1)

     139,368        1        (205     139,164  

Other securities (debt and equity)

     93,144        2,986        (385     95,745  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment securities available for sale

   $ 4,360,565      $ 161,860      $ (989   $ 4,521,436  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

                                                                                   
      Amortized
cost
     Gross
unrealized
gains
     Gross
unrealized
losses
    Fair value  
     ($ in Thousands)  

December 31, 2011:

          

U.S. Treasury securities

   $ 1,000      $ 1      $ —        $ 1,001  

Federal agency securities

     24,031        18        —          24,049  

Obligations of state and political subdivisions

          

(municipal securities)

     797,691        49,583        (28     847,246  

Residential mortgage-related securities

     3,674,696        112,357        (1,463     3,785,590  

Commercial mortgage-related securities

     16,647        1,896        —          18,543  

Asset-backed securities(1)

     188,439        —           (707     187,732  

Other securities (debt and equity)

     72,896        1,891        (1,465     73,322  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment securities available for sale

   $ 4,775,400      $ 165,746      $ (3,663   $ 4,937,483  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) The asset-backed securities position is largely comprised of senior, floating rate, tranches of student loan securities issued by SLM Corp (“Sallie Mae”) and guaranteed under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (“FFELP”).

The amortized cost and fair values of investment securities available for sale at June 30, 2012, are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

 

($ in Thousands)    Amortized Cost      Fair Value  

Due in one year or less

   $ 40,394      $ 41,071  

Due after one year through five years

     210,779        217,093  

Due after five years through ten years

     553,326        591,006  

Due after ten years

     75,598        79,884  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total debt securities

     880,097        929,054  

Residential mortgage-related securities

     3,321,757        3,428,973  

Commercial mortgage-related securities

     18,774        21,407  

Asset-backed securities

     139,368        139,164  

Equity securities

     569        2,838  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment securities available for sale

   $ 4,360,565      $ 4,521,436  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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The following represents gross unrealized losses and the related fair value of investment securities available for sale, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, at June 30, 2012.

 

     Less than 12 months      12 months or more      Total  
     Number  of
Securities
     Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
     Number  of
Securities
     Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
 
            ($ in Thousands)  

June 30, 2012:

                    

Obligations of state and political subdivisions (municipal securities)

     42        (141     16,808        1        (15     348        (156     17,156  

Residential mortgage-related securities

     9        (35     69,050        11        (208     2,421        (243     71,471  

Asset-backed securities

     2        (2     14,680        28        (203     121,094        (205     135,774  

Other securities (debt and equity)

     7        (308     45,803        1        (77     110        (385     45,913  
     

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

      $ (486   $ 146,341         $ (503   $ 123,973      $ (989   $ 270,314  
     

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Corporation reviews the investment securities portfolio on a quarterly basis to monitor its exposure to other-than-temporary impairment. A determination as to whether a security’s decline in fair value is other-than-temporary takes into consideration numerous factors and the relative significance of any single factor can vary by security. Some factors the Corporation may consider in the other-than-temporary impairment analysis include, the length of time and extent to which the security has been in an unrealized loss position, changes in security ratings, financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, as well as security and industry specific economic conditions. In addition, with regards to its debt securities, the Corporation may also evaluate payment structure, whether there are defaulted payments or expected defaults, prepayment speeds, and the value of any underlying collateral. For certain debt securities in unrealized loss positions, the Corporation prepares cash flow analyses to compare the present value of cash flows expected to be collected from the security with the amortized cost basis of the security.

Based on the Corporation’s evaluation, management does not believe any unrealized loss at June 30, 2012, represents an other-than-temporary impairment as these unrealized losses are primarily attributable to changes in interest rates and the current market conditions, and not credit deterioration. The unrealized losses reported for residential mortgage-related securities relate to non-agency residential mortgage-related securities as well as residential mortgage-related securities issued by government agencies such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”). At June 30, 2012, the unrealized loss position on other securities was primarily comprised of a trust preferred debt security and floating rate notes. The Corporation currently does not intend to sell nor does it believe that it will be required to sell the securities contained in the above unrealized losses table before recovery of their amortized cost basis.

The following is a summary of the credit loss portion of other-than-temporary impairment recognized in earnings on debt securities for 2011 and the six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively.

 

     Non-agency
Mortgage-Related
Securities
    Trust Preferred
Debt Securities
    Total  
     ($ in Thousands)  

Balance of credit-related other-than-temporary impairment at December 31, 2010

   $ (17,556   $ (10,019   $ (27,575

Credit losses on newly identified impairment

     (2     (816     (818
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance of credit-related other-than-temporary impairment at December 31, 2011

   $ (17,558   $ (10,835   $ (28,393

Reduction due to credit impaired securities sold

     17,026       4,157       21,183  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance of credit-related other-than-temporary impairment at June 30, 2012

   $ (532   $ (6,678   $ (7,210
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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For comparative purposes, the following represents gross unrealized losses and the related fair value of investment securities available for sale, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, at December 31, 2011.

 

     Less than 12 months      12 months or more      Total  
     Unrealized
Losses
    Fair Value      Unrealized
Losses
    Fair Value      Unrealized
Losses
    Fair Value  
     ($ in Thousands)  

December 31, 2011:

              

Obligations of state and political subdivisions (municipal securities)

   $ (10   $ 971      $ (18   $ 348      $ (28   $ 1,319  

Residential mortgage-related securities

     (1,443     186,954        (20     1,469        (1,463     188,423  

Asset-backed securities

     (9     4,091        (698     174,640        (707     178,731  

Other securities (debt and equity)

     (671     45,395        (794     522        (1,465     45,917  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (2,133   $ 237,411      $ (1,530   $ 176,979      $ (3,663   $ 414,390  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) and Federal Reserve Bank Stocks: The Corporation is required to maintain Federal Reserve stock and FHLB stock as a member of both the Federal Reserve System and the FHLB, and in amounts as required by these institutions. These equity securities are “restricted” in that they can only be sold back to the respective institutions or another member institution at par. Therefore, they are less liquid than other marketable equity securities and their fair value is equal to amortized cost. At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Corporation had FHLB stock of $106 million and $121 million, respectively. The Corporation had Federal Reserve Bank stock of $70 million at both June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

The Corporation reviewed these securities for impairment, including but not limited to, consideration of operating performance, the severity and duration of market value declines, as well as its liquidity and funding position. After evaluating all of these considerations, the Corporation believes the cost of these investments will be recovered and no impairment has been recorded on these securities during 2011 or the first half of 2012. The FHLB of Chicago initiated tender offers for certain of its shares during the first half of 2012, whereby the FHLB would repurchase its shares at par. The Corporation participated in the tender offers and reduced its equity holdings in the FHLB of Chicago by $15 million.

 

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NOTE 6: Loans, Allowance for Loan Losses, and Credit Quality

The period end loan composition was as follows.

 

     June 30,
2012
     December 31,
2011
 
     ($ in Thousands)  

Commercial and industrial

   $ 4,076,370      $ 3,724,736  

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

     1,116,815        1,086,829  

Lease financing

     62,750        58,194  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial and business lending

     5,255,935        4,869,759  

Commercial real estate - investor

     2,810,521        2,563,767  

Real estate construction

     612,556        584,046  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial real estate lending

     3,423,077        3,147,813  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total commercial

     8,679,012        8,017,572  

Home equity

     2,429,594        2,504,704  

Installment

     510,831        557,782  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total retail

     2,940,425        3,062,486  

Residential mortgage

     3,079,465        2,951,013  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total consumer

     6,019,890        6,013,499  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total loans

   $ 14,698,902      $ 14,031,071  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

A summary of the changes in the allowance for loan losses was as follows.

 

     June 30,
2012
    December 31,
2011
 
     ($ in Thousands)  

Balance at beginning of period

   $ 378,151     $ 476,813  

Provision for loan losses

     —          52,000  

Charge offs

     (61,599     (189,732

Recoveries

     16,106       39,070  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net charge offs

     (45,493     (150,662
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

   $ 332,658     $ 378,151  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The level of the allowance for loan losses represents management’s estimate of an amount appropriate to provide for probable credit losses in the loan portfolio at the balance sheet date. In general, the change in the allowance for loan losses is a function of a number of factors, including but not limited to changes in the loan portfolio, net charge offs, trends in past due and impaired loans, and the level of potential problem loans. Management considers the allowance for loan losses a critical accounting policy, as assessing these numerous factors involves significant judgment.

 

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A summary of the changes in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment for the six months ended June 30, 2012, was as follows.

 

$ in Thousands    Commercial
and
industrial
    Commercial
real

estate  -
owner
occupied
    Lease
financing
    Commercial
real

estate  -
investor
    Real estate
construction
    Home
equity
    Installment     Residential
mortgage
    Total  

Balance at Dec 31, 2011

   $ 124,374     $ 36,200     $ 2,567     $ 86,689     $ 21,327     $ 70,144     $ 6,623     $ 30,227     $ 378,151  

Provision for loan losses

     8,498       (2,894     (1,482     (7,823     (3,072     3,387       365       3,021       —     

Charge offs

     (27,630     (2,038     (21     (8,883     (1,651     (15,685     (1,198     (4,493     (61,599

Recoveries

     9,214       459       1,857       1,352       863       1,451       726       184       16,106  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at Jun 30, 2012

   $ 114,456     $ 31,727     $ 2,921     $ 71,335     $ 17,467     $ 59,297     $ 6,516     $ 28,939     $ 332,658  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses:

                  

Ending balance impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment

   $ 6,964     $ 2,092     $ 190     $ 9,650     $ 3,268     $ 1,229     $ 521     $ 215     $ 24,129  

Ending balance impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment

   $ 8,167     $ 4,582     $ 24     $ 8,326     $ 3,525     $ 25,531     $ 1,882     $ 14,570     $ 66,607  

Ending balance all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment

   $ 99,325     $ 25,053     $ 2,707     $ 53,359     $ 10,674     $ 32,537     $ 4,113     $ 14,154     $ 241,922  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 114,456     $ 31,727     $ 2,921     $ 71,335     $ 17,467     $ 59,297     $ 6,516     $ 28,939     $ 332,658  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loans:

                  

Ending balance impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment

   $ 30,493     $ 22,854     $ 7,653     $ 75,357     $ 28,334     $ 6,709     $ 520     $ 10,756     $ 182,676  

Ending balance impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment

   $ 44,017     $ 17,678     $ 607     $ 62,774     $ 13,907     $ 44,298     $ 3,306     $ 70,838     $ 257,425  

Ending balance all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment

   $ 4,001,860     $ 1,076,283     $ 54,490     $ 2,672,390     $ 570,315     $ 2,378,587     $ 507,005     $ 2,997,871     $ 14,258,801  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 4,076,370     $ 1,116,815     $ 62,750     $ 2,810,521     $ 612,556     $ 2,429,594     $ 510,831     $ 3,079,465     $ 14,698,902  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The allocation methodology used by the Corporation includes allocations for specifically identified impaired loans and loss factor allocations, (used for both criticized and non-criticized loan categories) with a component primarily based on historical loss rates and a component primarily based on other qualitative factors. Management allocates the allowance for loan losses by pools of risk within each loan portfolio. The methodology used at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 was generally comparable.

At June 30, 2012, the allowance for loan loss allocations declined or remained relatively level with December 31, 2011. The change in the allowance for loan losses portfolio allocations was primarily due to improved credit quality metrics. The allocation of the allowance for loan losses by loan portfolio is made for analytical purposes and is not necessarily indicative of the trend of future loan losses in any particular category. The total allowance for loan losses is available to absorb losses from any segment of the loan portfolio.

 

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For comparison purposes, a summary of the changes in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment for the year ended December 31, 2011, was as follows.

 

$ in Thousands    Commercial
and
industrial
    Commercial
real estate -
owner
occupied
    Lease
financing
    Commercial
real estate -
investor
    Real estate
construction
    Home
equity
    Installment     Residential
mortgage
    Total  

Balance at Dec 31, 2010

   $ 137,770     $ 54,320     $ 7,396     $ 111,264     $ 56,772     $ 55,090     $ 17,328     $ 36,873     $ 476,813  

Provision for loan losses

     8,916       (11,144     (6,611     (762     (4,744     54,476       3,845       8,024       52,000  

Charge offs

     (38,662     (9,485     (173     (29,479     (38,222     (42,623     (16,134     (14,954     (189,732

Recoveries

     16,350       2,509       1,955       5,666       7,521       3,201       1,584       284       39,070  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at Dec 31, 2011

   $ 124,374     $ 36,200     $ 2,567     $ 86,689     $ 21,327     $ 70,144     $ 6,623     $ 30,227     $ 378,151  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses:

                  

Ending balance impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment

   $ 7,619     $ 3,608     $ 161     $ 16,623     $ 4,919     $ 2,922     $ —        $ 957     $ 36,809  

Ending balance impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment

   $ 7,688     $ 3,962     $ 34     $ 8,378     $ 4,266     $ 27,914     $ 2,021     $ 13,707     $ 67,970  

Ending balance all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment

   $ 109,067     $ 28,630     $ 2,372     $ 61,688     $ 12,142     $ 39,308     $ 4,602     $ 15,563     $ 273,372  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 124,374     $ 36,200     $ 2,567     $ 86,689     $ 21,327     $ 70,144     $ 6,623     $ 30,227     $ 378,151  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loans:

                  

Ending balance impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment

   $ 41,474     $ 26,049     $ 9,792     $ 85,287     $ 31,933     $ 9,542     $ —        $ 11,401     $ 215,478  

Ending balance impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment

   $ 37,153     $ 17,807     $ 852     $ 57,482     $ 20,850     $ 46,315     $ 3,730     $ 70,269     $ 254,458  

Ending balance all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment

   $ 3,646,109     $ 1,042,973     $ 47,550     $ 2,420,998     $ 531,263     $ 2,448,847     $ 554,052     $ 2,869,343     $ 13,561,135  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 3,724,736     $ 1,086,829     $ 58,194     $ 2,563,767     $ 584,046     $ 2,504,704     $ 557,782     $ 2,951,013     $ 14,031,071  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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The following table presents commercial loans by credit quality indicator at June 30, 2012.

 

                                                                                    
     Pass      Special
Mention
     Potential
Problem
     Impaired      Total  
     ($ in Thousands)  

Commercial and industrial

   $ 3,712,873      $ 167,223      $ 121,764      $ 74,510      $ 4,076,370  

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

     921,985        45,790        108,508        40,532        1,116,815  

Lease financing

     53,268        898        324        8,260        62,750  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial and business lending

     4,688,126        213,911        230,596        123,302        5,255,935  

Commercial real estate - investor

     2,442,713        87,224        142,453        138,131        2,810,521  

Real estate construction

     539,433        6,977        23,905        42,241        612,556  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial real estate lending

     2,982,146        94,201        166,358        180,372        3,423,077  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total commercial

   $ 7,670,272      $ 308,112      $ 396,954      $ 303,674      $ 8,679,012  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table presents commercial loans by credit quality indicator at December 31, 2011.

 

                                                                                    
     Pass      Special
Mention
     Potential
Problem
     Impaired      Total  
     ($ in Thousands)  

Commercial and industrial

   $ 3,283,090      $ 209,713      $ 153,306      $ 78,627      $ 3,724,736  

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

     853,517        53,090        136,366        43,856        1,086,829  

Lease financing

     46,570        822        158        10,644        58,194  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial and business lending

     4,183,177        263,625        289,830        133,127        4,869,759  

Commercial real estate - investor

     2,055,124        135,668        230,206        142,769        2,563,767  

Real estate construction

     494,839        8,775        27,649        52,783        584,046  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial real estate lending

     2,549,963        144,443        257,855        195,552        3,147,813  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total commercial

   $ 6,733,140      $ 408,068      $ 547,685      $ 328,679      $ 8,017,572  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table presents consumer loans by credit quality indicator at June 30, 2012.

 

                                                                                    
     Performing      30-89 Days
Past Due
     Potential
Problem
     Impaired      Total  
     ($ in Thousands)  

Home equity

   $ 2,359,112      $ 15,302      $ 4,173      $ 51,007      $ 2,429,594  

Installment

     505,320        1,558        127        3,826        510,831  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total retail

     2,864,432        16,860        4,300        54,833        2,940,425  

Residential mortgage

     2,979,377        9,836        8,658        81,594        3,079,465  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total consumer

   $ 5,843,809      $ 26,696      $ 12,958      $ 136,427      $ 6,019,890  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table presents consumer loans by credit quality indicator at December 31, 2011.

 

                                                                                    
     Performing      30-89 Days
Past Due
     Potential
Problem
     Impaired      Total  
     ($ in Thousands)  

Home equity

   $ 2,431,207      $ 12,189      $ 5,451      $ 55,857      $ 2,504,704  

Installment

     551,227        2,592        233        3,730        557,782  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total retail

     2,982,434        14,781        5,684        59,587        3,062,486  

Residential mortgage

     2,849,082        7,224        13,037        81,670        2,951,013  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total consumer

   $ 5,831,516      $ 22,005      $ 18,721      $ 141,257      $ 6,013,499  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Factors that are important to managing overall credit quality are sound loan underwriting and administration, systematic monitoring of existing loans and commitments, effective loan review on an ongoing basis, early identification of potential problems, an appropriate allowance for loan losses, and sound nonaccrual and charge off policies.

 

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For commercial loans, management has determined the pass credit quality indicator to include credits that exhibit acceptable financial statements, cash flow, and leverage. If any risk exists, it is mitigated by the loan structure, collateral, monitoring, or control. For consumer loans, performing loans include credits that are performing in accordance with the original contractual terms. Special mention credits have potential weaknesses that deserve management’s attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the credit. Potential problem loans are considered inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or the collateral pledged. These loans generally have a well-defined weakness, or weaknesses, that may jeopardize liquidation of the debt and are characterized by the distinct possibility that the bank will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected. Lastly, management considers a loan to be impaired when it is probable that the Corporation will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the original contractual terms of the note agreement, including both principal and interest. Management has determined that commercial and consumer loan relationships that have nonaccrual status or have had their terms restructured in a troubled debt restructuring meet this impaired loan definition. Commercial loans classified as special mention, potential problem, and impaired are reviewed at a minimum on a quarterly basis, while pass and performing rated credits are reviewed on an annual basis or more frequently if the loan renewal is less than one year or if otherwise warranted.

 

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The following table presents loans by past due status at June 30, 2012.

 

     30-59
Days
Past Due
     60-89
Days
Past Due
     90 Days or
More Past
Due *
     Total Past
Due
     Current      Total  
     ($ in Thousands)  

Accruing loans

                 

Commercial and industrial

   $ 3,698      $ 767      $ —         $ 4,465      $ 4,025,794      $ 4,030,259  

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

     1,632        493        —           2,125        1,081,273        1,083,398  

Lease financing

     28        11        —           39        54,451        54,490  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial and business lending

     5,358        1,271        —           6,629        5,161,518        5,168,147  

Commercial real estate - investor

     5,293        7,561        4,563        17,417        2,704,298        2,721,715  

Real estate construction

     763        855        —           1,618        574,535        576,153  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial real estate lending

     6,056        8,416        4,563        19,035        3,278,833        3,297,868  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total commercial

     11,414        9,687        4,563        25,664        8,440,351        8,466,015  

Home equity

     10,859        4,443        —           15,302        2,372,756        2,388,058  

Installment

     1,074        484        661        2,219        505,565        507,784  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total retail

     11,933        4,927        661        17,521        2,878,321        2,895,842  

Residential mortgage

     9,069        767        —           9,836        3,009,337        3,019,173  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total consumer

     21,002        5,694        661        27,357        5,887,658        5,915,015  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total accruing loans

   $ 32,416      $ 15,381      $ 5,224      $ 53,021      $ 14,328,009      $ 14,381,030  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Nonaccrual loans

                 

Commercial and industrial

   $ 976      $ 930      $ 16,728      $ 18,634      $ 27,477      $ 46,111  

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

     4,726        557        15,983        21,266        12,151        33,417  

Lease financing

     —           —           837        837        7,423        8,260  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial and business lending

     5,702        1,487        33,548        40,737        47,051        87,788  

Commercial real estate - investor

     3,203        2,742        25,580        31,525        57,281        88,806  

Real estate construction

     —           1,547        15,368        16,915        19,488        36,403  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial real estate lending

     3,203        4,289        40,948        48,440        76,769        125,209  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total commercial

     8,905        5,776        74,496        89,177        123,820        212,997  

Home equity

     1,535        3,123        30,532        35,190        6,346        41,536  

Installment

     94        230        1,647        1,971        1,076        3,047  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total retail

     1,629        3,353        32,179        37,161        7,422        44,583  

Residential mortgage

     2,151        2,042        44,097        48,290        12,002        60,292  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total consumer

     3,780        5,395        76,276        85,451        19,424        104,875  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total nonaccrual loans

   $ 12,685      $ 11,171      $ 150,772      $ 174,628      $ 143,244      $ 317,872  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total loans

                 

Commercial and industrial

   $ 4,674      $ 1,697      $ 16,728      $ 23,099      $ 4,053,271      $ 4,076,370  

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

     6,358        1,050        15,983        23,391        1,093,424        1,116,815  

Lease financing

     28        11        837        876        61,874        62,750  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial and business lending

     11,060        2,758        33,548        47,366        5,208,569        5,255,935  

Commercial real estate - investor

     8,496        10,303        30,143        48,942        2,761,579        2,810,521  

Real estate construction

     763        2,402        15,368        18,533        594,023        612,556  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial real estate lending

     9,259        12,705        45,511        67,475        3,355,602        3,423,077  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total commercial

     20,319        15,463        79,059        114,841        8,564,171        8,679,012  

Home equity

     12,394        7,566        30,532        50,492        2,379,102        2,429,594  

Installment

     1,168        714        2,308        4,190        506,641        510,831  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total retail

     13,562        8,280        32,840        54,682        2,885,743        2,940,425  

Residential mortgage

     11,220        2,809        44,097        58,126        3,021,339        3,079,465  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total consumer

     24,782        11,089        76,937        112,808        5,907,082        6,019,890  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total loans

   $ 45,101      $ 26,552      $ 155,996      $ 227,649      $ 14,471,253      $ 14,698,902  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* The recorded investment in loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing totaled $5 million at June 30, 2012 (the same as the reported balances for the accruing loans noted above).

 

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The following table presents loans by past due status at December 31, 2011.

 

     30-59 Days
Past Due
     60-89 Days
Past Due
     90 Days or More
Past Due *
     Total Past Due      Current      Total  
     ($ in Thousands)  

Accruing loans

                 

Commercial and industrial

   $ 3,513      $ 5,230      $ 3,755      $ 12,498      $ 3,656,163      $ 3,668,661  

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

     6,788        304        —           7,092        1,044,019        1,051,111  

Lease financing

     31        73        —           104        47,446        47,550  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial and business lending

     10,332        5,607        3,755        19,694        4,747,628        4,767,322  

Commercial real estate - investor

     2,770        2,200        —           4,970        2,459,445        2,464,415  

Real estate construction

     873        123        481        1,477        540,763        542,240  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial real estate lending

     3,643        2,323        481        6,447        3,000,208        3,006,655  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total commercial

     13,975        7,930        4,236        26,141        7,747,836        7,773,977  

Home equity

     9,399        2,790        —           12,189        2,445,608        2,457,797  

Installment

     1,784        808        689        3,281        551,786        555,067  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total retail

     11,183        3,598        689        15,470        2,997,394        3,012,864  

Residential mortgage

     6,320        904        —           7,224        2,880,234        2,887,458  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total consumer

     17,503        4,502        689        22,694        5,877,628        5,900,322  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total accruing loans

   $ 31,478      $ 12,432      $ 4,925      $ 48,835      $ 13,625,464      $ 13,674,299  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Nonaccrual loans

                 

Commercial and industrial

   $ 5,374      $ 6,933      $ 20,792      $ 33,099      $ 22,976      $ 56,075  

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

     2,190        185        19,724        22,099        13,619        35,718  

Lease financing

     —           —           858        858        9,786        10,644  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial and business lending

     7,564        7,118        41,374        56,056        46,381        102,437  

Commercial real estate - investor

     2,332        2,730        31,529        36,591        62,761        99,352  

Real estate construction

     36        482        18,625        19,143        22,663        41,806  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial real estate lending

     2,368        3,212        50,154        55,734        85,424        141,158  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total commercial

     9,932        10,330        91,528        111,790        131,805        243,595  

Home equity

     2,818        2,408        34,976        40,202        6,705        46,907  

Installment

     403        373        599        1,375        1,340        2,715  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total retail

     3,221        2,781        35,575        41,577        8,045        49,622  

Residential mortgage

     1,981        4,301        43,153        49,435        14,120        63,555  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total consumer

     5,202        7,082        78,728        91,012        22,165        113,177  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total nonaccrual loans

   $ 15,134      $ 17,412      $ 170,256      $ 202,802      $ 153,970      $ 356,772  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total loans

                 

Commercial and industrial

   $ 8,887      $ 12,163      $ 24,547      $ 45,597      $ 3,679,139      $ 3,724,736  

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

     8,978        489        19,724        29,191        1,057,638        1,086,829  

Lease financing

     31        73        858        962        57,232        58,194  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial and business lending

     17,896        12,725        45,129        75,750        4,794,009        4,869,759  

Commercial real estate - investor

     5,102        4,930        31,529        41,561        2,522,206        2,563,767  

Real estate construction

     909        605        19,106        20,620        563,426        584,046  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial real estate lending

     6,011        5,535        50,635        62,181        3,085,632        3,147,813  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total commercial

     23,907        18,260        95,764        137,931        7,879,641        8,017,572  

Home equity

     12,217        5,198        34,976        52,391        2,452,313        2,504,704  

Installment

     2,187        1,181        1,288        4,656        553,126        557,782  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total retail

     14,404        6,379        36,264        57,047        3,005,439        3,062,486  

Residential mortgage

     8,301        5,205        43,153        56,659        2,894,354        2,951,013  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total consumer

     22,705        11,584        79,417        113,706        5,899,793        6,013,499  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total loans

   $ 46,612      $ 29,844      $ 175,181      $ 251,637      $ 13,779,434      $ 14,031,071  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* The recorded investment in loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing totaled $5 million at December 31, 2011 (the same as the reported balances for the accruing loans noted above).

 

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The following table presents impaired loans at June 30, 2012.

 

     Recorded
Investment
     Unpaid
Principal
Balance
     Related
Allowance
     YTD
Average
Recorded
Investment
     YTD
Interest
Income
Recognized*
 

Loans with a related allowance

     ($ in Thousands)   

Commercial and industrial

   $ 64,623      $ 76,995      $ 15,131      $ 66,708      $ 1,373  

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

     24,218        30,128        6,674        25,510        294  

Lease financing

     1,290        1,290        214        1,348        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial and business lending

     90,131        108,413        22,019        93,566        1,667  

Commercial real estate - investor

     98,719        127,560        17,976        101,366        1,542  

Real estate construction

     25,475        35,392        6,793        26,282        257  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial real estate lending

     124,194        162,952        24,769        127,648        1,799  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total commercial

     214,325        271,365        46,788        221,214        3,466  

Home equity

     48,737        55,225        26,760        50,221        768  

Installment

     3,826        4,211        2,403        3,985        85  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total retail

     52,563        59,436        29,163        54,206        853  

Residential mortgage

     73,252        79,902        14,785        74,024        886  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total consumer

     125,815        139,338        43,948        128,230        1,739  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total loans

   $ 340,140      $ 410,703      $ 90,736      $ 349,444      $ 5,205  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Loans with no related allowance

              

Commercial and industrial

   $ 9,887      $ 15,131      $ —         $ 11,316      $ 77  

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

     16,314        19,282        —           17,099        178  

Lease financing

     6,970        6,970        —           7,986        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial and business lending

     33,171        41,383        —           36,401        255  

Commercial real estate - investor

     39,412        54,631        —           41,868        20  

Real estate construction

     16,766        32,336        —           17,611        9  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial real estate lending

     56,178        86,967        —           59,479        29  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total commercial

     89,349        128,350        —           95,880        284  

Home equity

     2,270        2,500        —           2,271        2  

Installment

     —           —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total retail

     2,270        2,500        —           2,271        2  

Residential mortgage

     8,342        9,100        —           8,718        25  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total consumer

     10,612        11,600        —           10,989        27  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total loans

   $ 99,961      $ 139,950      $ —         $ 106,869      $ 311  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

              

Commercial and industrial

   $ 74,510      $ 92,126      $ 15,131      $ 78,024      $ 1,450  

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

     40,532        49,410        6,674        42,609        472  

Lease financing

     8,260        8,260        214        9,334        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial and business lending

     123,302        149,796        22,019        129,967        1,922  

Commercial real estate - investor

     138,131        182,191        17,976        143,234        1,562  

Real estate construction

     42,241        67,728        6,793        43,893        266  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial real estate lending

     180,372        249,919        24,769        187,127        1,828  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total commercial

     303,674        399,715        46,788        317,094        3,750  

Home equity

     51,007        57,725        26,760        52,492        770  

Installment

     3,826        4,211        2,403        3,985        85  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total retail

     54,833        61,936        29,163        56,477        855  

Residential mortgage

     81,594        89,002        14,785        82,742        911  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total consumer

     136,427        150,938        43,948        139,219        1,766  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total loans

   $ 440,101      $ 550,653      $ 90,736      $ 456,313      $ 5,516  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Interest income recognized included $4 million of interest income recognized on accruing restructured loans for the six months ended June 30, 2012.

 

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The following table presents impaired loans at December 31, 2011.

 

     Recorded
Investment
     Unpaid
Principal
Balance
     Related
Allowance
     YTD
Average
Recorded
Investment
     YTD
Interest
Income
Recognized*
 

Loans with a related allowance

     ($ in Thousands)   

Commercial and industrial

   $ 57,380      $ 65,945      $ 15,307      $ 65,042      $ 2,265  

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

     27,456        31,221        7,570        28,938        587  

Lease financing

     1,176        1,176        195        1,792        40  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial and business lending

     86,012        98,342        23,072        95,772        2,892  

Commercial real estate - investor

     101,704        117,469        25,001        107,153        3,552  

Real estate construction

     30,100        38,680        9,185        35,411        1,220  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial real estate lending

     131,804        156,149        34,186        142,564        4,772  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total commercial

     217,816        254,491        57,258        238,336        7,664  

Home equity

     52,756        58,221        30,836        56,069        1,909  

Installment

     3,730        4,059        2,021        4,135        217  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total retail

     56,486        62,280        32,857        60,204        2,126  

Residential mortgage

     74,415        81,215        14,664        77,987        2,197  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total consumer

     130,901        143,495        47,521        138,191        4,323  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total loans

   $ 348,717      $ 397,986      $ 104,779      $ 376,527      $ 11,987  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Loans with no related allowance

              

Commercial and industrial

   $ 21,247      $ 27,631      $ —         $ 23,514      $ 532  

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

     16,400        20,426        —           18,609        200  

Lease financing

     9,468        9,468        —           11,436        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial and business lending

     47,115        57,525        —           53,559        732  

Commercial real estate - investor

     41,065        63,872        —           50,936        242  

Real estate construction

     22,683        41,636        —           30,937        330  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial real estate lending

     63,748        105,508        —           81,873        572  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total commercial

     110,863        163,033        —           135,432        1,304  

Home equity

     3,101        5,087        —           3,314        6  

Installment

     —           —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total retail

     3,101        5,087        —           3,314        6  

Residential mortgage

     7,255        7,806        —           7,376        117  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total consumer

     10,356        12,893        —           10,690        123  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total loans

   $ 121,219      $ 175,926      $ —         $ 146,122      $ 1,427  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

              

Commercial and industrial

   $ 78,627      $ 93,576      $ 15,307      $ 88,556      $ 2,797  

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

     43,856        51,647        7,570        47,547        787  

Lease financing

     10,644        10,644        195        13,228        40  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial and business lending

     133,127        155,867        23,072        149,331        3,624  

Commercial real estate - investor

     142,769        181,341        25,001        158,089        3,794  

Real estate construction

     52,783        80,316        9,185        66,348        1,550  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial real estate lending

     195,552        261,657        34,186        224,437        5,344  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total commercial

     328,679        417,524        57,258        373,768        8,968  

Home equity

     55,857        63,308        30,836        59,383        1,915  

Installment

     3,730        4,059        2,021        4,135        217  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total retail

     59,587        67,367        32,857        63,518        2,132  

Residential mortgage

     81,670        89,021        14,664        85,363        2,314  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total consumer

     141,257        156,388        47,521        148,881        4,446  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total loans

   $ 469,936      $ 573,912      $ 104,779      $ 522,649      $ 13,414  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Interest income recognized included $6 million of interest income recognized on accruing restructured loans for the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

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Loans are considered past due if the required principal and interest payments have not been received as of the date such payments were due. Loans are generally placed on nonaccrual status when contractually past due 90 days or more as to interest or principal payments, unless the loan is well secured and in the process of collection. Additionally, whenever management becomes aware of facts or circumstances that may adversely impact the collectability of principal or interest on loans, it is management’s practice to place such loans on nonaccrual status immediately, rather than delaying such action until the loans become 90 days past due. When a loan is placed on nonaccrual status, previously accrued and uncollected interest is reversed, amortization of related deferred loan fees or costs is suspended, and income is recorded only to the extent that interest payments are subsequently received in cash and a determination has been made that the principal and interest of the loan is collectible. If collectability of the principal and interest is in doubt, payments received are applied to loan principal.

While an asset is in nonaccrual status, some or all of the cash interest payments received may be treated as interest income on a cash basis as long as the remaining recorded investment in the asset (i.e., after charge off of identified losses, if any) is deemed to be fully collectible. The determination as to the ultimate collectability of the asset’s remaining recorded investment must be supported by a current, well documented credit evaluation of the borrower’s financial condition and prospects for repayment, including consideration of the borrower’s sustained historical repayment performance and other relevant factors. A nonaccrual loan is returned to accrual status when all delinquent principal and interest payments become current in accordance with the terms of the loan agreement, the borrower has demonstrated a period of sustained performance, and the ultimate collectability of the total contractual principal and interest is no longer in doubt. A sustained period of repayment performance generally would be a minimum of six months.

Troubled Debt Restructurings (“Restructured Loans”):

Loans are considered restructured loans if concessions have been granted to borrowers that are experiencing financial difficulty. The concessions granted generally involve the modification of terms of the loan, such as changes in payment schedule or interest rate, which generally would not otherwise be considered. Restructured loans can involve loans remaining on nonaccrual, moving to nonaccrual, or continuing on accrual status, depending on the individual facts and circumstances of the borrower. Nonaccrual restructured loans are included and treated with all other nonaccrual loans. In addition, all accruing restructured loans are reported as troubled debt restructurings which are considered and accounted for as impaired loans. Generally, restructured loans remain on nonaccrual until the customer has attained a sustained period of repayment performance under the modified loan terms (generally a minimum of six months). However, performance prior to the restructuring, or significant events that coincide with the restructuring, are considered in assessing whether the borrower can meet the new terms and whether the loan should be returned to or maintained on accrual status. If the borrower’s ability to meet the revised payment schedule is not reasonably assured, the loan remains on nonaccrual status. Based on the above, the Corporation had a $35 million recorded investment in loans modified in a troubled debt restructuring for the six months ended June 30, 2012, of which, $19 million were restored to accrual status and $16 million remain in nonaccrual pending a sustained period of repayment performance.

As of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, there were $86 million and $87 million, respectively, of nonaccrual restructured loans, and $122 million and $113 million, respectively, of performing restructured loans, included within impaired loans. All restructured loans are considered impaired in the calendar year of restructuring. In subsequent years, a restructured loan may cease being classified as impaired if the loan was modified at a market rate and has performed according to the modified terms for at least six months. A loan that has been modified at a below market rate will return to performing status if it satisfies the six month performance requirement; however, it will remain classified as a restructured loan. The following table presents nonaccrual and performing restructured loans by loan portfolio.

 

     June 30, 2012      December 31, 2011  
     Performing
Restructured Loans
     Nonaccrual
Restructured Loans *
     Performing
Restructured Loans
     Nonaccrual
Restructured Loans *
 
     ($ in Thousands)  

Commercial and industrial

   $ 28,399      $ 16,204      $ 22,552      $ 12,211  

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

     7,115        12,125        8,138        9,706  

Commercial real estate - investor

     49,325        28,004        43,417        30,303  

Real estate construction

     5,838        12,782        10,977        14,253  

Home equity

     9,471        5,287        8,950        6,268  

Installment

     779        1,059        1,015        1,163  

Residential mortgage

     21,302        10,934        18,115        13,589  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 122,229      $ 86,395      $ 113,164      $ 87,493  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Nonaccrual restructured loans have been included with nonaccrual loans.

 

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The following table provides the number of loans modified in a troubled debt restructuring by loan portfolio during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, and the recorded investment and unpaid principal balance as of June 30, 2012.

 

     Three Months Ended June 30, 2012      Six Months Ended June 30, 2012  
     Number of
Loans
     Recorded
Investment (1)
     Unpaid
Principal
Balance (2)
     Number of
Loans
     Recorded
Investment (1)
     Unpaid
Principal
Balance (2)
 
     ($ in Thousands)  

Commercial and industrial

     19      $ 5,525      $ 9,342        63      $ 13,297      $ 17,961  

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

     10        2,753        2,857        19        6,158        6,717  

Commercial real estate - investor

     18        7,526        7,964        26        10,302        10,751  

Real estate construction

     3        388        392        6        1,138        1,475  

Home equity

     8        311        320        22        939        954  

Installment

     3        87        87        6        118        118  

Residential mortgage

     5        660        683        13        2,768        2,872  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     66      $ 17,250      $ 21,645        155      $ 34,720      $ 40,848  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Represents post-modification outstanding recorded investment.
(2) Represents pre-modification outstanding recorded investment.

Restructured loan modifications may include payment schedule modifications, interest rate concessions, maturity date extensions, modification of note structure (A/B Note), principal reduction, or some combination of these concessions. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, restructured loan modifications of commercial and industrial, commercial real estate and real estate construction loans primarily included maturity date extensions and payment schedule modifications. Restructured loan modifications of home equity and residential mortgage loans primarily included maturity date extensions, interest rate concessions, payment schedule modifications, or a combination of these concessions for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012.

The following table provides the number of loans modified in a troubled debt restructuring during the previous 12 months which subsequently defaulted during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, as well as the recorded investment in these restructured loans as of June 30, 2012.

 

     Three Months Ended June 30, 2012      Six Months Ended June 30, 2012  
     Number of Loans      Recorded Investment      Number of Loans      Recorded Investment  
     ($ in Thousands)  

Commercial and industrial

     9      $ 1,157        15      $ 1,981  

Commercial real estate - investor

     9        5,770        13        7,053  

Real estate construction

     5        1,830        6        1,848  

Home equity

     4        254        6        314  

Installment

     2        334        2        333  

Residential mortgage

     6        584        6        584  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     35      $ 9,929        48      $ 12,113  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

All loans modified in a troubled debt restructuring are evaluated for impairment. The nature and extent of the impairment of restructured loans, including those which have experienced a subsequent payment default, is considered in the determination of an appropriate level of the allowance for loan losses.

 

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NOTE 7: Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill: Goodwill is not amortized but, instead, is subject to impairment tests on at least an annual basis. In addition, goodwill is tested for impairment between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount. The Corporation conducted its annual impairment testing in May 2012. Management also assessed and determined during the fourth quarter of 2011 that an extended decline in the Corporation’s stock price qualified as a triggering event and as such, performed an interim impairment test. Both the annual impairment test and the interim impairment test indicated that the estimated fair value exceeded the carrying value (including goodwill) for all of the reported segments. Therefore, a step two analysis was not required for these reporting units and no impairment charge was recorded. There were no impairment charges recorded in 2011, or through June 30, 2012. It is possible that a future conclusion could be reached that all or a portion of the Corporation’s goodwill may be impaired, in which case a non-cash charge for the amount of such impairment would be recorded in earnings. Such a charge, if any, would have no impact on tangible capital and would not affect the Corporation’s “well-capitalized” designation.

Other Intangible Assets: The Corporation has other intangible assets that are amortized, consisting of core deposit intangibles, other intangibles (primarily related to customer relationships acquired in connection with the Corporation’s insurance agency acquisitions), and mortgage servicing rights. For core deposit intangibles and other intangibles, changes in the gross carrying amount, accumulated amortization, and net book value were as follows.

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2012
    Year Ended
December 31, 2011
 
     ($ in Thousands)  

Core deposit intangibles:

    

Gross carrying amount

   $ 41,831     $ 41,831  

Accumulated amortization

     (32,430     (30,815
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net book value

   $ 9,401     $ 11,016  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
    

Amortization during the period

   $ 1,615     $ 3,695  
    

Other intangibles:

    

Gross carrying amount

   $ 19,283     $ 19,283  

Accumulated amortization

     (11,360     (10,877
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net book value

   $ 7,923     $ 8,406  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
    

Amortization during the period

   $ 483     $ 1,019  

The Corporation sells residential mortgage loans in the secondary market and typically retains the right to service the loans sold. Upon sale, a mortgage servicing rights asset is capitalized, which represents the current fair value of future net cash flows expected to be realized for performing servicing activities. Mortgage servicing rights, when purchased, are initially recorded at fair value. As the Corporation has not elected to subsequently measure any class of servicing assets under the fair value measurement method, the Corporation follows the amortization method. Mortgage servicing rights are amortized in proportion to and over the period of estimated net servicing income, and assessed for impairment at each reporting date. Mortgage servicing rights are carried at the lower of the initial capitalized amount, net of accumulated amortization, or estimated fair value, and are included in other intangible assets, net, in the consolidated balance sheets.

The Corporation periodically evaluates its mortgage servicing rights asset for impairment. Impairment is assessed based on fair value at each reporting date using estimated prepayment speeds of the underlying mortgage loans serviced and stratifications based on the risk characteristics of the underlying loans (predominantly loan type and note interest rate). As mortgage interest rates fall, prepayment speeds are usually faster and the value of the mortgage servicing rights asset generally decreases, requiring additional valuation reserve. Conversely, as mortgage interest rates rise, prepayment speeds are usually slower and the value of the mortgage servicing rights asset generally increases, requiring less valuation reserve. A valuation allowance is established, through a charge to earnings, to the extent the amortized cost of the mortgage servicing rights exceeds the estimated fair value by stratification. If it is later determined that all or a portion of the temporary impairment no longer exists for a stratification, the valuation is reduced through a recovery to earnings. An other-than-temporary impairment (i.e., recoverability is considered remote when considering interest rates

 

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and loan pay off activity) is recognized as a write-down of the mortgage servicing rights asset and the related valuation allowance (to the extent a valuation allowance is available) and then against earnings. A direct write-down permanently reduces the carrying value of the mortgage servicing rights asset and valuation allowance, precluding subsequent recoveries. The Corporation recorded an other-than-temporary impairment of $12 million on mortgage servicing rights by reducing the capitalized costs and the valuation allowance on mortgage servicing rights during the first quarter of 2012 due to the uncertainty of the recoverability of the valuation allowance on mortgage servicing rights associated with the long-term, consistently low rate environment. See Note 11, “Commitments, Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements, and Contingent Liabilities,” for a discussion of the recourse provisions on serviced residential mortgage loans. See Note 12, “Fair Value Measurements,” which further discusses fair value measurement relative to the mortgage servicing rights asset.

A summary of changes in the balance of the mortgage servicing rights asset and the mortgage servicing rights valuation allowance was as follows.

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2012
    Year Ended
December 31, 2011
 
     ($ in Thousands)  

Mortgage servicing rights:

    

Mortgage servicing rights at beginning of period

   $ 75,855     $ 84,209  

Additions

     13,147       17,476  

Amortization

     (11,775     (25,830

Other-than-temporary impairment

     (12,122     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mortgage servicing rights at end of period

   $ 65,105     $ 75,855  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Valuation allowance at beginning of period

     (27,703     (20,300

Additions, net

     (2,036     (7,403

Other-than-temporary impairment

     12,122       —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Valuation allowance at end of period

     (17,617     (27,703
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mortgage servicing rights, net

   $ 47,488     $ 48,152  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fair value of mortgage servicing rights

   $ 47,488     $ 48,152  

Portfolio of residential mortgage loans serviced for others (“servicing portfolio”)

     7,511,000       7,321,000  

Mortgage servicing rights, net to servicing portfolio

     0.63     0.66

Mortgage servicing rights expense(1)

   $ 13,811     $ 33,233  

 

(1) Includes the amortization of mortgage servicing rights and additions/recoveries to the valuation allowance of mortgage servicing rights, and is a component of mortgage banking, net in the consolidated statements of income.

The following table shows the estimated future amortization expense for amortizing intangible assets. The projections of amortization expense for the next five years are based on existing asset balances, the current interest rate environment, and prepayment speeds as of June 30, 2012. The actual amortization expense the Corporation recognizes in any given period may be significantly different depending upon acquisition or sale activities, changes in interest rates, prepayment speeds, market conditions, regulatory requirements, and events or circumstances that indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.

 

Estimated amortization expense:

   Core  Deposit
Intangibles
     Other
Intangibles
     Mortgage  Servicing
Rights
 
     ($ in Thousands)  

Six months ending December 31, 2012

   $ 1,600      $ 500      $ 8,500  

Year ending December 31, 2013

     3,100        900        13,400  

Year ending December 31, 2014

     2,900        900        9,900  

Year ending December 31, 2015

     1,400        800        7,400  

Year ending December 31, 2016

     300        800        5,700  

Year ending December 31, 2017

     100        800        4,500  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOTE 8: Short and Long-Term Funding

The components of short-term funding (funding with original contractual maturities less than one year) and long-term funding (funding with original contractual maturities greater than one year) was as follows.

 

     June 30,
2012
     December 31,
2011
 
     ($ in Thousands)  

Short-Term Funding

     

Federal funds purchased

   $ 41,170      $ 154,730  

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

     1,212,100        1,359,755  

Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances

     1,400,000        1,000,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total short-term funding

   $ 2,653,270      $ 2,514,485  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Long-Term Funding

     

FHLB advances

   $ 500,398      $ 500,476  

Senior notes, at par

     430,000        430,000  

Subordinated debt, at par

     25,821        25,821  

Junior subordinated debentures, at par

     185,567        211,340  

Other long-term funding and capitalized costs

     8,943        9,434  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total long-term funding

   $ 1,150,729      $ 1,177,071  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Short and Long-Term Funding

   $ 3,803,999      $ 3,691,556  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Short-term funding: The FHLB advances included in short-term funding are those with original contractual maturities of less than one year. The securities sold under agreements to repurchase represent short-term funding which is collateralized by securities of the U.S. Government or its agencies and mature daily.

FHLB advances: At both June 30, 2012, and December 31, 2011, long-term advances from the FHLB had maturities through 2020 and had weighted-average interest rates of 1.79%. These advances all had fixed contractual rates at both June 30, 2012, and December 31, 2011.

Senior notes: In March 2011, the Corporation issued $300 million of senior notes at a discount. In September 2011, the Corporation issued an additional $130 million of senior notes at a premium. The senior notes mature on March 28, 2016 and have a fixed coupon interest rate of 5.125%.

Subordinated debt: In September 2008, the Corporation issued $26 million of 10-year subordinated debt with a 5-year no-call provision. The subordinated debt was issued at a discount, and has a fixed coupon interest rate of 9.25%. Subordinated debt qualifies under the risk-based capital guidelines as Tier 2 supplementary capital for regulatory purposes, and is discounted in accordance with regulations when the debt has five years or less remaining to maturity.

Junior subordinated debentures: As of June 30, 2012, the Corporation owned 100% of the common securities of three trusts: ASBC Capital I, SFSC Capital I, and SFSC Capital II (the “Trusts”). The Trusts were formed for purposes of issuing trust preferred securities to third-party investors and investing the proceeds from the issuance of the trust preferred securities and common securities solely in junior subordinated debentures issued by the Corporation (or assumed by the Corporation in connection with an acquisition). The junior subordinated debentures are the sole assets of the Trusts. In the consolidated balance sheets, the junior subordinated debentures issued by the Corporation to the Trusts are reported as long-term funding and the common securities of the Trusts, all of which are owned by the Corporation, are included in other assets.

 

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The following table provides a summary of the Corporation’s junior subordinated debentures as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The Corporation redeemed $26 million of the ASBC Capital I junior subordinated debentures during the second quarter of 2012.

 

($ in Thousands)    Related Trust
Common
Securities
     Trust
Preferred
Securities
     Junior
Subordinated
Debentures, at par
     Rate
Structure
   Contractual
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Earliest
Redemption
Date

June 30, 2012:

                   

ASBC Capital I

   $ 4,639       $ 150,000       $ 154,639       Fixed      7.625     06/2032       05/2007

SFSC Capital I

     464        15,000        15,464      L+3.45      3.920     11/2032       Quarterly

SFSC Capital II

     464        15,000        15,464      L+2.80      3.270     04/2034       Quarterly
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

            

Total

   $ 5,567       $ 180,000       $ 185,567              
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

            

December 31, 2011:

                   

ASBC Capital I

   $ 5,412       $ 175,000       $ 180,412       Fixed      7.625     06/2032       05/2007

SFSC Capital I

     464        15,000        15,464      L+3.45      3.910     11/2032       Quarterly

SFSC Capital II

     464        15,000        15,464      L+2.80      3.230     04/2034       Quarterly
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

            

Total

   $ 6,340       $ 205,000       $ 211,340              
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

            

NOTE 9: Income Taxes

For the first half of 2012, the Corporation recognized income tax expense of $42 million, compared to income tax expense of $17 million for the first half of 2011. The effective tax rate was 32.61% for the first half of 2012, compared to an effective tax rate of 23.40% for the first half of 2011. The change in income tax expense and the effective tax rate was primarily due to the increased level of pretax income between the comparable six-month periods. Income tax expense is also impacted by ongoing federal and state income tax audits and changes in tax law.

 

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NOTE 10: Derivative and Hedging Activities

The Corporation uses derivative instruments primarily to hedge the variability in interest payments or protect the value of certain assets and liabilities recorded on its consolidated balance sheet from changes in interest rates. The predominant derivative and hedging activities include interest rate-related instruments (swaps, caps, collars, and corridors), foreign currency exchange forwards, and certain mortgage banking activities. The contract or notional amount of a derivative is used to determine, along with the other terms of the derivative, the amounts to be exchanged between the counterparties. The Corporation is exposed to credit risk in the event of nonperformance by counterparties to financial instruments. To mitigate the counterparty risk, interest rate-related instruments generally contain language outlining collateral pledging requirements for each counterparty. Collateral must be posted when the market value exceeds certain threshold limits which are determined from the credit ratings of each counterparty. The Corporation was required to pledge $73 million of investment securities as collateral at June 30, 2012, and pledged $85 million of investment securities as collateral at December 31, 2011.

The Corporation’s derivative and hedging instruments are recorded at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets. See Note 12, “Fair Value Measurements,” for additional fair value information and disclosures.

The table below identifies the balance sheet category and fair values of the Corporation’s derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges.

 

                       Weighted Average
     Notional
Amount
     Fair
Value
    Balance Sheet
Category
   Receive
Rate
    Pay
Rate
    Maturity
     ($ in Thousands)                       

June 30, 2012

              

Interest rate swap - Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase

   $ 100,000      $ (518   Other liabilities      0.17      3.04   2 months
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

December 31, 2011

              

Interest rate swap - Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase

   $ 100,000      $ (2,011   Other liabilities      0.07      3.04   8 months
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

The table below identifies the gains and losses recognized on the Corporation’s derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges.

 

($ in Thousands)    Amount of Gain /
(Loss)
Recognized in
OCI on
Derivatives
(Effective
Portion)
    Category of
(Gain) / Loss
Reclassified from
AOCI into Income
(Effective Portion)
     Amount of
(Gain) / Loss
Reclassified
from AOCI
into Income
(Effective
Portion)
     Category of
Gain / (Loss)
Recognized in
Income on
Derivatives
(Ineffective Portion)
     Gross
Amount of
Gain / (Loss)
Recognized in

Income on
Derivatives
(Ineffective
Portion)
 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2012

       Interest Expense            Interest Expense      

Interest rate swap - Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase

   $ (14    
 
 
 
 
Federal funds
purchased and
securities sold
under agreements
to repurchase
  
  
  
  
  
   $ 1,458       
 
 
 
 
Federal funds
purchased and
securities sold
under agreements
to repurchase
  
  
  
  
  
   $ 33  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2011

       Interest Expense            Interest Expense      

Interest rate swap - Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase

   $ (374    
 
 
 
 
Federal funds
purchased and
securities sold
under agreements
to repurchase
  
  
  
  
  
   $ 2,962       
 
 
 
 
Federal funds
purchased and
securities sold
under agreements
to repurchase
  
  
  
  
  
   $ (6
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Cash flow hedges

The Corporation has variable-rate short-term funding which exposes the Corporation to variability in interest payments due to changes in interest rates. To manage the interest rate risk related to the variability of these interest payments, the Corporation has entered into various interest rate swap agreements.

During the third quarter of 2008, the Corporation entered into two interest rate swap agreements which hedge the interest rate risk in the cash flows of certain short-term, variable-rate funding. In the third quarter of 2011, one interest rate swap agreement for $100 million matured. Hedge effectiveness is determined using regression analysis. No components of the derivatives change in fair value were excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness. Derivative gains and losses reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to current period earnings are included in interest expense on Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase (i.e., the line item in which the hedged cash flows are recorded). At June 30, 2012, accumulated other comprehensive income included a deferred after-tax net loss of $0.1 million related to these derivatives, compared to a deferred after-tax net loss of $1 million at December 31, 2011. The net after-tax derivative loss included in accumulated other comprehensive income at June 30, 2012, is projected to be reclassified into net interest income in conjunction with the recognition of interest payments on the variable-rate, short-term funding through September 2012.

The table below identifies the balance sheet category and fair values of the Corporation’s derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments.

 

                       Weighted Average  
($ in Thousands)    Notional
Amount
     Fair
Value
    Balance Sheet
Category
   Receive
Rate(1)
    Pay
Rate(1)
    Maturity  

June 30, 2012

              

Interest rate-related instruments - customer and mirror

   $ 1,661,031      $ 72,752     Other assets      1.50     1.50     44 months   

Interest rate-related instruments - customer and mirror

     1,661,031        (79,499   Other liabilities      1.50        1.50        44 months   

Interest rate lock commitments (mortgage)

     484,999        11,192     Other assets      —          —          —     

Forward commitments (mortgage)

     448,000        (2,921   Other liabilities      —          —          —     

Foreign currency exchange forwards

     42,749        732     Other assets      —          —          —     

Foreign currency exchange forwards

     40,726        (608   Other liabilities      —          —          —     

Purchased options (time deposit)

     98,423        4,035     Other assets      —          —          —     

Written options (time deposit)

     98,423        (4,035   Other liabilities      —          —          —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

December 31, 2011

              

Interest rate-related instruments - customer and mirror

   $ 1,563,831      $ 71,143     Other assets      1.66     1.66     45 months   

Interest rate-related instruments - customer and mirror

     1,563,831        (78,064   Other liabilities      1.66        1.66        45 months   

Interest rate lock commitments (mortgage)

     235,375        4,571     Other assets      —          —          —     

Forward commitments (mortgage)

     437,500        (4,771   Other liabilities      —          —          —     

Foreign currency exchange forwards

     52,973        2,079     Other assets      —          —          —     

Foreign currency exchange forwards

     44,107        (1,891   Other liabilities      —          —          —     

Purchased options (time deposit)

     54,780        2,854     Other assets      —          —          —     

Written options (time deposit)

     54,780        (2,854   Other liabilities      —          —          —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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The table below identifies the income statement category of the gains and losses recognized in income on the Corporation’s derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments.

 

     Income Statement Category of
Gain / (Loss) Recognized in Income
   Gain / (Loss)
Recognized in Income
 
          ($ in Thousands)  

Six Months Ended June 30, 2012

     

Interest rate-related instruments - customer and mirror, net

   Capital market fees, net    $ 174  

Interest rate lock commitments (mortgage)

   Mortgage banking, net      6,621  

Forward commitments (mortgage)

   Mortgage banking, net      1,850  

Foreign currency exchange forwards

   Capital market fees, net      (64

Covered call options

   Interest on investment securities      469  
  

 

  

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2011

     

Interest rate-related instruments - customer and mirror, net

   Capital market fees, net    $ (3,668

Interest rate lock commitments (mortgage)

   Mortgage banking, net      1,386  

Forward commitments (mortgage)

   Mortgage banking, net      (5,783

Foreign currency exchange forwards

   Capital market fees, net      (12
  

 

  

 

 

 

Free standing derivatives

The Corporation enters into various derivative contracts which are designated as free standing derivative contracts. These derivative contracts are not designated against specific assets and liabilities on the balance sheet or forecasted transactions and, therefore, do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment. Such derivative contracts are carried at fair value on the consolidated balance sheet with changes in the fair value recorded as a component of Capital market fees, net, and typically include interest rate-related instruments (swaps, caps, collars, and corridors).

Free standing derivatives are entered into primarily for the benefit of commercial customers through providing derivative products which enable the customer to manage their exposures to interest rate risk. The Corporation’s market risk from unfavorable movements in interest rates related to these derivative contracts is generally economically hedged by concurrently entering into offsetting derivative contracts. The offsetting derivative contracts have identical notional values, terms and indices.

Mortgage derivatives

Interest rate lock commitments to originate residential mortgage loans held for sale and forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans are considered derivative instruments, and the fair value of these commitments is recorded on the consolidated balance sheets with the changes in fair value recorded as a component of mortgage banking, net.

Foreign currency derivatives

The Corporation provides foreign exchange services to customers. The Corporation may enter into a foreign currency forward to mitigate the exchange rate risk attached to the cash flows of a loan or as an offsetting contract to a forward entered into as a service to our customer.

Written and purchased option derivatives (time deposit)

The Corporation periodically enters into written and purchased option derivative instruments to facilitate an equity linked time deposit product (the “Power CD”) initiated during the third quarter of 2011. The Power CD is a time deposit that provides the purchaser a guaranteed return of principal at maturity plus a potential equity return (a written option), while the Corporation receives a known stream of funds based on the equity return (a purchased option). The written and purchased options are mirror derivative instruments which are carried at fair value on the consolidated balance sheet.

Other derivatives

During the second quarter of 2012, the Corporation began entering into covered call options. Under covered call options, the Corporation will sell options to a bank or dealer for the right to purchase certain securities held within the Corporation’s investment securities portfolio. These option transactions are designed primarily to increase the total return associated with the investment securities portfolio. These options do not qualify as hedges, and, accordingly, the changes in fair value of these contracts are recognized in interest income. There were no covered call options outstanding as of June 30, 2012.

 

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NOTE 11: Commitments, Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements, and Contingent Liabilities

The Corporation utilizes a variety of financial instruments in the normal course of business to meet the financial needs of its customers and to manage its own exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. These financial instruments include lending-related and other commitments (see below) and derivative instruments (see Note 10). The following is a summary of lending-related commitments.

 

     June 30, 2012      December 31, 2011  
     ($ in Thousands)  

Commitments to extend credit, excluding commitments to originate residential

     

mortgage loans held for sale(1)(2)

   $ 4,891,656      $ 4,561,210  

Commercial letters of credit (1)

     59,780        47,699  

Standby letters of credit (3)

     298,587        320,375  

 

(1) These off-balance sheet financial instruments are exercisable at the market rate prevailing at the date the underlying transaction will be completed and, thus, are deemed to have no current fair value, or the fair value is based on fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements and is not material at June 30, 2012 or December 31, 2011.
(2) Interest rate lock commitments to originate residential mortgage loans held for sale are considered derivative instruments and are disclosed in Note 10.
(3) The Corporation has established a liability of $4 million at both June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, as an estimate of the fair value of these financial instruments.

Lending-related Commitments

As a financial services provider, the Corporation routinely enters into commitments to extend credit. Such commitments are subject to the same credit policies and approval process accorded to loans made by the Corporation, with each customer’s creditworthiness evaluated on a case-by-case basis. The commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require the payment of a fee. The Corporation’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to these financial instruments is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by the Corporation upon extension of credit, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the customer. Since a significant portion of commitments to extend credit are subject to specific restrictive loan covenants or may expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash flow requirements. As of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Corporation had a reserve for losses on unfunded commitments totaling $19 million and $15 million, respectively, included in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.

Lending-related commitments include commitments to extend credit, commitments to originate residential mortgage loans held for sale, commercial letters of credit, and standby letters of credit. Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to customers at predetermined interest rates, as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contracts. Interest rate lock commitments to originate residential mortgage loans held for sale and forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans are considered derivative instruments, and the fair value of these commitments is recorded on the consolidated balance sheets. The Corporation’s derivative and hedging activity is further described in Note 10. Commercial and standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. Commercial letters of credit are issued specifically to facilitate commerce and typically result in the commitment being drawn on when the underlying transaction is consummated between the customer and the third party, while standby letters of credit generally are contingent upon the failure of the customer to perform according to the terms of the underlying contract with the third party.

Other Commitments

The Corporation has principal investment commitments to provide capital-based financing to private and public companies through either direct investments in specific companies or through investment funds and partnerships. The timing of future cash requirements to fund such commitments is generally dependent on the investment cycle, whereby privately held companies are funded by private equity investors and ultimately sold, merged, or taken public through an initial offering, which can vary based on overall market conditions, as well as the nature and type of industry in which the companies operate. The Corporation also invests in low-income housing, small-business commercial real estate, new market tax credit projects, and historic tax credit projects to promote the revitalization of low-to-moderate-income neighborhoods throughout the local communities of its bank subsidiary. As a limited partner in these unconsolidated projects, the Corporation is allocated tax credits and deductions associated with the underlying projects. The aggregate carrying value of these investments at June 30, 2012 was $34 million, included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets, compared to $36 million at December 31, 2011. Related to these investments, the Corporation had remaining commitments to fund of $17 million at June 30, 2012 and $15 million at December 31, 2011.

 

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Contingent Liabilities

The Corporation is party to various pending and threatened claims and legal proceedings arising in the normal course of business activities, some of which involve claims for substantial amounts. Although there can be no assurance as to the ultimate outcomes, the Corporation believes it has meritorious defenses to the claims asserted against it in its currently outstanding matters, including the matter described below, and with respect to such legal proceedings, intends to continue to defend itself vigorously. The Corporation will consider settlement of cases when, in management’s judgment, it is in the best interests of both the Corporation and its shareholders.

On at least a quarterly basis, the Corporation assesses its liabilities and contingencies in connection with all pending or threatened claims and litigation, utilizing the most recent information available. On a matter by matter basis, an accrual for loss is established for those matters which the Corporation believes it is probable that a loss may be incurred and that the amount of such loss can be reasonably estimated. Once established, each accrual is adjusted as appropriate to reflect any subsequent developments. Accordingly, management’s estimate will change from time to time, and actual losses may be more or less than the current estimate. For matters where a loss is not probable, or the amount of the loss cannot be estimated, no accrual is established.

Resolution of legal claims are inherently unpredictable, and in many legal proceedings various factors exacerbate this inherent unpredictability, including where the damages sought are unsubstantiated or indeterminate, it is unclear whether a case brought as a class action will be allowed to proceed on that basis, discovery is not complete, the proceeding is not yet in its final stages, the matters present legal uncertainties, there are significant facts in dispute, there are a large number of parties (including where it is uncertain how liability, if any, will be shared among multiple defendants), or there is a wide range of potential results.

A lawsuit, Harris v. Associated Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”), was filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin in April 2010. The suit alleges that the Bank unfairly assesses and collects overdraft fees and seeks restitution of the overdraft fees, compensatory, consequential and punitive damages, and costs. The lawsuit asserts claims for a multi-year period and is styled as a putative class action lawsuit on behalf of consumer banking customers of the Bank with the certification of the class pending. In April 2010, a Multi District Judicial Panel issued a conditional transfer order to consolidate this case into the Multi District Litigation (“MDL”), In re: Checking Account Overdraft Litigation MDL No. 2036 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The Bank is a member, along with many other banking institutions, of the Fourth Tranche of defendants in this case. A settlement agreement which requires payment by the Bank of $13 million for a full and complete release of all claims brought against the Bank received preliminary approval from the court on July 26, 2012. In the second quarter of 2012, the Bank settled with an insurer for $2.5 million as contribution to the settlement amount and received approximately $1.5 million as partial reimbursement for defense costs. By entering into such an agreement, we have not admitted any liability with respect to the lawsuit. The settlement is a result of our evaluation of the cost of fully litigating the matter and the time and expense of resources needed to administer the litigation. The settlement amount was previously accrued for in the financial statements.

The Corporation, as a member bank of Visa, Inc. (“Visa”) prior to Visa’s completion of their initial public offering (“IPO”) in March 2008, had certain indemnification obligations pursuant to Visa’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws and in accordance with their membership agreements. In accordance with Visa’s bylaws prior to the IPO, the Corporation could have been required to indemnify Visa for the Corporation’s proportional share of losses based on the pre-IPO membership interests. In contemplation of the IPO, Visa announced that it had completed restructuring transactions during the fourth quarter of 2007. As part of this restructuring, the Corporation’s indemnification obligation was modified to include only certain known litigation as of the date of the restructuring. Based upon Visa’s revised liability estimate for litigation, including the current funding of litigation settlements, the Corporation has a Visa indemnification liability (included in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets) totaling $2 million at both June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. In connection with the IPO in 2008, Visa retained a portion of the proceeds to fund an escrow account in order to resolve existing litigation settlements as well as to fund potential future litigation settlements. The Corporation’s interest in this escrow account (included in other assets on the consolidation balance sheets) was $2 million at both June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. See section, “Recent Developments,” within Part I, Item II for updates related to the Visa litigation.

Residential mortgage loans sold to others are predominantly conventional residential first lien mortgages originated under our usual underwriting procedures, and are most often sold on a nonrecourse basis. The Corporation’s agreements to sell residential mortgage loans in the normal course of business usually require general representations and warranties on the underlying loans sold, related to credit information, loan documentation, collateral, and insurability, which if subsequently are untrue or breached, could require the Corporation to repurchase certain loans affected. There have been insignificant instances of repurchase under representations and warranties. To a much lesser degree, the Corporation may sell residential mortgage loans with limited recourse (limited in that the recourse period ends prior to the loan’s maturity, usually after certain time and/or loan paydown criteria have been met), whereby repurchase could be required if the loan had defined delinquency issues during the limited recourse periods. At June 30, 2012, and

 

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December 31, 2011, there were approximately $51 million and $56 million, respectively, of residential mortgage loans sold with such recourse risk upon which there have been insignificant instances of repurchase. Given that the underlying loans delivered to buyers are predominantly conventional residential first lien mortgages originated or purchased under our usual underwriting procedures, and that historical experience shows negligible losses and insignificant repurchase activity, management believes that losses and repurchases under the limited recourse provisions will continue to be insignificant.

In October 2004, the Corporation acquired a thrift. Prior to the acquisition, this thrift retained a subordinate position to the FHLB in the credit risk on the underlying residential mortgage loans it sold to the FHLB in exchange for a monthly credit enhancement fee. The Corporation has not sold loans to the FHLB with such credit risk retention since February 2005. At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, there were $386 million and $475 million, respectively, of such residential mortgage loans with credit risk recourse, upon which there have been insignificant historical losses to the Corporation.

For certain mortgage loans originated by the Corporation, borrowers may be required to obtain Private Mortgage Insurance (“PMI”) provided by third-party insurers. The Corporation entered into reinsurance treaties with certain PMI carriers which provided, among other things, for a sharing of losses within a specified range of the total PMI coverage in exchange for a portion of the PMI premiums. The Corporation’s reinsurance treaties typically provide that the Corporation will assume liability for losses once they exceed 5% of the aggregate risk exposure up to a maximum of 10% of the aggregate risk exposure. As of January 1, 2009, the Corporation discontinued providing reinsurance coverage for new loans in exchange for a portion of the PMI premium. At June 30, 2012, the Corporation’s potential risk exposure was approximately $19 million. The Corporation’s estimated liability for reinsurance losses, including estimated losses incurred but not yet reported, was $9 million and $8 million at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

Regulatory Matters

During the first quarter of 2012, the Bank entered into a Consent Order with the OCC regarding its BSA compliance. The Consent Order required the Bank to create a BSA-focused action plan, supplement existing customer due diligence policies and procedures, perform a BSA risk assessment and complete independent testing. The Bank has not been informed that this action includes the assessment of a civil money penalty. The Bank has been working cooperatively with the OCC to address the OCC’s BSA concerns.

 

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NOTE 12: Fair Value Measurements

Fair value represents the estimated price at which an orderly transaction to sell an asset or to transfer a liability would take place between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions (i.e., an exit price concept). As there is no active market for many of the Corporation’s financial instruments, estimates are made using discounted cash flow or other valuation techniques. Inputs into the valuation methods are subjective in nature, involve uncertainties, and require significant judgment and therefore cannot be determined with precision. Accordingly, the derived fair value estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Corporation could realize in a current market exchange. Assets and liabilities are categorized into three levels based on the markets in which the assets and liabilities are traded and the reliability of the assumptions used to determine fair value. In instances where the determination of the fair value measurement is based on inputs from different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the fair value hierarchy in which the entire fair value measurement falls is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Corporation’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the asset or liability. Below is a brief description of each fair value level.

 

Level 1 inputs

Level 1 inputs utilize quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Corporation has the ability to access.

 

Level 2 inputs

Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs may include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, as well as inputs that are observable for the asset or liability (other than quoted prices), such as interest rates, foreign exchange rates, and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals.

 

Level 3 inputs

Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, which are typically based on an entity’s own assumptions, as there is little, if any, related market activity.

During 2011, the FASB issued guidance on measuring fair value to create common fair value measurement and disclosure requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS. The amendments change the wording used to describe many of the requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements. The amendments also clarified the Board’s intent about the application of existing fair value measurement and disclosure requirements. As a result, certain prior period reclassifications and disclosures have been made to conform to the new requirements. The Corporation now classifies impaired loans as a Level 3 fair value measurement, compared to a Level 2 fair value measurement in prior periods and non-maturity deposits (i.e., noninterest-bearing demand, savings, interest-bearing demand, and money market deposits) are now classified as a Level 3 fair value measurement, compared to a Level 1 fair value measurement in prior periods. The prior periods have been reclassified to reflect these changes. These reclassifications had no impact on the Corporation’s consolidated results of operations, financial position, or liquidity.

Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for the Corporation’s more significant instruments measured on a recurring basis at fair value, including the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.

Investment securities available for sale: Where quoted prices are available in an active market, investment securities are classified in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Level 1 investment securities primarily include U.S. Treasury, certain Federal agency, and exchange-traded debt and equity securities. If quoted market prices are not available for the specific security, then fair values are estimated by using pricing models, quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics or discounted cash flows, with consideration given to the nature of the quote and the relationship of recently evidenced market activity to the fair value estimate, and are classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Examples of these investment securities include certain Federal agency securities, obligations of state and political subdivisions, mortgage-related securities, asset-backed securities, and other debt securities. Lastly, in certain cases where there is limited activity or less transparency around inputs to the estimated fair value, securities are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. Level 3 securities primarily include trust preferred securities. To validate the fair value estimates, assumptions, and controls, the Corporation looks to transactions for similar instruments and utilizes independent pricing provided by third party vendors or brokers and relevant market indices. While none of these sources are solely indicative of fair value, they serve as directional indicators for the appropriateness of the Corporation’s fair value estimates. The Corporation has determined that the fair value measures of its investment securities are classified predominantly within Level 1 or 2 of the fair value hierarchy. See Note 5, “Investment Securities,” for additional disclosure regarding the Corporation’s investment securities.

 

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Derivative financial instruments (interest rate-related instruments): The Corporation uses interest rate swaps to manage its interest rate risk. In addition, the Corporation offers customer interest rate swaps, caps, collars, and corridors to service our customers’ needs, for which the Corporation simultaneously enters into offsetting derivative financial instruments (i.e., mirror interest rate swaps, caps, collars, and corridors) with third parties to manage its interest rate risk associated with these financial instruments. The valuation of the Corporation’s derivative financial instruments is determined using discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative and, also includes a nonperformance / credit risk component (credit valuation adjustment). See Note 10, “Derivative and Hedging Activities,” for additional disclosure regarding the Corporation’s derivative financial instruments.

The discounted cash flow analysis component in the fair value measurements reflects the contractual terms of the derivative financial instruments, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves and implied volatilities. More specifically, the fair values of interest rate swaps are determined using the market standard methodology of netting the discounted future fixed cash receipts (or payments), with the variable cash payments (or receipts) based on an expectation of future interest rates (forward curves) derived from observable market interest rate curves. Likewise, the fair values of interest rate options (i.e., interest rate caps, collars, and corridors) are determined using the market standard methodology of discounting the future expected cash receipts that would occur if variable interest rates fall below (or rise above) the strike rate of the floors (or caps), with the variable interest rates used in the calculation of projected receipts on the floor (or cap) based on an expectation of future interest rates derived from observable market interest rate curves and volatilities.

The Corporation also incorporates credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both its own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk in the fair value measurements. In adjusting the fair value of its derivative financial instruments for the effect of nonperformance risk, the Corporation has considered the impact of netting and any applicable credit enhancements, such as collateral postings, thresholds, mutual puts, and guarantees. In conjunction with the FASB’s fair value measurement guidance, the Corporation made an accounting policy election to measure the credit risk of its derivative financial instruments that are subject to master netting agreements on a net basis by counterparty portfolio.

While the Corporation has determined that the majority of the inputs used to value its derivative financial instruments fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the credit valuation adjustments utilize Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads to evaluate the likelihood of default by itself and its counterparties. The Corporation has assessed the significance of the impact of the credit valuation adjustments on the overall valuation of its derivative positions as of June 30, 2012, and December 31, 2011, and has determined that the credit valuation adjustments are not significant to the overall valuation of its derivative financial instruments. Therefore, the Corporation has determined that the fair value measures of its derivative financial instruments in their entirety are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Derivative financial instruments (foreign exchange): The Corporation provides foreign exchange services to customers. In addition, the Corporation may enter into a foreign currency forward to mitigate the exchange rate risk attached to the cash flows of a loan or as an offsetting contract to a forward entered into as a service to our customer. The valuation of the Corporation’s foreign exchange forwards is determined using quoted prices of foreign exchange forwards with similar characteristics, with consideration given to the nature of the quote and the relationship of recently evidenced market activity to the fair value estimate, and are classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Derivative financial instruments (mortgage derivatives): Mortgage derivatives include interest rate lock commitments to originate residential mortgage loans held for sale to individual customers and forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans to various investors. The Corporation relies on an internal valuation model to estimate the fair value of its interest rate lock commitments to originate residential mortgage loans held for sale, which includes grouping the interest rate lock commitments by interest rate and terms, applying an estimated pull-through rate based on historical experience, and then multiplying by quoted investor prices determined to be reasonably applicable to the loan commitment groups based on interest rate, terms, and rate lock expiration dates of the loan commitment groups.

The Corporation also relies on an internal valuation model to estimate the fair value of its forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans (i.e., an estimate of what the Corporation would receive or pay to terminate the forward delivery contract based on market prices for similar financial instruments), which includes matching specific terms and maturities of the forward commitments against applicable investor pricing available. While there are Level 2 and 3 inputs used in the valuation models, the Corporation has determined that the majority of the inputs significant in the valuation of both of the mortgage derivatives fall within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. See Note 10, “Derivative and Hedging Activities,” for additional disclosure regarding the Corporation’s mortgage derivatives.

Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for the Corporation’s more significant instruments measured on a nonrecurring basis at the lower of amortized cost or estimated fair value, including the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.

 

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Loans Held for Sale: Loans held for sale, which consist generally of current production of certain fixed-rate, first-lien residential mortgage loans, are carried at the lower of cost or estimated fair value. The estimated fair value of the residential mortgage loans held for sale was based on what secondary markets are currently offering for portfolios with similar characteristics, which the Corporation classifies as a Level 2 nonrecurring fair value measurement.

Impaired Loans: The Corporation considers a loan impaired when it is probable that the Corporation will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the original contractual terms of the note agreement, including both principal and interest. Management has determined that commercial and consumer loan relationships that have nonaccrual status or have had their terms restructured in a troubled debt restructuring meet this impaired loan definition. For individually evaluated impaired loans, the amount of impairment is based upon the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, the estimated fair value of the underlying collateral for collateral-dependent loans, or the estimated liquidity of the note.

Mortgage servicing rights: Mortgage servicing rights do not trade in an active, open market with readily observable prices. While sales of mortgage servicing rights do occur, the precise terms and conditions typically are not readily available to allow for a “quoted price for similar assets” comparison. Accordingly, the Corporation utilizes an independent valuation from a third party which uses a discounted cash flow model to estimate the fair value of its mortgage servicing rights. The valuation model incorporates prepayment assumptions to project mortgage servicing rights cash flows based on the current interest rate scenario, which is then discounted to estimate an expected fair value of the mortgage servicing rights. The valuation model considers portfolio characteristics of the underlying mortgages, contractually specified servicing fees, prepayment assumptions, discount rate assumptions, delinquency rates, late charges, other ancillary revenue, costs to service, and other economic factors. The Corporation periodically reviews and assesses the underlying inputs and assumptions used in the model. In addition, the Corporation compares its fair value estimates and assumptions to observable market data for mortgage servicing rights, where available, and to recent market activity and actual portfolio experience. Due to the nature of the valuation inputs, mortgage servicing rights are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The Corporation uses the amortization method (i.e., lower of amortized cost or estimated fair value measured on a nonrecurring basis), not fair value measurement accounting, for its mortgage servicing rights assets. See Note 7, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” for additional disclosure regarding the Corporation’s mortgage servicing rights.

The table below presents the Corporation’s investment securities available for sale and derivative financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, aggregated by the level in the fair value hierarchy within which those measurements fall.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

 

            Fair Value Measurements Using  
     June 30, 2012          Level 1              Level 2              Level 3      
     ($ in Thousands)  

Assets:

           

Investment securities available for sale:

           

U.S. Treasury securities

   $ 1,004      $ 1,004      $ —         $ —     

Federal agency securities

     7        7        —           —     

Obligations of state and political subdivisions (municipal securities)

     835,136        —           835,136        —     

Residential mortgage-related securities

     3,428,973        —           3,428,973        —     

Commercial mortgage-related securities

     21,407        —           21,407        —     

Asset-backed securities

     139,164        —           139,164        —     

Other securities (debt and equity)

     95,745        5,616        89,248        881  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment securities available for sale

   $ 4,521,436      $ 6,627      $ 4,513,928      $ 881  

Derivatives (trading and other assets)

   $ 88,711      $ —         $ 77,519      $ 11,192  

Liabilities:

           

Derivatives (trading and other liabilities)

   $ 87,581      $ —         $ 84,660      $ 2,921  

 

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            Fair Value Measurements Using  
     December 31, 2011          Level 1              Level 2              Level 3      
     ($ in Thousands)  

Assets:

           

Investment securities available for sale:

           

U.S. Treasury securities

   $ 1,001      $ 1,001      $ —         $ —     

Federal agency securities

     24,049        41        24,008        —     

Obligations of state and political subdivisions (municipal securities)

     847,246        —           847,246        —     

Residential mortgage-related securities

     3,785,590        —           3,785,590        —     

Commercial mortgage-related securities

     18,543        —           18,543        —     

Asset-backed securities

     187,732        —           187,732        —     

Other securities (debt and equity)

     73,322        11,659        60,807        856  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment securities available for sale

   $ 4,937,483      $ 12,701      $ 4,923,926      $ 856  

Derivatives (trading and other assets)

   $ 80,647      $ —         $ 76,076      $ 4,571  

Liabilities:

           

Derivatives (trading and other liabilities)

   $ 89,591      $ —         $ 84,820      $ 4,771  

The table below presents a rollforward of the balance sheet amounts for the year ended December 31, 2011 and the six months ended June 30, 2012, for financial instruments measured on a recurring basis and classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value

Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)

 

($ in Thousands)    Investment Securities
Available for Sale
    Derivative
Financial
Instruments
 

Balance December 31, 2010

   $ 1,672     $ 5,539  

Total net losses included in income:

    

Impairment losses on investment securities

     (816     —     

Mortgage derivative loss

     —          (5,739
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance December 31, 2011

   $ 856     $ (200
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net gains included in income:

    

Mortgage derivative gain

     —          8,471  

Total net gains included in other comprehensive income:

    

Unrealized investment securities gains

     25       —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance June 30, 2012

   $ 881     $ 8,271  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

For Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring or nonrecurring basis as of June 30, 2012, the Corporation utilized the following valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs.

Investment securities available for sale – other securities (debt and equity): In valuing the investment securities available for sale classified within Level 3, the Corporation utilized a discounted cash flow model and incorporated its own assumptions about future cash flows and discount rates adjusting for credit and liquidity factors. The Corporation also reviewed the underlying collateral and other relevant data in developing the assumptions for these investment securities. The significant unobservable input used within the discounted cash flow analysis was the discount rate, which was based on the 3 month LIBOR forward curve (the 3 month LIBOR forward ranged from 0.45% to 2.86%) plus the investment security spread, at June 30, 2012.

 

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Derivative financial instruments (mortgage derivative – interest rate lock commitments to originate residential mortgage loans held for sale): The significant unobservable input used in the fair value measurement of the Corporation’s mortgage derivative interest rate lock commitments (“IRLC”) is the closing ratio, which represents the percentage of loans currently in a lock position which management estimates will ultimately close. Typically the higher the closing ratio on the IRLC’s will result in an increase in the fair value if in a gain position or a decrease in fair value if in a loss position. The closing ratio is calculated by our secondary marketing system taking into consideration historical data and loan-level data, (particularly the change in the current interest rates from the time of initial rate lock). The closing ratio is periodically reviewed in the Corporation’s Mortgage Secondary Marketing Department for reasonableness and reported to Mortgage Risk Management Committee. At June 30, 2012, the closing ratio was 83%.

Impaired loans: For individually evaluated impaired loans, the amount of impairment is based upon the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, the estimated fair value of the underlying collateral for collateral-dependent loans, or the estimated liquidity of the note, resulting in discounts of 0% to 50%.

Mortgage servicing rights: The discounted cash flow analyses that generate expected market prices utilize the observable characteristics of the mortgage servicing rights portfolio, as well as certain unobservable valuation parameters. The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Corporation’s mortgage servicing rights are the weighted average constant prepayment rate and weighted average discount rate, which were 23.1% and 9.7% at June 30, 2012, respectively. Significant increases (decreases) in any of those inputs in isolation could result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement. Although the prepayment rate and discount rate are not directly interrelated, they will generally move in opposite directions.

These parameter assumptions fall within a range that the Corporation, in consultation with an independent third party, believes purchasers of servicing would apply to such portfolios sold into the current secondary servicing market. Discussions are held with members from Treasury and Consumer Banking to reconcile the fair value estimates and the key assumptions used by the respective parties in arriving at those estimates. The Associated Mortgage Group Risk Committee is responsible for providing control over the valuation methodology and key assumptions. To assess the reasonableness of the fair value measurement, the Corporation also compares the fair value and constant prepayment rate to a value calculated by an independent third party on an annual basis.

The table below presents the Corporation’s loans held for sale, impaired loans, and mortgage servicing rights measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, aggregated by the level in the fair value hierarchy within which those measurements fall.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

 

                                                                                                   
             Fair Value Measurements Using  
          June 30, 2012              Level 1              Level 2              Level 3      
     ($ in Thousands)  

Assets:

           

Loans held for sale

   $ 157,481      $ —         $ 157,481      $ —     

Impaired loans (1)

     158,547        —           —           158,547  

Mortgage servicing rights

     47,488        —           —           47,488  

 

                                                                                                   
             Fair Value Measurements Using  
      December 31, 2011          Level 1              Level 2              Level 3      
     ($ in Thousands)  

Assets:

           

Loans held for sale

   $ 249,195      $ —         $ 249,195      $ —     

Impaired loans (1)

     178,669        —           —           178,669  

Mortgage servicing rights

     48,152        —           —           48,152  

 

(1) Represents individually evaluated impaired loans, net of the related allowance for loan losses.

Certain nonfinancial assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis include other real estate owned (upon initial recognition or subsequent impairment), nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities measured at fair value in the second step of a goodwill impairment test, and intangible assets and other nonfinancial long-lived assets measured at fair value for impairment assessment.

 

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During the first half of 2012 and the full year 2011, certain other real estate owned, upon initial recognition, was re-measured and reported at fair value through a charge off to the allowance for loan losses based upon the estimated fair value of the other real estate owned, less estimated selling costs. The fair value of other real estate owned, upon initial recognition or subsequent impairment, was estimated using appraised values, which the Corporation classifies as a Level 2 nonrecurring fair value measurement. Other real estate owned measured at fair value upon initial recognition totaled approximately $26 million for the first half of 2012 and $54 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, respectively. In addition to other real estate owned measured at fair value upon initial recognition, the Corporation also recorded write-downs to the balance of other real estate owned for subsequent impairment of $5 million, $4 million, and $9 million to asset losses, net for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, and the year ended December 31, 2011, respectively.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments:

The Corporation is required to disclose estimated fair values for its financial instruments. Fair value estimates, methods, and assumptions are set forth below for the Corporation’s financial instruments.

The estimated fair values of the Corporation’s financial instruments at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, were as follows.

 

      June 30, 2012  
      Carrying             Fair Value Measurements Using  
      Amount      Fair Value      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  
     ($ in Thousands)  

Financial assets:

              

Cash and due from banks

   $ 414,760      $ 414,760      $ 414,760      $ —         $ —     

Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions

     180,050        180,050        180,050        —           —     

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell

     3,800        3,800        3,800        —           —     

Investment securities available for sale

     4,521,436        4,521,436        6,627        4,513,928        881  

FHLB and Federal Reserve Bank stocks

     176,041        176,041        —           176,041        —     

Loans held for sale

     157,481        157,481        —           157,481        —     

Loans, net

     14,366,244        14,094,293        —           —           14,094,293  

Bank owned life insurance

     550,058        550,058        —           550,058        —     

Accrued interest receivable

     64,176        64,176        64,176        —           —     

Interest rate-related agreements (1)

     72,752        72,752        —           72,752        —     

Foreign currency exchange forwards

     732        732        —           732        —     

Interest rate lock commitments to originate residential mortgage loans held for sale

     11,192        11,192        —           —           11,192  

Purchased options (time deposit)

     4,035        4,035        —           4,035        —     

Financial liabilities:

              

Noninterest-bearing demand, savings, interest-bearing demand, and money market deposits

   $ 12,892,508      $ 12,892,508      $ —         $ —         $ 12,892,508  

Brokered CDs and other time deposits

     2,214,363        2,214,363        —           2,214,363        —     

Short-term funding

     2,653,270        2,653,270        —           2,653,270        —     

Long-term funding

     1,150,729        1,207,272        —           1,207,272        —     

Accrued interest payable

     11,330        11,330        11,330        —           —     

Interest rate-related agreements (1)

     80,017        80,017        —           80,017        —     

Foreign currency exchange forwards

     608        608        —           608        —     

Standby letters of credit (2)

     3,563        3,563        —           3,563        —     

Forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans

     2,921        2,921        —           —           2,921  

Written options (time deposit)

     4,035        4,035        —           4,035        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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      December 31, 2011  
      Carrying             Fair Value Measurements Using  
      Amount      Fair Value      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  
     ($ in Thousands)  

Financial assets:

              

Cash and due from banks

   $ 454,958      $ 454,958      $ 454,958      $ —         $ —     

Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions

     154,562        154,562        154,562        —           —     

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell

     7,075        7,075        7,075        —           —     

Investment securities available for sale

     4,937,483        4,937,483        12,701        4,923,926        856  

FHLB and Federal Reserve Bank stocks

     191,188        191,188        —           191,188        —     

Loans held for sale

     249,195        255,201        —           255,201        —     

Loans, net

     13,652,920        12,751,626        —           —           12,751,626  

Bank owned life insurance

     544,764        544,764        —           544,764        —     

Accrued interest receivable

     68,920        68,920        68,920        —           —     

Interest rate-related agreements (1)

     71,143        71,143        —           71,143        —     

Foreign currency exchange forwards

     2,079        2,079        —           2,079        —     

Interest rate lock commitments to originate residential mortgage loans held for sale

     4,571        4,571        —           —           4,571  

Purchased options (time deposit)

     2,854        2,854        —           2,854        —     

Financial liabilities:

              

Noninterest-bearing demand, savings, interest-bearing demand, and money market deposits

   $ 12,363,287      $ 12,363,287      $ —         $ —         $ 12,363,287  

Brokered CDs and other time deposits

     2,727,368        2,727,368        —           2,727,368        —     

Short-term funding

     2,514,485        2,514,485        —           2,514,485        —     

Long-term funding

     1,177,071        1,309,687        —           1,309,687        —     

Accrued interest payable

     15,931        15,931        15,931        —           —     

Interest rate-related agreements (1)

     80,075        80,075        —           80,075        —     

Foreign currency exchange forwards

     1,891        1,891        —           1,891        —     

Standby letters of credit (2)

     3,648        3,648        —           3,648        —     

Forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans

     4,771        4,771        —           —           4,771  

Written options (time deposit)

     2,854        2,854        —           2,854        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) At both June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the notional amount of cash flow hedge interest rate swap agreements was $100 million. See Note 10 for information on the fair value of derivative financial instruments.
(2) At both June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the commitment on standby letters of credit was $0.3 billion. See Note 11 for additional information on the standby letters of credit and for information on the fair value of lending-related commitments.

Cash and due from banks, interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions, federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell, and accrued interest receivable - For these short-term instruments, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

Investment securities available for sale - The fair value of investment securities available for sale is based on quoted prices in active markets, or if quoted prices are not available for a specific security, then fair values are estimated by using pricing models, quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics, or discounted cash flows.

Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stocks - The carrying amount is a reasonable fair value estimate for the Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stocks given their “restricted” nature (i.e., the stock can only be sold back to the respective institutions (Federal Home Loan Bank or Federal Reserve Bank) or another member institution at par).

Loans held for sale - The fair value estimation process for the loans held for sale portfolio is segregated by loan type. The estimated fair value of the residential mortgage loans held for sale was based on what secondary markets are currently offering for portfolios with similar characteristics.

 

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Loans, net - The fair value estimation process for the loan portfolio uses an exit price concept and reflects discounts the Corporation believes are consistent with liquidity discounts in the market place. Fair values are estimated for portfolios of loans with similar financial characteristics. Loans are segregated by type such as commercial and industrial, real estate construction, commercial real estate (owner occupied and investor), lease financing, residential mortgage, home equity, and other installment. The fair value of loans is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using the current rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and for similar maturities. The fair value analysis also included other assumptions to estimate fair value, intended to approximate those a market participant would use in an orderly transaction, with adjustments for discount rates, interest rates, liquidity, and credit spreads, as appropriate. In addition, as part of the annual goodwill impairment assessment, the Corporation may consult with an independent party as to the assumptions used and to determine that the Corporation’s valuation is consistent with the third party valuation.

Bank owned life insurance - The fair value of bank owned life insurance approximates the carrying amount, because upon liquidation of these investments, the Corporation would receive the cash surrender value which equals the carrying amount.

Deposits - The fair value of deposits with no stated maturity such as noninterest-bearing demand deposits, savings, interest-bearing demand deposits, and money market accounts, is equal to the amount payable on demand as of the balance sheet date. The fair value of Brokered CDs and other time deposits is based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows. The discount rate is estimated using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities. However, if the estimated fair value of Brokered CDs and other time deposits is less than the carrying value, the carrying value is reported as the fair value.

Accrued interest payable and short-term funding - For these short-term instruments, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

Long-term funding - Rates currently available to the Corporation for debt with similar terms and remaining maturities are used to estimate the fair value of existing long-term funding.

Interest rate-related agreements - The fair value of interest rate swap, cap, collar, and corridor agreements is determined using discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative. The Corporation also incorporates credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both its own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk in the fair value measurements.

Foreign currency exchange forwards - The fair value of the Corporation’s foreign exchange forwards is determined using quoted prices of foreign exchange forwards with similar characteristics, with consideration given to the nature of the quote and the relationship of recently evidenced market activity to the fair value estimate.

Standby letters of credit - The fair value of standby letters of credit represent deferred fees arising from the related off-balance sheet financial instruments. These deferred fees approximate the fair value of these instruments and are based on several factors, including the remaining terms of the agreement and the credit standing of the customer.

Interest rate lock commitments to originate residential mortgage loans held for sale - The Corporation relies on an internal valuation model to estimate the fair value of its interest rate lock commitments to originate residential mortgage loans held for sale, which includes grouping the interest rate lock commitments by interest rate and terms, applying an estimated pull-through rate based on historical experience, and then multiplying by quoted investor prices determined to be reasonably applicable to the loan commitment groups based on interest rate, terms, and rate lock expiration dates of the loan commitment groups.

Forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans - The Corporation relies on an internal valuation model to estimate the fair value of its forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans (i.e., an estimate of what the Corporation would receive or pay to terminate the forward delivery contract based on market prices for similar financial instruments), which includes matching specific terms and maturities of the forward commitments against applicable investor pricing available.

Limitations - Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant market information and information about the financial instrument. These estimates do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time the Corporation’s entire holdings of a particular financial instrument. Because no market exists for a significant portion of the

 

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Corporation’s financial instruments, fair value estimates are based on judgments regarding future expected loss experience, current economic conditions, risk characteristics of various financial instruments, and other factors. These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and, therefore, cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates.

NOTE 13: Retirement Plans

The Corporation has a noncontributory defined benefit retirement plan (the Retirement Account Plan (“RAP”)) covering substantially all full-time employees. The benefits are based primarily on years of service and the employee’s compensation paid. Employees of acquired entities generally participate in the RAP after consummation of the business combinations. The plans of acquired entities are typically merged into the RAP after completion of the mergers, and credit is usually given to employees for years of service at the acquired institution for vesting and eligibility purposes. The RAP and a smaller acquired plan that was frozen in December 31, 2004, are collectively referred to below as the “Pension Plan.”

The Corporation also provides healthcare access for eligible retired employees in its Postretirement Plan (the “Postretirement Plan”). Retirees who are at least 55 years of age with 5 years of service are eligible to participate in the plan. The Corporation has no plan assets attributable to the plan. The Corporation reserves the right to terminate or make changes to the plan at any time.

The components of net periodic benefit cost for the Pension and Postretirement Plans for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, and for the full year 2011 were as follows.

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
    Year Ended
December 31,
 
     2012     2011     2012     2011     2011  

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

     ($ in Thousands)   

Pension Plan:

          

Service cost

   $ 2,612     $ 2,613     $ 5,225     $ 5,225     $ 9,898  

Interest cost

     1,612       1,589       3,225       3,180       6,414  

Expected return on plan assets

     (3,557     (3,220     (7,115     (6,440     (12,896

Amortization of prior service cost

     18       17       35       35       72  

Amortization of actuarial loss

     640       452       1,280       903       2,024  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net periodic benefit cost

   $ 1,325     $ 1,451     $ 2,650     $ 2,903     $ 5,512  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Postretirement Plan:

          

Interest cost

   $ 48     $ 50     $ 95     $ 100     $ 198  

Amortization of prior service cost

     42       99       85       198       395  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net periodic benefit cost

   $ 90     $ 149     $ 180     $ 298     $ 593  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Corporation’s funding policy is to pay at least the minimum amount required by the funding requirements of federal law and regulations, with consideration given to the maximum funding amounts allowed. The Corporation regularly reviews the funding of its Pension Plan. The Corporation made a contribution of $10 million to its Pension Plan in the first quarter of 2012.

NOTE 14: Segment Reporting

During the first quarter of 2012, the Corporation implemented a new risk-based internal profitability measurement system which provides strategic business unit reporting. The profitability measurement system is based on internal management methodologies designed to produce consistent results and reflect the underlying economics of the units. As a result of these changes, we have re-organized our business segments to provide enhanced transparency given our new system capabilities. Certain strategic business units have been combined for segment information reporting purposes where the nature of the products and services, the type of customer and the distribution of those products and services are similar. The reorganization resulted in three reportable segments, in contrast to the two previously reported, with no segment representing more than half of the assets, liabilities or Tier 1 Common Equity of the Corporation as a whole. The three reportable segments are Commercial Banking, Consumer Banking, and Risk Management and Shared Services.

 

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The financial information of the Corporation’s segments has been compiled utilizing the accounting policies described in the Corporation’s 2011 annual report on Form 10-K with certain exceptions. The more significant of these exceptions are described herein. The Corporation allocates interest income or interest expense using a funds transfer pricing methodology that charges users of funds (assets) interest expense and credits providers of funds (liabilities, primarily deposits) with income based on the maturity, prepayment and/or repricing characteristics of the assets and liabilities. The net effect of this allocation is recorded in the Risk Management and Shared Services segment. A credit provision is allocated to segments based on long-term annual net charge off rates attributable to the credit risk of loans managed by the segment during the period. In contrast, the level of the consolidated provision for loan losses is determined using the methodologies described in the Corporation’s 2011 annual report on Form 10-K to assess the overall appropriateness of the allowance for loan losses. The net effect of the credit provision is recorded in Risk Management and Shared Services. Indirect expenses incurred by certain centralized support areas are allocated to segments based on actual usage (for example, volume measurements) and other criteria. Certain types of administrative expense and bank-wide expense accruals (including amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets associated with acquisitions) are generally not allocated to segments. Income taxes are allocated to segments based on the Corporation’s estimated effective tax rate adjusted for any tax-exempt income or non-deductible expenses. Equity is allocated to the segments based on regulatory capital requirements and in proportion to an assessment of the inherent risks associated with the business of the segment (including interest, credit and operating risk).

The management accounting policies and processes utilized in compiling segment financial information are highly subjective and, unlike financial accounting, are not based on authoritative guidance similar to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. As a result, reported segment results are not necessarily comparable with similar information reported by other financial institutions. Furthermore, changes in management structure or allocation methodologies and procedures may result in changes in previously reported segment financial data. During 2012, certain organization and methodology changes were made and, accordingly, 2011 results have been restated and presented on a comparable basis.

A description of each business segment is presented below.

Commercial Banking – The Commercial Banking segment offers loans, deposits, and related banking services to businesses (including regional middle market and larger commercial businesses, governments/municipalities, metro or niche markets, and companies with specialized borrowing needs such as financial institutions, or asset-based borrowers), which primarily include, but are not limited to: business checking and other business deposit products, business loans, lines of credit, commercial real estate financing, construction loans, letters of credit, revolving credit arrangements, and to a lesser degree, insurance related products and services, business credit cards, equipment and machinery leases, and the support to deliver, fund and manage such banking services. To further support business customers and correspondent financial institutions, the Corporation provides safe deposit and night depository services, cash management, risk management, international banking, as well as check clearing, safekeeping, and other banking-based services. The segment competes on the basis of relationship manager performance, commitment to local markets and market competitive pricing. This segment focuses on optimizing the go to market approach with emphasis on market alignment, relationship banking and sales excellence.

Consumer Banking – The Consumer Banking segment consists of lending and deposit gathering to individuals and small businesses and also provides a variety of fiduciary, investment management, advisory and corporate agency services to assist customers in building, investing or protecting their wealth, including securities brokerage, and trust/asset management. The segment offers a variety of loan and deposit products to retail customers, including but not limited to: home equity loans and lines of credit, residential mortgage loans and mortgage refinancing, personal and installment loans, checking, savings, money market deposit accounts, IRA accounts, certificates of deposit, and safe deposit boxes; small business checking and deposit products, loans, lines of credit; fixed and variable annuities, full-service, discount and on-line investment brokerage; and trust/asset management, investment management, administration of pension, profit-sharing and other employee benefit plans, personal trusts, and estate planning. The segment competes by offering an extensive breadth and depth of products, an extensive branch network and competitive pricing. The Consumer Banking segment strives toward optimization of value propositions and relationship banking.

Risk Management and Shared Services – The Risk Management and Shared Services segment includes Corporate Risk Management, Finance, Treasury, Operations and Technology functions, which are key shared functions. The segment also includes parent company activity, intersegment eliminations and residual revenue and expenses, representing the difference between actual amounts incurred and the amounts allocated to operating segments, including interest rate risk residuals (ALM mismatches) and credit risk and provision residuals (long term credit mismatches). The earning assets within this segment include the company’s investment portfolio and capital includes both allocated as well as any remaining unallocated capital.

 

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Information about the Corporation’s segments is presented below.

Segment Income Statement Data

 

($ in Thousands)    Commercial
Banking
    Consumer
Banking
    Risk
Management
and Shared
Services
    Consolidated
Total
 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2012

        

Net interest income

   $ 139,348     $ 157,776     $ 11,811     $ 308,935  

Noninterest income

     38,548       107,559       8,290       154,397  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

     177,896       265,335       20,101       463,332  

Credit provision *

     22,318       9,775       (32,093     —     

Noninterest expense

     106,361       212,803       16,628       335,792  

Income before income taxes

     49,217       42,757       35,566       127,540  

Income tax expense

     17,226       14,965       9,399       41,590  

Net income

   $ 31,991     $ 27,792     $ 26,167     $ 85,950  

Return on average allocated capital (ROT1CE) **

     8.5     9.5     10.1     9.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2011

        

Net interest income

   $ 127,003     $ 167,198     $ 13,645     $ 307,846  

Noninterest income

     43,914       83,788       4,889       132,591  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

     170,917       250,986       18,534       440,437  

Credit provision *

     19,635       8,780       18,585       47,000  

Noninterest expense

     95,246       216,684       6,786       318,716  

Income (loss) before income taxes

     56,036       25,522       (6,837     74,721  

Income tax expense (benefit)

     19,613       8,932       (11,059     17,486  

Net income

   $ 36,423     $ 16,590     $ 4,222     $ 57,235  

Return on average allocated capital (ROT1CE) **

     10.0     6.2     (5.9 )%      4.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment Balance Sheet Data

 

($ in Thousands)    Commercial
Banking
     Consumer
Banking
     Risk
Management
and Shared
Services
     Consolidated
Total
 

Average Balances for YTD 2Q 2012

           

Average earning assets

   $ 7,228,587      $ 7,205,121      $ 4,945,180      $ 19,378,888  

Average loans

     7,224,167        7,205,121        27,234        14,456,522  

Average deposits

     4,324,892        9,431,508        1,269,225        15,025,625  

Average allocated capital (T1CE) **

   $ 753,140      $ 589,417      $ 470,127      $ 1,812,684  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Balances for YTD 2Q 2011

           

Average earning assets

   $ 6,142,152      $ 6,683,176      $ 6,539,620      $ 19,364,948  

Average loans

     6,138,171        6,683,176        18,942        12,840,289  

Average deposits

     3,281,432        9,511,089        1,356,097        14,148,618  

Average allocated capital (T1CE) **

   $ 731,382      $ 538,070      $ 407,632      $ 1,677,084  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* The consolidated credit provision is equal to the actual reported provision for loan losses.
** ROT1CE reflects return on average allocated Tier 1 common equity (“T1CE”). The ROT1CE for the Risk Management and Shared Services segment and the Consolidated Total is inclusive of the annualized effect of the preferred stock dividends and discount accretion.

 

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Segment Income Statement Data

 

($ in Thousands)    Commercial
Banking
    Consumer
Banking
    Risk
Management
and Shared
Services
    Consolidated
Total
 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2012

  

     

Net interest income

   $ 69,260     $ 77,423     $ 7,584     $ 154,267  

Noninterest income

     19,267       54,107       2,577       75,951  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

     88,527       131,530       10,161       230,218  

Credit provision *

     11,431       4,848       (16,279     —     

Noninterest expense

     52,617       106,110       7,303       166,030  

Income before income taxes

     24,479       20,572       19,137       64,188  

Income tax expense

     8,568       7,200       5,103       20,871  

Net income

   $ 15,911     $ 13,372     $ 14,034     $ 43,317  

Return on average allocated capital (ROT1CE) **

     8.4      9.2      10.8      9.3 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2011

        

Net interest income

   $ 63,060     $ 83,445     $ 7,618     $ 154,123  

Noninterest income

     20,889       40,102       595       61,586  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

     83,949       123,547       8,213       215,709  

Credit provision *

     9,898       4,430       1,672       16,000  

Noninterest expense

     47,225       107,945       547       155,717  

Income before income taxes

     26,826       11,172       5,994       43,992  

Income tax expense (benefit)

     9,389       3,910       (3,689     9,610  

Net income

   $ 17,437     $ 7,262     $ 9,683     $ 34,382  

Return on average allocated capital (ROT1CE) **

     9.6      5.4      0.8      6.1 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment Balance Sheet Data

 

($ in Thousands)    Commercial
Banking
     Consumer
Banking
     Risk
Management
and Shared
Services
     Consolidated
Total
 

Average Balances for 2Q 2012

           

Average earning assets

   $ 7,379,242      $ 7,194,285      $ 4,812,519      $ 19,386,046  

Average loans

     7,373,456        7,194,285        34,861        14,602,602  

Average deposits

     4,279,033        9,449,124        1,322,527        15,050,684  

Average allocated capital (T1CE) **

   $ 765,670      $ 585,984      $ 473,787      $ 1,825,441  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Balances for 2Q 2011

           

Average earning assets

   $ 6,236,243      $ 6,749,142      $ 6,445,907      $ 19,431,292  

Average loans

     6,231,238        6,749,142        24,524        13,004,904  

Average deposits

     3,170,140        9,583,298        1,299,251        14,052,689  

Average allocated capital (T1CE) **

   $ 727,270      $ 540,814      $ 420,146      $ 1,688,230  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* The consolidated credit provision is equal to the actual reported provision for loan losses.
** ROT1CE reflects return on average allocated Tier 1 common equity (“T1CE”). The ROT1CE for the Risk Management and Shared Services segment and the Consolidated Total is inclusive of the annualized effect of the preferred stock dividends and discount accretion.

 

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ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains statements that may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe-harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, such as statements other than historical facts contained or incorporated by reference into this report. These forward-looking statements include statements with respect to the Corporation’s financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business, including statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words “believes,” “expects,” or “anticipates,” references to estimates or similar expressions. Future filings by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and future statements other than historical facts contained in written material, press releases and oral statements issued by, or on behalf of the Corporation may also constitute forward-looking statements.

All forward-looking statements contained in this report or which may be contained in future statements made for or on behalf of the Corporation are based upon information available at the time the statement is made and the Corporation assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by federal securities law. Forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks and uncertainties, and the Corporation’s actual results may differ materially from the expected results discussed in such forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause actual results to differ from the results discussed in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the risk factors in Item 1A, Risk Factors, in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, and as may be described from time to time in the Corporation’s subsequent SEC filings.

Overview

The following discussion and analysis is presented to assist in the understanding and evaluation of the Corporation’s financial condition and results of operations. It is intended to complement the unaudited consolidated financial statements, footnotes, and supplemental financial data appearing elsewhere in this Form 10-Q and should be read in conjunction therewith.

Critical Accounting Policies

In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the balance sheet and revenues and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates. Estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change include the determination of the allowance for loan losses, goodwill impairment assessment, mortgage servicing rights valuation, derivative financial instruments and hedging activities, and income taxes.

The consolidated financial statements of the Corporation are prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and follow general practices within the industries in which it operates. This preparation requires management to make estimates, assumptions, and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. These estimates, assumptions, and judgments are based on information available as of the date of the financial statements; accordingly, as this information changes, actual results could differ from the estimates, assumptions, and judgments reflected in the financial statements. Certain policies inherently have a greater reliance on the use of estimates, assumptions, and judgments and, as such, have a greater possibility of producing results that could be materially different than originally reported. Management believes the following policies are both important to the portrayal of the Corporation’s financial condition and results of operations and require subjective or complex judgments and, therefore, management considers the following to be critical accounting policies. The critical accounting policies are discussed directly with the Audit Committee of the Corporation’s Board of Directors.

Allowance for Loan Losses: Management’s evaluation process used to determine the appropriateness of the allowance for loan losses is subject to the use of estimates, assumptions, and judgments. The evaluation process combines many factors: management’s ongoing review and grading of the loan portfolio, consideration of historical loan loss and delinquency experience, trends in past due and nonaccrual loans, risk characteristics of the various classifications of loans, concentrations of loans to specific borrowers or industries, existing economic conditions, the fair value of underlying collateral, and other qualitative and quantitative factors which could affect probable credit losses. Because current economic conditions can change and future events are inherently difficult to predict, the anticipated amount of estimated loan losses, and therefore the appropriateness of the allowance for loan losses, could change significantly. As an integral part of their examination process, various regulatory agencies also review the allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may require additions to the allowance for loan losses or may require that certain loan balances be charged off or downgraded into criticized loan categories when their credit evaluations differ from those of management, based on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their examination. The Corporation believes the level of the allowance for loan losses is appropriate as recorded in the consolidated financial statements. See Note 6, “Loans, Allowance for Loan Losses, and Credit Quality,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements and section “Allowance for Loan Losses.”

 

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Goodwill Impairment Assessment: Goodwill is not amortized but, instead, is subject to impairment tests on at least an annual basis. In addition, goodwill is tested for impairment between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount. The impairment testing process is conducted by assigning net assets and goodwill to each reporting unit. The fair value of each reporting unit is compared to the recorded book value, “step one”. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, goodwill is not considered impaired and “step two” is not considered necessary. If the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the impairment test continues (“step two”) by comparing the carrying value of the reporting unit’s goodwill to the implied fair value of goodwill. The implied fair value is computed by adjusting all assets and liabilities of the reporting unit to current fair value with the offset adjustment to goodwill. The adjusted goodwill balance is the implied fair value of the goodwill. An impairment charge is recognized if the carrying fair value of goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of goodwill.

The Corporation conducted its annual impairment testing in May 2012. In addition, management assessed and determined during the fourth quarter of 2011 that an extended decline in the Corporation’s stock price qualified as a triggering event and as such, performed an interim impairment test. Both the annual impairment test and the interim impairment test during 2011 indicated that the estimated fair value exceeded the carrying value (including goodwill) for each reporting unit. Therefore, a step two analysis was not required.

The Corporation engaged an independent valuation firm to assist in the computation of the fair value estimates of each reporting unit as part of its impairment assessment. The valuation utilized market and income approach methodologies and applied a weighted average to each in order to determine the fair value of each reporting unit. Goodwill impairment testing is considered a “critical accounting estimate” as estimates and assumptions are made about future performance and cash flows, as well as other prevailing market factors. In the event that we conclude that all or a portion of our goodwill may be impaired, a noncash charge for the amount of such impairment would be recorded in earnings. Such a charge would have no impact on tangible capital. A decline in our stock price or occurrence of a triggering event following any of our quarterly earnings releases and prior to the filing of the periodic report for that period could, under certain circumstances, cause us to re-perform a goodwill impairment test and result in an impairment charge being recorded for that period which was not reflected in such earnings release.

In connection with obtaining an independent third party valuation, management provides certain information and assumptions that is utilized in the implied fair value calculation. Assumptions critical to the process include discount rates, asset and liability growth rates, and other income and expense estimates. The Corporation provided the best information currently available to estimate future performance for each reporting unit; however, future adjustments to these projections may be necessary if conditions differ substantially from the assumptions utilized in making these assumptions. See also, Note 7 “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

Mortgage Servicing Rights Valuation: The fair value of the Corporation’s mortgage servicing rights asset is important to the presentation of the consolidated financial statements since the mortgage servicing rights are carried on the consolidated balance sheet at the lower of amortized cost or estimated fair value. Mortgage servicing rights do not trade in an active open market with readily observable prices. As such, like other participants in the mortgage banking business, the Corporation relies on an independent valuation from a third party which uses a discounted cash flow model to estimate the fair value of its mortgage servicing rights. The use of a discounted cash flow model involves judgment, particularly of estimated prepayment speeds of underlying mortgages serviced and the overall level of interest rates. Loan type and note interest rate are the predominant risk characteristics of the underlying loans used to stratify capitalized mortgage servicing rights for purposes of measuring impairment. The Corporation periodically reviews the assumptions underlying the valuation of mortgage servicing rights. While the Corporation believes that the values produced by the discounted cash flow model are indicative of the fair value of its mortgage servicing rights portfolio, these values can change significantly depending upon key factors, such as the then current interest rate environment, estimated prepayment speeds of the underlying mortgages serviced, and other economic conditions. The proceeds that might be received should the Corporation actually consider a sale of some or all of the mortgage servicing rights portfolio could differ from the amounts reported at any point in time.

Mortgage servicing rights are carried at the lower of amortized cost or estimated fair value and are assessed for impairment at each reporting date. Impairment is assessed based on the fair value at each reporting date using estimated prepayment speeds of the underlying mortgage loans serviced and stratifications based on the risk characteristics of the underlying loans (predominantly loan type and note interest rate). As mortgage interest rates fall, prepayment speeds are usually faster and the value of the mortgage servicing rights asset generally decreases, requiring additional valuation reserve. Conversely, as mortgage interest rates rise,

 

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prepayment speeds are usually slower and the value of the mortgage servicing rights asset generally increases, requiring less valuation reserve. However, the extent to which interest rates impact the value of the mortgage servicing rights asset depends, in part, on the magnitude of the changes in market interest rates and the differential between the then current market interest rates for mortgage loans and the mortgage interest rates included in the mortgage servicing portfolio. Management recognizes that the volatility in the valuation of the mortgage servicing rights asset will continue. To better understand the sensitivity of the impact of prepayment speeds and refinance rates on the value of the mortgage servicing rights asset at June 30, 2012 (holding all other factors unchanged), if refinance rates were to decrease 50 bp, the estimated value of the mortgage servicing rights asset would have been approximately $6 million (or 13%) lower. Conversely, if refinance rates were to increase 50 bp, the estimated value of the mortgage servicing rights asset would have been approximately $8 million (or 16%) higher. The Corporation believes the mortgage servicing rights asset is properly recorded in the consolidated financial statements. See Note 7, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” and Note 12, “Fair Value Measurements,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements and section “Noninterest Income.”

Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities: In various aspects of its business, the Corporation uses derivative financial instruments to modify exposures to changes in interest rates and market prices for other financial instruments. Derivative instruments are required to be carried at fair value on the balance sheet with changes in the fair value recorded directly in earnings. To qualify for and maintain hedge accounting, the Corporation must meet formal documentation and effectiveness evaluation requirements both at the hedge’s inception and on an ongoing basis. The application of the hedge accounting policy requires strict adherence to documentation and effectiveness testing requirements, judgment in the assessment of hedge effectiveness, identification of similar hedged item groupings, and measurement of changes in the fair value of hedged items. If in the future derivative financial instruments used by the Corporation no longer qualify for hedge accounting, the impact on the consolidated results of operations and reported earnings could be significant. When hedge accounting is discontinued, the Corporation would continue to carry the derivative on the balance sheet at its fair value; however, for a cash flow derivative, changes in its fair value would be recorded in earnings instead of through other comprehensive income, and for a fair value derivative, the changes in fair value of the hedged asset or liability would no longer be recorded through earnings. See also Note 10, “Derivative and Hedging Activities,” and Note 12 “Fair Value Measurements,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements and section “Interest Rate Risk.”

Income Taxes: The assessment of tax assets and liabilities involves the use of estimates, assumptions, interpretations, and judgment concerning certain accounting pronouncements and federal and state tax codes. There can be no assurance that future events, such as court decisions or positions of federal and state taxing authorities, will not differ from management’s current assessment, the impact of which could be significant to the consolidated results of operations and reported earnings. Quarterly assessments are performed to determine if valuation allowances are necessary. Assessing the need for, or sufficiency of, a valuation allowance requires management to evaluate all available evidence, both positive and negative, including the recent trend of quarterly earnings. Positive evidence necessary to overcome the negative evidence includes whether future taxable income in sufficient amounts and character within the carryback and carryforward periods is available under the tax law, including the use of tax planning strategies. When negative evidence (e.g., cumulative losses in recent years, history of operating loss or tax credit carryforwards expiring unused) exists, more positive evidence than negative evidence will be necessary. As a result of the pre-tax losses incurred during 2009 and 2010, the Corporation is currently in a cumulative pre-tax loss position for financial statement purposes. The Corporation forecasts to be out of the cumulative loss position by the third quarter of 2012. The cumulative loss represents significant negative evidence in the assessment of whether the deferred tax assets will be realized. However, the Corporation has concluded that based on the level of positive evidence, it is more likely than not that the deferred tax asset will be realized. In making this determination, the Corporation has considered the positive evidence associated with future taxable income, tax planning strategies, and reversing taxable temporary differences in future periods. Most significantly, the Corporation relied upon its ability to generate future taxable income, exclusive of reversing temporary differences, over a relatively short time period. However, there is no guarantee that the tax benefits associated with the remaining deferred tax assets will be fully realized. The Corporation believes the tax assets and liabilities are properly recorded in the consolidated financial statements. See also Note 9, “Income Taxes,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements and section “Income Taxes.”

Segment Review

As discussed in Note 14 of the notes to consolidated financial statements, the Corporation implemented a new risk-based internal profitability measurement system during the first quarter of 2012. As a result, we have reorganized our business segments to provide enhanced transparency given our new system capabilities. The Corporation’s reportable segments have been determined based upon its internal profitability reporting system, which is organized by strategic business unit. Certain strategic business units have been combined for segment information reporting purposes where the nature of the products and services, the type of customer, and the distribution of those products and services are similar. The reportable segments are Commercial Banking, Consumer Banking and Risk Management and Shared Services.

 

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The financial information of the Corporation’s segments was compiled utilizing the accounting policies described in Note 14 of the notes to consolidated financial statements. The management accounting policies and processes utilized in compiling segment financial information are highly subjective and unlike financial accounting, are not based on authoritative guidance similar to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. As a result, reported segments and the financial information of the reported segments are not necessarily comparable with similar information reported by other financial institutions. Furthermore, changes in management structure or allocation methodologies and procedures may result in changes in previously reported segment financial data. During 2012, certain organization and methodology changes were made and, accordingly, 2011 results have been restated and presented on a comparable basis.

Year to Date Segment Review

The Commercial Banking segment consists of lending and deposit gathering to businesses and governmental units and the support to deliver, fund and manage such banking services. The Commercial Banking segment had net income of $32 million in the first half of 2012, down $4 million compared to $36 million for the comparable period in 2011. The Corporation committed resources during the past year to grow this segment, including investments to expand into new markets (Houston, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, and Detroit) and new industry lending segments (power, oil and gas). As a result of these investments, segment revenue grew $7 million to $178 million for the first half of 2012 compared to $171 million for the first half of 2011. The credit provision for loans increased to $22 million for the first half of 2012 due to the growth in the segment’s loan balances, partially offset by improvement in credit quality as compared to the first half of 2011. Total noninterest expense for the first half of 2012 was $106 million, up $11 million from $95 million in the comparable period in 2011 as the segment hired additional commercial bankers to support these new markets and to enhance its presence in existing markets. Average loan balances were $7.2 billion for the first half of 2012, up $1.1 billion from an average balance of $6.1 billion during the first half of 2011, and average deposit balances were $4.3 billion for the first half of 2012, up $1.0 billion from average deposits of $3.3 billion during the first half of 2011, reflecting our investments and strategy to expand and grow the Commercial Banking segment. Average allocated capital increased $22 million to $753 million for the first half of 2012 reflecting the increase in the segment’s loan balances offset by an improvement in credit quality as compared to the first half of 2011.

The Consumer Banking segment consists of lending and deposit gathering to individuals and small businesses and also provides a variety of other wealth management products and services. The Consumer Banking segment had net income of $28 million in the first half of 2012, up $11 million compared to $17 million in the first half of 2011. Earnings increased as segment revenue grew $14 million to $265 million for the first half of 2012 compared to $251 million for the first half of 2011, primarily due to much higher mortgage banking income (up $37 million), offset by lower net interest income as a result of the lower rate environment and lower service charge and card-based fee income. The credit provision for loans increased $1 million to $10 million for the first half of 2012 due to the growth in the segment’s loan balances, partially offset by an improvement in credit quality as compared to the first half of 2011. Total noninterest expense for the first half of 2012 was $213 million, down $4 million from $217 million in the comparable period in 2011 primarily due to a $9 million reduction in FDIC insurance costs, offset by increases in personnel expense of $5 million. Average deposits were $9.4 billion for the first half of 2012, down $80 million from $9.5 billion in the first half of 2011. Average loan balances were $7.2 billion during the first half of 2012, up $522 million from $6.7 billion in the first half of 2011. The segment’s loan growth was primarily in the residential mortgage portfolio as the Corporation continued to retain much of its mortgage production throughout 2011 and into the first half of 2012. Average allocated capital increased $51 million to $589 million for the first half of 2012 reflecting the increase in the segment’s loan balances.

The Risk Management and Shared Services segment includes Corporate Risk Management, Finance, Treasury, Operations and Technology functions. Risk Management and Shared Services had net income of $26 million in the first half of 2012, up $ 22 million compared to $4 million for the comparable period in 2011. The primary components of the increase was a $51 million lower credit provision, reflecting the much lower provision at the consolidated total level, offset by a $10 million increase in expenses due to costs incurred to address certain BSA regulatory compliance issues and other corporate expense items. Average earning asset balances were $4.9 billion for the first half of 2012, down $1.6 billion from an average balance of $6.5 billion during the first half of 2011, reflecting the reduction in the Corporation’s investment portfolio.

Comparable Quarter Segment Review

The Commercial Banking segment had net income of $16 million in the second quarter of 2012, down $1 million compared to $17 million for the comparable quarter in 2011. The Corporation committed resources during the past year to grow this segment, including investments to expand into new markets (Houston, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, and Detroit) and new industry lending segments (power, oil and gas). As a result of these investments, segment revenue, grew $5 million to $89 million for the second quarter of 2012

 

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compared to $84 million for the second quarter of 2011. The credit provision for loans increased $1 million to $11 million for the quarter due to the growth in the segment’s loan balances, offset by improvement in credit quality as compared to the second quarter of 2011. Total noninterest expense for the second quarter of 2012 was $53 million, up $6 million from $47 million in the comparable quarter in 2011 as the segment hired additional commercial bankers to support these new markets and to enhance its presence in existing markets. Average loan balances were $7.4 billion for the second quarter of 2012, up $1.2 billion from an average balance of $6.2 billion during the second quarter of 2011, and average deposit balances were $4.3 billion for the second quarter of 2012, up $1.1 billion from average deposits of $3.2 billion during the second quarter of 2011, reflecting our investments and strategy to expand and grow the Commercial Banking segment. Average allocated capital increased $39 million to $766 million for the second quarter of 2012 reflecting the increase in the segment’s loan balances offset by an improvement in credit quality as compared to the second quarter of 2011.

The Consumer Banking segment had net income of $13 million in the second quarter of 2012, up $6 million compared to $7 million in the second quarter of 2011. Earnings increased as segment revenue grew $8 million to $132 million for the second quarter of 2012 compared to $124 million for the second quarter of 2011, primarily due to significantly higher mortgage banking income (up $21 million) and smaller deposit service charge and card-based fee income, which was partially offset by decreases in net interest income as a result of the lower interest rate environment in 2012. The credit provision for loans increased $1 million to $5 million for the quarter due to the growth in the segment’s loan balances as compared to the second quarter of 2011. Total noninterest expense for the second quarter of 2012 was $106 million, down $2 million from $108 million in the comparable quarter in 2011 primarily due to a $5 million reduction in FDIC insurance costs, partially offset by a $2 million increase in personnel expense and other net expense increases. Average deposits were $9.4 billion for the second quarter of 2012, down $134 million compared to $9.6 billion in the second quarter of 2011. Average loan balances were $7.2 billion during the second quarter of 2012, up $445 million compared to $6.7 billion in the second quarter of 2011. The segment’s loan growth was primarily in the residential mortgage portfolio as the Corporation continued to retain much of its mortgage production throughout 2011 and into the first quarter of 2012. Average allocated capital increased $45 million to $586 million for the second quarter of 2012 reflecting the increase in the segment’s loan balances.

Risk Management and Shared Services had net income of $14 million in the second quarter of 2012, up $4 million compared to $10 million for the comparable quarter in 2011. The main components of the segment’s increase was primarily due to an $18 million decrease in credit provision reflecting the much lower provision at the consolidated total level, and a $7 million increase in expenses due to higher costs related to addressing certain BSA regulatory compliance issues and other corporate expense items. Average earning asset balances were $4.8 billion for the second quarter of 2012, down $1.6 billion from an average balance of $6.4 billion during the second quarter of 2011, reflecting the reduction in the Corporation’s investment portfolio.

Results of Operations – Summary

The Corporation recorded net income of $86 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012, compared to net income of $57 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011. Net income available to common equity was $83 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012, or net income of $0.48 for both basic and diluted earnings per common share. Comparatively, net income available to common equity for the six months ended June 30, 2011, was $41 million, or a net income of $0.24 for both basic and diluted earnings per common share. The net interest margin for the first half of 2012 was 3.31% compared to 3.30% for the first half of 2011.

 

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TABLE 1

Summary Results of Operations: Trends

($ in Thousands, except per share data)

 

      2nd Qtr
2012
    1st Qtr
2012
    4th Qtr
2011
    3rd Qtr
2011
    2nd Qtr
2011
 

Net income (Quarter)

   $ 43,317     $ 42,633     $ 41,125     $ 41,339     $ 34,382  

Net income (Year-to-date)

     85,950       42,633       139,699       98,574       57,235  

Net income available to common equity (Quarter)

   $ 42,017     $ 41,333     $ 39,825     $ 34,034     $ 25,570  

Net income available to common equity (Year-to-date)

     83,350       41,333       114,869       75,044       41,010  

Earnings per common share - basic (Quarter)

   $ 0.24     $ 0.24     $ 0.23     $ 0.20     $ 0.15  

Earnings per common share - basic (Year-to-date)

     0.48       0.24       0.66       0.43       0.24  

Earnings per common share - diluted (Quarter)

   $ 0.24     $ 0.24     $ 0.23     $ 0.20     $ 0.15  

Earnings per common share - diluted (Year-to-date)

     0.48       0.24       0.66       0.43       0.24  

Return on average assets (Quarter)

     0.80     0.79     0.75     0.75     0.64

Return on average assets (Year-to-date)

     0.80       0.79       0.65       0.61       0.54  

Return on average equity (Quarter)

     5.98     5.93     5.71     5.49     4.63

Return on average equity (Year-to-date)

     5.95       5.93       4.66       4.33       3.75  

Return on average common equity (Quarter)

     5.93     5.88     5.66     4.88     3.79

Return on average common equity (Year-to-date)

     5.90       5.88       4.21       3.70       3.08  

Return on average Tier 1 common equity (Quarter) (1)

     9.26     9.23     8.96     7.83     6.07

Return on average Tier 1 common equity (Year-to-date) (1)

     9.25       9.23       6.71       5.92       4.92  

Efficiency ratio (Quarter) (2)

     72.30     72.84     77.05     71.55     72.18

Efficiency ratio (Year-to-date)(2)

     72.57       72.84       73.33       72.08       72.35  

Efficiency ratio, fully taxable equivalent (Quarter)(2)

     69.21     70.16     74.67     68.73     69.38

Efficiency ratio, fully taxable equivalent (Year-to-date) (2)

     69.69       70.16       70.66       69.32       69.62  

Net interest margin (Quarter)

     3.30      3.31     3.21     3.23     3.29

Net interest margin (Year-to-date)

     3.31       3.31       3.26       3.28       3.30  

 

(1) Return on average Tier 1 common equity = Net income available to common equity divided by average Tier 1 capital excluding qualifying perpetual preferred stock and qualifying trust preferred securities. This is a non-GAAP financial measure.
(2) See Table 1A for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure.

 

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TABLE 1A

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measure

 

    
    
      2nd Qtr
2012
    1st Qtr
2012
    4th Qtr
2011
    3rd Qtr
2011
    2nd Qtr
2011
 

Efficiency ratio (Quarter) (a)

     72.30     72.84     77.05     71.55     72.18

Taxable equivalent adjustment (Quarter)

     (1.62     (1.62     (1.79     (1.66     (1.74

Asset losses, net (Quarter)

     (1.47     (1.06     (0.59     (1.16     (1.06
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Efficiency ratio, fully taxable equivalent (Quarter) (b)

     69.21     70.16     74.67     68.73     69.38

Efficiency ratio (Year-to-date)(a)

     72.57     72.84     73.33     72.08     72.35

Taxable equivalent adjustment (Year-to-date)

     (1.62     (1.62     (1.72     (1.70     (1.72

Asset losses, net (Year-to-date)

     (1.26     (1.06     (0.95     (1.06     (1.01
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Efficiency ratio, fully taxable equivalent (Year-to-date) (b)

     69.69     70.16     70.66     69.32     69.62

 

a) Efficiency ratio is defined by the Federal Reserve guidance as noninterest expense divided by the sum of net interest income plus noninterest income, excluding investment securities gains/losses, net.
(b) Efficiency ratio, fully taxable equivalent, is noninterest expense divided by the sum of taxable equivalent net interest income plus noninterest income, excluding investment securities gains/losses, net and asset gains/losses, net. This efficiency ratio is presented on a taxable equivalent basis, which adjusts net interest income for the tax-favored status of certain loan and investment securities. Management believes this measure to be the preferred industry measurement of net interest income as it enhances the comparability of net interest income arising from taxable and tax-exempt sources and it excludes certain specific revenue items (such as investment securities gains/losses, net and asset gains/losses, net).

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Net interest income on a taxable equivalent basis for the six months ended June 30, 2012, was $319 million, which remained relatively flat to the comparable period last year as favorable volume variances (changes in the balances and mix of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities increased taxable equivalent net interest income by $18 million) were offset by unfavorable rate variances (the impact of changes in the interest rate environment and product pricing reduced taxable equivalent net interest income by $18 million).

The net interest margin for the first half of 2012 was 3.31%, 1 bp higher than 3.30% for the same period in 2011. This comparable period increase was comprised of a 5 bp improvement in interest rate spread and a 4 bp lower contribution from net free funds. The 5 bp improvement in interest rate spread was the net result of a 22 bp decrease in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities and a 17 bp decrease in the yield on earning assets.

The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged during 2011 and the first six months of 2012. For the remainder of 2012, the Corporation anticipates modest pressure on the net interest margin from the continued low rate environment.

The yield on earning assets was 3.83% for the first half of 2012, 17 bp lower than the comparable period last year. Loan yields were down 38 bp, (to 4.14%), due to the repricing of adjustable rate loans and competitive pricing pressures in a low interest rate environment. The yield on investment securities and other short-term investments decreased 7 bp (to 2.91%), also impacted by the low interest rate environment and prepayment speeds of mortgage-related securities purchased at a premium.

The rate on interest-bearing liabilities of 0.68% for the first half of 2012 was 22 bp lower than the same period in 2011. Rates on interest-bearing deposits were down 25 bp (to 0.40%, reflecting the low rate environment and a targeted reduction of higher cost deposit products). The cost of short and long-term funding decreased 2 bp (to 1.54%).

Average earning assets were $19.4 billion for the first half of 2012, an increase of $14 million (less than 1%) from the comparable period last year. On average, loan balances increased $1.6 billion, including increases in commercial loans (up $1.2 billion) and residential mortgage loans (up $664 million), while retail loans decreased (down $212 million). Average investment securities and other short-term investments decreased $1.6 billion, reflecting the Corporation’s strategy of funding loan growth primarily through investment securities run-off.

 

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Average interest-bearing liabilities of $14.9 billion for the first half of 2012 were down $164 million (1%) from the first half of 2011. On average, interest-bearing deposits grew $411 million (primarily attributable to a $680 million increase in money market accounts and a $322 million increase in interest-bearing demand deposits, partially offset by a $702 million decrease in time deposits), while noninterest-bearing demand deposits (a principal component of net free funds) were up $466 million. Average short and long-term funding decreased $575 million between the comparable six-month periods, primarily attributable to a decrease in securities sold under agreements to repurchase (“customer funding”) (driven by pricing strategies to shift funds away from customer funding and into more traditional deposit products).

 

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TABLE 2

Net Interest Income Analysis

($ in Thousands)

 

     Six Months Ended June 30, 2012     Six Months Ended June 30, 2011  
     Average
Balance
     Interest
Income/
Expense
     Average
Yield/
Rate
    Average
Balance
     Interest
Income/
Expense
     Average
Yield/
Rate
 

Earning assets:

                

Loans: (1)(2)(3)

                

Commercial and business lending

   $ 4,922,827      $ 97,569        3.98   $ 4,115,687      $ 88,817        4.35

Commercial real estate lending

     3,253,668        69,345        4.28       2,896,320        64,749        4.50  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total commercial

     8,176,495        166,914        4.10       7,012,007        153,566        4.41  

Residential mortgage

     3,256,480        61,230        3.76       2,592,749        55,179        4.26  

Retail

     3,023,547        69,979        4.65       3,235,533        80,025        4.97  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total loans

     14,456,522        298,123        4.14       12,840,289        288,770        4.52  

Investment securities

     4,507,200        69,083        3.07       5,773,545        94,351        3.27  

Other short-term investments

     415,166        2,509        1.21       751,114        2,896        0.77  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Investments and other (1)

     4,922,366        71,592        2.91       6,524,659        97,247        2.98  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total earning assets

     19,378,888        369,715        3.83       19,364,948        386,017        4.00  

Other assets, net

     2,292,982             2,067,081        
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

Total assets

   $ 21,671,870           $ 21,432,029        
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

Interest-bearing liabilities:

                

Interest-bearing deposits:

                

Savings deposits

   $ 1,069,499      $ 396        0.07   $ 958,629      $ 571        0.12

Interest-bearing demand deposits

     2,109,947        1,861        0.18       1,788,112        1,369        0.15  

Money market deposits

     5,774,305        7,302        0.25       5,093,854        8,894        0.35  

Time deposits

     2,382,435        13,030        1.10       3,084,538        24,316        1.59  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total interest-bearing deposits

     11,336,186        22,589        0.40       10,925,133        35,150        0.65  

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase

     1,228,842        1,379        0.23       1,815,669        3,109        0.35  

Other short-term funding

     1,181,692        2,253        0.38       919,324        4,107        0.90  

Total long-term funding

     1,174,489        24,002        4.09       1,425,342        25,033        3.52  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total short and long-term funding

     3,585,023        27,634        1.54       4,160,335        32,249        1.56  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     14,921,209        50,223        0.68       15,085,468        67,399        0.90  
     

 

 

         

 

 

    

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

     3,689,439             3,223,485        

Other liabilities

     158,468             48,879        

Stockholders’ equity

     2,902,754             3,074,197        
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 21,671,870           $ 21,432,029        
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

Interest rate spread

           3.15           3.10

Net free funds

           0.16             0.20  
        

 

 

         

 

 

 

Net interest income, taxable equivalent, and net interest margin

      $ 319,492        3.31      $ 318,618        3.30
     

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Taxable equivalent adjustment

        10,557             10,772     
     

 

 

         

 

 

    

Net interest income

      $ 308,935           $ 307,846     
     

 

 

         

 

 

    

 

(1) The yield on tax exempt loans and securities is computed on a taxable equivalent basis using a tax rate of 35% for all periods presented and is net of the effects of certain disallowed interest deductions.
(2) Nonaccrual loans and loans held for sale have been included in the average balances.
(3) Interest income includes net loan fees.

 

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TABLE 2

Net Interest Income Analysis

($ in Thousands)

 

     Three Months Ended June 30, 2012     Three Months Ended June 30, 2011  
     Average
Balance
     Interest
Income/
Expense
     Average
Yield/
Rate
    Average
Balance
     Interest
Income/
Expense
     Average
Yield/
Rate
 

Earning assets:

                

Loans: (1)(2)(3)

                

Commercial and business lending

   $ 5,016,701      $ 48,584        3.89   $ 4,207,786      $ 44,396        4.23

Commercial real estate lending

     3,320,186        34,843        4.22       2,907,144        32,726        4.51  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total commercial

     8,336,887        83,427        4.02       7,114,930        77,122        4.35  

Residential mortgage

     3,273,873        30,266        3.70       2,657,740        28,032        4.22  

Retail

     2,991,842        34,468        4.63       3,232,234        40,033        4.96  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total loans

     14,602,602        148,161        4.07       13,004,904        145,187        4.47  

Investment securities

     4,402,800        34,416        3.13       5,689,728        47,359        3.33  

Other short-term investments

     380,644        1,262        1.33       736,660        1,437        0.78  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Investments and other (1)

     4,783,444        35,678        2.98       6,426,388        48,796        3.04  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total earning assets

     19,386,046        183,839        3.80       19,431,292        193,983        4.00  

Other assets, net

     2,298,554             2,094,863        
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

Total assets

   $ 21,684,600           $ 21,526,155        
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

Interest-bearing liabilities:

                

Interest-bearing deposits:

                

Savings deposits

   $ 1,109,609      $ 211        0.08   $ 999,748        308        0.12

Interest-bearing demand deposits

     2,105,440        917        0.18       1,811,525        738        0.16  

Money market deposits

     5,860,043        3,744        0.26       5,039,056        4,206        0.33  

Time deposits

     2,280,568        5,681        1.00       2,976,685        11,649        1.57  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total interest-bearing deposits

     11,355,660        10,553        0.37       10,827,014        16,901        0.63  

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase

     1,114,964        612        0.22       1,920,877        1,600        0.33  

Other short-term funding

     1,279,319        1,197        0.38       1,029,483        2,036        0.79  

Total long-term funding

     1,172,063        11,956        4.08       1,484,140        13,991        3.77  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total short and long-term funding

     3,566,346        13,765        1.55       4,434,500        17,627        1.59  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     14,922,006        24,318        0.65       15,261,514        34,528        0.91  

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

     3,695,024             3,225,675        

Other liabilities

     152,248             62,126        

Stockholders’ equity

     2,915,322             2,976,840        
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 21,684,600           $ 21,526,155        
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

Interest rate spread

           3.15           3.09

Net free funds

           0.15             0.20  
        

 

 

         

 

 

 

Net interest income, taxable equivalent, and net interest margin

      $ 159,521        3.30      $ 159,455        3.29
     

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Taxable equivalent adjustment

        5,254             5,332     
     

 

 

         

 

 

    

Net interest income

      $ 154,267           $ 154,123     
     

 

 

         

 

 

    

 

(1) The yield on tax exempt loans and securities is computed on a taxable equivalent basis using a tax rate of 35% for all periods presented and is net of the effects of certain disallowed interest deductions.
(2) Nonaccrual loans and loans held for sale have been included in the average balances.
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Provision for Loan Losses

The provision for loan losses for the first half of 2012 was $0, compared to $47 million for the first half of 2011 and $52 million for the full year of 2011. Net charge offs were $45 million for first half of 2012, compared to $98 million for the first half of 2011 and $151 million for the full year of 2011. Annualized net charge offs as a percent of average loans for the first half of 2012 were 0.63%, compared to 1.54% for the first half of 2011 and 1.13% for the full year of 2011. At June 30, 2012, the allowance for loan losses was $333 million, down from $426 million at June 30, 2011 and $378 million at December 31, 2011. The ratio of the allowance for loan losses to total loans was 2.26%, compared to 3.25% at June 30, 2011 and 2.70% at December 31, 2011. Nonaccrual loans at June 30, 2012, were $318 million, compared to $468 million at June 30, 2011, and $357 million at December 31, 2011. See Tables 7 and 8.

The provision for loan losses is predominantly a function of the Corporation’s reserving methodology and judgments as to other qualitative and quantitative factors used to determine the appropriate level of the allowance for loan losses which focuses on changes in the size and character of the loan portfolio, changes in levels of impaired and other nonaccrual loans, historical losses and delinquencies on each portfolio category, the level of loans sold or transferred to held for sale, the risk inherent in specific loans, concentrations of loans to specific borrowers or industries, existing economic conditions, the fair value of underlying collateral, and other factors which could affect potential credit losses. See additional discussion under sections “Allowance for Loan Losses,” and “Nonaccrual Loans, Potential Problem Loans, and Other Real Estate Owned.”

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income for the first half of 2012 was $154 million, up $22 million (16%) from the first half of 2011. Core fee-based revenue (as defined in Table 3 below) was down $12 million, while mortgage banking, net, was up $36 million. All other noninterest income categories combined were $9 million, down $2 million versus the comparable period last year. For the remainder of 2012, the Corporation expects modest improvement in core fee-based revenues, while the strength in mortgage banking experienced during the first half of 2012 is likely to be reduced going forward.

TABLE 3

Noninterest Income

($ in Thousands)

 

     2nd Qtr.
2012
    2nd Qtr.
2011
    Dollar
Change
    Percent
Change
    YTD 2012     YTD 2011     Dollar
Change
    Percent
Change
 

Trust service fees

   $ 10,125     $ 10,012     $ 113       1.1   $ 19,912     $ 19,843     $ 69       0.3

Service charges on deposit accounts

     16,768       19,112       (2,344     (12.3     34,810       38,176       (3,366     (8.8

Card-based and other nondeposit fees

     12,084       15,747       (3,663     (23.3     22,963       31,345       (8,382     (26.7

Insurance commissions

     12,912       11,552       1,360       11.8       24,502       23,318       1,184       5.1  

Brokerage and annuity commissions

     4,206       4,923       (717     (14.6     8,333       9,538       (1,205     (12.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Core fee-based revenue

     56,095       61,346       (5,251     (8.6     110,520       122,220       (11,700     (9.6

Mortgage banking income

     26,500       8,031       18,469       230.0       48,200       15,925       32,275       202.7  

Mortgage servicing rights expense

     9,765       11,351       (1,586     (14.0     13,811       17,400       (3,589     (20.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mortgage banking, net

     16,735       (3,320     20,055       N/M        34,389       (1,475     35,864       N/M   

Capital market fees, net

     2,673       (890     3,563       N/M        6,389       1,488       4,901       N/M   

Bank owned life insurance (“BOLI”) income

     3,164       3,500       (336     (9.6     7,456       7,086       370       5.2  

Other

     1,705       4,364       (2,659     (60.9     3,618       9,871       (6,253     (63.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal

     80,372       65,000       15,372       23.6       162,372       139,190       23,182       16.7  

Asset losses, net

     (4,984     (3,378     (1,606     47.5       (8,578     (6,541     (2,037     31.1  

Investment securities gains (losses), net

     563       (36     599       N/M        603       (58     661       N/M   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total noninterest income

   $ 75,951     $ 61,586     $ 14,365       23.3   $ 154,397     $ 132,591     $ 21,806       16.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

N/M – Not meaningful.

                

Trust service fees were level at $20 million for the comparable six month periods in 2012 and 2011. The market value of average assets under management for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 was $5.9 billion and $5.8 billion, respectively.

 

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Service charges on deposit accounts were $35 million for the first six months of 2012, down $3 million (9%) from the comparable six month period in 2011. The decrease was primarily attributable to lower nonsufficient funds / overdraft fees (down $4 million to $15 million) due to changes in customer behavior, recent regulatory changes, and changes in deposit account products.

Card-based and other nondeposit fees were $23 million for the first half of 2012, down $8 million (27%) from the first half of 2011, primarily due to lower interchange fees. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 included a provision, the “Durbin Amendment,” which governs the amount banks can charge as interchange fees. The Durbin Amendment negatively impacted the amount the bank charged in interchange fees beginning in the fourth quarter of 2011. Insurance commissions were $25 million for the first half of 2012, up $1 million (5%) from the first half of 2011, primarily due to higher benefit insurance premiums. Brokerage and annuity commissions were $8 million for the first half of 2012, down $1 million (13%) from the first half of 2011, attributable to lower fixed annuity commissions.

Net mortgage banking income was $34 million for the first half of 2012, compared to a net mortgage banking loss of $1 million for the comparable six month period in 2011. Net mortgage banking consists of gross mortgage banking income less mortgage servicing rights expense. Gross mortgage banking income (which includes servicing fees and the gain or loss on sales of mortgage loans to the secondary market, related fees and fair value marks on derivatives (collectively “gains on sales and related income”)) was $48 million for the first half of 2012, an increase of $32 million compared to the first half of 2011. This increase was primarily attributable to higher volume of loans sold to the secondary market, resulting in higher gains on sales and related income (up $32 million). Secondary mortgage production was $1.3 billion for the first half of 2012, compared to $541 million for the first half of 2011.

Mortgage servicing rights expense includes both the amortization of the mortgage servicing rights asset and changes to the valuation allowance associated with the mortgage servicing rights asset. Mortgage servicing rights expense is affected by the size of the servicing portfolio, as well as the changes in the estimated fair value of the mortgage servicing rights asset. Mortgage servicing rights expense was $14 million for the first half of 2012, compared to $17 million for the comparable six month period in 2011, with a $4 million decrease to the valuation reserve (comprised of a $2 million addition to the valuation reserve for the first half of 2012 compared to a $6 million addition to the valuation reserve for the first half of 2011). As mortgage interest rates fall, prepayment speeds are usually faster and the value of the mortgage servicing rights asset generally decreases, requiring additional valuation reserve. Conversely, as mortgage interest rates rise, prepayment speeds are usually slower and the value of the mortgage servicing rights asset generally increases, requiring less valuation reserve. Mortgage servicing rights, net of any valuation allowance, are carried in other intangible assets, net, on the consolidated balance sheets at the lower of amortized cost or estimated fair value. At June 30, 2012, the mortgage servicing rights asset, net of its valuation allowance, was $47 million, representing 63 bp of the $7.5 billion servicing portfolio, compared to a net mortgage servicing rights asset of $53 million, representing 72 bp of the $7.4 billion servicing portfolio at June 30, 2011. Mortgage servicing rights are considered a critical accounting policy given that estimating their fair value involves a discounted cash flow model and assumptions that involve judgment, particularly of estimated prepayment speeds of the underlying mortgages serviced and the overall level of interest rates. See section “Critical Accounting Policies,” as well as Note 7, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” and Note 12, “Fair Value Measurements,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements for additional disclosure.

Capital market fees, net (which include fee income from foreign currency and interest rate risk related services provided to our customers) were $6 million for the first half of 2012, compared to $1 million for the comparable six month period in 2011, primarily due to a favorable change in the credit valuation adjustment from improvements in credit quality. Other income of $4 million was $6 million lower than the first half of 2011, primarily due to a decrease in limited partnership income. Net asset losses of $9 million for 2012 were primarily attributable to a $6 million write-down on software placed into production during the second quarter of 2012, $6 million of losses on sales and other write-downs on other real estate owned, and a $3 million impairment charge on certain limited partnership investments, partially offset by a $6 million gain on the sale of three retail branches in rural western Illinois. Net asset losses of $7 million for 2011 were primarily attributable to losses on sales and other write-downs of other real estate owned.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense was $336 million for the first half of 2012, up $17 million (5%) over the comparable six month period in 2011. Personnel expense was up $9 million (5%), while nonpersonnel noninterest expenses were up $8 million (6%) on a combined basis. For the remainder of 2012, the Corporation expects quarterly noninterest expense growth in the low-single-digit range, including the costs of continuing BSA enhancements and footprint upgrades.

 

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TABLE 4

Noninterest Expense

($ in Thousands)

 

     2nd Qtr.
2012
     2nd Qtr.
2011
    Dollar
Change
    Percent
Change
    YTD
2012
     YTD
2011
     Dollar
Change
    Percent
Change
 

Personnel expense

   $ 93,819      $ 89,526     $ 4,293       4.8   $ 188,100      $ 178,754      $ 9,346       5.2

Occupancy

     14,008        12,663       1,345       10.6       29,187        27,938        1,249       4.5  

Equipment

     5,719        4,969       750       15.1       11,187        9,736        1,451       14.9  

Data processing

     11,304        7,974       3,330       41.8       20,820        15,508        5,312       34.3  

Business development and advertising

     5,468        5,652       (184     (3.3     10,849        10,595        254       2.4  

Other intangible asset amortization

     1,049        1,178       (129     (11.0     2,098        2,356        (258     (11.0

Loan expense

     2,948        2,983       (35     (1.2     5,858        5,939        (81     (1.4

Legal and professional fees

     5,657        4,783       874       18.3       15,372        9,265        6,107       65.9  

Losses other than loans

     2,060        (1,925     3,985       N/M        5,610        4,372        1,238       28.3  

Foreclosure / OREO expense

     4,343        6,358       (2,015     (31.7     7,705        11,242        (3,537     (31.5

FDIC expense

     4,778        7,198       (2,420     (33.6     9,648        15,442        (5,794     (37.5

Other

     14,877        14,358       519       3.6       29,358        27,569        1,789       6.5  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total noninterest expense

   $ 166,030      $ 155,717     $ 10,313       6.6   $ 335,792      $ 318,716      $ 17,076       5.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Personnel expense (which includes salary-related expenses and fringe benefit expenses) was $188 million for the first half of 2012, up $9 million (5%) versus the first half of 2011. Average full-time equivalent employees were 4,998 for the first six months of 2012, up 1% from 4,954 for the comparable six month period of 2011. Salary-related expenses increased $7 million (5%). This increase was primarily the result of higher compensation and commissions (up $4 million or 3%, including increases in full-time equivalent employees, merit increases between the years, and higher compensation related to the vesting of stock options and restricted stock grants), and higher performance based incentives (up $3 million or 32%). Fringe benefit expenses were up $2 million (7%) versus the first half of 2011, primarily due to higher employment taxes and benefit plan expenses related to the increased compensation.

Nonpersonnel noninterest expenses on a combined basis were $148 million, up $8 million (6%) compared to the comparable six month period in 2011. Occupancy, equipment and data processing were up $8 million (15%), due to strategic investments in our branch network, systems and infrastructure. Legal and professional fees increased $6 million due to other professional consultant costs related to certain BSA regulatory compliance issues, partially offset by a $1.5 million partial reimbursement for defense costs on the Overdraft litigation (see Note 11, “Commitments, Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements, and Contingent Liabilities,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements for additional information concerning this litigation). Losses other than loans increased $1 million, primarily due to a $6 million increase to the reserve for losses on unfunded commitments, partially offset by a $2.5 million settlement with the Corporation’s insurance carrier towards the Overdraft litigation as well as a year-over-year decrease in the level of litigation expenses related to the Overdraft litigation. Foreclosure / OREO expenses of $8 million decreased $4 million, primarily attributable to a decline in legal and collection expenses related to the improvement in credit quality. FDIC expense decreased $6 million (38%) due to a change in the FDIC expense calculation (from a deposit based calculation to a net asset / risk-based assessment). All remaining noninterest expense categories on a combined basis were up $2 million (4%) compared to the first half of 2011.

Income Taxes

For the first half of 2012, the Corporation recognized income tax expense of $42 million, compared to income tax expense of $17 million for the first half of 2011. The effective tax rate was 32.61% for the first half of 2012, compared to an effective tax rate of 23.40% for the first half of 2011. The change in income tax and the effective tax rate was primarily due to the increased level of pretax income between the comparable six-month periods. Income tax expense is also impacted by ongoing federal and state income tax audits and changes in tax law.

Income tax expense recorded in the consolidated statements of income involves the interpretation and application of certain accounting pronouncements and federal and state tax codes, and is, therefore, considered a critical accounting policy. The Corporation undergoes examination by various taxing authorities. Such taxing authorities may require that changes in the amount of tax expense or valuation allowance be recognized when their interpretations differ from those of management, based on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their examinations. See Note 9, “Income Taxes,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements and section “Critical Accounting Policies.”

 

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Balance Sheet

At June 30, 2012, total assets were $22.1 billion, up $157 million from December 31, 2011. Loans of $14.7 billion at June 30, 2012, were up $668 million from December 31, 2011, with increases in commercial and business lending (up $386 million), commercial real estate lending (up $275 million), and residential mortgage loans (up $129 million), offset by a $122 million decrease in retail loans. The Corporation expects a pace of approximately 3% quarterly loan growth for the remainder of 2012. Investment securities available for sale were $4.5 billion, down $416 million from year end 2011 (primarily due to calls and maturities of mortgage-related and Federal agency securities during the first half of 2012), as the Corporation continued the strategy of funding loan growth with run-off from the investment securities portfolio.

At June 30, 2012, total deposits of $15.1 billion were relatively unchanged from December 31, 2011 (up $16 million). Since December 31, 2011, money market deposits increased $672 million, while other time deposits declined $351 million and brokered CDs decreased $162 million, reflecting the Corporation’s continued strategy for reducing its utilization of network transaction deposits and brokered deposits. Noninterest-bearing demand deposits decreased to $3.9 billion and represented 26% of total deposits, unchanged from December 31, 2011. Short and long-term funding of $3.8 billion was up $112 million since year-end 2011, with an increase of $139 million in short-term funding partially offset by the repayment of $26 million of junior subordinated debentures.

Since June 30, 2011, loans increased $1.6 billion, with commercial loans up $1.5 billion and residential mortgage loans up $387 million, offset by a $243 million decline in retail loans. Since June 30, 2011, deposits increased $1.0 billion, primarily attributable to an $840 million increase in money market deposits and a $656 million increase in noninterest-bearing demand deposits, partially offset by a $436 million decrease in other time deposits and a $276 million decrease in brokered CDs. Given the increase in deposit balances, short and long-term funding declined $936 million, including an $866 million decrease in customer funding and the repayments of $142 million of subordinated debt and $26 million of junior subordinated debentures, partially offset by the issuance of $130 million of senior notes.

 

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TABLE 5

Period End Loan Composition

($ in Thousands)

 

      June 30, 2012     March 31, 2012     December 31, 2011     September 30, 2011     June 30, 2011  
      Amount      % of
Total
    Amount      % of
Total
    Amount      % of
Total
    Amount      % of
Total
    Amount      % of
Total
 

Commercial and industrial

   $ 4,076,370        28   $ 3,719,016        26   $ 3,724,736        27   $ 3,360,502        25   $ 3,202,301        24

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

     1,116,815        8       1,074,755        8       1,086,829        8       1,068,616        8       1,030,060        8  

Lease financing

     62,750        —          61,208        —          58,194        —          54,849        1       54,001        1  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial and business lending

     5,255,935        36       4,854,979        34       4,869,759        35       4,483,967        34       4,286,362        33  

Commercial real estate - investor

     2,810,521        19       2,664,251        19       2,563,767        18       2,481,411        18       2,393,626        18  

Real estate construction

     612,556        4       565,953        4       584,046        4       554,024        4       533,804        4  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial real estate lending

     3,423,077        23       3,230,204        23       3,147,813        22       3,035,435        22       2,927,430        22  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total commercial

     8,679,012        59       8,085,183        57       8,017,572        57       7,519,402        56       7,213,792        55  

Home equity

     2,429,594        17       2,501,770        17       2,504,704        18       2,571,404        19       2,594,029        20  

Installment

     510,831        3       537,628        4       557,782        4       572,243        4       589,714        4  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total retail

     2,940,425        20       3,039,398        21       3,062,486        22       3,143,647        23       3,183,743        24  

Residential mortgage

     3,079,465        21       3,129,144        22       2,951,013        21       2,840,458        21       2,692,054        21  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total consumer

     6,019,890        41       6,168,542        43       6,013,499        43       5,984,105        44       5,875,797        45  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total loans

   $ 14,698,902        100   $ 14,253,725        100   $ 14,031,071        100   $ 13,503,507        100   $ 13,089,589        100
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Farmland

   $ 23,814        1   $ 25,031        1   $ 26,221        1   $ 27,871        1   $ 30,946        1

Multi-family

     802,212        28       756,737        28       694,056        27       663,284        27       566,641        24  

Non-owner occupied

     1,984,495        71       1,882,483        71       1,843,490        72       1,790,256        72       1,796,039        75  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial real estate - investor

   $ 2,810,521        100   $ 2,664,251        100   $ 2,563,767        100   $ 2,481,411        100   $ 2,393,626        100
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

1-4 family construction

   $ 138,160        23   $ 114,724        20   $ 120,170        21   $ 94,442        17   $ 92,000        17

All other construction

     474,396        77       451,229        80       463,876        79       459,582        83       441,804        83  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Real estate construction

   $ 612,556        100   $ 565,953        100   $ 584,046        100   $ 554,024        100   $ 533,804        100
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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TABLE 6

Period End Deposit and Customer Funding Composition

($ in Thousands)

 

     June 30, 2012     March 31, 2012     December 31, 2011     September 30, 2011     June 30, 2011  
     Amount      % of
Total
    Amount      % of
Total
    Amount      % of
Total
    Amount      % of
Total
    Amount      % of
Total
 

Noninterest-bearing demand

   $ 3,874,429        26   $ 3,989,156        26   $ 3,928,792        26   $ 3,711,570        25   $ 3,218,722        23

Savings

     1,117,593        7       1,098,975        7       986,766        7       1,013,195        7       1,007,337        7  

Interest-bearing demand

     2,078,037        14       2,040,900        13       2,297,454        15       2,071,627        14       1,931,519        14  

Money market

     5,822,449        39       6,176,981        39       5,150,275        34       5,205,401        35       4,982,492        35  

Brokered CDs

     41,104        —          46,493        —          202,948        1       203,827        1       316,670        2  

Other time

     2,173,259        14       2,300,871        15       2,524,420        17       2,576,790        18       2,609,310        19  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deposits

   $ 15,106,871        100   $ 15,653,376        100   $ 15,090,655        100   $ 14,782,410        100   $ 14,066,050        100

Customer repo sweeps

     592,203          635,697          664,624          871,619          930,101     

Customer repo term

     619,897          509,332          695,131          1,141,450          1,147,938     
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

Total customer funding

     1,212,100          1,145,029          1,359,755          2,013,069          2,078,039     
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

Total deposits and customer funding

   $ 16,318,971        $ 16,798,405        $ 16,450,410        $ 16,795,479        $ 16,144,089     
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

Network transaction deposits included above in interest-bearing demand and money market

   $ 1,234,010        $ 1,171,679        $ 875,052        $ 875,630        $ 824,003     

Total network transaction deposits and Brokered CDs

     1,275,114          1,218,172          1,078,000          1,079,457          1,140,673     

Total deposits and customer funding, excluding Brokered CDs and network transaction deposits

   $ 15,043,857        $ 15,580,233        $ 15,372,410        $ 15,716,022        $ 15,003,416     

Allowance for Loan Losses

Credit risks within the loan portfolio are inherently different for each loan type. Credit risk is controlled and monitored through the use of lending standards, a thorough review of potential borrowers, and ongoing review of loan payment performance. Active asset quality administration, including early problem loan identification and timely resolution of problems, aids in the management of credit risk and minimization of loan losses.

The level of the allowance for loan losses represents management’s estimate of an amount appropriate to provide for probable credit losses in the loan portfolio at the balance sheet date. In general, the change in the allowance for loan losses is a function of a number of factors, including but not limited to changes in the loan portfolio (see Table 5), net charge offs (see Table 7) and nonperforming assets (see Table 8). The Corporation’s process, designed to assess the appropriateness of the allowance for loan losses, includes an allocation methodology, as well as management’s ongoing review and grading of the loan portfolio into criticized and non-criticized categories. The allocation methodology focuses on evaluation of facts and issues related to specific loans, management’s ongoing review and grading of the loan portfolio, consideration of historical loan loss and delinquency experience on each portfolio category, trends in past due and nonaccrual loans, the level of potential problem loans, the risk characteristics of the various classifications of loans, changes in the size and character of the loan portfolio, concentrations of loans to specific borrowers or industries, existing economic conditions, the fair value of underlying collateral, and other qualitative and quantitative factors which could affect potential credit losses. Because each of the criteria used is subject to change, the allocation of the allowance for loan losses is not necessarily indicative of the trend of future loan losses in any particular category. The total allowance for loan losses is available to absorb losses from any segment of the loan portfolio. Management considers the allowance for loan losses a critical accounting policy (see section “Critical Accounting Policies”), as assessing these numerous factors involves significant judgment.

The allocation methodology used by the Corporation includes allocations for specifically identified impaired loans and loss factor allocations, (used for both criticized and non-criticized loan categories) with a component primarily based on historical loss rates and a component primarily based on other qualitative factors. Management allocates the allowance for loan losses by pools of risk within each loan portfolio. The allocation methodology used at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 was generally comparable.

 

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The allocation methodology consists of the following components: First, as reflected in Note 6, “Loans, Allowance for Loan Losses, and Credit Quality,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements, a valuation allowance estimate is established for specifically identified commercial and consumer loans determined to be impaired by the Corporation, using discounted cash flows, estimated fair value of underlying collateral, and / or other data available. Second, management allocates the allowance for loan losses with loss factors, for criticized loan pools by loan type as well as for non-criticized loan pools by loan type, primarily based on historical loss rates after considering loan type, historical loss and delinquency experience, and industry statistics. Loans that have been criticized are considered to have a higher risk of default than non-criticized loans, as circumstances were present to support the lower loan grade, warranting higher loss factors. The loss factors applied in the methodology are periodically re-evaluated and adjusted to reflect changes in historical loss levels or other risks. Lastly, management allocates the allowance for loan losses to absorb unrecognized losses that may not be provided for by the other components due to other factors evaluated by management, such as limitations within the credit risk grading process, known current economic or business conditions that may not yet show in trends, industry or other concentrations with current issues that impose higher inherent risks than are reflected in the loss factors, and other relevant considerations.

At June 30, 2012, the allowance for loan losses was $333 million compared to $426 million at June 30, 2011, and $378 million at December 31, 2011. At June 30, 2012, the allowance for loan losses to total loans was 2.26% and covered 105% of nonaccrual loans, compared to 3.25% and 91%, respectively, at June 30, 2011, and 2.70% and 106%, respectively, at December 31, 2011. The provision for loan losses for the first half of 2012 was $0, compared to $47 million for the first half of 2011, and $52 million for the full year 2011. Net charge offs were $45 million for the first half of 2012, $98 million for the comparable period ended June 30, 2011, and $151 million for the full year 2011. The ratio of net charge offs to average loans on an annualized basis was 0.63%, 1.54%, and 1.13% for the six months ended June 30, 2012, and 2011, and the full year 2011, respectively. Net charge offs for the first half of 2011 included $10 million of write-downs related to installment loans transferred to held for sale. Tables 7 and 8 provide additional information regarding activity in the allowance for loan losses, impaired loans, and nonperforming assets. See Note 6, “Loans, Allowance for Loan Losses, and Credit Quality,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements for additional allowance for loan losses disclosures.

Credit quality continued to improve during the first half of 2012. Nonaccrual loans declined to $318 million (representing 2.16% of total loans), down 32% from June 30, 2011 and down 11% from December 31, 2011, due to organic portfolio improvements, including a lower level of loans moving into the nonaccrual and potential problem loan categories. Loans past due 30-89 days totaled $48 million at June 30, 2012, a decrease of 58% from June 30, 2011 and an increase of 9% from December 31, 2011, while potential problem loans declined to $410 million, a reduction from both the second quarter of 2011 and year-end 2011. For the remainder of 2012, the Corporation anticipates continuing improvement in credit trends and a modest provision for loan losses.

Management believes the level of allowance for loan losses to be appropriate at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

Consolidated net income and stockholders’ equity could be affected if management’s estimate of the allowance for loan losses is subsequently materially different, requiring additional or less provision for loan losses to be recorded. Management carefully considers numerous detailed and general factors, its assumptions, and the likelihood of materially different conditions that could alter its assumptions. While management uses currently available information to recognize losses on loans, future adjustments to the allowance for loan losses may be necessary based on newly received appraisals, updated commercial customer financial statements, rapidly deteriorating customer cash flow, and changes in economic conditions that affect our customers. Additionally, larger credit relationships (defined by management as over $25 million) do not inherently create more risk, but can create wider fluctuations in net charge offs and asset quality measures. As an integral part of their examination process, various federal and state regulatory agencies also review the allowance for loan losses. These agencies may require additions to the allowance for loan losses or may require that certain loan balances be charged off or downgraded into criticized loan categories when their credit evaluations differ from those of management, based on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their examination.

 

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Allowance for Loan Losses

($ in Thousands)

 

     At and for the Six Months Ended
June 30,
    At and for the
Year Ended
December 31,
 
     2012     2011     2011  

Allowance for Loan Losses:

      

Balance at beginning of period

     $378,151       $476,813       $476,813  

Provision for loan losses

     —          47,000       52,000  

Charge offs (1)

     (61,599)        (117,521)        (189,732)   

Recoveries

     16,106       19,669       39,070  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net charge offs (1)

     (45,493)        (97,852)        (150,662)   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

     $332,658       $425,961       $378,151  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loan charge offs(1):

       (A       (A       (A

Commercial and industrial

   $ 18,416       98     $ 18,340       122     $ 22,312       70  

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

     1,579       29       6,303       123       6,976       67  

Lease financing

     (1,836     N/M        88       32       (1,782     N/M   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commercial and business lending

     18,159       74       24,731       121       27,506       64  

Commercial real estate - investor

     7,531       56       10,947       94       23,813       98  

Real estate construction

     788       28       17,967       N/M        30,701       N/M   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commercial real estate lending

     8,319       51       28,914       201       54,514       183  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total commercial

     26,478       65       53,645       154       82,020       113  

Home equity

     14,234       115       22,573       176       39,422       153  

Installment

     472       18       13,334       410       14,550       237  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total retail

     14,706       98       35,907       224       53,972       169  

Residential mortgage

     4,309       27       8,300       65       14,670       52  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net charge offs

   $ 45,493       63     $ 97,852       154     $ 150,662       113  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CRE & Construction Net Charge Off Detail:

       (A       (A       (A

Farmland

   $ 53       42     $ (44     (26   $ 704       225  

Multi-family

     (51     (1     2,476       94       4,531       77  

Non-owner occupied

     7,529       80       8,515       96       18,578       103  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commercial real estate - investor

   $ 7,531       56     $ 10,947       94     $ 23,813       98  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

1-4 family construction

   $ (716     (121   $ 6,593       N/M      $ 11,888       N/M   

All other construction

     1,504       68       11,374       N/M        18,813       N/M   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Real estate construction

   $ 788       28     $ 17,967       N/M      $ 30,701       N/M   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(A) - Annualized ratio of net charge offs to average loans by loan type in basis points.

  

N/M - Not meaningful.

  

Ratios:

      

Allowance for loan losses to total loans

     2.26%        3.25%        2.70%   

Allowance for loan losses to net charge offs (annualized)

     3.6x        2.2x        2.5x   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Charge offs for the six months ended June 30, 2011, and the year ended December 31, 2011, include $10 million of write-downs related to installment loans transferred to held for sale.

 

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Allowance for Loan Losses

($ in Thousands)

 

Quarterly Trends:    June 30,
2012
    March 31,
2012
    December 31,
2011
    September 30,
2011
    June 30,
2011
 

Allowance for Loan Losses:

                    

Balance at beginning of period

     $356,298       $378,151       $399,723       $425,961       $454,461  

Provision for loan losses

     —          —          1,000       4,000       16,000  

Charge offs

     (30,340)        (31,259)        (34,056)        (38,155)        (52,365)   

Recoveries

     6,700       9,406       11,484       7,917       7,865  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net charge offs

     (23,640)        (21,853)        (22,572)        (30,238)        (44,500)   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

     $332,658       $356,298       $378,151       $399,723       $425,961  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loan charge offs:

       (A       (A       (A       (A       (A

Commercial and industrial

   $ 14,544       151     $ 3,872       42     $ 231       3     $ 3,741       46     $ 14,026       180  

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

     1,164       43       415       16       539       20       134       5       4,436       174  

Lease financing

     —          —          (1,836     N/M        19       14       (1,889     N/M        60       44  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commercial and business lending

     15,708       126       2,451       20       789       7       1,986       18       18,522       177  

Commercial real estate - investor

     177       3       7,354       113       2,394       38       10,472       169       4,941       83  

Real estate construction

     558       40       230       16       7,088       N/M        5,646       N/M        6,031       N/M   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commercial real estate lending

     735       9       7,584       96       9,482       122       16,118       213       10,972       151  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total commercial

     16,443       79       10,035       50       10,271       53       18,104       98       29,494       166  

Home equity

     5,284       86       8,950       144       8,113       127       8,736       134       8,251       127  

Installment

     371       28       101       7       452       32       764       52       664       42  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total retail

     5,655       76       9,051       119       8,565       110       9,500       119       8,915       111  

Residential mortgage

     1,542       19       2,767       34       3,736       46       2,634       36       6,091       92  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net charge offs

   $ 23,640       65     $ 21,853       61     $ 22,572       64     $ 30,238       90     $ 44,500       137  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CRE & Construction Net Charge Off Detail:

  

    (A       (A       (A       (A       (A

Farmland

   $ —          —        $ 53       83     $ (10     (15   $ 758       N/M      $ (56     (67

Multi-family

     15       1       (66     (4     1,565       91       490       31       1,359       98  

Non-owner occupied

     162       3       7,367       160       839       18       9,224       202       3,638       82  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commercial real estate - investor

   $ 177       3     $ 7,354       113     $ 2,394       38     $ 10,472       169     $ 4,941       83  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

1-4 family construction

   $ (111     (35   $ (605     (225   $ 2,668       N/M      $ 2,627       N/M      $ 2,110       N/M   

All other construction

     669       62       835       73       4,420       N/M        3,019       N/M        3,921       N/M   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Real estate construction

   $ 558       40     $ 230       16     $ 7,088       N/M      $ 5,646       N/M      $ 6,031       N/M   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(A) - Annualized ratio of net charge offs to average loans by loan type in basis points.

N/M - Not meaningful.

 

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Nonperforming Assets

($ in Thousands)

 

       June 30,  
2012
            March 31,  
2012
          December 31,
2011
          September 30,
2011
            June 30,  
2011
       

Nonperforming assets:

                    

Nonaccrual loans:

                    

Commercial

   $ 212,997       $ 217,070       $ 243,595       $ 290,116       $ 350,358    

Residential mortgage

     60,292         62,760         63,555         63,962         66,752    

Retail

     44,583         47,255         49,622         49,314         50,501    
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Total nonaccrual loans (NALs)

     317,872         327,085         356,772         403,392         467,611    

Other real estate owned (OREO)

     40,029         34,425         41,571         42,076         45,712    
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Total nonperforming assets (NPAs)

   $ 357,901       $ 361,510       $ 398,343       $ 445,468       $ 513,323    
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Accruing loans past due 90 days or more:

                    

Commercial

   $ 4,563       $ 1,874       $ 4,236       $ 598       $ 11,513    

Retail

     661         623         689         622         610    
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Total accruing loans past due 90 days or more

   $ 5,224       $ 2,497       $ 4,925       $ 1,220       $ 12,123    
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Restructured loans (accruing):

                    

Commercial

   $ 90,677       $ 90,163       $ 85,084       $ 82,619       $ 69,657    

Residential mortgage

     21,302         20,465         18,115         18,943         18,216    

Retail

     10,250         10,091         9,965         11,521         12,470    
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Total restructured loans (accruing)

   $ 122,229       $ 120,719       $ 113,164       $ 113,083       $ 100,343    
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Nonaccrual restructured loans (included in nonaccrual loans)

   $ 86,395       $ 79,946       $ 87,493       $ 80,063       $ 71,084    

Ratios:

                    

Nonaccrual loans to total loans

     2.16       2.29       2.54       2.99       3.57  

NPAs to total loans plus OREO

     2.43       2.53       2.83       3.29       3.91  

NPAs to total assets

     1.62       1.65       1.82       2.03       2.33  

Allowance for loan losses to NALs

     104.65       108.93       105.99       99.09       91.09  

Allowance for loan losses to total loans

     2.26       2.50       2.70       2.96       3.25  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Nonperforming assets by type:

       (A)          (A)          (A)          (A)          (A)   

Commercial and industrial

   $ 46,111       1   $ 50,641       1   $ 56,075       2   $ 61,256       2   $ 71,183       2

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

     33,417       3     31,888       3     35,718       3     47,202       4     59,725       6

Lease financing

     8,260       13     9,040       15     10,644       18     11,667       21     12,898       24
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commercial and business lending

     87,788       2     91,569       2     102,437       2     120,125       3     143,806       3

Commercial real estate - investor

     88,806       3     89,030       3     99,352       4     97,691       4     133,770       6

Real estate construction

     36,403       6     36,471       6     41,806       7     72,300       13     72,782       14
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commercial real estate lending

     125,209       4     125,501       4     141,158       4     169,991       6     206,552       7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total commercial

     212,997       2     217,070       3     243,595       3     290,116       4     350,358       5

Home equity

     41,536       2     44,628       2     46,907       2     46,119       2     46,777       2

Installment

     3,047       1     2,627       —       2,715       —       3,195       1     3,724       1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total retail

     44,583       2     47,255       2     49,622       2     49,314       2     50,501       2

Residential mortgage

     60,292       2     62,760       2     63,555       2     63,962       2     66,752       2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total consumer

     104,875       2     110,015       2     113,177       2     113,276       2     117,253       2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total nonaccrual loans

     317,872       2     327,085       2     356,772       3     403,392       3     467,611       4

Commercial real estate owned

     18,670         20,119         24,795         27,886         30,629    

Residential real estate owned

     11,309         10,971         13,285         10,659         11,531    

Bank properties real estate owned

     10,050         3,335         3,491         3,531         3,552    
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Other real estate owned

     40,029         34,425         41,571         42,076         45,712    
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Total nonperforming assets

   $ 357,901       $ 361,510       $ 398,343       $ 445,468       $ 513,323    
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Commercial real estate & Real estate construction NALs Detail:

                    

Farmland

   $ 1,327       6   $ 1,337       5   $ 1,907       7   $ 1,971       7   $ 2,870       9

Multi-family

     8,194       1     6,920       1     7,909       1     9,905       1     11,092       2

Non-owner occupied

     79,285       4     80,773       4     89,536       5     85,815       5     119,808       7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commercial real estate - investor

   $ 88,806       3   $ 89,030       3   $ 99,352       4   $ 97,691       4   $ 133,770       6
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

1-4 family construction

   $ 19,049       14   $ 20,487       18   $ 21,717       18   $ 25,439       27   $ 24,287       26

All other construction

     17,354       4     15,984       4     20,089       4     46,861       10     48,495       11
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Real estate construction

   $ 36,403       6   $ 36,471       6   $ 41,806       7   $ 72,300       13   $ 72,782       14
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(A) Ratio of nonperforming loans by type to total loans by type.

 

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Nonperforming Assets

($ in Thousands)

 

     June 30,
2012
     March 31,
2012
     December 31,
2011
     September 30,
2011
     June 30,
2011
 

Loans 30-89 days past due by type:

              

Commercial and industrial

   $ 4,465      $ 12,643      $ 8,743      $ 6,255      $ 7,581  

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

     2,125        7,532        7,092        29,409        33,753  

Leasing

     39        40        104        507        79  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial and business lending

     6,629        20,215        15,939        36,171        41,413  

Commercial real estate - investor

     12,854        8,313        4,970        70,136        27,487  

Real estate construction

     1,618        1,736        996        5,493        13,217  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial real estate lending

     14,472        10,049        5,966        75,629        40,704  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total commercial

     21,101        30,264        21,905        111,800        82,117  

Home equity

     15,302        18,007        12,189        18,165        14,818  

Installment

     1,558        2,813        2,592        1,956        3,851  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total retail

     16,860        20,820        14,781        20,121        18,669  

Residential mortgage

     9,836        10,114        7,224        12,114        12,573  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total consumer

     26,696        30,934        22,005        32,235        31,242  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total loans past due 30-89 days

   $ 47,797      $ 61,198      $ 43,910      $ 144,035      $ 113,359  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial real estate & Real estate construction loans 30-89 days past due detail:

              

Farmland

   $ —         $ —         $ —         $ 164      $ 55  

Multi-family

     3,713        4,130        407        978        3,932  

Non-owner occupied

     9,141        4,183        4,563        68,994        23,500  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial real estate - investor

   $ 12,854      $ 8,313      $ 4,970      $ 70,136      $ 27,487  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

1-4 family construction

   $ 1,191      $ 676      $ 475      $ 658      $ 4,839  

All other construction

     427        1,060        521        4,835        8,378  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Real estate construction

   $ 1,618      $ 1,736      $ 996      $ 5,493      $ 13,217  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Potential problem loans by type:

              

Commercial and industrial

   $ 121,764      $ 157,778      $ 153,306      $ 207,351      $ 229,407  

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

     108,508        112,673        136,366        140,406        145,622  

Leasing

     324        487        158        507        1,399  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial and business lending

     230,596        270,938        289,830        348,264        376,428  

Commercial real estate - investor

     142,453        167,339        230,206        252,331        236,434  

Real estate construction

     23,905        27,654        27,649        37,155        63,186  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial real estate lending

     166,358        194,993        257,855        289,486        299,620  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total commercial

     396,954        465,931        547,685        637,750        676,048  

Home equity

     4,173        4,441        5,451        4,975        4,515  

Installment

     127        142        233        272        216  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total retail

     4,300        4,583        5,684        5,247        4,731  

Residential mortgage

     8,658        9,580        13,037        16,550        18,575  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total consumer

     12,958        14,163        18,721        21,797        23,306  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total potential problem loans

   $ 409,912      $ 480,094      $ 566,406      $ 659,547      $ 699,354  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Nonaccrual Loans, Potential Problem Loans, and Other Real Estate Owned

Management is committed to a proactive nonaccrual and problem loan identification philosophy. This philosophy is implemented through the ongoing monitoring and review of all pools of risk in the loan portfolio to ensure that problem loans are identified quickly and the risk of loss is minimized. Table 8 provides detailed information regarding nonperforming assets, which include nonaccrual loans and other real estate owned.

Nonaccrual Loans: Nonaccrual loans are considered one indicator of potential future loan losses. Loans are generally placed on nonaccrual status when contractually past due 90 days or more as to interest or principal payments, unless the loan is well secured and in the process of collection. Additionally, whenever management becomes aware of facts or circumstances that may adversely impact the collectability of principal or interest on loans, it is management’s practice to place such loans on nonaccrual status immediately, rather than delaying such action until the loans become 90 days past due. When a loan is placed on nonaccrual status, previously accrued and uncollected interest is reversed, amortization of related deferred loan fees or costs is suspended, and income is recorded only to the extent that interest payments are subsequently received in cash and a determination has been made that the principal balance of the loan is collectible. If collectability of the principal and interest is in doubt, payments received are applied to loan principal.

Nonaccrual loans were $318 million at June 30, 2012, compared to $468 million at June 30, 2011 and $357 million at December 31, 2011. As shown in Table 8, total nonaccrual loans were down $150 million since June 30, 2011, with commercial nonaccrual loans down $137 million while consumer-related nonaccrual loans were down $13 million. Since December 31, 2011, total nonaccrual loans decreased $39 million, with commercial nonaccrual loans down $31 million and consumer nonaccrual loans down $8 million. The ratio of nonaccrual loans to total loans was 2.16% at June 30, 2012, compared to 3.57% at June 30, 2011 and 2.54% at December 31, 2011. The Corporation’s allowance for loan losses to nonaccrual loans was 105% at June 30, 2012, up from 91% at June 30, 2011 and 106% at December 31, 2011, respectively.

Accruing Loans Past Due 90 Days or More: Loans past due 90 days or more but still accruing interest are classified as such where the underlying loans are both well secured (the collateral value is sufficient to cover principal and accrued interest) and are in the process of collection. At June 30, 2012, accruing loans 90 days or more past due totaled $5 million compared to $12 million at June 30, 2011 and $5 million at December 31, 2011, respectively.

Troubled Debt Restructurings (“Restructured Loans”): Loans are considered restructured loans if concessions have been granted to borrowers that are experiencing financial difficulty. The concessions granted generally involve the modification of terms of the loan, such as changes in payment structure or interest rate, which generally would not otherwise be considered. Restructured loans can involve loans remaining on nonaccrual, moving to nonaccrual, or continuing on accrual status, depending on the individual facts and circumstances of the borrower. Nonaccrual restructured loans are included and treated with all other nonaccrual loans. In addition, all accruing restructured loans are being reported as troubled debt restructurings, which are considered and accounted for as impaired loans. Generally, restructured loans remain on nonaccrual until the customer has attained a sustained period of repayment performance under the modified loan terms (generally a minimum of six months). However, performance prior to the restructuring, or significant events that coincide with the restructuring, are considered in assessing whether the borrower can meet the new terms and whether the loan should be returned to or maintained on accrual status. If the borrower’s ability to meet the revised payment schedule is not reasonably assured, the loan remains on nonaccrual.

At June 30, 2012, the Corporation had total restructured loans of $208 million (including $86 million classified as nonaccrual and $122 million performing in accordance with the modified terms), compared to $171 million at June 30, 2011 (including $71 million classified as nonaccrual and $100 million performing in accordance with the modified terms) and $200 million at December 31, 2011 (including $87 million classified as nonaccrual and $113 million performing in accordance with the modified terms).

Potential Problem Loans: The level of potential problem loans is another predominant factor in determining the relative level of risk in the loan portfolio and in determining the appropriate level of the allowance for loan losses. Potential problem loans are generally defined by management to include loans rated as substandard by management but that are not considered impaired (i.e., nonaccrual loans and accruing troubled debt restructurings); however, there are circumstances present to create doubt as to the ability of the borrower to comply with present repayment terms. The decision of management to include performing loans in potential problem loans does not necessarily mean that the Corporation expects losses to occur, but that management recognizes a higher degree of risk associated with these loans. The loans that have been reported as potential problem loans are predominantly commercial loans covering a diverse range of businesses and real estate property types. At June 30, 2012, potential problem loans totaled $410 million, compared to $699 million at June 30, 2011 and $566 million at December 31, 2011, respectively.

 

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Other Real Estate Owned: Other real estate owned decreased to $40 million at June 30, 2012, compared to $46 million at June 30, 2011 and $41 million at December 31, 2011, respectively. Write-downs on other real estate owned were $5 million and $4 million for the first half of 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $9 million for the full year 2011. Management actively seeks to ensure properties held are monitored to minimize the Corporation’s risk of loss.

Liquidity

The objective of liquidity management is to ensure that the Corporation has the ability to generate sufficient cash or cash equivalents in a timely and cost-effective manner to satisfy the cash flow requirements of depositors and borrowers and to meet its other commitments as they fall due, including the ability to pay dividends to shareholders, service debt, invest in subsidiaries or acquisitions, and satisfy other operating requirements. In addition to satisfying cash flow requirements in the ordinary course of business, the Corporation actively monitors and manages its liquidity position to insure sufficient resources are available to meet cash flow requirements in adverse situations.

The Corporation’s internal liquidity management framework includes measurement of several key elements, such as deposit funding as a percent of total assets and liquid asset levels. Strong capital ratios, credit quality, and core earnings are essential to maintaining cost-effective access to wholesale funding markets. A downgrade or loss in credit ratings could have an impact on the Corporation’s ability to access wholesale funding at favorable interest rates. In addition to static liquidity measures, the Corporation performs dynamic scenario analysis in accordance with industry best practices. Measures have been established to ensure the Corporation has sufficient high quality short-term liquidity to meet cash flow requirements under stressed scenarios. At June 30, 2012, the Corporation was in compliance with its internal liquidity objectives.

While core deposits and loan and investment securities repayments are principal sources of liquidity, funding diversification is another key element of liquidity management. Diversity is achieved by strategically varying depositor type, term, funding market, and instrument. The Parent Company and its subsidiary bank are rated by Moody’s, Standard and Poor’s (“S&P”), Fitch Investors (“Fitch”), and Dominion Bond Rating Service (“DBRS”). Credit ratings by these nationally recognized statistical rating agencies are an important component of the Corporation’s liquidity profile. Credit ratings relate to the Corporation’s ability to issue debt securities and the cost to borrow money, and should not be viewed as an indication of future stock performance or a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold securities. Among other factors, the credit ratings are based on financial strength, credit quality and concentrations in the loan portfolio, the level and volatility of earnings, capital adequacy, the quality of management, the liquidity of the balance sheet, the availability of a significant base of core deposits, and the Corporation’s ability to access a broad array of wholesale funding sources. Adverse changes in these factors could result in a negative change in credit ratings and impact not only the ability to raise funds in the capital markets but also the cost of these funds. Ratings are subject to revision or withdrawal at any time and each rating should be evaluated independently. The senior credit ratings of the Parent Company and its subsidiary bank are displayed below.

 

     June 30, 2012
     Moody’s    S&P    Fitch    DBRS

Bank short-term

   P2       F2    R2

Bank long-term

   A3    BBB+    BBB-    BBB

Corporation short-term

   P2       F3    R2

Corporation long-term

   Baa1    BBB    BBB-    BBB

Outlook

   Stable    Stable    Stable    Stable

The Corporation also has multiple funding sources that could be used to increase liquidity and provide additional financial flexibility. The Parent Company filed a “shelf” registration in December 2008, which was subsequently renewed in January 2012, under which the Parent Company may offer any combination of the following securities, either separately or in units: debt securities, preferred stock, depositary shares, common stock, and warrants. The Corporation issued $300 million of senior notes in March 2011 and an additional $130 million of senior notes in September 2011. These senior notes are due in 2016 and bear a 5.125% fixed coupon. In addition, the Corporation issued $65 million of depositary shares of 8% Series B perpetual preferred stock in September 2011. The Parent Company also has a $200 million commercial paper program, of which, no commercial paper was outstanding at June 30, 2012. While dividends and service fees from subsidiaries and proceeds from issuance of capital are primary funding sources for the Parent Company, these sources could be limited or costly (such as by regulation or subject to the capital needs of its subsidiaries or by market appetite for bank holding company stock).

 

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The Bank has established federal funds lines with counterparty banks and the ability to borrow from the Federal Home Loan Bank ($1.9 billion of Federal Home Loan Bank advances were outstanding at June 30, 2012). The Bank also has significant excess loan and investment securities collateral which could be pledged to secure additional deposits or to counterparty banks, the Federal Home Loan Bank or other parties as necessary. Associated Bank may also issue institutional certificates of deposit, network transaction deposits, and brokered certificates of deposit.

Investment securities are an important tool to the Corporation’s liquidity objective. As of June 30, 2012, all investment securities are classified as available for sale and are reported at fair value on the consolidated balance sheet. Of the $4.5 billion investment securities portfolio at June 30, 2012, a portion of these securities were pledged to secure $1.2 billion of collateralized deposits and $1.2 billion of repurchase agreements and for other purposes as required or permitted by law. The majority of the remaining investment securities of $1.5 billion could be pledged or sold to enhance liquidity, if necessary.

For the six months ended June 30, 2012, net cash provided by operating and financing activities was $236 million and $84 million, respectively, while net cash used in investing activities was $338 million, for a net decrease in cash and cash equivalents of $18 million since year-end 2011. During the first half of 2012, loans increased $668 million and investment securities decreased $416 million, as run-off from the investment securities portfolio was utilized to fund loan growth. On the funding side, short-term funding decreased $139 million while deposits and long-term funding were relatively unchanged.

For the six months ended June 30, 2011, net cash provided by operating and financing activities was $273 million and $142 million, respectively, while investing activities used net cash of $188 million, for a net increase in cash and cash equivalents of $227 million since year-end 2010. During first half of 2011, assets increased $263 million, with loans up $473 million and investment securities down $359 million. On the funding side, deposits decreased $1.2 billion (reflecting the Corporation’s strategy for reducing its utilization of network transaction deposits and brokered deposits), while customer funding and long-term funding increased $1.5 billion and $71 million, respectively.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Market risk arises from exposure to changes in interest rates, exchange rates, commodity prices, and other relevant market rate or price risk. The Corporation faces market risk in the form of interest rate risk through other than trading activities. Market risk from other than trading activities in the form of interest rate risk is measured and managed through a number of methods. The Corporation uses financial modeling techniques that measure the sensitivity of future earnings due to changing rate environments to measure interest rate risk. Policies established by the Corporation’s Asset/Liability Committee and approved by the Board of Directors are intended to limit exposure of earnings at risk. General interest rate movements are used to develop sensitivity as the Corporation believes it has no primary exposure to a specific point on the yield curve. These limits are based on the Corporation’s exposure to a 100 bp and 200 bp immediate and sustained parallel rate move, either upward or downward.

Interest Rate Risk

In order to measure earnings sensitivity to changing rates, the Corporation uses three different measurement tools: simulation of earnings, economic value of equity, and static gap analysis. These three measurement tools present different views which take into account changes in management strategies and market conditions, among other factors, to varying degrees.

Simulation of earnings: Determining the sensitivity of short-term future earnings to a hypothetical instantaneous plus or minus 100 bp and 200 bp parallel rate shock can be accomplished through the use of simulation modeling, as well as with the static gap analysis. The simulation of earnings models the balance sheet as an ongoing entity. Future business assumptions involving projected balance sheet growth assumptions, administered rate products, prepayments for future rate-sensitive balances, and the reinvestment of maturing assets and liabilities are included. These items are then modeled to project net interest income based on a hypothetical change in interest rates. The resulting net interest income for the next 12-month period is compared to the net interest income amount calculated using static constant rates. This difference represents the Corporation’s earnings sensitivity to an instantaneous plus or minus 100 bp parallel rate shock.

 

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The resulting simulations for June 30, 2012, projected that net interest income would increase by approximately 3.2% if rates rose by a 100 bp shock. Accordingly, this suggests the Corporation was in an asset sensitive position at June 30, 2012. At December 31, 2011, the 100 bp shock up was projected to increase net interest income by approximately 2.2%. As of June 30, 2012, the simulation of earnings results were within the Corporation’s interest rate risk policy. The Corporation continues to maintain a slight asset sensitive position.

Economic value of equity: Economic value of equity is another tool used to measure the impact of interest rates on the value of assets, liabilities, and off-balance sheet financial instruments. This measurement is a longer-term analysis of interest rate risk as it evaluates every cash flow produced by the current balance sheet.

These results are based on multiple path simulations using an interest rate simulation model calibrated to market traded instruments. Sensitivities are measured assuming an immediate and sustained parallel changes in market rates and do not reflect the earnings or balance sensitivity that may arise from other factors. These factors may include changes in the shape of the yield curve, the change in spread between key market rates, or accounting recognition of the impairment of certain intangibles. The results are also considered to be conservative estimates due to the fact that no management action to mitigate potential income variances is included within the simulation process. This action could include, but would not be limited to, delaying an increase in deposit rates, extending liabilities, using financial derivative products to hedge interest rate risk, changing the pricing characteristics of loans, or changing the growth rate of certain assets and liabilities. As of June 30, 2012, the projected changes for the economic value of equity were within the Corporation’s interest rate risk policy.

Static gap analysis: The static gap analysis starts with contractual repricing information for assets, liabilities, and off-balance sheet instruments. These items are then combined with repricing estimations non-maturity for administered rate (interest-bearing demand deposits, savings, and money market accounts) and non-rate related products (demand deposit accounts, other assets, and other liabilities) to create a baseline repricing balance sheet. In addition to the contractual information, residential mortgage whole loan products and mortgage-backed securities are adjusted based on prepayment speeds that capture the expected prepayment of principal above the contractual amount based on the difference the contractual coupon is from market coupon rates. As of June 30, 2012, the 12-month cumulative gap results indicated that the Corporation was in an asset sensitive position and were within the limits under the Corporation’s interest rate risk policy. For 2012, the Corporation’s objective is to remain relatively neutral.

Contractual Obligations, Commitments, Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements, and Contingent Liabilities

The Corporation utilizes a variety of financial instruments in the normal course of business to meet the financial needs of its customers and to manage its own exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. These financial instruments include lending-related commitments and derivative instruments. A discussion of the Corporation’s derivative instruments at June 30, 2012, is included in Note 10, “Derivative and Hedging Activities,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements. A discussion of the Corporation’s lending-related commitments is included in Note 11, “Commitments, Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements, and Contingent Liabilities,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements. See also Note 8, “Short and Long-Term Funding,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements for additional information on the Corporation’s short-term and long-term funding.

Table 9 summarizes significant contractual obligations and other commitments at June 30, 2012, at those amounts contractually due to the recipient, including any premiums or discounts, hedge basis adjustments, or other similar carrying value adjustments.

TABLE 9: Contractual Obligations and Other Commitments

 

     One Year or
Less
     One to
Three Years
     Three to
Five Years
     Over Five
Years
     Total  
     ($ in Thousands)   

Time deposits

   $ 1,627,974      $ 349,277      $ 169,137      $ 67,975      $ 2,214,363  

Short-term funding

     2,653,270        —           —           —           2,653,270  

Long-term funding

     500,000        60        434,993        215,676        1,150,729  

Operating leases

     13,400        23,583        20,578        45,748        103,309  

Commitments to extend credit

     3,216,180        1,013,365        1,010,590        136,520        5,376,655  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 8,010,824      $ 1,386,285      $ 1,635,298      $ 465,919      $ 11,498,326  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Capital

Stockholders’ equity at June 30, 2012 was $2.9 billion, up $44 million from December 31, 2011. Tier 1 capital at June 30, 2012 was $2.1 billion, down $16 million from March 31, 2012, as the Corporation redeemed $25 million of its outstanding trust preferred securities, and the related junior subordinated debentures and trust common securities during the second quarter or 2012. At June 30, 2012, stockholders’ equity included $67 million of accumulated other comprehensive income compared to $66 million of accumulated other comprehensive income at December 31, 2011. Cash dividends of $0.10 per share were paid in the first half of 2012 and $0.02 per share were paid in the first half of 2011. Stockholders’ equity to assets was 13.18% and 13.07% at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

On April 6, 2010, the Corporation entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“Memorandum”) with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (“Reserve Bank”). The Memorandum, which was entered into following the 2008-2009 supervisory cycle, was an informal agreement between the Corporation and the Reserve Bank. The Memorandum was terminated in March 2012.

The Board of Directors has authorized management to repurchase shares of the Corporation’s common stock to be made available for reissuance in connection with the Corporation’s employee incentive plans and/or for other corporate purposes. During 2011, no shares were repurchased under these authorizations. In the second quarter of 2012, the Corporation repurchased 2.3 million shares for $30 million. The Corporation also repurchased shares for minimum tax withholding settlements on equity compensation during 2011 and the first six months of 2012. See Part II, Item 2, “Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds,” for additional information on the shares repurchased during the second quarter of 2012. The repurchase of shares will be based on market opportunities, capital levels, growth prospects, regulatory constraints, and other investment opportunities.

On June 7, 2012, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System approved for publication in the federal register three related notices of proposed rulemaking (the “NPRs”) relating to the implementation of revised capital rules to reflect the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act as well as the Basel III international capital standards. Among other things, the NPRs, if adopted as proposed, would establish a new capital standard consisting of common equity tier 1 capital; would increase the capital ratios required for certain existing capital categories and would add a requirement for a capital conservation buffer. In addition, proposed changes in regulatory capital standards would phase-out trust preferred securities as a component of tier 1 capital commencing January 1, 2013. The NPRs contemplate the deduction of more assets from regulatory capital and propose revisions to the methodologies for determining risk weighted assets, including applying a more risk-sensitive treatment to residential mortgage exposures and to past due or nonaccrual loans. The NPRs provide for various phase-in periods over the next several years. Management believes both the Corporation and the Bank would be “well capitalized” if the NPRs were currently effective. However, the NPRs may be changed before they are adopted, and the actual impact of the final rules cannot be predicted with any certainty.

Management actively reviews capital strategies for the Corporation and each of its subsidiaries in light of perceived business risks, future growth opportunities, industry standards, and compliance with regulatory requirements. The assessment of overall capital adequacy depends on a variety of factors, including asset quality, liquidity, stability of earnings, changing competitive forces, economic condition in markets served, and strength of management. The capital ratios of the Corporation and its banking affiliate were in excess of regulatory minimum requirements. The Corporation’s capital ratios are summarized in Table 10.

 

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TABLE 10

Capital Ratios

(In Thousands, except per share data)

 

     Quarter Ended  
     June 30,
2012
    March 31,
2012
    December 31,
2011
    September 30,
2011
    June 30,
2011
 

Total stockholders’ equity

   $ 2,909,621     $ 2,900,873     $ 2,865,794     $ 2,850,619     $ 2,999,148  

Tier 1 capital

     2,071,801       2,088,054       2,051,787       2,011,800       2,168,557  

Tier 1 common equity

     1,828,529       1,819,782       1,783,515       1,743,528       1,705,506  

Tangible common equity

     1,899,857       1,890,060       1,853,932       1,837,579       1,790,150  

Total risk-based capital

     2,290,491       2,299,239       2,263,065       2,216,594       2,368,081  

Market capitalization

     2,263,549       2,427,965       1,938,833       1,613,308       2,409,899  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Book value per common share

   $ 16.59     $ 16.32     $ 16.15     $ 16.07     $ 15.81  

Tangible book value per common share

     11.07       10.87       10.68       10.59       10.33  

Cash dividend per common share

     0.05       0.05       0.01       0.01       0.01  

Stock price at end of period

     13.19       13.96       11.17       9.30       13.90  

Low closing price for the period

     11.76       11.43       9.15       8.95       13.06  

High closing price for the period

     13.97       14.63       11.78       14.17       15.02  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity / assets

     13.18     13.24     13.07     13.01     13.60

Tangible common equity / tangible assets (1)

     8.99       9.01       8.84       8.77       8.49  

Tangible stockholders’ equity / tangible assets (2)

     9.29       9.32       9.14       9.07       9.71  

Tier 1 common equity / risk-weighted assets (3)

     12.04       12.49       12.24       12.44       12.61  

Tier 1 leverage ratio

     9.95       10.03       9.81       9.62       10.46  

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

     13.64       14.33       14.08       14.35       16.03  

Total risk-based capital ratio

     15.08       15.78       15.53       15.81       17.50  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Common shares outstanding (period end)

     171,611       173,923       173,575       173,474       173,374  

Basic common shares outstanding (average)

     172,839       173,846       173,523       173,418       173,323  

Diluted common shares outstanding (average)

     172,841       173,848       173,523       173,418       173,327  

 

(1) Tangible common equity to tangible assets = Common stockholders’ equity excluding goodwill and other intangible assets divided by assets excluding goodwill and other intangible assets. This is a non-GAAP financial measure.
(2) Tangible stockholders’ equity to tangible assets = Total stockholders’ equity excluding goodwill and other intangible assets divided by assets excluding goodwill and other intangible assets. This is a non-GAAP financial measure.
(3) Tier 1 common equity to risk-weighted assets = Tier 1 capital excluding qualifying perpetual preferred stock and qualifying trust preferred securities divided by risk-weighted assets. This is a non-GAAP financial measure.

Comparable Second Quarter Results

The Corporation recorded net income of $43 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012, compared to net income of $34 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011. Net income available to common equity was $42 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012, or net income of $0.24 for both basic and diluted earnings per common share. Comparatively, net income available to common equity for the three months ended June 30, 2011, was $26 million, or net income of $0.15 for both basic and diluted earnings per common share (see Table 1).

Taxable equivalent net interest income for the second quarter of 2012 was $160 million, relatively flat compared to the second quarter of 2011 (see Table 2). Changes in the balance sheet volume and mix increased taxable equivalent net interest income by $9 million, while changes in the rate environment and product pricing lowered net interest income by $9 million. The Federal funds target rate was unchanged for both the second quarter of 2012 and the second quarter of 2011. The net interest margin between the comparable quarters was up 1 bp, to 3.30% in the second quarter of 2012. Average earning assets were unchanged at $19.4 billion, with average loans up $1.6 billion (predominantly in commercial loans) and investments down $1.6 billion. On the funding side, average interest-bearing deposits were up $529 million, while average demand deposits increased $469 million. On average, short and long-term funding was down $868 million, comprised of an $811 million decrease in repurchase agreements and a $312 million decrease in long-term funding, partially offset by a $250 million increase in other short-term funding.

 

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Credit metrics continued to improve with nonaccrual loans declining to $318 million (2.16% of total loans) at June 30, 2012, compared to $468 million (3.57% of total loans) at June 30, 2011 (see Table 8). Compared to the second quarter of 2011, potential problem loans were down 41% to $410 million. As a result of these improving credit metrics, the provision for loan losses for the second quarter of 2012 was zero (or $24 million less than net charge offs), compared to $16 million (or $29 million less than net charge offs) in the second quarter of 2011 (see Table 7). Annualized net charge offs represented 0.65% of average loans for the second quarter of 2012 compared to 1.37% for the second quarter of 2011. The allowance for loan losses to loans at June 30, 2012 was 2.26%, compared to 3.25% at June 30, 2011. See discussion under sections, “Provision for Loan Losses,” “Allowance for Loan Losses,” and “Nonaccrual Loans, Potential Problem Loans, and Other Real Estate Owned.”

Noninterest income for the second quarter of 2012 increased $14 million (23%) to $76 million versus the second quarter of 2011. Core fee-based revenues of $56 million were down $5 million (9%) versus the comparable quarter in 2011. Net mortgage banking increased $20 million from the second quarter of 2011, predominantly due to gain on sale (secondary mortgage production was $738 million for the second quarter of 2012 compared to secondary mortgage production of $251 million for the second quarter of 2011). Capital market fees, net were $4 million higher primarily due to improvements in credit quality. Other income of $2 million for the second quarter 2012 was down $3 million due to a decrease in limited partnership income. Net asset losses of $5 million for second quarter of 2012 were primarily attributable to a $6 million write-down on software placed into production during the second quarter of 2012, $3 million of losses on sales and other write-downs on other real estate owned, and a $3 million impairment charge on certain limited partnership investments, partially offset by a $6 million gain on the sale of three retail branches in rural western Illinois. Net asset losses of $3 million for the second quarter of 2011 were primarily attributable to losses on sales and other write-downs of other real estate owned

On a comparable quarter basis, noninterest expense increased $10 million (7%) to $166 million in the second quarter of 2012. Personnel expense increased $4 million (5%) from the second quarter of 2011, primarily in salary-related expenses (reflecting merit increases between the years and higher compensation related to the vesting of stock options and restricted stock grants). Occupancy and data processing expenses combined were up $5 million (23%) from the second quarter of 2011, primarily attributable to strategic investments in our branch network, systems and infrastructure. Losses other than loans increased $4 million from the second quarter of 2011, primarily attributable to a $6 million increase to the reserve for losses on unfunded commitments, partially offset by a $2.5 million settlement with the Corporation’s insurance carrier towards the Overdraft litigation. Legal and professional fees increased to $6 million due to other professional consultant costs related to certain BSA regulatory compliance issues, partially offset by a $1.5 million partial reimbursement for defense costs on the Overdraft litigation. FDIC expense decreased $2 million (34%) due to the change in the FDIC expense calculation (from a deposit based calculation to a net asset / risk-based assessment).

For the second quarter of 2012, the Corporation recognized income tax expense of $21 million, compared to income tax expense of $10 million for the second quarter of 2011. The change in income tax was primarily due to the level of pretax income between the comparable quarters. The effective tax rate was 32.52% and 21.84% for the second quarter of 2012 and the second quarter of 2011, respectively. Income tax expense was also impacted by ongoing federal and state income tax audits and changes in tax law.

 

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TABLE 11

Selected Quarterly Information

($ in Thousands)

 

     Quarter Ended  
     June 30,     March 31,     December 31,     September 30,     June 30,  
     2012     2012     2011     2011     2011  
Summary of Operations:           

Net interest income

   $ 154,267     $ 154,668     $ 151,825     $ 153,160     $ 154,123  

Provision for loan losses

     —          —          1,000       4,000       16,000  

Noninterest income

          

Trust service fees

     10,125       9,787       9,511       9,791       10,012  

Service charges on deposit accounts

     16,768       18,042       17,783       19,949       19,112  

Card-based and other nondeposit fees

     12,084       10,879       11,269       15,291       15,747  

Insurance commissions

     12,912       11,590       11,216       11,020       11,552  

Brokerage and annuity commissions

     4,206       4,127       3,665       4,027       4,923  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Core fee-based revenue

     56,095       54,425       53,444       60,078       61,346  

Mortgage banking, net

     16,735       17,654       9,677       4,521       (3,320

Capital market fees, net

     2,673       3,716       3,950       3,273       (890

BOLI income

     3,164       4,292       3,820       3,990       3,500  

Asset losses, net

     (4,984     (3,594     (1,799     (3,859     (3,378

Investment securities gains (losses), net

     563       40       (310     (744     (36

Other

     1,705       1,913       2,750       1,737       4,364  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total noninterest income

     75,951       78,446       71,532       68,996       61,586  

Noninterest expense

          

Personnel expense

     93,819       94,281       90,306       91,084       89,526  

Occupancy

     14,008       15,179       13,796       14,205       12,663  

Equipment

     5,719       5,468       5,286       4,851       4,969  

Data processing

     11,304       9,516       9,080       7,887       7,974  

Business development and advertising

     5,468       5,381       6,904       5,539       5,652  

Other intangible asset amortization

     1,049       1,049       1,179       1,179       1,178  

Loan expense

     2,948       2,910       3,469       2,600       2,983  

Legal and professional fees

     5,657       9,715       4,651       4,289       4,783  

Losses other than loans

     2,060       3,550       11,890       1,659       (1,925

Foreclosure / OREO expense

     4,343       3,362       5,169       4,982       6,358  

FDIC expense

     4,778       4,870       6,136       6,906       7,198  

Other

     14,877       14,481       14,461       14,299       14,358  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total noninterest expense

     166,030       169,762       172,327       159,480       155,717  

Income tax expense

     20,871       20,719       8,905       17,337       9,610  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     43,317       42,633       41,125       41,339       34,382  

Preferred stock dividends and discount accretion

     1,300       1,300       1,300       7,305       8,812  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income available to common equity

   $ 42,017     $ 41,333       39,825       34,034       25,570  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Taxable equivalent net interest income

   $ 159,521     $ 159,971     $ 157,132     $ 158,455     $ 159,455  

Net interest margin

     3.30     3.31     3.21     3.23     3.29

Effective tax rate

     32.52     32.70     17.80     29.55     21.84

Average Balances:

          

Assets

   $ 21,684,600     $ 21,659,139     $ 21,755,870     $ 21,729,187     $ 21,526,155  

Earning assets

     19,386,046       19,371,729       19,506,627       19,530,007       19,431,292  

Interest-bearing liabilities

     14,922,006       14,920,413       15,095,689       15,215,517       15,261,514  

Loans

     14,602,602       14,310,441       14,043,585       13,376,928       13,004,904  

Deposits

     15,050,684       15,000,567       14,893,469       14,405,311       14,052,689  

Short and long-term funding

     3,566,346       3,603,700       3,857,252       4,227,319       4,434,500  

Stockholders’ equity

   $ 2,915,322     $ 2,890,185     $ 2,856,095     $ 2,987,178     $ 2,976,840  

 

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Sequential Quarter Results

The Corporation recorded net income of $43 million for the first and second quarters of 2012. Net income available to common equity was $42 million for the second quarter of 2012, or net income of $0.24 for both basic and diluted earnings per common share. Comparatively, net income available to common equity for the first quarter of 2012, was $41 million, or net income of $0.24 for both basic and diluted earnings per common share (see Table 1).

Taxable equivalent net interest income for the second quarter of 2012 was $160 million, relatively unchanged from the first quarter of 2012. Changes in the rate environment and product pricing decreased net interest income by $2 million; while changes in balance sheet volume and mix increased taxable equivalent net interest income by $2 million. The Federal funds target rate was unchanged for both quarters. The net interest margin between the sequential quarters was down 1 bp, to 3.30% in the second quarter of 2012. Average earning assets increased $14 million to $19.4 billion in the second quarter of 2012, with average investments and other short-term investments down $278 million, while average loans increased $292 million (predominantly in commercial loans). On the funding side, average short and long-term funding was down $37 million (primarily due to a decline in customer funding), while average interest-bearing deposits were up $39 million.

The Corporation reported another quarter of improving credit metrics with nonaccrual loans of $318 million (2.16% of total loans) at June 30, 2012, down from $327 million (2.29% of total loans) at March 31, 2012 (see Table 8). Potential problem loans declined to $410 million, down $70 million (15%) from the first quarter of 2012. As a result of these improving credit metrics, the provision for loan losses for the first and second quarters of 2012 were constant at $0. Annualized net charge offs represented 0.65% of average loans for the second quarter of 2012, compared to 0.61% for the first quarter of 2012. The allowance for loan losses to loans at June 30, 2012 was 2.26%, compared to 2.50% at March 31, 2012 (see Table 7). See discussion under sections, “Provision for Loan Losses,” “Allowance for Loan Losses,” and “Nonaccrual Loans, Potential Problem Loans, and Other Real Estate Owned.”

Noninterest income for the second quarter of 2012 decreased $2 million (3%) to $76 million versus the first quarter of 2012. Core fee-based revenues of $56 million were up $2 million (3%) versus the first quarter of 2012. Net mortgage banking income was $17 million, down from net mortgage banking income of $18 million in the first quarter 2012, predominantly due to a $6 million increase in mortgage servicing rights expense partially offset by $5 million higher gains on sales and related income from secondary mortgage production. Bank owned life insurance income decreased $1 million due to death benefits received in the first quarter 2012. Compared to the first quarter of 2012, net asset losses were unfavorable by $1 million, primarily attributable to a $6 million gain on the sale of three retail branches in rural western Illinois, more than offset by a $6 million write-down on software placed into production during the second quarter of 2012 and a $3 million impairment charge on certain limited partnership investments.

On a sequential quarter basis, noninterest expense decreased $4 million (2%) to $166 million in the second quarter of 2012. Personnel and occupancy costs decreased $2 million while data processing expense increased $2 million due to increased software and system costs during the quarter. Legal and professional fees and losses other than loans combined were down as the Corporation settled with its insurance carrier for $2.5 million during the quarter as contribution to the Overdraft litigation settlement and received approximately $1.5 million as partial reimbursement for defense costs.

The Corporation recognized income tax expense of $21 million for both the second quarter of 2012 and the first quarter of 2012. The effective tax rate was 32.52% and 32.70% for the second quarter of 2012 and the first quarter of 2012, respectively.

Future Accounting Pronouncements

New accounting policies adopted by the Corporation are discussed in Note 2, “New Accounting Pronouncements Adopted,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements. The expected impact of accounting pronouncements recently issued or proposed but not yet required to be adopted are discussed below. To the extent the adoption of new accounting standards materially affects the Corporation’s financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity, the impacts are discussed in the applicable sections of this financial review and the notes to consolidated financial statements.

In July 2012, the FASB issued amendments intended to simplify how entities test the decline in the realizable value (impairment) of indefinite-lived intangible assets other than goodwill. The amendments permit an organization to make a qualitative evaluation about the likelihood of impairment of an indefinite-lived intangible asset to determine whether it should apply the quantitative test and calculate the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible asset. The amendments do not change how an organization measures an impairment loss. Therefore, it is not expected to affect the information reported to users of the financial statements. The amendments

 

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are effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. Early adoption is permitted. The Corporation will adopt the accounting standard during 2013, as required.

In December 2011, the FASB issued amendments to require an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of it financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. This information will enable users of an entity’s financial statements to evaluate the effect or potential effect of netting arrangements with certain financial instruments and derivative instruments. The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, with retrospective application to the disclosures of all comparative periods presented. The Corporation will adopt the accounting standard during 2013, as required, and is currently evaluating the impact on its results of operations, financial position, and liquidity.

Recent Developments

On July 13, 2012, Visa entered into a memorandum of understanding with plaintiff representatives for binding settlement of the indemnified litigation related to interchange fees. While the final settlement and ultimate resolution of outstanding Visa related litigation and the timing for removal of selling restrictions on shares to fund the escrow account owned by the Corporation are highly uncertain, based upon the settlement terms announced by Visa, the Corporation anticipates that the value of its remaining shares of Visa stock will be adequate to offset any remaining indemnification obligations related to Visa litigation.

 

ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Information required by this item is set forth in Item 2 under the captions “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” and “Interest Rate Risk.”

 

ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures

The Corporation maintains disclosure controls and procedures as required under Rule 13a-15 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Corporation’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

As of June 30, 2012, the Corporation’s management carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the foregoing, its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2012. No changes were made to the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act of 1934) during the last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings

The following is a description of the Corporation’s material pending legal proceedings.

A lawsuit, Harris v. Associated Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”), was filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin in April 2010. The suit alleges that the Bank unfairly assesses and collects overdraft fees and seeks restitution of the overdraft fees, compensatory, consequential and punitive damages, and costs. The lawsuit asserts claims for a multi-year period and is styled as a putative class action lawsuit on behalf of consumer banking customers of the Bank with the certification of the class pending. In April 2010, a Multi District Judicial Panel issued a conditional transfer order to consolidate this case into the Multi District Litigation (“MDL”), In re: Checking Account Overdraft Litigation MDL No. 2036 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The Bank is a member, along with many other banking institutions, of the Fourth Tranche of defendants in this case. A settlement agreement which requires payment by the Bank of $13 million for a full and complete release of all claims brought against the Bank received preliminary approval from the court on July 26, 2012. In the second quarter of 2012, the Bank settled with an insurer for $2.5 million as contribution to the settlement amount and received approximately $1.5 million as partial reimbursement for defense costs. By entering into such an agreement, we have not admitted any liability with respect to the lawsuit. The settlement is a result of our evaluation of the cost of fully litigating the matter and the time and expense of resources needed to administer the litigation. The settlement amount was previously accrued for in the financial statements.

 

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ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Following are the Corporation’s monthly common stock purchases during the second quarter of 2012. For a discussion of the common stock repurchase authorizations and repurchases during the period, see section “Capital” included under Part I Item 2 of this document.

 

Period

   Total Number
of Shares
Purchased
     Average Price
Paid per Share
     Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
     Maximum
Number of Shares
that May Yet Be
Purchased Under
the Plan
 

April 1, 2012 - April 30, 2012

     —         $ —           —           —     

May 1, 2012 - May 31, 2012

     2,335,446        12.88        2,330,100        —     

June 1, 2012 - June 30, 2012

     2,258        11.92        —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     2,337,704      $ 12.87        2,330,100        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

On April 24, 2012, the Board of Directors affirmed the Corporation’s capital priorities and approved the repurchase of up to an aggregate amount of $30 million of common stock, of which, $30 million was subsequently repurchased during the second quarter of 2012. Also during the second quarter of 2012, the Corporation repurchased shares for minimum tax withholding settlements on equity compensation. The effect to the Corporation of these transactions was an increase in treasury stock and a decrease in cash of approximately $30 million in the second quarter of 2012.

 

ITEM 6. Exhibits

 

  (a) Exhibits:

 

       Exhibit (11), Statement regarding computation of per-share earnings. See Note 3 of the notes to consolidated financial statements in Part I Item 1.

 

       Exhibit (31.1), Certification Under Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley by Philip B. Flynn, Chief Executive Officer, is attached hereto.

 

       Exhibit (31.2), Certification Under Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley by Christopher Del Moral-Niles, Chief Financial Officer, is attached hereto.

 

       Exhibit (32), Certification by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley, is attached hereto.

 

       Exhibit (101), Interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T: (i) Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Other Comprehensive Income, (iv) Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity, (v) Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. *

 

       * As provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, this information is furnished and not filed for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

      ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP
      (Registrant)

 

Date: August 3, 2012       /s/ Philip B. Flynn
      Philip B. Flynn
      President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Date: August 3, 2012       /s/ Christopher Del Moral-Niles
      Christopher Del Moral-Niles
      Chief Financial Officer

 

Date: August 3, 2012       /s/ Bryan R. McKeag
      Bryan R. McKeag
      Principal Accounting Officer

 

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