Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED March 31, 2010
Commission File Number 1-34073
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
     
Maryland
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  31-0724920
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
41 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43287
Registrant’s telephone number (614) 480-8300
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 and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. þ Yes o No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, 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). o Yes o 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. (Check one):
             
Large accelerated filer þ   Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer o   Smaller reporting company o
        (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). o Yes þ No
There were 716,575,382 shares of Registrant’s common stock ($0.01 par value) outstanding on April 30, 2010.
 
 

 

 


 

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 Exhibit 10.2
 Exhibit 12.1
 Exhibit 12.2
 Exhibit 31.1
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 Exhibit 32.1
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
INTRODUCTION
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (we or our) is a multi-state diversified regional bank holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. We have more than 144 years of serving the financial needs of our customers. Through our subsidiaries, including our banking subsidiary, The Huntington National Bank (the Bank), we provide full-service commercial and consumer banking services, mortgage banking services, equipment leasing, investment management, trust services, brokerage services, customized insurance service program, and other financial products and services. Our over 600 banking offices are located in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. We also offer retail and commercial financial services online at huntington.com; through our technologically advanced, 24-hour telephone bank; and through our network of over 1,300 ATMs. The Auto Finance and Dealer Services (AFDS) group offers automobile loans to consumers and commercial loans to automobile dealers within our six-state banking franchise area. Selected financial service activities are also conducted in other states including: Private Financial Group (PFG) offices in Florida, Massachusetts, and New York, and Mortgage Banking offices in Maryland and New Jersey. International banking services are available through the headquarters office in Columbus and a limited purpose office located in the Cayman Islands and another in Hong Kong.
The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) provides information we believe necessary for understanding our financial condition, changes in financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows. This MD&A provides updates to the discussion and analysis included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 (2009 Form 10-K). This MD&A should be read in conjunction with our 2009 Form 10-K, as well as the financial statements, notes, and other information contained in this report.
Our discussion is divided into key segments:
    Introduction — Provides overview comments on important matters including risk factors, acquisitions, and other items. These are essential for understanding our performance and prospects.
    Discussion of Results of Operations — Reviews financial performance from a consolidated company perspective. It also includes a “Significant Items” section that summarizes key issues helpful for understanding performance trends. Key consolidated average balance sheet and income statement trends are also discussed in this section.
    Risk Management and Capital — Discusses credit, market, liquidity, and operational risks, including how these are managed, as well as performance trends. It also includes a discussion of liquidity policies, how we obtain funding, and related performance. In addition, there is a discussion of guarantees and/or commitments made for items such as standby letters of credit and commitments to sell loans, and a discussion that reviews the adequacy of capital, including regulatory capital requirements.
    Business Segment Discussion — Provides an overview of financial performance for each of our major business segments and provides additional discussion of trends underlying consolidated financial performance.
A reading of each section is important to understand fully the nature of our financial performance and prospects.
Forward-Looking Statements
This report, including MD&A, contains certain forward-looking statements, including certain plans, expectations, goals, projections, and statements, which are subject to numerous assumptions, risks, and uncertainties. Statements that do not describe historical or current facts, including statements about beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are intended to be subject to the safe harbor provided by Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Actual results could differ materially from those contained or implied by such statements for a variety of factors including: (1) deterioration in the loan portfolio could be worse than expected due to a number of factors such as the underlying value of the collateral could prove less valuable than otherwise assumed and assumed cash flows may be worse than expected; (2) changes in economic conditions; (3) movements in interest rates; (4) competitive pressures on product pricing and services; (5) success and timing of other business strategies; (6) extended disruption of vital infrastructure; and (7) the nature, extent, and timing of governmental actions and reforms. Additional factors that could cause results to differ materially from those described above can be found in our 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K, and documents subsequently filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and are based on information available at that time. We assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements were made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events except as required by federal securities laws. As forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties, caution should be exercised against placing undue reliance on such statements.
Risk Factors
We, like other financial companies, are subject to a number of risks that may adversely affect our financial condition or results of operation, many of which are outside of our direct control, though efforts are made to manage those risks while optimizing returns. Among the risks assumed are: (1) credit risk, which is the risk of loss due to loan and lease customers or other counterparties not being able to meet their financial obligations under agreed upon terms, (2) market risk, which is the risk of loss due to changes in the market value of assets and liabilities due to changes in market interest rates, foreign exchange rates, equity prices, and credit spreads, (3) liquidity risk, which is the risk of loss due to the possibility that funds may not be available to satisfy current or future obligations resulting from external macro market issues, investor and customer perception of financial strength, and events unrelated to the company such as war, terrorism, or financial institution market specific issues, and (4) operational risk, which is the risk of loss due to human error, inadequate or failed internal systems and controls, violations of, or noncompliance with, laws, rules, regulations, prescribed practices, or ethical standards, external influences, fraudulent activities, disasters, and security risks.
More information on risk is set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” included in Item 1A of our 2009 Form 10-K. Additional information regarding risk factors can also be found in the “Risk Management and Capital” discussion.
Critical Accounting Policies and Use of Significant Estimates
Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to establish critical accounting policies and make accounting estimates, assumptions, and judgments that affect amounts recorded and reported in our financial statements. Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our 2009 Form 10-K as supplemented by this report lists significant accounting policies we use in the development and presentation of our financial statements. This MD&A, the significant accounting policies, and other financial statement disclosures identify and address key variables and other qualitative and quantitative factors necessary for an understanding and evaluation of our company, financial position, results of operations, and cash flows.
An accounting estimate requires assumptions about uncertain matters that could have a material effect on the financial statements if a different amount within a range of estimates were used or if estimates changed from period to period. Estimates are made under facts and circumstances at a point in time, and changes in those facts and circumstances could produce results that significantly differ from when those estimates were made.
Our most significant accounting estimates relate to our allowance for credit losses (ACL), fair value measurements, and income taxes and deferred tax assets. These significant accounting estimates and their related application are discussed in our 2009 Form 10-K, and the discussion below provides pertinent updates to those accounting estimates.
Total Allowances for Credit Losses
The ACL is the sum of the allowance for loan and lease losses (ALLL) and the allowance for unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit (AULC), and represents the estimate of the level of reserves appropriate to absorb inherent credit losses. The amount of the ACL was determined by judgments regarding the quality of each individual loan portfolio and loan commitments. All known relevant internal and external factors that affected loan collectibility were considered, including analysis of historical charge-off experience, migration patterns, changes in economic conditions, and changes in loan collateral values. Such factors are subject to regular review and may change to reflect updated performance trends and expectations, particularly in times of severe stress such as were experienced throughout 2009, and have continued into 2010. We believe the process for determining the ACL considers all of the potential factors that could result in credit losses. However, the process includes judgmental and quantitative elements that may be subject to significant change. There is no certainty that the ACL will be adequate over time to cover credit losses in the portfolio because of continued adverse changes in the economy, market conditions, or events adversely affecting specific customers, industries or markets. To the extent actual outcomes differ from our estimates, the credit quality of our customer base materially decreases, the risk profile of a market, industry, or group of customers changes materially, or if the ACL is determined to not be adequate, additional provision for credit losses could be required, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity, capital, and results of operations in future periods.
At March 31, 2010, the ACL was $1,527.9 million, or 4.14% of total loans and leases. To illustrate the potential effect on the financial statements of our estimates of the ACL, a 50 basis point increase in the ACL would have required $184.7 million in additional reserves (funded by additional provision for credit losses), which would have negatively impacted net income for the first three-month period of 2010 by approximately $120.0 million after-tax, or $0.17 per common share.

 

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Fair Value Measurements
The fair value of a financial instrument is defined as the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties, other than in a forced or liquidation sale. Assets and liabilities carried at fair value inherently result in a higher degree of financial statement volatility. We estimate the fair value of a financial instrument using a variety of valuation methods. Where financial instruments are actively traded and have quoted market prices, quoted market prices are used for fair value. We characterize active markets as those where transaction volumes are sufficient to provide objective pricing information, with reasonably narrow bid/ask spreads, and where received quoted prices do not vary widely. When the financial instruments are not actively traded, other observable market inputs, such as quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics, may be used, if available, to determine fair value. Inactive markets are characterized by low transaction volumes, price quotations that vary substantially among market participants, or in which minimal information is released publicly. When observable market prices do not exist, we estimate fair value primarily by using cash flow and other financial modeling methods. Our valuation methods consider factors such as liquidity and concentration concerns and, for the derivatives portfolio, counterparty credit risk. Other factors such as model assumptions, market dislocations, and unexpected correlations can affect estimates of fair value. Changes in these underlying factors, assumptions, or estimates in any of these areas could materially impact the amount of revenue or loss recorded.
The Financial Accounting Standard Board’s (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements”, establishes a framework for measuring the fair value of financial instruments that considers the attributes specific to particular assets or liabilities and establishes a three-level hierarchy for determining fair value based on the transparency of inputs to each valuation as of the fair value measurement date. The three levels are defined as follows:
    Level 1 — quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
    Level 2 — inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices of identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.
    Level 3 — inputs that are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement. Financial instruments are considered Level 3 when values are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, and at least one significant model assumption or input is unoberservable.
At the end of each quarter, we assess the valuation hierarchy for each asset or liability measured. Occasionally, assets or liabilities may be transferred within hierarchy levels due to changes in availability of observable market inputs at the measurement date. The fair values measured at each level of the fair value hierarchy, as well as additional discussion regarding fair value measurements, can be found in Note 13 of the Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
AUTOMOBILE LOAN SECURITIZATION
Effective January 1, 2010, we consolidated an automobile loan securitization that previously had been accounted for as an off-balance sheet transaction. We elected to account for the automobile loan receivables and the associated notes payable at fair value per guidance supplied in ASC 810, “Consolidation”.
The key assumptions used to determine the fair value of the automobile loan receivables included a projection of expected losses and prepayment of the underlying loans in the portfolio and a market assumption of interest rate spreads. Certain interest rates are available from similarly traded securities while other interest rates are developed internally based on similar asset-backed security transactions in the market. The associated notes payable are valued based upon Level 1 prices because they are actively traded in the market.
INVESTMENT SECURITIES
(This section should be read in conjunction with the “Investment Securities Portfolio” discussion and Note 4 of the Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.)

 

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Level 3 Analysis on Certain Securities Portfolios
Our Alt-A, collateralized mortgage obligation (CMO), and pooled-trust-preferred securities portfolios are classified as Level 3, and as such, the significant estimates used to determine the fair value of these securities have greater subjectivity. The Alt-A and CMO securities portfolios are subjected to a monthly review of the projected cash flows, while the cash flows of our pooled-trust-preferred securities portfolio are reviewed quarterly. These reviews are supported with analysis from independent third parties, and are used as a basis for impairment analysis. These three portfolios, and the results of our impairment analysis for each portfolio, are discussed in further detail below:
Alt-A mortgage-backed / Private-label CMO securities represent securities collateralized by first-lien residential mortgage loans. At March 31, 2010, our Alt-A securities portfolio had a fair value of $113.7 million, and our CMO securities portfolio had a fair value of $462.7 million. As the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement of these securities in its entirety was a Level 3 input, we classified all securities within these portfolios as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The securities were priced with the assistance of an outside third-party specialist using a discounted cash flow approach and the independent third-party’s proprietary pricing model. The model used inputs such as estimated prepayment speeds, losses, recoveries, default rates that were implied by the underlying performance of collateral in the structure or similar structures, discount rates that were implied by market prices for similar securities, collateral structure types, and house price depreciation/appreciation rates that were based upon macroeconomic forecasts.
We analyzed both our Alt-A mortgage-backed and private-label CMO securities portfolios to determine if the securities in these portfolios were other-than-temporarily impaired. We used the analysis to determine whether we believed it is probable that all contractual cash flows would not be collected. All securities in these portfolios remained current with respect to interest and principal at March 31, 2010.
Our analysis indicated, as of March 31, 2010, a total of 4 Alt-A mortgage-backed securities and 10 private-label CMO securities could experience a loss of principal in the future. The future expected losses of principal on these other-than-temporarily impaired securities ranged from 1.33% to 88.79% of their par value. These losses were projected to occur beginning anywhere from 6 months to 21 months in the future. We measured the amount of credit impairment on these securities using the cash flows discounted at each security’s effective rate. As a result, during the 2010 first quarter, we recorded $0.6 million of other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) in our Alt-A mortgage-backed securities portfolio and $2.6 million of OTTI in our private-label CMO securities portfolio. These OTTI adjustments negatively impacted our earnings.
Pooled-trust-preferred securities represent collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) backed by a pool of debt securities issued by financial institutions. At March 31, 2010, our pooled-trust-preferred securities portfolio had a fair value of $105.4 million. As the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement of these securities in its entirety was a Level 3 input, we classified all securities within this portfolio as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The collateral generally consisted of trust-preferred securities and subordinated debt securities issued by banks, bank holding companies, and insurance companies. A full cash flow analysis was used to estimate fair values and assess impairment for each security within this portfolio. Impairment was calculated as the difference between the carrying amount and the amount of cash flows discounted at each security’s effective rate. We engaged a third-party specialist with direct industry experience in pooled-trust-preferred securities valuations to provide assistance in estimating the fair value and expected cash flows for each security in this portfolio. Relying on cash flows was necessary because there was a lack of observable transactions in the market and many of the original sponsors or dealers for these securities were no longer able to provide a fair value that was compliant with ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”.
The analysis was completed by evaluating the relevant credit and structural aspects of each pooled-trust-preferred security in the portfolio, including collateral performance projections for each piece of collateral in each security and terms of each security’s structure. The credit review included analysis of profitability, credit quality, operating efficiency, leverage, and liquidity using the most recently available financial and regulatory information for each underlying collateral issuer. We also reviewed historical industry default data and current/near term operating conditions. Using the results of our analysis, we estimated appropriate default and recovery probabilities for each piece of collateral and then estimated the expected cash flows for each security. No recoveries were assumed on issuers who are in default. The recovery assumptions on issuers who are deferring interest ranged from 10% to 55% with a cure assumed after the maximum deferral period. As a result of this testing, we believe we will experience a loss of principal or interest on 11 securities; and as such, recorded OTTI of $3.2 million in the 2010 first quarter relating to these securities. These OTTI adjustments negatively impacted our earnings.
Certain other assets and liabilities which are not financial instruments also involve fair value measurements, and were discussed in our 2009 Form 10-K. Pertinent updates regarding these assets and liabilities are discussed below:

 

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GOODWILL
Goodwill is tested for impairment annually, as of October 1, using a two-step process that begins with an estimation of the fair value of a reporting unit. Goodwill impairment exists when a reporting unit’s carrying value of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value. Goodwill is also tested for impairment on an interim basis, using the same two-step process as the annual testing, if an event occurs or circumstances change between annual tests that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the reporting unit below its carrying amount. Impairment losses, if any, are reflected in noninterest expense.
Significant judgment is applied when goodwill is assessed for impairment. This judgment includes developing cash flow projections, selecting appropriate discount rates, identifying relevant market comparables, incorporating general economic and market conditions, and selecting an appropriate control premium. The selection and weighting of the various fair value techniques may result in a higher or lower fair value. Judgment is applied in determining the weightings that are most representative of fair value. Changes in market capitalization, certain judgments, and projections could result in a significantly different estimate of the fair value of the reporting units and could result in an impairment of goodwill.
We concluded that no goodwill impairment was required or existed during the 2010 first quarter.
OTHER REAL ESTATE OWNED (OREO)
OREO property obtained in satisfaction of a loan is recorded at its estimated fair value less anticipated selling costs based upon the property’s appraised value at the date of transfer, with any difference between the fair value of the property, less anticipated selling costs, and the carrying value of the loan charged to the ALLL. Subsequent declines in value are reported as adjustments to the carrying amount, and are charged to noninterest expense. Gains or losses not previously recognized resulting from the sale of OREO are recognized in noninterest expense on the date of sale. At March 31, 2010, OREO totaled $152.3 million, representing a 9% increase compared with $140.1 million at December 31, 2009.
Income Taxes and Deferred Tax Assets
DEFERRED TAX ASSETS
At March 31, 2010, we had a net deferred tax asset of $557.2 million. Based on our ability to offset the net deferred tax asset against our forecast of future taxable income, there was no impairment of the deferred tax asset at March 31, 2010. All available evidence, both positive and negative, was considered to determine whether, based on the weight of that evidence, impairment should be recognized. However, our forecast process includes judgmental and quantitative elements that may be subject to significant change. If our forecast of taxable income within the carryforward periods available under applicable law is not sufficient to cover the amount of net deferred tax assets, such assets may be impaired.
On March 31, 2010, the net deferred tax asset relating to the assets acquired from Franklin Credit Management Corporation (Franklin) on March 31, 2009 (see “Significant Items” discussion) increased by $43.6 million relating to the expiration of the 12-month recognition period under Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (IRC) Section 382. In general, IRC Section 382 imposes a one-year limitation on bad debt deductions allowed for tax purposes under IRC section 166. Any bad debt deductions recognized after March 31, 2010, would not be limited by IRC Section 382.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements and Developments
Note 2 to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements discusses new accounting pronouncements adopted during 2010 and the expected impact of accounting pronouncements recently issued but not yet required to be adopted. To the extent the adoption of new accounting standards materially affect financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity, the impacts are discussed in the applicable section of this MD&A and the Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Table 1 — Selected Quarterly Income Statement Data (1)
                                             
        2010     2009  
(amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)       First     Fourth     Third     Second     First  
Interest income
      $ 546,779     $ 551,335     $ 553,846     $ 563,004     $ 569,957  
Interest expense
        152,886       177,271       191,027       213,105       232,452  
 
                                 
Net interest income
        393,893       374,064       362,819       349,899       337,505  
Provision for credit losses
        235,008       893,991       475,136       413,707       291,837  
 
                                 
Net interest income (loss) after provision for credit losses
        158,885       (519,927 )     (112,317 )     (63,808 )     45,668  
 
                                 
Service charges on deposit accounts
        69,339       76,757       80,811       75,353       69,878  
Brokerage and insurance income
        35,762       32,173       33,996       32,052       39,948  
Mortgage banking income
        25,038       24,618       21,435       30,827       35,418  
Trust services
        27,765       27,275       25,832       25,722       24,810  
Electronic banking
        25,137       25,173       28,017       24,479       22,482  
Bank owned life insurance income
        16,470       14,055       13,639       14,266       12,912  
Automobile operating lease income
        12,303       12,671       12,795       13,116       13,228  
Securities (losses) gains
        (31 )     (2,602 )     (2,374 )     (7,340 )     2,067  
Other noninterest income
        29,069       34,426       41,901       57,470       18,359  
 
                                 
Total noninterest income
        240,852       244,546       256,052       265,945       239,102  
 
                                 
Personnel costs
        183,642       180,663       172,152       171,735       175,932  
Outside data processing and other services
        39,082       36,812       38,285       40,006       32,992  
Deposit and other insurance expense
        24,755       24,420       23,851       48,138       17,421  
Net occupancy
        29,086       26,273       25,382       24,430       29,188  
OREO and foreclosure expense
        11,530       18,520       38,968       26,524       9,887  
Equipment
        20,624       20,454       20,967       21,286       20,410  
Professional services
        22,697       25,146       18,108       16,658       16,454  
Amortization of intangibles
        15,146       17,060       16,995       17,117       17,135  
Automobile operating lease expense
        10,066       10,440       10,589       11,400       10,931  
Marketing
        11,153       9,074       8,259       7,491       8,225  
Telecommunications
        6,171       6,099       5,902       6,088       5,890  
Printing and supplies
        3,673       3,807       3,950       4,151       3,572  
Goodwill impairment
                          4,231       2,602,713  
Gain on early extinguishment of debt (2)
              (73,615 )     (60 )     (73,038 )     (729 )
Other noninterest expense
        20,468       17,443       17,749       13,765       19,748  
 
                                 
Total noninterest expense
        398,093       322,596       401,097       339,982       2,969,769  
 
                                 
Income (Loss) before income taxes
        1,644       (597,977 )     (257,362 )     (137,845 )     (2,684,999 )
Benefit for income taxes
        (38,093 )     (228,290 )     (91,172 )     (12,750 )     (251,792 )
 
                                 
Net income (loss)
      $ 39,737     $ (369,687 )   $ (166,190 )   $ (125,095 )   $ (2,433,207 )
 
                                 
Dividends on preferred shares
        29,357       29,289       29,223       57,451       58,793  
 
                                 
Net income (loss) applicable to common shares
      $ 10,380     $ (398,976 )   $ (195,413 )   $ (182,546 )   $ (2,492,000 )
 
                                 
 
Average common shares — basic
        716,320       715,336       589,708       459,246       366,919  
Average common shares — diluted (3)
        718,593       715,336       589,708       459,246       366,919  
 
Net income (loss) per common share — basic
      $ 0.01     $ (0.56 )   $ (0.33 )   $ (0.40 )   $ (6.79 )
Net income (loss) per common share — diluted
        0.01       (0.56 )     (0.33 )     (0.40 )     (6.79 )
Cash dividends declared per common share
        0.01       0.01       0.01       0.01       0.01  
 
Return on average total assets
        0.31 %     (2.80 )%     (1.28 )%     (0.97 )%     (18.22 )%
Return on average total shareholders’ equity
        3.0       (25.6 )     (12.5 )     (10.2 )     N.M.  
Return on average tangible shareholders’ equity (4)
        4.2       (27.9 )     (13.3 )     (10.3 )     18.4  
Net interest margin (5)
        3.47       3.19       3.20       3.10       2.97  
Efficiency ratio (6)
        60.1       49.0       61.4       51.0       60.5  
Effective tax rate (benefit)
        N.M.       (38.2 )     (35.4 )     (9.2 )     (9.4 )
 
Revenue — fully-taxable equivalent (FTE)
                                           
Net interest income
      $ 393,893     $ 374,064     $ 362,819     $ 349,899     $ 337,505  
FTE adjustment
        2,248       2,497       4,177       1,216       3,582  
 
                                 
Net interest income (5)
        396,141       376,561       366,996       351,115       341,087  
Noninterest income
        240,852       244,546       256,052       265,945       239,102  
 
                                 
Total revenue (5)
      $ 636,993     $ 621,107     $ 623,048     $ 617,060     $ 580,189  
 
                                 
N.M., not a meaningful value.
     
(1)   Comparisons for presented periods are impacted by a number of factors. Refer to “Significant Items” for additional discussion regarding these key factors.

 

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(2)   The 2009 fourth quarter gain related to the purchase of certain subordinated bank notes. The 2009 second quarter gain included $67.4 million related to the purchase of certain trust preferred securities.
 
(3)   For all the quarterly periods presented above, the impact of the convertible preferred stock issued in 2008 was excluded from the diluted share calculation. It was excluded because the result would have been higher than basic earnings per common share (anti-dilutive) for the periods.
 
(4)   Net income (loss) excluding expense for amortization of intangibles for the period divided by average tangible shareholders’ equity. Average tangible shareholders’ equity equals average total shareholders’ equity less average intangible assets and goodwill. Expense for amortization of intangibles and average intangible assets are net of deferred tax liability, and calculated assuming a 35% tax rate.
 
(5)   On a fully-taxable equivalent (FTE) basis assuming a 35% tax rate.
 
(6)   Noninterest expense less amortization of intangibles and goodwill impairment divided by the sum of FTE net interest income and noninterest income excluding securities gains (losses).

 

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DISCUSSION OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This section provides a review of financial performance from a consolidated perspective. It also includes a “Significant Items” section that summarizes key issues important for a complete understanding of performance trends. Key condensed consolidated balance sheet and income statement trends are discussed. All earnings per share data are reported on a diluted basis. For additional insight on financial performance, please read this section in conjunction with the “Business Segment Discussion”.
Summary
We reported net income of $39.7 million in the 2010 first quarter, representing net income per common share of $0.01. These results compared favorably with a net loss of $369.7 million, or $0.56 per common share in the prior quarter. Comparisons with the prior quarter were impacted by factors that are discussed later in the “Significant Items” section (see “Significant Items” discussion).
The return to profitability was a significant step forward and represents a resetting of our expectations, as we now expect to report a profit for the full-year of 2010. While this is positive, the economic environment remains challenging and we still do not believe there will be any significant economic turnaround in 2010, although there were signs of stabilization.
Credit quality performance in the 2010 first quarter continued to improve. Net charge-offs (NCOs) declined 46% from the prior quarter and represented the lowest level since the third quarter of 2008. Nonperforming assets (NPAs) decreased 7% during the quarter, partially as a result of a 52% decline in new NPAs to $237.9 million in the current quarter from $494.6 million in the prior quarter. Early stage delinquencies in both the commercial and consumer loan portfolios also declined. Despite these improved asset quality measures, and given the current challenging economic environment, we believed it was prudent to maintain our period end allowance for credit losses at 4.14% of total loans and leases, essentially unchanged from the end of the prior quarter. For the remainder of 2010, we expect that the level of NCOs and provision expense will continue to be below 2009 levels.
At the beginning of 2010, we viewed our commercial real estate (CRE) portfolio as our highest-risk loan portfolio. Total average CRE balances declined $0.8 billion as a result of our overall strategy to reduce the level of CRE exposure. The majority of the decline occurred within the noncore portfolio, consistent with our strategy to exit these noncore relationships.
Fully-taxable net interest income in the 2010 first quarter increased $19.6 million, or 5%, compared with the prior quarter, and primarily reflected a 28 basis point increase in the net interest margin. The increase in the net margin reflected a combination of factors including better pricing on deposits and loans, as well as a shift in our deposit mix to lower cost demand deposit and money market accounts. We are continuing to make progress in increasing our net interest income. We expect net interest income to continue to increase throughout 2010. This growth is expected to reflect a combination of factors, but primarily: (a) continued growth in lower-cost core deposits, (b) slightly higher loan and investment securities balances, and (c) a slightly higher net interest margin, reflecting improved loan and deposit spreads, as well as the benefit of continuing to shift our deposit mix to a higher concentration in noninterest-bearing accounts.
Noninterest income in the 2010 first quarter decreased $3.7 million, or 2%, compared with the prior quarter, primarily due to seasonal factors. We expect noninterest income to increase slightly from the current quarter level for the remainder of 2010. While we expect growth in asset management, as well as brokerage and insurance income, we expect those increases to be offset by declines in deposit service charge fees as the changes in related Federal Reserve’s regulations are implemented.
Noninterest expense in the 2010 first quarter increased $75.5 million, or 23%, compared with the prior quarter, primarily resulting from a $73.6 million gain on early extinguishment of debt that lowered the prior quarter’s noninterest expense. For the remainder of 2010, expenses will remain well-controlled, but are expected to increase slightly from the current quarter level, reflecting investments for growth and the continued implementation of key strategic initiatives.
Both liquidity and capital remained strong. Average total core deposits grew at a 5% annualized rate and our period-end loan-to-deposit ratio was 92%. Our tangible-common-equity-to-tangible-asset (TCE) ratio improved to 5.96% from 5.92%, and our regulatory capital ratios remain well above the regulatory “well-capitalized” thresholds. We are comfortable with our current level of capital. We do not have any current plans to issue additional capital.

 

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Significant Items
Definition of Significant Items
From time-to-time, revenue, expenses, or taxes, are impacted by items judged by us to be outside of ordinary banking activities and/or by items that, while they may be associated with ordinary banking activities, are so unusually large that their outsized impact is believed by us at that time to be infrequent or short-term in nature, or otherwise make period-to-period comparisons less meaningful. We refer to such items as “Significant Items”. Most often, these “Significant Items” result from factors originating outside the company; e.g., regulatory actions/assessments, windfall gains, changes in accounting principles, one-time tax assessments/refunds, etc. In other cases they may result from our decisions associated with significant corporate actions out of the ordinary course of business; e.g., merger/restructuring charges, recapitalization actions, goodwill impairment, etc.
Even though certain revenue and expense items are naturally subject to more volatility than others due to changes in market and economic environment conditions, as a general rule volatility alone does not define a “Significant Item”. For example, changes in the provision for credit losses, gains/losses from investment activities, asset valuation writedowns, etc., reflect ordinary banking activities and are, therefore, typically excluded from consideration as a “Significant Item”.
We believe the disclosure of “Significant Items” in current and prior period results aids in better understanding our performance and trends to ascertain which of such items, if any, to include or exclude from an analysis of our performance; i.e., within the context of determining how that performance differed from expectations, as well as how, if at all, to adjust estimates of future performance accordingly. To this end, we adopted a practice of listing “Significant Items” in our external disclosure documents (e.g., earnings press releases, investor presentations, Forms 10-Q and 10-K).
“Significant Items” for any particular period are not intended to be a complete list of items that may materially impact current or future period performance. A number of items could materially impact these periods, including those described in our 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K and other factors described from time-to-time in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Significant Items Influencing Financial Performance Comparisons
Earnings comparisons were impacted by a number of “Significant Items” summarized below.
  1.   Goodwill Impairment. The impacts of goodwill impairment on our reported results were as follows:
    During the 2009 first quarter, bank stock prices continued to decline significantly. Our stock price declined 78% from $7.66 per share at December 31, 2008 to $1.66 per share at March 31, 2009. Given this significant decline, we conducted an interim test for goodwill impairment. As a result, we recorded a noncash $2,602.7 million ($7.09 per common share) pretax charge to noninterest expense.
    During the 2009 second quarter, a pretax goodwill impairment of $4.2 million ($0.01 per common share) was recorded to noninterest expense relating to the sale of a small payments-related business.
  2.   Franklin Relationship. Our relationship with Franklin was acquired in the Sky Financial Group, Inc. (Sky Financial) acquisition in 2007. On March 31, 2009, we restructured our relationship with Franklin. The impacts of this restructuring on our reported results were as follows:
    During the 2009 first quarter, a nonrecurring net tax benefit of $159.9 million ($0.44 per common share) was recorded. Also, and although earnings were not significantly impacted, commercial NCOs increased $128.3 million as the previously established $130.0 million Franklin-specific ALLL was utilized to writedown the acquired mortgages and OREO collateral to fair value.
    During the 2010 first quarter, a $38.2 million ($0.05 per common share) net tax benefit was recognized, primarily reflecting the increase in the net deferred tax asset relating to the assets acquired from the restructuring.
  3.   Early Extinguishment of Debt. The positive impacts relating to the early extinguishment of debt on our reported results were: $73.6 million ($0.07 per common share) in the 2009 fourth quarter and $67.4 million ($0.10 per common share) in the 2009 second quarter. These amounts were recorded to noninterest expense.
  4.   Preferred Stock Conversion. During the 2009 first and second quarters, we converted 114,109 and 92,384 shares, respectively, of Series A 8.50% Non-cumulative Perpetual Preferred (Series A Preferred Stock) stock into common stock. As part of these transactions, there was a deemed dividend that did not impact net income, but resulted in a negative impact of $0.08 per common share for the 2009 first quarter and $0.06 per common share for the 2009 second quarter. (See “Capital” discussion located within the “Risk Management and Capital” section for additional information.)
  5.   Visa®. Prior to the Visa® initial public offering (IPO) occurring in March 2008, Visa® was owned by its member banks, which included the Bank. As a result of this ownership, we received shares of Visa® stock at the time of the IPO. In the 2009 second quarter, we sold these Visa® stock shares, resulting in a $31.4 million pretax gain ($0.04 per common share). This amount was recorded to noninterest income.

 

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  6.   Other Significant Items Influencing Earnings Performance Comparisons. In addition to the items discussed separately in this section, a number of other items impacted financial results. These included:
2009 — Fourth Quarter
    $11.3 million ($0.02 per common share) benefit to provision for income taxes, representing a reduction to the previously established capital loss carry-forward valuation allowance.
2009 — Second Quarter
    $23.6 million ($0.03 per common share) negative impact due to a special Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insurance premium assessment. This amount was recorded to noninterest expense.
The following table reflects the earnings impact of the above-mentioned significant items for periods affected by this Results of Operations discussion:
Table 2 — Significant Items Influencing Earnings Performance Comparison (1)
                                                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31, 2010     December 31, 2009     March 31, 2009  
(dollar amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)   After-tax     EPS     After-tax     EPS     After-tax     EPS  
Net income — GAAP
  $ 39,737             $ (369,687 )           $ (2,433,207 )        
Earnings per share, after-tax
          $ 0.01             $ (0.56 )           $ (6.79 )
Change from prior quarter — $
            0.57               (0.23 )             (5.59 )
Change from prior quarter — %
            N.M. %             (69.7 )%             N.M. %
 
Change from year-ago — $
          $ 6.80             $ 0.64             $ (7.14 )
Change from year-ago — %
            N.M. %             N.M. %             N.M. %
                                                 
    Earnings (2)     EPS     Earnings (2)     EPS     Earnings (2)     EPS  
Significant items — favorable (unfavorable) impact:
                                               
Net tax benefit recognized (3)
  $ 38,222     $ 0.05     $     $     $     $  
Franklin relationship restructuring (3)
                            159,895       0.44  
Net gain on early extinguishment of debt
                73,615       0.07              
Deferred tax valuation allowance benefit (3)
                11,341       0.02              
Goodwill impairment
                            (2,602,713 )     7.09  
Preferred stock conversion deemed dividend
                                  (0.08 )
     
N.M., not a meaningful value.
 
(1)   See “Significant Items” discussion.
 
(2)   Pretax unless otherwise noted.
 
(3)   After-tax.
Pretax, Pre-provision Income Trends
One non-GAAP performance measurement that we believe is useful in analyzing underlying performance trends is pretax, pre-provision income. This is the level of earnings adjusted to exclude the impact of: (a) provision expense, which is excluded because its absolute level is elevated and volatile, (b) investment securities gains/losses, which are excluded because securities market valuations may also become particularly volatile in times of economic stress, (c) amortization of intangibles expense, which is excluded because the return on tangible common equity is a key measurement that we use to gauge performance trends, and (d) certain other items identified by us (see “Significant Items” above) that we believe may distort our underlying performance trends.

 

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The following table reflects pretax, pre-provision income for the each of the past five quarters:
Table 3 — Pretax, Pre-provision Income (1)
                                         
    2010     2009  
(dollar amounts in thousands)   First     Fourth     Third     Second     First  
 
                                       
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes
  $ 1,644     $ (597,977 )   $ (257,362 )   $ (137,845 )   $ (2,684,999 )
 
                                       
Add: Provision for credit losses
    235,008       893,991       475,136       413,707       291,837  
Less: Securities (losses) gains
    (31 )     (2,602 )     (2,374 )     (7,340 )     2,067  
Add: Amortization of intangibles
    15,146       17,060       16,995       17,117       17,135  
Less: Significant Items
                                       
Gain on early extinguishment of debt (2)
          73,615             67,409        
Goodwill impairment
                      (4,231 )     (2,602,713 )
Gain related to Visa stock
                      31,362        
FDIC special assessment
                      (23,555 )      
 
                             
 
                                       
Total pretax, pre-provision income
  $ 251,829     $ 242,061     $ 237,143     $ 229,334     $ 224,619  
 
                             
 
                                       
Change in total pretax, pre-provision income:
                                       
Prior quarter change — amount
  $ 9,768     $ 4,918     $ 7,809     $ 4,715     $ 29,540  
Prior quarter change — percent
    4 %     2 %     3 %     2 %     15 %
     
(1)   Pretax, pre-provision income is a non-GAAP financial measure. Any ratio utilizing this financial measure is also non-GAAP. This financial measure has been included as it is considered to be a critical metric with which to analyze and evaluate our results of operations and financial strength. Other companies may calculate this financial measure differently.
 
(2)   Includes only transactions deemed significant.
Net Interest Income / Average Balance Sheet
(This section should be read in conjunction with Significant Item 1.)
2010 First Quarter versus 2009 First Quarter
Fully-taxable equivalent net interest income increased $55.1 million, or 16%, from the year-ago quarter. This reflected the favorable impact of the significant increase in the net interest margin to 3.47% from 2.97%. The net interest margin increase reflected a combination of factors including better pricing on both deposits and loans. It also reflected the benefits of asset and liability management strategies to adjust the asset sensitivity of the balance sheet over the next year while maintaining the flexibility to be prepared for a rising interest rate environment. Although average total earning assets were little changed from the year-ago quarter, this reflected a $4.0 billion, or 91%, increase in average total investment securities, mostly offset by a $3.9 billion, or 10%, decline in average total loans and leases.

 

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The following table details the change in our reported loans and deposits:
Table 4 — Average Loans/Leases and Deposits — 2010 First Quarter vs. 2009 First Quarter
                                 
    First Quarter     Change  
(dollar amounts in millions)   2010     2009     Amount     Percent  
Loans/Leases
                               
Commercial and industrial
  $ 12,314     $ 13,541     $ (1,227 )     (9 )%
Commercial real estate
    7,677       10,112       (2,435 )     (24 )
 
                       
Total commercial
    19,991       23,653       (3,662 )     (15 )
 
Automobile loans and leases
    4,250       4,354       (104 )     (2 )
Home equity
    7,539       7,577       (38 )     (1 )
Residential mortgage
    4,477       4,611       (134 )     (3 )
Other consumer
    723       671       52       8  
 
                       
Total consumer
    16,989       17,213       (224 )     (1 )
 
                       
Total loans
  $ 36,980     $ 40,866     $ (3,886 )     (10 )%
 
                       
 
                               
Deposits
                               
Demand deposits — noninterest-bearing
  $ 6,627     $ 5,544     $ 1,083       20 %
Demand deposits — interest-bearing
    5,716       4,076       1,640       40  
Money market deposits
    10,340       5,593       4,747       85  
Savings and other domestic time deposits
    4,613       5,041       (428 )     (8 )
Core certificates of deposit
    9,976       12,784       (2,808 )     (22 )
 
                       
Total core deposits
    37,272       33,038       4,234       13  
Other deposits
    2,951       5,151       (2,200 )     (43 )
 
                       
Total deposits
  $ 40,223     $ 38,189     $ 2,034       5 %
 
                       
The $3.9 billion, or 10%, decrease in average total loans and leases primarily reflected:
    $3.7 billion, or 15%, decrease in average total commercial loans. The $1.2 billion, or 9%, decline in average commercial and industrial (C&I) loans reflected a general decrease in borrowing as reflected in a decline in line-of-credit utilization, including significant reductions in our automobile dealer floorplan portfolio, charge-off activity, the 2009 first quarter Franklin restructuring, and the reclassification in the current quarter of variable rate demand notes to municipal securities. These negatives were partially offset by the impact of the reclassifications in 2009 of certain CRE loans, primarily representing owner occupied properties, to C&I loans. The $2.4 billion, or 24%, decrease in average CRE loans reflected our ongoing commitment to reduce balance sheet risk. We are executing several initiatives, which have resulted in portfolio reductions through payoffs and pay-downs, as well as the impact of charge-offs.
    $0.2 billion, or 1%, decrease in average total consumer loans. This decrease primarily reflected a $0.3 billion decline in average automobile leases due to the continued run-off of that portfolio, partially offset by a $0.2 billion increase in average automobile loans. The increase in average automobile loans reflected a 70% increase in loan originations from the year-ago quarter. The decline in average residential mortgages reflected the impact of loan sales, as well as the continued refinancing of portfolio loans and the related increased sale of fixed-rate originations, partially offset by additions related to the 2009 first quarter Franklin restructuring. Average home equity loans were little changed as lower origination volume was offset by slower runoff experience and slightly higher line utilization. Increased line usage continued to be associated with higher quality customers taking advantage of the low interest rate environment.
Offsetting the decline in average total loans and leases was a $4.0 billion, or 91%, increase in average total investment securities, reflecting the deployment of the cash from core deposit growth and loan runoff over this period, as well as the proceeds from 2009 capital actions.
The $2.0 billion, or 5%, increase in average total deposits reflected:
    $4.2 billion, or 13%, growth in average total core deposits, primarily reflecting increased sales efforts and initiatives for deposit accounts.
Partially offset by:
    A $1.6 billion, or 47%, decline in brokered deposits and negotiable CDs and a $0.4 billion, or 35%, decrease in average other domestic deposits over $250,000, primarily reflecting the reduction of noncore funding sources.

 

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2010 First Quarter versus 2009 Fourth Quarter
Fully-taxable equivalent net interest income increased $19.6 million, or 5%, from the prior quarter. This reflected an increase in the net interest margin to 3.47% from 3.19%, as average earnings assets declined $0.6 billion, or 1%. The decrease in average earning assets primarily reflected a $0.4 billion, or 4%, decrease in average investment securities, as average total loans and leases were down only $0.1 billion, or less than 1%.
The net interest margin increase reflected a combination of factors including better pricing on both deposits and loans. It also reflected the benefits of asset and liability management strategies to reduce the asset sensitivity of the balance sheet over the next year while maintaining the flexibility to be prepared for a rising rate environment.
The following table details the change in our reported loans and deposits:
Table 5 — Average Loans/Leases and Deposits — 2010 First Quarter vs. 2009 Fourth Quarter
                                 
    2010     2009        
    First     Fourth     Change  
(dollar amounts in millions)   Quarter     Quarter     Amount     Percent  
Loans/Leases
                               
Commercial and industrial
  $ 12,314     $ 12,570     $ (256 )     (2 )%
Commercial real estate
    7,677       8,458       (781 )     (9 )
 
                       
Total commercial
    19,991       21,028       (1,037 )     (5 )
 
                               
Automobile loans and leases
    4,250       3,326       924       28  
Home equity
    7,539       7,561       (22 )      
Residential mortgage
    4,477       4,417       60       1  
Other consumer
    723       757       (34 )     (4 )
 
                       
Total consumer
    16,989       16,061       928       6  
 
                       
Total loans
  $ 36,980     $ 37,089     $ (109 )     %
 
                       
 
                               
Deposits
                               
Demand deposits — noninterest-bearing
  $ 6,627     $ 6,466     $ 161       2 %
Demand deposits — interest-bearing
    5,716       5,482       234       4  
Money market deposits
    10,340       9,271       1,069       12  
Savings and other domestic time deposits
    4,613       4,686       (73 )     (2 )
Core certificates of deposit
    9,976       10,867       (891 )     (8 )
 
                       
Total core deposits
    37,272       36,772       500       1  
Other deposits
    2,951       3,442       (491 )     (14 )
 
                       
Total deposits
  $ 40,223     $ 40,214     $ 9       %
 
                       
The $0.1 billion decrease in average total loans and leases primarily reflected:
    $0.8 billion, or 9%, decline in CRE loans, primarily resulting from the pay-down and charge-off activity in the current quarter. While charge-offs remain a significant contributor to the decline in balances, we also continued to see substantial net pay-downs totaling $135 million in the current quarter. The pay-down activity was a result of our portfolio management and loan workout strategies, and some very early stage improvements in some of our markets.
    $0.3 billion, or 2%, decline in average C&I loans, reflecting a reclassification of $0.3 billion of variable rate demand notes to municipal securities. Underlying growth was more than offset by a combination of continued lower line-of-credit utilization and pay-downs on term debt as the economic environment has caused many customers to actively reduce their leverage position. Our line-of-credit utilization percentage was 42%, consistent with that of the prior quarter.

 

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Partially offset by:
    $0.9 billion, or 28%, increase in average automobile loans and leases, of which $0.8 billion was the result of adopting a new accounting standard to consolidate a previously off-balance sheet automobile loan securitization transaction. At the end of the 2009 first quarter, we transferred $1.0 billion of automobile loans to a trust in a securitization transaction as part of a funding strategy. Upon adoption of the new accounting standard, the trust was consolidated as of January 1, 2010, and at March 31, 2010, the loans had a remaining balance of $0.7 billion.
In addition to the decline in average total loans and leases, average total investment securities decreased $0.4 billion, or 4%, primarily reflecting normal maturities.
Average total deposits were essentially unchanged from the prior quarter reflecting:
    $0.5 billion, or 1%, growth in average total core deposits reflecting our focus on growing money market and transaction accounts.
Partially offset by:
    $0.5 billion, or 22%, decline in brokered deposits and negotiable CDs, reflecting the intentional reduction in noncore funding sources given the growth in core deposits.
Tables 6 and 7 reflect quarterly average balance sheets and rates earned and paid on interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.

 

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Table 6 — Consolidated Quarterly Average Balance Sheets
                                                         
    Average Balances     Change  
Fully-taxable equivalent basis   2010     2009     1Q10 vs. 1Q09  
(dollar amounts in millions)   First     Fourth     Third     Second     First     Amount     Percent  
Assets
                                                       
Interest-bearing deposits in banks
  $ 348     $ 329     $ 393     $ 369     $ 355     $ (7 )     (2 )%
Trading account securities
    96       110       107       88       278       (182 )     (65 )
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreement
          15       7             19       (19 )     (100 )
Loans held for sale
    346       470       524       709       627       (281 )     (45 )
Investment securities:
                                                       
Taxable
    8,025       8,695       6,510       5,181       3,961       4,064       103  
Tax-exempt
    445       139       129       126       465       (20 )     (4 )
 
                                         
Total investment securities
    8,470       8,834       6,639       5,307       4,426       4,044       91  
Loans and leases: (1)
                                                       
Commercial:
                                                       
Commercial and industrial
    12,314       12,570       12,922       13,523       13,541       (1,227 )     (9 )
Construction
    1,409       1,651       1,808       1,946       2,033       (624 )     (31 )
Commercial
    6,268       6,807       7,071       7,253       8,079       (1,811 )     (22 )
 
                                         
Commercial real estate
    7,677       8,458       8,879       9,199       10,112       (2,435 )     (24 )
 
                                         
Total commercial
    19,991       21,028       21,801       22,722       23,653       (3,662 )     (15 )
 
                                         
Consumer:
                                                       
Automobile loans
    4,031       3,050       2,886       2,867       3,837       194       5  
Automobile leases
    219       276       344       423       517       (298 )     (58 )
 
                                         
Automobile loans and leases
    4,250       3,326       3,230       3,290       4,354       (104 )     (2 )
Home equity
    7,539       7,561       7,581       7,640       7,577       (38 )     (1 )
Residential mortgage
    4,477       4,417       4,487       4,657       4,611       (134 )     (3 )
Other loans
    723       757       756       698       671       52       8  
 
                                         
Total consumer
    16,989       16,061       16,054       16,285       17,213       (224 )     (1 )
 
                                         
Total loans and leases
    36,980       37,089       37,855       39,007       40,866       (3,886 )     (10 )
Allowance for loan and lease losses
    (1,510 )     (1,029 )     (950 )     (930 )     (913 )     (597 )     65  
 
                                         
Net loans and leases
    35,470       36,060       36,905       38,077       39,953       (4,483 )     (11 )
 
                                         
Total earning assets
    46,240       46,847       45,525       45,480       46,571       (331 )     (1 )
 
                                         
Cash and due from banks
    1,761       1,947       2,553       2,466       1,553       208       13  
Intangible assets
    725       737       755       780       3,371       (2,646 )     (78 )
All other assets
    4,486       3,956       3,797       3,701       3,571       915       26  
 
                                         
Total Assets
  $ 51,702     $ 52,458     $ 51,680     $ 51,497     $ 54,153     $ (2,451 )     (5 )%
 
                                         
 
                                                       
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
                                                       
Deposits:
                                                       
Demand deposits — noninterest-bearing
  $ 6,627     $ 6,466     $ 6,186     $ 6,021     $ 5,544     $ 1,083       20 %
Demand deposits — interest-bearing
    5,716       5,482       5,140       4,547       4,076       1,640       40  
Money market deposits
    10,340       9,271       7,601       6,355       5,593       4,747       85  
Savings and other domestic time deposits
    4,613       4,686       4,771       5,031       5,041       (428 )     (8 )
Core certificates of deposit
    9,976       10,867       11,646       12,501       12,784       (2,808 )     (22 )
 
                                           
Total core deposits
    37,272       36,772       35,344       34,455       33,038       4,234       13  
Other domestic time deposits of $250,000 or more
    698       667       747       886       1,069       (371 )     (35 )
Brokered time deposits and negotiable CDs
    1,843       2,353       3,058       3,740       3,449       (1,606 )     (47 )
Deposits in foreign offices
    410       422       444       453       633       (223 )     (35 )
 
                                         
Total deposits
    40,223       40,214       39,593       39,534       38,189       2,034       5  
Short-term borrowings
    927       879       879       879       1,099       (172 )     (16 )
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    179       681       924       947       2,414       (2,235 )     (93 )
Subordinated notes and other long-term debt
    4,062       3,908       4,136       4,640       4,612       (550 )     (12 )
 
                                         
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    38,764       39,216       39,346       39,979       40,770       (2,006 )     (5 )
 
                                         
All other liabilities
    947       1,042       863       569       614       333       54  
Shareholders’ equity
    5,364       5,734       5,285       4,928       7,225       (1,861 )     (26 )
 
                                         
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
  $ 51,702     $ 52,458     $ 51,680     $ 51,497     $ 54,153     $ (2,451 )     (5 )%
 
                                         
     
(1)   For purposes of this analysis, nonaccrual loans are reflected in the average balances of loans.

 

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Table 7 — Consolidated Quarterly Net Interest Margin Analysis
                                         
    Average Rates (2)  
    2010     2009  
Fully-taxable equivalent basis (1)   First     Fourth     Third     Second     First  
Assets
                                       
Interest-bearing deposits in banks
    0.18 %     0.16 %     0.28 %     0.37 %     0.45 %
Trading account securities
    2.15       1.89       1.96       2.22       4.04  
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreement
          0.03       0.14       0.82       0.20  
Loans held for sale
    4.98       5.13       5.20       5.19       5.04  
Investment securities:
                                       
Taxable
    2.94       3.20       3.99       4.63       5.60  
Tax-exempt
    4.35       6.31       6.77       6.83       6.61  
 
                             
Total investment securities
    3.01       3.25       4.04       4.69       5.71  
Loans and leases: (3)
                                       
Commercial:
                                       
Commercial and industrial
    5.60       5.20       5.19       5.00       4.60  
Commercial real estate
                                       
Construction
    2.66       2.63       2.61       2.78       2.76  
Commercial
    3.60       3.40       3.43       3.56       3.76  
 
                             
Commercial real estate
    3.43       3.25       3.26       3.39       3.55  
 
                             
Total commercial
    4.76       4.41       4.40       4.35       4.15  
 
                             
Consumer:
                                       
Automobile loans
    6.64       7.15       7.34       7.28       7.20  
Automobile leases
    6.41       6.40       6.25       6.12       6.03  
 
                             
Automobile loans and leases
    6.63       7.09       7.22       7.13       7.06  
Home equity
    5.59       5.82       5.75       5.75       5.13  
Residential mortgage
    4.89       5.04       5.03       5.12       5.71  
Other loans
    7.00       6.90       7.21       8.22       8.97  
 
                             
Total consumer
    5.73       5.92       5.91       5.95       5.92  
 
                             
Total loans and leases
    5.21       5.07       5.04       5.02       4.90  
 
                             
Total earning assets
    4.82 %     4.70 %     4.86 %     4.99 %     4.99 %
 
                             
 
                                       
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
                                       
Deposits:
                                       
Demand deposits — noninterest-bearing
    %     %     %     %     %
Demand deposits — interest-bearing
    0.22       0.22       0.22       0.18       0.14  
Money market deposits
    1.00       1.21       1.20       1.14       1.02  
Savings and other domestic time deposits
    1.19       1.27       1.33       1.37       1.50  
Core certificates of deposit
    2.93       3.07       3.27       3.50       3.81  
 
                             
Total core deposits
    1.51       1.71       1.88       2.06       2.28  
Other domestic time deposits of $250,000 or more
    1.44       1.88       2.24       2.61       2.92  
Brokered time deposits and negotiable CDs
    2.49       2.52       2.49       2.54       2.97  
Deposits in foreign offices
    0.19       0.18       0.20       0.20       0.17  
 
                             
Total deposits
    1.55       1.75       1.92       2.11       2.33  
Short-term borrowings
    0.21       0.24       0.25       0.26       0.25  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    2.71       1.01       0.92       1.13       1.03  
Subordinated notes and other long-term debt
    2.25       2.67       2.58       2.91       3.29  
 
                             
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    1.60 %     1.80 %     1.93 %     2.14 %     2.31 %
 
                             
 
                                       
Net interest rate spread
    3.22 %     2.90 %     2.93 %     2.85 %     2.68 %
Impact of noninterest-bearing funds on margin
    0.25       0.29       0.27       0.25       0.29  
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Interest Margin
    3.47 %     3.19 %     3.20 %     3.10 %     2.97 %
 
                             
     
(1)   Fully-taxable equivalent (FTE) yields are calculated assuming a 35% tax rate.
 
(2)   Loan and lease and deposit average rates include impact of applicable derivatives and non-deferrable fees.
 
(3)   For purposes of this analysis, nonaccrual loans are reflected in the average balances of loans.

 

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Provision for Credit Losses
(This section should be read in conjunction with Significant Item 2 and the “Credit Risk” section.)
The provision for credit losses is the expense necessary to maintain the ALLL and the AULC at levels adequate to absorb our estimate of inherent credit losses in the loan and lease portfolio and the portfolio of unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit.
The provision for credit losses for the 2010 first quarter was $235.0 million, down $659.0 million, or 74%, from the prior quarter and down $56.8 million, or 19%, from the year-ago quarter. The current quarter’s provision for credit losses essentially matched the $238.5 million of NCOs (see “Credit Quality” discussion).
The following table details the Franklin-related impact to the provision for credit losses for each of the past five quarters.
Table 8 — Provision for Credit Losses — Franklin-Related Impact
                                         
    2010     2009  
(in millions)   First     Fourth     Third     Second     First  
 
                                       
Provision for (reduction to) credit losses
                                       
Franklin
  $ 11.5     $ 1.2     $ (3.5 )   $ (10.1 )   $ (1.7 )
Non-Franklin
    223.5       892.8       478.6       423.8       293.5  
 
                             
Total
  $ 235.0     $ 894.0     $ 475.1     $ 413.7     $ 291.8  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total net charge-offs (recoveries)
                                       
Franklin
  $ 11.5     $ 1.2     $ (3.5 )   $ (10.1 )   $ 128.3  
Non-Franklin
    227.0       443.5       359.4       344.5       213.2  
 
                             
Total
  $ 238.5     $ 444.7     $ 355.9     $ 334.4     $ 341.5  
 
                             
 
                                       
Provision for (reduction to) credit losses in excess of net charge-offs
                                       
Franklin
  $     $     $     $     $ (130.0 )
Non-Franklin
    (3.5 )     449.3       119.2       79.3       80.3  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total
  $ (3.5 )   $ 449.3     $ 119.2     $ 79.3     $ (49.7 )
 
                             
Noninterest Income
(This section should be read in conjunction with Significant Item 5.)
The following table reflects noninterest income for each of the past five quarters:
Table 9 — Noninterest Income
                                         
    2010     2009  
(dollar amounts in thousands)   First     Fourth     Third     Second     First  
 
                                       
Service charges on deposit accounts
  $ 69,339     $ 76,757     $ 80,811     $ 75,353     $ 69,878  
Brokerage and insurance income
    35,762       32,173       33,996       32,052       39,948  
Mortgage banking income
    25,038       24,618       21,435       30,827       35,418  
Trust services
    27,765       27,275       25,832       25,722       24,810  
Electronic banking
    25,137       25,173       28,017       24,479       22,482  
Bank owned life insurance income
    16,470       14,055       13,639       14,266       12,912  
Automobile operating lease income
    12,303       12,671       12,795       13,116       13,228  
Securities (losses) gains
    (31 )     (2,602 )     (2,374 )     (7,340 )     2,067  
Other income
    29,069       34,426       41,901       57,470       18,359  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total noninterest income
  $ 240,852     $ 244,546     $ 256,052     $ 265,945     $ 239,102  
 
                             

 

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The following table details mortgage banking income and the net impact of mortgage servicing rights (MSR) hedging activity for each of the past five quarters:
Table 10 — Mortgage Banking Income
                                         
    2010     2009  
(dollar amounts in thousands)   First     Fourth     Third     Second     First  
 
                                       
Mortgage Banking Income
                                       
Origination and secondary marketing
  $ 13,586     $ 16,473     $ 16,491     $ 31,782     $ 29,965  
Servicing fees
    12,418       12,289       12,320       12,045       11,840  
Amortization of capitalized servicing(1)
    (10,065 )     (10,791 )     (10,050 )     (14,445 )     (12,285 )
Other mortgage banking income
    3,210       4,466       4,109       5,381       9,404  
 
                             
Sub-total
    19,149       22,437       22,870       34,763       38,924  
MSR valuation adjustment(1)
    (5,772 )     15,491       (17,348 )     46,551       (10,389 )
Net trading gain (loss) related to MSR hedging
    11,661       (13,310 )     15,913       (50,487 )     6,883  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total mortgage banking income
  $ 25,038     $ 24,618     $ 21,435     $ 30,827     $ 35,418  
 
                             
 
                                       
Mortgage originations (in millions)
  $ 869     $ 1,131     $ 998     $ 1,587     $ 1,546  
Average trading account securities used to hedge MSRs (in millions)
    18       19       19       20       223  
Capitalized mortgage servicing rights(2)
    207,552       214,592       200,969       219,282       167,838  
Total mortgages serviced for others (in millions)(2)
    15,968       16,010       16,145       16,246       16,315  
MSR % of investor servicing portfolio
    1.30 %     1.34 %     1.24 %     1.35 %     1.03 %
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Impact of MSR Hedging
                                       
MSR valuation adjustment(1)
  $ (5,772 )   $ 15,491     $ (17,348 )   $ 46,551     $ (10,389 )
Net trading gain (loss) related to MSR hedging
    11,661       (13,310 )     15,913       (50,487 )     6,883  
Net interest income related to MSR hedging
    169       168       191       199       2,441  
 
                             
 
                                       
Net impact of MSR hedging
  $ 6,058     $ 2,349     $ (1,244 )   $ (3,737 )   $ (1,065 )
 
                             
     
(1)   The change in fair value for the period represents the MSR valuation adjustment, net of amortization of capitalized servicing.
 
(2)   At period end.
2010 First Quarter versus 2009 First Quarter
Noninterest income increased $1.8 million, or 1%, from the year-ago quarter.
Table 11 — Noninterest Income — 2010 First Quarter vs. 2009 First Quarter
                                 
    First Quarter     Change  
(dollar amounts in thousands)   2010     2009     Amount     Percent  
 
                               
Service charges on deposit accounts
  $ 69,339     $ 69,878     $ (539 )     (1) %
Brokerage and insurance income
    35,762       39,948       (4,186 )     (10 )
Mortgage banking income
    25,038       35,418       (10,380 )     (29 )
Trust services
    27,765       24,810       2,955       12  
Electronic banking
    25,137       22,482       2,655       12  
Bank owned life insurance income
    16,470       12,912       3,558       28  
Automobile operating lease income
    12,303       13,228       (925 )     (7 )
Securities (losses) gains
    (31 )     2,067       (2,098 )     N.M.  
Other income
    29,069       18,359       10,710       58  
 
                       
 
                               
Total noninterest income
  $ 240,852     $ 239,102     $ 1,750       1 %
 
                       
N.M., not a meaningful value.

 

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The $1.8 million increase in total noninterest income from the year-ago quarter reflected:
    $10.7 million, or 58%, increase in other income, as the year-ago quarter included a $5.9 million automobile loan securitization loss. The improvement also reflected growth in standby letter of credit fees and trading income.
    $3.6 million, or 28%, increase in bank owned life insurance income, reflecting $2.6 million in realized policy benefits.
    $3.0 million, or 12%, increase in trust services income, primarily reflecting the positive impact of higher asset market values.
    $2.7 million, or 12%, increase in electronic banking income, reflecting higher debit card transaction volumes.
Partially offset by:
    $10.4 million, or 29%, decline in mortgage banking income, reflecting a $16.4 million, or 55%, decline in origination and secondary marketing income as originations in the current quarter were down 44% from the year-ago quarter, partially offset by a net benefit from MSR valuation and hedging activity (see Table 10).
    $4.2 million, or 10%, decline in brokerage and insurance income, reflecting a $1.4 million, or 8%, decline in investment product income, primarily due to a 21% decline in annuity sales volume, as well as a $2.8 million, or 13%, decline in insurance income, primarily due to lower contingent fees.
    $2.1 million of securities gains in the year-ago quarter.
2010 First Quarter versus 2009 Fourth Quarter
Noninterest income decreased $3.7 million, or 2%, from the prior quarter.
Table 12 — Noninterest Income — 2010 First Quarter vs. 2009 Fourth Quarter
                                 
    2010     2009     Change  
(dollar amounts in thousands)   First Quarter     Fourth Quarter     Amount     Percent  
 
               
Service charges on deposit accounts
  $ 69,339     $ 76,757     $ (7,418 )     (10) %
Brokerage and insurance income
    35,762       32,173       3,589       11  
Mortgage banking income
    25,038       24,618       420       2  
Trust services
    27,765       27,275       490       2  
Electronic banking
    25,137       25,173       (36 )     (0 )
Bank owned life insurance income
    16,470       14,055       2,415       17  
Automobile operating lease income
    12,303       12,671       (368 )     (3 )
Securities losses
    (31 )     (2,602 )     2,571       (99 )
Other income
    29,069       34,426       (5,357 )     (16 )
 
                       
 
                               
Total noninterest income
  $ 240,852     $ 244,546     $ (3,694 )     (2) %
 
                       
The $3.7 million, or 2%, decrease in total noninterest income from the prior quarter reflected:
    $7.4 million, or 10%, decline in service charges on deposit accounts, reflecting seasonally lower personal service charges, mostly related to nonsufficient funds/overdrafts.
    $5.4 million, or 16%, decline in other income, as the prior quarter included a benefit from the change in fair value of our derivatives that did not qualify for hedge accounting.
Partially offset by:
    $3.6 million, or 11%, increase in brokerage and insurance income, including a 17% increase in insurance income, reflecting improved sales and seasonal factors.
    $2.6 million improvement in securities losses as the prior quarter reflected $2.6 million in securities losses.
    $2.4 million, or 17%, increase in bank owned life insurance income, reflecting $2.1 million in realized policy benefits.

 

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Noninterest Expense
(This section should be read in conjunction with Significant Items 1, 3, and 6.)
The following table reflects noninterest expense for each of the past five quarters:
Table 13 — Noninterest Expense
                                         
    2010     2009  
(dollar amounts in thousands)   First     Fourth     Third     Second     First  
 
               
Personnel costs
  $ 183,642     $ 180,663     $ 172,152     $ 171,735     $ 175,932  
Outside data processing and other services
    39,082       36,812       38,285       40,006       32,992  
Deposit and other insurance expense
    24,755       24,420       23,851       48,138       17,421  
Net occupancy
    29,086       26,273       25,382       24,430       29,188  
OREO and foreclosure expense
    11,530       18,520       38,968       26,524       9,887  
Equipment
    20,624       20,454       20,967       21,286       20,410  
Professional services
    22,697       25,146       18,108       16,658       16,454  
Amortization of intangibles
    15,146       17,060       16,995       17,117       17,135  
Automobile operating lease expense
    10,066       10,440       10,589       11,400       10,931  
Marketing
    11,153       9,074       8,259       7,491       8,225  
Telecommunications
    6,171       6,099       5,902       6,088       5,890  
Printing and supplies
    3,673       3,807       3,950       4,151       3,572  
Goodwill impairment
                      4,231       2,602,713  
Gain on early extinguishment of debt
          (73,615 )     (60 )     (73,038 )     (729 )
Other
    20,468       17,443       17,749       13,765       19,748  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total noninterest expense
  $ 398,093     $ 322,596     $ 401,097     $ 339,982     $ 2,969,769  
 
                             
2010 First Quarter versus 2009 First Quarter
Noninterest expense decreased $2,571.7 million, or 87%, from the year-ago quarter.
Table 14 — Noninterest Expense — 2010 First Quarter vs. 2009 First Quarter
                                 
    First Quarter     Change  
(dollar amounts in thousands)   2010     2009     Amount     Percent  
 
               
Personnel costs
  $ 183,642     $ 175,932     $ 7,710       4 %
Outside data processing and other services
    39,082       32,992       6,090       18  
Deposit and other insurance expense
    24,755       17,421       7,334       42  
Net occupancy
    29,086       29,188       (102 )      
OREO and foreclosure expense
    11,530       9,887       1,643       17  
Equipment
    20,624       20,410       214       1  
Professional services
    22,697       16,454       6,243       38  
Amortization of intangibles
    15,146       17,135       (1,989 )     (12 )
Automobile operating lease expense
    10,066       10,931       (865 )     (8 )
Marketing
    11,153       8,225       2,928       36  
Telecommunications
    6,171       5,890       281       5  
Printing and supplies
    3,673       3,572       101       3  
Goodwill impairment
          2,602,713       (2,602,713 )     (100 )
Gain on early extinguishment of debt
          (729 )     729       (100 )
Other expense
    20,468       19,748       720       4  
 
                       
 
                               
Total noninterest expense
  $ 398,093     $ 2,969,769     $ (2,571,676 )     (87 )%
 
                       
The $2,571.7 million, or 87%, decrease in total noninterest expense from the year-ago quarter reflected:
    $2,602.7 million of goodwill impairment in the year-ago quarter.
    $2.0 million, or 12%, decline in amortization of intangibles.

 

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Partially offset by:
    $7.7 million, or 4%, increase in personnel costs, reflecting a 1% increase in full-time equivalent staff, which contributed to higher salaries and sales commission expense in the current period, as well as lower benefits expense in the year-ago period.
    $7.3 million, or 42%, increase in deposit and other insurance expense primarily due to higher FDIC insurance costs as premiums rates increased and the level of deposits grew.
    $6.2 million, or 38%, increase in professional services, reflecting higher commercial loan collection-related expenses, as well as an increase in consulting expenses.
    $6.1 million, or 18%, increase in outside data processing and other services, primarily reflecting portfolio servicing fees now paid to Franklin as a result of the 2009 first quarter restructuring of this relationship, as well as higher outside appraisal costs.
    $2.9 million, or 36%, increase in marketing expense, reflecting an increase in product advertising activities.
2010 First Quarter versus 2009 Fourth Quarter
Noninterest expense increased $75.5 million, or 23%, from the prior quarter.
Table 15 — Noninterest Expense — 2010 First Quarter vs. 2009 Fourth Quarter
                                 
    2010     2009     Change  
(dollar amounts in thousands)   First Quarter     Fourth Quarter     Amount     Percent  
 
               
Personnel costs
  $ 183,642     $ 180,663     $ 2,979       2 %
Outside data processing and other services
    39,082       36,812       2,270       6  
Deposit and other insurance expense
    24,755       24,420       335       1  
Net occupancy
    29,086       26,273       2,813       11  
OREO and foreclosure expense
    11,530       18,520       (6,990 )     (38 )
Equipment
    20,624       20,454       170       1  
Professional services
    22,697       25,146       (2,449 )     (10 )
Amortization of intangibles
    15,146       17,060       (1,914 )     (11 )
Automobile operating lease expense
    10,066       10,440       (374 )     (4 )
Marketing
    11,153       9,074       2,079       23  
Telecommunications
    6,171       6,099       72       1  
Printing and supplies
    3,673       3,807       (134 )     (4 )
Gain on early extinguishment of debt
          (73,615 )     73,615       (100 )
Other expense
    20,468       17,443       3,025       17  
 
                       
 
               
Total noninterest expense
  $ 398,093     $ 322,596     $ 75,497       23 %
 
                       
The $75.5 million, or 23%, increase in total noninterest expense from the prior quarter reflected:
    $73.6 million gain on the early extinguishment of debt that lowered the prior quarter’s noninterest expense.
    $3.0 million, or 17%, increase in other expenses, primarily reflecting higher franchise and other taxes.
    $3.0 million, or 2%, increase in personnel costs, reflecting higher salaries due to a 4% increase in full-time equivalent staff as well as a seasonal increase in FICA-related benefits expense, partially offset by lower commission expense. The increase in full-time equivalent staff was related to our strategic initiatives.
    $2.8 million, or 11%, increase in net occupancy expense, primarily reflecting higher seasonal snow removal expense.
    $2.3 million, or 6%, increase in outside data processing and other services expense, primarily reflecting an increase in outside computer expenses.
    $2.1 million, or 23%, increase in marketing expense, reflecting an increase in product advertising activities.
Partially offset by:
    $7.0 million, or 38%, decrease in OREO and foreclosure expense.
    $2.4 million, or 10%, decrease in professional services, reflecting lower commercial loan collection-related expenses.

 

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Provision for Income Taxes
(This section should be read in conjunction with Significant Items 2 and 6.)
The provision for income taxes in the 2010 first quarter was a benefit of $38.1 million. This compared with a tax benefit of $228.3 million in the 2009 fourth quarter and a tax benefit of $251.8 million in the 2009 first quarter. As of March 31, 2010, a net deferred tax asset of $557.2 million was recorded. There was no impairment to the deferred tax asset as a result of projected taxable income.
In the ordinary course of business, we operate in various taxing jurisdictions and are subject to income and nonincome taxes. Also, we are subject to ongoing tax examinations in various jurisdictions. Federal income tax audits have been completed through 2005. In 2009, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) began the audit of our consolidated federal income tax returns for tax years 2006 and 2007. Various state and other jurisdictions remain open to examination for tax years 2000 and forward. In addition, we are subject to ongoing tax examinations in various other state and local jurisdictions. The IRS as well as state tax officials from Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky have proposed adjustments to our previously filed tax returns. We believe that the tax positions taken by us related to such proposed adjustments were correct and are supported by applicable statutes, regulations, and judicial authority, and we intend to vigorously defend them. It is possible that the ultimate resolution of the proposed adjustments, if unfavorable, may be material to the results of operations in the period it occurs. However, although no assurances can be given, we believe that the resolution of these examinations will not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse impact on our consolidated financial position. (See Note 16 of the Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding unrecognized tax benefits.)

 

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RISK MANAGEMENT AND CAPITAL
Risk identification and monitoring are key elements in overall risk management. We believe our primary risk exposures are credit, market, liquidity, and operational risk. We hold capital proportionately against these risks. More information on risk can be found under the heading “Risk Factors” included in Item 1A of our 2009 Form 10-K, and subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Additionally, the MD&A included in our 2009 Form 10-K, should be read in conjunction with the MD&A as this report provides only material updates to the 2009 Form 10-K. Our definition, philosophy, and approach to risk management have not materially changed from the discussion presented in the 2009 Form 10-K.
Credit Risk
Credit risk is the risk of loss due to our counterparties not being able to meet their financial obligations under agreed upon terms. The majority of our credit risk is associated with lending activities, as the acceptance and management of credit risk is central to profitable lending. We also have credit risk associated with our investment and derivatives activities. Credit risk is incidental to trading activities and represents a significant risk that is associated with our investment securities portfolio (see “Investment Securities Portfolio” discussion). Credit risk is mitigated through a combination of credit policies and processes, market risk management activities, and portfolio diversification.
Credit Exposure Mix
At March 31, 2010, commercial loans totaled $19.7 billion, and represented 53% of our total credit exposure. Our commercial loan portfolio is diversified along product type, size, and geography within our footprint, and is comprised of the following (see “Commercial Credit” discussion):
Commercial and Industrial (C&I) loans - C&I loans represent loans to commercial customers for use in normal business operations to finance working capital needs, equipment purchases, or other projects. The vast majority of these borrowers are commercial customers doing business within our geographic regions. C&I loans are generally underwritten individually and usually secured with the assets of the company and/or the personal guarantee of the business owners. The financing of owner-occupied facilities is considered a C&I loan even though there is improved real estate as collateral. This treatment is a function of the underwriting process, which focuses on cash flow from operations to repay the debt. The sale of the real estate is not considered either a primary or secondary repayment source for the loan.
Commercial real estate (CRE) loans - CRE loans consist of loans for income producing real estate properties and real estate developers. We mitigate our risk on these loans by requiring collateral values that exceed the loan amount and underwriting the loan with cash flow substantially in excess of the debt service requirement. These loans are made to finance properties such as apartment buildings, office and industrial buildings, and retail shopping centers; and are repaid through cash flows related to the operation, sale, or refinance of the property.
Construction CRE loans - Construction CRE loans are loans to individuals, companies, or developers used for the construction of a commercial or residential property for which repayment will be generated by the sale or permanent financing of the property. Our construction CRE portfolio primarily consists of retail, residential (land, single family, condominiums), office, and warehouse product types. Generally, these loans are for construction projects that have been presold, preleased, or otherwise have secured permanent financing, as well as loans to real estate companies that have significant equity invested in each project. These loans are generally underwritten and managed by a specialized real estate group that actively monitors the construction phase and manages the loan disbursements according to the predetermined construction schedule.
Total consumer loans were $17.2 billion at March 31, 2010, and represented 47% of our total credit exposure. The consumer portfolio was diversified among home equity loans, residential mortgages, and automobile loans and leases (see “Consumer Credit” discussion).
Home equity - Home equity lending includes both home equity loans and lines-of-credit. This type of lending, which is secured by a first- or second- mortgage on the borrower’s residence, allows customers to borrow against the equity in their home. Real estate market values as of the time the loan or line is granted directly affect the amount of credit extended and, in addition, changes in these values impact the severity of losses.
Residential mortgages - Residential mortgage loans represent loans to consumers for the purchase or refinance of a residence. These loans are generally financed over a 15- to 30- year term, and in most cases, are extended to borrowers to finance their primary residence. In some cases, government agencies or private mortgage insurers guarantee the loan. Generally speaking, our practice is to sell a significant majority of our fixed-rate originations in the secondary market.

 

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Automobile loans/leases - Automobile loans/leases is primarily comprised of loans made through automotive dealerships, and includes exposure in selected out-of-market states. However, no out-of-market state represented more than 10% of our total automobile loan and lease portfolio, and we expect to see further reductions in these exposures as we ceased automobile loan originations in out-of-market states during the 2009 first quarter. Our automobile lease portfolio will continue to decline as we exited the automobile leasing business during the 2008 fourth quarter.
Table 16 — Loan and Lease Portfolio Composition
                                                                                 
    2010     2009  
(dollar amounts in millions)   First     Fourth     Third     Second     First  
 
                                                                               
Commercial(1)
                                                                               
Commercial and industrial(2)
  $ 12,245       33 %   $ 12,888       35 %   $ 12,547       34 %   $ 13,320       35 %   $ 13,768       35 %
Construction
    1,443       4       1,469       4       1,815       5       1,857       5       2,074       5  
Commercial(2)
    6,013       16       6,220       17       6,900       18       7,089       18       7,187       18  
 
                                                           
 
                                                                               
Total commercial real estate
    7,456       20       7,689       21       8,715       23       8,946       23       9,261       23  
 
                                                           
 
                                                                               
Total commercial
    19,701       53       20,577       56       21,262       57       22,266       35       23,029       58  
 
                                                           
 
                                                                               
Consumer:
                                                                               
Automobile loans(3)
    4,212       11       3,144       9       2,939       8       2,855       7       2,894       7  
Automobile leases
    191       1       246       1       309       1       383       1       468       1  
Home equity
    7,514       20       7,563       21       7,576       20       7,631       20       7,663       19  
Residential mortgage
    4,614       12       4,510       12       4,468       12       4,646       12       4,837       12  
Other loans
    700       3       751       2       750       2       714       25       657       3  
 
                                                           
 
                                                                               
Total consumer
    17,231       47       16,214       44       16,042       43       16,229       65       16,519       42  
 
                                                           
 
                                                                               
Total loans and leases
  $ 36,932       100 %   $ 36,791       100 %   $ 37,304       100 %   $ 38,495       100 %   $ 39,548       100 %
 
                                                           
     
(1)   There were no commercial loans outstanding that would be considered a concentration of lending to a particular industry or group of industries.
 
(2)   The 2009 first quarter and 2009 fourth quarter reflected net reclassifications from commercial real estate loans to commercial and industrial loans of $782.2 million and $589.0 million, respectively.
 
(3)   The 2010 first quarter included an increase of $730.5 million resulting from the adoption of a new accounting standard to consolidate a previously off-balance automobile loan securitization transaction.
Commercial Credit
The primary factors considered in commercial credit approvals are the financial strength of the borrower, assessment of the borrower’s management capabilities, industry sector trends, type of exposure, transaction structure, and the general economic outlook.
In commercial lending, ongoing credit management is dependent on the type and nature of the loan. We monitor all significant exposures on an on-going basis. All commercial credit extensions are assigned internal risk ratings reflecting the borrower’s probability-of-default and loss-given-default. This two-dimensional rating methodology, which results in 192 individual loan grades, provides granularity in the portfolio management process. The probability-of-default is rated on a scale of 1-12 and is applied at the borrower level. The loss-given-default is rated on a 1-16 scale and is applied based on the type of credit extension and the underlying collateral. The internal risk ratings are assessed and updated with each periodic monitoring event. There is also extensive macro portfolio management analysis on an ongoing basis. The retail projects portfolio is an example of a segment of the portfolio that has received more frequent evaluation at the loan level as a result of the economic environment and performance trends (“Retail Properties” discussion). We continually review and adjust our risk-rating criteria based on actual experience. The continuous analysis and review process results in a determination of an appropriate ALLL amount for our commercial loan portfolio.
Credit exposures may be designated as monitored credits when warranted by individual borrower performance, or by industry and environmental factors. Monitored credits are subjected to additional monthly reviews in order to adequately assess the borrower’s credit status and to take appropriate action.
The Special Assets Division (SAD) is a specialized credit group that handles workouts, commercial recoveries, and problem loan sales. This group is involved in the day-to-day management of relationships rated substandard or lower. Its responsibilities include developing an action plan, assessing the risk rating, and determining the adequacy of the reserve, the accrual status, and the ultimate collectibility of the managed monitored credits.

 

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Our commercial loan portfolio, including CRE loans, is diversified by customer size, as well as throughout our geographic footprint. Throughout 2009, we engaged in a large number of enhanced portfolio management initiatives, including a review to ensure the appropriate classification of CRE loans. The results of this initiative included reclassifications totaling $1.4 billion that increased C&I loan balances, and correspondingly decreased CRE loan balances. We believe that the changes provide improved visibility and clarity to us and our investors.
Certain segments of our commercial loan portfolio are discussed in further detail below:
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE (CRE) PORTFOLIO
As shown in the following table, CRE loans totaled $7.5 billion and represented 20% of our total loan exposure at March 31, 2010.
Table 17 — Commercial Real Estate Loans by Property Type and Property Location
                                                                                 
    March 31, 2010  
                                                    West                    
(dollar amounts in millions)   Ohio     Michigan     Pennsylvania     Indiana     Kentucky     Florida     Virginia     Other     Total Amount     %  
 
Retail properties
  $ 834     $ 199     $ 157     $ 209     $ 8     $ 70     $ 47     $ 540     $ 2,064       28 %
Multi family
    794       119       82       72       37       5       75       134       1,318       18  
Office
    606       202       114       59       23       24       59       58       1,145       15  
Industrial and warehouse
    410       187       35       77       14       35       9       102       869       12  
Single family home builders
    515       77       43       21       20       67       20       42       805       11  
Lines to real estate companies
    485       68       30       27       4       1       8       4       627       8  
Hotel
    147       53       23       32                   42       86       383       5  
Raw land and other land uses
    50       32       5       7       5       5       2       33       139       2  
Health care
    25       30       14                                     69       1  
Other
    28       4       2       1       1                   1       37        
 
                                                           
 
                                                                               
Total
  $ 3,894     $ 971     $ 505     $ 505     $ 112     $ 207     $ 262     $ 1,000     $ 7,456       100 %
 
                                                           
 
% of total portfolio
    52 %     13 %     7 %     7 %     2 %     3 %     4 %     13 %     100 %        
 
                                                                               
Net charge-offs (for the first three-month period of 2010)
  $ 34.5     $ 18.9     $ 3.9     $ 1.9     $ 1.5     $ 5.5     $     $ 19.1     $ 85.3          
Net charge-offs - annualized %
    3.44 %     7.57 %     2.99 %     1.49 %     5.19 %     10.38 %     %     7.41 %     4.44 %        
 
                                                                               
Nonaccrual loans
  $ 424.5     $ 97.6     $ 39.7     $ 30.1     $ 9.3     $ 35.2     $ 18.2     $ 172.2     $ 826.8          
% of related outstandings
    11 %     10 %     8 %     6 %     8 %     17 %     7 %     17 %     11 %        
CRE loan credit quality data regarding NCOs, nonaccrual loans (NALs), and accruing loans 90-days past due or more by industry classification code are presented in the following table:

 

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Table 18 — Commercial Real Estate Loans Credit Quality Data by Property Type
                                                                 
    Net Charge-offs     Nonaccrual Loans  
    Three Months Ended March 31,     March 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
(dollar amounts in millions)   Amount     Percentage     Amount     Percentage     Amount     Percent (1)     Amount     Percent (1)  
 
                                                               
Retail properties
  $ 26.0       4.94 %   $ 25.3       5.00 %   $ 250.8       12.0 %   $ 253.6       12 %
Industrial and warehouse
    19.3       8.48       1.2       0.39       99.0       11.0       120.8       13  
Single family home builder
    18.4       8.78       29.6       8.16       218.4       27.0       262.4       31  
Multi family
    9.0       2.69       12.0       2.85       104.3       8.0       129.0       9  
Lines to real estate companies
    5.5       3.35       8.0       2.45       21.7       3.0       22.7       4  
Office
    3.1       1.08       3.4       1.05       75.1       7.0       87.3       8  
Hotel
    1.9       2.00                   8.4       2.0       10.9       3  
Raw land and other land uses
    1.8       5.18       3.0       5.32       42.7       31.0       42.4       32  
Health care
    0.2       0.73                   0.4       1.0       0.7       1  
Other
    0.1       0.64       0.3       2.15       5.9       17.0       6.0       16  
 
                                                       
 
                                                               
Total
  $ 85.3       4.44 %   $ 82.8       3.27 %   $ 826.8       11.0 %   $ 935.8       12 %
 
                                                       
     
(1)   Represents percentage of related outstanding loans.
We manage the risks inherent in this portfolio through origination policies, concentration limits, ongoing loan level reviews, recourse requirements, and continuous portfolio risk management activities. Our origination policies for this portfolio include loan product-type specific policies such as loan-to-value (LTV), debt service coverage ratios, and pre-leasing requirements, as applicable. Generally, we: (a) limit our loans to 80% of the appraised value of the commercial real estate, (b) require net operating cash flows to be 125% of required interest and principal payments, and (c) if the commercial real estate is non-owner occupied, require that at least 50% of the space of the project be pre-leased.
Dedicated real estate professionals within our Commercial Real Estate business segment team originated the majority of the portfolio, with the remainder obtained from prior acquisitions. Appraisals from approved vendors are reviewed by an internal appraisal review group to ensure the quality of the valuation used in the underwriting process. The portfolio is diversified by project type and loan size, and represents a significant piece of the credit risk management strategies employed for this portfolio. Our loan review staff provides an assessment of the quality of the underwriting and structure and validates the risk rating assigned to the loan.
Appraisal values are obtained in conjunction with all originations and renewals, and on an as needed basis, in compliance with regulatory requirements. Given the stressed environment for some loan types, we have initiated ongoing portfolio level reviews of certain segments such as the retail properties segment (see “Retail Properties” discussion). These reviews generate action plans based on occupancy levels or sales volume associated with the projects being reviewed. The results of these actions indicated that additional stress is likely due to the current economic conditions. Property values are updated using appraisals on a regular basis to ensure that appropriate decisions regarding the ongoing management of the portfolio reflect the changing market conditions. This highly individualized process requires working closely with all of our borrowers as well as an in-depth knowledge of CRE project lending and the market environment.
At the portfolio level, we actively monitor the concentrations and performance metrics of all loan types, with a focus on higher risk segments. Macro-level stress-test scenarios based on retail sales and home-price depreciation trends for the segments are embedded in our performance expectations, and lease-up and absorption scenarios are assessed. We anticipate the current stress within this portfolio will continue for the foreseeable future, resulting in elevated NCOs, NALs, and ALLL levels.
Within the CRE portfolio, the retail properties segment continued to be stressed as a result of the continued decline in the housing markets and general economic conditions, and is discussed further below.
Retail Properties
Our portfolio of CRE loans secured by retail properties totaled $2,064 million, or approximately 6% of total loans and leases, at March 31, 2010. Loans within this portfolio segment declined $51 million, or 2%, from December 31, 2009. Credit approval in this portfolio segment is generally dependent on pre-leasing requirements, and net operating income from the project must cover debt service by specified percentages when the loan is fully funded.

 

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The weakness of the economic environment in our geographic regions significantly impacted the projects that secure the loans in this portfolio segment. Lower occupancy rates, reduced rental rates, increased unemployment levels compared with recent years, and the expectation that these levels will continue to increase for the foreseeable future are expected to adversely affect our borrowers’ ability to repay these loans. We have increased the level of credit risk management activity to this portfolio segment, and we analyze our retail property loans in detail by combining property type, geographic location, tenants, and other data, to assess and manage our credit concentration risks.
Single Family Home Builders
At March 31, 2010, we had $805 million of CRE loans to single family home builders. Such loans represented 2% of total loans and leases. Of this portfolio segment, 69% were to finance projects currently under construction, 14% to finance land under development, and 17% to finance land held for development. The $805 million represented a $52 million, or 6%, decrease compared with $857 million at December 31, 2009. The decrease primarily reflected run-off activity as no new loans have been originated since 2008, property sale activity, and charge-offs. Based on portfolio management processes, including charge-off activity, over the past 30 months, we believe that we have substantially addressed the credit issues in this portfolio. We do not anticipate any future significant credit impact from this portfolio segment.
Core and Noncore portfolios
Each CRE loan is classified as either core or noncore. We segmented the CRE portfolio into these designations in order to provide more clarity around our portfolio management strategies and to provide additional clarity for us and our investors. A CRE loan is generally considered core when the borrower is an experienced, well-capitalized developer in our Midwest footprint, and has either an established meaningful relationship or the prospective of establishing one, that generates an acceptable return on capital. The core CRE portfolio was $4.0 billion at March 31, 2010, representing 53% of total CRE loans. Based on the extensive project level assessment process, including forward-looking collateral valuations, we are comfortable with the credit quality of the core portfolio at this time.
A CRE loan is generally considered noncore based on a lack of a substantive relationship outside of the credit product, with no immediate prospects for improvement. The noncore CRE portfolio declined from $3.7 billion at December 31, 2009, to $3.5 billion at March 31, 2010, and represented 47% of total CRE loans. It is within the noncore segment where most of the credit quality challenges exist. For example, $810.6 million, or 23%, of related outstanding balances, are classified as NALs. The Special Assets Division (SAD) administered $1.7 billion, or 49%, of total noncore CRE loans at March 31, 2010. It is expected that we will exit the majority of noncore CRE relationships over time. This would reflect normal repayments, possible sales should economically attractive opportunities arise, or the reclassification as a core CRE relationship if it expands to meet the core requirements.

 

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The table below provides the segregation of the CRE portfolio into core and noncore segments as of March 31, 2010.
Table 19 — Core Commercial Real Estate Loans by Property Type and Property Location
                                                                                 
    March 31, 2010  
                                                    West                    
(dollar amounts in millions)   Ohio     Michigan     Pennsylvania     Indiana     Kentucky     Florida     Virginia     Other     Total Amount     %  
 
Core portfolio:
                                                                               
Retail properties
  $ 471     $ 94     $ 89     $ 91     $ 3     $ 42     $ 40     $ 375     $ 1,205       16 %
Office
    347       110       74       37       12       8       39       43       670       9  
Multi family
    275       87       38       32       8             44       64       548       7  
Industrial and warehouse
    268       62       17       35       3       3       8       84       480       6  
Lines to real estate companies
    343       58       20       22       3       1       7       2       456       6  
Hotel
    79       36       13       21                   36       82       267       4  
Single family home builders
    133       41       8       4             23       10       4       223       3  
Raw land and other land uses
    21       29       4       1       1       2       2       10       70       1  
Health care
    12       7       12                                     31        
Other
    12       3       2       1       1                   1       20        
 
                                                           
Total core portfolio
    1,961       527       277       244       31       79       186       665       3,970       53  
Total noncore portfolio
    1,933       444       228       261       81       128       76       335       3,486       47  
 
                                                           
 
                                                                               
Total
  $ 3,894     $ 971     $ 505     $ 505     $ 112     $ 207     $ 262     $ 1,000     $ 7,456       100 %
 
                                                           
Credit quality data regarding the ACL and NALs, segregated by core CRE loans and noncore CRE loans, is presented in the following table.
Table 20 — Commercial Real Estate — Core vs. Noncore portfolios
                                                 
    March 31, 2010  
    Ending                                     Nonaccrual  
(dollar amounts in millions)   Balance     Prior NCOs     ACL $     ACL %     Credit Mark (1)     Loans  
Core Total
  $ 3,970     $     $ 165       4.16 %     4.16 %   $ 16.2  
 
                                               
Noncore — Special Assets Division (2)
    1,702       519       413       24.27       41.96       732.9  
Noncore — Other
    1,784       29       176       9.87       11.31       77.7  
 
                                   
Noncore Total
    3,486       548       589       16.90       28.19       810.6  
 
                                   
Commercial Real Estate Total
  $ 7,456     $ 548     $ 754       10.11 %     16.27 %   $ 826.8  
 
                                   
 
                                               
    December 31, 2009  
Core Total
  $ 4,038     $     $ 168       4.16 %     4.16 %   $ 3.8  
 
                                               
Noncore — Special Assets Division (2)
    1,809       511       410       22.66       39.70       861.0  
Noncore — Other
    1,842       26       186       10.10       11.35       71.0  
 
                                   
Noncore Total
    3,651       537       596       16.32       27.05       932.0  
 
                                   
Commercial Real Estate Total
  $ 7,689     $ 537     $ 764       9.94 %     15.82 %   $ 935.8  
 
                                   
     
(1)   Calculated as (Prior NCOs + ACL $) / (Ending Balance + Prior NCOs)
 
(2)   Noncore loans managed by our Special Assets Division, the area responsible for managing loans and relationships designated as monitored credits.
As shown in the above table, substantial reserves for the noncore portfolio have been established. At March 31, 2010, the ACL of related total loans and leases for the noncore portfolio was 16.90%. We believe segregating the noncore CRE from core CRE improves our ability to understanding the nature, performance prospects, and problem resolution opportunities of this segment, thus allowing us to continue to deal proactively with future credit issues.
The combination of prior NCOs and the existing ACL represents the total credit actions taken on each segment of the portfolio. From this data, we calculate a measurement, called a “Credit Mark”, that provides a consistent measurement of the cumulative credit actions taken against a specific portfolio segment. We believe that the combined credit activity is appropriate for each of the CRE segments.

 

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COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL (C&I) PORTFOLIO
The C&I portfolio is comprised of loans to businesses where the source of repayment is associated with the ongoing operations of the business. Generally, the loans are secured with the financing of the borrower’s assets, such as equipment, accounts receivable, or inventory. In many cases, the loans are secured by real estate, although the sale of the real estate is not a primary source of repayment for the loan. For loans secured by real estate, appropriate appraisals are obtained at origination, and updated on an as needed basis, in compliance with regulatory requirements.
There were no outstanding commercial loans that would be considered an unwarranted industry or geographic concentration of lending. Currently, higher-risk segments of the C&I portfolio include loans to borrowers supporting the home building industry, contractors, and automotive suppliers. However, the combined total of these segments represent less than 10% of the total C&I portfolio. We manage the risks inherent in this portfolio through origination policies, concentration limits, ongoing loan level reviews, recourse requirements, and continuous portfolio risk management activities. Our origination policies for this portfolio include loan product-type specific policies such as LTV, and debt service coverage ratios, as applicable.
C&I borrowers have been challenged by the weak economy for consecutive years, and some borrowers may no longer have sufficient capital to withstand the protracted stress and, as a result, may not be able to comply with the original terms of their credit agreements. We continue to focus ongoing attention on the portfolio management process to proactively identify borrowers that may be facing financial difficulty.
As shown in the following table, C&I loans totaled $12.2 billion at March 31, 2010.
Table 21 — Commercial and Industrial Loans and Leases by Industry Classification
                                 
    March 31, 2010  
    Commitments     Loans Outstanding  
(dollar amounts in millions)   Amount     Percent     Amount     Percent  
 
Industry Classification:
                               
Services
  $ 4,954       28 %   $ 3,706       30 %
Manufacturing
    3,241       18       2,029       17  
Finance, insurance, and real estate
    2,564       14       2,134       17  
Retail trade — auto dealers
    1,495       8       897       7  
Retail trade — other than auto dealers
    1,394       8       965       8  
Wholesale trade
    1,238       7       698       6  
Transportation, communications, and utilities
    1,169       7       677       6  
Contractors and construction
    896       5       442       3  
Energy
    573       3       404       3  
Agriculture and forestry
    258       1       188       2  
Public administration
    99       1       91       1  
Other
    28             14        
 
                       
 
                               
Total
  $ 17,909       100 %   $ 12,245       100 %
 
                       

 

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C&I loan credit quality data regarding NCOs and NALs by industry classification are presented in the table below:
Table 22 — Commercial and Industrial Credit Quality Data by Industry Classification
                                                                 
    Net Charge-offs     Nonaccrual Loans  
    Three Months Ended March 31,     March 31,     At December 31,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
(dollar amounts in millions)   Amount     Annualized %     Amount     Annualized %     Amount     Percentage (1)     Amount     Percentage (1)  
 
Industry Classification:
                                                               
Manufacturing
  $ 26.6       5.16 %   $ 19.8       3.41 %   $ 133.4       7 %   $ 136.8       6 %
Services
    26.1       2.85       14.9       1.60       135.0       4       163.9       4  
Contractors and construction
    8.1       7.30       4.0       2.88       27.0       6       41.6       9  
Finance, insurance, and real estate (2)
    4.6       0.84       138.2       24.62       80.2       4       98.0       4  
Transportation, communications, and utilities
    4.0       2.36       3.0       1.46       33.5       5       30.6       4  
Retail trade — other than auto dealers
    3.2       1.34       18.8       7.95       55.9       6       58.5       6  
Energy
    1.2       1.17       3.0       3.01       11.0       3       10.7       3  
Retail trade — auto dealers
    0.2       0.11             0.08       1.5             3.0        
Public administration
    0.1       0.63                   0.1             0.1        
Agriculture and forestry
    0.1       0.23             0.17       5.0       3       5.1       3  
Wholesale trade
    (0.0 )           7.9       3.12       27.3       4       29.5       4  
Other
    1.0       28.18       1.0       12.02       1.6       12       0.6       2  
 
                                                       
 
                                                               
Total (2)
  $ 75.4       2.45 %   $ 210.6       6.22 %   $ 511.6       4 %   $ 578.4       4 %
 
                                                       
     
(1)   Represents percentage of total related outstanding loans.
 
(2)   The first-three month period of 2009 included charge-offs totaling $128.3 million associated with the Franklin restructuring.
FRANKLIN RELATIONSHIP
(This section should be read in conjunction with Significant Item 2.)
As a result of the March 31, 2009, restructuring, we report the loans secured by first- and second- mortgages on residential properties and OREO properties, both of which had previously been assets of Franklin or its subsidiaries and were pledged to secure our loan to Franklin. At the time of the restructuring, the loans had a fair value of $493.6 million and the OREO properties had a fair value of $79.6 million. As of March 31, 2010, the balances had reduced to $418.9 million and $24.4 million, respectively, as a result of paydowns. There is not a specific ALLL for the Franklin portfolio, as these loans are carried at their fair values.
The following table summarizes the Franklin-related balances for accruing loans, NALs, and OREO since the restructuring:
Table 23 — Franklin-related Loan and OREO Balances
                                         
    2010     2009  
(dollar amounts in millions)   March 31,     December 31,     September 30,     June 30,     March 31,  
Total accruing loans
  $ 89.9     $ 129.2     $ 126.7     $ 127.4     $ 127.5  
Total nonaccrual loans
    329.0       314.7       338.5       344.6       366.1  
 
                             
Total Loans
    418.9       443.9       465.2       472.0       493.6  
OREO
    24.4       23.8       31.0       43.6       79.6  
 
                             
Total Franklin loans and OREO
  $ 443.3     $ 467.7     $ 496.2     $ 515.6     $ 573.2  
 
                             
The changes in the Franklin-related balances since the restructuring have been consistent with our expectations based on the restructuring agreement. Collection strategies were designed to generate cash flow with the intention of reducing our exposure associated with these loans.
Consumer Credit
Consumer credit approvals are based on, among other factors, the financial strength and payment history of the borrower, type of exposure, and the transaction structure. We make extensive use of portfolio assessment models to continuously monitor the quality of the portfolio, which may result in changes to future origination strategies. The continuous analysis and review process results in a determination of an appropriate ALLL amount for our consumer loan portfolio.

 

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The residential mortgage and home equity portfolios are primarily located throughout our geographic footprint. The general slowdown in the housing market has impacted the performance of our residential mortgage and home equity portfolios. While the degree of price depreciation varies across our markets, all regions throughout our footprint have been affected. Given the continued economic weaknesses in our markets, the home equity and residential mortgage portfolios are particularly noteworthy, and are discussed in greater detail below:
Table 24 — Selected Home Equity and Residential Mortgage Portfolio Data (1)
                                                 
    Home Equity Loans     Home Equity Lines of Credit     Residential Mortgages  
(dollar amounts in millions)   03/31/10     12/31/09     03/31/10     12/31/09     03/31/10     12/31/09  
Ending Balance
  $ 2,532     $ 2,616     $ 4,982     $ 4,946     $ 4,614     $ 4,510  
Portfolio Weighted Average LTV ratio(2)
    71 %     71 %     77 %     77 %     76 %     76 %
Portfolio Weighted Average FICO(3)
    726       716       737       723       716       698  
                                                 
    Three Months Ended March 31, 2010  
    Home Equity Loans     Home Equity Lines of Credit     Residential Mortgages (4)  
Originations
          $ 100             $ 262             $ 242  
Origination Weighted Average LTV ratio(2)
            59 %             72 %             73 %
Origination Weighted Average FICO(3)
            763               766               764  
     
(1)   Excludes Franklin loans.
 
(2)   The loan-to-value (LTV) ratios for home equity loans and home equity lines of credit are cumulative LTVs reflecting the balance of any senior loans.
 
(3)   Portfolio Weighted Average FICO reflects currently updated customer credit scores whereas Origination Weighted Average FICO reflects the customer credit scores at the time of loan origination.
 
(4)   Represents only owned-portfolio originations.
HOME EQUITY PORTFOLIO
Our home equity portfolio (loans and lines-of-credit) consists of both first and second mortgage loans with underwriting criteria based on minimum credit scores, debt-to-income ratios, and LTV ratios. We offer closed-end home equity loans with a fixed interest rate and level monthly payments and a variable-rate, interest-only home equity line-of-credit. Home equity loans are generally fixed-rate with periodic principal and interest payments. Home equity lines-of-credit are generally variable-rate and do not require payment of principal during the 10-year revolving period of the line.
We focus on high-quality borrowers primarily located within our geographic footprint. Borrower FICO scores at loan origination for this portfolio have consistently increased, and loan originations to borrowers with lower FICO scores have consistently decreased. The majority of our home equity borrowers consistently pay more than the required amount. Additionally, since we focus on developing complete relationships with our customers, many of our home equity borrowers have utilized other products and services.
We believe we have granted credit conservatively within this portfolio. We have not originated “stated income” home equity loans or lines-of-credit that allow negative amortization. Also, we have not originated home equity loans or lines-of-credit with an LTV ratio at origination greater than 100%, except for infrequent situations with high-quality borrowers. However, continued declines in housing prices have likely eliminated a portion of the collateral for this portfolio as some loans with an original LTV ratio of less than 100% currently have an LTV ratio above 100%. At March 31, 2010, 46% of our home equity loan portfolio, and 27% of our home equity line-of-credit portfolio were secured by a first-mortgage lien on the property. The risk profile is substantially improved when we hold a first-mortgage lien position. In the 2010 first quarter, over 50% of our home equity portfolio originations (both loans and lines-of-credit) were loans where the loan was secured by a first-mortgage lien.
For certain home equity loans and lines-of-credit, we may utilize Automated Valuation Methodology (AVM) or other model-driven value estimates during the credit underwriting process. Regardless of the estimate methodology, we supplement our underwriting with a third-party fraud detection system to limit our exposure to “flipping”, and outright fraudulent transactions. We update values, as we believe appropriate, and in compliance with applicable regulations, for loans identified as higher risk, based on performance indicators to facilitate our workout and loss mitigation functions.

 

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We continue to make appropriate origination policy adjustments based on our assessment of an appropriate risk profile as well as industry actions. In addition to origination policy adjustments, we take appropriate actions, as necessary, to manage the risk profile of this portfolio. We focus production primarily within our banking footprint or to existing customers.
RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGES
We focus on higher quality borrowers, and underwrite all applications centrally, often through the use of an automated underwriting system. We do not originate residential mortgage loans that allow negative amortization or are “payment option adjustable-rate mortgages.”
All residential mortgage loans are originated based on a full appraisal during the credit underwriting process. Additionally, we supplement our underwriting with a third-party fraud detection system to limit our exposure to “flipping”, and outright fraudulent transactions. We update values, as we believe appropriate, and in compliance with applicable regulations, for loans identified as higher risk, based on performance indicators to facilitate our workout and loss mitigation functions.
A majority of the loans in our loan portfolio have adjustable rates. Our adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) are primarily residential mortgages that have a fixed-rate for the first 3 to 5 years and then adjust annually. These loans comprised approximately 54% of our total residential mortgage loan portfolio at March 31, 2010. At March 31, 2010, ARM loans that were expected to have rates reset totaled $700.1 million for 2010, and $591.2 million for 2011. Given the quality of our borrowers and the relatively low current interest rates, we believe that we have a relatively limited exposure to ARM reset risk. Nonetheless, we have taken actions to mitigate our risk exposure. We initiate borrower contact at least six months prior to the interest rate resetting, and have been successful in converting many ARMs to fixed-rate loans through this process. Additionally, where borrowers are experiencing payment difficulties, loans may be reunderwritten based on the borrower’s ability to repay the loan.
We had $352.3 million of Alt-A mortgage loans in the residential mortgage loan portfolio at March 31, 2010, compared with $363.3 million at December 31, 2009. These loans have a higher risk profile than the rest of the portfolio as a result of origination policies for this limited segment including reliance on “stated income”, “stated assets”, or higher acceptable LTV ratios. Our exposure related to this product will continue to decline in the future as we stopped originating these loans in 2007. At March 31, 2010, borrowers for Alt-A mortgages had an average current FICO score of 677 and the loans had an average LTV ratio of 87%, compared with 662 and 87%, respectively, at December 31, 2009. Total Alt-A NCOs during the first three-month period of 2010 were $4.5 million, or an annualized 5.07%, compared with $2.7 million, or an annualized 2.51%, in the first three-month period of 2009. As with the entire residential mortgage portfolio, the increase in NCOs reflected, among other actions, a more conservative position on the timing of loss recognition. At March 31, 2010, $15.4 million of the ALLL was allocated to the Alt-A mortgage portfolio, representing 4.37% of period-end related loans and leases.
Interest-only loans comprised $568.0 million of residential real estate loans at March 31, 2010, compared with $576.7 million at December 31, 2009. Interest-only loans are underwritten to specific standards including minimum credit scores, stressed debt-to-income ratios, and extensive collateral evaluation. At March 31, 2010, borrowers for interest-only loans had an average current FICO score of 730 and the loans had an average LTV ratio of 77%, compared with 718 and 77%, respectively, at December 31, 2009. Total interest-only NCOs during the first three-month period of 2010 were $1.5 million, or an annualized 1.06%, compared with $0.1 million, or an annualized 0.06%, in the first three-month period of 2009. As with the entire residential mortgage portfolio, the increase in NCOs reflected, among other actions, a more conservative position on the timing of loss recognition. At March 31, 2010, $8.4 million of the ALLL was allocated to the interest-only loan portfolio, representing 1.48% of period-end related loans and leases.
Several recent government actions have been enacted that have affected the residential mortgage portfolio and MSRs in particular. Various refinance programs positively affected the availability of credit for the industry. We are utilizing these programs to enhance our existing strategies of working closely with our customers.
Credit Quality
We believe the most meaningful way to assess overall credit quality performance for 2010 is through an analysis of credit quality performance ratios. This approach forms the basis of most of the discussion in the three sections immediately following: NALs and NPAs, ACL, and NCOs. In addition, we utilize delinquency rates, risk distribution and migration patterns, and product segmentation in the analysis of our credit quality performance.

 

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Credit quality performance in the 2010 first quarter continued to improve. NCOs declined 46% from the prior quarter and represented the lowest level since the third quarter of 2008. NPAs decreased 7% during the quarter, partially as a result of a 52% decline in new NPAs to $237.9 million in the current quarter from $494.6 million in the prior quarter. Consistent with seasonal trends, early stage delinquency rates declined across all of our products. In addition, we saw a reduction in both the absolute level and the rate of inflow of “criticized” loans. The 2010 first quarter represented the first decline in the level of “criticized” loans since the first quarter of 2009. In the consumer portfolio, we continued to originate higher quality loans as measured by the average FICO score at origination. In addition, we observed a decline in the negative migration toward lower updated FICO scores in the existing portfolio. Despite these improved asset quality measures, the economic environment remains challenging. As such, we believe it was prudent to maintain our period end allowance at 4.14% of total loans and leases, essentially unchanged from the end of the prior quarter.
NONACCRUAL LOANS (NALs) AND NONPERFORMING ASSETS (NPAs)
(This section should be read in conjunction with Significant Item 2.)
NPAs consist of (a) NALs, which represent loans and leases that are no longer accruing interest, (b) impaired held-for-sale loans, (c) OREO, and (d) other NPAs. A C&I or CRE loan is generally placed on nonaccrual status when collection of principal or interest is in doubt or when the loan is 90-days past due. Residential mortgage loans are placed on nonaccrual status at 180-days past due, and a charge-off recorded if it is determined that insufficient equity exists in the property to support the entire outstanding loan amount. A home equity loan is placed on nonaccrual status at 120-days past due, and a charge-off recorded if it is determined that there is not sufficient equity in the loan to cover our position. In all instances associated with residential real estate loans, our equity position is determined by a current property valuation based on an expected marketing time period. When interest accruals are suspended, accrued interest income is reversed with current year accruals charged to earnings and prior-year amounts generally charged-off as a credit loss. When, in our judgment, the borrower’s ability to make required interest and principal payments has resumed and collectiblity is no longer in doubt, the loan or lease is returned to accrual status.
Accruing restructured loans (ARLs) consists of accruing loans that have been reunderwritten, modified, or restructured when borrowers are experiencing payment difficulties. ARLs are excluded from NALs because the borrower remains contractually current. These loan restructurings are one component of the loss mitigation process, and are made to increase the likelihood of repayment, and include, but are not limited to, changes to any of the following: interest rate, maturity, principal, payment amount, or a combination of each.
Table 25 reflects period-end NALs and NPAs detail for each of the last five quarters, and Table 26 reflects period-end ARLs and past due loans and leases detail for each of the last five quarters.

 

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Table 25 — Nonaccrual Loans (NALs) and Nonperforming Assets (NPAs)
                                         
           
  2010     2009  
(dollar amounts in thousands)   March 31,     December 31,     September 30,     June 30,     March 31,  
 
                                       
Nonaccrual loans and leases (NALs)
                                       
Commercial and industrial
  $ 511,588     $ 578,414     $ 612,701     $ 456,734     $ 398,286  
Commercial real estate
    826,781       935,812       1,133,661       850,846       629,886  
 
                                       
Alt-A mortgages
    13,368       11,362       9,810       25,861       25,175  
Interest-only mortgages
    8,193       7,445       8,336       17,428       20,580  
Franklin residential mortgages
    297,967       299,670       322,796       342,207       360,106  
Other residential mortgages
    53,422       44,153       49,579       89,992       81,094  
 
                             
Total residential mortgages
    372,950       362,630       390,521       475,488       486,955  
Home equity
    54,789       40,122       44,182       35,299       37,967  
 
                             
Total nonaccrual loans and leases
    1,766,108       1,916,978       2,181,065       1,818,367       1,553,094  
Other real estate owned (OREO), net
                                       
Residential
    68,289       71,427       81,807       107,954       143,856  
Commercial
    83,971       68,717       60,784       64,976       66,906  
 
                             
Total other real estate, net
    152,260       140,144       142,591       172,930       210,762  
Impaired loans held for sale(1)
          969       20,386       11,287       11,887  
 
                             
Total nonperforming assets (NPAs)
  $ 1,918,368     $ 2,058,091     $ 2,344,042     $ 2,002,584     $ 1,775,743  
 
                             
 
                                       
NALs as a % of total loans and leases
    4.78 %     5.21 %     5.85 %     4.72 %     3.93 %
NPA ratio(2)
    5.17       5.57       6.26       5.18       4.46  
 
                                       
Nonperforming Franklin assets
                                       
Residential mortgage
  $ 297,967     $ 299,670     $ 322,796     $ 342,207     $ 360,106  
OREO
    24,423       23,826       30,996       43,623       79,596  
Home equity
    31,067       15,004       15,704       2,437       6,000  
 
                             
Total Nonperforming Franklin assets
  $ 353,457     $ 338,500     $ 369,496     $ 388,267     $ 445,702  
 
                             
     
(1)   The September 30, 2009, amount primarily represented impaired residential mortgage loans held for sale. All other presented amounts represented impaired loans obtained from the Sky Financial acquisition. Held for sale loans are carried at the lower of cost or fair value less costs to sell.
 
(2)   NPAs divided by the sum of loans and leases, impaired loans held-for-sale, net other real estate, and other NPAs.

 

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Table 26 — Accruing Past Due Loans and Leases and Accruing Restructured Loans
                                         
           
  2010     2009  
(dollar amounts in thousands)   March 31,     December 31,     September 30,     June 30,     March 31,  
 
                                       
Accruing loans and leases past due 90 days or more
                                       
Commercial and industrial
  $ 475     $     $     $     $  
Commercial real estate
                2,546              
Residential mortgage (excluding loans guaranteed by the U.S. government
    72,702       78,915       65,716       97,937       88,381  
Home equity
    29,438       53,343       45,334       35,328       35,717  
Other loans and leases
    10,598       13,400       14,175       13,474       15,611  
 
                             
Total, excl. loans guaranteed by the U.S. government
    113,213       145,658       127,771       146,739       139,709  
Add: loans guaranteed by the U.S. government
    96,814       101,616       102,895       99,379       88,551  
 
                             
Total accruing loans and leases past due 90 days or more, including loans guaranteed by the U.S. government
  $ 210,027     $ 247,274     $ 230,666     $ 246,118     $ 228,260  
 
                             
 
                                       
Excluding loans guaranteed by the U.S. government, as a percent of total loans and leases
    0.31 %     0.40 %     0.34 %     0.38 %     0.35 %
 
                                       
Guaranteed by the U.S. government, as a percent of total loans and leases
    0.26       0.28       0.28       0.26       0.22  
 
                                       
Including loans guaranteed by the U.S. government, as a percent of total loans and leases
    0.57       0.68       0.62       0.64       0.58  
 
                                       
Accruing restructured loans
                                       
Commercial
  $ 117,667     $ 157,049     $ 153,010     $ 267,975     $ 201,508  
 
                                       
Alt-A mortgages
    57,897       57,278       58,367       46,657       36,642  
Interest-only mortgages
    8,413       7,890       10,072       12,147       8,500  
Other residential mortgages
    176,560       154,471       136,024       99,764       62,869  
 
                             
Total residential mortgages
    242,870       219,639       204,463       158,568       108,011  
Other
    62,148       52,871       42,406       35,720       27,014  
 
                             
Total accruing restructured loans
  $ 422,685     $ 429,559     $ 399,879     $ 462,263     $ 336,533  
 
                             
NALs were $1,766.1 million at March 31, 2010, and represented 4.78% of related loans. This compared with $1,917.0 million, or 5.21% of related loans, at December 31, 2009. The decrease of $150.9 million, or 8%, primarily reflected:
    $109.0 million, or 12%, decrease in CRE NALs, reflecting both charge-off activity, as well as problem credit resolutions, including pay-offs. The payment category was substantial and is a direct result of our commitment to the ongoing proactive management of these credits by our Special Assets department.
 
    $66.8 million, or 12%, decrease in C&I NALs, also reflecting both charge-off activity, as well as problem credit resolutions, including pay-offs, and was associated with loans throughout our footprint, with no specific geographic concentration. From an industry perspective, improvement in the manufacturing-related segment accounted for a significant portion of the decrease.
Partially offset by:
    $14.7 million, or 37%, increase in home equity NALs, reflecting activity in the Franklin portfolio, and the continued stress in some of our markets. All home equity NALs have been written down to current value less selling costs, and as such, we do not expect any significant amount of additional losses from these loans.
    $10.3 million, or 3%, increase in residential mortgage NALs, also reflected activity in the Franklin portfolio, and the continued stress in some of our markets. Our efforts to proactively address existing issues with loss mitigation and loan modification transactions have helped to minimize the inflow of new NALs. As with home equity NALs, all residential mortgage NALs have been written down to current value less selling costs.

 

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NPAs, which include NALs, were $1,918.4 million at March 31, 2010, and represented 5.17% of related assets. This compared with $2,058.1 million, or 5.57% of related assets, at December 31, 2009. The $139.7 million decrease reflected:
    $150.9 million decrease to NALs, discussed above.
Partially offset by:
    $12.1 million, or 9%, increase to OREO.
The over 90-day delinquent, but still accruing, ratio excluding loans guaranteed by the U.S. Government, was 0.31% at March 31, 2010, representing a 9 basis points decline compared with December 31, 2009. On this same basis, the over 90-day delinquency ratio for total consumer loans was 0.65% at March 31, 2010, representing a 25 basis point decline compared with December 31, 2009.
As part of our loss mitigation process, we reunderwrite, modify, or restructure loans when borrowers are experiencing payment difficulties, and these loan restructurings are based on the borrower’s ability to repay the loan.
NPA activity for each of the past five quarters was as follows:
Table 27 — Nonperforming Asset Activity
                                         
    2010     2009  
(dollar amounts in thousands)   First     Fourth     Third     Second     First  
 
                                       
Nonperforming assets, beginning of year
  $ 2,058,091     $ 2,344,042     $ 2,002,584     $ 1,775,743     $ 1,636,646  
New nonperforming assets
    237,914       494,607       899,855       750,318       622,515  
Franklin impact, net
    14,957       (30,996 )     (18,771 )     (57,436 )     (204,523 )
Returns to accruing status
    (80,840 )     (85,867 )     (52,498 )     (40,915 )     (36,056 )
Loan and lease losses
    (185,387 )     (391,635 )     (305,405 )     (282,713 )     (168,382 )
OREO losses
    (4,160 )     (7,394 )     (30,623 )     (20,614 )     (4,034 )
Payments
    (107,640 )     (222,790 )     (117,710 )     (95,124 )     (61,452 )
Sales
    (14,567 )     (41,876 )     (33,390 )     (26,675 )     (8,971 )
 
                             
Nonperforming assets, end of period
  $ 1,918,368     $ 2,058,091     $ 2,344,042     $ 2,002,584     $ 1,775,743  
 
                             
ALLOWANCES FOR CREDIT LOSSES (ACL)
(This section should be read in conjunction with Significant Item 2, and the “Critical Accounting Policies and Use of Significant Estimates” discussion.)
We maintain two reserves, both of which are available to absorb credit losses: the ALLL and the AULC. When summed together, these reserves comprise the total ACL. Our credit administration group is responsible for developing methodology assumptions and estimates, as well as determining the adequacy of the ACL. The ALLL represents the estimate of probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio at the balance sheet date. Additions to the ALLL result from recording provision expense for loan losses or recoveries, while reductions reflect charge-offs, net of recoveries, or the sale of loans. The AULC is determined by applying the transaction reserve process to the unfunded portion of the portfolio adjusted by an applicable funding expectation.
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Table 28 — Quarterly Credit Reserves Analysis
                                         
    2010     2009  
(dollar amounts in thousands)   First     Fourth     Third     Second     First  
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses, beginning of period
  $ 1,482,479     $ 1,031,971     $ 917,680     $ 838,549     $ 900,227  
Loan and lease losses
    (264,222 )     (471,486 )     (377,443 )     (359,444 )     (353,005 )
Recoveries of loans previously charged off
    25,741       26,739       21,501       25,037       11,514  
 
                             
Net loan and lease losses
    (238,481 )     (444,747 )     (355,942 )     (334,407 )     (341,491 )
 
                             
Provision for loan and lease losses
    233,971       895,255       472,137       413,538       289,001  
Allowance for loans transferred to held-for-sale
                (1,904 )            
Allowance of assets sold
                            (9,188 )
 
                             
Allowance for loan and lease losses, end of period
  $ 1,477,969     $ 1,482,479     $ 1,031,971     $ 917,680     $ 838,549  
 
                             
 
                                       
Allowance for unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit, beginning of period
  $ 48,879     $ 50,143     $ 47,144     $ 46,975     $ 44,139  
 
                                       
Provision for (reduction in) unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit losses
    1,037       (1,264 )     2,999       169       2,836  
 
                             
Allowance for unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit, end of period
  $ 49,916     $ 48,879     $ 50,143     $ 47,144     $ 46,975  
 
                             
Total allowances for credit losses
  $ 1,527,885     $ 1,531,358     $ 1,082,115     $ 964,824     $ 885,524  
 
                             
 
                                       
Allowance for loan and lease losses (ALLL) as % of:
                                       
Total loans and leases
    4.00 %     4.03 %     1.75 %     2.38 %     2.12 %
Nonaccrual loans and leases (NALs)
    84       77       123       50       54  
Nonperforming assets (NPAs)
    77       72       107       46       47  
 
                                       
Total allowances for credit losses (ACL) as % of:
                                       
Total loans and leases
    4.14 %     4.16 %     1.90 %     2.51 %     2.24 %
NALs
    87       80       134       53       57  
NPAs
    80       74       116       48       50  
As shown in the tables above, the ALLL decreased to $1,478.0 million at March 31, 2010, compared with $1,482.5 million at December 31, 2009. Expressed as a percent of period-end loans and leases, the ALLL ratio decreased to 4.00% at March 31, 2010, compared with 4.03% at December 31, 2009.
On a combined basis, the ACL as a percent of total loans and leases at March 31, 2010, was 4.14% compared with 4.16% at December 31, 2009.
While there have been signs of increasing economic stability in some of our markets, we believed that it was important to maintain our reserve levels essentially unchanged from December 31, 2009.

 

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The table below reflects how our ACL was allocated among our various loan categories during each of the past five quarters:
Table 29 — Allocation of Allowances for Credit Losses (1)
                                                                                 
    2010     2009  
(dollar amounts in thousands)   March 31,     December 31,     September 30,     June 30,     March 31,  
 
                                                                               
Commercial
                                                                               
Commercial and industrial
  $ 459,011       33 %   $ 492,205       35 %   $ 381,912       34 %   $ 347,339       35 %   $ 309,465       35 %
Commercial real estate
    741,669       20       751,875       21       436,661       23       368,464       23       349,750       23  
 
                                                           
Total commercial
    1,200,680       53       1,244,080       56       818,573       57       715,803       58       659,215       58  
 
                                                           
Consumer
                                                                               
Automobile loans and leases
    56,111       12       57,951       9       59,134       9       60,995       8       51,235       9  
Home equity
    127,970       20       102,039       21       86,989       20       76,653       20       67,510       19  
Residential mortgage
    60,295       13       55,903       12       50,177       12       48,093       12       45,138       12  
Other loans
    32,913       2       22,506       2       17,098       2       16,136       2       15,451       2  
 
                                                           
Total consumer
    277,289       47       238,399       44       213,398       43       201,877       42       179,334       42  
 
                                                           
Total ALLL
    1,477,969       100 %     1,482,479       100 %     1,031,971       100 %     917,680       100 %     838,549       100 %
 
                                                           
AULC
    49,916               48,879               50,143               47,144               46,975          
 
                                                                     
Total ACL
  $ 1,527,885             $ 1,531,358             $ 1,082,114             $ 964,824             $ 885,524          
 
                                                                     
     
(1)   Percentages represent the percentage of each loan and lease category to total loans and leases.
The following table provides additional detail regarding the ACL coverage ratio for NALs.
Table 30 — ACL/NAL Coverage Ratios Analysis
March 31, 2010
                         
(dollar amounts in thousands)   Franklin     Other     Total  
Nonaccrual Loans (NALs)
  $ 329,034     $ 1,437,074     $ 1,766,108  
 
Allowance for Credit Losses (ACL)
  NA (1)     1,527,885       1,527,885  
 
ACL as a % of NALs (coverage ratio)
            106 %     87 %
     
(1)   Not applicable. Franklin loans were acquired at fair value on March 31, 2009. Under guidance provided by the FASB regarding acquired impaired loans, a nonaccretable discount was recorded to reduce the carrying value of the loans to the amount of future cash flows we expect to receive.
We believe that the total ACL/NAL coverage ratio of 87% at March 31, 2010, represented an appropriate level of reserves for the remaining inherent risk in the portfolio. The Franklin NAL balance of $329.0 million does not have reserves assigned as those loans were written down to fair value as a part of the restructuring agreement on March 31, 2009. Eliminating the impact of the Franklin loans, the ACL/NAL coverage ratio was 106% as of March 31, 2010.
NET CHARGE-OFFS (NCOs)
(This section should be read in conjunction with Significant Item 2.)
Table 31 reflects NCO detail for each of the last five quarters. Table 32 displays the Franklin-related impacts for each of the last five quarters.

 

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Table 31 — Net Loan and Lease Charge-offs
                                         
    2010     2009  
(dollar amounts in thousands)   First     Fourth     Third     Second     First  
Net charge-offs by loan and lease type
                                       
Commercial:
                                       
Commercial and industrial
  $ 75,439     $ 109,816     $ 68,842     $ 98,300     $ 210,648  
Construction
    34,426       85,345       50,359       31,360       25,642  
Commercial
    50,873       172,759       118,866       141,261       57,139  
 
                             
Commercial real estate
    85,299       258,104       169,225       172,621       82,781  
 
                             
Total commercial
    160,738       367,920       238,067       270,921       293,429  
 
                             
Consumer:
                                       
Automobile loans
    7,666       11,374       8,988       12,379       14,971  
Automobile leases
    865       1,554       1,753       2,227       3,086  
 
                             
Automobile loans and leases
    8,531       12,928       10,741       14,606       18,057  
Home equity
    37,901       35,764       28,045       24,687       17,680  
Residential mortgage(1)
    24,311       17,789       68,955       17,160       6,298  
Other loans
    7,000       10,346       10,134       7,033       6,027  
 
                             
Total consumer
    77,743       76,827       117,875       63,486       48,062  
 
                             
Total net charge-offs
  $ 238,481     $ 444,747     $ 355,942     $ 334,407     $ 341,491  
 
                             
 
                                       
Net charge-offs — annualized percentages
                                       
Commercial:
                                       
Commercial and industrial
    2.45 %     3.49 %     2.13 %     2.91 %     6.22 %
Construction
    9.77       20.68       11.14       6.45       5.05  
Commercial
    3.25       10.15       6.72       7.79       2.83  
 
                             
Commercial real estate
    4.44       12.21       7.62       7.51       3.27  
 
                             
Total commercial
    3.22       7.00       4.37       4.77       4.96  
 
                             
Consumer:
                                       
Automobile loans
    0.76       1.49       1.25       1.73       1.56  
Automobile leases
    1.58       2.25       2.04       2.11       2.39  
 
                             
Automobile loans and leases
    0.80       1.55       1.33       1.78       1.66  
Home equity
    2.01       1.89       1.48       1.29       0.93  
Residential mortgage(1)
    2.17       1.61       6.15       1.47       0.55  
Other loans
    3.87       5.47       5.36       4.03       3.59  
 
                             
Total consumer
    1.83       1.91       2.94       1.56       1.12  
 
                             
Net charge-offs as a % of average loans
    2.58 %     4.80 %     3.76 %     3.43 %     3.34 %
 
                             
     
(1)   Effective with the 2009 third quarter, a change to accelerate the timing for when a partial charge-off is recognized was made. This change resulted in $31,952 thousand of charge-offs in the 2009 third quarter.

 

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Table 32 — NCOs — Franklin-Related Impact
                                         
    2010     2009  
(dollar amounts in millions)   First     Fourth     Third     Second     First  
Commercial and industrial net charge-offs (recoveries)
                                       
Franklin
  $ (0.3 )   $ 0.1     $ (4.1 )   $ (9.9 )   $ 128.3  
Non-Franklin
    75.7       109.7       72.9       108.2       82.3  
 
                             
Total
  $ 75.4     $ 109.8     $ 68.8     $ 98.3     $ 210.6  
 
                             
 
Commercial and industrial average loan balances
                                       
Franklin
  $     $     $     $     $ 628.0  
Non-Franklin
    12,314.4       12,570.3       12,922.4       13,523.0       12,913.0  
 
                             
Total
  $ 12,314.4     $ 12,570.3     $ 12,922.4     $ 13,523.0     $ 13,541.0  
 
                             
 
Commercial and industrial net charge-offs - annualized percentages
                                       
Total
    2.45 %     3.49 %     2.13 %     2.91 %     6.22 %
Non-Franklin
    2.46       3.49       2.26       3.20       2.55  
                                         
    2010     2009  
(in millions)   First     Fourth     Third     Second     First  
Total net charge-offs (recoveries)
                                       
Franklin
  $ 11.5     $ 1.2     $ (3.5 )   $ (10.1 )   $ 128.3  
Non-Franklin
    227.0       443.5       359.4       344.5       213.2  
 
                             
Total
  $ 238.5     $ 444.7     $ 355.9     $ 334.4     $ 341.5  
 
                             
 
Total average loan balances
                                       
Franklin
  $ 431.4     $ 454.5     $ 470.5     $ 489.0     $ 630.0  
Non-Franklin
    36,548.6       36,634.7       37,384.7       38,518.0       40,236.0  
 
                             
Total
  $ 36,980.0     $ 37,089.2     $ 37,855.2     $ 39,007.0     $ 40,866.0  
 
                             
 
Total net charge-offs — annualized percentages
                                       
Total
    2.58 %     4.80 %     3.76 %     3.43 %     3.34 %
Non-Franklin
    2.48       4.84       3.85       3.58       2.12  
Total NCOs during the 2010 first quarter were $238.5 million, or an annualized 2.58% of average related balances, compared with $444.7 million, or annualized 4.80%, of average related balances in 2009 fourth quarter. We anticipate NCOs for the remainder of 2010 to show improvement from 2010 first quarter levels.
Total commercial NCOs during 2010 first quarter were $160.7 million, or an annualized 3.22% of average related balances, compared with $367.9 million, or an annualized 7.00% in 2009 fourth quarter.
C&I NCOs in the 2010 first quarter were $75.4 million, or an annualized 2.45%, compared with $109.8 million, or an annualized 3.49%, in the 2009 fourth quarter. The decrease of $34.4 million reflected a reduced level of large dollar charge-offs. Also, there continued to be improvement in delinquencies, as early stage delinquencies declined from the prior quarter, and represented the first quarterly decline since 2008. While there continued to be concern regarding the impact of the economic conditions on our commercial customers, the lower inflow of new nonaccruals, the reduction in “criticized” loans, and the significant decline in early stage delinquencies supports our outlook for improved credit quality performance for the remainder of 2010.
CRE NCOs in the 2010 first quarter were $85.3 million, or an annualized 4.44%, compared with $258.1 million, or an annualized 12.21%, in the 2009 fourth quarter. The $172.8 million decrease reflected a reduced level of large-dollar charge-offs. In the prior quarter, $82.8 million of charge-offs were associated with the activity of nine relationships. In the current quarter, there was only one loss in excess of $5 million. Retail projects continued to represent a significant portion, or 30%, of the losses. The improvement was evident across all of our regions. The retail property portfolio remains susceptible to the ongoing market disruption, but we also believe that the combination of prior charge-offs and existing reserve balances positions us well to make effective credit decisions in the future. We continued our ongoing portfolio management efforts during the current quarter, including obtaining updated appraisals on properties and assessing a project status within the context of market environment expectations.

 

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In assessing commercial NCOs trends, it is helpful to understand the process of how these loans are treated as they deteriorate over time. Reserves for loans are established at origination consistent with the level of risk associated with the original underwriting. If the quality of a commercial loan deteriorates, it migrates to a lower quality risk rating as a result of our normal portfolio management process, and a higher reserve amount is assigned. As a part of our normal portfolio management process, the loan is reviewed and reserves are increased as warranted. Charge-offs, if necessary, are generally recognized in a period after the reserves were established. If the previously established reserves exceed that needed to satisfactorily resolve the problem credit, a reduction in the overall level of the reserve could be recognized. In summary, if loan quality deteriorates, the typical credit sequence for commercial loans are periods of reserve building, followed by periods of higher NCOs as previously established reserves are utilized. Additionally, it is helpful to understand that increases in reserves either precede or are in conjunction with increases in NALs. When a credit is classified as NAL, it is evaluated for specific reserves or charge-off. As a result, an increase in NALs does not necessarily result in an increase in reserves or an expectation of higher future NCOs.
Total consumer NCOs during the 2010 first quarter were $77.7 million, or an annualized 1.83%, compared with $76.8 million, or an annualized 1.91%, in 2009 fourth quarter. The decline in the annualized NCO rate despite a higher level of absolute charge-offs reflected an increase in average consumer loans during the 2010 first quarter.
Automobile loan and lease NCOs in the 2010 first quarter were $8.5 million, or an annualized 0.80%, compared with $12.9 million, or an annualized 1.55%, in 2009 fourth quarter. The decline in the annualized NCO percentage reflected in part the increase in average automobile balances resulting from the previously discussed consolidation of the automobile securitization trust effective January 1, 2010. Underlying performance of this portfolio on both an absolute and relative basis continued to be consistent with our views regarding the quality of the portfolio. The level of delinquencies continued to decline from recent prior periods, further supporting our view of improved performance going forward.
Home equity NCOs in the 2010 first quarter were $37.9 million, or an annualized 2.01%, compared with $35.8 million, or an annualized 1.89%, in 2009 fourth quarter. Although NCOs were higher than prior quarters, there continued to be a declining trend in the early-stage delinquency level in the home equity line of credit portfolio, supporting our longer-term positive view for home equity portfolio performance. The performance continued to be impacted by borrowers defaulting with no available equity. We continue to focus on loss mitigation activity and short sales, as we believe that our more proactive loss mitigation strategies are in the best interest of both the company and our customers. While losses have increased over the past several quarters, given the market conditions, performance remained within expectations.
Residential mortgage NCOs in the 2010 first quarter were $24.3 million, or an annualized 2.17%, compared with $17.8 million, or an annualized 1.61%, in 2009 fourth quarter. The increase from the prior quarter represents a return to a more consistent level after the impact of the 2009 third quarter nonaccrual loan sale on 2009 fourth quarter performance. The 2009 third quarter sale had the effect of pulling some 2009 fourth quarter losses into the 2009 third quarter. We continued to see positive trends in early-stage delinquencies, although there continues to be valuation pressure.
The table below reflects NCO activity for the first three-month period of 2010 and the first three-month period of 2009.

 

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Table 33 — 2010 First Quarter versus 2009 First Quarter
                 
    Three Months Ended March 31,  
(dollar amounts in thousands)   2010     2009  
 
Net charge-offs by loan and lease type:
               
Commercial:
               
Commercial and industrial(1)
  $ 75,439     $ 210,648  
Commercial real estate:
               
Construction
    34,426       25,642  
Commercial
    50,873       57,139  
 
           
Commercial real estate
    85,299       82,781  
 
           
Total commercial
    160,738       293,429  
 
           
Consumer:
               
Automobile loans
    7,666       14,971  
Automobile leases
    865       3,086  
 
           
Automobile loans and leases
    8,531       18,057  
Home equity
    37,901       17,680  
Residential mortgage
    24,311       6,298  
Other loans
    7,000       6,027  
 
           
Total consumer
    77,743       48,062  
 
           
Total net charge-offs
  $ 238,481     $ 341,491  
 
           
 
               
Net charge-offs — annualized percentages:
               
Commercial:
               
Commercial and industrial(1)
    2.45 %     6.22 %
Commercial real estate:
               
Construction
    9.77       5.05  
Commercial
    3.25       2.83  
 
           
Commercial real estate
    4.44       3.27  
 
           
Total commercial
    3.22       4.96  
 
           
Consumer:
               
Automobile loans
    0.76       1.56  
Automobile leases
    1.58       2.39  
 
           
Automobile loans and leases
    0.80       1.66  
Home equity
    2.01       0.93  
Residential mortgage
    2.17       0.55  
Other loans
    3.87       3.59  
 
           
Total consumer
    1.83       1.12  
 
           
Net charge-offs as a % of average loans
    2.58 %     3.34 %
 
           
     
(1)   The first three-month period of 2009 included net charge-offs totaling $128,338 thousand associated with the Franklin restructuring.
Total NCOs during the first three-month period of 2010 were $238.5 million, or an annualized 2.58% of average related balances, compared with $341.5 million, or annualized 3.34% of average related balances in the first three-month period of 2009.
Total commercial NCOs during first three-month period of 2010 were $160.7 million, or an annualized 3.22% of average related balances, compared with $293.4 million, or an annualized 4.96% in first three-month period of 2009. The decreases were almost entirely in the C&I portfolio, as CRE NCOs declined only slightly.
C&I NCOs in the first three-month period of 2010 decreased $135.2 million compared with the first three-month period of 2009, reflecting $128.3 million of Franklin-related NCOs during the first three-month period of 2009. Non-Franklin related C&I NCOs decreased $6.9 million.

 

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CRE NCOs in the first three-month period of 2010 decreased $2.5 million compared with the first three-month period of 2009, however the annualized percentage of related balances increased to 4.44% from 3.27%. The increase in the annualized percentage reflected a $2.5 billion, or 24%, decline in total average CRE loans resulting from our planned efforts to shrink this portfolio through pay-offs and paydowns, as well as the impact of charge-offs and the 2009 reclassifications of CRE loans to C&I loans. This substantial decline in CRE exposure with relatively consistent loss levels resulted in the significantly higher charge-off ratio.
Total consumer NCOs during the first three-month period of 2010 were $77.7 million, or an annualized 1.83%, compared with $48.1 million, or an annualized 1.12%, in first three-month period of 2009. The increases were largely centered in the residential mortgage and home equity portfolios reflecting the continued stress in our markets, and a more aggressive loss recognition policy implemented during the 2009 third quarter.
Automobile loan and lease NCOs in the first three-month period of 2010 decreased $9.5 million, or 53%, compared with the first three-month period of 2009, reflecting the expected decline based on our consistent high quality origination profile over the past 24 months. This focus on quality associated with the 2008 and 2009 originations was the primary driver for the improvement in this portfolio in the current quarter compared with the year-ago period.
Home equity NCOs in the first three-month period of 2010 increased $20.2 million compared with the first three-month period of 2009. This increase reflected the impact of declining housing prices throughout 2009. While NCOs were higher compared with prior quarters, there continued to be a declining trend in the early-stage delinquency level in the home equity line-of-credit portfolio, supporting our longer-term positive view for home equity portfolio performance. The performance also continued to be impacted by borrowers defaulting with no available equity. We continue to focus on loss mitigation activity and short sales, as we believe that our more proactive loss mitigation strategies are in the best interest of both us and our customers. Although NCOs increased, given the market conditions, performance remained within expectations.
Residential mortgage NCOs in the first three-month period of 2010 increased $18.0 million compared with the first three-month period of 2009. This increase reflected continued housing-related pressures. The increased NCOs were a direct result of our continued emphasis on loss mitigation strategies, an increased number of short sales, and a more conservative position regarding the timing of loss recognition. We continued to see some positive trends in early-stage delinquencies, indicating that even with the economic stress on our borrowers, losses are expected to remain manageable.
INVESTMENT SECURITIES PORTFOLIO
(This section should be read in conjunction with the “Critical Accounting Policies and Use of Significant Estimates” discussion, and Note 4 of the Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.)
We routinely review our investment securities portfolio, and recognize impairment writedowns based primarily on fair value, issuer-specific factors and results, and our intent and ability to hold such investments. Our investment securities portfolio is evaluated in light of established asset/liability management objectives, and changing market conditions that could affect the profitability of the portfolio, as well as the level of interest rate risk to which we are exposed.
Our investment securities portfolio is comprised of various financial instruments. At March 31, 2010, our investment securities portfolio totaled $8.9 billion.
Declines in the fair value of available-for-sale investment securities are recorded as temporary impairment, noncredit OTTI, or credit OTTI adjustments.
Temporary impairment adjustments are recorded when the fair value of a security fluctuates from its historical cost. Temporary impairment adjustments are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (OCI), and therefore, reduce equity. Temporary impairment adjustments do not impact net income or risk-based capital. A recovery of available-for-sale security prices also is recorded as an adjustment to OCI for securities that are temporarily impaired, and results in an increase to equity.
Because the available-for-sale securities portfolio is recorded at fair value, the conclusion as to whether an investment decline is other-than-temporarily impaired does not significantly impact our equity position, as the amount of temporary adjustment has already been reflected in accumulated OCI. A recovery in the value of an other-than-temporarily impaired security is recorded as additional interest income over the remaining life of the security.
During the 2009 first quarter, we recorded $6.5 million of credit OTTI losses. This amount was comprised of $3.2 million related to the pooled-trust-preferred securities portfolio, $2.6 million related to the CMO securities portfolio, and $0.6 million related to the Alt-A securities portfolio (see below for additional discussion of these portfolios). Given the continued disruption in the financial markets, we may be required to recognize additional credit OTTI losses in future periods with respect to our available-for-sale investment securities portfolio. The amount and timing of any additional credit OTTI will depend on the decline in the underlying cash flows of the securities. If our intent regarding the decision to hold temporarily impaired securities changes in future periods, we may be required to record noncredit OTTI, which will negatively impact our earnings.

 

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Alt-A, Pooled-Trust-Preferred, and Private-Label CMO Securities
Our three highest risk segments of our investment portfolio are the Alt-A mortgage-backed, pooled-trust-preferred, and private-label CMO portfolios. The Alt-A mortgage-backed securities and pooled-trust-preferred securities are located within the asset-backed securities portfolio. The performance of the underlying securities in each of these segments continues to reflect the economic environment. Each of these securities in these three segments is subjected to a rigorous review of their projected cash flows. These reviews are supported with analysis from independent third parties.
The following table presents the credit ratings for our Alt-A, pooled-trust-preferred, and private label CMO securities as of March 31, 2010:
Table 34 — Credit Ratings of Selected Investment Securities (1)
                                                         
    Amortized             Average Credit Rating of Fair Value Amount  
(dollar amounts in millions)   Cost     Fair Value     AAA     AA +/-     A +/-     BBB +/-     <BBB-  
Private label CMO securities
  $ 509.1     $ 462.7     $ 35.1     $ 21.6     $ 33.4     $ 94.0     $ 278.7  
Alt-A mortgage-backed securities
    131.4       113.7       22.1       27.7                   63.9  
Pooled-trust-preferred securities
    238.3       105.4             24.6             12.2       68.5  
 
                                         
 
Total At March 31, 2010
  $ 878.8     $ 681.8     $ 57.2     $ 73.9     $ 33.4     $ 106.2     $ 411.1  
 
                                         
 
Total At December 31, 2009
  $ 912.3     $ 700.3     $ 62.1     $ 72.9     $ 35.6     $ 121.3     $ 408.4  
 
                                         
     
(1)   Credit ratings reflect the lowest current rating assigned by a nationally recognized credit rating agency.
Negative changes to the above credit ratings would generally result in an increase of our risk-weighted assets, which could result in a reduction to our regulatory capital ratios.
The following table summarizes the relevant characteristics of our pooled-trust-preferred securities portfolio at March 31, 2010. Each of the securities is part of a pool of issuers and each support a more senior tranche of securities except for the I-Pre TSL II security that is the most senior class.
Table 35 — Trust Preferred Securities Data
March 31, 2010
(dollar amounts in thousands)
                                                                     
                                                Actual              
                                              Deferrals     Expected        
                                              and     Defaults        
                                      # of Issuers     Defaults     as a % of        
                                  Lowest   Currently     as a % of     Remaining        
          Book     Fair     Unrealized     Credit   Performing/     Original     Performing     Excess  
Deal Name   Par Value     Value     Value     Loss     Rating(2)   Remaining(3)     Collateral     Collateral     Subordination(4)  
Alesco II(1)
  $ 40,422     $ 31,549     $ 10,873     $ 20,676     C     33/43       23 %     13 %     %
Alesco IV(1)
    20,353       10,612       2,324       8,288     C     38/53       28       21        
ICONS
    20,000       20,000       12,192       7,808     BBB     29/30       3       16       53  
I-Pre TSL II
    36,916       36,813       24,648       12,165     AA     29/29             16       71  
MM Comm II(1)
    24,544       23,457       17,903       5,554     BB     5/8       5       6        
MM Comm III(1)
    11,930       11,398       6,137       5,261     B     8/12       5       37        
Pre TSL IX(1)
    5,000       4,117       1,595       2,522     C     35/49       26       20        
Pre TSL X(1)
    17,236       9,914       2,737       7,177     C     37/57       40       31        
Pre TSL XI(1)
    25,000       24,040       8,973       15,067     C     48/65       24       23        
Pre TSL XIII(1)
    27,530       23,414       7,907       15,507     C     53/65       20       26        
Reg Diversified(1)
    25,500       7,499       513       6,986     D     28/45       34       26        
Soloso(1)
    12,500       4,486       599       3,887     C     51/70       19       25        
Tropic III
    31,000       31,000       8,981       22,019     CCC-     29/45       32       33       17  
 
                                                           
Total
  $ 297,931     $ 238,299     $ 105,382     $ 132,917                                      
 
                                                           
     
(1)   Security was determined to have other-than-temporary impairment. As such, the book value is net of recorded credit impairment.
 
(2)   For purposes of comparability, the lowest credit rating expressed is equivalent to Fitch ratings even where lowest rating is based on another nationally recognized credit rating agency.

 

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(3)   Includes both banks and/or insurance companies.
 
(4)   Excess subordination percentage represents the additional defaults in excess of both current and projected defaults that the security can absorb before the bond experiences credit impairment. Excess subordinated percentage is calculated by: (a) determining what percentage of defaults a deal can experience before the bond has credit impairment, and (b) subtracting from this default breakage percentage both total current and expected future default percentages.
Market Risk
Market risk represents the risk of loss due to changes in market values of assets and liabilities. We incur market risk in the normal course of business through exposures to market interest rates, foreign exchange rates, equity prices, credit spreads, and expected lease residual values. We have identified two primary sources of market risk: interest rate risk and price risk. Interest rate risk is our primary market risk.
Interest Rate Risk
OVERVIEW
Interest rate risk is the risk to earnings and value arising from changes in market interest rates. Interest rate risk arises from timing differences in the repricings and maturities of interest-bearing assets and liabilities (reprice risk), changes in the expected maturities of assets and liabilities arising from embedded options, such as borrowers’ ability to prepay residential mortgage loans at any time and depositors’ ability to terminate certificates of deposit before maturity (option risk), changes in the shape of the yield curve whereby interest rates increase or decrease in a non-parallel fashion (yield curve risk), and changes in spread relationships between different yield curves, such as U.S. Treasuries and London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) (basis risk.)
“Asset sensitive position” refers to an increase in short-term interest rates that is expected to generate higher net interest income as rates earned on our interest-earning assets would reprice upward more quickly than rates paid on our interest-bearing liabilities, thus expanding our net interest margin. Conversely, “liability sensitive position” refers to an increase in short-term interest rates that is expected to generate lower net interest income as rates paid on our interest-bearing liabilities would reprice upward more quickly than rates earned on our interest-earning assets, thus compressing our net interest margin.
INCOME SIMULATION AND ECONOMIC VALUE ANALYSIS
Interest rate risk measurement is performed monthly. Two broad approaches to modeling interest rate risk are employed: income simulation and economic value analysis. An income simulation analysis is used to measure the sensitivity of forecasted net interest income to changes in market rates over a one-year time period. Although bank owned life insurance, automobile operating lease assets, and excess cash balances held at the Federal Reserve Bank are classified as noninterest earning assets, and the net revenue from these assets is in noninterest income and noninterest expense, these portfolios are included in the interest sensitivity analysis because they have attributes similar to interest earning assets. Economic value of equity (EVE) analysis is used to measure the sensitivity of the values of period-end assets and liabilities to changes in market interest rates. EVE serves as a complement to income simulation modeling as it provides risk exposure estimates for time periods beyond the one-year simulation period.
The simulations for evaluating short-term interest rate risk exposure are scenarios that model gradual “+/-100” and “+/-200” basis point parallel shifts in market interest rates over the next 12-month period beyond the interest rate change implied by the current yield curve. We assumed that market interest rates would not fall below 0% over the next 12-month period for the scenarios that used the “-100” and “-200” basis point parallel shift in market interest rates. The table below shows the results of the scenarios as of March 31, 2010, and December 31, 2009. All of the positions were within the board of directors’ policy limits.

 

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Table 36 — Net Interest Income at Risk
                                 
    Net Interest Income at Risk (%)  
Basis point change scenario
    -200       -100       +100       +200  
 
                       
 
Board policy limits
    -4.0 %     -2.0 %     -2.0 %     -4.0 %
 
                       
 
March 31, 2010
    -1.4 %     -0.5 %     0.0 %     +0.1 %
 
December 31, 2009
    -0.3 %     +0.2 %     -0.1 %     -0.4 %
The net interest income at risk reported as of March 31, 2010 for the “+200” basis points scenario shows a change to a slight near-term asset sensitive position compared with December 31, 2009.
The primary simulations for EVE at risk assume immediate “+/-100” and “+/-200” basis point parallel shifts in market interest rates beyond the interest rate change implied by the current yield curve. The table below outlines the March 31, 2010, results compared with December 31, 2009. All of the positions were within the board of directors’ policy limits.
Table 37 — Economic Value of Equity at Risk
                                 
    Economic Value of Equity at Risk (%)  
Basis point change scenario
    -200       -100       +100       +200  
 
                       
 
Board policy limits
    -12.0 %     -5.0 %     -5.0 %     -12.0 %
 
                       
 
March 31, 2010
    -4.6 %     +0.1 %     -2.6 %     -6.5 %
 
December 31, 2009
    +0.8 %     +2.7 %     -3.7 %     -9.1 %
The EVE at risk reported as of March 31, 2010 for the “+200” basis points scenario shows a change to a lower long-term liability sensitive position compared with December 31, 2009. The primary factors contributing to this change include lower fixed-rate loan balances, expectations for faster prepayments on loans and securities, an increase in core deposits, and a slight reduction in the remaining life of our interest rate swap portfolio.
MORTGAGE SERVICING RIGHTS (MSRs)
(This section should be read in conjunction with Note 5 of the Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.)
At March 31, 2010, we had a total of $207.6 million of capitalized MSRs representing the right to service $16.0 billion in mortgage loans. Of this $207.6 million, $162.1 million was recorded using the fair value method, and $45.5 million was recorded using the amortization method. If we actively engage in hedging, the MSR asset is carried at fair value. If we do not actively engage in hedging, the MSR asset is adjusted using the amortization method, and is carried at the lower of cost or market value.
MSR fair values are very sensitive to movements in interest rates as expected future net servicing income depends on the projected outstanding principal balances of the underlying loans, which can be greatly reduced by prepayments. Prepayments usually increase when mortgage interest rates decline and decrease when mortgage interest rates rise. We have employed strategies to reduce the risk of MSR fair value changes or impairment. In addition, we engage a third party to provide improved valuation tools and assistance with our strategies with the objective to decrease the volatility from MSR fair value changes. However, volatile changes in interest rates can diminish the effectiveness of these hedges. We typically report MSR fair value adjustments net of hedge-related trading activity in the mortgage banking income category of noninterest income. Changes in fair value between reporting dates are recorded as an increase or decrease in mortgage banking income.
MSRs recorded using the amortization method generally relate to loans originated with historically low interest rates, resulting in a lower probability of prepayments and, ultimately, impairment. MSR assets are included in other assets, and are presented in Table 10.
Price Risk
Price risk represents the risk of loss arising from adverse movements in the prices of financial instruments that are carried at fair value and are subject to fair value accounting. We have price risk from trading securities, securities owned by our broker-dealer subsidiaries, foreign exchange positions, equity investments, investments in securities backed by mortgage loans, and marketable equity securities held by our insurance subsidiaries. We have established loss limits on the trading portfolio, on the amount of foreign exchange exposure that can be maintained, and on the amount of marketable equity securities that can be held by the insurance subsidiaries.

 

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Liquidity Risk
Liquidity is the ability to meet cash flow needs on a timely basis at a reasonable cost. We manage liquidity risk at both the Bank and at the parent company, Huntington Bancshares Incorporated. The liquidity of the Bank is used to make loans and leases and to repay deposit liabilities as they become due or are demanded by customers. The overall objective of liquidity risk management is to ensure that we can obtain cost-effective funding to meet current and future obligations, as well as maintain sufficient levels of on-hand liquidity, under both normal “business as usual” and unanticipated, stressed circumstances. The Asset, Liability, and Capital Management Committee (ALCO) was appointed by the HBI Board Risk Oversight Committee to oversee liquidity risk management and establish policies and limits, based upon the analyses of the ratio of loans to deposits, the percentage of assets funded with noncore or wholesale funding, and other considerations. Operating guidelines have been established to ensure diversification of noncore funding by type, source, and maturity and that sufficient liquidity exists to cover 100% of wholesale funds maturing within a six-month period. A contingency funding plan is in place, which includes forecasted sources and uses of funds under various scenarios, to prepare for unexpected liquidity shortages and to cover unanticipated events that could affect liquidity.
Bank Liquidity and Sources of Liquidity
Our primary sources of funding for the Bank are retail and commercial core deposits. Core deposits are comprised of interest bearing and noninterest bearing demand deposits, money market deposits, savings and other domestic time deposits, consumer certificates of deposit both over and under $250,000, and nonconsumer certificates of deposit less than $250,000. Noncore deposits consist of brokered money market deposits and certificates of deposit, foreign time deposits, and other domestic time deposits of $250,000 or more comprised primarily of public fund certificates of deposit more than $250,000.
Core deposits may increase our need for liquidity as certificates of deposit mature or are withdrawn before maturity and as nonmaturity deposits, such as checking and savings account balances, are withdrawn. The Transaction Account Guarantee Program (TAGP) is a voluntary program provided by the FDIC as part of its Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program (TLGP). Under the program, all noninterest-bearing transaction accounts are fully guaranteed by the FDIC for the customer’s entire account balance. This program provides our customers with additional deposit insurance coverage, and is in addition to and separate from the $250,000 coverage available under the FDIC’s general deposit insurance rules.
At March 31, 2010, noninterest-bearing transaction account balances exceeding $250,000 totaled $2.4 billion, and represented the amount of noninterest-bearing transaction customer deposits that would not have been FDIC insured without the additional coverage provided by the TAGP. In April 2010, the FDIC adopted an interim rule extending the TAGP through December 31, 2010 for financial institutions that desire to continue TAGP participation. On April 30, 2010, we notified the FDIC of our decision to opt-out for the FDIC’s TAGP extension, effective July, 1, 2010. The impact of this decision on our deposit levels cannot be readily determined at this time, although we anticipate that a portion of deposits that will no longer be FDIC-insured may shift into collateralized deposit products or other collateralized liabilities.
As referenced in the above paragraph, the FDIC establishes a coverage limit, generally $250,000 currently, for interest-bearing deposit balances. To provide our customers deposit insurance above the established $250,000, we have joined the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service (CDARS), a program that allows customers to invest up to $50 million in certificates of deposit through one participating financial institution, with the entire amount covered by FDIC insurance. At March 31, 2010, we had $439.4 million of CDARS deposit balances.

 

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The following table reflects deposit composition detail for each of the past five quarters.
Table 38 — Deposit Composition
                                                                                 
  2010     2009  
(dollar amounts in millions)   March 31,     December 31,     September 30,     June 30,     March 31,  
 
                                                                               
By Type
                                                                               
Demand deposits - noninterest-bearing
  $ 6,938       17 %   $ 6,907       17 %   $ 6,306       16 %   $ 6,169       16 %   $ 5,887       15 %
Demand deposits — interest-bearing
    5,948       15       5,890       15       5,401       14       4,842       12       4,306       11  
Money market deposits
    10,644       26       9,485       23       8,548       21       6,622       17       5,857       15  
Savings and other domestic time deposits
    4,666       12       4,652       11       4,631       12       4,859       12       5,007       13  
Core certificates of deposit
    9,441       23       10,453       26       11,205       28       12,197       31       12,616       32  
 
                                                           
Total core deposits
    37,637       93       37,387       92       36,091       91       34,689       88       33,673       86  
Other domestic time deposits of $250,000 or more
    684       2       652       2       689       2       846       2       1,041       3  
Brokered deposits and negotiable CDs
    1,605       4       2,098       5       2,630       7       3,229       8       3,848       10  
Deposits in foreign offices
    377       1       357       1       419             401       2       508       1  
 
                                                           
 
                                                                               
Total deposits
  $ 40,303       100 %   $ 40,494       100 %   $ 39,829       100 %   $ 39,165       100 %   $ 39,070       100 %
 
                                                           
 
                                                                               
Total core deposits:
                                                                               
Commercial
  $ 11,844       31 %   $ 11,368       30 %   $ 10,884       30 %   $ 9,738       28 %   $ 8,934       27 %
Personal
    25,793       69       26,019       70       25,207       70       24,951       72       24,739       73  
 
                                                           
 
                                                                               
Total core deposits
  $ 37,637       100 %   $ 37,387       100 %   $ 36,091       100 %   $ 34,689       100 %   $ 33,673       100 %
 
                                                           
Core deposits grew $0.3 billion during the first three-month period of 2010. This increase reduced our reliance upon noncore funding sources.
To the extent that we are unable to obtain sufficient liquidity through core deposits, we may meet our liquidity needs through sources of wholesale funding. These sources include other domestic time deposits of $250,000 or more, brokered deposits and negotiable CDs, deposits in foreign offices, short-term borrowings, Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) advances, other long-term debt, and subordinated notes.
The Bank also has access to the Federal Reserve’s discount window. These borrowings are secured by commercial loans and home equity lines-of-credit. The Bank is also a member of the FHLB-Cincinnati, and as such, has access to advances from this facility. These advances are generally secured by residential mortgages, other mortgage-related loans, and available-for-sale securities. Information regarding amounts pledged, for the ability to borrow if necessary, and unused borrowing capacity at both the Federal Reserve and the FHLB-Cincinnati, are outlined in the following table:
Table 39 — Federal Reserve and FHLB-Cincinnati Borrowing Capacity
                 
    March 31,     December 31,  
(dollar amounts in billions)   2010     2009  
 
               
Loans and Securities Pledged:
               
Federal Reserve Bank
  $ 8.3     $ 8.5  
FHLB-Cincinnati
    8.0       8.0  
 
           
Total loans and securities pledged
  $ 16.3     $ 16.5  
 
               
Total unused borrowing capacity at Federal Reserve Bank and FHLB-Cincinnati
  $ 7.3     $ 7.9  
We can also obtain funding through other methods including: (a) purchasing federal funds, (b) selling securities under repurchase agreements, (c) the sale or maturity of investment securities, (d) the sale or securitization of loans, (e) the sale of national market certificates of deposit, (f) the relatively shorter-term structure of our commercial loans and automobile loans, and (g) the issuance of common and preferred stock.

 

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At March 31, 2010, we believe that the Bank has sufficient liquidity to meet its cash flow obligations for the foreseeable future.
Parent Company Liquidity
The parent company’s funding requirements consist primarily of dividends to shareholders, debt service, income taxes, operating expenses, funding of non-bank subsidiaries, repurchases of our stock, and acquisitions. The parent company obtains funding to meet obligations from dividends received from direct subsidiaries, net taxes collected from subsidiaries included in the federal consolidated tax return, fees for services provided to subsidiaries, and the issuance of debt securities.
At March 31, 2010, the parent company had $1.1 billion in cash or cash equivalents, compared with $1.4 billion at December 31, 2009, reflecting a $0.3 billion contribution of additional capital to the Bank. The contribution increased the Bank’s regulatory capital levels above its already “well-capitalized” levels.
Based on the current dividend of $0.01 per common share, cash demands required for common stock dividends are estimated to be approximately $7.2 million per quarter.
We have an aggregate outstanding amount of $362.5 million of Series A Non-cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock. The Series A Preferred Stock pays, as declared by our board of directors, dividends in cash at a rate of 8.50% per annum, payable quarterly (see Note 9 of the Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements). Cash demands required for Series A Preferred Stock are estimated to be approximately $7.7 million per quarter.
In 2008, we received $1.4 billion of equity capital by issuing 1.4 million shares of Series B Preferred Stock to the U.S. Department of Treasury as a result of our participation in the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) voluntary capital purchase program. The Series B Preferred Stock pays cumulative dividends at a rate of 5% per year for the first five years and 9% per year thereafter, resulting in quarterly cash demands of approximately $18 million through 2012, and $32 million thereafter (see Note 9 of the Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding the Series B Preferred Stock issuance).
Based on a regulatory dividend limitation, the Bank could not have declared and paid a dividend to the parent company at March 31, 2010, without regulatory approval. We do not anticipate that the Bank will request regulatory approval to pay dividends in the near future as we continue to build Bank regulatory capital above our already “well-capitalized” level. To help meet any additional liquidity needs, we have an open-ended, automatic shelf registration statement filed and effective with the SEC, which permits us to issue an unspecified amount of debt or equity securities.
With the exception of the common and preferred dividends previously discussed, the parent company does not have any significant cash demands. There are no maturities of parent company obligations until 2013, when a debt maturity of $50 million is payable.
Considering the factors discussed above, and other analyses that we have performed, we believe the parent company has sufficient liquidity to meet its cash flow obligations for the foreseeable future.
Credit Ratings
Credit ratings provided by the three major credit rating agencies are an important component of our liquidity profile. 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 and our ability to access a broad array of wholesale funding sources, as well as the overall operating and economic environment of our markets. Adverse changes in these factors could result in a negative change in credit ratings and impact our ability to raise funds at a reasonable cost in the capital markets. In addition, certain financial on- and off-balance sheet arrangements contain credit rating triggers that could increase funding needs if a negative rating change occurs. Other arrangements that could be impacted by credit rating changes include, but are not limited to, letter of credit commitments for marketable securities, interest rate swap collateral agreements, and certain asset securitization transactions contain credit rating provisions or could otherwise be impacted by credit rating changes.

 

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The most recent credit ratings for the parent company and the Bank are as follows:
Table 40 — Credit Ratings
                                 
    March 31, 2010  
    Senior Unsecured     Subordinated              
    Notes     Notes     Short-term     Outlook  
 
                               
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
                               
Moody’s Investor Service
  Baa2   Baa3   WR   Negative
Standard and Poor’s
  BB+   BB   WR   Negative
Fitch Ratings
  BBB   BBB-     F2     Negative
 
                               
The Huntington National Bank
                               
Moody’s Investor Service
  Baa1   Baa2     P-2     Negative
Standard and Poor’s
  BBB-   BB+   WR   Negative
Fitch Ratings
  BBB+   BBB     F2     Negative
     
WR=Withdrawn rating. The Moody’s Investor Service rating was withdrawn effective March 1, 2010. The Standard and Poor’s ratings were withdrawn effective April 1, 2010.
As of March 31, 2010, we did not have any outstanding short-term debt that required more than one rating from a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO). As a result, we elected to withdraw the Moody’s Investor Service short-term rating for the parent company as well as the Standard and Poor’s short-term rating for both the parent company and the Bank.
A security rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold securities, is subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating organization, and should be evaluated independently of any other rating.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
In the normal course of business, we enter into various off-balance sheet arrangements. These arrangements include financial guarantees contained in standby letters of credit issued by the Bank and commitments by the Bank to sell mortgage loans.
Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. These guarantees are primarily issued to support public and private borrowing arrangements, including commercial paper, bond financing, and similar transactions. Most of these arrangements mature within two years, and are expected to expire without being drawn upon. Standby letters of credit are included in the determination of the amount of risk-based capital that the parent company, and the Bank, are required to hold.
Through our credit process, we monitor the credit risks of outstanding standby letters of credit. When it is probable that a standby letter of credit will be drawn and not repaid in full, losses are recognized in the provision for credit losses. At March 31, 2010, we had $0.6 billion of standby letters of credit outstanding, of which 65% were collateralized.
We enter into forward contracts relating to the mortgage banking business to hedge the exposures we have from commitments to extend new residential mortgage loans to our customers and from our held-for-sale mortgage loans. At March 31, 2010, December 31, 2009, and March 31, 2009, we had commitments to sell residential real estate loans of $600.9 million, $662.9 million, and $912.5 million, respectively. These contracts mature in less than one year.
Effective January 1, 2010, we consolidated an automobile loan securitization that previously had been accounted for as an off-balance sheet transaction. We elected to account for the automobile loan receivables and the associated notes payable at fair value per accounting guidance supplied in ASC 810 — Consolidation (See Note 2 and Note 5 of the Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details.)
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Operational Risk
As with all companies, we are subject to operational risk. Operational risk is the risk of loss due to human error, inadequate or failed internal systems and controls, violations of, or noncompliance with, laws, rules, regulations, prescribed practices, or ethical standards, and external influences such as market conditions, fraudulent activities, disasters, and security risks. We continuously strive to strengthen our system of internal controls to ensure compliance with laws, rules, and regulations, and to improve the oversight of our operational risk.
To mitigate operational and compliance risks, we have established a senior management level Operational Risk Committee, and a senior management level Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Committee. The responsibilities of these committees, among other things, include establishing and maintaining management information systems to monitor material risks and to identify potential concerns, risks, or trends that may have a significant impact and develop recommendations to address the identified issues. Both of these committees report any significant findings and recommendations to the Risk Management Committee. Additionally, potential concerns may be escalated to the HBI Board Risk Oversight Committee, as appropriate.
The goal of this framework is to implement effective operational risk techniques and strategies, minimize operational losses, and strengthen our overall performance.
Capital / Capital Adequacy
(This section should be read in conjunction with Significant Item 4.)
Capital is managed both at the Bank and on a consolidated basis. Capital levels are maintained based on regulatory capital requirements and the economic capital required to support credit, market, liquidity, and operational risks inherent in our business, and to provide the flexibility needed for future growth and new business opportunities. Shareholders’ equity totaled $5.4 billion at March 31, 2010, an increase of $0.1 billion, or 1%, compared with December 31, 2009. This increase primarily reflected improvements in the components of accumulated OCI.

 

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The following table presents risk-weighed assets and other financial data necessary to calculate certain financial ratios that we use to measure capital adequacy.
Table 41 — Capital Adequacy
                                         
    2010     2009  
(dollar amounts in millions)   March 31,     December 31,     September 30,     June 30,     March 31,  
 
                                       
Consolidated capital calculations:
                                       
 
                                       
Shareholders’ common equity
  $ 3,678     $ 3,648     $ 3,992     $ 3,541     $ 3,047  
Shareholders’ preferred equity
    1,692       1,688       1,683       1,679       1,768  
 
                             
Total shareholders’ equity
    5,370       5,336       5,675       5,220       4,815  
Goodwill
    (444 )     (444 )     (444 )     (448 )     (452 )
Intangible assets
    (274 )     (289 )     (303 )     (322 )     (340 )
Intangible asset deferred tax liability (1)
    95       101       106       113       119  
 
                             
Total tangible equity (2)
    4,747       4,704       5,034       4,563       4,142  
Shareholders’ preferred equity
    (1,692 )     (1,688 )     (1,683 )     (1,679 )     (1,768 )
 
                             
Total tangible common equity (2)
  $ 3,055     $ 3,016     $ 3,351     $ 2,884     $ 2,374  
 
                             
Total assets
  $ 51,867     $ 51,555     $ 52,513     $ 51,397     $ 51,702  
Goodwill
    (444 )     (444 )     (444 )     (448 )     (452 )
Other intangible assets
    (274 )     (289 )     (303 )     (322 )     (340 )
Intangible asset deferred tax liability (1)
    95       101       106       113       119  
 
                             
 
Total tangible assets (2)
  $ 51,244     $ 50,923     $ 51,872     $ 50,740     $ 51,029  
 
                             
 
                                       
Tier 1 equity
  $ 5,090     $ 5,201     $ 5,755     $ 5,390     $ 5,167  
Shareholders’ preferred equity
    (1,692 )     (1,688 )     (1,683 )     (1,679 )     (1,768 )
Trust preferred securities
    (570 )     (570 )     (570 )     (570 )     (736 )
REIT preferred stock
    (50 )     (50 )     (50 )     (50 )     (50 )
 
                             
Tier 1 common equity (2)
  $ 2,778     $ 2,893     $ 3,452     $ 3,091     $ 2,613  
 
                             
 
Risk-weighted assets (RWA)
                                       
Consolidated
  $ 42,522     $ 43,248     $ 44,142     $ 45,463     $ 46,383  
Bank
    42,511       43,149       43,964       45,137       45,951  
 
                             
 
                                       
Tier 1 common equity / RWA ratio (2), (3)
    6.53 %     6.69 %     7.82 %     6.80 %     5.63 %
 
                                       
Tangible equity / tangible asset ratio (2)
    9.26       9.24       9.71       8.99       8.12  
 
                                       
Tangible common equity / tangible asset ratio (2)
    5.96       5.92       6.46       5.68       4.65  
     
(1)   Intangible assets are net of deferred tax liability, and calculated assuming a 35% tax rate.
 
(2)   Tangible equity, Tier 1 common equity, tangible common equity, and tangible assets are non-GAAP financial measures. Additionally, any ratios utilizing these financial measures are also non-GAAP. These financial measures have been included as they are considered to be critical metrics with which to analyze and evaluate financial condition and capital strength. Other companies may calculate these financial measures differently.
 
(3)   Based on an interim decision by the banking agencies on December 14, 2006, we have excluded the impact of adopting ASC Topic 715, “Compensation — Retirement Benefits”, from the regulatory capital calculations.
Our consolidated TCE ratio was 5.96% at March 31, 2010, an increase from 5.92% at December 31, 2009. The four basis point increase from December 31, 2009, primarily reflected improvements in the components of accumulated OCI. Also, at March 31, 2010, our Tier 1 common equity decreased by $0.1 billion from December 31, 2009, primarily reflecting an increase in the portion of our deferred tax assets disallowed for regulatory capital purposes.
We are comfortable with our current level of capital. In April of 2010, shareholders’ passed a proposal to amend our charter that resulted in an increase of authorized common stock to 1.5 billion shares from 1.0 billion shares. Although we do not have any current plans to issue additional capital, we may continue to seek opportunities to further strengthen our capital position.

 

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Regulatory Capital
Regulatory capital ratios are the primary metrics used by regulators in assessing the “safety and soundness” of banks. We intend to maintain both the company’s and the Bank’s risk-based capital ratios at levels at which each would be considered “well-capitalized” by regulators. The Bank is primarily supervised and regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), which establishes regulatory capital guidelines for banks similar to those established for bank holding companies by the Federal Reserve Board.
Regulatory capital primarily consists of Tier 1 capital and Tier 2 capital. The sum of Tier 1 capital and Tier 2 capital equals our total risk-based capital. The following table reflects changes and activity to the various components utilized in the calculation our consolidated Tier 1, Tier 2, and total risk-based capital amounts during the first three-month period of 2010.
Table 42 — Regulatory Capital Activity
                                                 
    Shareholder                     Disallowed     Disallowed        
    Common     Preferred     Qualifying     Goodwill &     Other     Tier 1  
(dollar amounts in millions)   Equity (1)     Equity     Core Capital (2)     Intangible assets     Adjustments (net)     Capital  
 
                                               
Balance at December 31, 2009
  $ 3,804.9     $ 1,687.5     $ 620.5     $ (632.2 )   $ (279.5 )   $ 5,201.2  
Cumulative effect accounting changes
    (3.5 )                             (3.5 )
Earnings
    39.7                               39.7  
Changes to disallowed adjustments
                      8.7       (0.5 )     8.2  
Dividends
    (32.3 )                             (32.3 )
Issuance of common stock
    2.3                               2.3  
Amortization of preferred discount
    (4.2 )     4.2                          
Disallowance of deferred tax assets
                            (129.6 )     (129.6 )
Change in minority interest
                0.2                   0.2  
Other
    3.8                               3.8  
 
                                   
Balance at March 31, 2010
  $ 3,810.7     $ 1,691.7     $ 620.7     $ (623.5 )   $ (409.6 )   $ 5,090.0  
 
                                   
                                         
            Qualifying                      
    Qualifying     Subordinated             Tier 1 Capital     Total risk-based  
    ACL     Debt     Tier 2 Capital     (from above)     capital  
 
                                       
Balance at December 31, 2009
  $ 556.3     $ 473.2     $ 1,029.5     $ 5,201.2     $ 6,230.7  
Change in qualifying subordinated debt
          (38.0 )     (38.0 )           (38.0 )
Change in qualifying ACL
    (11.1 )           (11.1 )           (11.1 )
Changes to Tier 1 Capital (see above)
                      (111.2 )     (111.2 )
 
                             
Balance at March 31, 2010
  $ 545.2     $ 435.2     $ 980.4     $ 5,090.0     $ 6,070.4  
 
                             
     
(1)   Excludes accumulated other comprehensive income (OCI) and minority interest.
 
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The following table presents our regulatory capital ratios at both the consolidated and Bank levels for each of the past five quarters.
Table 43 — Regulatory Capital Ratios
                                         
           
  2010     2009  
  March 31,     December 31,     September 30,     June 30,     March 31,  
 
                                       
Total risk-weighted assets (in millions)
                                       
Consolidated
  $ 42,522     $ 43,248     $ 44,142     $ 45,463     $ 46,383  
Bank
    42,511       43,149       43,964       45,137       45,951  
Tier 1 leverage ratio(1)
                                       
Consolidated
    10.05 %     10.09 %     11.30 %     10.62 %     9.67 %
Bank
    5.99       5.59       6.48       6.46       5.95  
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio(1)
                                       
Consolidated
    11.97       12.03       13.04       11.85       11.14  
Bank
    7.11       6.66       7.46       7.14       6.79  
Total risk-based capital ratio(1)
                                       
Consolidated
    14.28       14.41       16.23       14.94       14.26  
Bank
    11.53       11.08       11.75       11.35       11.00  
     
(1)   Based on an interim decision by the banking agencies on December 14, 2006, we have excluded the impact of adopting ASC Topic 715, “Compensation — Retirement Benefits”, from the regulatory capital calculations.
At March 31, 2010, the parent company had Tier 1 and Total risk-based capital in excess of the minimum level required to be considered “well-capitalized” of $2.5 billion and $1.8 billion, respectively. Also, the Bank had Tier 1 and Total risk-based capital in excess of the minimum level required to be considered “well-capitalized” of $0.5 billion and $0.6 billion, respectively, at March 31, 2010.
TARP
During 2008, we received $1.4 billion of equity capital by issuing 1.4 million shares of Series B Preferred Stock to the U.S. Department of Treasury, and a ten-year warrant to purchase up to 23.6 million shares of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share, at an exercise price of $8.90 per share. The proceeds received were allocated to the preferred stock and additional paid-in-capital. The resulting discount on the preferred stock is amortized, resulting in additional dilution to our earnings per share. The Series B Preferred Stock is not a component of Tier 1 common equity. (See Note 9 of the Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding the Series B Preferred Stock issuance).
We intend to repay our TARP capital as soon as possible. However, we believe that there are three factors to consider before repayment: (a) evidence of a sustained economic recovery, (b) demonstrate profitable performance with growth in earnings, and (c) the establishment of any new regulatory capital thresholds.
Other Capital Matters
As a condition to participate in the TARP, we may not repurchase any shares without prior approval from the Department of Treasury. No shares were repurchased during the first three-month period of 2010.

 

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BUSINESS SEGMENT DISCUSSION
Overview
This section reviews financial performance from a business segment perspective and should be read in conjunction with the Discussion of Results of Operations, Note 18 of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, and other sections for a full understanding of our consolidated financial performance.
We have five major business segments: Retail and Business Banking, Commercial Banking, Commercial Real Estate, Auto Finance and Dealer Services (AFDS), and the Private Financial Group (PFG). A Treasury/Other function includes other unallocated assets, liabilities, revenue, and expense. For each of our business segments, we expect the combination of our business model and exceptional service to provide a competitive advantage that supports revenue and earnings growth. Our business model emphasizes the delivery of a complete set of banking products and services offered by larger banks, but distinguished by local decision-making regarding the pricing and offering of these products.
Funds Transfer Pricing
We use a centralized funds transfer pricing (FTP) methodology to attribute appropriate net interest income to the business segments. The Treasury/Other business segment charges (credits) an internal cost of funds for assets held in (or pays for funding provided by) each business segment. The FTP rate is based on prevailing market interest rates for comparable duration assets (or liabilities), and includes an estimate for the cost of liquidity (“liquidity premium”). Deposits of an indeterminate maturity receive an FTP credit based on a combination of vintage-based average lives and replicating portfolio pool rates. Other assets, liabilities, and capital are charged (credited) with a four-year moving average FTP rate. The intent of the FTP methodology is to eliminate all interest rate risk from the business segments by providing matched duration funding of assets and liabilities. The result is to centralize the financial impact, management, and reporting of interest rate and liquidity risk in the Treasury/Other function where it can be monitored and managed. The denominator in net interest margin calculation has been modified to add the amount of net funds provided by each business segment for all periods presented.
Fee Sharing
Our business segments operate in cooperation to provide products and services to our customers. Revenue is recorded in the business segment responsible for the related product or service. Fee sharing is recorded to allocate portions of such revenue to other business segments involved in selling to or providing service to customers. The most significant revenues for which fee sharing is recorded relate to customer derivatives and brokerage services, which are recorded by PFG and shared primarily with Retail and Business Banking and Commercial Banking. Results of operations for the business segments reflect these fee sharing allocations.
Expense Allocation
Business segment results are determined based upon our management reporting system, which assigns balance sheet and income statement items to each of the business segments. The process is designed around our organizational and management structure and, accordingly, the results derived are not necessarily comparable with similar information published by other financial institutions.
The management accounting process used to develop the business segment reporting utilized various estimates and allocation methodologies to measure the performance of the business segments. Expenses are allocated to business segments using a two-phase approach. The first phase consists of measuring and assigning unit costs (activity-based costs) to activities incident to product origination and servicing. These activity-based costs are then extended, based on volumes, with the resulting amount allocated to business segments which own the related products. The second phase consists of the allocation of overhead costs to all five business segments from Treasury/Other. We utilize a full-allocation methodology, where all Treasury/Other expenses, except those related to servicing Franklin assets, reported “Significant Items” (except for the goodwill impairment), and a small amount of other residual unallocated expenses, are allocated to the five business segments.
Treasury/Other
The Treasury / Other function includes revenue and expense related to assets, liabilities, and equity not directly assigned or allocated to one of the five business segments. Assets include investment securities, bank owned life insurance, and the loans and OREO properties acquired through the 2009 first quarter Franklin restructuring. The financial impact associated with our FTP methodology, as described above, is also included.

 

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Net interest income includes the impact of administering our investment securities portfolios and the net impact of derivatives used to hedge interest rate sensitivity. Noninterest income includes miscellaneous fee income not allocated to other business segments such as bank owned life insurance income, and any investment securities and trading assets gains or losses. Noninterest expense includes certain corporate administrative, merger, and other miscellaneous expenses not allocated to other business segments. The provision for income taxes for the business segments is calculated at a statutory 35% tax rate, though our overall effective tax rate is lower. As a result, Treasury/Other reflects a credit for income taxes representing the difference between the lower actual effective tax rate and the statutory tax rate used to allocate income taxes to the business segments.
Net Income by Business Segment
We reported net income of $39.7 million during the first three-month period of 2010. This compared with a net loss of $2,433.2 million during the first three-month period of 2009. The segregation of net income by business segment for the first three-month period of 2010 and the first three-month period of 2009 is presented in the following table:
Table 44 — Net Income (Loss) by Business Segment
                 
    Three Months Ended March 31,  
(dollar amounts in thousands)   2010     2009  
 
Retail and Business Banking
  $ 19,085     $ 36,905  
Commercial Banking
    (819 )     (3,525 )
Commercial Real Estate
    (64,812 )     (48,552 )
AFDS
    20,236       (16,844 )
PFG
    16,764       (10,280 )
Treasury/Other
    49,283       182,907  
Unallocated goodwill impairment (1)
          (2,573,818 )
 
           
 
Total net income (loss)
  $ 39,737     $ (2,433,207 )
 
           
     
(1)   Represents the 2009 first quarter impairment charge, net of tax, associated with the former Regional Banking business segment. The allocation of this charge to the newly created business segments was not practical.
Average Loans/Leases and Deposits by Business Segment
The segregation of total average loans and leases and total average deposits by business segment for the first three-month period of 2010, is presented in the following table:
Table 45 — Average Loans/Leases and Deposits by Business Segment
Three Months Ended March 31, 2010
                                                         
    Retail and     Commercial     Commercial                     Treasury /        
(dollar amounts in millions)   Business Banking     Banking     Real Estate     AFDS     PFG     Other     TOTAL  
Average Loans/Leases
                                                       
Commercial and industrial
  $ 2,916     $ 7,000     $ 753     $ 1,031     $ 614     $     $ 12,314  
Commercial real estate
    555       353       6,605       6       158             7,677  
 
                                         
Total commercial
    3,471       7,353       7,358       1,037       772             19,991  
Automobile loans and leases
                      4,250                   4,250  
Home equity
    6,784       20                   665       70       7,539  
Residential mortgage
    3,515       2                   599       361       4,477  
Other consumer
    524       7             169       23             723  
 
                                         
Total consumer
    10,823       29             4,419       1,287       431       16,989  
 
                                         
Total loans
  $ 14,294     $ 7,382     $ 7,358     $ 5,456     $ 2,059     $ 431     $ 36,980  
 
                                         
 
                                                       
Average Deposits
                                                       
Demand deposits — noninterest-bearing
  $ 3,419     $ 2,308     $ 273     $ 72     $ 462     $ 93     $ 6,627  
Demand deposits — interest-bearing
    4,058       921       44             692       1       5,716  
Money market deposits
    6,745       1,773       210       6       1,606             10,340  
Savings and other domestic time deposits
    4,448       95       3             67             4,613  
Core certificates of deposit
    9,734       28       2             212             9,976  
 
                                         
Total core deposits
    28,404       5,125       532       78       3,039       94       37,272  
Other deposits
    234       1,310       21       5       142       1,239       2,951  
 
                                         
Total deposits
  $ 28,638     $ 6,435     $ 553     $ 83     $ 3,181     $ 1,333     $ 40,223  
 
                                         

 

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Retail and Business Banking
(This section should be read in conjunction with Significant Items 3, 5, and 6.)
Objectives, Strategies, and Priorities
Our Retail and Business Banking segment provides traditional banking products and services to consumer and small business customers located in the six states of Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Indiana, West Virginia, and Kentucky. It provides these services through a banking network of over 600 branches, and over 1,300 ATMs, along with internet and telephone banking channels. It also provides certain services on a limited basis outside of these six states, such as mortgage banking. Retail products and services include home equity loans and lines-of-credit, first mortgage loans, direct installment loans, small business loans, personal and business deposit products, treasury management products, as well as sales of investment and insurance services. At March 31, 2010, Retail and Business Banking accounted for 39% and 71% of consolidated loans and leases and deposits, respectively.
The Retail and Business Banking strategy is to focus on building a deeper relationship with our customers by providing an exceptional service experience. This focus on service involves continued investments in state-of-the-art platform technology in our branches, award-winning retail and business websites for our customers, extensive development of employees, and internal processes that empower our local bankers to serve our customers.
Table 46 — Key Performance Indicators for Retail and Business Banking
                                 
    Three Months Ended March 31,     Change  
(dollar amounts in thousands unless otherwise noted)   2010     2009     Amount     Percent  
Net interest income
  $ 218,003     $ 233,333     $ (15,330 )     (7 )%
Provision for credit losses
    (65,220 )     (86,612 )     21,392       (25 )
Noninterest income
    116,401       125,473       (9,072 )     (7 )
Noninterest expense
    (239,823 )     (215,417 )     (24,406 )     11  
Provision for income taxes
    (10,276 )     (19,872 )     9,596       (48 )
 
                       
Net income
  $ 19,085     $ 36,905     $ (17,820 )     (48 )%
 
                       
                               
Total average assets (in millions)
  $ 16,317     $ 17,295     $ (978 )     (6 )%
Total average loans/leases (in millions)
    14,294       15,289       (995 )     (7 )
Total average deposits (in millions)
    28,638       27,261       1,377       5  
Net interest margin
    3.08 %     3.45 %     (0.37) %     (11 )
Net charge-offs (NCOs)
  $ 70,668     $ 75,906     $ (5,238 )     (7 )
NCOs as a % of average loans and leases
    1.98 %     1.99 %     (0.01) %     (1 )
Return on average equity
    4.9       11.5       (6.6 )     (57 )
 
Retail banking # demand deposit account (DDA) households (eop)
    936,081       901,374       34,707       4  
Retail banking # new relationships 90-day cross-sell (eop)
    3.16       2.38       0.78       33  
Business banking # business DDA relationships (eop)
    114,335       108,963       5,372       5  
Business banking # new relationships 90-day cross-sell (eop)
    2.07       2.10       (0.03 )     (1 )
Mortgage banking closed loan volume (in millions)
  $ 869     $ 1,546     $ (677 )     (44 )%
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2010 First Three Months vs. 2009 First Three Months
Retail and Business Banking reported net income of $19.1 million in the first three-month period of 2010, compared with net income of $36.9 million in the first three-month period of 2009. As discussed further below, the $17.8 million, or 48% decline, primarily reflected a $24.4 million, or 11%, increase in noninterest expense.
Net interest income decreased $15.3 million, or 7%, primarily reflecting a 37 basis point decline in net interest margin and a $1.0 billion decline in total average loans and leases. The net interest margin decline primarily reflected a 20 basis point decline in our deposit spread, partially offset by a $1.4 billion increase in average total deposits.
The $1.0 billion, or 7%, decline in total average loans and leases primarily reflected a $0.6 billion decrease in average commercial loans and a $0.4 billion decrease in average residential mortgages. The $0.6 billion decrease in average commercial loans was almost entirely within the CRE portfolio, and primarily reflected our ongoing commitment to reduce our exposure by executing several initiatives that have resulted in lower balances through payoffs and paydowns, as well as the impact of NCOs. In addition, certain CRE loans, primarily representing owner-occupied properties, were reclassified to C&I loans in 2009. The $0.4 billion decline in average residential mortgages primarily reflected the impact of loans sales in 2009.
Average total deposits increased $1.4 billion, or 5%, reflecting a 4% increase in the number of DDA households. These increases were the result of increased sales efforts throughout 2009 and the first three-month period of 2010, particularly in our money market and checking account deposit products.
Provision for loan losses declined $21.4 million, or 25%, reflecting lower NCOs and NPAs, a $1.0 billion decrease in related average loans and leases, and improvement in delinquencies. NCOs declined $5.2 million, or 7%, and reflected a $30.4 million decline in total commercial NCOs, partially offset by a $25.2 million increase in total consumer NCOs. The decrease in commercial NCOs reflected a lower level of large dollar charge-offs and improvement in delinquencies. The increase in total consumer NCOs primarily reflected: (a) a more conservative position regarding the timing of loss recognition in our residential mortgage portfolio, and (b) our more proactive loss mitigation strategies, which we believe are in the best interest of both the company and our customers.
Noninterest income decreased $9.1 million, or 7%, primarily reflecting a $10.1 million decrease in mortgage banking income. The decrease to mortgage banking income primarily reflected a $16.4 million decline in origination and secondary marketing fees as a result of a 44% decrease in mortgage originations, partially offset by a $9.4 million improvement of MSR valuation, net of hedging. Also contributing to the decline in noninterest income was a $1.2 million, or 16%, decline in brokerage and insurance income, primarily reflecting lower annuity sales volume and reduced life insurance fees. Partially offsetting these decreases was a $2.6 million, or 12%, increase in electronic banking income, primarily reflecting an increased number of deposit accounts and transaction volumes.
Noninterest expense increased $24.4 million, or 11%. This increase reflected: (a) $4.8 million increase in deposit and other insurance expense reflecting higher deposit balances, as well as well as the comparable year-ago period’s expense was offset by an assessment credit that has since been fully utilized; (b) $2.6 million increase in marketing expense as a result of increased sales efforts; (c) $11.6 million higher allocated expenses; and (d) $4.4 million increase in personnel expense reflecting a 3% increase in average full-time equivalent employees and salary increases.

 

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Commercial Banking
Objectives, Strategies, and Priorities
The Commercial Banking segment provides a variety of banking products and services to customers within our primary banking markets that generally have larger credit exposures and sales revenues compared with our Retail and Business Banking customers. Commercial Banking products include commercial loans, international trade, cash management, leasing, interest rate protection products, capital market alternatives, 401(k) plans, and mezzanine investment capabilities. Our Commercial Banking team also serves customers that specialize in equipment leasing, as well as serving the commercial banking needs of government entities, not-for-profit organizations, and large corporations. Commercial bankers personally deliver these products and services by developing leads through community involvement, referrals from other professionals, and targeted prospect calling.
The Commercial Banking strategy is to focus on building a deep relationship with our customers by providing an exceptional service experience. This focus on service requires continued investments in technology for our product offerings, websites for our customers, extensive development of employees, and internal processes that empower our local bankers to better serve our customers.
Table 47 — Key Performance Indicators for Commercial Banking
                                 
    Three Months Ended March 31,     Change  
(dollar amounts in thousands unless otherwise noted)   2010     2009     Amount     Percent  
Net interest income
  $ 54,490     $ 53,148     $ 1,342       3 %
Provision for credit losses
    (43,295 )     (52,141 )     8,846       (17 )
Noninterest income
    25,499       24,647       852       3  
Noninterest expense
    (37,954 )     (31,077 )     (6,877 )     22  
Benefit for income taxes
    441       1,898       (1,457 )     (77 )
 
                       
Net loss
  $ (819 )   $ (3,525 )   $ 2,706       77 %
 
                       
 
                               
Total average assets (in millions)
  $ 7,688     $ 8,649     $ (961 )     (11 )%
Total average loans/leases (in millions)
    7,382       8,288       (906 )     (11 )
Total average deposits (in millions)
    6,435       5,840       595       10  
Net interest margin
    2.91 %     2.61 %     0.30 %     11  
Net charge-offs (NCOs)
  $ 48,671     $ 51,202     $ (2,531 )     (5 )
NCOs as a % of average loans and leases
    2.64 %     2.47 %     0.17 %     7  
Return on average equity
    (0.5 )     (1.7 )     1.2       (71 )
2010 First Three Months vs. 2009 First Three Months
Commercial Banking reported a net loss of $0.8 million in the first three-month period of 2010, compared with a net loss of $3.5 million in the first three-month period of 2009. As discussed in more detail below, this $2.7 million improvement primarily reflected an $8.8 million decline in provision for loan losses, partially offset by a $6.9 million increase in noninterest expense.
Net interest income increased $1.3 million, or 3%, primarily reflecting a 30 basis point increase in net interest margin. This increase in the net interest margin reflected a 44 basis point increase in loan spread, and a $0.9 billion decline in average earning assets.
Average total loans declined $0.9 billion, or 11%, and was largely centered within the CRE portfolio, which represented $0.7 billion of the decline. The decline in average CRE loans resulted from lower loan origination production in 2009 compared with 2008 levels reflecting our planned efforts to shrink the CRE portfolio, and the transferring of certain loans to the Commercial Real Estate business segment. Additionally, average C&I loans declined $0.2 billion, or 2%, reflecting a decline in average equipment leases as production has declined significantly as a result of our decision to discontinue originations in out-of-footprint markets.

 

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Total average deposits increased $0.6 billion, or 10%, reflecting a $1.2 billion increase in core deposits, partially offset by a $0.6 billion decline in noncore deposits. The increase in core deposits reflected a $0.6 billion increase in primarily noninterest commercial demand deposits, and a $0.6 billion increase in primarily interest-bearing public funds demand deposits. The decrease in noncore deposits primarily reflected a $0.3 billion reduction in brokered and negotiable deposits.
Provision for loan losses declined $8.8 million, or 17%, reflecting the lower level of related loan balances, as well as a $2.5 million decline in NCOs. Although NCOs declined $2.5 million on an absolute basis, the annualized percent of related outstanding loans increased to 2.64% from 2.47%. This increase reflected the lower related loan balances, as well as the continuing challenging economic environment in our markets.
Noninterest income increased $0.9 million, or 4%, and primarily reflected: (a) $1.3 million increase in gains on terminated leases, reflecting strategically accelerated equipment sales to capture disposal gains; (b) $1.0 million increase in loan commitment fee income; and (c) $0.8 million increase in third-party print and mail income. These increases were partially offset by: (a) $0.9 million decline in operating lease income as lease originations were recorded as direct finance leases rather than operating leases effective with the 2009 second quarter; and (b) $0.9 million decline in trading income.
Noninterest expense increased $6.9 million, or 22%, and reflected: (a) $5.3 million increase in personnel expense primarily reflecting higher incentive plan payouts; (b) $1.1 million increase in deposit and other insurance expense reflecting higher deposit balances, as well as the comparable year-ago period’s expense was offset by an assessment credit that has since been fully utilized; and (c) $1.1 million of higher allocated expenses. These increases were partially offset by a $0.9 million decrease in operating lease expense reflecting the change in accounting for lease originations effective with the 2009 second quarter as described above.

 

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Commercial Real Estate
Objectives, Strategies, and Priorities
Our Commercial Real Estate segment serves professional real estate developers or other customers with real estate project financing needs within our primary banking markets. Commercial Real Estate products and services include CRE loans, cash management, interest rate protection products, and capital market alternatives. Commercial Real Estate bankers personally deliver these products and services by relationships with developers in our footprint who are recognized as the most experienced, well-managed and well-capitalized, and are capable of operating in all phases of the real estate cycle (“top-tier developers”); leading through community involvement; and referrals from other professionals.
The Commercial Real Estate strategy is to focus on building a deep relationship with top-tier developers within our geographic footprint. Our local expertise of the customers, market, and products, provides us with a competitive advantage and supports revenue growth in our footprint. Our strategy is to continue to expand the relationships of our current customer base and to attract new, profitable business with top-tier developers in our footprint.
Table 48 — Key Performance Indicators for Commercial Real Estate
                                 
    Three Months Ended March 31,     Change  
(dollar amounts in thousands unless otherwise noted)   2010     2009     Amount     Percent  
Net interest income
  $ 38,133     $ 33,377     $ 4,756       14 %
Provision for credit losses
    (126,017 )     (101,150 )     (24,867 )     25  
Noninterest income
    358       1,083       (725 )     (67 )
Noninterest expense
    (12,183 )     (8,006 )     (4,177 )     52  
Benefit for income taxes
    34,897       26,144       8,753       33  
 
                       
Net loss
  $ (64,812 )   $ (48,552 )   $ (16,260 )     (33 )%
 
                       
 
Total average assets (in millions)
  $ 7,012     $ 8,391     $ (1,379 )     (16 )%
Total average loans/leases (in millions)
    7,358       8,499       (1,141 )     (13 )
Total average deposits (in millions)
    553       468       85       18  
Net interest margin
    2.10 %     1.60 %     0.50 %     31  
Net charge-offs (NCOs)
  $ 94,294     $ 63,622     $ 30,672       48  
NCOs as a % of average loans and leases
    5.13 %     2.99 %     2.14 %     72  
Return on average equity
    (34.8 )     (41.2 )     6.40       (16 )
2010 First Three Months vs. 2009 First Three Months
Commercial Real Estate reported a net loss of $64.8 million in the first three-month period of 2010, compared with a net loss of $48.6 million in the first three-month period of 2009. The decline primarily reflected a $24.9 million increase to the provision for credit losses reflecting: (a) the continued economic weaknesses in our markets, and (b) a $30.7 million increase in NCOs, again reflecting the continued impact of the economic conditions on our commercial borrowers. Also, NALs increased $226 million, reflecting our more conservative approach in identifying and classifying emerging problem credits begun in mid-2009. In many cases, commercial loans are now placed on nonaccrual status even though the loan is less than 30 days past due for both principal and interest payments. The impact to net income resulting from the increase in the provision for credit losses was partially offset by an $8.8 million reduction in provision for income taxes expense reflecting the net loss during 2009. Although we expect our CRE portfolio will remain under pressure, we believe that the risks in our loan portfolios are manageable.

 

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Net interest income increased $4.8 million, or 14%, reflecting a 50 basis point increase in net interest margin, partially offset by a $1.1 billion, or 13%, decrease in average earning assets. The net interest margin increase primarily reflected a 14 basis point increase in the CRE loan spread and a $0.1 billion increase in average deposit balances.
Average total loans declined $1.1 billion, and was almost entirely centered in the CRE portfolio. The decline in the CRE portfolio primarily reflected our ongoing commitment to reduce our exposure by executing several initiatives that have resulted in lower balances through payoffs and paydowns, as well as the impact of NCOs. In addition, certain CRE loans, primarily representing owner-occupied properties, were reclassified to C&I loans in 2009.
Average total deposits increased $0.1 billion, or 18%. These increases were primarily centered in commercial demand deposits and commercial money-market deposits, primarily reflecting a concerted effort to attract deposit relationships with our commercial real estate customers.
Noninterest income decreased $0.7 million, or 67%, primarily reflecting a decrease in trading income as a result of a decline in demand for interest rate swap products.
Noninterest expense increased $4.2 million, or 52%, reflecting: (a) $2.2 million increase in credit quality-related expenses, such as legal and collection costs, as a result of higher levels of problem assets, as well as loss mitigation activities; (b) $1.8 million increase in other taxes resulting from higher real estate taxes paid on NPAs; and (c) $0.6 million increase in personnel expense, resulting from a 22% increase in average full-time equivalent employees. These increases were partially offset by $0.8 million of lower fees and commissions expenses relating to mezzanine lending.

 

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Auto Finance and Dealer Services (AFDS)
Objectives, Strategies, and Priorities
Our AFDS business segment provides a variety of banking products and services to approximately 2,100 automotive dealerships within our primary banking markets. AFDS finances the purchase of automobiles by customers at the automotive dealerships; finances dealerships’ new and used vehicle inventories, land, buildings, and other real estate owned by the dealership; finances dealership working capital needs; and provides other banking services to the automotive dealerships and their owners. Competition from the financing divisions of automobile manufacturers and from other financial institutions is intense. AFDS’ production opportunities are directly impacted by the general automotive sales business, including programs initiated by manufacturers to enhance and increase sales directly. We have been in this line of business for over 50 years.
The AFDS strategy focuses on developing relationships with the dealership through its finance department, general manager, and owner. An underwriter who understands each local region makes loan decisions, though we prioritize maintaining pricing discipline over market share.
Table 49 — Key Performance Indicators for Auto Finance and Dealer Services (AFDS)
                                 
    Three Months Ended March 31,     Change  
(dollar amounts in thousands unless otherwise noted)   2010     2009     Amount     Percent  
Net interest income
  $ 39,416     $ 39,471     $ (55 )      
Reduction (Provision) for credit losses
    2,748       (44,039 )     46,787       N.M.  
Noninterest income
    16,560       9,926       6,634       67  
Noninterest expense
    (27,592 )     (31,272 )     3,680       (12 )
(Provision) Benefit for income taxes
    (10,896 )     9,070       (19,966 )     N.M.  
 
                       
Net income (loss)
  $ 20,236     $ (16,844 )   $ 37,080       N.M. %
 
                       
 
 
Total average assets (in millions)
  $ 5,939     $ 5,671     $ 268       5 %
Total average loans/leases (in millions)
    5,456       5,833       (377 )     (6 )
 
 
Net interest margin
    2.77 %     2.65 %     0.12 %     5  
Net charge-offs (NCOs)
  $ 9,107     $ 19,100     $ (9,993 )     (52 )
NCOs as a % of average loans and leases
    0.67 %     1.31 %     (0.64 )%     (49 )
Return on average equity
    33.0       (25.2 )     58.2       N.M.  
Automobile loans production (in millions)
  $ 678     $ 399     $ 279       70  
N.M., not a meaningful value.
2010 First Three Months vs. 2009 First Three Months
AFDS reported net income of $20.2 million in the first three-month period of 2010, compared with a net loss of $16.8 million in the first three-month period of 2009. This $37.1 million increase included a $46.8 million decline to the provision for loan losses, reflecting a reduction in reserves due to improved performance in the underlying credit quality of the loan portfolios. The comparable year-ago period included provisions for credit losses necessary to build reserves as a result of economic and automobile related weaknesses in our markets. Total NCO’s declined $10.0 million, or 52%, and automobile loan and lease delinquency levels declined to 1.36% from 2.22%. At March 31, 2010, the ALLL as a percentage of total loans decreased to 1.24% from 1.77% at December 31, 2009 and 1.54% at March 31, 2009.

 

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Net interest income was little changed, reflecting a 12 basis point increase in the net interest margin, partially offset by a $0.4 billion, or 6%, decline in average total loans. The decline in average total loans reflected: (a) $0.3 billion decline related to the continued run-off in the automobile lease portfolio, (b) $0.2 billion decline in average C&I loans primarily reflecting lower floorplan credit-line utilization as dealership inventory levels have generally declined from the comparable year-ago period. These decreases were partially offset by a $0.2 billion increase in average automobile loans reflecting a 70% increase in loan originations from the comparable year-ago period.
During the 2010 first quarter, we adopted a new accounting standard to consolidate a previously off-balance sheet automobile loan securitization transaction. At the end of the 2009 first quarter, we transferred $1.0 billion of automobile loans to a trust in a securitization transaction as part of a funding strategy. Upon adoption of the new accounting standard, the trust was consolidated as of January 1, 2010. At the time of the consolidation, the trust was holding $0.8 billion of loans. We elected to account for these loans, as well as the underlying debt, at fair value.
Noninterest income (excluding operating lease income of $12.3 million during the current quarter, and $13.2 million in the comparable year-ago quarter) increased $7.6 million. Performance for the first three-month period of 2009 was impacted by a $5.9 million nonrecurring loss from the $1.0 billion securitization transaction (discussed above). In addition, the results of the first three-month period of 2010 include a $1.7 million net gain resulting from valuation adjustments of the loans and associated notes payable held by the consolidated trust (discussed above).
Noninterest expense (excluding operating lease expense of $10.1 million in the current quarter, and $10.9 million in the comparable year-ago quarter) decreased $2.8 million. This decline reflected a $4.2 million decline in losses associated with sales of vehicles returned at the end of their lease terms as used vehicle values improved and the number of vehicles being returned declined. This decrease was partially offset by increases in personnel and other origination-related costs.
Net automobile operating lease income decreased $0.1 million, reflecting the discontinuation of all lease origination activities in 2008 and the resulting continued run-off of the operating lease portfolio.

 

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Private Financial Group (PFG)
(This section should be read in conjunction with Significant Item 1.)
Objectives, Strategies, and Priorities
PFG provides products and services designed to meet the needs of higher net worth customers as well as certain needs of corporate and institutional customers. The primary goal of PFG is to protect, advise, and grow client assets. To fulfill this mission, PFG offers a wide array of services tailored to the needs of each client. These include investment, insurance, capital markets, credit and deposit services, and asset management and servicing. Revenue is earned from the sale of trust, asset management, investment advisory, brokerage, insurance products, and credit and lending services through our private banking group. PFG also focuses on financial solutions for corporate and institutional customers that include investment banking, sales and trading of securities, foreign currency risk management, and interest rate risk management products.
To serve high net worth customers, we use a unique distribution model that employs a single, unified sales force to deliver products and services mainly through the Bank’s distribution channels. PFG provides investment management and custodial services to the Huntington Funds, which consists of 24 proprietary mutual funds, and 12 variable annuity funds. Huntington Funds assets represented 25% of the approximately $13.2 billion total assets under management at March 31, 2010. The Huntington Investment Company (HIC) offers brokerage and investment advisory services to both the Bank’s and PFG’s customers, through a combination of licensed investment sales representatives and licensed personal bankers. To grow managed assets, the HIC sales team has been utilized as the primary distribution source for trust and investment management. PFG’s Insurance group provides a complete array of insurance products including individual life insurance products ranging from basic term-life insurance to estate planning, group life and health insurance, property and casualty insurance, mortgage title insurance, and reinsurance for payment protection products.
Table 50 — Key Performance Indicators for Private Financial Group (PFG)
                                 
    Three Months Ended March 31,     Change  
(dollar amounts in thousands unless otherwise noted)   2010     2009     Amount     Percent  
Net interest income
  $ 22,540     $ 18,172     $ 4,368       24 %
Reduction (Provision) for credit losses
    8,295       (9,557 )     17,852       N.M.  
Noninterest income
    65,763       63,593       2,170       3  
Noninterest expense excluding goodwill impairment
    (70,807 )     (59,128 )     (11,679 )     20  
Goodwill impairment
          (28,895 )     28,895       (100 )
(Provision) Benefit for income taxes
    (9,027 )     5,535       (14,562 )     N.M.  
 
                       
Net income (loss)
  $ 16,764     $ (10,280 )   $ 27,044       N.M. %
 
                       
 
 
Total average assets (in millions)
  $ 3,278     $ 3,285     $ (7 )      
Total average loans/leases (in millions)
    2,059       2,327       (268 )     (12 )
Net interest margin
    3.05 %     2.99 %     0.06 %     2  
Net charge-offs (NCOs)
  $ 4,221     $ 3,326     $ 895       27  
NCOs as a % of average loans and leases
    0.82 %     0.57 %     0.25 %     44  
Return on average equity
    18.6       (16.5 )     35.1       N.M.  
 
 
Total assets under management (in billions)- eop
    13.2       12.2       1.0       8  
Total trust assets (in billions)- eop
    52.5       43.1       9.4       22 %
 
 
Noninterest income, excluding impact of fee sharing
  $ 75,045     $ 74,347     $ 698       1  
Noninterest income shared with other business segments
    9,282       10,754       (1,472 )     (14 )
 
                       
Noninterest income, reported (above)
  $ 65,763     $ 63,593     $ 2,170       3 %
 
                       
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2010 First Three Months vs. 2009 First Three Months
PFG reported net income of $16.8 million in the first three-month period of 2010, compared with a net loss of $10.3 million in the first three-month period of 2009. The $27.0 million improvement included a $17.9 million decline in the provision for loan losses and the impact of a $28.9 million goodwill impairment charge recorded during the 2009 first quarter. Additionally, provision for income taxes expense increased $14.6 million reflecting the increase in total net income.
Net interest income increased $4.4 million, or 24%, reflecting a 6 basis point improvement in the net interest margin. The growth in net interest income was driven by improved spreads on earning assets, and a $1.3 billion increase in total deposits (see below).
Average total loans decreased $0.3 billion, or 12%. This decrease was due to reclassification of certain variable rate demand notes to municipal securities.
Average total deposits increased $1.3 billion, or 70%. A substantial portion of the deposit growth resulted from the introduction of three deposit products during 2009 designed as alternative options for lower yielding money market mutual funds. The new deposit products are: (a) the Huntington Conservative Deposit Account (HCDA), (b) the Huntington Protected Deposit Account (HPDA), and (c) the Bank Deposit Sweep Product (BDSP). These three accounts had balances in excess of $1.1 billion at March 31, 2010.
As previously mentioned, provision for credit losses decreased $17.9 million due primarily to a reduction in the ALLL associated with the variable rate demand note reclassification noted above. Although provision for credit losses declined, total NCOs increased $0.9 million, or 27%. The increase in NCOs included a $1.5 million increase in home equity NCOs, as a result of, among other actions, a more conservative position regarding the timing of loss recognition begun in mid-2009. This increase in home equity NCOs was partially offset by a $1.1 million decline in total commercial NCOs, primarily reflecting a lower level of large-dollar NCOs.
Noninterest income increased $2.2 million, or 3%, primarily reflecting a $3.3 million increase in trust services revenue, as a result of a $9.4 billion, or 22%, increase in trust asset market values, as well as increased fees on personal trust accounts and in-sourcing of certain mutual fund administrative fees. Also contributing to the increase in noninterest income was an improvement in equity investment portfolio valuation adjustments. These increases were partially offset by a $2.4 million decline in insurance income, reflecting lower contingent fees and a large life insurance commission in the 2009 first quarter, as well as $1.4 million of lower brokerage income due to a 21% decline in annuity sales volume.
Noninterest expense decreased $17.2 million, or 20%. This decrease includes a $28.9 million goodwill impairment charge recorded during the 2009 first quarter. After adjusting for the goodwill impairment, noninterest expense increased $11.7 million, or 20%. This increase reflected: (a) $3.9 million increase in personnel expense resulting from a 3% increase in average full-time equivalent employees, as well as increased commission expenses, and (b) $7.8 million of higher allocated expenses.

 

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Item 1.   Financial Statements
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
                         
    2010     2009  
(in thousands, except number of shares)   March 31,     December 31,     March 31,  
Assets
                       
Cash and due from banks
  $ 1,310,640     $ 1,521,344     $ 2,272,831  
Interest bearing deposits in banks
    364,082       319,375       382,755  
Trading account securities
    150,463       83,657       83,554  
Loans held for sale (fair value: $ 319,166; $459,179 and $469,560 respectively)
    327,408       461,647       481,447  
Investment securities
    8,946,364       8,587,914       4,908,332  
Loans and leases (fair value: $730,508 at March 31, 2010)
    36,931,681       36,790,663       39,548,364  
Allowance for loan and lease losses
    (1,477,969 )     (1,482,479 )     (838,549 )
 
                 
Net loans and leases
    35,453,712       35,308,184       38,709,815  
 
                 
Bank owned life insurance
    1,422,874       1,412,333       1,376,996  
Premises and equipment
    491,573       496,021       517,130  
Goodwill
    444,268       444,268       452,110  
Other intangible assets
    273,952       289,098       339,572  
Accrued income and other assets
    2,681,462       2,630,824       2,177,583  
 
                 
Total assets
  $ 51,866,798     $ 51,554,665     $ 51,702,125  
 
                 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                       
Liabilities
                       
Deposits
  $ 40,303,467     $ 40,493,927     $ 39,070,273  
Short-term borrowings
    980,839       876,241       1,055,247  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    157,895       168,977       957,953  
Other long-term debt (fair value: $573,018 at March 31, 2010)
    2,727,745       2,369,491       2,734,446  
Subordinated notes
    1,266,907       1,264,202       1,905,383  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    1,060,259       1,045,825       1,164,087  
 
                 
Total liabilities
    46,497,112       46,218,663       46,887,389  
 
                 
Shareholders’ equity
                       
Preferred stock — authorized 6,617,808 shares;
                       
5.00% Series B Non-voting, Cumulative Preferred Stock, par value of $0.01 and liquidation value per share of $1,000
    1,329,186       1,325,008       1,312,875  
8.50% Series A Non-cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock, par value of $0.01 and liquidation value per share of $1,000
    362,507       362,507       454,891  
Common stock — Par value of $0.01 and authorized 1,000,000,000 shares
    7,174       7,167       3,916  
Capital surplus
    6,735,472       6,731,796       5,465,457  
Less treasury shares, at cost
    (9,019 )     (11,465 )     (14,222 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (133,473 )     (156,985 )     (279,589 )
Retained (deficit) earnings
    (2,922,161 )     (2,922,026 )     (2,128,592 )
 
                 
Total shareholders’ equity
    5,369,686       5,336,002       4,814,736  
 
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 51,866,798     $ 51,554,665     $ 51,702,125  
 
                 
Common shares issued
    717,382,476       716,741,249       391,595,609  
Common shares outstanding
    716,556,641       715,761,672       390,681,633  
Treasury shares outstanding
    825,835       979,577       913,976  
Preferred shares issued
    1,967,071       1,967,071       1,967,071  
Preferred shares outstanding
    1,760,578       1,760,578       1,852,962  
See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited)
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
(in thousands, except per share amounts)   2010     2009  
Interest and fee income
               
Loans and leases
               
Taxable
  $ 479,120     $ 497,588  
Tax-exempt
    713       1,098  
Investment securities
               
Taxable
    58,988       55,461  
Tax-exempt
    3,091       4,755  
Other
    4,867       11,055  
 
           
Total interest income
    546,779       569,957  
 
           
Interest expense
               
Deposits
    128,302       187,569  
Short-term borrowings
    476       681  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    1,212       6,234  
Subordinated notes and other long-term debt
    22,896       37,968  
 
           
Total interest expense
    152,886       232,452  
 
           
Net interest income
    393,893       337,505  
Provision for credit losses
    235,008       291,837  
 
           
Net interest income after provision for credit losses
    158,885       45,668  
 
           
Service charges on deposit accounts
    69,339       69,878  
Brokerage and insurance income
    35,762       39,948  
Mortgage banking income
    25,038       35,418  
Trust services
    27,765       24,810  
Electronic banking
    25,137       22,482  
Bank owned life insurance income
    16,470       12,912  
Automobile operating lease income
    12,303       13,228  
Net (losses) gains on sales of investment securities
    6,430       5,989  
Impairment losses on investment securities:
               
Impairment losses on investment securities
    (8,400 )      
Noncredit-related losses on securities not expected to be sold (recognized in other comprehensive income)
    1,939        
 
           
Net impairment losses on investment securities
    (6,461 )     (3,922 )
Other income
    29,069       18,359  
 
           
Total non-interest income
    240,852       239,102  
 
           
Personnel costs
    183,642       175,932  
Outside data processing and other services
    39,082       32,992  
Deposit and other insurance expense
    24,755       17,421  
Net occupancy
    29,086       29,188  
OREO and foreclosure expense
    11,530       9,887  
Equipment
    20,624       20,410  
Professional services
    22,697       16,454  
Amortization of intangibles
    15,146       17,135  
Automobile operating lease expense
    10,066       10,931  
Marketing
    11,153       8,225  
Telecommunications
    6,171       5,890  
Printing and supplies
    3,673       3,572  
Goodwill impairment
          2,602,713  
Gain on early extinguishment of debt
          (729 )
Other expense
    20,468       19,748  
 
           
Total non-interest expense
    398,093       2,969,769  
 
           
Income (loss) before income taxes
    1,644       (2,684,999 )
Benefit for income taxes
    (38,093 )     (251,792 )
 
           
Net income (loss)
    39,737       (2,433,207 )
Dividends on preferred shares
    29,357       58,793  
 
           
Net income (loss) applicable to common shares
  $ 10,380     $ (2,492,000 )
 
           
Average common shares — basic
    716,320       366,919  
Average common shares — diluted
    718,593       366,919  
Per common share
               
Net income (loss) — basic
  $ 0.01     $ (6.79 )
Net income (loss) — diluted
    0.01       (6.79 )
Cash dividends declared
    0.0100       0.0100  
See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
(Unaudited)
                                                                                                 
                                                                            Accumulated              
    Preferred Stock                                             Other     Retained        
    Series B     Series A     Common Stock     Capital     Treasury Stock     Comprehensive     Earnings        
(in thousands)   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Surplus     Shares     Amount     Loss     (Deficit)     Total  
Three Months Ended March 31, 2009
                                                                                               
 
                                                                                               
Balance, beginning of period
    1,398     $ 1,308,667       569     $ 569,000       366,972     $ 3,670     $ 5,322,428       (915 )   $ (15,530 )     (326,693 )   $ 367,364     $ 7,228,906  
Comprehensive Income:
                                                                                               
Net loss
                                                                                    (2,433,207 )     (2,433,207 )
Unrealized net gains on investment securities arising during the period, net of reclassification for net realized gains, net of tax of ($25,506)
                                                                            46,684               46,684  
Unrealized gains on cash flow hedging derivatives, net of tax of $581
                                                                            (1,058 )             (1,058 )
Change in accumulated unrealized losses for pension and other post- retirement obligations, net of tax of ($795)
                                                                            1,478               1,478  
 
                                                                                             
Total comprehensive loss
                                                                                            (2,386,103 )
Conversion of Preferred Series A stock
                    (114 )     (114,109 )     24,591       246       141,605                               (27,742 )      
Amortization of discount
            3,908                                                                       (3,908 )      
Cash dividends declared:
                                                                                               
Common ($0.01 per share)
                                                                                    (3,593 )     (3,593 )
Preferred Series B ($12.50 per share)
                                                                                    (17,476 )     (17,476 )
Preferred Series A ($21.25 per share)
                                                                                    (9,667 )     (9,667 )
Recognition of the fair value of share-based compensation
                                                    2,823                                       2,823  
Other share-based compensation activity
                                    33             (255 )                             (58 )     (313 )
Other
            300                                       (1,144 )     1       1,308               (305 )     159  
 
                                                                       
Balance, end of period
    1,398     $ 1,312,875       455     $ 454,891       391,596     $ 3,916     $ 5,465,457       (914 )   $ (14,222 )   $ (279,589 )   $ (2,128,592 )   $ 4,814,736  
 
                                                                       
 
                                                                                               
Three Months Ended March 31, 2010
                                                                                               
 
                                                                                               
Balance, beginning of period
    1,398     $ 1,325,008       363     $ 362,507       716,741     $ 7,167     $ 6,731,796       (980 )   $ (11,465 )   $ (156,985 )   $ (2,922,026 )   $ 5,336,002  
 
                                                                       
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle for consolidation of variable interest entities, net of tax of $3,980
                                                                            (4,249 )     (3,462 )     (7,711 )
 
                                                                       
Balance, beginning of period — as adjusted
    1,398       1,325,008       363       362,507       716,741       7,167       6,731,796       (980 )     (11,465 )     (161,234 )     (2,925,488 )     5,328,291  
Comprehensive Income:
                                                                                               
Net income
                                                                                    39,737       39,737  
Non-credit-related impairment losses on debt securities not expected to be sold, net of tax of $679
                                                                            (1,261 )             (1,261 )
Unrealized net gains on investment securities arising during the period, net of reclassification for net realized gains, net of tax of ($13,422)
                                                                            24,558               24,558  
Unrealized gains on cash flow hedging derivatives, net of tax of ($1,776)
                                                                            3,298               3,298  
Change in accumulated unrealized losses for pension and other post- retirement obligations, net of tax of ($628)
                                                                            1,166               1,166  
 
                                                                                             
Total comprehensive income
                                                                                            67,498  
Issuance of common stock
                                    537       5       2,264                                       2,269  
Amortization of discount
            4,178                                                                       (4,178 )      
Cash dividends declared:
                                                                                               
Common ($0.01 per share)
                                                                                    (7,165 )     (7,165 )
Preferred Series B ($12.50 per share)
                                                                                    (17,476 )     (17,476 )
Preferred Series A ($21.25 per share)
                                                                                    (7,703 )     (7,703 )
Recognition of the fair value of share-based compensation
                                                    2,933                                       2,933  
Other share-based compensation activity
                                    104       2       257                               (17 )     242  
Other
                                                    (1,778 )     154       2,446               129       797  
 
                                                                       
Balance, end of period
    1,398     $ 1,329,186       363     $ 362,507       717,382     $ 7,174     $ 6,735,472       (826 )   $ (9,019 )   $ (133,473 )   $ (2,922,161 )   $ 5,369,686  
 
                                                                       
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Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
(in thousands)   2010     2009  
Operating activities
               
Net income (loss)
  $ 39,737     $ (2,433,207 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Impairment of goodwill
          2,602,713  
Provision for credit losses
    235,008       291,837  
Depreciation and amortization
    69,730       53,756  
Change in current and deferred income taxes
    (38,153 )     (141,170 )
Net (purchases) sales of trading account securities
    (66,806 )     856,215  
Originations of loans held for sale
    (634,129 )     (1,529,276 )
Principal payments on and proceeds from loans held for sale
    765,286       1,408,133  
Other, net
    (54,540 )     (49,429 )
 
           
Net cash provided by operating activities
    316,133       1,059,572  
 
           
Investing activities
               
Increase in interest bearing deposits in banks
    7,570       9,420  
Proceeds from:
               
Maturities and calls of investment securities
    673,751       130,943  
Sales of investment securities
    716,752       634,463  
Purchases of investment securities
    (1,582,391 )     (743,264 )
Net proceeds from sales of loans
          949,398  
Net loan and lease activity, excluding sales
    53,992       (106,706 )
Purchases of operating lease assets
          (102 )
Proceeds from sale of operating lease assets
    4,242       1,637  
Purchases of premises and equipment
    (13,233 )     (14,946 )
Proceeds from sales of other real estate
    13,222       5,959  
Other, net
    599       371  
 
           
Net cash (used for) provided by investing activities
    (125,496 )     867,173  
 
           
Financing activities
               
(Decrease) increase in deposits
    (193,616 )     1,127,617  
Increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings
    113,766       (297,472 )
Maturity/redemption of subordinated notes
          (26,050 )
Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank advances
          201,083  
Maturity/redemption of Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    (11,153 )     (1,832,219 )
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
          598,200  
Maturity/redemption of long-term debt
    (278,257 )     (199,410 )
Dividends paid on preferred stock
    (25,179 )     (29,761 )
Dividends paid on common stock
    (7,144 )     (40,257 )
Other, net
    242       (313 )
 
           
Net cash used for financing activities
    (401,341 )     (498,582 )
 
           
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
    (210,704 )     1,428,163  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    1,521,344       844,668  
 
           
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 1,310,640     $ 2,272,831  
 
           
Supplemental disclosures:
               
Income taxes paid (refunded)
  $ 60     $ (110,622 )
Interest paid
    160,273       256,654  
Non-cash activities
               
Dividends accrued, paid in subsequent quarter
    23,326       21,611  
See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (Huntington or the Company) reflect all adjustments consisting of normal recurring accruals, which are, in the opinion of Management, necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated financial position, the results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared according to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and, therefore, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) have been omitted. The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements appearing in Huntington’s 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K (2009 Form 10-K), which include descriptions of significant accounting policies, as updated by the information contained in this report, should be read in conjunction with these interim financial statements.
For statement of cash flows purposes, cash and cash equivalents are defined as the sum of “Cash and due from banks” which includes amounts on deposit with the Federal Reserve and “Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements.”
In conjunction with applicable accounting standards, all material subsequent events have been either recognized in the financial statements or disclosed in the notes to the financial statements.
2. ACCOUNTING STANDARDS UPDATE
FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 810 — Consolidation (Statement No. 167, Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46R) (ASC 810) This accounting guidance was originally issued in June 2009 and is now included in ASC 810. The guidance amends the consolidation guidance applicable for variable interest entities (VIE). The guidance is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2009, and early adoption is prohibited. Huntington previously transferred automobile loans to a trust in a securitization transaction. With adoption of the amended guidance, the trust was consolidated as of January 1, 2010. Huntington elected the fair value option under ASC 825, Financial Instruments, for both the auto loans and the related debt obligations. Total assets increased $621.6 million, total liabilities increased $ 629.3 million, and a negative cumulative effect adjustment to other comprehensive income and retained earnings of $7.7 million was recorded. Based upon the current regulatory requirements, the consolidation of the trust resulted in a slight decrease to risk weighted capital ratios. (See Note 15 for more information on the consolidation of the trust)
Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2010-6 — Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements. The ASU amends Subtopic 820-10 with new disclosure requirements and clarification of existing disclosure requirements. New disclosures required include the amount of significant transfers in and out of levels 1 and 2 fair value measurements and the reasons for the transfers. In addition, the reconciliation for level 3 activity is required on a gross rather than net basis. The ASU provides additional guidance related to the level of disaggregation in determining classes of assets and liabilities and disclosures about inputs and valuation techniques. The amendments are effective for annual or interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the requirement to provide the reconciliation for level 3 activity on a gross basis which will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010. (See Note 13).
3. LOANS AND LEASES
The following table provides a detail listing of Huntington’s loan and lease portfolio at March 31, 2010, December 31, 2009, and March 31, 2009.
                         
    March 31,     December 31,     March 31,  
(in thousands)   2010     2009     2009  
Loans and leases:
                       
Commercial and industrial loans and leases
  $ 12,245,166     $ 12,888,100     $ 13,767,983  
Commercial real estate loans
    7,456,023       7,688,827       9,261,024  
Automobile loans
    4,212,110       3,144,329       2,894,261  
Automobile leases
    190,961       246,265       467,644  
Home equity loans
    7,514,300       7,562,060       7,663,484  
Residential mortgage loans
    4,613,845       4,510,347       4,837,101  
Other consumer loans
    699,276       750,735       656,867  
 
                 
Loans and leases
    36,931,681       36,790,663       39,548,364  
 
                 
Allowance for loan and lease losses
    (1,477,969 )     (1,482,479 )     (838,549 )
 
                 
Net loans and leases
  $ 35,453,712     $ 35,308,184     $ 38,709,815  
 
                 

 

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The Bank has access to the Federal Reserve’s discount window and advances from the FHLB-Cincinnati. These borrowings and advances are generally secured by $16.3 billion of loans and securities.
Franklin Credit Management relationship
Franklin Credit Management Corporation (Franklin) is a specialty consumer finance company primarily engaged in servicing residential mortgage loans. On March 31, 2009, Huntington entered into a transaction with Franklin whereby a Huntington wholly-owned REIT subsidiary (REIT) exchanged a non controlling amount of certain equity interests for a 100% interest in Franklin Asset Merger Sub, LLC (Merger Sub), a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin. This was accomplished by merging Merger Sub into a wholly-owned subsidiary of REIT. Merger Sub’s sole assets were two trust participation certificates evidencing 83% ownership rights in a newly created trust, Franklin Mortgage Asset Trust 2009-A (Franklin 2009 Trust) which holds all the underlying consumer loans and OREO that were formerly collateral for the Franklin commercial loans. The equity interests provided to Franklin by REIT were pledged by Franklin as collateral for the Franklin commercial loans.
Franklin 2009 Trust is a variable interest entity and, as a result of Huntington’s 83% participation certificates, Franklin 2009 Trust was consolidated into Huntington’s financial results. The consolidation was recorded as a business combination with the fair value of the equity interests issued to Franklin representing the acquisition price.
ASC 310 (formerly SOP 03-3) provides guidance for accounting for acquired loans, such as these, that have experienced a deterioration of credit quality at the time of acquisition for which it is probable that the investor will be unable to collect all contractually required payments.
The excess of cash flows expected at acquisition over the estimated fair value is referred to as the accretable discount and is recognized in interest income over the remaining life of the loan, or pool of loans, in situations where there is a reasonable expectation about the timing and amount of cash flows expected to be collected. The difference between the contractually required payments at acquisition and the cash flows expected to be collected at acquisition, considering the impact of prepayments, is referred to as the nonaccretable discount. Subsequent decreases to the expected cash flows will generally result in an increase to the allowance for loan and lease losses. Subsequent increases in cash flows result in reversal of any nonaccretable discount (or allowance for loan and lease losses to the extent any has been recorded) with a positive impact on interest income. The measurement of undiscounted cash flows involves assumptions and judgments for credit risk, interest rate risk, prepayment risk, default rates, loss severity, payment speeds, and collateral values. All of these factors are inherently subjective and significant changes in the cash flow estimates over the life of the loan can result.
At March 31, 2010, there were no additional credit losses recorded on the portfolio and no adjustment to the accretable yield or nonaccretable yield was required.
The following table presents a rollforward of the accretable discount for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009:
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
(in thousands)   2010     2009  
Balance, beginning of period
  $ 35,286     $  
Additions
          39,781  
Accretion
    (1,509 )      
Reclassification to nonaccretable difference (1)
    (6,116 )      
 
           
Balance, end of period
  $ 27,661     $ 39,781  
 
           
     
(1)  
Result of moving loans to nonaccrual status.
The following table reflects the outstanding balance of all contractually required payments and carrying amounts of the acquired loans at March 31, 2010 and 2009:
                                                 
    March 31,                     March 31,  
    2010     December 31, 2009     2009  
    Carrying     Outstanding     Carrying     Outstanding     Carrying     Outstanding  
(in thousands)   Value     Balance     Value     Balance     Value     Balance  
Residential mortgage
  $ 349,300     $ 645,979     $ 373,117     $ 680,068     $ 427,944     $ 772,767  
Home equity
    69,559       800,259       70,737       810,139       65,609       839,928  
 
                                   
Total
  $ 418,859     $ 1,446,238     $ 443,854     $ 1,490,207     $ 493,553     $ 1,612,695  
 
                                   

 

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At March 31, 2010, $89.9 million of the loans accrue interest while $329.0 million were on nonaccrual. Management has concluded that it cannot reliably estimate the timing of collection of cash flows for delinquent first and second lien mortgages, because the majority of the expected cash flows for the delinquent portfolio will result from the foreclosure and subsequent disposition of the underlying collateral supporting the loans.
The consolidation of Franklin 2009 Trust at March 31, 2009 resulted in the recording of a $95.8 million liability, representing the 17% of Franklin 2009 Trust certificates not acquired by Huntington. At March 31, 2010, the balance of the liability was $76.1 million. These certificates were retained by Franklin.
For the three month period ended March 31, 2010, Huntington charged-off $11.5 million of loans acquired with deteriorating credit quality. As of March 31, 2010, December 31, 2009, and March 31, 2009, Huntington did not maintain any allowance for loan and lease losses related to these loans.
In accordance with ASC 805, at March 31, 2009 Huntington recorded a net deferred tax asset of $159.9 million related to the difference between the tax basis and the book basis in the acquired assets. Because the acquisition price, represented by the equity interests in the Huntington wholly-owned subsidiary, was equal to the fair value of the 83% interest in the Franklin 2009 Trust participant certificate, no goodwill was created from the transaction. The recording of the net deferred tax asset resulted in a bargain purchase under ASC 805, and, therefore, was recorded as tax benefit in the 2009 first quarter. On March 31, 2010, the net deferred tax asset increased by $43.6 million as a result of the assets no longer being subject to the limitations of Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 382. In general, the limitations under IRC Section 382 apply to bad debt deductions, but IRC Section 382 only applies to bad debt deductions recognized within one year of the acquisition. Any bad debt deductions recognized after March 31, 2010 would not be limited by IRC Section 382.

 

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4. INVESTMENT SECURITIES
Listed below are the contractual maturities (under 1 year, 1-5 years, 6-10 years, and over 10 years) of investment securities at March 31, 2010, December 31, 2009, and March 31, 2009:
                                                 
    March 31, 2010     December 31, 2009     March 31, 2009  
    Amortized             Amortized             Amortized        
    Cost     Fair Value     Cost     Fair Value     Cost     Fair Value  
U.S. Treasury
                                               
Under 1 year
  $     $     $     $     $     $  
1-5 years
    49,997       50,185       99,735       99,154       50,779       50,815  
6-10 years
                                   
Over 10 years
                                   
 
                                   
Total U.S. Treasury
    49,997       50,185       99,735       99,154       50,779       50,815  
 
                                   
Federal agencies — mortgage backed securities
                                               
Mortgage backed securities
                                               
Under 1 year
                                   
1-5 years
                                   
6-10 years
    738,661       741,492       692,119       688,420       1       1  
Over 10 years
    2,697,543       2,744,922       2,752,317       2,791,688       1,711,937       1,742,398  
 
                                   
Total mortgage-backed Federal agencies
    3,436,204       3,486,414       3,444,436       3,480,108       1,711,938       1,742,399  
 
                                   
Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program (TLGP) securities
                                               
Under 1 year
                                   
1-5 years
    663,486       665,236       258,672       260,388       186,321       186,534  
6-10 years
                                   
Over 10 years
                                   
 
                                   
Total TLGP securities
    663,486       665,236       258,672       260,388       186,321       186,534  
 
                                   
Other agencies
                                               
Under 1 year
    158,208       159,865       159,988       162,518       1,456       1,505  
1-5 years
    2,474,382       2,477,584       2,556,213       2,555,782       1,079,455       1,094,020  
6-10 years
    10,476       10,667       8,614       8,703       7,260       7,522  
Over 10 years
                                   
 
                                   
Total other Federal agencies
    2,643,066       2,648,116       2,724,815       2,727,003       1,088,171       1,103,047  
 
                                   
Total U.S. Government backed agencies
    6,792,753       6,849,951       6,527,658       6,566,653       3,037,209       3,082,795  
 
                                   
Municipal securities
                                               
Under 1 year
                                   
1-5 years
    23,098       23,771       6,050       6,123       1,165       1,196  
6-10 years
    103,904       106,844       54,445       58,037       50,938       54,177  
Over 10 years
    298,242       300,827       57,952       60,625       67,631       69,598  
 
                                   
Total municipal securities
    425,244       431,442       118,447       124,785       119,734       124,971  
 
                                   
Private label CMO
                                               
Under 1 year
                                   
1-5 years
                                   
6-10 years
                                   
Over 10 years
    509,099       462,731       534,377       477,319       649,620       511,949  
 
                                   
Total private label CMO
    509,099       462,731       534,377       477,319       649,620       511,949  
 
                                   
Asset backed securities (1)
                                               
Under 1 year
                                   
1-5 years
    543,444       546,371       352,850       353,114       78,676       78,366  
6-10 years
    66,881       67,333       256,783       262,826       132,190       131,670  
Over 10 years
    369,727       219,079       518,841       364,376       646,898       486,227  
 
                                   
Total asset-backed securities
    980,052       832,783       1,128,474       980,316       857,764       696,263  
 
                                   
Other
                                               
Under 1 year
    1,551       1,561       2,250       2,250       1,349       1,351  
1-5 years
    6,721       6,855       4,656       4,798       53,049       53,077  
6-10 years
    1,104       1,176       1,104       1,166       1,106       1,127  
Over 10 years
                            64       136  
Non-marketable equity securities
    304,915       304,915       376,640       376,640       427,772       427,772  
Marketable equity securities
    55,424       54,950       54,482       53,987       9,840       8,891  
 
                                   
Total other
    369,715       369,457       439,132       438,841       493,180       492,354  
 
                                   
Total investment securities
  $ 9,076,863     $ 8,946,364     $ 8,748,088     $ 8,587,914     $ 5,157,507     $ 4,908,332  
 
                                   
 
     
(1)   Amounts at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 include automobile asset backed securities with a fair value of $475.1 million and $309.4 million, respectively which meet the eligibility requirements for the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility, or “TALF,” administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Amounts at December 31, 2009 include securities with a fair value of $161.0 million backed by student loans with a minimum 97% government guarantee.

 

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Other securities at March 31, 2010, December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009 include $165.6 million, $240.6 million, and $240.6 million of stock issued by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati, $45.7 million of stock issued by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis, and $93.6 million, $90.4 million and $141.7 million, respectively, of Federal Reserve Bank stock. Other securities also include corporate debt and marketable equity securities. Non-marketable equity securities are valued at amortized cost. At March 31, 2010, December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, Huntington did not have any material equity positions in Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA or Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC or Freddie Mac).
The following tables provide amortized cost, fair value, and gross unrealized gains and losses recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income by investment category at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009.
                                 
            Unrealized        
    Amortized     Gross     Gross     Fair  
(in thousands)   Cost     Gains     Losses     Value  
March 31, 2010
                               
U.S. Treasury
  $ 49,997     $ 188     $     $ 50,185  
Federal Agencies
                               
Mortgage-backed securities
    3,436,204       55,747       (5,537 )     3,486,414  
TLGP securities
    663,486       2,260       (510 )     665,236  
Other agencies
    2,643,066       6,841       (1,791 )     2,648,116  
 
                       
Total U.S. Government backed securities
    6,792,753       65,036       (7,838 )     6,849,951  
Municipal securities
    425,244       6,282       (84 )     431,442  
Private label CMO
    509,099       220       (46,588 )     462,731  
Asset backed securities
    980,052       3,450       (150,719 )     832,783  
Other securities
    369,715       301       (559 )     369,457  
 
                       
Total investment securities
  $ 9,076,863     $ 75,289     $ (205,788 )   $ 8,946,364  
 
                       
                                 
            Unrealized        
    Amortized     Gross     Gross     Fair  
(in thousands)   Cost     Gains     Losses     Value  
December 31, 2009
                               
U.S. Treasury
  $ 99,735     $     $ (581 )   $ 99,154  
Federal Agencies
                               
Mortgage-backed securities
    3,444,436       44,835       (9,163 )     3,480,108  
TLGP securities
    258,672       2,037       (321 )     260,388  
Other agencies
    2,724,815       6,346       (4,158 )     2,727,003  
 
                       
Total U.S. Government backed securities
    6,527,658       53,218       (14,223 )     6,566,653  
Municipal securities
    118,447       6,424       (86 )     124,785  
Private label CMO
    534,377       99       (57,157 )     477,319  
Asset backed securities
    1,128,474       7,709       (155,867 )     980,316  
Other securities
    439,132       296       (587 )     438,841  
 
                       
Total investment securities
  $ 8,748,088     $ 67,746     $ (227,920 )   $ 8,587,914  
 
                       

 

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The following tables provide detail on investment securities with unrealized losses aggregated by investment category and length of time the individual securities have been in a continuous loss position, at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009.
                                                 
    Less than 12 Months     Over 12 Months     Total  
    Fair     Unrealized     Fair     Unrealized     Fair     Unrealized  
(in thousands )   Value     Losses     Value     Losses     Value     Losses  
March 31, 2010
                                               
U.S. Treasury
  $     $     $     $     $     $  
Federal Agencies
                                               
Mortgage-backed securities
    793,110       (5,537 )                 793,110       (5,537 )
TLGP securities
    304,272       (510 )                 304,272       (510 )
Other agencies
    975,445       (1,766 )     4,669       (25 )     980,114       (1,791 )
 
                                   
Total U.S. Government backed securities
    2,072,827       (7,813 )     4,669       (25 )     2,077,496       (7,838 )
Municipal securities
    4,000       (10 )     3,820       (74 )     7,820       (84 )
Private label CMO
    17,122       (2,213 )     457,082       (44,375 )     474,204       (46,588 )
Asset backed securities
    99,863       (8,080 )     348,950       (142,639 )     448,813       (150,719 )
Other securities
    39,686       (413 )     1,196       (146 )     40,882       (559 )
 
                                   
Total temporarily impaired securities
  $ 2,233,498     $ (18,529 )   $ 815,717     $ (187,259 )   $ 3,049,215     $ (205,788 )
 
                                   
                                                 
    Less than 12 Months     Over 12 Months     Total  
    Fair     Unrealized     Fair     Unrealized     Fair     Unrealized  
(in thousands )   Value     Losses     Value     Losses     Value     Losses  
December 31, 2009
                                               
U.S. Treasury
  $ 99,154     $ (581 )   $     $     $ 99,154     $ (581 )
Federal Agencies
                                               
Mortgage-backed securities
    1,324,960       (9,163 )                 1,324,960       (9,163 )
TLGP securities
    49,675       (321 )                 49,675       (321 )
Other agencies
    1,443,309       (4,081 )     6,475       (77 )     1,449,784       (4,158 )
 
                                   
Total U.S. Government backed securities
    2,917,098       (14,146 )     6,475       (77 )     2,923,573       (14,223 )
Municipal securities
    3,993       (7 )     3,741       (79 )     7,734       (86 )
Private label CMO
    15,280       (3,831 )     452,439       (53,326 )     467,719       (57,157 )
Asset backed securities
    236,451       (8,822 )     207,581       (147,045 )     444,032       (155,867 )
Other securities
    39,413       (372 )     410       (215 )     39,823       (587 )
 
                                   
Total temporarily impaired securities
  $ 3,212,235     $ (27,178 )   $ 670,646     $ (200,742 )   $ 3,882,881     $ (227,920 )
 
                                   
The following table is a summary of realized securities gains and losses for the three months ended March 31, 2010, and 2009:
                 
(in thousands)   2010     2009  
Gross gains on sales of securities
  $ 6,776     $ 12,794  
Gross (losses) on sales of securities
    (346 )     (6,805 )
 
           
Net gain (loss) on sales of securities
    6,430       5,989  
Net other-than-temporary impairment recorded
    (6,461 )     (3,922 )
 
           
Total securities gain (loss)
  $ (31 )   $ 2,067  
 
           
Huntington evaluates its investment securities portfolio on a quarterly basis for other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI). Huntington assesses whether OTTI has occurred when the fair value of a debt security is less than the amortized cost basis at the balance sheet date. Under these circumstances, OTTI is considered to have occurred (1) if Huntington intends to sell the security; (2) if it is more likely than not Huntington will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis; or (3) the present value of the expected cash flows is not sufficient to recover the entire amortized cost basis.
For securities that Huntington does not expect to sell or it is not more likely than not to be required to sell, credit-related OTTI, represented by the expected loss in principal, is recognized in earnings, while noncredit-related OTTI is recognized in other comprehensive income (OCI). For securities which Huntington does expect to sell, all OTTI is recognized in earnings. Noncredit-related OTTI results from other factors, including increased liquidity spreads and extension of the security. Presentation of OTTI is made in the income statement on a gross basis with a reduction for the amount of OTTI recognized in OCI.

 

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Huntington applied the related OTTI guidance on the debt security types listed below.
Alt-A mortgage-backed and private-label collateralized mortgage obligation (CMO) securities represent securities collateralized by first-lien residential mortgage loans. The securities are valued by a third party specialist using a discounted cash flow approach and proprietary pricing model. The model used inputs such as estimated prepayment speeds, losses, recoveries, default rates that were implied by the underlying performance of collateral in the structure or similar structures, discount rates that were implied by market prices for similar securities, collateral structure types, and house price depreciation/appreciation rates that were based upon macroeconomic forecasts.
Pooled-trust-preferred securities represent collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) backed by a pool of debt securities issued by financial institutions. The collateral generally consisted of trust-preferred securities and subordinated debt securities issued by banks, bank holding companies, and insurance companies. A full cash flow analysis was used to estimate fair values and assess impairment for each security within this portfolio. We engaged a third party specialist with direct industry experience in pooled trust preferred securities valuations to provide assistance in estimating the fair value and expected cash flows for each security in this portfolio.
Relying on cash flows was necessary because there was a lack of observable transactions in the market and many of the original sponsors or dealers for these securities were no longer able to provide a fair value that was compliant with ASC 820.
For the three months ended March 31, 2010, the following tables summarizes by debt security type, total OTTI losses, OTTI losses included in OCI, and OTTI recognized in the income statement for securities evaluated for impairment as described above
                                 
    Alt-A     Pooled     Private        
(in thousands)   Mortgage-backed     Trust-Preferred     Label CMO     Total  
Total OTTI losses (unrealized and realized)
  $ (4,576 )   $ (649 )   $ (3,175 )   $ (8,400 )
Unrealized OTTI recognized in OCI
    3,934       (2,566 )     571       1,939  
 
                       
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings
  $ (642 )   $ (3,215 )   $ (2,604 )   $ (6,461 )
 
                       
The following table rolls forward the unrealized OTTI recognized in OCI on debt securities held by Huntington for the three months ended March 31, 2010:
                                 
    Alt-A     Pooled     Private        
(in thousands)   Mortgage-backed     Trust-Preferred     Label CMO     Total  
Balance, beginning of period
  $ 6,186     $ 93,491     $ 24,731     $ 124,408  
Credit losses not previous recognized
    3,972             4,151       8,123  
Change in expected cash flows
    (234 )     (3,976 )     (3,936 )     (8,146 )
Additional credit losses
    196       1,410       356       1,962  
 
                       
Balance, end of period
  $ 10,120     $ 90,925     $ 25,302     $ 126,347  
 
                       
The fair values of these assets have been impacted by various market conditions. The unrealized losses were primarily the result of wider liquidity spreads on asset-backed securities and, additionally, increased market volatility on non-agency mortgage and asset-backed securities that are backed by certain mortgage loans. In addition, the expected average lives of the asset-backed securities backed by trust preferred securities have been extended, due to changes in the expectations of when the underlying securities would be repaid. The contractual terms and/or cash flows of the investments do not permit the issuer to settle the securities at a price less than the amortized cost. Huntington does not intend to sell, nor does it believe it will be required to sell these securities until the fair value is recovered, which may be maturity and, therefore, does not consider them to be other-than-temporarily impaired at March 31, 2010.
The following table displays the cumulative credit component of OTTI recognized in earnings on debt securities held by Huntington for the three months ended March 31, 2010 is as follows:
         
(in thousands)   2010  
Balance, beginning of period
  $ 55,151  
Additions for the credit component on debt securities in which OTTI was not previously recognized
    6,461  
 
     
Balance, end of period
  $ 61,612  
 
     

 

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As of March 31, 2010, management has evaluated all other investment securities with unrealized losses and all non-marketable securities for impairment and concluded no additional other-than-temporary impairment is required.
5. LOAN SALES AND SECURITIZATIONS
Residential Mortgage Loans
For the three months ended March 31, 2010, and 2009, Huntington sold $0.7 billion, and $1.5 billion of residential mortgage loans with servicing retained, resulting in net pre-tax gains of $14.8 million, and $28.5 million, respectively, recorded in other non-interest income.
A mortgage servicing right (MSR) is established only when the servicing is contractually separated from the underlying mortgage loans by sale or securitization of the loans with servicing rights retained.
At initial recognition, the MSR asset is established at its fair value using assumptions that are consistent with assumptions used to estimate the fair value of existing MSRs carried at fair value in the portfolio. At the time of initial capitalization, MSRs are grouped into one of two categories depending on whether Huntington intends to actively hedge the asset. MSR assets are recorded using the fair value method if the Company will engage in actively hedging the asset or recorded using the amortization method if no active hedging will be performed. MSRs are included in accrued income and other assets in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. Any increase or decrease in the fair value or amortized cost of MSRs carried under the fair value method during the period is recorded as an increase or decrease in mortgage banking income, which is reflected in non-interest income in the consolidated statements of income.
The following tables summarize the changes in MSRs recorded using either the fair value method or the amortization method for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009:
                 
    Three Months Ended  
Fair Value Method   March 31,  
(in thousands)   2010     2009  
Fair value, beginning of period
  $ 176,427     $ 167,438  
New servicing assets created
          23,074  
Change in fair value during the period due to:
               
Time decay (1)
    (1,672 )     (1,623 )
Payoffs (2)
    (6,877 )     (10,662 )
Changes in valuation inputs or assumptions (3)
    (5,772 )     (10,389 )
 
           
Fair value, end of period
  $ 162,106     $ 167,838  
 
           
     
(1)   Represents decrease in value due to passage of time, including the impact from both regularly scheduled loan principal payments and partial loan paydowns.
 
(2)   Represents decrease in value associated with loans that paid off during the period.
 
(3)   Represents change in value resulting primarily from market-driven changes in interest rates.
                 
    Three Months Ended  
Amortization Method   March 31,  
(in thousands)   2010     2009  
Carrying value, beginning of year
  $ 38,165     $  
New servicing assets created
    8,797        
Amortization and other
    (1,516 )      
 
           
Carrying value, end of period
  $ 45,446     $  
 
           
Fair value, end of period
  $ 49,513     $  
 
           
MSRs do not trade in an active, open market with readily observable prices. While sales of MSRs occur, the precise terms and conditions are typically not readily available. Therefore, the fair value of MSRs is estimated using a discounted future cash flow model. The model considers portfolio characteristics, contractually specified servicing fees and assumptions related to prepayments, delinquency rates, late charges, other ancillary revenues, costs to service, and other economic factors. Changes in the assumptions used may have a significant impact on the valuation of MSRs.

 

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A summary of key assumptions and the sensitivity of the MSR value at March 31, 2010 to changes in these assumptions follows:
                         
            Decline in fair value due to  
            10%     20%  
            adverse     adverse  
(in thousands)   Actual     change     change  
Constant pre-payment rate
    10.77 %   $ (11,444 )   $ (20,789 )
Spread over forward interest rate swap rates
  479 bps     (3,419 )     (6,838 )
MSR values are very sensitive to movements in interest rates as expected future net servicing income depends on the projected outstanding principal balances of the underlying loans, which can be greatly impacted by the level of prepayments. The Company hedges against changes in MSR fair value attributable to changes in interest rates through a combination of derivative instruments and trading securities.
Total servicing fees included in mortgage banking income amounted to $12.4 million, and $11.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010, and 2009, respectively.
Automobile Loans and Leases
With the adoption of amended accounting guidance for the consolidation of variable interest entities (VIE), Huntington consolidated a trust containing automobile loans on January 1, 2010. Total assets increased $621.6 million, total liabilities increased $629.3 million, and a negative cumulative effect adjustment to other comprehensive income and retained earnings of $7.7 million was recorded. (See Note 15 for more information on the consolidation of the trust)
Automobile loan servicing rights are accounted for under the amortization method. A servicing asset is established at fair value at the time of the sale. The servicing asset is then amortized against servicing income. Impairment, if any, is recognized when carrying value exceeds the fair value as determined by calculating the present value of expected net future cash flows. The primary risk characteristic for measuring servicing assets is payoff rates of the underlying loan pools. Valuation calculations rely on the predicted payoff assumption and, if actual payoff is quicker than expected, then future value would be impaired.
Changes in the carrying value of automobile loan servicing rights for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, and the fair value at the end of each period were as follows:
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
(in thousands)   2010     2009  
Carrying value, beginning of period
  $ 12,912     $ 1,656  
New servicing assets created
          19,538  
Amortization and other (1)
    (12,413 )     (1,143 )
 
           
Carrying value, end of period
  $ 499     $ 20,051  
 
           
Fair value, end of period
  $ 801     $ 21,313  
 
           
     
(1)   The three months ended March 31, 2010, included a $12.3 million reduction related to the consolidation of the VIE as noted above.
Huntington has retained servicing responsibilities on sold automobile loans and receives annual servicing fees and other ancillary fees on the outstanding loan balances. Servicing income, net of amortization of capitalized servicing assets, amounted to $0.8 million, and $1.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010, and 2009, respectively.

 

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6. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
A rollforward of goodwill by line of business for the three months ended March 31, 2010, was as follows:
                                                 
    Retail &                                  
    Business     Commercial     Commercial             Treasury/     Huntington  
(in thousands)   Banking     Banking     Real Estate     PFG     Other     Consolidated  
Balance, beginning of period
  $ 310,138     $ 5,008     $     $ 124,283     $ 4,839     $ 444,268  
Other adjustments
                                     
 
                                   
Balance, end of period
  $ 310,138     $ 5,008     $     $ 124,283     $ 4,839     $ 444,268  
 
                                   
Goodwill is not amortized but is evaluated for impairment on an annual basis at October 1st of each year or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. We concluded that no goodwill impairment was required or existed during the 2010 first quarter.
At March 31, 2010, December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, Huntington’s other intangible assets consisted of the following:
                         
    Gross             Net  
    Carrying     Accumulated     Carrying  
(in thousands)   Amount     Amortization     Value  
 
                       
March 31, 2010
                       
Core deposit intangible
  $ 376,846     $ (181,320 )   $ 195,526  
Customer relationship
    104,574       (28,193 )     76,381  
Other
    25,164       (23,119 )     2,045  
 
                 
Total other intangible assets
  $ 506,584     $ (232,632 )   $ 273,952  
 
                 
 
                       
December 31, 2009
                       
Core deposit intangible
  $ 376,846     $ (168,651 )   $ 208,195  
Customer relationship
    104,574       (26,000 )     78,574  
Other
    26,465       (24,136 )     2,329  
 
                 
Total other intangible assets
  $ 507,885     $ (218,787 )   $ 289,098  
 
                 
 
                       
March 31, 2009
                       
Core deposit intangible
  $ 373,300     $ (125,495 )   $ 247,805  
Customer relationship
    104,574       (19,087 )     85,487  
Other
    29,327       (23,047 )     6,280  
 
                 
Total other intangible assets
  $ 507,201     $ (167,629 )   $ 339,572  
 
                 
The estimated amortization expense of other intangible assets for the remainder of 2010 and the next five years is as follows:
         
    Amortization  
(in thousands)   Expense  
 
       
2010
  $ 45,374  
2011
    53,342  
2012
    46,121  
2013
    40,526  
2014
    35,869  
2015
    19,469  

 

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7. OTHER LONG-TERM DEBT AND SUBORDINATED NOTES
The following table summarizes the changes in other long-term debt and subordinated notes during the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009:
                 
    Other long-term     Subordinated  
    debt     notes  
 
 
Balance, January 1, 2010
  $ 2,369,491     $ 1,264,202  
Notes payable from consolidation of variable interest entities (VIE)
    634,125 (1)      
Redemptions/maturities
    (278,257 )      
Amortization of issued discount
    3,730       (222 )
Fair value changes related to hedging
    633       2,927  
Other
    (1,977 )      
 
           
Balance, March 31, 2010
  $ 2,727,745     $ 1,266,907  
 
           
 
               
Balance, January 1, 2009
  $ 2,331,632     $ 1,950,097  
Issuances
    600,000 (2)      
Redemptions/maturities
    (199,410 )     (26,050 )
Amortization of issued discount
          (85 )
Fair value changes related to hedging
    (87 )     (18,579 )
Other
    2,311        
 
           
Balance, March 31, 2009
  $ 2,734,446     $ 1,905,383  
 
           
     
(1)   With the adoption of amended accounting guidance for the consolidation of variable interest entities (VIE), Huntington consolidated a trust containing automobile loans and related notes payable on January 1, 2010.
 
(2)   In the 2009 first quarter, the Bank issued $600 million of guaranteed other long-term debt through the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program (TLGP) with the FDIC. The majority of the resulting proceeds were used to satisfy unsecured other long-term debt maturities in 2009.
The derivative instruments, principally interest rate swaps, are used to hedge the fair values of certain fixed-rate debt by converting the debt to a variable rate. See Note 14 for more information regarding such financial instruments.

 

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8. OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
The components of Huntington’s other comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, were as follows:
                         
    Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
    2010  
            Tax (expense)        
(in thousands)   Pretax     Benefit     After-tax  
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle for consolidation of variable interest entities
  $ (6,365 )   $ 2,116     $ (4,249 )
 
                       
Non-credit-related impairment losses on debt securities not expected to be sold
    (1,939 )     679       (1,260 )
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on debt securities available for sale arising during the period
    37,927       (13,404 )     24,523  
Less: Reclassification adjustment for net losses (gains) losses included in net income
    31       (11 )     20  
 
                 
Net change in unrealized holding gains (losses) on debt securities available for sale
    36,019       (12,736 )     23,283  
 
                 
 
                       
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on equity securities available for sale arising during the period
    21       (7 )     14  
Less: Reclassification adjustment for net losses (gains) losses included in net income
                 
 
                 
Net change in unrealized holding gains (losses) on equity securities available for sale
    21       (7 )     14  
 
                 
 
                       
Unrealized gains and losses on derivatives used in cash flow hedging relationships arising during the period
    5,074       (1,776 )     3,298  
 
                       
Change in pension and post-retirement benefit plan assets and liabilities
    1,794       (628 )     1,166  
 
                 
 
                       
Total other comprehensive income (loss)
  $ 36,543     $ (13,031 )   $ 23,512  
 
                 
                         
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2009  
            Tax (expense)        
(in thousands)   Pretax     Benefit     After-tax  
Unrealized holding (losses) gains on debt securities available for sale arising during the period
  $ 74,702     $ (26,386 )   $ 48,316  
Less: Reclassification adjustment for net losses (gains) losses included in net income
    (2,067 )     723       (1,344 )
 
                 
Net change in unrealized holding (losses) gains on debt securities available for sale
    72,635       (25,663 )     46,972  
 
                 
 
                       
Unrealized holding (losses) gains on equity securities available for sale arising during the period
    (444 )     156       (288 )
Less: Reclassification adjustment for net losses (gains) losses included in net income
                 
 
                 
Net change in unrealized holding (losses) gains on equity securities available for sale
    (444 )     156       (288 )
 
                 
 
                       
Unrealized gains and losses on derivatives used in cash flow hedging relationships arising during the period
    (1,628 )     570       (1,058 )
 
                       
Change in pension and post-retirement benefit plan assets and liabilities
    2,273       (795 )     1,478  
 
                 
 
                       
Total other comprehensive (loss) income
  $ 72,836     $ (25,732 )   $ 47,104  
 
                 

 

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Activity in accumulated other comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, were as follows:
                                         
                            Accumulated        
                            Unrealized Losses        
                    Unrealized gains     for Pension and        
    Unrealized gains     Unrealized gains     and losses on cash     Other        
    and losses on debt     and losses on     flow hedging     Post-retirement        
(in thousands)   securities     equity securities     derivatives     obligations     Total  
Balance, December 31, 2008
  $ (207,427 )   $ (329 )   $ 44,638     $ (163,575 )   $ (326,693 )
Period change
    46,972       (288 )     (1,058 )     1,478       47,104  
 
                             
Balance, March 31, 2009
    (160,455 )     (617 )     43,580       (162,097 )     (279,589 )
 
                             
 
                                       
Balance, December 31, 2009
    (103,060 )     (322 )     58,865       (112,468 )     (156,985 )
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle for consolidation of variable interest entities
    (4,249 )                       (4,249 )
Period change
    23,283       14       3,298       1,166       27,761  
 
                             
Balance, March 31, 2010
  $ (84,026 )   $ (308 )   $ 62,163     $ (111,302 )   $ (133,473 )
 
                             
9. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Change in Shares Authorized
During the second quarter of 2010, Huntington amended its charter to, among other things, to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 1.0 billion shares to 1.5 billion shares.
Issuance of Common Stock
During 2009, Huntington completed several transactions to increase capital, in particular, common equity.
In the 2009 third quarter, Huntington completed an offering of 109.5 million shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $4.20 per share, or $460.1 million in aggregate gross proceeds. In the 2009 second quarter, Huntington completed an offering of 103.5 million shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $3.60 per share, or $372.6 million in aggregate gross proceeds.
Also, during 2009, Huntington completed three separate discretionary equity issuance programs. These programs allowed the Company to take advantage of market opportunities to issue a total of 92.7 million new shares of common stock worth a total of $345.8 million. Sales of the common shares were made through ordinary brokers’ transactions on the NASDAQ Global Select Market or otherwise at the prevailing market prices.
Conversion of Convertible Preferred Stock
In 2008, Huntington completed the public offering of 569,000 shares of 8.50% Series A Non-Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock (Series A Preferred Stock) with a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share, resulting in an aggregate liquidation preference of $569 million.
During the 2009 first and second quarters, Huntington entered into agreements with various institutional investors exchanging shares of common stock for shares of the Series A Preferred Stock held by the institutional investors. The table below provides details of the aggregate activities:
                         
    First     Second        
(in thousands)   Quarter 2009     Quarter 2009     Total  
Preferred shares exchanged
    114       92       206  
Common shares issued:
                       
At stated convertible option
    9,547       7,730       17,277  
As deemed dividend
    15,044       8,751       23,795  
 
                 
Total common shares issued:
    24,591       16,481       41,072  
 
                       
Deemed dividend
  $ 27,742     $ 28,293     $ 56,035  

 

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Each share of the Series A Preferred Stock is non-voting and may be converted at any time, at the option of the holder, into 83.668 shares of common stock of Huntington, which represents an approximate initial conversion price of $11.95 per share of common stock (for a total of approximately 30.3 million shares at March 31, 2010). The conversion rate and conversion price will be subject to adjustments in certain circumstances. On or after April 15, 2013, at the option of Huntington, the Series A Preferred Stock will be subject to mandatory conversion into Huntington’s common stock at the prevailing conversion rate, if the closing price of Huntington’s common stock exceeds 130% of the conversion price for 20 trading days during any 30 consecutive trading day period.
Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)
In 2008, Huntington received $1.4 billion of equity capital by issuing to the U.S. Department of Treasury 1.4 million shares of Huntington’s 5.00% Series B Non-voting Cumulative Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share with a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share, and a ten-year warrant to purchase up to 23.6 million shares of Huntington’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, at an exercise price of $8.90 per share. The proceeds received were allocated to the preferred stock and additional paid-in-capital based on their relative fair values. The resulting discount on the preferred stock is amortized against retained earnings and is reflected in Huntington’s consolidated statement of income as “Dividends on preferred shares”, resulting in additional dilution to Huntington’s earnings per share. The warrants are immediately exercisable, in whole or in part, over a term of 10 years. The warrants are included in Huntington’s diluted average common shares outstanding using the treasury stock method. Both the preferred securities and warrants were accounted for as additions to Huntington’s regulatory Tier 1 and Total capital.
The Series B Preferred Stock is not mandatorily redeemable and will pay cumulative dividends at a rate of 5% per year for the first five years and 9% per year thereafter. With regulatory approval, Huntington may redeem the Series B Preferred Stock at par with any unamortized discount recognized as a deemed dividend in the period of redemption. The Series B Preferred Stock rank on equal priority with Huntington’s existing 8.50% Series A Non-Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock.
A company that participates in the TARP must adopt certain standards for executive compensation, including (a) prohibiting “golden parachute” payments as defined in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to senior executive officers; (b) requiring recovery of any compensation paid to senior executive officers based on criteria that is later proven to be materially inaccurate; (c) prohibiting incentive compensation that encourages unnecessary and excessive risks that threaten the value of the financial institution, and (d) accepting restrictions on the payment of dividends and the repurchase of common stock. As of March 31, 2010, Huntington is in compliance with all TARP standards, restrictions, and dividend payments.
Share Repurchase Program
As a condition to participate in the TARP, Huntington may not repurchase any additional shares without prior approval from the Department of Treasury. Huntington did not repurchase any shares for the three months ended March 31, 2010. On February 18, 2009, the board of directors terminated the previously authorized program for the repurchase of up to 15 million shares of common stock (the 2006 Repurchase Program).

 

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10. EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
Basic earnings (loss) per share is the amount of earnings (loss) (adjusted for dividends declared on preferred stock) available to each share of common stock outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is the amount of earnings (loss) available to each share of common stock outstanding during the reporting period adjusted to include the effect of potentially dilutive common shares. Potentially dilutive common shares include incremental shares issued for stock options, restricted stock units, distributions from deferred compensation plans, and the conversion of the Company’s convertible preferred stock and warrants (See Note 9). Potentially dilutive common shares are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share in periods in which the effect would be antidilutive. For diluted earnings (loss) per share, net income (loss) available to common shares can be affected by the conversion of the Company’s convertible preferred stock. Where the effect of this conversion would be dilutive, net income (loss) available to common shareholders is adjusted by the associated preferred dividends. The calculation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share for each of the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 was as follows:
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
(in thousands, except per share amounts)   2010     2009  
Basic earnings (loss) per common share
               
Net income (loss)
  $ 39,737     $ (2,433,207 )
Preferred stock dividends and amortization of discount
    (29,357 )     (58,793 )
 
           
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders
  $ 10,380     $ (2,492,000 )
Average common shares issued and outstanding
    716,320       366,919  
Basic earnings (loss) per common share
  $ 0.01     $ (6.79 )
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share
               
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders
  $ 10,380     $ (2,492,000 )
 
           
Net income (loss) applicable to diluted earnings per share
  $ 10,380     $ (2,492,000 )
Average common shares issued and outstanding
    716,320       366,919  
Dilutive potential common shares:
               
Stock options and restricted stock units
    1,413        
Shares held in deferred compensation plans
    860        
 
           
Dilutive potential common shares:
    2,273        
 
           
Total diluted average common shares issued and outstanding
    718,593       366,919  
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share
  $ 0.01     $ (6.79 )
Due to the loss attributable to common shareholders for the three months ended March 31, 2009, no potentially dilutive shares are included in loss per share calculations for those periods as including such shares in the calculation would reduce the reported loss per share. Approximately 21.1 million, and 25.0 million options to purchase shares of common stock outstanding at the end of March 31, 2010, and 2009, respectively, were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect would be antidilutive. The weighted average exercise price for these options was $18.46 per share, and $18.96 per share at the end of each respective period.
11. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
Huntington sponsors nonqualified and incentive share-based compensation plans. These plans provide for the granting of stock options and other awards to officers, directors, and other employees. Compensation costs are included in personnel costs on the condensed consolidated statements of income. Stock options are granted at the closing market price on the date of the grant. Options granted typically vest ratably over three years or when other conditions are met. Options granted prior to May 2004 have a term of ten years. All options granted after May 2004 have a term of seven years.
Huntington uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to value share-based compensation expense. This model assumes that the estimated fair value of options is amortized over the options’ vesting periods. Forfeitures are estimated at the date of grant based on historical rates and reduce the compensation expense recognized. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the date of grant. Expected volatility is based on the estimated volatility of Huntington’s stock over the expected term of the option. The expected dividend yield is based on the dividend rate and stock price at the date of the grant. The following table illustrates the weighted-average assumptions used in the option-pricing model for options granted in the three months ended March 31, 2010, and 2009.
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2010     2009  
Assumptions
               
Risk-free interest rate
    2.98 %     2.03 %
Expected dividend yield
    0.97       0.83  
Expected volatility of Huntington’s common stock
    60.0       35.0  
Expected option term (years)
    6.0       6.0  
 
               
Weighted-average grant date fair value per share
  $ 2.24     $ 1.66  

 

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The following table illustrates total share-based compensation expense and related tax benefit for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009:
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
(in thousands)   2010     2009  
Share-based compensation expense
  $ 2,933     $ 2,823  
Tax benefit
    1,027       988  
Huntington’s stock option activity and related information for the three months ended March 31, 2010, was as follows:
                                 
                    Weighted-        
            Weighted-     Average        
            Average     Remaining     Aggregate  
            Exercise     Contractual     Intrinsic  
(in thousands, except per share amounts)   Options     Price     Life (Years)     Value  
Outstanding at January 1, 2010
    23,722     $ 17.21                  
Granted
    266       4.20                  
Exercised
                           
Forfeited/expired
    (818 )     14.88                  
 
                           
Outstanding at March 31, 2010
    23,170     $ 17.14       3.0     $ 3,668  
 
                       
Vested and expected to vest at March 31, 2010 (1)
    21,900     $ 17.83       2.8     $ 2,514  
 
                       
Exercisable at March 31, 2010
    18,828     $ 19.62       2.3     $ 107  
 
                       
     
(1)   The number of options expected to vest includes an estimate of expected forfeitures.
The aggregate intrinsic value represents the amount by which the fair value of underlying stock exceeds the “in-the-money” option exercise price. There were no exercises of stock options for the three months ended March 31, 2010 or 2009.
Huntington also grants restricted stock units and awards. Restricted stock units and awards are issued at no cost to the recipient, and can be settled only in shares at the end of the vesting period. Restricted stock awards provide the holder with full voting rights and cash dividends during the vesting period. Restricted stock units do not provide the holder with voting rights or cash dividends during the vesting period and are subject to certain service restrictions. The fair value of the restricted stock units and awards is the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of award.

 

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The following table summarizes the status of Huntington’s restricted stock units and restricted stock awards as of March 31, 2010, and activity for the three months ended March 31, 2010:
                                 
            Weighted-             Weighted-  
            Average             Average  
    Restricted     Grant Date     Restricted     Grant Date  
    Stock     Fair Value     Stock     Fair Value  
(in thousands, except per share amounts)   Units     Per Share     Awards (1)     Per Share  
Nonvested at January 1, 2010
    2,717     $ 7.50       174     $ 3.45  
Granted
    72       4.24       87       4.93  
Released
    (18 )     13.03       (26 )     3.92  
Forfeited
    (59 )     8.19              
 
                       
Nonvested at March 31, 2010
    2,712     $ 7.36       235     $ 3.95  
 
                       
     
(1)   Includes restricted stock awards granted under the Amended and Restated 2007 Stock and Long-Term Incentive Plan to certain executives as a portion of their annual base salary. These awards are 100% vested as of the pay date and not subject to any requirement of future service. However, the shares are subject to restrictions regarding sale, transfer, pledge, or disposition until certain conditions are met.
The weighted-average grant date fair value of nonvested shares granted for the three months ended March 31, 2010, and 2009, were $4.62, and $1.66, respectively. The total fair value of awards vested during the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, was $0.2 million, and $0.1 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2010, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested awards was $7.8 million with a weighted-average expense recognition period of 1.52 years.
Of the remaining 31.1 million shares of common stock authorized for issuance at March 31, 2010, 26.1 million were outstanding and 5.0 million were available for future grants. Huntington issues shares to fulfill stock option exercises and restricted stock units from available authorized shares. At March 31, 2010, the Company believes there are adequate authorized shares to satisfy anticipated stock option exercises in 2010.
12. BENEFIT PLANS
Huntington sponsors the Huntington Bancshares Retirement Plan (the Plan or Retirement Plan), a non-contributory defined benefit pension plan covering substantially all employees hired or rehired prior to January 1, 2010. The Plan provides benefits based upon length of service and compensation levels. The funding policy of Huntington is to contribute an annual amount that is at least equal to the minimum funding requirements but not more than that deductible under the Internal Revenue Code.
In addition, Huntington has an unfunded defined benefit post-retirement plan that provides certain health care and life insurance benefits to retired employees who have attained the age of 55 and have at least 10 years of vesting service under this plan. For any employee retiring on or after January 1, 1993, post-retirement health-care benefits are based upon the employee’s number of months of service and are limited to the actual cost of coverage. Life insurance benefits are a percentage of the employee’s base salary at the time of retirement, with a maximum of $50,000 of coverage. The employer paid portion of the post-retirement health and life insurance plan was eliminated for employees retiring on and after March 1, 2010. Eligible employees retiring on and after March 1, 2010, who elect retiree medical coverage will pay the full cost of this coverage. The company will not provide any employer paid life insurance to employees retiring on and after March 1, 2010. Eligible employees will be able to convert or port their existing life insurance at their own expense under the same terms that are available to all terminated employees.
Beginning January 1, 2010, there were changes to the way the future early and normal retirement benefit are calculated under the Retirement Plan for service on and after January 1, 2010. While these changes did not affect the benefit earned under the Retirement Plan through December 31, 2009, there will be a reduction in future benefits. In addition, employees hired or rehired on and after January 1, 2010 are not eligible to participate in the Retirement Plan.

 

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The following table shows the components of net periodic benefit expense of the Plan and the Post-Retirement Benefit Plan:
                                 
    Pension Benefits     Post Retirement Benefits  
    Three Months Ended     Three Months Ended  
    March 31,     March 31,  
(in thousands)   2010     2009     2010     2009  
Service cost
  $ 5,051     $ 6,155     $     $ 465  
Interest cost
    7,217       7,055       433       895  
Expected return on plan assets
    (10,528 )     (10,551 )            
Amortization of transition asset
    2       1             276  
Amortization of prior service cost
    (1,442 )     121       (338 )     95  
Amortization of gains
    3,747                    
Settlements
    1,725       1,725              
Recognized net actuarial loss (gain)
          1,874       (175 )     (231 )
 
                       
Benefit expense
  $ 5,772     $ 6,380     $ (80 )   $ 1,500  
 
                       
There is no required minimum contribution for 2010 to the Retirement Plan.
The Huntington National Bank, as trustee, held all Plan assets at March 31, 2010, and December 31, 2009. The Plan assets consisted of investments in a variety of Huntington mutual funds and Huntington common stock as follows:
                                 
    Fair Value  
    March 31,     December 31,  
(in thousands)   2010     2009  
Cash
  $ 2       %   $       %
Cash equivalents:
                               
Huntington funds — money market
    3,740       1       11,304       2  
Other
    2,150       1       2,777       1  
Fixed income:
                               
Huntington funds — fixed income funds
    124,947       27       125,323       28  
Corporate obligations
    1,072             1,315        
U.S. Government Agencies
    1,514             497        
Equities:
                               
Huntington funds — equity funds
    299,152       64       256,222       57  
Huntington funds — equity mutual funds
                31,852       7  
Other — equity mutual funds
    123             122        
Huntington common stock
    21,168       5       14,347       3  
Other common stock
    10,813       2       10,355       2  
 
                       
Fair value of plan assets
  $ 464,681       100 %   $ 454,114       100 %
 
                       
Investments of the Plan are accounted for at cost on the trade date and are reported at fair value. All of the Plan’s investments at March 31, 2010 are classified as Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy. In general, investments of the Plan are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate risk, credit risk, and overall market volatility. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investments, it is reasonably possible that changes in the values of investments will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect the amounts reported in the Plan assets.
The investment objective of the Plan is to maximize the return on Plan assets over a long time horizon, while meeting the Plan obligations. At March 31, 2010, Plan assets were invested 71% in equity investments and 29% in bonds, with an average duration of 3.4 years on bond investments. Although it may fluctuate with market conditions, management has targeted a long-term allocation of Plan assets of 69% in equity investments and 31% in bond investments.
Huntington also sponsors other nonqualified retirement plans, the most significant being the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP) and the Supplemental Retirement Income Plan (SRIP). The SERP provides certain current and former officers and directors, and the SRIP provides certain current officers and directors of Huntington and its subsidiaries with defined pension benefits in excess of limits imposed by federal tax law. The cost of providing these plans was $0.7 million and $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

 

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Huntington has a defined contribution plan that is available to eligible employees. In the first quarter of 2009, the Plan was amended to eliminate employer matching contributions effective on or after March 15, 2009. As a result, there was no cost of providing the plan in 2010. Prior to March 15, 2009, Huntington matched participant contributions, up to the first 3% of base pay contributed to the plan. Half of the employee contribution was matched on the 4th and 5th percent of base pay contributed to the plan. For the three months ended March 31, 2009, the cost of providing the plan was $3.1 million. Effective May 1, 2010, Huntington reinstated the employer matching contribution to the defined contribution plan and the Educational Assistance Plan.
13. FAIR VALUES OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Huntington follows the fair value accounting guidance under ASC 820 and ASC 825.
Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. A three-level valuation hierarchy was established for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date. The three levels are defined as follows:
Level 1 — inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2 — inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.
Level 3 — inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.
A financial instrument’s categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

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Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for instruments measured at fair value, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.
         
Financial Instrument   Hierarchy   Valuation methodology
 
 
Mortgage loans held-for-sale
  Level 2   Huntington elected to apply the fair value option for mortgage loans originated with the intent to sell which are included in loans held for sale. Mortgage loans held-for-sale are estimated using security prices for similar product types. At March 31, 2010, mortgage loans held for sale had an aggregate fair value of $319.2 million and an aggregate outstanding principal balance of $311.2 million. Interest income on these loans is recorded in interest and fees on loans and leases. Included in mortgage banking income were net gains resulting from changes in fair value of these loans, including net realized gains of $15.1 million and $25.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
       
Investment Securities & Trading Account
Securities
(1)
  Level 1   Consist of U.S. Treasury and other federal agency securities, and money market mutual funds which generally have quoted prices.
 
       
 
  Level 2   Consist of U.S. Government and agency mortgage-backed securities and municipal securities for which an active market is not available. Third-party pricing services provide a fair value estimate based upon trades of similar financial instruments.
 
       
 
  Level 3   Consist of asset-backed securities, pooled trust-preferred securities, certain private label CMOs, and variable rate demand notes for which fair value is estimated. Assumptions used to determine the fair value of these securities have greater subjectivity due to the lack of observable market transactions. Generally, there are only limited trades of similar instruments and a discounted cash flow approach is used to determine fair value.
 
       
Automobile loans(2)
  Level 1   Consists of certain automobile loans measured at fair value based on interest rates available from similarly traded securities.
 
       
 
  Level 3   Consists of certain automobile loans measured at fair value. The key assumptions used to determine the fair value of the automobile loan receivable included a projection of expected losses and prepayment of the underlying loans in the portfolio and a market assumption of interest rate spreads.
 
       
Mortgage Servicing Rights (MSRs)(3)
  Level 3   MSRs do not trade in an active, open market with readily observable prices. Although sales of MSRs do occur, the precise terms and conditions typically are not readily available. Fair value is based upon the final month-end valuation, which utilizes the month-end curve and prepayment assumptions.
 
       
Derivatives(4)
  Level 1   Consist of exchange traded contracts and forward commitments to deliver mortgage-backed securities which have quoted prices.
 
       
 
  Level 2   Consist of basic asset and liability conversion swaps and options, and interest rate caps. These derivative positions are valued using internally developed models that use readily observable market parameters.
 
       
 
  Level 3   Consist primarily of interest rate lock agreements related to mortgage loan commitments. The determination of fair value includes assumptions related to the likelihood that a commitment will ultimately result in a closed loan, which is a significant unobservable assumption.
 
       
Securitization trust notes
payable
(4)
  Level 1   Consists of certain notes payable related to the automobile loans measured at fair value. The notes payable are valued based upon Level 1 prices because they are actively traded in the market.
     
(1)   Refer to Note 4 for additional information.
 
(2)   Refer to Note 5 for additional information.
 
(3)   Refer to Note 14 for additional information.
 
(4)   Refer to Note 2, 5, and 14 for additional information.

 

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Assets and Liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2010, December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009 are summarized below:
                                         
    Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using     Netting     Balance at  
(in thousands)   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Adjustments (1)     March 31, 2010  
Assets
                                       
Mortgage loans held for sale
  $     $ 319,166     $     $     $ 319,166  
Trading account securities
    110,524       39,939                   150,463  
Investment securities
    3,391,382       4,249,660       1,000,407             8,641,449  
Automobile loans
    546,663             183,845             730,508  
Mortgage servicing rights
                162,106             162,106  
Derivative assets
    1,253       346,865       3,301       (53,458 )     297,961  
 
                                       
Liabilities
                                       
Securitization trust notes payable
    573,018                         573,018  
Derivative liabilities
    722       232,216       4,134             237,072  
                                         
    Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using     Netting     Balance at  
(in thousands)   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Adjustments (1)     December 31, 2009  
Assets
                                       
Mortgage loans held for sale
  $     $ 459,719     $     $     $ 459,719  
Trading account securities
    56,009       27,648                   83,657  
Investment securities
    3,111,845       4,203,497       895,932             8,211,274  
Mortgage servicing rights
                176,427             176,427  
Derivative assets
    7,711       341,676       995       (62,626 )     287,756  
Equity investments
                25,872             25,872  
 
                                       
Liabilities
                                       
Derivative liabilities
    119       233,597       5,231             238,947  
                                         
    Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using     Netting     Balance at  
(in thousands)   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Adjustments (1)     March 31, 2009  
Assets
                                       
Mortgage loans held for sale
  $     $ 469,560     $     $     $ 469,560  
Trading account securities
    56,144       27,410                   83,554  
Investment securities
    1,352,543       1,919,805       1,208,212             4,480,560  
Mortgage servicing rights
                167,838             167,838  
Derivative assets
    474       589,682       9,580       (174,764 )     424,972  
Equity investments
                32,480             32,480  
 
                                       
Liabilities
                                       
Derivative liabilities
    10,262       353,757       65       (287,327 )     76,757  
     
(1)   Amounts represent the impact of legally enforceable master netting agreements that allow the Company to settle positive and negative positions and cash collateral held or placed with the same counterparties.

 

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The tables below present a rollforward of the balance sheet amounts for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, for financial instruments measured on a recurring basis and classified as Level 3. The classification of an item as Level 3 is based on the significance of the unobservable inputs to the overall fair value measurement. However, Level 3 measurements may also include observable components of value that can be validated externally. Accordingly, the gains and losses in the table below include changes in fair value due in part to observable factors that are part of the valuation methodology. Transfers in and out of Level 3 are presented in the tables below at fair value at the beginning of the reporting period.
                                                                 
    Level 3 Fair Value Measurements  
    Three Months Ended March 31, 2010  
                    Investment Securities                
    Mortgage             Alt-A     Pooled                              
    Servicing     Derivative     Mortgage-     Trust-     Private                     Equity  
(in thousands)   Rights     Instruments     backed     Preferred     Label CMO     Other     Loans     Investments  
Balance, beginning of period
  $ 176,427     $ (4,236 )   $ 116,934     $ 106,091     $ 477,319     $ 195,588     $     $ 25,872  
Total gains/losses:
                                                               
Included in earnings
    (14,321 )     3,392       (599 )     (3,451 )     (2,090 )           5,259        
Included in OCI
                1,446       2,741       10,690                    
Purchases
                                               
Sales
                (1,838 )                              
Repayments
                                        (1,433 )      
Issuances
                                               
Settlements
          11       (2,245 )           (23,188 )     (16,555 )            
Transfers in/out of Level 3 (1)
                                  139,564       180,019       (25,872 )
 
                                               
Balance, end of period
  $ 162,106     $ (833 )   $ 113,698     $ 105,381     $ 462,731     $ 318,597     $ 183,845     $  
 
                                               
The amount of total gains or losses for the period included in earnings (or OCI) attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held at reporting date
  $ (14,321 )   $ 3,403     $ 847     $ (710 )   $ 8,600     $     $ 5,259     $  
 
                                               
     
(1)   Transfers in/out of other investment securities includes the addition of $323.6 million relating to municipal securities, a transfer out of $184.0 million related to the consolidation of the 2009 Trust (see Notes 5 and 15), a transfer in of Loans related to the 2009 Trust, and a transfer out of $25.9 million related to Equity Investments no longer valued under the fair value guidance of ASC 820.
                                                                 
    Level 3 Fair Value Measurements  
    Three Months Ended March 31, 2009  
                    Investment Securities                
    Mortgage             Alt-A     Pooled                              
    Servicing     Derivative     Mortgage-     Trust-     Private                     Equity  
(in thousands)   Rights     Instruments     backed     Preferred     Label CMO     Other     Loans     Investments  
Balance, beginning of period
  $ 167,438     $ 8,132     $ 322,421     $ 141,606     $ 523,515     $     $     $ 36,893  
Total gains/losses:
                                                               
Included in earnings
    (1,988 )     1,968       2,966       (2,395 )     724                   (1,320 )
Included in OCI
                36,869       (8,686 )     13,320       (830 )            
Purchases
                                  258,415             767  
Sales
                                               
Repayments
                                               
Issuances
    2,388                                            
Settlements
          (585 )     (6,526 )     (28 )     (25,610 )                 (3,860 )
 
                                               
Balance, end of period
  $ 167,838     $ 9,515     $ 355,730     $ 130,497     $ 511,949     $ 257,585     $     $ 32,480  
 
                                               
The amount of total gains or losses for the period included in earnings (or OCI) attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held at reporting date
  $ (1,988 )   $ 1,382     $ 39,834     $ (11,081 )     14,044     $ (829 )   $     $ (1,320 )
 
                                               

 

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The table below summarizes the classification of gains and losses due to changes in fair value, recorded in earnings for Level 3 assets and liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009.
                                                                 
    Level 3 Fair Value Measurements  
    Three Months Ended March 31, 2010  
                    Investment Securities                
    Mortgage             Alt-A     Pooled                              
    Servicing     Derivative     Mortgage-     Trust-     Private                     Equity  
(in thousands)   Rights     Instruments     backed     Preferred     Label CMO     Other     Loans     investments  
Classification of gains and losses in earnings:
                                                               
Mortgage banking income (loss)
  $ (14,321 )   $ 3,392     $     $     $     $     $     $  
Securities gains (losses)
                (642 )     (3,215 )     (2,604 )                  
Interest and fee income
                43       (236 )     514             (1,220 )      
Noninterest income
                                        6,479        
 
                                               
Total
  $ (14,321 )   $ 3,392     $ (599 )   $ (3,451 )   $ (2,090 )   $     $ 5,259     $  
 
                                               
                                                                 
    Level 3 Fair Value Measurements  
    Three Months Ended March 31, 2009  
                    Investment Securities                
    Mortgage             Alt-A     Pooled                              
    Servicing     Derivative     Mortgage-     Trust-     Private                     Equity  
(in thousands)   Rights     Instruments     backed     Preferred     Label CMO     Other     Loans     investments  
Classification of gains and losses in earnings:
                                                               
Mortgage banking income (loss)
  $ (1,988 )   $ 1,968     $     $     $     $     $     $  
Securities gains (losses)
                (1,505 )     (2,432 )                        
Interest and fee income
                4,471       37       724                    
Noninterest income
                                              (1,320 )
 
                                               
Total
  $ (1,988 )   $ 1,968     $ 2,966     $ (2,395 )   $ 724     $     $     $ (1,320 )
 
                                               
Assets and Liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis
Certain assets and liabilities may be required to be measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in periods subsequent to their initial recognition. These assets and liabilities are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis; however, they are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances, such as when there is evidence of impairment.
Periodically, Huntington records nonrecurring adjustments of collateral-dependent loans measured for impairment when establishing the allowance for credit losses. Such amounts are generally based on the fair value of the underlying collateral supporting the loan. In cases where the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the collateral, an impairment charge is recognized. During the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, Huntington identified $27.0 million, and $62.8 million, respectively, of impaired loans for which the fair value is recorded based upon collateral value, a Level 3 input in the valuation hierarchy. For the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, nonrecurring fair value losses of $7.9 million and $33.5 million, respectively, were recorded within the provision for credit losses.
Other real estate owned properties are valued based on appraisals and third party price opinions, less estimated selling costs. At March 31, 2010 and 2009, Huntington had $152.3 million and $210.8 million, respectively of OREO assets at fair value. Losses of $11.5 million and $9.9 million were recorded within noninterest expense.

 

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Fair values of financial instruments
The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of Huntington’s financial instruments at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 are presented in the following table:
                                 
    March 31, 2010     December 31, 2009  
    Carrying     Fair     Carrying     Fair  
(in thousands)   Amount     Value     Amount     Value  
 
                               
Financial Assets:
                               
Cash and short-term assets
  $ 1,674,722     $ 1,674,722     $ 1,840,719     $ 1,840,719  
Trading account securities
    150,463       150,463       83,657       83,657  
Loans held for sale
    327,408       327,408       461,647       461,647  
Investment securities
    8,946,364       8,946,364       8,587,914       8,587,914  
Net loans and direct financing leases
    35,453,712       33,356,786       35,308,184       32,598,423  
Derivatives
    297,971       297,971       287,756       287,756  
 
                               
Financial Liabilities:
                               
Deposits
    (40,303,467 )     (40,530,220 )     (40,493,927 )     (40,753,365 )
Short-term borrowings
    (980,839 )     (968,271 )     (876,241 )     (857,254 )
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    (157,895 )     (157,895 )     (168,977 )     (168,977 )
Other long term debt
    (2,727,745 )     (2,726,066 )     (2,369,491 )     (2,332,300 )
Subordinated notes
    (1,266,907 )     (1,075,132 )     (1,264,202 )     (989,989 )
Derivatives
    (237,072 )     (237,072 )     (238,947 )     (238,947 )
The short-term nature of certain assets and liabilities result in their carrying value approximating fair value. These include trading account securities, customers’ acceptance liabilities, short-term borrowings, bank acceptances outstanding, Federal Home Loan Bank Advances and cash and short-term assets, which include cash and due from banks, interest-bearing deposits in banks, and federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements. Loan commitments and letters of credit generally have short-term, variable-rate features and contain clauses that limit Huntington’s exposure to changes in customer credit quality. Accordingly, their carrying values, which are immaterial at the respective balance sheet dates, are reasonable estimates of fair value. Not all the financial instruments listed in the table above are subject to the disclosure provisions of ASC 820.
Certain assets, the most significant being operating lease assets, bank owned life insurance, and premises and equipment, do not meet the definition of a financial instrument and are excluded from this disclosure. Similarly, mortgage and non-mortgage servicing rights, deposit base, and other customer relationship intangibles are not considered financial instruments and are not included above. Accordingly, this fair value information is not intended to, and does not, represent Huntington’s underlying value. Many of the assets and liabilities subject to the disclosure requirements are not actively traded, requiring fair values to be estimated by management. These estimations necessarily involve the use of judgment about a wide variety of factors, including but not limited to, relevancy of market prices of comparable instruments, expected future cash flows, and appropriate discount rates.
The following methods and assumptions were used by Huntington to estimate the fair value of the remaining classes of financial instruments:
Loans and Direct Financing Leases
Variable-rate loans that reprice frequently are based on carrying amounts, as adjusted for estimated credit losses. The fair values for other loans and leases are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses and employ interest rates currently being offered for loans and leases with similar terms. The rates take into account the position of the yield curve, as well as an adjustment for prepayment risk, operating costs, and profit. This value is also reduced by an estimate of probable losses and the credit risk associated in the loan and lease portfolio. The valuation of the loan portfolio reflected discounts that Huntington believed are consistent with transactions occurring in the market place.
Deposits
Demand deposits, savings accounts, and money market deposits are, by definition, equal to the amount payable on demand. The fair values of fixed-rate time deposits are estimated by discounting cash flows using interest rates currently being offered on certificates with similar maturities.
Debt
Fixed-rate, long-term debt is based upon quoted market prices, which are inclusive of Huntington’s credit risk. In the absence of quoted market prices, discounted cash flows using market rates for similar debt with the same maturities are used in the determination of fair value.

 

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14. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Derivative financial instruments are recorded in the consolidated balance sheet as either an asset or a liability (in other assets or other liabilities, respectively) and measured at fair value.
Derivatives used in Asset and Liability Management Activities
A variety of derivative financial instruments, principally interest rate swaps, are used in asset and liability management activities to protect against the risk of adverse price or interest rate movements. These instruments provide flexibility in adjusting Huntington’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates without exposure to loss of principal and higher funding requirements. Huntington records derivatives at fair value, as further described in Note 13. Collateral agreements are regularly entered into as part of the underlying derivative agreements with Huntington’s counterparties to mitigate counter party credit risk. At March 31, 2010, December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, aggregate credit risk associated with these derivatives, net of collateral that has been pledged by the counterparty, was $24.7 million, $20.3 million and $58.2 million, respectively. The credit risk associated with interest rate swaps is calculated after considering master netting agreements.
At March 31, 2010, Huntington pledged $233.3 million investment security and cash collateral to various counterparties, while various other counterparties pledged $60.5 million investment security and cash collateral to Huntington to satisfy collateral netting agreements. In the event of credit downgrades, Huntington would not be required to provide any additional collateral.
The following table presents the gross notional values of derivatives used in Huntington’s asset and liability management activities at March 31, 2010, identified by the underlying interest rate-sensitive instruments:
                         
    Fair Value     Cash Flow        
(in thousands)   Hedges     Hedges     Total  
Instruments associated with:
                       
Loans
  $     $ 8,215,000     $ 8,215,000  
Deposits
    801,525             801,525  
Subordinated notes
    298,000             298,000  
Other long-term debt
    35,000             35,000  
 
                 
Total notional value at March 31, 2010
  $ 1,134,525     $ 8,215,000     $ 9,349,525  
 
                 
The following table presents additional information about the interest rate swaps used in Huntington’s asset and liability management activities at March 31, 2010:
                                         
            Average             Weighted-Average  
    Notional     Maturity     Fair     Rate  
(in thousands)   Value     (years)     Value     Receive     Pay  
Asset conversion swaps — receive fixed — generic
  $ 8,215,000       1.8     $ 37,049       1.50 %     0.52 %
Liability conversion swaps — receive fixed — generic
    1,134,525       2.8       42,949       2.38       0.33  
 
                             
Total swap portfolio
  $ 9,349,525       1.9     $ 79,998       1.61 %     0.49 %
 
                             
These derivative financial instruments were entered into for the purpose of managing the interest rate risk of assets and liabilities. Consequently, net amounts receivable or payable on contracts hedging either interest earning assets or interest bearing liabilities were accrued as an adjustment to either interest income or interest expense. The net amounts resulted in an increase/(decrease) to net interest income of $58.0 million, and $31.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010, and 2009, respectively.
In connection with securitization activities, Huntington purchased interest rate caps with a notional value totaling $1.1 billion. These purchased caps were assigned to the securitization trust for the benefit of the security holders. Interest rate caps were also sold totaling $1.1 billion outside the securitization structure. Both the purchased and sold caps are marked to market through income.
In connection with the sale of Huntington’s class B Visa shares, Huntington entered into a swap agreement with the purchaser of the shares. The swap agreement adjusts for dilution in the conversion ratio of class B shares resulting from the Visa litigation. At March 31, 2010, the fair value of the swap liability of $3.9 million is an estimate of the exposure liability based upon Huntington’s assessment of the probability-weighted potential Visa litigation losses.

 

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The following table presents the fair values at December 31, 2010 and 2009 of Huntington’s derivatives that are designated and not designated as hedging instruments. Amounts in the table below are presented gross without the impact of any net collateral arrangements.
Asset derivatives included in accrued income and other assets
                         
    March 31,     December 31,     March 31,  
(in thousands)   2010     2009     2009  
Interest rate contracts designated as hedging instruments
  $ 79,998     $ 85,984     $ 186,900  
Interest rate contracts not designated as hedging instruments
    266,867       255,692       410,817  
Foreign exchange contracts not designated as hedging instruments
    274              
 
                 
Total contracts
  $ 347,139     $ 341,676     $ 597,717  
 
                 
Liability derivatives included in accrued expenses and other liabilities
                         
    March 31,     December 31,     March 31,  
(in thousands)   2010     2009     2009  
Interest rate contracts designated as hedging instruments
  $     $ 3,464     $ 949  
Interest rate contracts not designated as hedging instruments
    236,109       234,026       352,808  
 
                 
Total contracts
  $ 236,109     $ 237,490     $ 353,757  
 
                 
Fair value hedges are purchased to convert deposits and subordinated and other long term debt from fixed rate obligations to floating rate. The changes in fair value of the derivative are, to the extent that the hedging relationship is effective, recorded through earnings and offset against changes in the fair value of the hedged item.
The following table presents the increase or (decrease) to interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 for derivatives designated as fair value hedges:
                     
Derivatives in fair value       Increase (decrease) to  
hedging relationships       interest expense  
(in thousands)   Location of change in fair value recognized in earnings on derivative   2010     2009  
Interest Rate Contracts
                   
Deposits
  Interest expense — deposits   $ (739 )   $ (346 )
Subordinated notes
  Interest expense — subordinated notes and other long term debt     (4,323 )     (6,346 )
Other long term debt
  Interest expense — subordinated notes and other long term debt     (260 )     486  
 
               
Total
      $ (5,322 )   $ (6,206 )
 
               
For cash flow hedges, interest rate swap contracts were entered into that pay fixed-rate interest in exchange for the receipt of variable-rate interest without the exchange of the contract’s underlying notional amount, which effectively converts a portion of its floating-rate debt to fixed-rate. This reduces the potentially adverse impact of increases in interest rates on future interest expense. Other LIBOR-based commercial and industrial loans were effectively converted to fixed-rate by entering into contracts that swap certain variable-rate interest payments for fixed-rate interest payments at designated times.
To the extent these derivatives are effective in offsetting the variability of the hedged cash flows, changes in the derivatives’ fair value will not be included in current earnings but are reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income in shareholders’ equity. These changes in fair value will be included in earnings of future periods when earnings are also affected by the changes in the hedged cash flows. To the extent these derivatives are not effective, changes in their fair values are immediately included in interest income.

 

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The following table presents the gains and (losses) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) (OCI) and the location in the consolidated statements of income of gains and (losses) reclassified from OCI into earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 for derivatives designated as effective cash flow hedges:
                                         
                            Amount of gain or  
    Amount of gain or             (loss) reclassified  
Derivatives in cash   (loss) recognized in             from accumulated  
flow hedging   OCI on derivatives         OCI into earnings  
relationships   (effective portion)     Location of gain or (loss) reclassified from accumulated   (effective portion)  
(in thousands)   2010     2009     OCI into earnings (effective portion)   2010     2009  
Interest rate contracts
                                       
Loans
  $ 25,762     $ (15,324 )   Interest and fee income — loans and leases   $ (35,655 )   $ 16,888  
FHLB Advances
          1,338     Interest expense — FHLB Advances     1,265       1,861  
Deposits
          136     Interest expense — deposits           1,623  
Subordinated notes
          43     Interest expense — subordinated notes and other long term debt     (410 )     (669 )
Other long term debt
              Interest expense — subordinated notes and other long term debt           (122 )
 
                             
Total
  $ 25,762     $ (13,807 )           $ (34,800 )   $ 19,581  
 
                             
The following table details the gains and (losses) recognized in noninterest income on the ineffective portion on interest rate contracts for derivatives designated as fair value and cash flow hedges for the three months ended March 31, 2010, and 2009.
                 
(in thousands)   2010     2009  
Derivatives in fair value hedging relationships
               
Interest rate contracts
               
Deposits
  $ 156     $ 342  
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships
               
Interest rate contracts
               
Loans
    867       491  
FHLB Advances
          (792 )
Derivatives used in trading activities
Various derivative financial instruments are offered to enable customers to meet their financing and investing objectives and for their risk management purposes. Derivative financial instruments used in trading activities consisted predominantly of interest rate swaps, but also included interest rate caps, floors, and futures, as well as foreign exchange options. Interest rate options grant the option holder the right to buy or sell an underlying financial instrument for a predetermined price before the contract expires. Interest rate futures are commitments to either purchase or sell a financial instrument at a future date for a specified price or yield and may be settled in cash or through delivery of the underlying financial instrument. Interest rate caps and floors are option-based contracts that entitle the buyer to receive cash payments based on the difference between a designated reference rate and a strike price, applied to a notional amount. Written options, primarily caps, expose Huntington to market risk but not credit risk. Purchased options contain both credit and market risk. The interest rate risk of these customer derivatives is mitigated by entering into similar derivatives having offsetting terms with other counterparties. The credit risk to these customers is evaluated and included in the calculation of fair value.
The net fair values of these derivative financial instruments, for which the gross amounts are included in other assets or other liabilities at March 31, 2010, December 31, 2009, and March 31, 2009 were $44.0 million, $45.1 million and $40.7 million, respectively. Changes in fair value of $2.7 million and $3.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, were reflected in other noninterest income. The total notional values of derivative financial instruments used by Huntington on behalf of customers, including offsetting derivatives, were $9.4 billion, $9.6 billion and $10.5 billion at March 31, 2010, December 31, 2009, and March 31, 2009, respectively. Huntington’s credit risks from interest rate swaps used for trading purposes were $266.9 million, $255.7 million and $409.3 million at the same dates, respectively.

 

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Derivatives used in mortgage banking activities
Huntington also uses certain derivative financial instruments to offset changes in value of its residential mortgage servicing assets. These derivatives consist primarily of forward interest rate agreements and forward mortgage securities. The derivative instruments used are not designated as hedges. Accordingly, such derivatives are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value reflected in mortgage banking income. The following table summarizes the derivative assets and liabilities used in mortgage banking activities:
                         
    March 31,     December 31,     March 31,  
(in thousands)   2010     2009     2009  
Derivative assets:
                       
Interest rate lock agreements
  $ 3,301     $ 995     $ 9,580  
Forward trades and options
    979       7,711       474  
 
                 
Total derivative assets
    4,280       8,706       10,054  
 
                 
Derivative liabilities:
                       
Interest rate lock agreements
    (241 )     (1,338 )     (65 )
Forward trades and options
    (722 )     (119 )     (10,262 )
 
                 
Total derivative liabilities
    (963 )     (1,457 )     (10,327 )
 
                 
Net derivative liability
  $ 3,317     $ 7,249     $ (273 )
 
                 
The total notional value of these derivative financial instruments at March 31, 2010, December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, was $3.5 billion, $3.7 billion, $4.9 billion, respectively. The total notional amount at March 31, 2010 corresponds to trading assets with a fair value of $6.8 million and trading liabilities with a fair value of $1.8 million. Total MSR hedging gains and (losses) for the three months ended March 31, 2010, and 2009, were $11.9 million, and $9.4 million, respectively. Included in total MSR hedging gains and losses for the three months ended March 31, 2010, and 2009 were gains and (losses) related to derivative instruments of $11.5 million, and $6.7 million, respectively. These amounts are included in mortgage banking income in the condensed consolidated statements of income.
15. VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities
Consolidated variable interest entities at March 31, 2010 consist of the Franklin 2009 Trust (See Note 3) and certain loan securitization trusts. Loan securitizations include auto loan and lease securitization trusts formed in 2009, 2008, 2006, and 2000. Huntington has determined that the trusts are variable interest entities (VIEs). Through Huntington’s continuing involvement in the trusts (including ownership of beneficial interests and certain servicing or collateral management activities), Huntington is the primary beneficiary.
With the adoption of amended accounting guidance for VIEs, Huntington consolidated the 2009 Trust containing automobile loans on January 1, 2010. Huntington has elected the fair value option under ASC 825, Financial Instruments, for both the auto loans and the related debt obligations. Upon adoption of the new accounting standard, total assets increased $621.6 million, total liabilities increased $629.3 million, and a negative cumulative effect adjustment to other comprehensive income and retained earnings of $7.7 million was recorded.
The carrying amount and classification of the trusts’ assets and liabilities included in the consolidated balance sheet are as follows:
                                                 
    March 31, 2010  
    Franklin                                
(in thousands)   2009 Trust     2009 Trust     2008 Trust     2006 Trust     2000 Trust     Total  
Assets
                                               
Cash
  $     $ 30,468     $ 29,351     $ 227,740     $ 54,916     $ 342,475  
Loans and leases
    418,859       730,508       469,613       1,233,311       21,396       2,873,687  
Allowance for loan and lease losses
                (5,729 )     (15,046 )     (260 )     (21,035 )
 
                                   
Net loans and leases
    418,859       730,508       463,884       1,218,265       21,136       2,852,652  
Accrued income and other assets
    35,209       3,109       2,501       5,769       81       38,740  
 
                                   
Total assets
  $ 454,068     $ 764,085     $ 495,736     $ 1,451,774     $ 76,133     $ 3,233,867  
 
                                   
Liabilities
                                               
Other long-term debt
  $ 76,124     $ 573,018     $ 329,944     $ 1,061,039     $     $ 2,040,125  
Accrued interest and other liabilities
    4,054       2,620       631       12,712             20,017  
 
                                   
Total liabilities
  $ 80,178     $ 575,638     $ 330,575     $ 1,073,751     $     $ 2,060,142  
 
                                   

 

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The auto loans and leases were designated to repay the securitized notes. Huntington services the loans and leases and uses the proceeds from principal and interest payments to pay the securitized notes during the amortization period. Huntington has not provided financial or other support that was not previously contractually required.
Trust Preferred Securities
Huntington has certain wholly-owned trusts that are not consolidated. The trusts have been formed for the sole purpose of issuing trust preferred securities, from which the proceeds are then invested in Huntington junior subordinated debentures, which are reflected in Huntington’s condensed consolidated balance sheet as subordinated notes. The trust securities are the obligations of the trusts and are not consolidated within Huntington’s balance sheet. A list of trust preferred securities outstanding at March 31, 2010 follows:
                 
    Principal amount of     Investment in  
    subordinated note/     unconsolidated  
(in thousands)   debenture issued to trust (1)     subsidiary (2)  
Huntington Capital I
  $ 138,816     $ 6,186  
Huntington Capital II
    60,093       3,093  
Huntington Capital III
    114,052       10  
BancFirst Ohio Trust Preferred
    23,287       619  
Sky Financial Capital Trust I
    64,744       1,856  
Sky Financial Capital Trust II
    30,929       929  
Sky Financial Capital Trust III
    77,728       2,320  
Sky Financial Capital Trust IV
    77,729       2,320  
Prospect Trust I
    6,186       186  
 
           
Total
  $ 593,564     $ 17,519  
 
           
     
(1)   Represents the principal amount of debentures issued to each trust, including unamortized original issue discount.
 
(2)   Huntington’s investment in the unconsolidated trusts represents the only risk of loss.
Each issue of the junior subordinated debentures has an interest rate equal to the corresponding trust securities distribution rate. Huntington has the right to defer payment of interest on the debentures at any time, or from time to time for a period not exceeding five years, provided that no extension period may extend beyond the stated maturity of the related debentures. During any such extension period, distributions to the trust securities will also be deferred and Huntington’s ability to pay dividends on its common stock will be restricted. Periodic cash payments and payments upon liquidation or redemption with respect to trust securities are guaranteed by Huntington to the extent of funds held by the trusts. The guarantee ranks subordinate and junior in right of payment to all indebtedness of the company to the same extent as the junior subordinated debt. The guarantee does not place a limitation on the amount of additional indebtedness that may be incurred by Huntington.
Low Income Housing Tax Credit Partnerships
Huntington makes certain equity investments in various limited partnerships that sponsor affordable housing projects utilizing the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) pursuant to Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code. The purpose of these investments is to achieve a satisfactory return on capital, to facilitate the sale of additional affordable housing product offerings and to assist us in achieving goals associated with the Community Reinvestment Act. The primary activities of the limited partnerships include the identification, development, and operation of multi-family housing that is leased to qualifying residential tenants. Generally, these types of investments are funded through a combination of debt and equity.
Huntington does not own a majority of the limited partnership interests in these entities and is not the primary beneficiary. Huntington uses the equity method to account for the majority of its investments in these entities. These investments are included in accrued income and other assets. At March 31, 2010, December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, Huntington has commitments of $289.3 million, $285.3 million and $198.8 million, respectively of which $203.3 million, $192.7 million and $156.6 million, respectively are funded. The unfunded portion is included in accrued expenses and other liabilities.

 

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16. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
Commitments to extend credit
In the ordinary course of business, Huntington makes various commitments to extend credit that are not reflected in the financial statements. The contract amounts of these financial agreements at March 31, 2010, December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, were as follows:
                         
    March 31,     December 31,     March 31,  
(in millions)   2010     2009     2009  
 
                       
Contract amount represents credit risk
                       
Commitments to extend credit
                       
Commercial
  $ 5,664     $ 5,834     $ 6,235  
Consumer
    5,080       5,028       4,974  
Commercial real estate
    922       1,075       1,672  
Standby letters of credit
    557       577       1,042  
Commitments to extend credit generally have fixed expiration dates, are variable-rate, and contain clauses that permit Huntington to terminate or otherwise renegotiate the contracts in the event of a significant deterioration in the customer’s credit quality. These arrangements normally require the payment of a fee by the customer, the pricing of which is based on prevailing market conditions, credit quality, probability of funding, and other relevant factors. Since many of these commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the contract amounts are not necessarily indicative of future cash requirements. The interest rate risk arising from these financial instruments is insignificant as a result of their predominantly short-term, variable-rate nature.
Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. These guarantees are primarily issued to support public and private borrowing arrangements, including commercial paper, bond financing, and similar transactions. Most of these arrangements mature within two years. The carrying amount of deferred revenue associated with these guarantees was $2.7 million, $2.8 million and $3.8 million at March 31, 2010, December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, respectively.
Through the Company’s credit process, Huntington monitors the credit risks of outstanding standby letters of credit. When it is probable that a standby letter of credit will be drawn and not repaid in full, losses are recognized in the provision for credit losses. At March 31, 2010, Huntington had $0.6 billion of standby letters of credit outstanding, of which 65% were collateralized. Included in this $0.6 billion total are letters of credit issued by the Bank that support securities that were issued by customers and remarketed by The Huntington Investment Company (HIC), the Company’s broker-dealer subsidiary. As a result of a change in credit ratings and pursuant to the letters of credit issued by the Bank, the Bank repurchased substantially all of these securities, net of payments and maturities, during 2009.
Huntington uses an internal loan grading system to assess an estimate of loss on its loan and lease portfolio. The same loan grading system is used to help monitor credit risk associated with standby letters of credit. Under this risk rating system as of March 31, 2010, approximately $75.3 million of the standby letters of credit were rated strong with sufficient asset quality, liquidity, and good debt capacity and coverage, approximately $418.9 million were rated average with acceptable asset quality, liquidity, and modest debt capacity; and approximately $62.4 million were rated substandard with negative financial trends, structural weaknesses, operating difficulties, and higher leverage.
Commercial letters of credit represent short-term, self-liquidating instruments that facilitate customer trade transactions and generally have maturities of no longer than 90 days. The goods or cargo being traded normally secures these instruments.
Commitments to sell loans
Huntington enters into forward contracts relating to its mortgage banking business to hedge the exposures from commitments to make new residential mortgage loans with existing customers and from mortgage loans classified as held for sale. At March 31, 2010, December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, Huntington had commitments to sell residential real estate loans of $600.9 million, $662.9 million and $912.5 million, respectively. These contracts mature in less than one year.

 

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Income Taxes
The Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state, city and foreign jurisdictions. Federal income tax audits have been completed through 2005. Various state and other jurisdictions remain open to examination for tax years 2000 and forward.
Both the IRS and state tax officials from Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky have proposed adjustments to the Company’s previously filed tax returns. Management believes that the tax positions taken by the Company related to such proposed adjustments were correct and supported by applicable statutes, regulations, and judicial authority, and intends to vigorously defend them. It is possible that the ultimate resolution of the proposed adjustments, if unfavorable, may be material to the results of operations in the period it occurs. However, although no assurance can be given, the Company believes that the resolution of these examinations will not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse impact on our consolidated financial position.
Huntington accounts for uncertainties in income taxes in accordance with ASC 740, “Income Taxes”. At December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2010, the Company had a net unrecognized tax benefit of $13.5 million and $18.6 million, respectively, in income tax reserves related to tax positions. Due to the complexity of some of these uncertainties, the ultimate resolution may result in a payment that is materially different from our current estimate of the tax liabilities. However, any ultimate settlement is not expected to be material to the financial statements as a whole. The Company recognizes interest and penalties on income tax assessments or income tax refunds in the financial statements as a component of its provision for income taxes. There were no amounts recognized for interest and penalties for the periods ended March 31, 2010, December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009 and no amounts accrued at March 31, 2010. Huntington does not anticipate the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits to significantly change within the next 12 months.
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Act)
On March 23, 2010, the Act was signed into law. The Act includes a provision to repeal the deduction for employer subsidies for retiree drug coverage under Medicare Part D. Under prior law, an employer offering retiree prescription drug coverage that is at least as valuable as Medicare Part D was entitled to a subsidy. Employers were able to deduct the entire cost of providing prescription drug coverage, even though a portion was offset by the subsidy. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012, the Act repeals the current rule permitting the deduction of the portion of the expense that was offset by the Part D subsidy. As a result of this provision, the deferred tax asset associated with prescription drug coverage was reduced by $3.6 million.
Litigation
Between December 19, 2007 and February 1, 2008, two putative class actions were filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, against Huntington and certain of its current or former officers and directors purportedly on behalf of purchasers of Huntington securities during the periods July 20, 2007 to November 16, 2007, or July 20, 2007 to January 10, 2008. On June 5, 2008, the two cases were consolidated into a single action. On August 22, 2008, a consolidated complaint was filed asserting a class period of July 19, 2007 through November 16, 2007, alleging that the defendants violated Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, and Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act by issuing a series of allegedly false and/or misleading statements concerning Huntington’s financial results, prospects, and condition, relating, in particular, to its transactions with Franklin. The action was dismissed on December 4, 2009, and the plaintiffs thereafter filed a Notice of Appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. On April 22, 2010 the plaintiffs dismissed their appeal with prejudice.
Three putative derivative lawsuits were filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, Ohio, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, and the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County, Ohio, between January 16, 2008, and April 17, 2008, against certain of Huntington’s current or former officers and directors variously seeking to allege breaches of fiduciary duty, waste of corporate assets, abuse of control, gross mismanagement, and unjust enrichment, all in connection with Huntington’s acquisition of Sky Financial, certain transactions between Huntington and Franklin, and the financial disclosures relating to such transactions. Huntington is named as a nominal defendant in each of these actions. The derivative action filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio was dismissed on September 23, 2009. The plaintiff in that action thereafter filed a Notice of Appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, but the appeal was dismissed at the plaintiff’s request on January 12, 2010. That plaintiff subsequently sent a letter to Huntington’s Board of Directors demanding that it initiate certain litigation. The Board has appointed a special independent committee to review and investigate the allegations made in the letter, and based upon that investigation, to recommend to the Board what actions, if any, should be taken. The Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County, Ohio granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss the derivative lawsuit pending in that court. A motion to dismiss the suit filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, Ohio was filed on March 10, 2008, and is currently pending. At this stage of the proceedings, it is not possible for management to assess the probability of an adverse outcome, or reasonably estimate the amount of any potential loss.

 

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Between February 20, 2008 and February 29, 2008, three putative class action lawsuits were filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, against Huntington, the Huntington Bancshares Incorporated Pension Review Committee, the Huntington Investment and Tax Savings Plan (the Plan) Administrative Committee, and certain of the Company’s officers and directors purportedly on behalf of participants in or beneficiaries of the Plan between either July 1, 2007 or July 20, 2007 and the present. On May 14, 2008, the three cases were consolidated into a single action. On August 4, 2008, a consolidated complaint was filed asserting a class period of July 1, 2007 through the present, alleging breaches of fiduciary duties in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) relating to Huntington stock being offered as an investment alternative for participants in the Plan and seeking money damages and equitable relief. On February 9, 2009, the court entered an order dismissing with prejudice the consolidated lawsuit in its entirety, and the plaintiffs thereafter filed a Notice of Appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. During the pendency of the appeal, the parties to the appeal commenced settlement discussions and have reached an agreement in principle to settle this litigation on a classwide basis for $1,450,000, subject to the drafting of definitive settlement documentation and court approval. Because the settlement has not been finalized or approved, it is not possible for management to make further comment at this time.
17. PARENT COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The parent company condensed financial statements, which include transactions with subsidiaries, are as follows.
                         
Balance Sheets   March 31,     December 31,     March 31,  
(in thousands)   2010     2009     2009  
ASSETS
                       
Cash and cash equivalents (1)
  $ 1,090,753     $ 1,376,539     $ 1,173,649  
Due from The Huntington National Bank (2)
    954,205       955,695       541,926  
Due from non-bank subsidiaries
    258,009       273,317       307,926  
Investment in The Huntington National Bank
    3,182,944       2,821,181       2,883,113  
Investment in non-bank subsidiaries
    825,108       815,730       854,204  
Accrued interest receivable and other assets
    168,807       112,557       169,180  
 
                 
Total assets
  $ 6,479,826     $ 6,355,019     $ 5,929,998  
 
                 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                       
Short-term borrowings
  $ 691     $ 1,291     $ 1,393  
Long-term borrowings
    637,434       637,434       803,699  
Dividends payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities
    472,015       380,292       310,170  
 
                 
Total liabilities
    1,110,140       1,019,017       1,115,262  
 
                 
Shareholders’ equity (3)
    5,369,686       5,336,002       4,814,736  
 
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 6,479,826     $ 6,355,019     $ 5,929,998  
 
                 
     
(1)   Includes restricted cash of $125,000 at March 31, 2010
 
(2)   Related to subordinated notes described in Note 7.
 
(3)   See Huntington’s Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity.

 

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    Three Months Ended  
Statements of Income   March 31,  
(in thousands)   2010     2009  
Income
               
Dividends from
               
The Huntington National Bank
  $     $  
Non-bank subsidiaries
    18,000       9,250  
Interest from
               
The Huntington National Bank
    21,016       11,351  
Non-bank subsidiaries
    3,463       4,431  
Other
    1,697       (180 )
 
           
Total income
    44,176       24,852  
 
           
 
               
Expense
               
Personnel costs
    1,037       2,087  
Interest on borrowings
    5,541       9,390  
Other
    12,693       6,474  
 
           
Total expense
    19,271       17,951  
 
           
 
               
Income before income taxes and equity in undistributed net income of subsidiaries
    24,905       6,901  
Income taxes
    15,849       (51,627 )
 
           
Income before equity in undistributed net income of subsidiaries
    9,056       58,528  
Increase (decrease) in undistributed net income of:
               
The Huntington National Bank
    40,167       (2,460,305 )
Non-bank subsidiaries
    (9,486 )     (31,430 )
 
           
Net income (loss)
  $ 39,737     $ (2,433,207 )
 
           

 

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    Three Months Ended  
Statements of Cash Flows   March 31,  
(in thousands)   2010     2009  
 
               
Operating activities
               
Net income (loss)
  $ 39,737     $ (2,433,207 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
               
Equity in undistributed net income of subsidiaries
    (48,681 )     2,491,735  
Depreciation and amortization
    255       270  
Other, net
    36,682       (47,804 )
 
           
Net cash provided by operating activities
    27,993       10,994  
 
           
 
               
Investing activities
               
Repayments from subsidiaries
    19,471       215,242  
Advances to subsidiaries
    (301,211 )     (104,312 )
 
           
Net cash (used for) provided by investing activities
    (281,740 )     110,930  
 
           
 
               
Financing activities
               
Payment of borrowings
    (600 )      
Dividends paid on preferred stock
    (25,179 )     (29,761 )
Dividends paid on common stock
    (7,144 )     (40,257 )
Other, net
    884       (313 )
 
           
Net cash used for financing activities
    (32,039 )     (70,331 )
 
           
Change in cash and cash equivalents
    (285,786 )     51,593  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    1,376,539       1,122,056  
 
           
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 1,090,753     $ 1,173,649  
 
           
 
               
Supplemental disclosure:
               
Interest paid
  $ 5,541     $ 9,390  
18. SEGMENT REPORTING
Huntington operates as five distinct segments: Retail and Business Banking, Commercial Banking, Commercial Real Estate, Auto Finance and Dealer Services (AFDS), and the Private Financial Group (PFG). A sixth group includes the Treasury function and other unallocated assets, liabilities, revenue, and expense.
Segment results are determined based upon the Company’s management reporting system, which assigns balance sheet and income statement items to each of the business segments. The process is designed around the Company’s organizational and management structure and, accordingly, the results derived are not necessarily comparable with similar information published by other financial institutions. An overview of this system is provided below, along with a description of each segment and discussion of financial results.
Retail and Business Banking: This segment provides traditional banking products and services to consumer and small business customers located within the six states of Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Indiana, West Virginia, and Kentucky. It provides these services through a banking network of over 600 branches, and over 1,300 ATMs, along with internet and telephone banking channels. It also provides certain services on a limited basis outside of these six states, including mortgage banking and small business administration (SBA) lending. Retail products and services include home equity loans and lines of credit, first mortgage loans, direct installment loans, small business loans, personal and business deposit products, treasury management products, as well as sales of investment and insurance services. At March 31, 2010, Retail and Business Banking accounted for 39% and 71% of consolidated loans and leases and deposits, respectively.
Commercial Banking: This segment provides a variety of banking products and services to customers within the Company’s primary banking markets who generally have larger credit exposures and sales revenues compared with its Retail and Business Banking customers. Commercial Banking products include commercial loans, international trade, cash management, leasing, interest rate protection products, capital market alternatives, 401(k) plans, and mezzanine investment capabilities. The Commercial Banking team also serves customers that specialize in equipment leasing, as well as serves the commercial banking needs of government entities, not-for-profit organizations, and large corporations. Commercial bankers personally deliver these products and services by developing leads through community involvement, referrals from other professionals, and targeted prospect calling.

 

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Commercial Real Estate: This segment serves professional real estate developers or other customers with real estate project financing needs within the Company’s primary banking markets. Commercial Real Estate products and services include CRE loans, cash management, interest rate protection products, and capital market alternatives. Commercial real estate bankers personally deliver these products and services by: (a) relationships with developers in the Company’s footprint who are recognized as the most experienced, well-managed, and well-capitalized, and are capable of operating in all phases of the real estate cycle (“top-tier developers”), (b) leads through community involvement, and (c) referrals from other professionals.
Auto Finance and Dealer Services (AFDS): This segment provides a variety of banking products and services to approximately 2,100 automotive dealerships within the Company’s primary banking markets. AFDS finances the purchase of automobiles by customers at the automotive dealerships; finances dealerships’ new and used vehicle inventories, land, buildings, and other real estate owned by the dealership; finances dealership working capital needs; and provides other banking services to the automotive dealerships and their owners. Competition from the financing divisions of automobile manufacturers and from other financial institutions is intense. AFDS’ production opportunities are directly impacted by the general automotive sales business, including programs initiated by manufacturers to enhance and increase sales directly. Huntington has been in this line of business for over 50 years.
Private Financial Group (PFG): This segment provides products and services designed to meet the needs of higher net worth customers. Revenue results from the sale of trust, asset management, investment advisory, brokerage, insurance, and private banking products and services including credit and lending activities. PFG also focuses on financial solutions for corporate and institutional customers that include investment banking, sales and trading of securities, and interest rate risk management products. To serve high net worth customers, we use a unique distribution model that employs a single, unified sales force to deliver products and services mainly through Retail and Business Banking distribution channels.
In addition to the Company’s five business segments, the Treasury / Other group includes revenue and expense related to assets, liabilities, and equity that are not directly assigned or allocated to one of the five business segments. Assets in this group include investment securities and bank owned life insurance. Net interest income/(expense) includes the net impact of administering the Company’s investment securities portfolios as part of overall liquidity management. A match-funded transfer pricing (FTP) system is used to attribute appropriate funding interest income and interest expense to other business segments. As such, net interest income includes the net impact of any over or under allocations arising from centralized management of interest rate risk. Furthermore, net interest income includes the net impact of derivatives used to hedge interest rate sensitivity. Non-interest income includes miscellaneous fee income not allocated to other business segments, including bank owned life insurance income. Fee income also includes asset revaluations not allocated to business segments, as well as any investment securities and trading assets gains or losses. The non-interest expense includes certain corporate administrative, merger costs, and other miscellaneous expenses not allocated to business segments. This group also includes any difference between the actual effective tax rate of Huntington and the statutory tax rate used to allocate income taxes to the other segments.
The management accounting process used to develop the business segment reporting utilized various estimates and allocation methodologies to measure the performance of the business segments. Huntington utilizes a full-allocation methodology, where all Treasury/Other expenses, except those related to servicing Franklin assets, reported “Significant Items” (excluding the goodwill impairment), and a small residual of other unallocated expenses, are allocated to the other five business segments.

 

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Listed below is certain operating basis financial information reconciled to Huntington’s 2010, and 2009 reported results by business segment:
                                                                 
    Three Months Ended March 31,  
    Retail &                     Former                              
Income Statements   Business             Commercial     Regional                     Treasury/     Huntington  
(in thousands )   Banking     Commercial     Real Estate     Banking     AFDS     PFG     Other     Consolidated  
 
                                                               
2010
                                                               
Net interest income
  $ 218,003     $ 54,490     $ 38,133     $ 310,626     $ 39,416     $ 22,540     $ 21,311     $ 393,893  
Provision for credit losses
    (65,220 )     (43,295 )     (126,017 )     (234,532 )     2,748       8,295       (11,519 )     (235,008 )
Non interest income
    116,401       25,499       358       142,258       16,560       65,763       16,271       240,852  
Non interest expense
    (239,823 )     (37,954 )     (12,183 )     (289,960 )     (27,592 )     (70,807 )     (9,734 )     (398,093 )
Income taxes
    (10,276 )     441       34,897       25,062       (10,896 )     (9,027 )     32,954       38,093  
 
                                               
Operating/reported net income (loss)
  $ 19,085     $ (819 )   $ (64,812 )   $ (46,546 )   $ 20,236     $ 16,764     $ 49,283     $ 39,737  
 
                                               
 
                                                               
2009
                                                               
Net interest income
  $ 233,333     $ 53,148     $ 33,377     $ 319,858     $ 39,471     $ 18,172     $ (39,996 )   $ 337,505  
Provision for credit losses
    (86,612 )     (52,141 )     (101,150 )     (239,903 )     (44,039 )     (9,557 )     1,662       (291,837 )
Non-Interest income
    125,473       24,647       1,083       151,203       9,926       63,593       14,380       239,102  
Non-Interest expense, excluding goodwill impairment
    (215,417 )     (31,077 )     (8,006 )     (254,500 )     (31,272 )     (59,128 )     (22,156 )     (367,056 )
Goodwill impairment
                      (2,573,818 )(1)           (28,895 )           (2,602,713 )
Income taxes
    (19,872 )     1,898       26,144       8,170       9,070       5,535       229,017       251,792  
 
                                               
Operating/reported net income (loss)
  $ 36,905     $ (3,525 )   $ (48,552 )   $ (2,588,990 )   $ (16,844 )   $ (10,280 )   $ 182,907     $ (2,433,207 )
 
                                               
     
(1)   Represents the 2009 first quarter goodwill impairment charge associated with the former Regional Banking segment.
The allocation of this amount to the new business segments was not practical.
                                                 
    Assets at     Deposits at  
    March 31,     December 31,     March 31,     March 31,     December 31,     March 31,  
(in millions)   2010     2009     2009     2010     2009     2009  
 
Retail & Business Banking
  $ 16,334     $ 16,565     $ 16,949     $ 28,658     $ 28,877     $ 27,741  
Commercial Banking
    7,592       7,767       8,520       6,465       6,031       6,151  
Commercial Real Estate
    6,727       7,426       8,383       566       535       479  
AFDS
    6,084       5,142       4,941       87       83       72  
PFG
    3,271       3,254       3,262       3,349       3,409       2,187  
Treasury / Other
    11,859       11,401       9,647       1,178       1,559       2,440  
 
                                   
Total
  $ 51,867     $ 51,555     $ 51,702     $ 40,303     $ 40,494     $ 39,070  
 
                                   

 

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Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Quantitative and qualitative disclosures for the current period can be found in the Market Risk section of this report, which includes changes in market risk exposures from disclosures presented in Huntington’s 2009 Form 10-K.
Item 4.   Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Huntington maintains disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, are recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Huntington’s Management, with the participation of its Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of Huntington’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon such evaluation, Huntington’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, Huntington’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
There have not been any significant changes in Huntington’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, Huntington’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 4(T).   Controls and Procedures
Not applicable.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
In accordance with the instructions to Part II, the other specified items in this part have been omitted because they are not applicable or the information has been previously reported.
Item 1.   Legal Proceedings
Information required by this item is set forth in Note 16 of the Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of this report and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 1A.   Risk Factors
Information required by this item is set forth in Part 1 Item 2.- Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of this report and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 6.   Exhibits
Exhibit Index
This report incorporates by reference the documents listed below that we have previously filed with the SEC. The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference information in this document. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this document, except for any information that is superseded by information that is included directly in this document.
This information may be read and copied at the Public Reference Room of the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. The SEC also maintains an Internet web site that contains reports, proxy statements, and other information about issuers, like us, who file electronically with the SEC. The address of the site is http://www.sec.gov. The reports and other information filed by us with the SEC are also available at our Internet web site. The address of the site is http://www.huntington.com. Except as specifically incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K, information on those web sites is not part of this report. You also should be able to inspect reports, proxy statements, and other information about us at the offices of the NASDAQ National Market at 33 Whitehall Street, New York, New York.

 

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                SEC File or    
Exhibit       Report or Registration   Registration   Exhibit  
Number   Document Description   Statement   Number   Reference  
  2.1    
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated December 20, 2006 by and among Huntington Bancshares Incorporated, Penguin Acquisition, LLC and Sky Financial Group, Inc.
  Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 22, 2006.   000-02525     2.1  
  3.1    
Articles of Restatement of Charter.
  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993.   000-02525     3 (i)
  3.2    
Articles of Amendment to Articles of Restatement of Charter.
  Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 31, 2007   000-02525     3.1  
  3.3    
Articles of Amendment to Articles of Restatement of Charter
  Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 7, 2008   000-02525     3.1  
  3.4    
Articles of Amendment to Articles of Restatement of Charter
  Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 27, 2010   001-34073     3.1  
  3.5    
Articles Supplementary of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated, as of April 22, 2008.
  Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 22, 2008   000-02525     3.1  
  3.6    
Articles Supplementary of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated, as of April 22. 2008.
  Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 22, 2008   000-02525     3.2  
  3.7    
Articles Supplementary of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated, as of November 12, 2008.
  Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 12, 2008   001-34073     3.1  
  3.8    
Articles Supplementary of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated, as of December 31, 2006.
  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006   000-02525     3.4  
  3.9    
Bylaws of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated, as amended and restated, as of April 22, 2010.
  Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 27, 2010.   001-34073     3.2  
  4.1    
Instruments defining the Rights of Security Holders — reference is made to Articles Fifth, Eighth, and Tenth of Articles of Restatement of Charter, as amended and supplemented. Instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt will be furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
               
  10.1 *  
Second amendment to the 2007 Stock and Long-Term Incentive Plan
  Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders   001-34073     A  
  10.2 *  
Form of Executive Agreement for certain executive officers
               
  12.1    
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
               
  12.2    
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends.
               
  31.1    
Rule 13a-14(a) Certification — Chief Executive Officer.
               
  31.2    
Rule 13a-14(a) Certification — Chief Financial Officer.
               
  32.1    
Section 1350 Certification — Chief Executive Officer.
               
  32.2    
Section 1350 Certification — Chief Financial Officer.
               
     
*   Denotes management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

 

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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 thereunto duly authorized.
         
  Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
(Registrant)
 
 
Date: May 7, 2010  /s/ Stephen D. Steinour    
  Stephen D. Steinour   
  Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President   
     
Date: May 7, 2010  /s/ Donald R. Kimble    
  Donald R. Kimble   
  Sr. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   

 

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