ZION-2013.09.30-10Q



UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
 
ý
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2013
or
¨
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from         to                         
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 001-12307
ZIONS BANCORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
UTAH
87-0227400
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
One South Main, 15th Floor
Salt Lake City, Utah
84133
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (801) 524-4787
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ý    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).    Yes  ý    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
ý
Accelerated filer
¨
 
 
 
 
Non-accelerated filer
¨
Smaller reporting company
¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  ý
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Common Stock, without par value, outstanding at October 31, 2013
184,615,234 shares

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Table of Contents

ZIONS BANCORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX
 
 
 
 
 
 
Page
 
 
 
 
Item 1.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2.
 
 
 
Item 3.
 
 
 
Item 4.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 1.
 
 
 
Item 1A.
 
 
 
Item 2.
 
 
 
Item 6.
 
 

2


PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
ZIONS BANCORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share amounts)

September 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
(Unaudited)
 
 
ASSETS
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
$
1,365,082

 
$
1,841,907

Money market investments:
 
 
 
Interest-bearing deposits
8,180,639

 
5,978,978

Federal funds sold and security resell agreements
209,070

 
2,775,354

Investment securities:
 
 
 
Held-to-maturity, at adjusted cost (approximate fair value $727,908 and $674,741)
777,849

 
756,909

Available-for-sale, at fair value
3,333,889

 
3,091,310

Trading account, at fair value
38,278

 
28,290

 
4,150,016

 
3,876,509

 
 
 
 
Loans held for sale
114,810

 
251,651

Loans, net of unearned income and fees:
 
 
 
Loans and leases
37,897,869

 
37,137,006

FDIC-supported loans
374,861

 
528,241

 
38,272,730

 
37,665,247

Less allowance for loan losses
797,523

 
896,087

Loans, net of allowance
37,475,207

 
36,769,160

 
 
 
 
Other noninterest-bearing investments
851,349

 
855,462

Premises and equipment, net
720,365

 
708,882

Goodwill
1,014,129

 
1,014,129

Core deposit and other intangibles
39,667

 
50,818

Other real estate owned
66,381

 
98,151

Other assets
1,001,597

 
1,290,917

 
$
55,188,312

 
$
55,511,918

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
Deposits:
 
 
 
Noninterest-bearing demand
$
18,566,137

 
$
18,469,458

Interest-bearing:
 
 
 
Savings and money market
22,806,132

 
22,896,624

Time
2,689,688

 
2,962,931

Foreign
1,607,409

 
1,804,060

 
45,669,366

 
46,133,073

 
 
 
 
Securities sold, not yet purchased
21,183

 
26,735

Federal funds purchased and security repurchase agreements
252,591

 
320,478

Other short-term borrowings

 
5,409

Long-term debt
2,304,301

 
2,337,113

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments
84,147

 
106,809

Other liabilities
523,915

 
533,660

Total liabilities
48,855,503

 
49,463,277

 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity:
 
 
 
Preferred stock, without par value, authorized 4,400,000 shares
1,003,970

 
1,128,302

Common stock, without par value; authorized 350,000,000 shares; issued
and outstanding 184,600,005 and 184,199,198 shares
4,172,887

 
4,166,109

Retained earnings
1,540,455

 
1,203,815

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
(384,503
)
 
(446,157
)
Controlling interest shareholders’ equity
6,332,809

 
6,052,069

Noncontrolling interests

 
(3,428
)
Total shareholders’ equity
6,332,809

 
6,048,641

 
$
55,188,312

 
$
55,511,918

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

3


ZIONS BANCORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)

Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Interest income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest and fees on loans
$
442,366

 
$
473,162

 
$
1,356,107

 
$
1,427,882

Interest on money market investments
6,175

 
5,349

 
17,378

 
15,076

Interest on securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Held-to-maturity
7,739

 
8,337

 
23,559

 
26,621

Available-for-sale
16,917

 
22,042

 
53,657

 
70,290

Trading account
210

 
110

 
687

 
596

Total interest income
473,407

 
509,000

 
1,451,388

 
1,540,465

Interest expense:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest on deposits
14,506

 
19,049

 
45,291

 
63,285

Interest on short-term borrowings
71

 
193

 
241

 
1,228

Interest on long-term debt
43,309

 
51,597

 
141,563

 
173,969

Total interest expense
57,886

 
70,839

 
187,095

 
238,482

Net interest income
415,521

 
438,161

 
1,264,293

 
1,301,983

Provision for loan losses
(5,573
)
 
(1,889
)
 
(56,598
)
 
24,628

Net interest income after provision for loan losses
421,094

 
440,050

 
1,320,891

 
1,277,355

Noninterest income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service charges and fees on deposit accounts
44,701

 
44,951

 
132,610

 
131,909

Other service charges, commissions and fees
45,977

 
44,679

 
134,596

 
127,923

Trust and wealth management income
7,120

 
6,521

 
21,846

 
20,952

Capital markets and foreign exchange
7,309

 
6,026

 
21,535

 
19,102

Dividends and other investment income
12,101

 
11,686

 
36,164

 
42,708

Loan sales and servicing income
8,464

 
10,695

 
30,138

 
29,334

Fair value and nonhedge derivative loss
(4,403
)
 
(5,820
)
 
(12,805
)
 
(17,004
)
Equity securities gains, net
3,165

 
2,683

 
8,206

 
11,935

Fixed income securities gains, net
1,580

 
3,046

 
3,726

 
9,285

Impairment losses on investment securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Impairment losses on investment securities
(10,470
)
 
(3,876
)
 
(46,873
)
 
(46,175
)
Noncredit-related losses on securities not expected to be sold (recognized in other comprehensive income)
1,403

 
1,140

 
23,472

 
25,922

Net impairment losses on investment securities
(9,067
)
 
(2,736
)
 
(23,401
)
 
(20,253
)
Other
5,243

 
3,495

 
15,942

 
9,820

Total noninterest income
122,190

 
125,226

 
368,557

 
365,711

Noninterest expense:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salaries and employee benefits
229,185

 
220,223

 
686,302

 
665,622

Occupancy, net
28,230

 
28,601

 
83,570

 
84,721

Equipment, software and furniture
26,560

 
27,122

 
79,179

 
81,216

Other real estate expense
(831
)
 
207

 
2,736

 
14,457

Credit-related expense
7,265

 
13,316

 
27,144

 
39,216

Provision for unfunded lending commitments
(19,935
)
 
2,264

 
(22,662
)
 
3,428

Professional and legal services
16,462

 
12,749

 
44,082

 
36,792

Advertising
6,091

 
7,326

 
17,791

 
19,751

FDIC premiums
9,395

 
11,278

 
29,230

 
32,641

Amortization of core deposit and other intangibles
3,570

 
4,241

 
11,151

 
12,794

Debt extinguishment cost

 

 
40,282

 

Other
64,671

 
67,648

 
220,884

 
198,365

Total noninterest expense
370,663

 
394,975

 
1,219,689

 
1,189,003

Income before income taxes
172,621

 
170,301

 
469,759

 
454,063

Income taxes
61,107

 
60,704

 
164,832

 
163,599

Net income
111,514

 
109,597

 
304,927

 
290,464

Net loss applicable to noncontrolling interests

 
(254
)
 
(336
)
 
(800
)
Net income applicable to controlling interest
111,514

 
109,851

 
305,263

 
291,264

Preferred stock dividends
(27,507
)
 
(47,529
)
 
(77,547
)
 
(148,238
)
Preferred stock redemption
125,700

 

 
125,700

 

Net earnings applicable to common shareholders
$
209,707

 
$
62,322

 
$
353,416

 
$
143,026

Weighted average common shares outstanding during the period:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic shares
184,112

 
183,237

 
183,721

 
183,008

Diluted shares
184,742

 
183,383

 
184,144

 
183,162

Net earnings per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
1.13

 
$
0.34

 
$
1.90

 
$
0.77

Diluted
1.12

 
0.34

 
1.90

 
0.77

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

4


ZIONS BANCORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)

 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(In thousands)
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
111,514

 
$
109,597

 
$
304,927

 
$
290,464

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on investment securities
 
(14,159
)
 
43,484

 
63,937

 
72,529

Noncredit-related impairment losses on securities not expected to be sold
 
(867
)
 
(703
)
 
(13,751
)
 
(16,006
)
Reclassification to earnings for realized net fixed income securities losses
 
(976
)
 
(1,881
)
 
(2,301
)
 
(5,868
)
Reclassification to earnings for net credit-related impairment losses on investment securities
 
5,588

 
1,690

 
14,136

 
12,296

Accretion of securities with noncredit-related impairment losses not expected to be sold
 
285

 
192

 
880

 
724

Net unrealized holding gains on derivative instruments
 
239

 
48

 
236

 
225

Reclassification adjustment for increase in interest income recognized in earnings on derivative instruments
 
(57
)
 
(1,421
)
 
(1,483
)
 
(6,554
)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
(9,947
)
 
41,409

 
61,654

 
57,346

Comprehensive income
 
101,567

 
151,006

 
366,581

 
347,810

Comprehensive loss applicable to noncontrolling interests
 

 
(254
)
 
(336
)
 
(800
)
Comprehensive income applicable to controlling interest
 
$
101,567

 
$
151,260

 
$
366,917

 
$
348,610

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

5


ZIONS BANCORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share
and per share amounts)
Preferred
stock
 
Common stock
 
Retained earnings
 
Accumulated
other
comprehensive income (loss)
 
Noncontrolling interests
 
Total
shareholders’ equity
Shares
 
Amount
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2012
$
1,128,302

 
184,199,198

 
$
4,166,109

 
$
1,203,815

 
 
$
(446,157
)
 
 
 
$
(3,428
)
 
 
$
6,048,641

Net income (loss) for the period
 
 
 
 
 
 
305,263

 
 
 
 
 
 
(336
)
 
 
304,927

Other comprehensive income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
61,654

 
 
 
 
 
 
61,654

Issuance of preferred stock
800,000

 
 
 
(15,627
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
784,373

Preferred stock redemption
(925,748
)
 
 
 
580

 
125,700

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(799,468
)
Subordinated debt converted to preferred stock
1,416

 
 
 
(206
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,210

Net activity under employee plans and related tax benefits
 
 
400,807

 
26,197

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26,197

Dividends on preferred stock


 
 
 
 
 
(77,547
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(77,547
)
Dividends on common stock, $0.09 per share
 
 
 
 
 
 
(16,667
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(16,667
)
Change in deferred compensation
 
 
 
 
 
 
(109
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(109
)
Other changes in noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 
(4,166
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,764

 
 
(402
)
Balance at September 30, 2013
$
1,003,970

 
184,600,005

 
$
4,172,887

 
$
1,540,455

 
 
$
(384,503
)
 
 
 
$

 
 
$
6,332,809

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2011
$
2,377,560

 
184,135,388

 
$
4,163,242

 
$
1,036,590

 
 
$
(592,084
)
 
 
 
$
(2,080
)
 
 
$
6,983,228

Net income (loss) for the period
 
 
 
 
 
 
291,264

 
 
 
 
 
 
(800
)
 
 
290,464

Other comprehensive income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
57,346

 
 
 
 
 
 
57,346

Issuance of preferred stock
143,750

 
 
 
(2,408
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
141,342

Preferred stock redemption
(1,542,500
)
 
 
 
3,830

 
(3,830
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1,542,500
)
Subordinated debt converted to preferred stock
99,871

 
 
 
(14,519
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
85,352

Net activity under employee plans and related tax benefits
 
 
21,014

 
11,856

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11,856

Dividends on preferred stock
44,696

 
 
 
 
 
(148,238
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(103,542
)
Dividends on common stock, $0.03 per share
 
 
 
 
 
 
(5,546
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(5,546
)
Change in deferred compensation
 
 
 
 
 
 
237

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
237

Other changes in noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18

 
 
18

Balance at September 30, 2012
$
1,123,377

 
184,156,402

 
$
4,162,001

 
$
1,170,477

 
 
$
(534,738
)
 
 
 
$
(2,862
)
 
 
$
5,918,255

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

6


ZIONS BANCORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)

Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income for the period
$
111,514

 
$
109,597

 
$
304,927

 
$
290,464

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt extinguishment cost

 

 
40,282

 

Net impairment losses on investment securities
9,067

 
2,736

 
23,401

 
20,253

Provision for credit losses
(25,508
)
 
375

 
(79,260
)
 
28,056

Depreciation and amortization
42,134

 
47,810

 
133,893

 
167,119

Deferred income tax expense (benefit)
5,832

 
6,458

 
(612
)
 
25,513

Net decrease (increase) in trading securities
(11,876
)
 
6,576

 
(10,005
)
 
26,310

Net decrease (increase) in loans held for sale
49,696

 
(77,225
)
 
173,142

 
(5,848
)
Net write-downs of and gains/losses from sales of
other real estate owned
(1,824
)
 
309

 
(1,332
)
 
13,650

Change in other liabilities
28,047

 
(10,692
)
 
(17,463
)
 
(41,222
)
Change in other assets
70,753

 
21,314

 
243,428

 
110,137

Other, net
(5,362
)
 
(13,692
)
 
(16,568
)
 
(32,064
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
272,473

 
93,566

 
793,833

 
602,368

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net decrease (increase) in money market investments
12,100

 
490,947

 
364,623

 
(356,703
)
Proceeds from maturities and paydowns of investment securities
held-to-maturity
14,404

 
37,016

 
95,841

 
91,701

Purchases of investment securities held-to-maturity
(8,121
)
 
(4,450
)
 
(128,089
)
 
(38,188
)
Proceeds from sales, maturities, and paydowns of investment securities available-for-sale
246,147

 
187,180

 
864,643

 
863,354

Purchases of investment securities available-for-sale
(408,333
)
 
(73,636
)
 
(1,019,454
)
 
(667,566
)
Proceeds from sales of loans and leases
5,041

 
24,665

 
16,098

 
64,452

Net loan and lease originations
(112,316
)
 
(397,845
)
 
(744,263
)
 
(379,615
)
Net decrease (increase) in other noninterest-bearing investments
(62
)
 
2,549

 
19,972

 
14,723

Net purchases of premises and equipment
(20,905
)
 
(15,145
)
 
(63,438
)
 
(47,962
)
Proceeds from sales of other real estate owned
27,417

 
59,876

 
80,076

 
157,760

Net cash received (paid) for divestitures
3,786

 
2,667

 
3,786

 
(19,901
)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
(240,842
)
 
313,824

 
(510,205
)
 
(317,945
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in deposits
653,311

 
612,290

 
(463,707
)
 
926,287

Net change in short-term funds borrowed
17,159

 
(392,564
)
 
(78,848
)
 
(243,356
)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
116,461

 
49,082

 
484,408

 
648,468

Repayments of long-term debt
(153
)
 
(7,604
)
 
(570,167
)
 
(262,783
)
Debt extinguishment cost paid

 

 
(23,305
)
 

Cash paid for preferred stock redemption
(799,468
)
 
(700,000
)
 
(799,468
)
 
(1,542,500
)
Proceeds from issuances of common and preferred stock
200,040

 
513

 
792,557

 
142,516

Dividends paid on common and preferred stock
(34,935
)
 
(32,770
)
 
(94,214
)
 
(109,088
)
Other, net
(2,061
)
 
(92
)
 
(7,709
)
 
(7,399
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
150,354

 
(471,145
)
 
(760,453
)
 
(447,855
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and due from banks
181,985

 
(63,755
)
 
(476,825
)
 
(163,432
)
Cash and due from banks at beginning of period
1,183,097

 
1,124,673

 
1,841,907

 
1,224,350

Cash and due from banks at end of period
$
1,365,082

 
$
1,060,918

 
$
1,365,082

 
$
1,060,918

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash paid for interest
$
45,134

 
$
65,384

 
$
149,047

 
$
172,712

Net cash paid for income taxes
32,453

 
67,772

 
156,456

 
127,456

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

7


ZIONS BANCORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
September 30, 2013

1.
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Zions Bancorporation (“the Parent”) and its majority-owned subsidiaries (collectively “the Company,” “Zions,” “we,” “our,” “us”) have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. References to GAAP, including standards promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), are made according to sections of the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) and to Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU”). Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected in future periods. The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2012 is from the audited financial statements at that date, but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The Company provides a full range of banking and related services through subsidiary banks in ten Western and Southwestern states as follows: Zions First National Bank (“Zions Bank”), in Utah and Idaho; California Bank & Trust (“CB&T”); Amegy Corporation (“Amegy”) and its subsidiary, Amegy Bank, in Texas; National Bank of Arizona (“NBAZ”); Nevada State Bank (“NSB”); Vectra Bank Colorado (“Vectra”), in Colorado and New Mexico; The Commerce Bank of Washington (“TCBW”); and The Commerce Bank of Oregon (“TCBO”). The Parent and its subsidiary banks also own and operate certain nonbank subsidiaries that engage in financial services.

2.
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Noncash activities are summarized as follows:
 (In thousands)
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans transferred to other real estate owned
$
12,098

 
$
37,140

 
$
52,916

 
$
141,439

Beneficial conversion feature transferred from common stock to preferred stock as a result of subordinated debt conversions

 
917

 
206

 
14,519

Subordinated debt converted to preferred stock

 
5,386

 
1,210

 
85,352

Preferred stock transferred to common stock as a result of the Series C preferred stock redemption
580

 

 
580

 

Preferred stock/beneficial conversion feature transferred to retained earnings as a result of the Series C preferred stock redemption
125,700

 

 
125,700

 


3.
CASH AND MONEY MARKET INVESTMENTS
Effective January 1, 2013, we adopted ASU 2013-01, Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities, which limited the scope of ASU 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. This new guidance under ASC 210, Balance Sheet, applies to the offsetting of derivatives (including bifurcated embedded derivatives), repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase (or resell) agreements, and securities borrowing and lending transactions. To provide convergence with disclosures under International Financial

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Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), the new guidance requires entities to present both gross and net information about these financial instruments, including those subject to a master netting arrangement. The change in disclosure is required on a retrospective basis for all prior periods presented.

Security resell and repurchase agreements are offset in the balance sheet according to master netting agreements. Derivative instruments may be offset under their master netting agreements; however, for accounting purposes, we present these items on a gross basis in the Company’s balance sheet. See Note 6 for further information regarding derivative instruments.

Gross and net information for selected financial instruments in the balance sheet is as follows:
 
 
September 30, 2013
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross amounts not offset in the balance sheet
 
 
Description
 
Gross amounts recognized
 
Gross amounts offset in the balance sheet
 
Net amounts presented in the balance sheet
 
Financial instruments
 
Cash collateral received/pledged
 
Net amount
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal funds sold and security resell agreements
 
$
209,070

 
$

 
$
209,070

 
$

 
$

 
$
209,070

Derivatives (included in other assets)
 
55,568

 

 
55,568

 
(8,282
)
 

 
47,286

 
 
$
264,638

 
$

 
$
264,638

 
$
(8,282
)
 
$

 
$
256,356

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal funds purchased and security repurchase agreements
 
$
252,591

 
$

 
$
252,591

 
$

 
$

 
$
252,591

Derivatives (included in other liabilities)
 
59,914

 

 
59,914

 
(8,282
)
 
(37,232
)
 
14,400

 
 
$
312,505

 
$

 
$
312,505

 
$
(8,282
)
 
$
(37,232
)
 
$
266,991


 
 
December 31, 2012
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross amounts not offset in the balance sheet
 
 
Description
 
Gross amounts recognized
 
Gross amounts offset in the balance sheet
 
Net amounts presented in the balance sheet
 
Financial instruments
 
Cash collateral received/pledged
 
Net amount
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal funds sold and security resell agreements
 
$
3,675,354

 
$
(900,000
)
 
$
2,775,354

 
$

 
$

 
$
2,775,354

Derivatives (included in other assets)
 
81,810

 

 
81,810

 
(409
)
 

 
81,401

 
 
$
3,757,164

 
$
(900,000
)
 
$
2,857,164

 
$
(409
)
 
$

 
$
2,856,755

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal funds purchased and security repurchase agreements
 
$
1,220,478

 
$
(900,000
)
 
$
320,478

 
$

 
$

 
$
320,478

Derivatives (included in other liabilities)
 
89,100

 

 
89,100

 
(409
)
 
(81,683
)
 
7,008

 
 
$
1,309,578

 
$
(900,000
)
 
$
409,578

 
$
(409
)
 
$
(81,683
)
 
$
327,486



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4.
INVESTMENT SECURITIES 
Investment securities are summarized below. Note 9 discusses the process to estimate fair value for investment securities.
 
September 30, 2013
 
 
 
Recognized in OCI
 
 
 
Not recognized in OCI
 
 
(In thousands)
 
Amortized
cost
 
Gross
unrealized
gains
 
Gross
unrealized
losses
 
Carrying
value
 
Gross
unrealized
gains
 
Gross
unrealized
losses
 
Estimated
fair
value
Held-to-maturity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Municipal securities
$
558,134

 
$

 
$

 
$
558,134

 
$
11,537

 
$
5,061

 
$
564,610

Asset-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trust preferred securities – banks and insurance
255,159

 

 
54,432

 
200,727

 
5,879

 
55,058

 
151,548

Other
21,061

 

 
2,173

 
18,888

 
900

 
8,138

 
11,650

Other debt securities
100

 

 

 
100

 

 

 
100

 
834,454

 

 
56,605

 
777,849

 
18,316

 
68,257

 
727,908

Available-for-sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury securities
39,908

 
136

 

 
40,044

 
 
 
 
 
40,044

U.S. Government agencies and corporations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency securities
440,170

 
2,120

 
197

 
442,093

 
 
 
 
 
442,093

Agency guaranteed mortgage-backed securities
308,964

 
11,619

 
609

 
319,974

 
 
 
 
 
319,974

Small Business Administration loan-backed securities
1,139,211

 
27,829

 
1,614

 
1,165,426

 
 
 
 
 
1,165,426

Municipal securities
64,694

 
1,509

 
1,034

 
65,169

 
 
 
 
 
65,169

Asset-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trust preferred securities – banks and insurance
1,521,628

 
14,391

 
534,123

 
1,001,896

 
 
 
 
 
1,001,896

Trust preferred securities – real estate investment trusts
39,391

 

 
19,874

 
19,517

 
 
 
 
 
19,517

Auction rate securities
6,506

 
135

 
16

 
6,625

 
 
 
 
 
6,625

Other
18,496

 
406

 
2,788

 
16,114

 
 
 
 
 
16,114

 
3,578,968

 
58,145

 
560,255

 
3,076,858

 
 
 
 

3,076,858

Mutual funds and other
262,493

 
182

 
5,644

 
257,031

 
 
 
 
 
257,031

 
3,841,461

 
58,327

 
565,899

 
3,333,889

 
 
 
 
 
3,333,889

Total
$
4,675,915

 
$
58,327

 
$
622,504

 
$
4,111,738

 
 
 
 
 
$
4,061,797

 

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December 31, 2012
 
 
 
Recognized in OCI
 
 
 
Not recognized in OCI
 
 
(In thousands) 

Amortized
cost
 
Gross
unrealized
gains
 
Gross
unrealized
losses
 
Carrying
value
 
Gross
unrealized
gains
 
Gross
unrealized
losses
 
Estimated
fair
value
Held-to-maturity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Municipal securities
$
524,738

 
$

 
$

 
$
524,738

 
$
12,837

 
$
709

 
$
536,866

Asset-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trust preferred securities – banks and insurance
255,647

 

 
42,964

 
212,683

 
114

 
86,596

 
126,201

Other
21,858

 

 
2,470

 
19,388

 
709

 
8,523

 
11,574

Other debt securities
100

 

 

 
100

 

 

 
100

 
802,343

 

 
45,434

 
756,909

 
13,660

 
95,828

 
674,741

Available-for-sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury securities
104,313

 
211

 

 
104,524

 
 
 
 
 
104,524

U.S. Government agencies and 
corporations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Agency securities
108,814

 
3,959

 
116

 
112,657

 
 
 
 
 
112,657

Agency guaranteed mortgage-backed securities
406,928

 
18,598

 
16

 
425,510

 
 
 
 
 
425,510

Small Business Administration loan-backed securities
1,124,322

 
29,245

 
639

 
1,152,928

 
 
 
 
 
1,152,928

Municipal securities
75,344

 
2,622

 
1,970

 
75,996

 
 
 
 
 
75,996

Asset-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Trust preferred securities – banks and insurance
1,596,156

 
16,687

 
663,451

 
949,392

 
 
 
 
 
949,392

Trust preferred securities – real estate investment trusts
40,485

 

 
24,082

 
16,403

 
 
 
 
 
16,403

Auction rate securities
6,504

 
79

 
68

 
6,515

 
 
 
 
 
6,515

Other
25,614

 
701

 
6,941

 
19,374

 
 
 
 
 
19,374

 
3,488,480

 
72,102

 
697,283

 
2,863,299

 
 
 
 
 
2,863,299

Mutual funds and other
228,469

 
194

 
652

 
228,011

 
 
 
 
 
228,011

 
3,716,949

 
72,296

 
697,935

 
3,091,310

 
 
 
 
 
3,091,310

Total
$
4,519,292

 
$
72,296

 
$
743,369

 
$
3,848,219

 
 
 
 
 
$
3,766,051


The amortized cost and estimated fair value of investment debt securities are shown subsequently as of September 30, 2013 by expected maturity distribution for structured asset-backed collateralized debt obligations and by contractual maturity distribution for other debt securities. Actual maturities may differ from expected or contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties:

 
Held-to-maturity
 
Available-for-sale
(In thousands)
Amortized
cost
 
Estimated
fair
value
 
Amortized
cost
 
Estimated
fair
value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Due in one year or less
$
66,525

 
$
66,502

 
$
466,546

 
$
441,052

Due after one year through five years
200,748

 
198,494

 
1,112,538

 
1,050,208

Due after five years through ten years
213,234

 
179,794

 
640,232

 
597,543

Due after ten years
353,947

 
283,118

 
1,359,652

 
988,055

 
$
834,454

 
$
727,908

 
$
3,578,968

 
$
3,076,858

 

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The following is a summary of the amount of gross unrealized losses for investment securities and the estimated fair value by length of time the securities have been in an unrealized loss position:
 
September 30, 2013
 
Less than 12 months
 
12 months or more
 
Total
(In thousands)
 
Gross
unrealized
losses
 
Estimated
fair
value
 
Gross
unrealized
losses
 
Estimated
fair
value
 
Gross
unrealized
losses
 
Estimated
fair
value
Held-to-maturity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Municipal securities
$
4,247

 
$
91,497

 
$
814

 
$
10,915

 
$
5,061

 
$
102,412

Asset-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Trust preferred securities – banks and insurance

 

 
109,490

 
151,350

 
109,490

 
151,350

Other

 

 
10,311

 
11,291

 
10,311

 
11,291

 
4,247

 
91,497

 
120,615

 
173,556

 
124,862

 
265,053

Available-for-sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Government agencies and corporations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency securities
119

 
24,255

 
78

 
6,495

 
197

 
30,750

Agency guaranteed mortgage-backed securities
605

 
41,847

 
4

 
609

 
609

 
42,456

Small Business Administration loan-backed securities
784

 
76,868

 
830

 
39,855

 
1,614

 
116,723

Municipal securities
20

 
2,871

 
1,014

 
8,507

 
1,034

 
11,378

Asset-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 


Trust preferred securities – banks and insurance
1,138

 
54,760

 
532,985

 
840,551

 
534,123

 
895,311

Trust preferred securities – real estate investment trusts

 

 
19,874

 
19,518

 
19,874

 
19,518

Auction rate securities

 

 
16

 
896

 
16

 
896

Other

 

 
2,788

 
13,514

 
2,788

 
13,514

 
2,666

 
200,601

 
557,589

 
929,945

 
560,255

 
1,130,546

Mutual funds and other
5,644

 
124,448

 

 

 
5,644

 
124,448

 
8,310

 
325,049

 
557,589

 
929,945

 
565,899

 
1,254,994

Total
$
12,557

 
$
416,546

 
$
678,204

 
$
1,103,501

 
$
690,761

 
$
1,520,047




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December 31, 2012
 
 
Less than 12 months
 
12 months or more
 
Total
 
(In thousands)
 
Gross unrealized losses
 
Estimated fair value
 
Gross unrealized losses
 
Estimated fair value
 
Gross unrealized losses
 
Estimated fair value
 
 
 
Held-to-maturity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Municipal securities
$
630

 
$
42,613

 
$
79

 
$
5,910

 
$
709

 
$
48,523

 
Asset-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trust preferred securities – banks and insurance

 

 
129,560

 
126,019

 
129,560

 
126,019

 
Other

 

 
10,993

 
10,904

 
10,993

 
10,904

 
 
630

 
42,613

 
140,632

 
142,833

 
141,262

 
185,446

 
Available-for-sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Government agencies and corporations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency securities
35

 
18,633

 
81

 
6,916

 
116

 
25,549

 
Agency guaranteed mortgage-backed securities
10

 
6,032

 
6

 
629

 
16

 
6,661

 
Small Business Administration loan-backed securities
91

 
15,199

 
548

 
69,011

 
639

 
84,210

 
Municipal securities
61

 
4,898

 
1,909

 
11,768

 
1,970

 
16,666

 
Asset-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trust preferred securities – banks and insurance

 

 
663,451

 
765,421

 
663,451

 
765,421

 
Trust preferred securities – real estate investment trusts

 

 
24,082

 
16,403

 
24,082

 
16,403

 
Auction rate securities

 

 
68

 
2,459

 
68

 
2,459

 
Other

 

 
6,941

 
15,234

 
6,941

 
15,234

 
 
197

 
44,762

 
697,086

 
887,841

 
697,283

 
932,603

 
Mutual funds and other
652

 
112,324

 

 

 
652

 
112,324

 
 
849

 
157,086

 
697,086

 
887,841

 
697,935

 
1,044,927

 
Total
$
1,479

 
$
199,699

 
$
837,718

 
$
1,030,674

 
$
839,197

 
$
1,230,373

At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, 207 and 84 held-to-maturity (“HTM”) and 258 and 256 available -for-sale (“AFS”) investment securities were in an unrealized loss position.

Other-Than-Temporary Impairment
We conduct a formal review of investment securities on a quarterly basis for the presence of other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”). We assess whether OTTI is present when the fair value of a debt security is less than its amortized cost basis at the balance sheet date (the vast majority of the investment portfolio are debt securities). Under these circumstances, OTTI is considered to have occurred if (1) we intend to sell the security; (2) it is “more likely than not” we will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis; or (3) the present value of expected cash flows is not sufficient to recover the entire amortized cost basis.

Credit-related OTTI is recognized in earnings while noncredit-related OTTI on securities not expected to be sold is recognized in other comprehensive income (“OCI”). Noncredit-related OTTI is based on other factors, including illiquidity. Presentation of OTTI is made in the statement of income on a gross basis with an offset for the amount of OTTI recognized in OCI. For securities classified as HTM, the amount of noncredit-related OTTI recognized in OCI is accreted using the effective interest rate method to the credit-adjusted expected cash flow amounts of the securities over future periods.

Our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K describes in more detail our OTTI evaluation process. The following summarizes the conclusions from our OTTI evaluation for those security types that have significant gross unrealized losses at September 30, 2013:

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OTTI Municipal Securities
The HTM securities are purchased directly from municipalities and are generally not rated by a credit rating agency. Most of the AFS securities are rated as investment grade by various credit rating agencies. Both the HTM and AFS securities are at fixed and variable rates with maturities from one to 25 years. We perform credit quality reviews on these securities at each reporting period. Because the decline in fair value is not attributable to credit quality, no OTTI for these securities was recorded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.

OTTI – Asset-Backed Securities
Trust preferred securities – banks and insurance: These collateralized debt obligation (“CDO”) securities are interests in variable rate pools of trust preferred securities issued by trusts related to bank holding companies and insurance companies (“collateral issuers”). They are rated by one or more Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (“NRSROs”), which are rating agencies registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The more junior securities were purchased generally at par, while the senior securities were purchased from Lockhart Funding LLC (“Lockhart”) at their carrying values (generally par) and then adjusted to their lower fair values. The primary drivers that have given rise to the unrealized losses on CDOs with bank and insurance collateral are listed below:
1)
Market yield requirements for bank CDO securities remain high. The financial crisis and economic downturn resulted in significant utilization of both the unique five-year deferral option, which each collateral issuer maintains during the life of the CDO, and the payment in kind feature described subsequently. The resulting increase in the rate of return demanded by the market for trust preferred CDOs remains dramatically higher than the contractual interest rates. Virtually all structured asset-backed security (“ABS”) fair values, including bank CDOs, deteriorated significantly during the recent financial crisis, generally reaching a low in mid-2009. Prices for some structured products have since rebounded as the crucial unknowns related to value became resolved and as trading increased in these securities. Unlike these other structured products, CDO tranches backed by bank trust preferred securities continue to be characterized by considerable uncertainty surrounding collateral behavior, specifically including, but not limited to, prepayments; the future number, size and timing of bank failures; holding company bankruptcies; and allowed deferrals and subsequent resumption of payment or default due to nonpayment of contractual interest.
2)
Structural features of the collateral make these CDO tranches difficult to model. The first feature unique to bank CDOs is the interest deferral feature previously noted. Throughout the financial crisis starting in 2008, certain banks within our CDO pools have exercised this prerogative. The extent to which these deferrals are likely to either transition to default or, alternatively, come current prior to the five-year deadline is extremely difficult for market participants to assess. Our CDO pools include an issuer that first exercised this deferral option during the second quarter of 2008 and failed to come current within the allowable 20 quarter deferral period causing default. At September 30, 2013, 107 banks underlying our CDO tranches had come current after a period of deferral, while 158 were deferring, but remained within the allowed deferral period.
A second structural feature that is difficult to model is the payment in kind (“PIK”) feature, which provides that upon reaching certain levels of collateral default or deferral, certain junior CDO tranches will not receive current interest but will instead have the interest amount that is unpaid capitalized or deferred. The cash flow that would otherwise be paid to the junior CDO securities is instead used to pay down the principal balance of the most senior CDO securities. The delay in payment caused by PIKing results in lower security fair values even if PIKing is projected to be fully cured. This feature is difficult to model and assess. It increases the risk premium the market applies to these securities.
3)
Ratings are generally below investment grade for even some of the most senior tranches. Ratings on a number of CDO tranches vary significantly among rating agencies. The presence of a below-investment-grade rating by even a single rating agency will severely limit the pool of buyers, which causes greater

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illiquidity and therefore most likely a higher implicit discount rate/lower price with regard to that CDO tranche.
4)
There is a lack of consistent disclosure by each CDO’s trustee of the identity of collateral issuers; in addition, complex structures make projecting tranche return profiles difficult for nonspecialists in the product.
5)
At purchase, the expectation of cash flow variability was limited. As a result of the crisis, we have seen extreme variability of collateral performance both compared to expectations and between different pools.
Our ongoing review of these securities determined that OTTI should be recorded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.

Trust preferred securities – real estate investment trusts (“REITs”): These CDO securities are variable rate pools of trust preferred securities primarily related to REITs, and are rated by one or more NRSROs. They were purchased generally at par. Unrealized losses were caused mainly by severe deterioration in mortgage REITs and homebuilder credit in addition to the same factors previously discussed for banks and insurance CDOs. Based on our review, OTTI for these securities was recorded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.
Other asset-backed securities: Most of these CDO securities were purchased in 2009 from Lockhart at their carrying values and then adjusted to fair value. Certain of these CDOs consist of ABS CDOs (also known as diversified structured finance CDOs). Unrealized losses since acquisition were caused mainly by deterioration in collateral quality and widening of credit spreads for asset backed securities. Based on our review, OTTI for one of these securities was recorded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.

OTTI – U.S. Government Agencies and Corporations
Small Business Administration (“SBA”) Loan-Backed Securities: These securities were generally purchased at premiums with maturities from five to 25 years and have principal cash flows guaranteed by the SBA. Because the decline in fair value is not attributable to credit quality, no OTTI for these securities was recorded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.

OTTI Mutual Funds and Other
A substantial portion of these securities is included in a mutual fund that consists primarily of fixed rate residential and agriculture mortgage-backed securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”). Contractual cash flows in the pool of mortgage loans are backed by the U.S. Government. Because the decline in fair value is not attributable to credit quality, no OTTI for these securities was recorded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.


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The following is a tabular rollforward of the total amount of credit-related OTTI:
(In thousands)

Three Months Ended
September 30, 2013
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2013
HTM
 
AFS
 
Total
 
HTM
 
AFS
 
Total
Balance of credit-related OTTI at beginning
of period
$
(13,952
)
 
$
(406,577
)
 
$
(420,529
)
 
$
(13,549
)
 
$
(394,494
)
 
$
(408,043
)
Additions recognized in earnings during the period:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Credit-related OTTI on securities not previously impaired

 
(168
)
 
(168
)
 
(403
)
 
(168
)
 
(571
)
Additional credit-related OTTI on securities previously impaired

 
(8,899
)
 
(8,899
)
 

 
(22,830
)
 
(22,830
)
Subtotal of amounts recognized in earnings

 
(9,067
)
 
(9,067
)
 
(403
)
 
(22,998
)
 
(23,401
)
Reductions for securities sold or paid off during the period

 

 

 

 
1,848

 
1,848

Balance of credit-related OTTI at end of period
$
(13,952
)
 
$
(415,644
)
 
$
(429,596
)
 
$
(13,952
)
 
$
(415,644
)
 
$
(429,596
)

(In thousands)

Three Months Ended
September 30, 2012
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2012
HTM
 
AFS
 
Total
 
HTM
 
AFS
 
Total
Balance of credit-related OTTI at beginning
of period
$
(6,467
)
 
$
(315,183
)
 
$
(321,650
)
 
$
(6,126
)
 
$
(314,860
)
 
$
(320,986
)
Additions recognized in earnings during the period:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Credit-related OTTI on securities not previously impaired

 

 

 
(341
)
 

 
(341
)
Additional credit-related OTTI on securities previously impaired
(657
)
 
(2,079
)
 
(2,736
)
 
(657
)
 
(19,255
)
 
(19,912
)
Subtotal of amounts recognized in earnings
(657
)
 
(2,079
)
 
(2,736
)
 
(998
)
 
(19,255
)
 
(20,253
)
Reductions for securities sold or paid off during the period

 

 

 

 
16,853

 
16,853

Balance of credit-related OTTI at end of period
$
(7,124
)
 
$
(317,262
)
 
$
(324,386
)
 
$
(7,124
)
 
$
(317,262
)
 
$
(324,386
)

To determine the credit component of OTTI for all security types, we utilize projected cash flows as the best estimate of fair value. These cash flows are credit adjusted using, among other things, assumptions for default probability assigned to each portion of performing and deferring collateral. The credit-adjusted cash flows are discounted at a security-specific coupon rate to identify any OTTI, and then at a market rate for valuation purposes.
For those securities with credit-related OTTI recognized in the statement of income, the amounts of pretax noncredit-related OTTI recognized in OCI were as follows:
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HTM
$

 
$

 
$
16,114

 
$
16,718

AFS
1,403

 
1,140

 
7,358

 
9,204

 
$
1,403

 
$
1,140

 
$
23,472

 
$
25,922


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The following summarizes gains and losses, including OTTI, that were recognized in the statement of income:
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
 
(In thousands)
Gross gains
 
Gross losses
 
Gross gains
 
Gross losses
 
Gross gains
 
Gross losses
 
Gross gains
 
Gross losses
 
 
Investment securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Held-to-maturity
$
32

 
$

 
$
22

 
$
657

 
$
63

 
$
403

 
$
120

 
$
998

 
Available-for-sale
1,551

 
9,070

 
3,026

 
2,081

 
7,989

 
27,324

 
14,955

 
25,045

 
Other noninterest-bearing investments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nonmarketable equity securities
4,802

 
1,637

 
3,230

 
547

 
9,868

 
1,662

 
22,951

 
11,016

 
 
6,385

 
10,707

 
6,278

 
3,285

 
17,920

 
29,389

 
38,026

 
37,059

 
Net gains (losses)
 
 
$
(4,322
)
 
 
 
$
2,993

 
 
 
$
(11,469
)
 
 
 
$
967

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Statement of income information:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net impairment losses on investment securities
 
 
$
(9,067
)
 
 
 
$
(2,736
)
 
 
 
$
(23,401
)
 
 
 
$
(20,253
)
 
Equity securities gains, net
 
 
3,165

 
 
 
2,683

 
 
 
8,206

 
 
 
11,935

 
Fixed income securities gains, net
 
 
1,580

 
 
 
3,046

 
 
 
3,726

 
 
 
9,285

 
Net gains (losses)
 
 
$
(4,322
)
 
 
 
$
2,993

 
 
 
$
(11,469
)
 
 
 
$
967

Gains and losses on the sale of securities are recognized using the specific identification method and recorded in noninterest income.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, nontaxable interest income on securities was $3.4 million and $10.1 million in 2013 and $4.2 million and $13.7 million in 2012.

Securities with a carrying value of $1.5 billion at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were pledged to secure public and trust deposits, advances, and for other purposes as required by law. Securities are also pledged as collateral for security repurchase agreements.



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5.
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
Loans and Loans Held for Sale
Loans are summarized as follows according to major portfolio segment and specific loan class:
(In thousands)
September 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
 
 
 
 
Loans held for sale
$
114,810

 
$
251,651

Commercial:
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
11,904,477

 
$
11,256,945

Leasing
375,125

 
422,513

Owner occupied
7,378,586

 
7,589,082

Municipal
448,643

 
494,183

Total commercial
20,106,831

 
19,762,723

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
Construction and land development
2,240,295

 
1,939,413

Term
7,928,540

 
8,062,819

Total commercial real estate
10,168,835

 
10,002,232

Consumer:
 
 
 
Home equity credit line
2,124,328

 
2,177,680

1-4 family residential
4,636,895

 
4,350,329

Construction and other consumer real estate
321,436

 
321,235

Bankcard and other revolving plans
331,966

 
306,428

Other
207,578

 
216,379

Total consumer
7,622,203

 
7,372,051

FDIC-supported loans
374,861

 
528,241

Total loans
$
38,272,730

 
$
37,665,247

FDIC-supported loans were acquired during 2009 and are indemnified by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) under loss sharing agreements. The FDIC-supported loan balances presented in the accompanying schedules include purchased credit-impaired loans accounted for at their carrying values rather than their outstanding balances. See subsequent discussion under Purchased Loans.
Loan balances are presented net of unearned income and fees, which amounted to $132.4 million at September 30, 2013 and $137.5 million at December 31, 2012.
Owner occupied and commercial real estate loans include unamortized premiums of approximately $49.9 million at September 30, 2013 and $59.3 million at December 31, 2012.
Municipal loans generally include loans to municipalities with the debt service being repaid from general funds or pledged revenues of the municipal entity, or to private commercial entities or 501(c)(3) not-for-profit entities utilizing a pass-through municipal entity to achieve favorable tax treatment.
Loans with a carrying value of approximately $22.4 billion at September 30, 2013 and $21.1 billion at December 31, 2012 have been pledged at the Federal Reserve and various Federal Home Loan Banks as collateral for current and potential borrowings.
We sold loans totaling $421 million and $1,315 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and $369 million and $1,244 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, that were previously classified as loans held for sale. At the time of origination, we determine whether loans will be held for investment or held for sale. We may subsequently change our original intent to hold loans for investment and reclassify them as held for sale. Loans classified as loans held for sale primarily consist of conforming residential

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mortgages. Amounts added to loans held for sale during these periods were $374 million and $1,152 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and $452 million and $1,260 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively. Income from loans sold, excluding servicing, was $5 million and $22 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and $8 million and $22 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.

Allowance for Credit Losses
The allowance for credit losses (“ACL”) consists of the allowance for loan and lease losses (“ALLL,” also referred to as the allowance for loan losses) and the reserve for unfunded lending commitments (“RULC”).

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses
The ALLL represents our estimate of probable and estimable losses inherent in the loan and lease portfolio as of the balance sheet date. Losses are charged to the ALLL when recognized. Generally, commercial loans are charged off or charged down at the point at which they are determined to be uncollectible in whole or in part, or when 180 days past due unless the loan is well secured and in the process of collection. Consumer loans are either charged off or charged down to net realizable value no later than the month in which they become 180 days past due. Closed-end consumer loans that are not secured by residential real estate are either charged off or charged down to net realizable value no later than the month in which they become 120 days past due. We establish the amount of the ALLL by analyzing the portfolio at least quarterly, and we adjust the provision for loan losses so the ALLL is at an appropriate level at the balance sheet date.

We determine our ALLL as the best estimate within a range of estimated losses. The methodologies we use to estimate the ALLL depend upon the impairment status and portfolio segment of the loan. The methodology for impaired loans is discussed subsequently. For the commercial and commercial real estate (“CRE”) segments, we use a comprehensive loan grading system to assign probability of default (“PD”) and loss given default (“LGD”) grades to each loan. The credit quality indicators discussed subsequently are based on this grading system. PD and LGD grades are based on both financial and statistical models and loan officers’ judgment. We create groupings of these grades for each subsidiary bank and loan class and calculate historic loss rates using a loss migration analysis that attributes historic realized losses to these loan grade groupings over the period of January 2008 through the most recent full quarter.
For the consumer loan segment, we use roll rate models to forecast probable inherent losses. Roll rate models measure the rate at which consumer loans migrate from one delinquency category to the next worse delinquency category, and eventually to loss. We estimate roll rates for consumer loans using recent delinquency and loss experience by segmenting our consumer loan portfolio into separate pools based on common risk characteristics and separately calculating historical delinquency and loss experience for each pool. These roll rates are then applied to current delinquency levels to estimate probable inherent losses. Roll rates incorporate housing market trends inasmuch as these trends manifest themselves in charge-offs and delinquencies. In addition, our qualitative and environmental factors discussed subsequently incorporate the most recent housing market trends.
For FDIC-supported loans purchased with evidence of credit deterioration, we determine the ALLL according to separate accounting guidance. The accounting for these loans, including the allowance calculation, is described in the Purchased Loans section following.

The current status and historical changes in qualitative and environmental factors may not be reflected in our quantitative models. Thus, after applying historical loss experience, as described above, we review the quantitatively derived level of ALLL for each segment using qualitative criteria and use those criteria to determine our estimate within the range. We track various risk factors that influence our judgment regarding the level of the ALLL across the portfolio segments. These factors primarily include:
Asset quality trends
Risk management and loan administration practices

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Risk identification practices
Effect of changes in the nature and volume of the portfolio
Existence and effect of any portfolio concentrations
National economic and business conditions
Regional and local economic and business conditions
Data availability and applicability
The magnitude of the impact of these factors on our qualitative assessment of the ALLL changes from quarter to quarter according to the extent these factors are already reflected in historic loss rates and according to the extent these factors diverge from one to another. We also consider the uncertainty inherent in the estimation process when evaluating the ALLL.

Reserve for Unfunded Lending Commitments
We also estimate a reserve for potential losses associated with off-balance sheet commitments, including standby letters of credit. We determine the RULC using the same procedures and methodologies that we use for the ALLL. The loss factors used in the RULC are the same as the loss factors used in the ALLL, and the qualitative adjustments used in the RULC are the same as the qualitative adjustments used in the ALLL. We adjust the Company’s unfunded lending commitments that are not unconditionally cancelable to an outstanding amount equivalent using credit conversion factors and we apply the loss factors to the outstanding equivalents.

Changes in ACL Assumptions

We regularly evaluate the appropriateness of our loss estimation methods to reduce differences between estimated incurred losses and actual losses. During the third quarter of 2013, we changed certain assumptions, including the credit conversion factors, in our RULC estimation process, specifically the rate at which unfunded commitments are likely to convert into funded balances. This change resulted in a decrease of $18.4 million to the provision for unfunded lending commitments. Additionally during the third quarter of 2013, we made refinements to our risk grading methodology for certain smaller balance loans to be more consistent with regulatory guidance and the manner in which those loans are managed. These refinements decreased the classified loan balances by approximately $137 million and did not have a material effect on the overall level of the ACL or the provision for loan losses.

During the second quarter of 2013, we changed certain assumptions in our ACL estimation process including our loss migration model that we use to quantitatively estimate the ALLL and RULC for the commercial and commercial real estate segments. Prior to the second quarter of 2013, we used loss migration models based on loss experience over the most recent 60 months. During the second quarter of 2013 and subsequently, the loss migration models are based on loss experience from January 2008 through the most recent full quarter. We extended the period of loss experience to include the beginning of the year 2008 to encompass the last economic downturn period, as the improving charge-off rates experienced during recent periods may not be reflective of current incurred losses, given the environment of continued economic uncertainty. These refinements in the quantitative portion of the ACL did not have a material effect on the overall level of the ACL or the provision for loan losses.


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Changes in the allowance for credit losses are summarized as follows:

 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
(In thousands)
Commercial
 
Commercial
real estate
 
Consumer
 
FDIC-
supported 1
 
Total
Allowance for loan losses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of period
$
486,353

 
$
251,278

 
$
70,366

 
$
5,915

 
$
813,912

Additions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provision for loan losses
(1,768
)
 
(4,520
)
 
569

 
146

 
(5,573
)
Adjustment for FDIC-supported loans

 

 

 
(2,118
)
 
(2,118
)
Deductions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross loan and lease charge-offs
(11,465
)
 
(5,738
)
 
(5,535
)
 
(88
)
 
(22,826
)
Recoveries
6,155

 
2,988

 
3,109

 
1,876

 
14,128

Net loan and lease charge-offs
(5,310
)
 
(2,750
)
 
(2,426
)
 
1,788

 
(8,698
)
Balance at end of period
$
479,275

 
$
244,008

 
$
68,509

 
$
5,731

 
$
797,523

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reserve for unfunded lending commitments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of period
$
63,272

 
$
39,454

 
$
1,356

 
$

 
$
104,082

Provision charged (credited) to earnings
(16,133
)
 
(6,010
)
 
2,208

 

 
(19,935
)
Balance at end of period
$
47,139

 
$
33,444

 
$
3,564

 
$

 
$
84,147

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total allowance for credit losses at end of period:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses
$
479,275

 
$
244,008

 
$
68,509

 
$
5,731

 
$
797,523

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments
47,139

 
33,444

 
3,564

 

 
84,147

Total allowance for credit losses
$
526,414

 
$
277,452

 
$
72,073

 
$
5,731

 
$
881,670



 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
(In thousands)
Commercial
 
Commercial
real estate
 
Consumer
 
FDIC-
supported 1
 
Total
Allowance for loan losses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of period
$
510,908

 
$
276,976

 
$
95,656

 
$
12,547

 
$
896,087

Additions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provision for loan losses
(10,179
)
 
(34,370
)
 
(12,725
)
 
676

 
(56,598
)
Adjustment for FDIC-supported loans

 

 

 
(9,756
)
 
(9,756
)
Deductions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross loan and lease charge-offs
(48,073
)
 
(19,069
)
 
(24,574
)
 
(1,676
)
 
(93,392
)
Recoveries
26,619

 
20,471

 
10,152

 
3,940

 
61,182

Net loan and lease charge-offs
(21,454
)
 
1,402

 
(14,422
)
 
2,264

 
(32,210
)
Balance at end of period
$
479,275

 
$
244,008

 
$
68,509

 
$
5,731

 
$
797,523

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reserve for unfunded lending commitments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of period
$
67,374

 
$
37,852

 
$
1,583

 
$

 
$
106,809

Provision charged (credited) to earnings
(20,235
)
 
(4,408
)
 
1,981

 

 
(22,662
)
Balance at end of period
$
47,139

 
$
33,444

 
$
3,564

 
$

 
$
84,147

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total allowance for credit losses at end of period:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses
$
479,275

 
$
244,008

 
$
68,509

 
$
5,731

 
$
797,523

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments
47,139

 
33,444

 
3,564

 

 
84,147

Total allowance for credit losses
$
526,414

 
$
277,452

 
$
72,073

 
$
5,731

 
$
881,670


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Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
(In thousands)
Commercial
 
Commercial
real estate
 
Consumer
 
FDIC-
supported 1
 
Total
Allowance for loan losses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of period
$
542,170

 
$
307,965

 
$
102,391

 
$
20,917

 
$
973,443

Additions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provision for loan losses
(4,324
)
 
2,157

 
3,351

 
(3,073
)
 
(1,889
)
Adjustment for FDIC-supported loans

 

 

 
(5,908
)
 
(5,908
)
Deductions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross loan and lease charge-offs
(26,424
)
 
(20,264
)
 
(11,391
)
 
(702
)
 
(58,781
)
Recoveries
12,013

 
3,312

 
3,262

 
1,616

 
20,203

Net loan and lease charge-offs
(14,411
)
 
(16,952
)
 
(8,129
)
 
914

 
(38,578
)
Balance at end of period
$
523,435

 
$
293,170

 
$
97,613

 
$
12,850

 
$
927,068

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reserve for unfunded lending commitments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of period
$
70,553

 
$
31,663

 
$
1,370

 
$

 
$
103,586

Provision charged (credited) to earnings
542

 
1,741

 
(19
)
 

 
2,264

Balance at end of period
$
71,095

 
$
33,404

 
$
1,351

 
$

 
$
105,850

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total allowance for credit losses at end of period:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses
$
523,435

 
$
293,170

 
$
97,613

 
$
12,850

 
$
927,068

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments
71,095

 
33,404

 
1,351

 

 
105,850

Total allowance for credit losses
$
594,530

 
$
326,574

 
$
98,964

 
$
12,850

 
$
1,032,918

 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
(In thousands)
Commercial
 
Commercial
real estate
 
Consumer
 
FDIC-
supported 1
 
Total
Allowance for loan losses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of period
561,351

 
343,747

 
123,115

 
23,472

 
1,051,685

Additions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provision for loan losses
20,859

 
(2,769
)
 
9,989

 
(3,451
)
 
24,628

Adjustment for FDIC-supported loans

 

 

 
(12,821
)
 
(12,821
)
Deductions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross loan and lease charge-offs
(91,477
)
 
(70,098
)
 
(45,722
)
 
(5,183
)
 
(212,480
)
Recoveries
32,702

 
22,290

 
10,231

 
10,833

 
76,056

Net loan and lease charge-offs
(58,775
)
 
(47,808
)
 
(35,491
)
 
5,650

 
(136,424
)
Balance at end of period
523,435

 
293,170

 
97,613

 
12,850

 
927,068

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reserve for unfunded lending commitments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of period
77,232

 
23,572

 
1,618

 

 
102,422

Provision charged (credited) to earnings
(6,137
)
 
9,832

 
(267
)
 

 
3,428

Balance at end of period
71,095

 
33,404

 
1,351

 

 
105,850

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total allowance for credit losses at end of period:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses
523,435

 
293,170

 
97,613

 
12,850

 
927,068

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments
71,095

 
33,404

 
1,351

 

 
105,850

Total allowance for credit losses
594,530

 
326,574

 
98,964

 
12,850

 
1,032,918

1 The Purchased Loans section following contains further discussion related to FDIC-supported loans.

During the first quarter of 2013, we modified the reporting of certain ALLL balances in the previous schedules. This change in reporting resulted in the reclassification of approximately $83.2 million at December 31, 2012, $83.1

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million at September 30, 2012, and $68.2 million at December 31, 2011 of ALLL balances from the commercial to the commercial real estate loan segments. There was no change to the methodology or assumptions used to estimate the ALLL, nor was the change the result of any changes in credit quality.
The ALLL and outstanding loan balances according to the Company’s impairment method are summarized as follows:
 
September 30, 2013
(In thousands)
Commercial
 
Commercial
real estate
 
Consumer
 
FDIC-
supported
 
Total
Allowance for loan losses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
$
39,950

 
$
15,117

 
$
12,189

 
$

 
$
67,256

Collectively evaluated for impairment
439,325

 
228,891

 
56,320

 
607

 
725,143

Purchased loans with evidence of credit deterioration

 

 

 
5,124

 
5,124

Total
$
479,275

 
$
244,008

 
$
68,509

 
$
5,731

 
$
797,523

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Outstanding loan balances:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
$
327,999

 
$
322,996

 
$
104,308

 
$
1,051

 
$
756,354

Collectively evaluated for impairment
19,778,832

 
9,845,839

 
7,517,895

 
40,559

 
37,183,125

Purchased loans with evidence of credit deterioration

 

 

 
333,251

 
333,251

Total
$
20,106,831

 
$
10,168,835

 
$
7,622,203

 
$
374,861

 
$
38,272,730

 
 
December 31, 2012
(In thousands)
Commercial
 
Commercial
real estate
 
Consumer
 
FDIC-
supported
 
Total
Allowance for loan losses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
$
30,587

 
$
22,295

 
$
13,758

 
$

 
$
66,640

Collectively evaluated for impairment
480,321

 
254,681

 
81,898

 
422

 
817,322

Purchased loans with evidence of credit deterioration

 

 

 
12,125

 
12,125

Total
$
510,908

 
$
276,976

 
$
95,656

 
$
12,547

 
$
896,087

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Outstanding loan balances:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
$
353,380

 
$
437,647

 
$
112,320

 
$
1,149

 
$
904,496

Collectively evaluated for impairment
19,409,343

 
9,564,585

 
7,259,731

 
57,896

 
36,291,555

Purchased loans with evidence of credit deterioration

 

 

 
469,196

 
469,196

Total
$
19,762,723

 
$
10,002,232

 
$
7,372,051

 
$
528,241

 
$
37,665,247

Nonaccrual and Past Due Loans
Loans are generally placed on nonaccrual status when payment in full of principal and interest is not expected, or the loan is 90 days or more past due as to principal or interest, unless the loan is both well secured and in the process of collection. Factors we consider in determining whether a loan is placed on nonaccrual include delinquency status, collateral value, borrower or guarantor financial statement information, bankruptcy status, and other information which would indicate that the full and timely collection of interest and principal is uncertain.
A nonaccrual loan may be returned to accrual status when all delinquent interest and principal become current in accordance with the terms of the loan agreement; the loan, if secured, is well secured; the borrower has paid according to the contractual terms for a minimum of six months; and analysis of the borrower indicates a reasonable assurance of the ability and willingness to maintain payments. Payments received on nonaccrual loans are applied as a reduction to the principal outstanding.
Closed-end loans with payments scheduled monthly are reported as past due when the borrower is in arrears for two or more monthly payments. Similarly, open-end credit such as charge-card plans and other revolving credit plans are

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reported as past due when the minimum payment has not been made for two or more billing cycles. Other multi-payment obligations (i.e., quarterly, semiannual, etc.), single payment, and demand notes are reported as past due when either principal or interest is due and unpaid for a period of 30 days or more.
Nonaccrual loans are summarized as follows:
(In thousands)
September 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
 
 
 
 
Commercial:
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
100,188

 
$
90,859

Leasing
796

 
838

Owner occupied
157,609

 
206,031

Municipal
10,006

 
9,234

Total commercial
268,599

 
306,962

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
Construction and land development
65,320

 
107,658

Term
60,378

 
124,615

Total commercial real estate
125,698

 
232,273

Consumer:
 
 
 
Home equity credit line
8,425

 
14,247

1-4 family residential
57,658

 
70,180

Construction and other consumer real estate
4,080

 
4,560

Bankcard and other revolving plans
1,186

 
1,190

Other
1,149

 
1,398

Total consumer loans
72,498

 
91,575

FDIC-supported loans
4,744

 
17,343

Total
$
471,539

 
$
648,153

Past due loans (accruing and nonaccruing) are summarized as follows:
 
September 30, 2013
(In thousands)
Current
 
30-89 days
past  due
 
90+ days
past  due
 
Total
past  due
 
Total
loans
 
Accruing
loans
90+ days
past due
 
Nonaccrual
loans
that are
current1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
11,820,258

 
$
28,268

 
$
55,951

 
$
84,219

 
$
11,904,477

 
$
2,280

 
$
44,546

Leasing
374,200

 
323

 
602

 
925

 
375,125

 

 

Owner occupied
7,289,080

 
39,538

 
49,968

 
89,506

 
7,378,586

 
3,106

 
97,378

Municipal
448,643

 

 

 

 
448,643

 

 
10,006

Total commercial
19,932,181

 
68,129

 
106,521

 
174,650

 
20,106,831

 
5,386

 
151,930

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development
2,200,392

 
21,609

 
18,294

 
39,903

 
2,240,295

 

 
28,140

Term
7,885,730

 
17,940

 
24,870

 
42,810

 
7,928,540

 
2,361

 
33,780

Total commercial real estate
10,086,122

 
39,549

 
43,164

 
82,713

 
10,168,835

 
2,361

 
61,920

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home equity credit line
2,116,048

 
4,357

 
3,923

 
8,280

 
2,124,328

 

 
3,226

1-4 family residential
4,598,613

 
13,816

 
24,466

 
38,282

 
4,636,895

 
551

 
28,850

Construction and other consumer real estate
317,305

 
1,574

 
2,557

 
4,131

 
321,436

 
368

 
1,738

Bankcard and other revolving plans
329,055

 
1,951

 
960

 
2,911

 
331,966

 
669

 
840

Other
205,798

 
822

 
958

 
1,780

 
207,578

 
63

 
70

Total consumer loans
7,566,819

 
22,520

 
32,864

 
55,384

 
7,622,203

 
1,651

 
34,724

FDIC-supported loans
339,085

 
11,162

 
24,614

 
35,776

 
374,861

 
22,450

 
2,400

Total
$
37,924,207

 
$
141,360

 
$
207,163

 
$
348,523

 
$
38,272,730

 
$
31,848

 
$
250,974


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December 31, 2012
(In thousands)
Current
 
30-89 days
past  due
 
90+ days
past  due
 
Total
past due
 
Total
loans
 
Accruing
loans
90+ days
past due
 
Nonaccrual
loans
that are
current1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
11,124,639

 
$
73,555

 
$
58,751

 
$
132,306

 
$
11,256,945

 
$
4,013

 
$
32,389

Leasing
421,590

 
115

 
808

 
923

 
422,513

 

 

Owner occupied
7,447,083

 
56,504

 
85,495

 
141,999

 
7,589,082

 
1,822

 
100,835

Municipal
494,183

 

 

 

 
494,183

 

 
9,234

Total commercial
19,487,495

 
130,174

 
145,054

 
275,228

 
19,762,723

 
5,835

 
142,458

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development
1,836,284

 
66,139

 
36,990

 
103,129

 
1,939,413

 
853

 
50,044

Term
7,984,819

 
24,730

 
53,270

 
78,000

 
8,062,819

 
107

 
54,546

Total commercial real estate
9,821,103

 
90,869

 
90,260

 
181,129

 
10,002,232

 
960

 
104,590

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home equity credit line
2,169,722

 
4,036

 
3,922

 
7,958

 
2,177,680

 

 
8,846

1-4 family residential
4,282,611

 
24,060

 
43,658

 
67,718

 
4,350,329

 
1,423

 
21,945

Construction and other consumer real estate
314,931

 
4,344

 
1,960

 
6,304

 
321,235

 
395

 
2,500

Bankcard and other revolving plans
302,587

 
2,439

 
1,402

 
3,841

 
306,428

 
1,010

 
721

Other
213,930

 
1,411

 
1,038

 
2,449

 
216,379

 
107

 
275

Total consumer loans
7,283,781

 
36,290

 
51,980

 
88,270

 
7,372,051

 
2,935

 
34,287

FDIC-supported loans
454,333

 
12,407

 
61,501

 
73,908

 
528,241

 
52,033

 
7,393

Total
$
37,046,712

 
$
269,740

 
$
348,795

 
$
618,535

 
$
37,665,247

 
$
61,763

 
$
288,728

1 Represents nonaccrual loans that are not past due more than 30 days; however, full payment of principal and interest is still not expected.

Credit Quality Indicators
In addition to the past due and nonaccrual criteria, we also analyze loans using a loan grading system. We generally assign internal grades to loans with commitments less than $750,000 based on the performance of those loans. Performance-based grades follow our definitions of Pass, Special Mention, Substandard, and Doubtful, which are consistent with published definitions of regulatory risk classifications.

Definitions of Pass, Special Mention, Substandard, and Doubtful are summarized as follows:
Pass: A Pass asset is higher quality and does not fit any of the other categories described below. The likelihood of loss is considered remote.
Special Mention: A Special Mention asset has potential weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the asset or in the bank’s credit position at some future date.
Substandard: A Substandard asset is inadequately protected by the current sound worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. Assets so classified have well defined weaknesses and are characterized by the distinct possibility that the bank may sustain some loss if deficiencies are not corrected.
Doubtful: A Doubtful asset has all the weaknesses inherent in a Substandard asset with the added characteristics that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full highly questionable and improbable.

We generally assign internal grades to commercial and CRE loans with commitments equal to or greater than $750,000 based on financial and statistical models, individual credit analysis, and loan officer judgment. For these

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larger loans, we assign multiple grades within the Pass classification or one of the following four grades: Special Mention, Substandard, Doubtful, and Loss. Loss indicates that the outstanding balance has been charged off. We evaluate our credit quality information such as risk grades at least quarterly, or as soon as we identify information that might warrant an upgrade or downgrade. Risk grades are then updated as necessary.

For consumer loans, we generally assign internal risk grades similar to those described previously based on payment performance. These are generally assigned either a Pass or Substandard grade and are reviewed as we identify information that might warrant an upgrade or downgrade. During the third quarter of 2013, we refined our risk grading methodology for certain smaller balance loans.

Outstanding loan balances (accruing and nonaccruing) categorized by these credit quality indicators are summarized as follows:
 
September 30, 2013
(In thousands)
Pass
 
Special
Mention
 
Sub-
standard
 
Doubtful
 
Total
loans
 
Total
allowance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
11,176,352

 
$
331,846

 
$
391,335

 
$
4,944

 
$
11,904,477

 
 
Leasing
369,152

 
2,875

 
3,098

 

 
375,125

 
 
Owner occupied
6,760,607

 
131,895

 
484,779

 
1,305

 
7,378,586

 
 
Municipal
438,637

 

 
10,006

 

 
448,643

 
 
Total commercial
18,744,748

 
466,616

 
889,218

 
6,249

 
20,106,831

 
$
479,275

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development
2,094,934

 
15,250

 
127,875

 
2,236

 
2,240,295

 
 
Term
7,414,358

 
213,538

 
300,644

 

 
7,928,540

 
 
Total commercial real estate
9,509,292

 
228,788

 
428,519

 
2,236

 
10,168,835

 
244,008

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home equity credit line
2,105,327

 

 
19,001

 

 
2,124,328

 
 
1-4 family residential
4,563,611

 

 
73,284

 

 
4,636,895

 
 
Construction and other consumer real estate
312,046

 

 
9,390

 

 
321,436

 
 
Bankcard and other revolving plans
329,442

 

 
2,524

 

 
331,966

 
 
Other
206,174

 

 
1,404

 

 
207,578

 
 
Total consumer loans
7,516,600

 

 
105,603

 

 
7,622,203

 
68,509

FDIC-supported loans
253,788

 
20,401

 
100,672

 

 
374,861

 
5,731

Total
$
36,024,428

 
$
715,805

 
$
1,524,012

 
$
8,485

 
$
38,272,730

 
$
797,523




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December 31, 2012
(In thousands)
Pass
 
Special
Mention
 
Sub-
standard
 
Doubtful
 
Total
loans
 
Total
allowance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
10,717,594

 
$
198,645

 
$
336,230

 
$
4,476

 
$
11,256,945

 
 
Leasing
419,482

 
226

 
2,805

 

 
422,513

 
 
Owner occupied
6,833,923

 
138,539

 
612,011

 
4,609

 
7,589,082

 
 
Municipal
453,193

 
31,756

 
9,234

 

 
494,183

 
 
Total commercial
18,424,192

 
369,166

 
960,280

 
9,085

 
19,762,723

 
$
510,908

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development
1,648,215

 
57,348

 
233,374

 
476

 
1,939,413

 
 
Term
7,433,789

 
237,201

 
388,914

 
2,915

 
8,062,819

 
 
Total commercial real estate
9,082,004

 
294,549

 
622,288

 
3,391

 
10,002,232

 
276,976

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home equity credit line
2,138,693

 
85

 
38,897

 
5

 
2,177,680

 
 
1-4 family residential
4,234,426

 
4,316

 
111,063

 
524

 
4,350,329

 
 
Construction and other consumer real estate
313,499

 
218

 
7,518

 

 
321,235

 
 
Bankcard and other revolving plans
298,665

 
23

 
7,740

 

 
306,428

 
 
Other
209,293

 
3,211

 
3,875

 

 
216,379

 
 
Total consumer loans
7,194,576

 
7,853

 
169,093

 
529

 
7,372,051

 
95,656

FDIC-supported loans
327,609

 
24,980

 
175,652

 

 
528,241

 
12,547

Total
$
35,028,381

 
$
696,548

 
$
1,927,313

 
$
13,005

 
$
37,665,247

 
$
896,087


Impaired Loans
Loans are considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that we will be unable to collect all amounts due in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan agreement, including scheduled interest payments. For our non-purchased credit impaired loans, if a nonaccrual loan has a balance greater than $1 million or if a loan is a troubled debt restructuring (“TDR”), including TDRs that subsequently default, we evaluate the loan for impairment and estimate a specific reserve for the loan for all portfolio segments under applicable accounting guidance. Smaller nonaccrual loans are pooled for ALLL estimation purposes. Purchased credit impaired (“PCI”) loans in our FDIC-supported portfolio segment are included in impaired loans and are accounted for under separate accounting guidance. See subsequent discussion under Purchased Loans.

When a loan is impaired, we estimate a specific reserve for the loan based on the projected present value of the loan’s future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, the observable market price of the loan, or the fair value of the loan’s underlying collateral less the cost to sell. The process of estimating future cash flows also incorporates the same determining factors discussed previously under nonaccrual loans. When we base the impairment amount on the fair value of the loan’s underlying collateral, we generally charge off the portion of the balance that is impaired, such that these loans do not have a specific reserve in the ALLL. Payments received on impaired loans that are accruing are recognized in interest income, according to the contractual loan agreement. Payments received on impaired loans that are on nonaccrual are not recognized in interest income, but are applied as a reduction to the principal outstanding. The amount of interest income recognized on a cash basis during the time the loans were impaired within the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 was not significant.

Information on impaired loans individually evaluated is summarized as follows, including the average recorded investment and interest income recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:


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September 30, 2013
(In thousands)

Unpaid
principal
balance
 
Recorded investment
 
Total
recorded
investment
 
Related
allowance
with no
allowance
 
with
allowance
 
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
176,337

 
$
29,242

 
$
124,439

 
$
153,681

 
$
20,670

Owner occupied
166,488

 
50,883

 
102,850

 
153,733

 
15,668

Total commercial
342,825

 
80,125

 
227,289

 
307,414

 
36,338

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development
130,435

 
48,912

 
64,479

 
113,391

 
3,572

Term
207,519

 
47,754

 
134,593

 
182,347

 
10,243

Total commercial real estate
337,954

 
96,666

 
199,072

 
295,738

 
13,815

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home equity credit line
15,056

 
9,780

 
2,464

 
12,244

 
182

1-4 family residential
101,913

 
39,774

 
46,529

 
86,303

 
11,778

Construction and other consumer real estate
6,238

 
3,169

 
1,603

 
4,772

 
229

Other
753

 
753

 

 
753

 

Total consumer loans
123,960

 
53,476

 
50,596

 
104,072

 
12,189

FDIC-supported loans
441,347

 
121,381

 
212,921

 
334,302

 
5,124

Total
$
1,246,086

 
$
351,648

 
$
689,878

 
$
1,041,526

 
$
67,466


 
December 31, 2012
(In thousands)

Unpaid
principal
balance
 
Recorded investment
 
Total
recorded
investment
 
Related
allowance
with no
allowance
 
with
allowance
 
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
176,521

 
$
27,035

 
$
119,780

 
$
146,815

 
$
12,198

Owner occupied
210,319

 
79,413

 
106,282

 
185,695

 
17,105

Total commercial
386,840

 
106,448

 
226,062

 
332,510

 
29,303

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development
182,385

 
67,241

 
85,855

 
153,096

 
5,178

Term
310,242

 
70,718

 
187,112

 
257,830

 
16,725

Total commercial real estate
492,627

 
137,959

 
272,967

 
410,926

 
21,903

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home equity credit line
14,339

 
8,055

 
3,444

 
11,499

 
297

1-4 family residential
108,934

 
42,602

 
49,867

 
92,469

 
12,921

Construction and other consumer real estate
7,054

 
2,710

 
3,085

 
5,795

 
517

Bankcard and other revolving plans
287

 

 
287

 
287

 
1

Other
2,454

 
1,832

 
175

 
2,007

 
22

Total consumer loans
133,068

 
55,199

 
56,858

 
112,057

 
13,758

FDIC-supported loans
895,804

 
275,187

 
195,158

 
470,345

 
12,125

Total
$
1,908,339

 
$
574,793

 
$
751,045

 
$
1,325,838

 
$
77,089


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Three Months Ended
September 30, 2013
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2013
 
(In thousands)

Average
recorded
investment
 
Interest
income
recognized
 
Average
recorded
investment
 
Interest
income
recognized
 
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
199,217

 
$
1,105

 
$
175,040

 
$
2,594

 
Owner occupied
217,439

 
915

 
211,225

 
2,810

 
Municipal

 

 

 

 
Total commercial
416,656

 
2,020

 
386,265

 
5,404

 
Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development
135,013

 
623

 
139,194

 
2,754

 
Term
288,980

 
1,969

 
285,307

 
5,571

 
Total commercial real estate
423,993

 
2,592

 
424,501

 
8,325

 
Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home equity credit line
14,606

 
120

 
12,943

 
262

 
1-4 family residential
103,379

 
457

 
100,012

 
1,171

 
Construction and other consumer real estate
5,501

 
49

 
5,767

 
141

 
Bankcard and other revolving plans

 

 

 

 
Other
1,751

 

 
1,784

 

 
Total consumer loans
125,237

 
626

 
120,506


1,574

 
FDIC-supported loans
363,293

 
20,004

1 
404,826

 
79,153

1 
Total
$
1,329,179

 
$
25,242

 
$
1,336,098

 
$
94,456

 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2012
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2012
 
(In thousands)

Average
recorded
investment
 
Interest
income
recognized
 
Average
recorded
investment
 
Interest
income
recognized
 
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
133,120

 
$
830

 
$
128,930

 
$
2,395

 
Owner occupied
187,072

 
558

 
168,328

 
1,729

 
Municipal
3,943

 

 
1,314

 

 
Total commercial
324,135

 
1,388

 
298,572

 
4,124

 
Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development
205,295

 
1,133

 
188,064

 
2,780

 
Term
288,735

 
1,723

 
258,159

 
5,806

 
Total commercial real estate
494,030

 
2,856

 
446,223

 
8,586

 
Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home equity credit line
742

 
3

 
847

 
6

 
1-4 family residential
86,103

 
431

 
79,993

 
1,162

 
Construction and other consumer real estate
6,764

 
43

 
6,641

 
128

 
Bankcard and other revolving plans
287

 

 
128

 

 
Other
1,972

 

 
2,320

 

 
Total consumer loans
95,868

 
477

 
89,929

 
1,296

 
FDIC-supported loans
94,890

 
14,055

1 
102,709

 
34,202

1 
Total
$
1,008,923

 
$
18,776

 
$
937,433

 
$
48,208

 
1 The balance of interest income recognized results primarily from accretion of interest income on impaired FDIC-supported loans.

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Modified and Restructured Loans
Loans may be modified in the normal course of business for competitive reasons or to strengthen the Company’s position. Loan modifications and restructurings may also occur when the borrower experiences financial difficulty and needs temporary or permanent relief from the original contractual terms of the loan. These modifications are structured on a loan-by-loan basis and, depending on the circumstances, may include extended payment terms, a modified interest rate, forgiveness of principal, or other concessions. Loans that have been modified to accommodate a borrower who is experiencing financial difficulties, and for which the Company has granted a concession that it would not otherwise consider, are considered TDRs.
We consider many factors in determining whether to agree to a loan modification involving concessions, and seek a solution that will both minimize potential loss to the Company and attempt to help the borrower. We evaluate borrowers’ current and forecasted future cash flows, their ability and willingness to make current contractual or proposed modified payments, the value of the underlying collateral (if applicable), the possibility of obtaining additional security or guarantees, and the potential costs related to a repossession or foreclosure and the subsequent sale of the collateral.
TDRs are classified as either accrual or nonaccrual loans. A loan on nonaccrual and restructured as a TDR will remain on nonaccrual status until the borrower has proven the ability to perform under the modified structure for a minimum of six months, and there is evidence that such payments can and are likely to continue as agreed. Performance prior to the restructuring, or significant events that coincide with the restructuring, are included in assessing whether the borrower can meet the new terms and may result in the loan being returned to accrual at the time of restructuring or after a shorter performance period. If the borrower’s ability to meet the revised payment schedule is uncertain, the loan remains classified as a nonaccrual loan. A TDR loan that specifies an interest rate that at the time of the restructuring is greater than or equal to the rate the bank is willing to accept for a new loan with comparable risk may not be reported as a TDR or an impaired loan in the calendar years subsequent to the restructuring if it is in compliance with its modified terms.

Selected information on TDRs that includes the recorded investment on an accruing and nonaccruing basis by loan class and modification type is summarized in the following schedules:

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September 30, 2013
 
Recorded investment resulting from the following modification types:
 
 
(In thousands)

Interest
rate below
market
 
Maturity
or term
extension
 
Principal
forgiveness
 
Payment
deferral
 
Other1
 
Multiple
modification
types2
 
Total
Accruing
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
355

 
$
15,794

 
$

 
$
6,856

 
$
14,326

 
$
34,928

 
$
72,259

Owner occupied
22,121

 
4,768

 
994

 
2,961

 
10,145

 
19,866

 
60,855

Total commercial
22,476

 
20,562

 
994

 
9,817

 
24,471

 
54,794

 
133,114

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development
2,062

 
11,688

 

 
1,120

 
8,836

 
27,962

 
51,668

Term
34,482

 
9,516

 
5,331

 
5,766

 
22,405

 
58,945

 
136,445

Total commercial real estate
36,544

 
21,204

 
5,331

 
6,886

 
31,241

 
86,907

 
188,113

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home equity credit line
743

 

 
8,922

 

 
325

 
335

 
10,325

1-4 family residential
2,649

 
1,294

 
7,861

 
647

 
4,482

 
33,613

 
50,546

Construction and other consumer real estate
133

 
963

 

 

 
144

 
1,455

 
2,695

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total consumer loans
3,525

 
2,257


16,783


647


4,951


35,403

 
63,566

Total accruing
62,545

 
44,023

 
23,108

 
17,350

 
60,663

 
177,104

 
384,793

Nonaccruing
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
2,609

 
8,958

 
68

 
156

 
1,362

 
13,416

 
26,569

Owner occupied
3,096

 
1,471

 
1,074

 
3,823

 
11,182

 
12,944

 
33,590

Total commercial
5,705

 
10,429

 
1,142

 
3,979

 
12,544

 
26,360

 
60,159

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development
11,822

 
1,750

 

 

 
5,591

 
40,008

 
59,171

Term
2,480

 

 

 
2,051

 
325

 
9,780

 
14,636

Total commercial real estate
14,302

 
1,750

 

 
2,051

 
5,916

 
49,788

 
73,807

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home equity credit line

 

 
1,575

 

 
222

 
130

 
1,927

1-4 family residential
4,455

 
1,420

 
1,787

 

 
4,440

 
16,353

 
28,455

Construction and other consumer real estate
5

 
926

 

 

 

 
1,034

 
1,965

Bankcard and other revolving plans

 
260

 

 

 

 

 
260

Total consumer loans
4,460

 
2,606

 
3,362

 

 
4,662

 
17,517

 
32,607

Total nonaccruing
24,467

 
14,785

 
4,504

 
6,030

 
23,122

 
93,665

 
166,573

Total
$
87,012

 
$
58,808

 
$
27,612

 
$
23,380

 
$
83,785

 
$
270,769

 
$
551,366

 

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December 31, 2012
 
Recorded investment resulting from the following modification types:
 
 
(In thousands)

Interest
rate below
market
 
Maturity
or term
extension
 
Principal
forgiveness
 
Payment
deferral
 
Other1
 
Multiple
modification
types2
 
Total
Accruing
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
5,388

 
$
6,139

 
$

 
$
3,585

 
$
17,647

 
$
44,684

 
$
77,443

Owner occupied
20,963

 
12,104

 

 
4,013

 
9,305

 
13,598

 
59,983

Total commercial
26,351

 
18,243

 

 
7,598

 
26,952

 
58,282

 
137,426

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development
1,718

 
9,868

 
2

 
59

 
8,432

 
30,248

 
50,327

Term
30,118

 
1,854

 
8,433

 
3,807

 
32,302

 
82,809

 
159,323

Total commercial real estate
31,836

 
11,722

 
8,435

 
3,866

 
40,734

 
113,057

 
209,650

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home equity credit line
744

 

 
5,965

 

 
300

 
218

 
7,227

1-4 family residential
2,665

 
1,324

 
5,923

 
147

 
3,319

 
36,199

 
49,577

Construction and other consumer real estate
147

 

 

 

 
641

 
2,354

 
3,142

Other

 
3

 

 

 
1

 

 
4

Total consumer loans
3,556

 
1,327

 
11,888

 
147

 
4,261

 
38,771

 
59,950

Total accruing
61,743

 
31,292

 
20,323

 
11,611

 
71,947

 
210,110

 
407,026

Nonaccruing
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
318

 
5,667

 

 
480

 
2,035

 
17,379

 
25,879

Owner occupied
3,822

 
4,816

 
654

 
4,701

 
7,643

 
7,803

 
29,439

Total commercial
4,140

 
10,483

 
654

 
5,181

 
9,678

 
25,182

 
55,318

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development
18,255

 
1,308

 

 

 
1,807

 
68,481

 
89,851

Term
3,042

 
536

 

 
2,645

 
9,389

 
17,718

 
33,330

Total commercial real estate
21,297

 
1,844

 

 
2,645

 
11,196

 
86,199

 
123,181

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home equity credit line

 

 
4,008

 

 
131

 
143

 
4,282

1-4 family residential
4,697

 
5,637

 
4,048

 

 
1,693

 
14,240

 
30,315

Construction and other consumer real estate
7

 
1,671

 

 

 

 
243

 
1,921

Bankcard and other revolving plans

 
287

 

 

 

 

 
287

Other

 

 

 
172

 

 

 
172

Total consumer loans
4,704

 
7,595

 
8,056

 
172

 
1,824

 
14,626

 
36,977

Total nonaccruing
30,141

 
19,922

 
8,710

 
7,998

 
22,698

 
126,007

 
215,476

Total
$
91,884

 
$
51,214

 
$
29,033

 
$
19,609

 
$
94,645

 
$
336,117

 
$
622,502

1 Includes TDRs that resulted from other modification types including, but not limited to, a legal judgment awarded on different terms, a bankruptcy plan confirmed on different terms, a settlement that includes the delivery of collateral in exchange for debt reduction, etc.
2 Includes TDRs that resulted from a combination of any of the previous modification types.

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Unused commitments to extend credit on TDRs amounted to approximately $6 million at September 30, 2013 and $13 million at December 31, 2012.
The total recorded investment of all TDRs in which interest rates were modified below market was $204.9 million at September 30, 2013 and $225.6 million at December 31, 2012. These loans are included in the previous table in the columns for interest rate below market and multiple modification types.
The net financial impact on interest income due to interest rate modifications below market for accruing TDRs is summarized in the following schedule:
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
(107
)
 
$
(134
)
 
$
(308
)
 
$
(157
)
Owner occupied
(1,061
)
 
(309
)
 
(3,158
)
 
(1,012
)
Total commercial
(1,168
)
 
(443
)
 
(3,466
)
 
(1,169
)
Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development
(237
)
 
(273
)
 
(755
)
 
(742
)
Term
(2,134
)
 
(1,443
)
 
(7,285
)
 
(4,469
)
Total commercial real estate
(2,371
)
 
(1,716
)
 
(8,040
)
 
(5,211
)
Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home equity credit line
(24
)
 
(18
)
 
(97
)
 
(51
)
1-4 family residential
(3,700
)
 
(4,204
)
 
(11,313
)
 
(12,045
)
Construction and other consumer real estate
(106
)
 
(230
)
 
(324
)
 
(445
)
Total consumer loans
(3,830
)
 
(4,452
)
 
(11,734
)
 
(12,541
)
Total decrease to interest income1
$
(7,369
)
 
$
(6,611
)
 
$
(23,240
)
 
$
(18,921
)
1Calculated based on the difference between the modified rate and the premodified rate applied to the recorded investment.
On an ongoing basis, we monitor the performance of all TDRs according to their restructured terms. Subsequent payment default is defined in terms of delinquency, when principal or interest payments are past due 90 days or more for commercial loans, or 60 days or more for consumer loans.
The recorded investment of accruing and nonaccruing TDRs that had a payment default during the period listed below (and are still in default at period-end) and are within 12 months or less of being modified as TDRs is as follows:

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Three Months Ended
September 30, 2013
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2013
(In thousands)
Accruing
 
Nonaccruing
 
Total
 
Accruing
 
Nonaccruing
 
Total
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$

 
$
660

 
$
660

 
$

 
$
660

 
$
660

Owner occupied

 

 

 

 
511

 
511

Total commercial

 
660

 
660

 

 
1,171

 
1,171

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development

 

 

 

 

 

Term

 

 

 

 

 

Total commercial real estate

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home equity credit line

 
222

 
222

 

 
307

 
307

1-4 family residential

 

 

 

 
1,372

 
1,372

Total consumer loans

 
222

 
222

 

 
1,679

 
1,679

Total
$

 
$
882

 
$
882

 
$

 
$
2,850

 
$
2,850

 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2012
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2012
(In thousands)
Accruing
 
Nonaccruing
 
Total
 
Accruing
 
Nonaccruing
 
Total
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$

 
$
107

 
$
107

 
$

 
$
1,441

 
$
1,441

Owner occupied

 

 

 

 
5,405

 
5,405

Total commercial

 
107

 
107

 

 
6,846

 
6,846

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development

 
2,229

 
2,229

 

 
2,525

 
2,525

Term

 

 

 

 

 

Total commercial real estate

 
2,229

 
2,229

 

 
2,525

 
2,525

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home equity credit line


 


 

 


 


 

1-4 family residential

 

 

 

 
1,089

 
1,089

Total consumer loans

 

 

 

 
1,089

 
1,089

Total
$

 
$
2,336

 
$
2,336

 
$

 
$
10,460

 
$
10,460

Note: Total loans modified as TDRs during the 12 months previous to September 30, 2013 and 2012 were $178.8 million and $164.6 million, respectively.

Concentrations of Credit Risk
We perform an ongoing analysis of our loan portfolio to evaluate whether there is any significant exposure to any concentrations of credit risk. These potential concentrations include, but are not limited to, individual borrowers, groups of borrowers, industries, geographies, collateral types, sponsors, etc. Such credit risks (whether on- or off-balance sheet) may occur when groups of borrowers or counterparties have similar economic characteristics and are similarly affected by changes in economic or other conditions. Credit risk also includes the loss that would be recognized subsequent to the reporting date if counterparties failed to perform as contracted. Our analysis as of September 30, 2013 concluded that no significant exposure exists from such credit risk concentrations. See Note 6 for a discussion of counterparty risk associated with the Company’s derivative transactions.

Purchased Loans
Background and Accounting
We purchase loans in the ordinary course of business and account for them and the related interest income based on their performing status at the time of acquisition. PCI loans have evidence of credit deterioration at the time of

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acquisition and it is probable that not all contractual payments will be collected. Interest income for PCI loans is accounted for on an expected cash flow basis. Certain other loans acquired by the Company that are not credit-impaired include loans with revolving privileges and are excluded from the PCI tabular disclosures following. Interest income for these loans is accounted for on a contractual cash flow basis. Certain acquired loans with similar characteristics such as risk exposure, type, size, etc., are grouped and accounted for in loan pools.

During 2009, CB&T and NSB acquired failed banks from the FDIC as receiver and entered into loss sharing agreements with the FDIC for the acquired loans and foreclosed assets. According to the agreements, the FDIC assumes 80% of credit losses up to a threshold specified for each acquisition and 95% above that threshold for a period of five years, or in 2014. The covered portfolio primarily consists of commercial loans. The agreements expire after ten years, or in 2019, for single family residential loans. The loans acquired from the FDIC are presented separately in the Company’s balance sheet as “FDIC-supported loans” and include both PCI and certain other acquired loans. Upon acquisition, in accordance with applicable accounting guidance, the acquired loans were recorded at their fair value without a corresponding ALLL.
 
Outstanding Balances and Accretable Yield
The outstanding balances of all required payments and the related carrying amounts for PCI loans are as follows:
(In thousands)
September 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
 
 
 
 
Commercial
$
164,760

 
$
227,414

Commercial real estate
254,507

 
382,068

Consumer
31,675

 
41,398

Outstanding balance
$
450,942

 
$
650,880

 
 
 
 
Carrying amount
$
334,473

 
$
472,040

ALLL
5,077

 
12,077

Carrying amount, net
$
329,396

 
$
459,963

At the time of acquisition of PCI loans, we determine the loan’s contractually required payments in excess of all cash flows expected to be collected as an amount that should not be accreted (nonaccretable difference). With respect to the cash flows expected to be collected, the portion representing the excess of the loan’s expected cash flows over our initial investment (accretable yield) is accreted into interest income on a level yield basis over the remaining expected life of the loan or pool of loans. The effects of estimated prepayments are considered in estimating the expected cash flows.

Certain PCI loans are not accounted for as previously described because the estimation of cash flows to be collected involves a high degree of uncertainty. Under these circumstances, the accounting guidance provides that interest income is recognized on a cash basis similar to the cost recovery methodology for nonaccrual loans. The net carrying amounts in the preceding schedule also include the amounts for these loans, which were approximately $0.1 million at September 30, 2013 and $12.2 million at December 31, 2012.


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Changes in the accretable yield for PCI loans were as follows: 
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of period
$
104,483

 
$
157,040

 
$
134,461

 
$
184,679

Accretion
(19,941
)
 
(25,409
)
 
(78,994
)
 
(69,824
)
Reclassification from nonaccretable difference
7,908

 
9,565

 
31,092

 
25,112

Disposals and other
3,308

 
3,550

 
9,199

 
4,779

Balance at end of period
$
95,758

 
$
144,746

 
$
95,758

 
$
144,746

Note: Amounts have been adjusted based on refinements to the original estimates of the accretable yield. Because of the estimation process required, we expect that additional adjustments to these amounts may be necessary in future periods.
The primary drivers of reclassification to accretable yield from nonaccretable difference and increases in disposals and other resulted primarily from (1) changes in estimated cash flows, (2) unexpected payments on nonaccrual loans, and (3) recoveries on zero balance loans pools. See subsequent discussion under changes in cash flow estimates.

ALLL Determination
For all acquired loans, the ALLL is only established for credit deterioration subsequent to the date of acquisition and represents our estimate of the inherent losses in excess of the book value of acquired loans. The ALLL for acquired loans is determined without giving consideration to the amounts recoverable from the FDIC through loss sharing agreements. These amounts recoverable are separately accounted for in the FDIC indemnification asset (“IA”) and are thus presented “gross” in the balance sheet. The FDIC IA is included in other assets in the balance sheet and is discussed subsequently. The ALLL for acquired loans is included in the overall ALLL in the balance sheet. The provision for loan losses is reported net of changes in the amounts recoverable under the loss sharing agreements.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, we adjusted the ALLL for acquired loans by recording a provision for loan losses of $(2.0) million and $(9.1) million in 2013 and $(9.0) million and $(16.3) million in 2012, respectively. The provision is net of the ALLL reversals discussed subsequently. As separately discussed and in accordance with the loss sharing agreements, portions of the increases to the provision are recoverable from the FDIC and comprise part of the FDIC IA. For the three and nine months ended September 30, these adjustments, before FDIC indemnification, resulted in net recoveries of $1.9 million and $2.5 million in 2013, and $1.4 million and $8.1 million in 2012, respectively.

Changes in the provision for loan losses and related ALLL are driven in large part by the same factors that affect the changes in reclassification from nonaccretable difference to accretable yield, as discussed under changes in cash flow estimates.

Changes in Cash Flow Estimates
Over the life of the loan or loan pool, we continue to estimate cash flows expected to be collected. We evaluate quarterly at the balance sheet date whether the estimated present values of these loans using the effective interest rates have decreased below their carrying values. If so, we record a provision for loan losses.

For increases in carrying values that resulted from better-than-expected cash flows, we use such increases first to reverse any existing ALLL. During the three and nine months ended September 30, total reversals to the ALLL were $2.3 million and $13.2 million in 2013 and $8.3 million and $18.9 million in 2012, respectively. When there is no current ALLL, we increase the amount of accretable yield on a prospective basis over the remaining life of the loan and recognize this increase in interest income. Any related decrease to the FDIC IA is recorded through a charge to other noninterest expense. Changes that increase cash flows have been due primarily to (1) the enhanced economic status of borrowers compared to original evaluations, (2) improvements in the Southern California market where the

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majority of these loans were originated, and (3) efforts by our credit officers and loan workout professionals to resolve problem loans.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, the impact of increased cash flow estimates recognized in the statement of income for acquired loans with no ALLL was approximately $15.0 million and $62.4 million in 2013 and $17.6 million and $45.5 million in 2012, respectively, of additional interest income; and $13.0 million and $55.1 million in 2013 and $14.4 million and $35.6 million in 2012, respectively, of additional other noninterest expense due to the reduction of the FDIC IA.

FDIC Indemnification Asset
In October 2012, the FASB issued ASU 2012-06, Subsequent Accounting for an Indemnification Asset Recognized at the Acquisition Date as a Result of a Government-Assisted Acquisition of a Financial Institution, a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force. This new guidance under ASC 805, Business Combinations, provides that a change in measurement of the IA due to a change in expected cash flows would be accounted for on the same basis as the change in the indemnified loans. Any amortization period for the changes in value would be limited to the lesser of the term of the indemnification agreement or the remaining life of the indemnified loans. Our existing accounting was substantially similar to this new guidance, and our adoption effective January 1, 2013 did not have a significant impact on our financial position or results of operations.

The amount of the FDIC IA was initially recorded at fair value using estimated cash flows based on credit adjustments for each loan or loan pool and the loss sharing reimbursement of 80% or 95%, as appropriate. The timing of the cash flows was adjusted to reflect our expectations to receive the FDIC reimbursements within the estimated loss period. Discount rates were based on U.S. Treasury rates or the AAA composite yield on investment grade bonds of similar maturity. As previously discussed, the amount is adjusted as actual loss experience is developed and estimated losses covered under the loss sharing agreements are updated. Estimated loan losses, if any, in excess of the amounts recoverable are reflected as period expenses through the provision for loan losses.

Changes in the FDIC IA were as follows:
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of period
$
51,297

 
$
117,167

 
$
90,929

 
$
133,810

Amounts filed with the FDIC and collected or in process 1
5,507

 
3,904

 
15,267

 
15,106

Net change in asset balance due to reestimation of projected cash flows 2
(15,033
)
 
(20,165
)
 
(64,425
)
 
(48,010
)
Balance at end of period
$
41,771

 
$
100,906

 
$
41,771

 
$
100,906

1 
The FDIC’s reimbursement process requires that submitted expenses be paid, not just incurred, to qualify for reimbursement.
2 
Negative amounts result from the accretion of loan balances based on increases in cash flow estimates and on prepayments.

Any changes to the FDIC IA are recognized immediately in the quarterly period the change in estimated cash flows is determined. All claims submitted to the FDIC have been reimbursed in a timely manner.

6.
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
We record all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value. Note 9 discusses the process to estimate fair value for derivatives. The accounting for changes in the fair value of derivatives depends on the intended use of the derivative and the resulting designation. Derivatives used to hedge the exposure to changes in the fair value of an asset, liability, or firm commitment attributable to a particular risk, such as interest rate risk, are considered fair value hedges. Derivatives used to hedge the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows, or other types of forecasted transactions, are considered cash flow hedges. Derivatives used to manage the exposure to credit risk, which can include total return swaps, are considered credit derivatives. When put in place after purchase of the

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assets to be protected, these derivatives generally may not be designated as accounting hedges. See discussion following regarding the total return swap and estimation of its fair value.

For derivatives designated as fair value hedges, the effective portion of changes in the fair value of the derivative are recognized in earnings together with changes in the fair value of the related hedged item. The net amount, if any, representing hedge ineffectiveness, is reflected in earnings. In previous periods, we used fair value hedges to manage interest rate exposure to certain long-term debt. These hedges have been terminated and their remaining balances are being amortized to earnings, as discussed subsequently.

For derivatives designated as cash flow hedges, the effective portion of changes in the fair value of the derivative is recorded in OCI and recognized in earnings when the hedged transaction affects earnings. The ineffective portion of changes in the fair value of cash flow hedges is recognized directly in earnings.

No derivatives have been designated for hedges of investments in foreign operations.

We assess the effectiveness of each hedging relationship by comparing the changes in fair value or cash flows on the derivative hedging instrument with the changes in fair value or cash flows on the designated hedged item or transaction. For derivatives not designated as accounting hedges, changes in fair value are recognized in earnings.

Our objectives in using derivatives are to add stability to interest income or expense, to modify the duration of specific assets or liabilities as we consider advisable, to manage exposure to interest rate movements or other identified risks, and/or to directly offset derivatives sold to our customers. To accomplish these objectives, we use interest rate swaps as part of our cash flow hedging strategy. These derivatives are used to hedge the variable cash flows associated with designated loans.

Exposure to credit risk arises from the possibility of nonperformance by counterparties. These counterparties primarily consist of financial institutions that are well established and well capitalized. We control this credit risk through credit approvals, limits, pledges of collateral, and monitoring procedures. No losses on derivative instruments have occurred as a result of counterparty nonperformance. Nevertheless, the related credit risk is considered and measured when and where appropriate.

Our derivative contracts require us to pledge collateral for derivatives that are in a net liability position at a given balance sheet date. Certain of these derivative contracts contain credit-risk-related contingent features that include the requirement to maintain a minimum debt credit rating. We may be required to pledge additional collateral if a credit-risk-related feature were triggered, such as a downgrade of our credit rating. However, in past situations, not all counterparties have demanded that additional collateral be pledged when provided for under their contracts. At September 30, 2013, the fair value of our derivative liabilities was $59.9 million, for which we have pledged cash collateral of approximately $48.3 million in the normal course of business. If our credit rating were downgraded by one notch at September 30, 2013, the additional amount of collateral we could be required to pledge is approximately $2 million.

Interest rate swap agreements designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of fixed-rate amounts in exchange for variable-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying principal amount. Derivatives not designated as accounting hedges, including basis swap agreements, are not speculative and are used to economically manage our exposure to interest rate movements and other identified risks, but do not meet the strict hedge accounting requirements.

Selected information with respect to notional amounts and recorded gross fair values at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, and the related gain (loss) of derivative instruments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 is summarized as follows:

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September 30, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
 
Notional
amount
 
Fair value
 
Notional
amount
 
Fair value
(In thousands)
Other
assets
 
Other
liabilities
 
Other
assets
 
Other
liabilities
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asset derivatives
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flow hedges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps
$
75,000

 
$
411

 
$

 
$
150,000

 
$
1,188

 
$

Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments
75,000

 
411

 

 
150,000

 
1,188

 

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps
65,850

 
517

 
565

 
98,524

 
1,043

 
1,047

Interest rate swaps for customers 2
2,728,601

 
54,640

 
55,110

 
2,607,603

 
79,579

 
82,926

Total return swap
1,159,686

 

 
4,239

 
1,159,686

 

 
5,127

Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
3,954,137

 
55,157

 
59,914

 
3,865,813

 
80,622

 
89,100

Total derivatives
$
4,029,137

 
$
55,568

 
$
59,914

 
$
4,015,813

 
$
81,810

 
$
89,100



 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
 
Amount of derivative gain (loss) recognized/reclassified
(In thousands)
 
OCI
 
Reclassified
from AOCI
to interest
income 3
 
Noninterest
income
(expense)
 
Offset to
interest
expense
 
OCI
 
Reclassified
from AOCI
to interest
income 3
 
Noninterest
income
(expense)
 
Offset to
interest
expense
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asset derivatives
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flow hedges 1:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps
$
414

 
$
97

 
$

 
 
 
$
408

 
$
2,479

 
$

 
 
 
414

 
97

 

 
 
 
408

 
2,479

 

 
 
Liability derivatives
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value hedges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Terminated swaps on long-term debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
796

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
2,342

Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments
414

 
97

 

 
796

 
408

 
2,479

 

 
2,342

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps
 
 
 
 
765

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
678

 
 
Interest rate swaps for customers 2
 
 
 
 
883

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6,631

 
 
Futures contracts
 
 
 
 
2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2

 
 
Total return swap
 
 
 
 
(5,342
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(16,350
)
 
 
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
 
 
 
 
(3,692
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(9,039
)
 
 
Total derivatives
$
414

 
$
97

 
$
(3,692
)
 
$
796

 
$
408

 
$
2,479

 
$
(9,039
)
 
$
2,342




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Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
 
Amount of derivative gain (loss) recognized/reclassified
(In thousands)
 
OCI
 
Reclassified
from AOCI
to interest
income 3
 
Noninterest
income
(expense)
 
Offset to
interest
expense
 
OCI
 
Reclassified
from AOCI
to interest
income 3
 
Noninterest
income
(expense)
 
Offset to
interest
expense
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asset derivatives
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flow hedges 1:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps
$
84

 
$
2,378

 
$

 
 
 
$
390

 
$
10,871

 
$

 
 
 
84

 
2,378

 

 
 
 
390

 
10,871

 

 
 
Liability derivatives
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value hedges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Terminated swaps on long-term debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
771

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,277

Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments
84

 
2,378

 

 
771

 
390

 
10,871

 

 
2,277

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps
 
 
 
 
(174
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(302
)
 
 
Interest rate swaps for customers 2
 
 
 
 
1,331

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,917

 
 
Basis swaps
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18

 
 
Futures contracts
 
 
 
 
(2
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(12
)
 
 
Total return swap
 
 
 
 
(5,403
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(16,303
)
 
 
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
 
 
 
 
(4,248
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(14,682
)
 
 
Total derivatives
$
84

 
$
2,378

 
$
(4,248
)
 
$
771

 
$
390

 
$
10,871

 
$
(14,682
)
 
$
2,277

Note: These tables are not intended to present at any given time the Company’s long/short position with respect to its derivative contracts.
1 Amounts recognized in OCI and reclassified from accumulated OCI (“AOCI”) represent the effective portion of the derivative gain (loss).
2 
Amounts include both the customer swaps and the offsetting derivative contracts.
3 Amounts for the three and nine months ended September 30 of $0.1 million and $2.5 million in 2013, and $2.4 million and $10.9 million in 2012, respectively, are the amounts of reclassification to earnings from AOCI presented in Note 7.

At September 30, the fair values of derivative assets and liabilities were reduced by net credit valuation adjustments of $2.4 million and $2.0 million in 2013, and $5.2 million and $0.1 million in 2012, respectively. These adjustments are required to reflect both our own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk.

We offer interest rate swaps to our customers to assist them in managing their exposure to fluctuating interest rates. Upon issuance, all of these customer swaps are immediately “hedged” by offsetting derivative contracts with major dealers, such that the Company minimizes its net risk exposure resulting from such transactions. Fee income from customer swaps is included in other service charges, commissions and fees. As with other derivative instruments, we have credit risk for any nonperformance by counterparties.

The remaining balances of any derivative instruments terminated prior to maturity, including amounts in AOCI for swap hedges, are accreted or amortized to interest income or expense over the period corresponding to their previously stated maturity dates.

Amounts in AOCI are reclassified to interest income as interest is earned on variable rate loans and as amounts for terminated hedges are accreted or amortized to earnings. At September 30, 2013, amounts to be reclassified were not material.


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Total Return Swap
On July 28, 2010, we entered into a total return swap and related interest rate swaps (“TRS”) with Deutsche Bank AG (“DB”) relating to a portfolio of $1.16 billion notional amount of our bank and insurance trust preferred CDOs. As a result of the TRS, DB assumed all of the credit risk of this CDO portfolio, providing timely payment of all scheduled payments of interest and principal when contractually due to the Company (without regard to acceleration or deferral events). The transaction reduced regulatory risk-weighted assets and improved the Company’s risk-based capital ratios.

The transaction did not qualify for hedge accounting and did not change the accounting for the underlying securities, including the quarterly analysis of OTTI and OCI. As a result, future potential OTTI, if any, associated with the underlying securities may not be offset by any valuation adjustment on the swap in the quarter in which OTTI is recognized, and OTTI changes could result in reductions in our regulatory capital ratios, which could be material.

The fair value of the TRS derivative liability was $4.2 million at September 30, 2013 and $5.1 million at December 31, 2012.

Both the fair values of the securities and the fair value of the TRS are dependent upon the projected credit-adjusted cash flows of the securities. We are able to cancel the transaction with not longer than 90 days’ notice. Absent major changes in these projected cash flows, we expect the value of the TRS liability to continue to approximate its September 30, 2013 fair value. We expect to incur subsequent net quarterly costs of approximately $5.5 million under the TRS, including related interest rate swaps and scheduled payments of interest on the underlying CDOs, as long as the TRS remains in place for this CDO portfolio. Our estimated quarterly expense amount would be impacted by, among other things, changes in the composition of the CDO portfolio included in the transaction and changes over time in the forward London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) rate curve. The Company’s costs are also subject to adjustment in the event of future changes in regulatory requirements applicable to DB if we do not then elect to terminate the transaction. Termination by the Company for such regulatory changes applicable to DB will result in no payment by the Company.

At September 30, 2013, we completed a valuation process which resulted in an estimated fair value for the TRS under Level 3. The process utilized valuation inputs from two sources:
1)
The Company built on its fair valuation process for the underlying CDO portfolio and utilized those same projected cash flows to quantify the extent and timing of payments to be received from the Trustee related to each CDO and in the aggregate. For valuation purposes, we assumed that a market participant would cancel the TRS at the first opportunity if the TRS did not have a positive value based on the best estimates of cash flows through maturity. Consequently, the fair value approximated the amount of required payments up to the earliest termination date.
2)
A valuation from a market participant in possession of all relevant terms and costs of the TRS structure.
We considered the observable input or inputs from the market participant, who is the counterparty to this transaction, as well as the results of our internal modeling in estimating the fair value of the TRS. We expect to continue the use of this methodology in subsequent periods.

7.
DEBT AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Series C Preferred Stock Redemption
On September 15, 2013, we redeemed all of the outstanding $800 million par amount (799,467 shares) of our 9.5% Series C preferred stock at 100% of the $25 per depositary share redemption amount. Amounts raised from the preferred stock issuances listed subsequently were used to fund this redemption. The Federal Reserve did not object to the element of our capital plan, as of the latest modification on May 6, 2013, to redeem the entire $800 million of our Series C preferred stock subject to issuing an equivalent amount of new preferred shares.

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The redemption reduced preferred stock by the $926 million carrying value of the Series C preferred stock, with the difference from the par amount, or $126 million, relating to the intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature (“BCF”) associated with the convertible subordinated debt. The BCF represented the difference on the original commitment date of the fair values of the convertible subordinated debt and the preferred stock into which the debt was convertible. The total BCF of $203 million was included in common stock when the subordinated debt was modified in June 2009 to convertible subordinated debt. The Company has “no par” common stock and all additional paid-in capital transactions such as this are recorded in common stock. Portions of the BCF had been transferred since July 2009 from common stock to preferred stock as holders of convertible subordinated debt exercised rights to convert to the Series C preferred stock. Amounts transferred became part of the carrying value of the preferred stock. The $126 million portion of the redemption was recorded as a preferred stock redemption in the statement of income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.

At September 30, 2013, the remaining balance in common stock of the BCF was approximately $77 million. Although the legal right to convert continues to exist, if no further conversions occur or the convertible debt matures, the current amount of the BCF will remain in common stock. At September 30, 2013, the balance at par of the convertible subordinated debt was $457 million. The associated debt discount was $113 million at September 30, 2013.

Preferred Stock Issuances
The following series of noncumulative perpetual preferred stock were issued during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 for a total of $800 million. Net of commissions and fees, the proceeds added approximately $784 million to shareholders’ equity. The shares qualify as Tier 1 capital and liquidation preference is at $1,000 per share. The shares were registered with the SEC and issuances were in the form of depositary shares.

1.
Series J, $195 million (195,152 shares), fixed/floating rate issued August 11, 2013; dividends payable semiannually at 7.20% on the 15th day of March and September commencing March 15, 2014 to the earliest possible redemption date of September 15, 2023, interest rate then resets to an annual floating rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus 4.44%.
2.
Series A, $6 million (5,907 shares), floating rate reopened August 2, 2013; dividends payable quarterly at the greater of three-month LIBOR plus 0.52%, or 4.0%.
3.
Series I, $301 million (300,893 shares), fixed/floating rate issued May 17, 2013; dividends payable semiannually at 5.80% on the 15th day of June and December commencing December 15, 2013 to the earliest possible redemption date of June 15, 2023, interest rate then resets to an annual floating rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus 3.80% and dividends become payable quarterly.
4.
Series H, $126 million (126,221 shares), fixed rate issued May 3, 2013; dividends payable quarterly at 5.75% on the 15th day of March, June, September, and December, commencing June 15, 2013; redeemable beginning June 15, 2019.
5.
Series G, $172 million (171,827 shares), fixed/floating rate issued February 7, 2013; dividends payable quarterly at 6.30% on the 15th day of March, June, September, and December commencing June 15, 2013 to the earliest possible redemption date of March 15, 2023, interest rate then resets to an annual floating rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus 4.24%.

These preferred stock issuances, as with our existing preferred stock, are subject to federal regulations pertaining to the payment of dividends, redemptions, and other items.


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Debt Issuances and Redemptions
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 under our senior medium-term note program, we issued notes totaling $29 million and $97 million, respectively, and during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we redeemed at maturity all of the remaining $5 million of short-term notes and $18 million of long-term notes. At September 30, 2013, the outstanding notes in this program had interest rates from 2.55% to 5.50% and maturities through November 2019.

On September 12, 2013, we issued $88 million of fixed/floating rate subordinated notes due September 15, 2028. Quarterly interest payments commence December 15, 2013 at 6.95% to the earliest possible redemption date of September 15, 2023, after which the interest rate changes to an annual floating rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus 3.89%. Net proceeds were approximately $86 million.

On June 13, 2013, we issued $300 million of 4.5% senior notes due June 13, 2023, with semiannual interest payments commencing December 13, 2013. Net proceeds were approximately $297 million.

On May 3, 2013, Zions Capital Trust B redeemed all of its 8.0% trust preferred securities, or 11.4 million shares, at 100% of their $25 per share liquidation amount for a total of $285 million. Following our tender offer announced on May 31, 2013, we repurchased on June 18, 2013 approximately $258 million of our $500 million outstanding 7.75% senior notes that were due September 23, 2014. In connection with these debt redemptions, we recorded $40.3 million of debt extinguishment cost during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 that consisted of $22.9 million of the early tender premium and $17.4 million in write-offs of unamortized debt discount and issuance costs.

Subordinated Debt Conversions
Prior to the third quarter of 2013, approximately $1.2 million of convertible subordinated debt was converted into depositary shares each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of the Company’s preferred stock. These conversions added 1,210 shares of Series C to the Company’s preferred stock.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Effective January 1, 2013, we adopted ASU 2013-02, Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. This new guidance under ASU 220, Comprehensive Income, follows ASUs 2011-12 and 2011-05 and finalizes the reporting requirements for reclassifications out of AOCI. Companies must present reclassifications by component when reporting changes in AOCI. Items reclassified in their entirety out of AOCI to net income must have the effect of the reclassification disclosed according to the respective income statement line item. Items not reclassified in their entirety must be cross-referenced to other disclosures in the footnotes. The entire reclassification information must be disclosed in one location, either on the face of the financial statements by income statement line item, or in a footnote. We have elected to present the information in a footnote and include the comparable periods for the previous year.

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Changes in AOCI by component are as follows:
(In thousands)

 
Net unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities
 
Net unrealized gains (losses) on derivative instruments
 
Pension and post-retirement
 
Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2012
 
 
$
(397,616
)
 
 
 
$
1,794

 
 
$
(50,335
)
 
$
(446,157
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications, net of tax
 
 
48,992

 
 
 
236

 
 

 
49,228

Amounts reclassified from AOCI, net of tax
 
 
13,909

 
 
 
(1,483
)
 
 

 
12,426

Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
 
62,901

 
 
 
(1,247
)
 
 

 
61,654

Balance at September 30, 2013
 
 
$
(334,715
)
 
 
 
$
547

 
 
$
(50,335
)
 
$
(384,503
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2011
 
 
$
(546,763
)
 
 
 
$
9,404

 
 
$
(54,725
)
 
$
(592,084
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications, net of tax
 
 
56,523

 
 
 
225

 
 

 
56,748

Amounts reclassified from AOCI, net of tax
 
 
7,152

 
 
 
(6,554
)
 
 

 
598

Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
 
63,675

 
 
 
(6,329
)
 
 

 
57,346

Balance at September 30, 2012
 
 
$
(483,088
)
 
 
 
$
3,075

 
 
$
(54,725
)
 
$
(534,738
)
 
 
Amounts reclassified from AOCI 1
 
Statement of income (SI) Balance sheet
(BS)
 
 
(In thousands)
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
 
Details about AOCI components
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
Affected line item
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net realized gains on investment securities
 
$
1,580

 
$
3,046

 
$
3,726

 
$
9,285

 
SI
 
Fixed income securities gains, net
Income tax expense
 
604

 
1,165

 
1,425

 
3,417

 
 
 
 
 
 
976

 
1,881

 
2,301

 
5,868

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net unrealized losses on investment
securities
 
(9,067
)
 
(2,736
)
 
(22,999
)
 
(19,912
)
 
SI
 
Net impairment losses on investment securities
Income tax benefit
 
(3,479
)
 
(1,046
)
 
(8,863
)
 
(7,616
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
(5,588
)
 
(1,690
)
 
(14,136
)
 
(12,296
)
 
 
 
 
Accretion of securities with noncredit-related impairment losses not expected to be sold
 
(496
)
 
(315
)
 
(1,477
)
 
(1,196
)
 
BS
 
Investment securities, held-to-maturity
Deferred income taxes
 
(211
)
 
123

 
(597
)
 
472

 
BS
 
Other assets
 
 
$
(5,319
)
 
$
(1
)
 
$
(13,909
)
 
$
(7,152
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net unrealized gains on derivative instruments
 
$
97

 
$
2,378

 
$
2,479

 
$
10,871

 
SI
 
Interest and fees on loans
Income tax expense
 
40

 
957

 
996

 
4,317

 
 
 
 
 
 
$
57

 
$
1,421

 
$
1,483

 
$
6,554

 
 
 
 
1 Negative reclassification amounts indicate decreases to earnings in the statement of income and increases to balance sheet assets. The opposite applies to positive reclassification amounts.

Noncontrolling Interests
On June 3, 2013, we removed the entire noncontrolling interest amount of approximately $4.8 million from the Company’s balance sheet following settlement with the remaining owner.

Basel III Capital Framework
In July 2013, the Federal Reserve published final rules establishing a new capital framework for U.S. banking organizations. These new rules implement the Basel Committee’s December 2010 framework, commonly referred

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to as Basel III, and will become effective for the Company on January 1, 2015, with the fully phased-in requirements becoming effective in 2018.

Among other things, the new rules revise capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, and they modify specified quantitative measures of our assets, liabilities, and capital. The impact of these new rules will require the Company to maintain capital in excess of current “well-capitalized” regulatory standards, and in excess of historical levels.

Subsequent Events
On October 31, 2013, we issued $162 million of fixed/floating rate subordinated notes due November 15, 2023. Semiannual interest payments commence May 15, 2014 at 5.65% to the earliest possible redemption date of November 15, 2018, after which they are payable quarterly at an annual floating rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus 4.19%. Net proceeds were approximately $160 million.

On November 6, 2013 we announced the commencement of separate cash tender offers to purchase up to an aggregate of $250 million par amount of our 5.5% and 6.0% convertible and nonconvertible subordinated notes. Purchase amounts for each debt instrument are according to a previously announced schedule. The offers expire at midnight ET on December 5, 2013.

8.
INCOME TAXES
The balance of net deferred tax assets was approximately $367 million at September 30, 2013 and $406 million at December 31, 2012. We evaluate net deferred tax assets on a regular basis to determine whether an additional valuation allowance is required. Based on this evaluation, and considering the weight of the positive evidence compared to the negative evidence, we have concluded that an additional valuation allowance is not required as of September 30, 2013.

On September 19, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations under sections 162(a) and 263(a) of the Internal Revenue Code pertaining to the treatment of amounts paid to acquire, produce or improve tangible property. We are currently analyzing how the new regulations may affect the Company’s financial statements, but we do not anticipate any material impact.

9.
FAIR VALUE
Fair Value Measurement
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. To measure fair value, a hierarchy has been established that requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. This hierarchy uses three levels of inputs to measure the fair value of assets and liabilities as follows:
Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; includes U.S. Treasury and other U.S. Government and agency securities actively traded in over-the-counter markets; mutual funds and stock; securities sold, not yet purchased; and certain derivatives.
Level 2 – Observable inputs other than Level 1 including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in less active markets, or other observable inputs that can be corroborated by observable market data; also includes derivative contracts whose value is determined using a pricing model with observable market inputs or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data. This category generally includes U.S. Government and agency securities; municipal securities; CDO securities; mutual funds and stock; bank-owned life insurance; private equity investments; securities sold, not yet purchased; and derivatives.
Level 3 – Unobservable inputs supported by little or no market activity for financial instruments whose value is determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation; also includes observable inputs for nonbinding single dealer quotes not corroborated by observable market data. This category generally includes municipal securities; private equity investments; most CDO securities; and the total return swap.

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We use fair value to measure certain assets and liabilities on a recurring basis when fair value is the primary measure for accounting. This is done primarily for AFS and trading investment securities; bank-owned life insurance; private equity investments under the equity method of accounting; securities sold, not yet purchased; and derivatives. Fair value is used on a nonrecurring basis to measure certain assets when applying lower of cost or fair value accounting or when adjusting carrying values of certain assets or liabilities, including recognition of impairment on assets. This is done primarily for HTM securities; loans held for sale; impaired loans; other real estate owned (“OREO”); private equity investments carried at cost; goodwill; core deposit and other intangibles; other long-lived assets; and for disclosures of certain financial instruments. ASC 820 presupposes an orderly transaction and precludes the use of blockage factors or liquidity adjustments due to the quantity of securities held by an entity.
Level 3 Valuation Policies and Procedures
Our valuation policies and procedures for Level 3 securities are under the direction of the Securities Valuation and Securitization Oversight Committee (“SOC”) comprised of senior and executive members of management in our investment, financial and accounting operations. The SOC is chaired by our chief financial officer and reports to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. The major function of the SOC is to develop, review, and approve for use on a quarterly basis the key model inputs, critical valuation assumptions, and proposed discount rates utilized for the valuation of Level 3 securities. The sources of fair value changes are presented to the SOC and attribution analysis are completed when significant changes occur between quarters. SOC procedures require that back testing of certain significant assumptions be provided quarterly. Observers from Risk Management, Internal Audit and other areas attend SOC meetings.

The Model Risk Management Group (“MRMG”) is responsible for model validation and related policies. The MRMG is separate from the SOC and is part of the Corporate Risk Management Department. The MRMG conducts model validations, including the trust preferred CDO internal model discussed subsequently, and sets policies and procedures for revalidation, which would include revalidation timing.

Utilization of Third Party Service Providers
We use third party service providers and third party model outputs to estimate fair value for certain of our AFS securities as follows:
For AFS Level 2 securities, we use a third party pricing service to provide pricing, if available, for securities in the following reporting categories: U.S. Treasury, agencies and corporations (except Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (“FAMC”) securities); municipal securities; trust preferred – banks and insurance; and other (including ABS CDOs). At September 30, 2013, the fair value of AFS Level 2 securities for which we obtained pricing from the third party pricing service in these reporting categories amounted to approximately $1.9 billion of the $2.0 billion total of AFS Level 2 securities.
For AFS Level 3 securities, we use other third party service providers to provide pricing, if available, for securities in the following reporting categories: municipal securities, trust preferred – banks and insurance, trust preferred – real estate investment trusts, auction rate, and other (including ABS CDOs). At September 30, 2013, the fair value of AFS Level 3 securities for which we obtained pricing from these third party service providers in these reporting categories amounted to approximately $81 million of the $1.1 billion total of AFS Level 3 securities. In addition, the fair values for approximately $1.0 billion at September 30, 2013 of our AFS Level 3 securities, while internally modeled, include information from third party models. See “Trust preferred CDO internal model” discussed subsequently.
Fair values of the remaining AFS Level 2 and Level 3 securities not valued by pricing from third party services were determined by us using market corroborative data. At September 30, 2013, the Level 2 securities for which we use market corroborative data consisted of approximately $108 million of FAMC securities, $52 million of municipal securities, and $6 million of mutual funds and stock, while there were no Level 3 securities for which we use market corroborative data. Estimation of the fair values of the FAMC securities included the use of a standard mortgage pass-through calculator that incorporates discounted cash flows, while the municipal

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securities included the use of a standard form discounted cash flow model with certain inputs adjusted for market conditions.
For AFS Level 2 securities, the third party pricing service provides documentation on an ongoing basis that includes, among other things, pricing information with respect to reference data, methodology, inputs summarized by asset class, pricing application, corroborative information, etc. The documentation includes benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark securities, bids, offers, and reference data including market research publications. Also included are data from the vendor trading platform. We review, test and validate this information as appropriate.
For AFS Level 3 securities, SOC procedures call for quarterly comparisons of relevant data assumptions used in the models of the other third party service providers. We evaluate these assumptions for reasonableness and compare them with those used in our internal models. These assumptions include, but are not limited to, discount rates, PDs, loss-given-default rates, over-collateralization levels, and rating transition probability matrices from rating agencies. We also compare the model results and valuations with our information about market trends and trading data. This includes information regarding trading prices, implied discounts, outlier information, valuation assumptions, etc.
Because of the timeliness of our involvement, the ongoing exchange of market information, and our agreement on input assumptions, we do not adjust prices from our third party service providers. The procedures discussed previously help ensure that the fair value information received was determined in accordance with applicable accounting guidance.
Available-for-Sale and Trading
AFS and trading investment securities are fair valued under Level 1 using quoted market prices when available for identical securities. When quoted prices are not available, fair values are determined under Level 2 using quoted prices for similar securities or independent pricing services that incorporate observable market data. The largest portion of Level 3 AFS securities include certain CDOs backed by trust preferred securities issued by banks and insurance companies and, to a lesser extent, by REITs.
U.S. Treasury, Agencies and Corporations
Valuation inputs under Level 2 utilized by the third party service provider are discussed previously.
Municipal Securities
Valuation inputs under Level 2 utilized by the third party service provider are discussed previously. We may also include reported trades and material event notices from the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, plus new issue data. Municipal securities under Level 3 are fair valued similar to the auction rate securities.
Trust Preferred Collateralized Debt Obligations
Substantially all of the CDO portfolio is fair valued using an income-based cash flow modeling approach incorporating several methodologies that primarily include internal and third party models.
Trust preferred CDO internal model: A licensed third party cash flow model, which requires the Company to input its own key valuation assumptions, is used to estimate fair values of bank and insurance trust preferred CDOs. We utilize a statistical regression of quarterly regulatory ratios that we have identified as predictive of future bank failures to create a credit-specific PD for each bank issuer. Effective September 30, 2013, the regression variables and formula were updated and macro-economic variables were added. The inputs are updated quarterly to include the most recent available financial ratios and macro-economic data. This regression formula will continue to be updated periodically to utilize information that best predicted bank failures and bank holding company defaults during this credit cycle (“ratio-based approach”). Our ratio-based approach, while generally referencing trailing quarter regulatory data and ratios, seeks to incorporate the most recent available information.
Approximately 32% of the bank issuers are public companies included in a third party proprietary reduced form model. The model generates PDs using equity valuation-related inputs along with other macro and issuer-

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specific inputs. We use the higher of the PD from the third party proprietary reduced form model and the ratio-based approach.
For performing collateral, we use a floor PD of 30 basis points (“bps”) for year one for collateral where the higher of the one-year PDs from our ratio based approach and those from the third party proprietary reduced form model would be lower. The short-term 30 bps PD is similar to the PD we would apply if we had direct lending exposures to CDO pool collateral. We use a floor PD of 48 bps each year from years two to five smoothing the step-up to reach a 65 bps minimum PD for year six. We utilize a minimum PD for years six to maturity of 65 bps for bank collateral.
For deferring collateral, effective September 30, 2013, our ratio based approach includes a “time in deferral” variable. We have a full five years of deferral observations for the earliest issuers whose allowable 20 quarter deferral period started in 2008. Using this transition data, the model assessed higher PDs as issuers near the end of their allowable deferral period. The December 31, 2012 PD overlay model for deferrals is therefore no longer used.

The five-year PDs at September 30, 2013 ranged from 100% for the “worst” deferring banks to 2.18% for the “best” deferring banks. The weighted average assumed loss rate on deferring collateral was 66%. Had we used the December 31, 2012 PD overlay model for deferrals at September 30, 2013, the weighted average loss rate on deferring collateral would have been 55%. This loss rate is calculated as a percentage of the par amount of deferring collateral within a pool that is expected to default prior to the end of a five-year deferral period. The model includes the expectation that deferrals that do not default will pay their contractually required back interest and return to a current status at the end of five years. Estimates of expected loss for the individual pieces of underlying collateral are aggregated to arrive at a pool-level expected loss rate for each CDO. These loss assumptions are applied to the CDO’s structure to generate cash flow projections for each tranche of the CDO.

We utilize a present value technique to identify both the OTTI present in the CDO tranches and to estimate fair value. To determine the credit-related portion of OTTI in accordance with applicable accounting guidance, we use the security specific effective interest rate when estimating the present value of cash flows. We discount the credit-adjusted cash flow of each CDO tranche at a tranche-specific discount rate which reflects the risk that the actual cash flow may vary from the expected credit-adjusted cash flow for that CDO tranche. This rate is consistent with market participants’ assumptions, which include market illiquidity, and is applied to credit adjusted cash flows. We follow applicable guidance on illiquid markets such that risk premiums should be reflective of an orderly transaction between market participants under current market conditions. Because these securities are not traded on exchanges and trading prices are not posted on the TRACE® system (Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine®), we also seek information from market participants to obtain trade price information.

The discount rate assumption used for valuation purposes for each CDO tranche is derived from trading yields on publicly traded trust preferred securities and projected PDs on the underlying issuers as well as observed trades in our CDO tranches in accordance with applicable accounting guidance. The data set generally includes one or more publicly-traded trust preferred securities in deferral with regard to the payment of current interest and observed trades in our CDO tranches which appeared to be either orderly (that is, not distressed or forced); or whose orderliness could not be definitively refuted. Trading data is generally limited to a single transaction in each of several of our original AAA-rated tranches and several of our original A-rated tranches. The effective yields on the securities are then used to determine a relationship between the effective yield and expected loss. Expected loss for this purpose is a measure of the variability of cash flows from the mean estimate of cash flow across all Monte Carlo simulations. This relationship is then considered along with other third party or market data in order to identify appropriate discount rates to be applied to the CDOs.


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Our September 30, 2013, valuations for bank and insurance tranches utilized a discount rate range of LIBOR + 3.75% for the highest quality/most over-collateralized insurance-only tranches and LIBOR + 19.2% for the lowest credit quality tranche, which included bank collateral, in order to reflect market level assumptions for structured finance securities. For tranches that include bank collateral, the discount rate was at least LIBOR + 5.7% for the highest quality/most over-collateralized tranches. These discount rates are applied to already credit-adjusted cash flows for each tranche.
CDO tranches with greater uncertainty in their cash flows are discounted at rates higher than those market participants would use for tranches with more stable expected cash flows (e.g., as a result of more subordination and/or better credit quality in the underlying collateral). The high end of the discount rate spectrum was applied to tranches in which minor changes in default assumption timing produced substantial deterioration in tranche cash flows. These discount rates are applied to credit-adjusted cash flows, which constitute each tranche’s expected cash flows; discount rates are not applied to a hypothetical contractual cash flow.
At September 30, 2013, the discount rates utilized for fair value purposes for tranches that include bank collateral were:
1)LIBOR + 5.7% for all first priority original AAA-rated bonds;
2)LIBOR + 5.7% to 6.7% and averaged LIBOR + 5.8% for lower priority original AAA-rated bonds;
3)LIBOR + 6.0% to 14.8% and averaged LIBOR + 9.4% for original A-rated bonds; and
4)LIBOR + 10.4% to 19.2% and averaged LIBOR + 15.7% for original BBB-rated bonds.
Accordingly, the wide difference between the effective interest rate used in the determination of the credit component of OTTI and the discount rate on the CDOs used in the determination of fair value results in the unrealized losses. The discount rate used for fair value purposes significantly exceeds the effective interest rate for the CDOs. The differences average approximately 5% for the original AAA-rated CDO tranches, 8% for the original A-rated CDO tranches, and 13% for the original BBB-rated CDO tranches. With the exception of certain of the most senior CDOs, most of the principal payments are not expected prior to the final maturity date, which is generally 2029 or later. High market discount rates and the long maturities of the CDO tranches result in full principal repayment contributing little to CDO tranche fair values.
REIT and ABS CDOs – third party models: Certain of these CDOs are fair valued by third party services using their proprietary models. See the previous discussion that describes the procedures we employ to evaluate the fair values from third party services for AFS Level 3 securities. Also see the subsequent discussion regarding key model inputs and assumptions.
Auction Rate Securities
Our market approach methodology includes various data inputs, including AAA municipal and corporate bond yield curves, credit ratings and leverage of each closed-end fund, and market yields for municipal bonds and commercial paper.
Bank-Owned Life Insurance
Bank-owned life insurance is valued on a recurring basis under Level 2 according to reported cash surrender values (“CSVs”) of the insurance contracts. Nearly all CSVs are based on valuations and earnings of the underlying assets in the insurance companies’ general accounts. The underlying investments include predominantly fixed income securities consisting of investment grade corporate bonds and various types of mortgage instruments. Average duration ranges from five to eight years. Management regularly reviews investment performance, including concentrations of investments and regulatory restrictions.

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Private Equity Investments
Management who are familiar with our private equity investments, including investment officers, controllers, etc., review quarterly the financial statements and other information for each investment. The Other Equity Investments Committee, consisting of the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer, and the chief investment officer, review periodically for reasonableness the financial information for these investments. This includes oversight of the review of audited financial statements that are available for nearly all of the underlying investments. The amount of unfunded commitments to these partnerships is disclosed in Note 10. Generally, redemption is available annually.

Private equity investments valued under Level 2 on a recurring basis are investments in partnerships that invest in certain financial services and real estate companies, some of which are publicly traded. Fair values are determined from net asset values, or their equivalents, provided by the partnerships. These fair values are determined on the last business day of the month using values from the primary exchange. In the case of illiquid or nontraded assets, the partnerships obtain fair values from independent sources.

Private equity investments valued under Level 3 on a recurring basis are recorded initially at acquisition cost, which is considered the best indication of fair value unless there have been material subsequent positive or negative developments that justify an adjustment in the fair value estimate. Subsequent adjustments to recorded fair values are based as necessary on current and projected financial performance, recent financing activities, economic and market conditions, market comparables, market liquidity, sales restrictions, and other factors.

Derivatives
Derivatives are fair valued according to their classification as either exchange-traded or over-the-counter (“OTC”). Exchange-traded derivatives consist of forward currency exchange contracts that have been fair valued under Level 1 because they are traded in active markets. OTC derivatives, including those for customers, consist of interest rate swaps and options. These derivatives are fair valued under Level 2 using third party services. Observable market inputs include yield curves (the LIBOR swap curve and applicable basis swap curves), foreign exchange rates, commodity prices, option volatilities, counterparty credit risk, and other related data. Credit valuation adjustments are required to reflect both our own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk. These adjustments are determined generally by applying a credit spread for the counterparty or the Company as appropriate to the total expected exposure of the derivative. Amounts disclosed in the following schedules differ from the presentation in Note 6 in that they include the foreign currency exchange contracts. The estimation of fair value of the TRS is discussed in Note 6.

Securities Sold, Not Yet Purchased
Securities sold, not yet purchased are fair valued under Level 1 when quoted prices are available for the securities involved. Any of these securities under Level 2 are fair valued similar to trading account investment securities.


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Quantitative Disclosure of Fair Value Measurements
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value by class on a recurring basis are summarized as follows:
(In thousands)
September 30, 2013
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury, agencies and corporations
$
38,498

 
$
1,929,039

 
 
 
$
1,967,537

Municipal securities
 
 
51,649

 
$
13,520

 
65,169

Asset-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trust preferred – banks and insurance
 
 


 
1,001,896

 
1,001,896

Trust preferred – real estate investment trusts
 
 
 
 
19,517

 
19,517

Auction rate
 
 
 
 
6,625

 
6,625

Other (including ABS CDOs)
 
 
2,567

 
13,547

 
16,114

Mutual funds and stock
251,382

 
5,649

 
 
 
257,031

 
289,880

 
1,988,904

 
1,055,105

 
3,333,889

Trading account
 
 
38,278

 
 
 
38,278

Other noninterest-bearing investments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bank-owned life insurance
 
 
464,180

 
 
 
464,180

Private equity
 
 
4,992

 
77,556

 
82,548

Other assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate related and other
 
 
1,067

 
 
 
1,067

Interest rate swaps for customers
 
 
54,640

 
 
 
54,640

Foreign currency exchange contracts
9,887

 
 
 
 
 
9,887

 
9,887

 
55,707

 
 
 
65,594

 
$
299,767

 
$
2,552,061

 
$
1,132,661

 
$
3,984,489

LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities sold, not yet purchased
$
21,183

 


 
 
 
$
21,183

Other liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate related and other
 
 
$
861

 
 
 
861

Interest rate swaps for customers
 
 
55,110

 
 
 
55,110

Foreign currency exchange contracts
8,703

 
 
 
 
 
8,703

Total return swap
 
 
 
 
$
4,239

 
4,239

 
8,703

 
55,971

 
4,239

 
68,913

Other
 
 
 
 
197

 
197

 
$
29,886

 
$
55,971

 
$
4,436

 
$
90,293


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(In thousands)
December 31, 2012
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury, agencies and corporations
$
102,982

 
$
1,692,637

 
 
 
$
1,795,619

Municipal securities
 
 
59,445

 
$
16,551

 
75,996

Asset-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trust preferred – banks and insurance
 
 
121

 
949,271

 
949,392

Trust preferred – real estate investment trusts
 
 
 
 
16,403

 
16,403

Auction rate
 
 
 
 
6,515

 
6,515

Other (including ABS CDOs)
 
 
4,214

 
15,160

 
19,374

Mutual funds and stock
219,214

 
8,797

 
 
 
228,011

 
322,196

 
1,765,214

 
1,003,900

 
3,091,310

Trading account
 
 
28,290

 
 
 
28,290

Other noninterest-bearing investments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bank-owned life insurance
 
 
455,719

 
 
 
455,719

Private equity
 
 
5,132

 
64,223

 
69,355

Other assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate related and other
 
 
2,850

 
 
 
2,850

Interest rate swaps for customers
 
 
79,579

 
 
 
79,579

Foreign currency exchange contracts
4,404

 
 
 
 
 
4,404

 
4,404

 
82,429

 
 
 
86,833

 
$
326,600

 
$
2,336,784

 
$
1,068,123

 
$
3,731,507

LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities sold, not yet purchased
$
26,735

 
 
 
 
 
$
26,735

Other liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate related and other
 
 
$
1,142

 
 
 
1,142

Interest rate swaps for customers
 
 
82,926

 
 
 
82,926

Foreign currency exchange contracts
3,159

 
 
 
 
 
3,159

Total return swap
 
 
 
 
$
5,127

 
5,127

 
3,159

 
84,068

 
5,127

 
92,354

Other
 
 
 
 
124

 
124

 
$
29,894

 
$
84,068

 
$
5,251

 
$
119,213


No transfers of assets and liabilities occurred among Levels 1, 2 or 3 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

Key Model Inputs and Assumptions
Key model unobservable input assumptions used to fair value certain asset-backed securities by class under Level 3 include the following at September 30, 2013:

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(Dollars in thousands)
Fair value at September 30, 2013
 
Valuation
approach
 
Constant default
rate (“CDR”)
 
Loss
severity
 
Prepayment rate
Asset-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trust preferred – predominantly banks
$
857,021

  
Income
 
Pool specific 3
 
100%
 
Pool specific 7
Trust preferred – predominantly insurance
273,420

  
Income
 
Pool specific 4
 
100%
 
5% per year
Trust preferred – individual banks
23,002

  
Market
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,153,443

1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trust preferred – real estate investment trusts
19,518

   
Income
 
Pool specific 5
 
60-100%
 
0% per year
Other (including ABS CDOs)
25,197

2 
Income
 
Collateral specific 6
 
70-100%
 
Collateral weighted
average life
 
1 Includes $1,001.9 million of AFS securities and $151.5 million of HTM securities.
2 Includes $13.5 million of AFS securities and $11.7 million of HTM securities.
3 CDR ranges: yr 1 – 0.30% to 3.52%; yrs 2-5 – 0.47% to 1.05%; yrs 6 to maturity – 0.59% to 0.67%.
4 CDR ranges: yr 1 – 0.30% to 0.34%; yrs 2-5 – 0.48% to 0.58%; yrs 6 to maturity – 0.50% to 0.54%.
5 CDR ranges: yr 1 – 4.3% to 7.8%; yrs 2-3 – 5.0% to 5.5%; yrs 4-6 – 1.0%; yrs 6 to maturity – 0.50%.
6 These are predominantly ABS CDOs whose collateral is rated. CDR and loss severities are built up from the loan level and vary by collateral ratings, asset class, and vintage.
7 Constant Prepayment Rate (“CPR”) ranges: 7.50% to 21.69% annually until 2016; 2016 to maturity – 3.0% annually.
The fair value of the Level 3 bank and insurance CDO portfolio would generally be adversely affected by significant increases in the CDR for performing collateral, the loss percentage expected from deferring collateral, and the discount rate used. The fair value of the portfolio would generally be positively affected by increases in interest rates and prepayment rates. For a specific tranche within a CDO, the directionality of the fair value change for a given assumption change may differ depending on the seniority level of the tranche. For example, faster prepayment may increase the fair value of a senior most tranche of a CDO while decreasing the fair value of a more junior tranche.

The following presents the percentage of total fair value of predominantly bank trust preferred CDOs by vintage year (origination date) according to original rating: 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value at September 30, 2013
 
Percentage of total fair value
 according to original rating
 
Percentage of total fair value by vintage
Vintage
year
 
 
 
 
 
AAA
 
A
 
BBB
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2001
 
$
36,497

 
3.1
%
 
1.1
%
 
%
 
 
4.2
%
 
2002
 
200,837

 
20.8

 
2.6

 

 
 
23.4

 
2003
 
326,412

 
23.2

 
14.9

 
0.1

 
 
38.2

 
2004
 
179,677

 
8.3

 
12.7

 

 
 
21.0

 
2005
 
15,816

 
1.1

 
0.7

 

 
 
1.8

 
2006
 
60,465

 
2.9

 
3.7

 
0.4

 
 
7.0

 
2007
 
37,317

 
4.4

 

 

 
 
4.4

 
 
 
$
857,021

 
63.8
%
 
35.7
%
 
0.5
%
 
 
100.0
%
 

Reconciliation of Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
The following reconciles the beginning and ending balances of assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value by class on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs:

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Level 3 Instruments
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
(In thousands)
Municipal
securities
 
Trust 
preferred – banks and insurance
 
Trust
preferred
 – REIT
 
Auction
rate
 
Other
asset-backed
 
Private
equity
investments
 
Derivatives
 
Other
liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at June 30, 2013
$
13,544

 
$
1,030,293

 
$
18,499

 
$
6,554

 
$
17,324

 
$
75,517

 
$
(4,829
)
 
$
(289
)
Total net gains (losses) included in:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Statement of income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accretion of purchase discount on securities available-for-sale
10

 
783

 
64

 
1

 
50

 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividends and other investment income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
306

 
 
 
 
Fair value and nonhedge derivative loss
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(5,342
)
 
 
Equity securities gains, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
Fixed income securities gains, net
2

 
1,494

 
 
 


 
10

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net impairment losses on investment securities
 
 
(7,787
)
 
(1,112
)
 
 
 
(168
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other noninterest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
92

Other comprehensive income
64

 
(3,934
)
 
2,067

 
70

 
(476
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,064

 
 
 
 
Sales
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(249
)
 
 
 
 
Redemptions and paydowns
(100
)
 
(18,954
)
 
 
 


 
(3,193
)
 
(82
)
 
5,932

 
 
Balance at September 30, 2013
$
13,520

 
$
1,001,895

 
$
19,518

 
$
6,625

 
$
13,547

 
$
77,556

 
$
(4,239
)
 
$
(197
)

 
Level 3 Instruments
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
(In thousands)
Municipal
securities
 
Trust 
preferred – banks and insurance
 
Trust
preferred – REIT
 
Auction
rate
 
Other
asset-backed
 
Private
equity
investments
 
Derivatives
 
Other
liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2012
$
16,551

 
$
949,271

 
$
16,403

 
$
6,515

 
$
15,160

 
$
64,223

 
(5,127
)
 
$
(124
)
Total net gains (losses) included in:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Statement of income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accretion of purchase discount on securities available-for-sale
31

 
2,395

 
190

 
2

 
64

 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividends and other investment income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,455

 
 
 
 
Fair value and nonhedge derivative loss
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(16,350
)
 
 
Equity securities gains, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,739

 
 
 
 
Fixed income securities gains, net
38

 
3,530

 
 
 


 
54

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net impairment losses on investment securities
 
 
(21,548
)
 
(1,282
)
 
 
 
(168
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other noninterest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(73
)
Other comprehensive income
986

 
127,028

 
4,207

 
108

 
4,147

 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,905

 
 
 
 
Sales
 
 
(7,015
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1,369
)
 
 
 
 
Redemptions and paydowns
(4,086
)
 
(51,766
)
 
 
 


 
(5,710
)
 
(397
)
 
17,238

 
 
Balance at September 30, 2013
$
13,520

 
$
1,001,895

 
$
19,518

 
$
6,625

 
$
13,547

 
$
77,556

 
$
(4,239
)
 
$
(197
)

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Level 3 Instruments
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
(In thousands)
Municipal
securities
 
Trust 
preferred – banks and insurance
 
Trust
preferred – REIT
 
Auction
rate
 
Other
asset-backed
 
Private
equity
investments
 
Derivatives
 
Other
liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at June 30, 2012
$
16,360

 
$
926,450

 
$
14,431

 
$
7,166

 
$
40,666

 
$
65,370

 
$
(5,337
)
 
$
(121
)
Total net gains (losses) included in:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Statement of income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accretion of purchase discount on securities available-for-sale
18

 
1,239

 
61

 
1

 
53

 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividends and other investment income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,562

 
 
 
 
Fair value and nonhedge derivative loss
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(5,403
)
 
 
Equity securities losses, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,556

 
 
 
 
Fixed income securities gains, net
9

 
3,004

 
 
 


 
11

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net impairment losses on investment securities
 
 
(2,079
)
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Other noninterest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(7
)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
136

 
55,962

 
915

 
(4
)
 
2,418

 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,803

 
 
 
 
Sales
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
(1,126
)
 
 
 
 
Redemptions and paydowns
(200
)
 
(19,472
)
 
 
 
(50
)
 
(2,994
)
 
(1,271
)
 
5,692

 
 
Balance at September 30, 2012
$
16,323

 
$
965,104

 
$
15,407

 
$
7,113

 
$
40,154

 
$
71,894

 
$
(5,048
)
 
$
(128
)

 
Level 3 Instruments
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
(In thousands)
Municipal
securities
 
Trust 
preferred – banks and insurance
 
Trust
preferred – REIT
 
Auction
rate
 
Other
asset-backed
 
Private
equity
investments
 
Derivatives
 
Other
liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2011
$
17,381

 
$
929,356

 
$
18,645

 
$
70,020

 
$
43,546

 
$
62,327

 
$
(5,422
)
 
$
(86
)
Total net gains (losses) included in:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Statement of income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accretion of purchase discount on securities available-for-sale
82

 
6,267

 
162

 
3

 
213

 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividends and other investment income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9,167

 
 
 
 
Fair value and nonhedge derivative loss
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(16,303
)
 
 
Equity securities losses, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11,629

 
 
 
 
Fixed income securities gains, (losses), net
9

 
10,780

 
 
 
4,134

 
(5,762
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net impairment losses on investment securities
 
 
(19,255
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other noninterest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(42
)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
(499
)
 
89,695

 
(3,400
)
 
1,331

 
8,301

 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7,687

 
 
 
 
Sales
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(6,478
)
 
 
 
 
Redemptions and paydowns
(650
)
 
(51,739
)
 
 
 
(68,375
)
 
(6,144
)
 
(12,438
)
 
16,677

 
 
Balance at September 30, 2012
$
16,323

 
$
965,104

 
$
15,407

 
$
7,113

 
$
40,154

 
$
71,894

 
$
(5,048
)
 
$
(128
)

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The preceding reconciling amounts using Level 3 inputs include the following realized gains (losses):
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividends and other investment income (loss)
$

 
$

 
$
(45
)
 
$

Fixed income securities gains, net
1,506

 
3,024

 
3,622

 
9,161

Equity securities gains, net

 

 

 
10,359


Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements
Included in the balance sheet amounts are the following amounts of assets that had fair value changes measured on a nonrecurring basis.
 
(In thousands)
Fair value at September 30, 2013
 
Fair value at December 31, 2012
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HTM securities adjusted for OTTI
$

 
$

 
$
8,483

 
$
8,483

 
$

 
$

 
$
23,524

 
$
23,524

Impaired loans

 
4,164

 

 
4,164

 

 
3,789

 

 
3,789

Private equity investments, carried at cost

 

 
8,313

 
8,313

 

 

 
13,522

 
13,522

Other real estate owned

 
46,700

 

 
46,700

 

 
58,954

 

 
58,954

 
$

 
$
50,864

 
$
16,796

 
$
67,660

 
$

 
$
62,743

 
$
37,046

 
$
99,789


The previous fair values may not be current as of the dates indicated, but rather as of the date the fair value change occurred, such as a charge for impairment. Carrying values may not equal current fair value.
 
Gains (losses) from fair value changes
(In thousands)

Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HTM securities adjusted for OTTI
$

 
$
(657
)
 
$
(403
)
 
$
(998
)
Impaired loans
(35
)
 
(818
)
 
(1,463
)
 
(3,859
)
Private equity investments, carried at cost
(2,826
)
 
(93
)
 
(4,254
)
 
(1,845
)
Other real estate owned
(1,749
)
 
(5,499
)
 
(8,217
)
 
(14,707
)
 
$
(4,610
)
 
$
(7,067
)
 
$
(14,337
)
 
$
(21,409
)

HTM securities adjusted for OTTI were fair valued according to the methodology discussed elsewhere herein. Private equity investments carried at cost were fair valued according to the methodology discussed previously under Private Equity Investments. In previous reporting periods, the disclosure of private equity investments carried at cost was included with the private equity investments under the equity method of accounting. This revised disclosure had no effect on the Company’s financial statements or results of operations in the prior year periods. The amounts of private equity investments carried at cost were $56.0 million at September 30, 2013 and $74.8 million at December 31, 2012. Additionally, the amounts of other noninterest-bearing investments carried at cost were $248.6 million at September 30, 2013 and $255.6 million at December 31, 2012, which were comprised of Federal Reserve, Federal Home Loan Bank, and Farmer Mac stock.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, we recognized net gains of $3.5 million and $9.8 million in 2013 and $5.6 million and $11.4 million in 2012, respectively, from the sale of OREO properties that had a carrying value at the time of sale of approximately $61.1 million and $126.0 million during the nine months ended

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September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Previous to their sale in these periods, we recognized impairment on these properties of $0.2 million and $0.6 million in 2013 and $3.3 million and $7.2 million in 2012, respectively.

Impaired (or nonperforming) loans that are collateral-dependent are fair valued under Level 2 based on the fair value of the collateral. OREO is fair valued under Level 2 at the lower of cost or fair value based on property appraisals at the time the property is recorded in OREO and as appropriate thereafter.

Measurement of impairment for collateral-dependent loans and OREO is based on third party appraisals that utilize one or more valuation techniques (income, market and/or cost approaches). Any adjustments to calculated fair value are made based on recently completed and validated third party appraisals, third party appraisal services, automated valuation services, or our informed judgment. Evaluations are made to determine that the appraisal process meets the relevant concepts and requirements of applicable accounting guidance.

Automated valuation services may be used primarily for residential properties when values from any of the previous methods were not available within 90 days of the balance sheet date. These services use models based on market, economic, and demographic values. The use of these models has only occurred in a very few instances and the related property valuations have not been sufficiently significant to consider disclosure under Level 3 rather than Level 2.

Impaired loans not collateral-dependent are fair valued based on the present value of future cash flows discounted at the expected coupon rates over the lives of the loans. Because the loans were not discounted at market interest rates, the valuations do not represent fair value and have been excluded from the nonrecurring fair value balance in the preceding schedules.

Fair Value of Certain Financial Instruments
Following is a summary of the carrying values and estimated fair values of certain financial instruments:
 
September 30, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
(In thousands)
Carrying
value
 
Estimated
fair value
 
Carrying
value
 
Estimated
fair value
Financial assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HTM investment securities
$
777,849

 
$
727,908

 
$
756,909

 
$
674,741

Loans and leases (including loans held for sale), net of allowance
37,590,017

 
37,402,157

 
37,020,811

 
37,024,198

Financial liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Time deposits
2,689,688

 
2,703,085

 
2,962,931

 
2,988,714

Foreign deposits
1,607,409

 
1,607,052

 
1,804,060

 
1,803,625

Other short-term borrowings

 

 
5,409

 
5,421

Long-term debt (less fair value hedges)
2,298,853

 
2,529,021

 
2,329,323

 
2,636,422

This summary excludes financial assets and liabilities for which carrying value approximates fair value. For financial assets, these include cash and due from banks and money market investments. For financial liabilities, these include demand, savings and money market deposits, and federal funds purchased and security repurchase agreements. The estimated fair value of demand, savings and money market deposits is the amount payable on demand at the reporting date. Carrying value is used because the accounts have no stated maturity and the customer has the ability to withdraw funds immediately. Also excluded from the summary are financial instruments recorded at fair value on a recurring basis, as previously described.

HTM investment securities primarily consist of municipal securities and bank and insurance trust preferred CDOs. HTM municipal securities are fair valued under Level 3 using a standard form discounted cash flow model as discussed previously and the valuation inputs described under auction rate securities. HTM bank and insurance trust preferred CDOs are fair valued using the internal model previously described.

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The fair value of loans is estimated according to their status as nonimpaired or impaired. For nonimpaired loans, the fair value is estimated by discounting future cash flows using the LIBOR yield curve adjusted by a factor which reflects the credit and interest rate risk inherent in the loan. These future cash flows are then reduced by the estimated “life-of-the-loan” aggregate credit losses in the loan portfolio. These adjustments for lifetime future credit losses incorporate many of the inputs used to estimate the ALLL for our loan portfolio and are adjusted quarterly as necessary to reflect the most recent loss experience. Impaired loans are already considered to be held at fair value, except those whose fair value is determined by discounting cash flows, as discussed previously. See Impaired Loans in Note 5 for details on the impairment measurement method for impaired loans. Loans, other than those held for sale, are not normally purchased and sold by the Company, and there are no active trading markets for most of this portfolio. Accordingly, our estimates of fair value for loans are categorized as Level 3.

The fair values of time and foreign deposits, other short-term borrowings, and long-term debt are estimated under Level 2. Time and foreign deposits, and other short-term borrowings, are fair valued by discounting future cash flows using the LIBOR yield curve to the given maturity dates. Long-term debt is fair valued based on actual market trades (i.e., an asset value) when available, or discounting cash flows to maturity using the LIBOR yield curve adjusted for credit spreads.

These fair value disclosures represent our best estimates based on relevant market information and information about the financial instruments. Fair value estimates are based on judgments regarding future expected loss experience, current economic conditions, risk characteristics of the various instruments, and other factors. These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and therefore cannot be determined with precision. Changes in the above methodologies and assumptions could significantly affect the estimates.

Further, certain financial instruments and all nonfinancial instruments are excluded from the applicable disclosure requirements. Therefore, the fair value amounts shown in the schedule do not, by themselves, represent the underlying value of the Company as a whole.

10.
COMMITMENTS, GUARANTEES AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
Commitments and Guarantees
Contractual amounts of off-balance sheet financial instruments used to meet the financing needs of our customers are as follows:
(In thousands)
September 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
 
 
 
 
Unfunded commitments to extend credit
$
15,561,565

 
$
14,277,347

Standby letters of credit:
 
 
 
Financial
812,493

 
774,427

Performance
179,108

 
190,029

Commercial letters of credit
62,832

 
91,978

Total unfunded lending commitments
$
16,615,998

 
$
15,333,781


The Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K contains further information about these commitments and guarantees including their terms and collateral requirements. At September 30, 2013, the Company had recorded approximately $8.2 million as a liability for the guarantees associated with the standby letters of credit, which consisted of $4.7 million attributable to the RULC and $3.5 million of deferred commitment fees.

At September 30, 2013, the Parent has guaranteed $15 million of debt of affiliated trusts issuing trust preferred securities. In connection with the redemption on May 3, 2013 of all of the $285 million of Zions Capital Trust B trust preferred securities, as discussed in Note 7, the Parent canceled its guarantee for these securities.

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At September 30, 2013, we had unfunded commitments for private equity and other noninterest-bearing investments of $28.1 million. These obligations have no stated maturity.

Legal Matters
We are subject to litigation in court and arbitral proceedings, as well as proceedings, investigations, examinations and other actions brought or considered by governmental and self-regulatory agencies. At any given time, litigation may relate to lending, deposit and other customer relationships, vendor and contractual issues, employee matters, intellectual property matters, personal injuries and torts, regulatory and legal compliance, and other matters. While most matters relate to individual claims, we are also subject to putative class action claims and similar broader claims. Current putative class actions and similar claims include the following:
a complaint relating to allegedly wrongful acts in our processing of overdraft fees on debit card transactions in which the plaintiffs seek monetary awards on the basis of various common law claims, Barlow, et. al. v. Zions First National Bank and Zions Bancorporation, pending in the United States District Court for the District of Utah;
a complaint relating to our banking relationships with customers that allegedly engaged in wrongful telemarketing practices in which the plaintiff seeks a trebled monetary award under the federal RICO Act, Reyes v. Zions First National Bank, et. al., pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; and
a complaint arising from our banking relationships with Frederick Berg and a number of investment funds controlled by him using the “Meridian” brand name, in which the liquidating trustee for the funds seeks an award from us, on the basis of aiding and abetting liability, for monetary damages suffered by victims of a fraud allegedly perpetrated by Berg, In re Consolidated Meridian Funds a/k/a Meridian Investors Trust, Mark Calvert as Liquidating Trustee, et. al. vs. Zions Bancorporation and The Commerce Bank of Washington, N.A., pending in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington.

In the third quarter of 2013, the parties to the Barlow case entered into definitive settlement agreements, which cover all of our affiliates alleged to have engaged in wrongful processing. The amount of the settlement is reflected in our accruals for legal losses as of September 30, 2013. The settlement is subject to court approval. Another overdraft case, Sadlier, et. al. v. National Bank of Arizona, brought in the Superior Court for the State of Arizona, County of Maricopa, was dismissed with prejudice in the second quarter of 2013.

In the third quarter of 2013, the District Court denied the plaintiff’s motion for class certification in the Reyes case. The plaintiff has filed a motion to appeal the District Court decision. We have elected not to oppose that motion.

Discovery has been completed in the Reyes case, but has not commenced in the Meridian Funds case.

At any given time, proceedings, investigations, examinations and other actions brought or considered by governmental and self-regulatory agencies may relate to our banking, investment advisory, trust, securities, and other products and services; our customers’ involvement in money-laundering, fraud, securities violations and other illicit activities or our policies and practices relating to such customer activities; and our compliance with the broad range of banking, securities and other laws and regulations applicable to us. At any given time, we may be in the process of responding to subpoenas, requests for documents, data and testimony relating to such matters and engaging in discussions to resolve the matters. Significant investigations and similar inquiries to which we are currently subject relate to:
possible money laundering activities of a customer of one of our banking subsidiaries and the anti-money laundering practices of that bank (conducted by the United States Attorneys Office for the Southern District of New York); and

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the practices of our subsidiary, Zions Bank; our former subsidiary, NetDeposit, LLC; and possibly other of our affiliates relating primarily to payment processing for allegedly fraudulent telemarketers (conducted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania).
These two matters appear to be ongoing.

At least quarterly, we review outstanding and new legal matters, utilizing then available information. In accordance with applicable accounting guidance, if we determine that a loss from a matter is probable and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated, we establish an accrual for the loss. In the absence of such a determination, no accrual is made. Once established, accruals are adjusted to reflect developments relating to the matters.

In our review, we also assess whether we can determine the range of reasonably possible losses for significant matters in which we are unable to determine that the likelihood of a loss is remote. Because of the difficulty of predicting the outcome of legal matters, discussed subsequently, we are able to estimate such a range only for a limited number of matters. We currently estimate the aggregate range of reasonably possible losses for those matters to be from $0 million to approximately $60 million in excess of amounts accrued. This estimated range of reasonably possible losses is based on information currently available as of September 30, 2013. The matters underlying the estimated range will change from time to time, and actual results may vary significantly from this estimate. Those matters for which an estimate is not possible are not included within this estimated range and, therefore, this estimated range does not represent our maximum loss exposure.

Based on our current knowledge, we believe that our current estimated liability for litigation and other legal actions and claims, reflected in our accruals and determined in accordance with applicable accounting guidance, is adequate and that liabilities in excess of the amounts currently accrued, if any, arising from litigation and other legal actions and claims for which an estimate as previously described is possible, will not have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. However, in light of the significant uncertainties involved in these matters, and the very large or indeterminate damages sought in some of these matters, an adverse outcome in one or more of these matters could be material to our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows for any given reporting period.

Any estimate or determination relating to the future resolution of litigation, arbitration, governmental or self-regulatory examinations, investigations or actions or similar matters is inherently uncertain and involves significant judgment. This is particularly true in the early stages of a legal matter, when legal issues and facts have not been well articulated, reviewed, analyzed, and vetted through discovery, preparation for trial or hearings, substantive and productive mediation or settlement discussions, or other actions. It is also particularly true with respect to class action and similar claims involving multiple defendants, matters with complex procedural requirements or substantive issues or novel legal theories, and examinations, investigations and other actions conducted or brought by governmental and self-regulatory agencies, in which the normal adjudicative process is not applicable. Accordingly, we usually are unable to determine whether a favorable or unfavorable outcome is remote, reasonably likely, or probable, or to estimate the amount or range of a probable or reasonably likely loss, until relatively late in the course of a legal matter, sometimes not until a number of years have elapsed. Accordingly, our judgments and estimates relating to claims will change from time to time in light of developments and actual outcomes will differ from our estimates. These differences may be material.


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11.
RETIREMENT PLANS
The following discloses the net periodic benefit cost (credit) and its components for the Company’s pension and postretirement plans:
 
 
Pension benefits
 
Supplemental
retirement
benefits
 
Postretirement
benefits
 
Pension benefits
 
Supplemental
retirement
benefits
 
Postretirement
benefits
(In thousands)
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
 
$


$
(3
)
 
$

 
$

 
$
8

 
$
9

 
$

 
$
22

 
$

 
$

 
$
24

 
$
27

Interest cost
 
1,721


1,885

 
101


115

 
10

 
12

 
5,164

 
5,669

 
303

 
345

 
31

 
35

Expected return on plan assets
 
(3,027
)

(2,827
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(9,082
)
 
(8,481
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of prior service
cost (credit)
 
 
 
 
 
31


31

 
(37
)
 
(61
)
 
 
 
 
 
93

 
93

 
(113
)
 
(183
)
Amortization of net actuarial
(gain) loss
 
2,033


2,198

 
17


(28
)
 
(19
)
 
(22
)
 
6,099

 
6,889

 
52

 
(85
)
 
(56
)
 
(65
)
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)
 
$
727

 
$
1,253

 
$
149

 
$
118

 
$
(38
)
 
$
(62
)
 
$
2,181

 
$
4,099

 
$
448

 
$
353

 
$
(114
)
 
$
(186
)

As disclosed in the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Company has frozen its participation and benefit accruals for the pension plan and its contributions for individual benefit payments in the postretirement benefit plan.

12.
OPERATING SEGMENT INFORMATION
We manage our operations and prepare management reports and other information with a primary focus on geographical area. As of September 30, 2013, we operate eight community/regional banks in distinct geographical areas. Performance assessment and resource allocation are based upon this geographical structure. Zions Bank operates 100 branches in Utah and 26 branches in Idaho. CB&T operates 97 branches in California. Amegy operates 84 branches in Texas. NBAZ operates 72 branches in Arizona. NSB operates 51 branches in Nevada. Vectra operates 38 branches in Colorado and one branch in New Mexico. TCBW operates one branch in the state of Washington. TCBO operates one branch in Oregon.

The operating segment identified as “Other” includes the Parent, Zions Management Services Company (“ZMSC”), certain nonbank financial service subsidiaries, TCBO, and eliminations of transactions between segments. The Parent’s operations are significant to the Other segment. Net interest income is substantially affected by the Parent’s interest on long-term debt. Net impairment losses on investment securities relate to the Parent. ZMSC provides internal technology and operational services to affiliated operating businesses of the Company. ZMSC charges most of its costs to the affiliates on an approximate break-even basis.

The accounting policies of the individual operating segments are the same as those of the Company. Transactions between operating segments are primarily conducted at fair value, resulting in profits that are eliminated for reporting consolidated results of operations. Operating segments pay for centrally provided services based upon estimated or actual usage of those services.


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The following table presents selected operating segment information for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:
(In millions)
Zions Bank
 
CB&T
 
Amegy
 
NBAZ
 
NSB
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
CONDENSED INCOME STATEMENT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income
$
145.1

 
$
165.0

 
$
109.8

 
$
118.0

 
$
95.5

 
$
91.6

 
$
40.5

 
$
41.9

 
$
28.4

 
$
30.4

Provision for loan losses
(9.5
)
 
17.1

 
(3.0
)
 
(2.8
)
 
12.8

 
(18.3
)
 
(7.3
)
 
1.7

 

 
(1.2
)
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
154.6

 
147.9

 
112.8


120.8

 
82.7

 
109.9

 
47.8

 
40.2

 
28.4

 
31.6

Net impairment losses on investment securities

 
(0.1
)
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss on sale of investment securities to Parent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other noninterest income
47.7

 
52.1

 
20.8

 
19.3

 
37.1

 
38.3

 
8.6

 
7.6

 
11.4

 
8.8

Noninterest expense
119.1

 
123.5

 
75.9

 
85.2

 
75.3

 
86.3

 
35.3

 
37.3

 
32.0

 
31.3

Income (loss) before income taxes
83.2

 
76.4

 
57.7

 
54.9

 
44.5

 
61.9

 
21.1

 
10.5

 
7.8

 
9.1

Income tax expense (benefit)
30.2

 
27.4

 
23.0

 
21.8

 
14.9

 
20.8

 
7.7

 
3.4

 
2.6

 
3.1

Net income (loss)
$
53.0

 
$
49.0

 
$
34.7

 
$
33.1

 
$
29.6

 
$
41.1

 
$
13.4

 
$
7.1

 
$
5.2

 
$
6.0

AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET DATA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
18,237

 
$
17,641

 
$
10,869

 
$
11,000

 
$
13,453

 
$
12,231

 
$
4,624

 
$
4,447

 
$
4,022

 
$
4,085

Cash and due from banks
339

 
359

 
164

 
168

 
255

 
259

 
70

 
70

 
87

 
83

Money market investments
3,868

 
2,725

 
1,288

 
1,296

 
2,823

 
2,446

 
444

 
482

 
883

 
936

Total securities
1,287

 
1,331

 
321

 
362

 
285

 
313

 
320

 
274

 
785

 
774

Total loans
12,271

 
12,566

 
8,328

 
8,332

 
8,981

 
8,073

 
3,600

 
3,402

 
2,158

 
2,156

Total deposits
15,951

 
15,140

 
9,261

 
9,404

 
11,024

 
9,805

 
3,945

 
3,766

 
3,600

 
3,597

Shareholder’s equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred equity
280

 
444

 
162

 
184

 
248

 
330

 
153

 
198

 
90

 
180

Common equity
1,530

 
1,441

 
1,326

 
1,307

 
1,805

 
1,689

 
410

 
379

 
310

 
286

Noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total shareholder’s equity
1,810

 
1,885

 
1,488

 
1,491

 
2,053

 
2,019

 
563

 
577

 
400

 
466

 
Vectra
 
TCBW
 
Other
 
Consolidated
Company
 
 
 
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
CONDENSED INCOME STATEMENT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income
$
25.8

 
$
27.3

 
$
7.0

 
$
6.9

 
$
(36.6
)
 
$
(42.9
)
 
$
415.5

 
$
438.2

 
 
 
 
Provision for loan losses
1.8

 
2.2

 
(0.3
)
 
(0.6
)
 
(0.1
)
 

 
(5.6
)
 
(1.9
)
 
 
 
 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
24.0

 
25.1

 
7.3

 
7.5

 
(36.5
)
 
(42.9
)
 
421.1

 
440.1

 
 
 
 
Net impairment losses on investment securities

 

 

 

 
(9.1
)
 
(2.7
)
 
(9.1
)
 
(2.8
)
 
 
 
 
Loss on sale of investment
securities to Parent

 

 
(2.7
)
 

 
2.7

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
Other noninterest income
6.5

 
7.6

 
1.0

 
1.0

 
(1.8
)
 
(6.7
)
 
131.3

 
128.0

 
 
 
 
Noninterest expense
24.4

 
23.4

 
4.8

 
4.9

 
3.9

 
3.1

 
370.7

 
395.0

 
 
 
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
6.1

 
9.3

 
0.8

 
3.6

 
(48.6
)
 
(55.4
)
 
172.6

 
170.3

 
 
 
 
Income tax expense (benefit)
2.1

 
3.2

 
0.3

 
1.2

 
(19.7
)
 
(20.2
)
 
61.1

 
60.7

 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
$
4.0

 
$
6.1

 
$
0.5

 
$
2.4

 
$
(28.9
)
 
$
(35.2
)
 
$
111.5

 
$
109.6

 
 
 
 
AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET DATA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
2,630

 
$
2,441

 
$
882

 
$
863

 
$
798

 
$
659

 
$
55,515

 
$
53,367

 
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
48

 
54

 
19

 
20

 
(6
)
 
(13
)
 
976

 
1,000

 
 
 
 
Money market investments
127

 
47

 
121

 
158

 
(100
)
 
(100
)
 
9,454

 
7,990

 
 
 
 
Total securities
184

 
207

 
101

 
115

 
592

 
449

 
3,875

 
3,825

 
 
 
 
Total loans
2,195

 
2,046

 
627

 
556

 
64

 
68

 
38,224

 
37,199

 
 
 
 
Total deposits
2,258

 
2,085

 
743

 
722

 
(1,194
)
 
(1,041
)
 
45,588

 
43,478

 
 
 
 
Shareholder’s equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred equity
70

 
70

 
3

 
2

 
680

 
357

 
1,686

 
1,765

 
 
 
 
Common equity
241

 
214

 
86

 
80

 
(518
)
 
(637
)
 
5,190

 
4,759

 
 
 
 
Noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 
(3
)
 

 
(3
)
 
 
 
 
Total shareholder’s equity
311

 
284

 
89

 
82

 
162

 
(283
)
 
6,876

 
6,521

 
 
 
 

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The following table presents selected operating segment information for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:
(In millions)
Zions Bank
 
CB&T
 
Amegy
 
NBAZ
 
NSB
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
CONDENSED INCOME STATEMENT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income
$
447.4

 
$
498.7

 
$
347.0

 
$
352.4

 
$
284.9

 
$
278.5

 
$
122.4

 
$
125.3

 
$
84.4

 
$
92.6

Provision for loan losses
(18.4
)
 
78.0

 
(12.8
)
 
(9.5
)
 
4.7

 
(50.5
)
 
(12.0
)
 
10.7

 
(8.9
)
 
(9.5
)
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
465.8

 
420.7

 
359.8

 
361.9

 
280.2

 
329.0

 
134.4

 
114.6

 
93.3

 
102.1

Net impairment losses on investment securities

 
(0.3
)
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss on sale of investment securities to Parent

 

 

 
(9.2
)
 

 

 

 

 

 

Other noninterest income
152.2

 
163.5

 
62.1

 
57.5

 
111.0

 
115.0

 
25.6

 
23.2

 
30.0

 
25.3

Noninterest expense
362.1

 
371.0

 
260.7

 
250.8

 
251.4

 
255.1

 
104.9

 
113.2

 
97.9

 
101.0

Income (loss) before income taxes
255.9

 
212.9

 
161.2

 
159.4

 
139.8

 
188.9

 
55.1

 
24.6

 
25.4

 
26.4

Income tax expense (benefit)
93.3

 
75.5

 
63.7

 
63.1

 
46.8

 
62.9

 
20.5

 
8.9

 
8.6

 
9.1

Net income (loss)
$
162.6

 
$
137.4

 
$
97.5

 
$
96.3

 
$
93.0

 
$
126.0

 
$
34.6

 
$
15.7

 
$
16.8

 
$
17.3

AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET DATA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
17,609

 
$
17,410

 
$
10,871

 
$
10,905

 
$
13,122

 
$
12,116

 
$
4,612

 
$
4,457

 
$
4,046

 
$
4,127

Cash and due from banks
347

 
367

 
168

 
176

 
283

 
293

 
70

 
70

 
85

 
87

Money market investments
3,113

 
2,507

 
1,284

 
1,175

 
2,563

 
2,357

 
452

 
569

 
944

 
960

Total securities
1,279

 
1,380

 
333

 
350

 
336

 
331

 
298

 
276

 
769

 
770

Total loans
12,330

 
12,501

 
8,297

 
8,342

 
8,790

 
8,012

 
3,588

 
3,321

 
2,127

 
2,176

Total deposits
15,314

 
14,887

 
9,267

 
9,246

 
10,707

 
9,625

 
3,919

 
3,732

 
3,606

 
3,597

Shareholder’s equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred equity
280

 
468

 
162

 
231

 
250

 
409

 
171

 
259

 
114

 
227

Common equity
1,524

 
1,419

 
1,324

 
1,293

 
1,775

 
1,665

 
406

 
363

 
304

 
280

Noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total shareholder’s equity
1,804

 
1,887

 
1,486

 
1,524

 
2,025

 
2,074

 
577

 
622

 
418

 
507

 
Vectra
 
TCBW
 
Other
 
Consolidated
Company
 
 
 
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
CONDENSED INCOME STATEMENT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income
$
76.5

 
$
81.5

 
$
20.3

 
$
20.9

 
$
(118.6
)
 
$
(147.9
)
 
$
1,264.3

 
$
1,302.0

 
 
 
 
Provision for loan losses
(7.6
)
 
4.6

 
(1.1
)
 
0.8

 
(0.5
)
 

 
(56.6
)
 
24.6

 
 
 
 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
84.1

 
76.9

 
21.4

 
20.1

 
(118.1
)
 
(147.9
)
 
1,320.9

 
1,277.4

 
 
 
 
Net impairment losses on investment securities

 

 

 

 
(23.4
)
 
(20.0
)
 
(23.4
)
 
(20.3
)
 
 
 
 
Loss on sale of investment
securities to Parent

 

 
(2.7
)
 

 
2.7

 
9.2

 

 

 
 
 
 
Other noninterest income
19.6

 
18.7

 
3.0

 
2.8

 
(11.6
)
 
(20.0
)
 
391.9

 
386.0

 
 
 
 
Noninterest expense
75.0

 
73.0

 
13.6

 
13.9

 
54.1

 
11.0

 
1,219.7

 
1,189.0

 
 
 
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
28.7

 
22.6

 
8.1

 
9.0

 
(204.5
)
 
(189.7
)
 
469.7

 
454.1

 
 
 
 
Income tax expense (benefit)
10.0

 
7.5

 
2.8

 
3.0

 
(80.9
)
 
(66.4
)
 
164.8

 
163.6

 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
$
18.7

 
$
15.1

 
$
5.3

 
$
6.0

 
$
(123.6
)
 
$
(123.3
)
 
$
304.9

 
$
290.5

 
 
 
 
AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET DATA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
2,541

 
$
2,395

 
$
866

 
$
877

 
$
1,019

 
$
660

 
$
54,686

 
$
52,947

 
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
50

 
52

 
19

 
20

 
(9
)
 
(16
)
 
1,013

 
1,049

 
 
 
 
Money market investments
84

 
49

 
135

 
168

 
169

 
(98
)
 
8,744

 
7,687

 
 
 
 
Total securities
184

 
217

 
103

 
119

 
551

 
444

 
3,853

 
3,887

 
 
 
 
Total loans
2,142

 
1,991

 
596

 
556

 
63

 
68

 
37,933

 
36,967

 
 
 
 
Total deposits
2,177

 
2,047

 
727

 
730

 
(718
)
 
(932
)
 
44,999

 
42,932

 
 
 
 
Shareholder’s equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred equity
70

 
70

 
3

 
10

 
429

 
309

 
1,479

 
1,983

 
 
 
 
Common equity
235

 
208

 
84

 
78

 
(557
)
 
(600
)
 
5,095

 
4,706

 
 
 
 
Noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 
(2
)
 
(3
)
 
(2
)
 
(3
)
 
 
 
 
Total shareholder’s equity
305

 
278

 
87

 
88

 
(130
)
 
(294
)
 
6,572

 
6,686

 
 
 
 
ITEM 2.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that are based on other than historical data are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements provide current expectations or forecasts of future events and include, among others:
statements with respect to the beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, guidelines, expectations, anticipations, and future financial condition, results of operations and performance of Zions Bancorporation (“the Parent”) and its subsidiaries (collectively “the Company,” “Zions,” “we,” “our,” “us”);
statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words “may,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “projects,” or similar expressions.
These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, nor should they be relied upon as representing management’s views as of any subsequent date. Forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties and actual results may differ materially from those presented, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, those presented in Management’s Discussion and Analysis. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to:
the Company’s ability to successfully execute its business plans, manage its risks, and achieve its objectives;
changes in local, national and international political and economic conditions, including without limitation the political and economic effects of the recent economic crisis, delay of recovery from that crisis, economic conditions and fiscal imbalances in the United States and other countries, potential or actual downgrades in rating of sovereign debt issued by the United States and other countries, and other major developments, including wars, military actions, and terrorist attacks;
changes in financial market conditions, either internationally, nationally or locally in areas in which the Company conducts its operations, including without limitation reduced rates of business formation and growth, commercial and residential real estate development and real estate prices;
fluctuations in markets for equity, fixed-income, commercial paper and other securities, including availability, market liquidity levels, and pricing;
changes in interest rates, the quality and composition of the loan and securities portfolios, demand for loan products, deposit flows and competition;
acquisitions and integration of acquired businesses;
increases in the levels of losses, customer bankruptcies, bank failures, claims, and assessments;
changes in fiscal, monetary, regulatory, trade and tax policies and laws, and regulatory assessments and fees, including policies of the U.S. Department of Treasury, the OCC, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board System, the FDIC, the SEC, and the CFPB; 
the impact of executive compensation rules under the Dodd-Frank Act and banking regulations which may impact the ability of the Company and other American financial institutions to retain and recruit executives and other personnel necessary for their businesses and competitiveness;
the impact of the Dodd-Frank Act and of new international standards known as Basel III, and rules and regulations thereunder, many of which have not yet been promulgated or are not yet effective, on our required regulatory capital and liquidity levels, governmental assessments on us, the scope of business activities in which we may engage, the manner in which we engage in such activities, the fees we may charge for certain products and services, and other matters affected by the Dodd-Frank Act and these international standards;
continuing consolidation in the financial services industry;
new legal claims against the Company, including litigation, arbitration and proceedings brought by governmental or self-regulatory agencies, or changes in existing legal matters;
success in gaining regulatory approvals, when required;

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changes in consumer spending and savings habits;
increased competitive challenges and expanding product and pricing pressures among financial institutions;
inflation and deflation;
technological changes and the Company’s implementation of new technologies;
the Company’s ability to develop and maintain secure and reliable information technology systems;
legislation or regulatory changes which adversely affect the Company’s operations or business;
the Company’s ability to comply with applicable laws and regulations;
changes in accounting policies or procedures as may be required by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or regulatory agencies; and
costs of deposit insurance and changes with respect to FDIC insurance coverage levels.
Except to the extent required by law, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to update any factors or to publicly announce the result of revisions to any of the forward-looking statements included herein to reflect future events or developments.
GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS
ABS
Asset-Backed Security
FAMC
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, or “Farmer Mac”
ACL
Allowance for Credit Losses
FASB
Financial Accounting Standards Board
AFS
Available-for-Sale
FDIC
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
ALCO
Asset/Liability Committee
FHLB
Federal Home Loan Bank
ALLL
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses
FICO
Fair Isaac Corporation
Amegy
Amegy Corporation
FRB
Federal Reserve Board
AOCI
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
GAAP
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
ASC
Accounting Standards Codification
GNMA
Government National Mortgage Association
ASU
Accounting Standards Update
HECL
Home Equity Credit Line
ATM
Automated Teller Machine
HTM
Held-to-Maturity
BCF
Beneficial Conversion Feature
IA
Indemnification Asset
bps
basis points
IFRS
International Financial Reporting Standards
CB&T
California Bank & Trust
ISDA
International Swap Dealer Association
CCAR
Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review
LGD
Loss Given Default
CDO
Collateralized Debt Obligation
LIBOR
London Interbank Offered Rate
CDR
Constant Default Rate
Lockhart
Lockhart Funding LLC
CET1
Common Equity Tier 1
MRMG
Model Risk Management Group
CFPB
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
MVE
Market Value of Equity
CLTV
Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio
NBAZ
National Bank of Arizona
CPR
Constant Prepayment Rate
NRSRO
Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization
CRE
Commercial Real Estate
NSB
Nevada State Bank
CSV
Cash Surrender Value
OCC
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
DB
Deutsche Bank AG
OCI
Other Comprehensive Income
DBRS
Dominion Bond Rating Service
OREO
Other Real Estate Owned
Dodd-Frank Act
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
OTC
Over-the-Counter
DTA
Deferred Tax Asset
OTTI
Other-Than-Temporary Impairment
DTL
Deferred Tax Liability
Parent
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PCI
Purchased Credit Impaired
TAG
Transaction Account Guarantee
PD
Probability of Default
TARP
Troubled Asset Relief Program
PIK
Payment in Kind
TCBO
The Commerce Bank of Oregon
REIT
Real Estate Investment Trust
TCBW
The Commerce Bank of Washington
RULC
Reserve for Unfunded Lending Commitments
TDR
Troubled Debt Restructuring
SBA
Small Business Administration
TRS
Total Return Swap
SBIC
Small Business Investment Company
Vectra
Vectra Bank Colorado
SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission
Zions Bank
Zions First National Bank
SOC
Securitization Oversight Committee
ZMSC
Zions Management Services Company

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND SIGNIFICANT ESTIMATES
The Company has made no significant changes in its critical accounting policies and significant estimates from those disclosed in its 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The Company reported net earnings applicable to common shareholders of $209.7 million, or $1.12 per diluted share for the third quarter of 2013, compared to $62.3 million, or $0.34 per diluted share for the same prior year period. The following changes had a favorable impact on net earnings applicable to common shareholders:
$125.7 million increase in preferred stock redemption;
$22.2 million decrease in the provision for unfunded lending commitments;
$20.0 million reduction in preferred stock dividends;
$13.0 million decline in total interest expense; and
$6.1 million decrease in credit-related expense.
The impact of these items was partially offset by the following:
$35.6 million decline in total interest income;
$9.0 million increase in salaries and employee benefits;
$6.3 million increase in net impairment losses on investment securities;
$3.7 million increase in professional and legal services; and
$2.2 million decrease in loan sales and servicing income.
Net earnings applicable to common shareholders for the first nine months of 2013 were $353.4 million, or $1.90 per diluted share, compared to net earnings applicable to common shareholders of $143.0 million, or $0.77 per diluted share in the corresponding prior year period. The improved result reflects the following:
$125.7 million increase in preferred stock redemption;
$81.2 million reduction in the provision for loan losses;
$70.7 million decline in preferred stock dividends;
$51.4 million decrease in total interest expense; and
$26.1 million reduction in the provision for unfunded lending commitments.
The impact of these items was partially offset by the following:
$89.1 million decline in total interest income;
$40.3 million increase in debt extinguishment cost;
$22.5 million increase in other noninterest expense;
$20.7 million increase in salaries and employee benefits; and
$7.3 million increase in professional and legal services.

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During 2009, the Company executed a subordinated debt modification and exchange transaction. The original discount on the convertible subordinated debt was $679 million and the remaining discount at September 30, 2013 was $113 million. It included the following components:
the fair value discount on the debt; and
the intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature which added the right of the debt holder to convert the debt into preferred stock.
The discount associated with the convertible subordinated debt is amortized to interest expense using the interest method over the remaining term of the subordinated debt (referred to herein as “discount amortization”). When holders of the convertible subordinated notes convert to preferred stock, the rate of amortization is accelerated by immediately expensing any unamortized discount associated with the converted debt (referred to herein as “accelerated discount amortization”).
The impact of the conversion of subordinated debt into preferred stock is further discussed in the “Capital Management” section.

Net Interest Income, Margin and Interest Rate Spreads
Net interest income is the difference between interest earned on interest-earning assets and interest incurred on interest-bearing liabilities. Taxable-equivalent net interest income is the largest portion of the Company’s revenue. For the third quarter of 2013, taxable-equivalent net interest income was $419.2 million, compared to $434.6 million for the second quarter of 2013, and $442.6 million for the third quarter of 2012. The tax rate used for calculating all taxable-equivalent adjustments was 35% for all periods presented.
Net interest margin in the third quarter of 2013 vs. the same prior year period
The net interest margin was 3.22% and 3.58% for the third quarters of 2013 and 2012, respectively, and 3.44% for the second quarter of 2013. The decreased net interest margin for the third quarter of 2013 compared to the same prior year period resulted primarily from:
lower yields on loans excluding FDIC-supported loans, and AFS investment securities; and
increased balance of low-yielding money market investments.
The impact of these items was partially offset by the following favorable developments:
lower yields on long-term debt and deposit funding; and
higher yields on FDIC-supported loans.
Even though the Company’s average loan portfolio, excluding FDIC-supported loans, was $1,233 million higher in the third quarter of 2013 than in the same prior year period, the average interest rate earned on those assets was 43 bps lower. This decline in interest income was primarily caused by (1) adjustable rate loans originated in the past resetting to lower rates due to the current repricing index being lower than the rate when the loans were originated, and (2) maturing loans, many of which had rate floors, being replaced with new loans at lower original coupons and/or lower floors compared to the rates at which loans were originated when spreads were higher.
The yield earned on AFS securities during the third quarter of 2013 was 71 bps lower than in the comparable prior year period. The interest rates for most of the securities in the AFS securities portfolio are based on variable rate indexes such as the 3-month LIBOR rate, which decreased between these reporting periods.
During the third quarter of 2013, most of the Company’s excess liquidity was invested in money market assets, primarily deposits with the Federal Reserve Bank. Average money market investments increased to 18% of total interest-earning assets in the third quarter of 2013 compared to 16% in the comparable prior year period. The average rate earned by these investments remained essentially unchanged between these time periods.
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits provided the Company with low cost funding and comprised 40% of average total deposits in the third quarter of 2013 compared to 39% for the same period in 2012. Additionally, the average rate paid on interest-bearing deposits in the third quarter of 2013 decreased by 7 bps when compared to the third

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quarter of 2012. As a practical matter, it is becoming difficult to reduce deposit costs further as those costs approach zero.
In the third quarter of 2013, the Company issued $87.9 million of new fixed/floating subordinated notes. This transaction, along with the redemptions, repurchases, and issuances of new lower cost senior debt during the second and third quarters of 2013, resulted in a net reduction of the three-month average balance of long-term debt of $98.7 million from the third quarter of 2012. Additionally, in the third quarter of 2013, the average interest rate of long-term debt was 112 bps lower than in the same prior year period. The decrease can be attributed to the lower cost of new debt issuances and the redemption of higher cost debt. Refer to the “Liquidity Risk Management” section for more information.
See “Interest Rate and Market Risk Management” for further discussion of how we manage the portfolios of interest-earning assets, interest-bearing liabilities, and the associated risk.
The spread on average interest-bearing funds was 2.89% and 3.19% for the third quarters of 2013 and 2012, respectively. The spread on average interest-bearing funds for the third quarter of 2013 was affected by the same factors that had an impact on the net interest margin.
If we assume no further changes in the mix, volume, and interest rates of interest-earning assets, we expect net interest income to decline further by a moderate amount, as the aforementioned factors, such as loan repricing, are expected to continue. Furthermore, competitive pricing pressures on loans and lower benchmark indices (such as LIBOR) have resulted in lower rates achieved on new loan production compared to those produced in the past, in part due to the current “accommodative” U.S. monetary policy, which has resulted in a significant increase in the money supply, but has not yet resulted in strong borrowing demand by qualified customers. We believe that some of our competitors may have more liberal lending policies and processes than the Company, and may offer their customers a broader array of product, pricing and structure alternatives. Nevertheless, we believe we can offset some of the pressure on the net interest margin primarily through loan growth; however, net interest income is likely to decline over the next year compared to the first nine months of 2013, and the quarterly path may exhibit some volatility.
The unamortized discount on convertible subordinated debt was $113 million as of September 30, 2013, or 25% of the $457 million of remaining outstanding convertible subordinated notes, and will be amortized to interest expense over the remaining life of the debt using the interest method. At December 31, 2012, the unamortized discount on the convertible subordinated debt was $149 million, or 33% of the $458 million of convertible subordinated notes outstanding at that time.
The Company expects to remain “asset-sensitive” with regard to interest rate risk. The current period of low interest rates has lasted for several years. During this time, the Company has maintained an interest rate risk position that is more asset sensitive than it was prior to the economic crisis, and, we believe, more than most peers, and it expects to maintain this more asset-sensitive position for what may be a prolonged period. With interest rates at low levels, there is a reduced need to protect against falling interest rates. Our estimates of the Company’s actual interest rate risk position are highly dependent upon a number of assumptions regarding the repricing behavior of various deposit and loan types in response to changes in both short-term and long-term interest rates, balance sheet composition, and other modeling assumptions, as well as the actions of competitors and customers in response to those changes. In addition, our modeled projections for noninterest-bearing demand deposits, a substantial portion of our deposit balances, are particularly reliant on assumptions for which there is little historical experience. Further detail on interest rate risk is discussed in “Interest Rate Risk” on page 79 of the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K, and in this filing in “Interest Rate Risk.”
The following schedule summarizes the average balances, the amount of interest earned or incurred, and the applicable yields for interest-earning assets and the costs of interest-bearing liabilities that generate taxable-equivalent net interest income.

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CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS, YIELDS AND RATES
(Unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2013
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2012
(In thousands)
 
Average
balance
 
Amount of
interest 1
 
Average
rate
 
Average
balance
 
Amount of
interest 1
 
Average
rate
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Money market investments
 
$
9,454,131

 
$
6,175

 
0.26
%
 
$
7,990,243

 
$
5,349

 
0.27
%
Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Held-to-maturity
 
778,268

 
9,283

 
4.73
%
 
758,761

 
10,138

 
5.32
%
Available-for-sale
 
3,071,039

 
17,182

 
2.22
%
 
3,052,559

 
22,507

 
2.93
%
Trading account
 
25,959

 
210

 
3.21
%
 
13,691

 
110

 
3.20
%
Total securities
 
3,875,266

 
26,675

 
2.73
%
 
3,825,011

 
32,755

 
3.41
%
Loans held for sale
 
131,652

 
1,228

 
3.70
%
 
183,224

 
1,621

 
3.52
%
Loans 2:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans and leases
 
37,818,273

 
422,085

 
4.43
%
 
36,585,753

 
447,061

 
4.86
%
FDIC-supported loans
 
405,316

 
20,959

 
20.52
%
 
613,710

 
26,648

 
17.27
%
Total loans
 
38,223,589

 
443,044

 
4.60
%
 
37,199,463

 
473,709

 
5.07
%
Total interest-earning assets
 
51,684,638

 
477,122

 
3.66
%
 
49,197,941

 
513,434

 
4.15
%
Cash and due from banks
 
976,159

 
 
 
 
 
1,000,159

 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses
 
(810,290
)
 
 
 
 
 
(964,676
)
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
 
1,014,129

 
 
 
 
 
1,015,129

 
 
 
 
Core deposit and other intangibles
 
41,751

 
 
 
 
 
57,345

 
 
 
 
Other assets
 
2,608,252

 
 
 
 
 
3,060,914

 
 
 
 
Total assets
 
$
55,514,639

 
 
 
 
 
$
53,366,812

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing deposits:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Savings and money market
 
$
22,982,998

 
9,811

 
0.17
%
 
$
22,025,891

 
12,503

 
0.23
%
Time
 
2,749,985

 
3,856

 
0.56
%
 
3,162,165

 
5,484

 
0.69
%
Foreign
 
1,675,256

 
839

 
0.20
%
 
1,472,437

 
1,062

 
0.29
%
Total interest-bearing deposits
27,408,239

 
14,506

 
0.21
%
 
26,660,493


19,049

 
0.28
%
Borrowed funds:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities sold, not yet purchased
 
2,853

 

 
%
 
2,062

 

 
%
Federal funds purchased and security repurchase agreements
 
257,891

 
71

 
0.11
%
 
453,209

 
157

 
0.14
%
Other short-term borrowings
 

 

 
%
 
8,273

 
36

 
1.73
%
Long-term debt
 
2,198,752

 
43,309

 
7.81
%
 
2,297,409

 
51,597

 
8.93
%
Total borrowed funds
 
2,459,496

 
43,380

 
7.00
%
 
2,760,953

 
51,790

 
7.46
%
Total interest-bearing liabilities
 
29,867,735

 
57,886

 
0.77
%
 
29,421,446

 
70,839

 
0.96
%
Noninterest-bearing deposits
 
18,179,584

 
 
 
 
 
16,817,085

 
 
 
 
Other liabilities
 
591,735

 
 
 
 
 
606,973

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities
 
48,639,054

 
 
 
 
 
46,845,504

 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred equity
 
1,685,512

 
 
 
 
 
1,765,162

 
 
 
 
Common equity
 
5,190,073

 
 
 
 
 
4,758,858

 
 
 
 
Controlling interest shareholders’ equity
6,875,585

 
 
 
 
 
6,524,020

 
 
 
 
Noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(2,712
)
 
 
 
 
Total shareholders’ equity
 
6,875,585

 
 
 
 
 
6,521,308

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
55,514,639

 
 
 
 
 
$
53,366,812

 
 
 
 
Spread on average interest-bearing funds
 
 
 
 
2.89
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.19
%
Taxable-equivalent net interest income and net yield on interest-earning assets
 
 
$
419,236

 
3.22
%
 
 
 
$
442,595

 
3.58
%
1 Taxable-equivalent rates used where applicable.
2 Net of unearned income and fees, net of related costs. Loans include nonaccrual and restructured loans.

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CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS, YIELDS AND RATES
(Unaudited)

 
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2013
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2012
(In thousands)
 
Average
balance
 
Amount of
interest 1
 
Average
rate
 
Average
balance
 
Amount of
interest 1
 
Average
rate
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Money market investments
 
$
8,744,361

 
$
17,378

 
0.27
%
 
$
7,687,336

 
$
15,076

 
0.26
%
Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Held-to-maturity
 
758,694

 
28,191

 
4.97
%
 
785,351

 
32,476

 
5.52
%
Available-for-sale
 
3,065,977

 
54,487

 
2.38
%
 
3,076,963

 
71,814

 
3.12
%
Trading account
 
28,304

 
687

 
3.25
%
 
24,546

 
596

 
3.24
%
Total securities
 
3,852,975

 
83,365

 
2.89
%
 
3,886,860

 
104,886

 
3.60
%
Loans held for sale
 
158,920

 
4,216

 
3.55
%
 
171,853

 
4,684

 
3.64
%
Loans 2:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans and leases
 
37,481,302

 
1,275,652

 
4.55
%
 
36,304,366

 
1,355,115

 
4.99
%
FDIC-supported loans
 
451,931

 
82,551

 
24.42
%
 
662,549

 
74,623

 
15.04
%
Total loans
 
37,933,233

 
1,358,203

 
4.79
%
 
36,966,915

 
1,429,738

 
5.17
%
Total interest-earning assets
 
50,689,489

 
1,463,162

 
3.86
%
 
48,712,964

 
1,554,384

 
4.26
%
Cash and due from banks
 
1,012,912

 
 
 
 
 
1,049,426

 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses
 
(843,830
)
 
 
 
 
 
(1,006,423
)
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
 
1,014,129

 
 
 
 
 
1,015,129

 
 
 
 
Core deposit and other intangibles
 
45,334

 
 
 
 
 
61,549

 
 
 
 
Other assets
 
2,767,719

 
 
 
 
 
3,114,532

 
 
 
 
Total assets
 
$
54,685,753

 
 
 
 
 
$
52,947,177

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing deposits:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Savings and money market
 
$
22,864,006

 
30,367

 
0.18
%
 
$
21,962,158

 
41,333

 
0.25
%
Time
 
2,841,862

 
12,510

 
0.59
%
 
3,265,070

 
18,177

 
0.74
%
Foreign
 
1,615,971

 
2,414

 
0.20
%
 
1,457,236

 
3,775

 
0.35
%
Total interest-bearing deposits
27,321,839

 
45,291

 
0.22
%
 
26,684,464

 
63,285

 
0.32
%
Borrowed funds:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities sold, not yet purchased
 
2,483

 

 
%
 
10,286

 
220

 
2.86
%
Federal funds purchased and security repurchase agreements
 
277,049

 
222

 
0.11
%
 
485,182

 
472

 
0.13
%
Other short-term borrowings
 
1,265

 
19

 
2.01
%
 
23,264

 
536

 
3.08
%
Long-term debt
 
2,247,608

 
141,563

 
8.42
%
 
2,206,597

 
173,969

 
10.53
%
Total borrowed funds
 
2,528,405

 
141,804

 
7.50
%
 
2,725,329

 
175,197

 
8.59
%
Total interest-bearing liabilities
 
29,850,244

 
187,095

 
0.84
%
 
29,409,793

 
238,482

 
1.08
%
Noninterest-bearing deposits
 
17,676,886

 
 
 
 
 
16,247,937

 
 
 
 
Other liabilities
 
586,327

 
 
 
 
 
602,997

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities
 
48,113,457

 
 
 
 
 
46,260,727

 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred equity
 
1,479,684

 
 
 
 
 
1,983,054

 
 
 
 
Common equity
 
5,094,889

 
 
 
 
 
4,705,827

 
 
 
 
Controlling interest shareholders’ equity
6,574,573

 
 
 
 
 
6,688,881

 
 
 
 
Noncontrolling interests
 
(2,277
)
 
 
 
 
 
(2,431
)
 
 
 
 
Total shareholders’ equity
 
6,572,296

 
 
 
 
 
6,686,450

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
54,685,753

 
 
 
 
 
$
52,947,177

 
 
 
 
Spread on average interest-bearing funds
 
 
 
 
3.02
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.18
%
Taxable-equivalent net interest income and net yield on interest-earning assets
 
 
$
1,276,067

 
3.37
%
 
 
 
$
1,315,902

 
3.61
%
1 Taxable-equivalent rates used where applicable.
2 Net of unearned income and fees, net of related costs. Loans include nonaccrual and restructured loans.

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Provisions for Credit Losses
The provision for loan losses is the amount of expense that, in our judgment, is required to maintain the allowance for loan losses at an adequate level based upon the inherent risks in the loan portfolio. The provision for unfunded lending commitments is used to maintain the reserve for unfunded lending commitments at an adequate level based upon the inherent risks associated with such commitments. In determining adequate levels of the allowance and reserve, we perform periodic evaluations of the Company’s various loan portfolios, the levels of actual charge-offs, credit trends, and external factors. See Note 5 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and “Credit Risk Management” for more information on how we determine the appropriate level for the ALLL and the RULC.

The provision for loan losses for the third quarter of 2013 was $(5.6) million compared to $(1.9) million for the same prior year period. For the first nine months of 2013 and 2012, the provision for loan losses was $(56.6) million and $24.6 million, respectively. During the past few years, the Company has experienced a significant improvement in credit quality metrics, including lower levels of criticized and classified loans and lower realized loss rates in most loan segments. However, the Company continues to exercise caution with regard to the appropriate level of the allowance for loan losses given the slow economic recovery. At September 30, 2013, classified loans, excluding FDIC-supported loans, were $1.4 billion compared to $1.8 billion at September 30, 2012.

Net loan and lease charge-offs were $9 million in the third quarter of 2013 compared to $39 million in the same prior year period. The annualized ratio of net loan and lease charge-offs to average loans declined from 0.41% in the third quarter of 2012 to 0.09% in the third quarter of 2013. See “Nonperforming Assets” and “Allowance and Reserve for Credit Losses” for further details.

During the third quarter of 2013, the Company recorded a $(19.9) million provision for unfunded lending commitments compared to $2.3 million for the same prior year period. For the first nine months of 2013 and 2012, the provision for unfunded lending commitments was $(22.7) million and $3.4 million, respectively. The overall decrease in the provision for unfunded lending commitments resulted primarily from refinements in the process of estimating the rate at which such commitments are likely to convert into funded balances, and from continued improvements in credit quality. The decrease was partially offset by a moderate increase in unfunded lending commitments. From period to period, the expense related to the reserve for unfunded lending commitments may be subject to sizeable fluctuations due to changes in the timing and volume of loan commitments, originations, and funding, as well as fluctuations in credit quality. The Company expects that reductions to the provision for unfunded lending commitments will decrease in future quarters.

Although classified and nonperforming loan volumes continue to be elevated when compared to long-term historical levels, most measures of credit quality continued to show improvement during the third quarter of 2013. Barring any significant economic downturn, we expect the Company’s credit costs to remain low for the next several quarters.

A significant portion of the earnings in recent periods is attributable to the reduction in the allowance for credit losses. This is primarily attributable to continued reduction in both the quantity of problem loans and the loss severity of such problem loans. Although we currently expect further reductions in the allowance based on expected improvements in credit quality, this source of earnings is not sustainable into perpetuity; furthermore, a deterioration in economic conditions within our footprint would likely result in net additions to the allowance, resulting in a significant change in profitability.

Noninterest Income
Noninterest income represents revenues the Company earns for products and services that have no interest rate or yield associated with them. For the third quarter of 2013, noninterest income was $122.2 million compared to $125.2 million for the same prior year period.


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Other service charges, commissions and fees, which are comprised of ATM fees, insurance commissions, bankcard merchant fees, debit and credit card interchange fees, cash management fees, lending commitment fees, syndication and servicing fees, and other miscellaneous fees increased by $1.3 million in the third quarter of 2013 compared to the same prior year period. See Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K for information regarding the reclassification of fees.

In the third quarter of 2013, other service charges, commissions and fees included approximately $9 million of debit card interchange fees. The Company’s interchange fees may be adversely affected in the future by the recent ruling of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, which invalidated the Federal Reserve Board’s current regulation of debit card interchange fees.

Capital markets and foreign exchange income for the third quarter of 2013 was $1.3 million higher than in the same prior year period. The increase was mostly due to higher trading income, increased fees from assisting customers in issuing bonds, and higher foreign exchange income.

Loan sales and servicing income was $8.5 million for the third quarter of 2013, compared to $10.7 million in the same prior year period. The decrease is mostly caused by decreased income from loan sales, which was the result of higher mortgage rates, fewer originations, and the fact that the Company retained more loans in its portfolio than in the third quarter of 2012.

Fixed income securities gains were $1.6 million in the third quarter of 2013, compared to $3.0 million in the same prior year period. In both 2013 and 2012 the gains resulted from the Company collecting principal payments for CDOs that had previously been written down.

The Company recognized net impairment losses on CDO investment securities of $9.1 million and $2.7 million during the third quarters of 2013 and 2012, respectively. See “Investment Securities Portfolio” for additional information.

Other noninterest income earned in the third quarter of 2013 was $1.7 million higher than in the same prior year period. The increase is primarily due to gains related to branch deposit sales.

During the first nine months of 2013, noninterest income was $368.6 million compared to $365.7 in the corresponding prior year period. Except for the items discussed below, explanations provided previously for the quarterly changes also apply to the year-to-date fluctuations.

Other service charges, commissions, and fees for the first nine months of 2013 were $6.7 million higher than in the corresponding prior year period. The increase can be primarily attributed to higher interchange fees from both credit and debit cards, increased fees from arranging interest rates swaps for customers, and higher loan fees, partially offset by a decrease in brokered loan fees.

Capital markets and foreign exchange income for the first nine months of 2013 was $2.4 million higher than in the same prior year period. The increase was caused mostly caused by higher trading and foreign exchange income.

Dividends and other investment income consists of revenue from the Company’s bank-owned life insurance program, dividends from FHLB and Federal Reserve Bank stock, and earnings from other equity investments including Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation and certain alternative venture investments. For the first nine months of 2013, this income was $36.2 million compared to $42.7 million for the same period in 2012. The decrease was primarily caused by lower earnings from alternative venture investments.

Net gains from equity securities were $8.2 million and $11.9 million for the first nine months of 2013 and 2012, respectively. The gains recorded in 2013 were primarily related to unrealized gains from SBIC investments, the

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settlement of investment funds, and sales of other investments. In 2012, such gains were primarily attributable to realized gains from SBIC investments.

Fixed income securities gains for the first nine months of 2013 were $3.7 million, compared to $9.3 million in the same prior year period. Higher gains in 2012 are attributable to the redemption of securities which had been acquired at discount from Lockhart Funding, and from principal payments received for CDOs that had previously been written down.

Other noninterest income for the first nine months of 2013 was $6.1 million higher than in the same prior year period. The increase was mostly due to gains from sales of branch deposits, fixed and other assets, and gains related to certain loans which had been purchased from a failed bank.

Noninterest Expense
Noninterest expense decreased by 6.2% to $370.7 million in the third quarter of 2013 compared to the same prior year period. The decrease was primarily caused by a lower provision for unfunded lending commitments, and lower credit-related expense, partially offset by increased salaries and employee benefits and professional and legal services expenses.

Salaries and employee benefits for the third quarter of 2013 increased by 4.1% from the same period in 2012. Most of the increase can be attributed to higher base salaries and bonuses, which were partially offset by decreased share-based compensation.

Credit-related expense includes costs incurred during the foreclosure process prior to the Company obtaining title to collateral and recording an asset in OREO, as well as other out-of-pocket costs related to the management of problem loans and other assets. During the third quarters of 2013 and 2012, credit-related expense was $7.3 million and $13.3 million, respectively. The decrease is primarily attributable to lower legal expenses and foreclosure costs, as well as a decrease in property taxes paid during loan workouts. Additionally, the levels of problem credits have decreased compared to the prior year period.

Professional and legal services were $16.5 million and $12.7 million for the third quarters of 2013 and 2012, respectively. Most of the increase can be attributed to higher consulting expenses, which were partially offset by lower legal fees. The consulting expenses were related to the Company’s upgrade of its stress testing and capital planning capabilities and processes to meet Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (“CCAR”) standards, and to consulting fees related to the Company’s recently announced projects to replace and/or upgrade its core loan, deposit, and accounting systems. We expect to incur similar costs in the foreseeable future.

For the first nine months of 2013, noninterest expense was $1,219.7 million compared to $1,189.0 million in the same prior year period. Except for the items discussed below, explanations provided previously for the quarterly changes also apply to the year-to-date fluctuations.

Other real estate expense incurred in the first nine months of 2013 was 81.1% lower than in the same prior year period. The decrease is mostly caused by a significant reduction in OREO properties, smaller charge-downs, and lower holding costs.

The Company incurred $40.3 million of debt extinguishment cost in the first nine months of 2013 due to the extinguishment of long-term debt discussed in Note 7 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. No such expenses were incurred in 2012.

Other noninterest expense was $220.9 million and $198.4 million for the first nine months of 2013 and 2012, respectively. The increase is primarily due to increased amortization of FDIC indemnification asset and increased travel expenses.

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As of September 30, 2013, the Company had 10,337 full-time equivalent employees, compared to 10,347 at September 30, 2012.

Income Taxes
The Company’s income tax expense for the third quarter of 2013 was $61.1 million compared to $60.7 million for the same period in 2012. The effective income tax rates, including the effects of noncontrolling interests, were 35.4% for the third quarter of 2013 and 35.6% for the same period of 2012. The tax expense rate for the third quarter of 2013 was benefited primarily by the nontaxability of certain income items. The tax expense rate for the third quarter of 2012 was increased primarily by the nondeductibility of a portion of the accelerated discount amortization from the conversion of subordinated debt to preferred stock during the quarter. The year-to-date tax rates for 2013 and 2012 were similarly impacted by the above-discussed permanent items.

The Company had a net deferred tax asset (“DTA”) balance of $367 million at September 30, 2013, compared to $406 million at December 31, 2012. The decrease in the DTA resulted primarily from loan charge-offs in excess of loan loss provisions and fair value adjustments related to securities. The decrease in the deferred tax liability related to premises and equipment and FDIC-supported transactions offset some of the overall decrease in DTA. The Company did not record a valuation allowance as of September 30, 2013. In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, both the positive and negative evidence about the realization of DTAs were evaluated. The ultimate realization of DTAs is based on the Company’s ability to carry back net operating losses to prior tax periods, execute tax planning strategies that are prudent and feasible, and rely on current forecasts of future taxable income, including the reversal of deferred tax liabilities (“DTLs”), which can absorb losses generated in or carried forward to a particular tax year. After evaluating all of the factors and considering the weight of the positive evidence compared to the negative evidence, management has concluded it is more likely than not that the Company will realize the existing DTAs and that an additional valuation allowance is not needed. In addition, the Company has pursued strategies that may have the effect of mitigating the future possibility of a DTA valuation allowance.

BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS
Interest-Earning Assets
Interest-earning assets are those assets that have interest rates or yields associated with them. One of our goals is to maintain a high level of interest-earning assets relative to total assets, while keeping nonearning assets at a minimum. Interest-earning assets consist of money market investments, securities, loans, and leases. Another goal is to maintain a higher-yielding mix of interest-earning assets, such as loans, relative to lower-yielding assets, such as money market investments and securities, while maintaining adequate levels of highly liquid assets. The current period of slow economic growth accompanied by the moderate loan demand experienced in recent quarters has made it difficult to consistently achieve these goals.

Average interest-earning assets were $50.7 billion for the first nine months of 2013, compared to $48.7 billion for the same prior year period. Average interest-earning assets as a percentage of total average assets for the first nine months of 2013 was 92.7%, compared to 92.0% for the same prior year period.

Average total loans were $37.9 billion and $37.0 billion for the first nine months of 2013 and 2012, respectively. The ratio of average loans as a percentage of total average assets for the first nine months of 2013 was 69.4%, compared to 69.8% in the corresponding prior year period.

Average money market investments, consisting of interest-bearing deposits, federal funds sold, and security resell agreements, increased by 13.8% to $8.7 billion for the first nine months of 2013 compared to $7.7 billion in the same period of 2012. Average securities decreased by 0.9% compared to the first nine months of 2012. Increased deposits combined with moderate loan growth resulted in higher balances of excess cash available for money

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market investments. Average total deposits increased by 4.8% while average total loans increased 2.6% for the first nine months of 2013 when compared to the same prior year period.

Investment Securities Portfolio
We invest in securities to generate revenues for the Company; portions of the portfolio are also available as a source of liquidity. The following schedules present a profile of the Company’s investment securities portfolio. The amortized cost amounts represent the Company’s original cost of the investments, adjusted for related accumulated amortization or accretion of any yield adjustments, and for credit impairment losses. The estimated fair value measurement levels and methodology are discussed in detail in Note 9 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

We have included selected credit rating information for certain of the investment securities schedules because this information is one indication of the degree of credit risk to which we are exposed, and significant declines in ratings for our investment portfolio could indicate an increased level of risk for the Company. The Dodd-Frank Act required that after July 21, 2011, federal agencies could no longer mandate the use of rating agency ratings. Final regulations and effective dates for this provision were issued in June 2012. Pursuant to these rules, during 2012, the Company began relying on its internal credit quality methodology to determine credit quality grading for regulatory reporting purposes for investment securities held by the subsidiary banks, which had the effect of improving the credit quality grades on some of the securities. The credit quality grading of securities is performed in accordance with SR 12-15, Investing in Securities without Reliance on Nationally Recognized Statistical Ratings Organization Ratings, and other related regulatory guidance. The Company considers factors including, but not limited to, the extent of over-collateralization and securities’ performance under stress scenarios. Though they are based upon common factors, the credit quality grades do not directly impact either fair value or OTTI.


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INVESTMENT SECURITIES PORTFOLIO
 
 
September 30, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
(In millions)
 
 
Amortized
cost
 
Carrying
value
 
Estimated
fair
value
 
Amortized
cost
 
Carrying
value
 
Estimated
fair
value
Held-to-maturity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Municipal securities
 
$
558

 
$
558

 
$
565

 
$
525

 
$
525

 
$
537

Asset-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trust preferred securities – banks and insurance
255

 
201

 
151

 
255

 
213

 
126

Other
 
21

 
19

 
12

 
22

 
19

 
12

 
 
834

 
778

 
728

 
802

 
757

 
675

Available-for-sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury securities
40

 
40

 
40

 
104

 
105

 
105

U.S. Government agencies and corporations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency securities
 
440

 
442

 
442

 
109

 
113

 
113

Agency guaranteed mortgage-backed securities
309

 
320

 
320

 
407

 
425

 
425

Small Business Administration loan-backed securities
 
1,139

 
1,165

 
1,165

 
1,124

 
1,153

 
1,153

Municipal securities
 
65

 
65

 
65

 
75

 
76

 
76

Asset-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trust preferred securities – banks and insurance
1,522

 
1,002

 
1,002

 
1,596

 
949

 
949

Trust preferred securities – real estate
investment trusts
39

 
20

 
20

 
41

 
16

 
16

Auction rate securities
 
7

 
7

 
7

 
7

 
7

 
7

Other
 
18

 
16

 
16

 
26

 
19

 
19

 
 
3,579

 
3,077

 
3,077

 
3,489

 
2,863

 
2,863

Mutual funds and other
 
263

 
257

 
257

 
228

 
228

 
228

 
 
3,842

 
3,334

 
3,334

 
3,717

 
3,091

 
3,091

Total
 
$
4,676

 
$
4,112

 
$
4,062

 
$
4,519

 
$
3,848

 
$
3,766


The amortized cost of investment securities on September 30, 2013 increased by 3.5% from the balances at December 31, 2012. The increase was primarily due to the purchase of Export-Import Bank securities in the first nine months of 2013 that are categorized as agency securities.

As of September 30, 2013 8.7% of the $3.3 billion fair value of the available-for-sale (“AFS”) securities portfolio was valued at Level 1, 59.7% was valued at Level 2, and 31.6% was valued at Level 3 under the GAAP fair value accounting valuation hierarchy. At December 31, 2012, 10.4% of the $3.1 billion fair value of the AFS securities portfolio was valued at Level 1, 57.1% was valued at Level 2, and 32.5% was valued at Level 3. See Note 9 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of fair value accounting.

Estimated fair value determined under ASC 820 precludes the use of “blockage factors” or liquidity adjustments due to the quantity of securities held by the Company. The Company does not expect that it could sell in a short period of time a substantial portion of its CDO securities at the indicated estimated fair values, particularly those valued under Level 3, given current market conditions. Sales of substantial portions of the securities would likely not be orderly. The market for such securities currently remains highly illiquid, and the Company believes that any attempt to sell large quantities of those securities could materially depress the prices received. Please refer to Notes 4 and 9 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.

The amortized cost of AFS investment securities valued at Level 3 was $1,598 million at September 30, 2013 and the fair value of these securities was $1,055 million. The securities valued at Level 3 were comprised of ABS CDOs, primarily bank and insurance company trust preferred CDOs and REITs, and municipal securities. For these Level 3 securities, the net pretax unrealized loss recognized in OCI at September 30, 2013 was $543 million. As of

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September 30, 2013, we believe that we will receive on settlement or maturity at least the amortized cost amounts of the Level 3 AFS securities. This expectation applies to both those securities for which OTTI has been recognized and those for which no OTTI has been recognized.

The following schedule presents the Company’s CDOs according to performing tranches without credit impairment, and nonperforming tranches. These CDOs are the majority of our asset-backed securities and consist of both HTM and AFS securities.

CDOs BY PERFORMANCE STATUS
 
 
September 30, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net unrealized losses recognized
 in AOCI 1
 
Weighted average discount rate 2
 
% of carrying value to par
 
 
(Amounts in millions)
 
 
No. of
tranches
 
Par
amount
Amortized
cost
Carrying
value
 
September 30,
2013
 
June 30,
2013
 
Change
Performing CDOs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Predominantly bank CDOs
25

 
$
745

 
$
670

 
$
532

 
 
$
(138
)
 
 
 
5.8%
 
 
71%
 
71%
 
—%
Insurance-only CDOs
 
22

 
437

 
434

 
327

 
 
(107
)
 
 
 
8.0%
 
 
75%
 
75%
 
—%
Other CDOs
 
4

 
44

 
34

 
33

 
 
(1
)
 
 
 
10.5%
 
 
75%
 
73%
 
2%
Total performing CDOs
 
51

 
1,226

 
1,138

 
892

 
 
(246
)
 
 
 
6.8%
 
 
73%
 
73%
 
—%
Nonperforming CDOs 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Credit impairment prior to last 12 months
 
13

 
233

 
172

 
98

 
 
(74
)
 
 
 
10.1%
 
 
42%
 
40%
 
2%
Credit impairment during last 12 months
 
46

 
891

 
519

 
242

 
 
(277
)
 
 
 
9.6%
 
 
27%
 
29%
 
(2)%
Total nonperforming CDOs
59

 
1,124

 
691

 
340

 
 
(351
)
 
 
 
9.7%
 
 
30%
 
31%
 
(1)%
Total CDOs
 
110

 
$
2,350

 
$
1,829

 
$
1,232

 
 
$
(597
)
 
 
 
8.2%
 
 
52%
 
53%
 
(1)%
 
 
June 30, 2013
 
 
(Amounts in millions)
 
 
No. of
tranches
 
Par
amount
Amortized
cost
Carrying
value
Net unrealized losses recognized in AOCI 1
 
Weighted average discount rate 2
 
% of carrying value to par
 
 
 
 
Performing CDOs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Predominantly bank CDOs
25

 
$
753

 
$
677

 
$
537

 
 
$
(140
)
 
 
 
5.7%
 
 
71%
 
 
 
 
Insurance-only CDOs
 
22

 
446

 
442

 
335

 
 
(107
)
 
 
 
7.9%
 
 
75%
 
 
 
 
Other CDOs
 
6

 
51

 
40

 
37

 
 
(3
)
 
 
 
9.7%
 
 
73%
 
 
 
 
Total performing CDOs
 
53

 
1,250

 
1,159

 
909

 
 
(250
)
 
 
 
6.7%
 
 
73%
 
 
 
 
Nonperforming CDOs 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Credit impairment prior to last 12 months
 
14

 
272

 
197

 
108

 
 
(89
)
 
 
 
10.1
%
 
 
40
%
 
 
 
 
Credit impairment during last 12 months
 
44

 
849

 
501

 
245

 
 
(256
)
 
 
 
9.5
%
 
 
29
%
 
 
 
 
Total nonperforming CDOs
58

 
1,121

 
698

 
353

 
 
(345
)
 
 
 
9.7%
 
 
31%
 
 
 
 
Total CDOs
 
111

 
$
2,371

 
$
1,857

 
$
1,262

 
 
$
(595
)
 
 
 
8.1%
 
 
53%
 
 
 
 
1 Amounts presented are pretax.
2 Margin over related LIBOR index.
3 Defined as either deferring current interest (“PIKing”) or OTTI; the majority are predominantly bank CDOs.




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Valuation Sensitivity of Level 3 Bank and Insurance CDOs
For the third quarter of 2013, the average annual prepayment rate assumption for pools, which includes both large and small banks, is 13% for each year through 2015, followed by an annual prepayment rate assumption of 3% thereafter. For pools with small banks, we reduced our assumed prepayment from a 9% annual prepayment rate for each year through 2015 to a 7.5% annual prepayment rate for each year through 2015. We maintained the assumption that after 2015, small bank collateral would prepay at an annual rate of 3%.

The reduction in the prepayment rate assumption, combined with an increase in credit spreads consistent with market data, were the primary drivers of fair value declines in bank and insurance CDO securities for the third quarter of 2013. Increased credit spreads, combined with reduced near term prepayment assumptions for small banks, more than offset what would otherwise have been a fair value increase from positive collateral changes, including those from deferral reperformance. Adoption of new ratios and factors in the internal ratio based PD model while immaterial to fair value was the source of $7 million of the OTTI recognized this quarter. The following schedule attributes the fair value decline and impairment in the bank and insurance portions of the CDO portfolio this quarter.

BANK AND INSURANCE CDO FAIR VALUE CHANGE ATTRIBUTION
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
(In millions)
Fair value change
 
OTTI
 
 
 
 
LIBOR change
$
3

 
$

Collateral change
17

 

CPR change
(7
)
 

Discount margin change
(22
)
 

New model PDs
(4
)
 
(7
)
 
$
(13
)
 
$
(7
)

Refer to the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K for assumption changes made during 2012.

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The following schedule sets forth the sensitivity of the current internally modeled CDOs’ fair values to changes in the most significant assumptions utilized in the model.

SENSITIVITY OF INTERNAL MODEL

(Amounts in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Held-to-maturity
 
Available-for-sale
Fair value at September 30, 2013
 
 
$
152
 
 
 
 
$
974
 
 
 
 
 
 
Incremental
 
Cumulative
 
Incremental
 
Cumulative
Currently Modeled Assumptions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Expected collateral credit losses 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss percentage from currently defaulted or deferring collateral 2
 
 
6.2
%
 
 
 
 
25.4
%
Projected loss percentage from currently performing collateral
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1-year
 
 
0.2
%
 
 
6.4
%
 
0.2
%
 
 
25.6
%
years 2-5
 
 
1.7
%
 
 
8.1
%
 
1.2
%
 
 
26.8
%
years 6-30
 
 
11.1
%
 
 
19.2
%
 
9.7
%
 
 
36.5
%
Discount rate 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average spread over LIBOR
 
 
765

bp 
 
 
 
776

bp 
 
 
Sensitivity of Modeled Assumptions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Increase (decrease) in fair value due to increase in projected loss percentage from currently performing collateral 4
25%
 
$
(0.8
)
 
 
 
 
$
(8.9
)
 
 
 
 
50%
 
(1.6
)
 
 
 
 
(17.5
)
 
 
 
 
100%
 
(3.3
)
 
 
 
 
(34.5
)
 
 
 
Increase (decrease) in fair value due to increase in projected loss percentage from currently performing collateral 4 and the immediate default of all deferring collateral with no recovery
25%
 
$
(7.0
)
 
 
 
 
$
(64.1
)
 
 
 
 
50%
 
(7.9
)
 
 
 
 
(71.7
)
 
 
 
 
100%
 
(9.7
)
 
 
 
 
(86.9
)
 
 
 
Increase (decrease) in fair value due to
increase in discount rate
+100 bp
 
$
(12.0
)
 
 
 
 
$
(61.8
)
 
 
 
 
+ 200 bp
 
(22.7
)
 
 
 
 
(116.6
)
 
 
 
Increase (decrease) in fair value due to increase in Forward LIBOR Curve
+ 100 bp
 
$
6.6

  
 
 
 
$
32.1

  
 
 
Increase (decrease) in fair value due to:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
increase in prepayment assumption5
+1%
 
$
3.5

  
 
 
 
$
20.1

  
 
 
increase in prepayment assumption6
+2%
 
7.0

  
 
 
 
39.1

  
 
 
1 The Company uses an incurred credit loss model which specifies cumulative losses at the 1-year, 5-year, and 30-year points from the date of valuation. These current and projected losses are reflected in the CDO’s fair value.
2 
Weighted average percentage of collateral that is defaulted due to bank failures, or deferring payment as allowed under the terms of the security, including a 0% recovery rate on defaulted collateral and a credit-specific probability of default on deferring collateral which ranges from 2.18% to 100%.
3The discount rate is a spread over the LIBOR forward curve at the date of valuation.
4 Percentage increase is applied to incremental projected loss percentages from currently performing collateral. For example, the 50% and 100% stress scenarios for AFS securities would result in cumulative 30-year losses of 42.0% = 36.5%+50%(0.2%+1.1%+9.7%) and 47.5% = 36.5%+100%(0.2%+1.1%+9.7%), respectively.
5 Prepayment rate for small banks increased to 8.5% per year for the first 2.25 years and to 4% per year thereafter through maturity.
6 
Prepayment rate for small banks increased to 9.5% per year for the first 2.25 years and to 5% per year thereafter through maturity.



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As shown in the following schedule, 34 CDO securities, representing 51% of the CDO portfolio’s fair value at September 30, 2013, were upgraded by one or more NRSROs during the first nine months of 2013. The mean upgrade of those securities upgraded was 4 notches and the maximum upgrade was 8 notches. These upgrades were attributed to improvements in over-collateralization ratios and deleveraging. Five securities issued from two CDOs were downgraded during the first nine months of 2013 due to default.

BANK AND INSURANCE TRUST PREFERRED CDOs
 
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2013
(In millions)
 
No. of securities
 
Par
amount
 
Amortized cost
 
Fair
value
Rating changes 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Upgrade
 
34

 
$
898

 
 
$
794

 
 
$
575

No change
 
61

 
1,229

 
 
942

 
 
549

Downgrade
 
5

 
99

 
 
16

 
 
6

 
 
100

 
$
2,226

 
 
$
1,752

 
 
$
1,130

1 By any rating agency (S&P, Fitch, Moody’s)

Bank Collateral Deferral Experience
The Company’s loss and recovery experience as of September 30, 2013 (and our Level 3 modeling assumption) is essentially a 100% loss on defaults of bank collateral in CDOs, although we have, to date, received several, generally small, recoveries on defaults. Our experience, through the financial crisis until the end of the third quarter of 2013, with deferring bank collateral has been that 52% has defaulted, approximately 27% has resumed paying interest, and approximately 21% remains within the allowable deferral period. This 21% is comprised of 158 deferring bank holding companies. Events in late 2012 led the Company to increase its loss assumptions on these remaining deferrals, whose weighted average time in deferral is now 11 quarters. We further increased our loss assumptions in the third quarter of 2013 after observing that deferrals continued past the allowable 20 quarters without resolution. We expect that future losses on these deferrals may result from actions other than bank failures – primarily bankruptcies, debt restructurings and defaults triggered by failure to pay deferred interest by the end of the allowable deferral period.

As noted, a significant number of previous deferrals have resumed interest payments; 107 issuing banks, with collateral aggregating to 27% of all deferrals and 56% of all surviving deferrals, have either come current and resumed interest payments on their trust preferred securities or have announced that they intend to do so at the next payment date. Banks may come current on their trust preferred securities for one or more quarters and then re-defer. Re-deferral is occurring in nine of the 107 banks which resumed payment after their initial election to defer. Further information on the Company’s valuation process is detailed in Note 9 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

The following schedules provide additional information on the below-investment-grade rated bank and insurance trust preferred CDOs’ portion of the AFS and HTM securities portfolios. The schedules reflect data and assumptions that are included in the calculations of fair value and OTTI. The schedules utilize the lowest rating assigned by any rating agency to identify those securities below investment grade. The schedules segment the securities by whether or not they have been determined to have OTTI, and by original ratings level to provide granularity on the seniority level of the securities and the distribution of unrealized losses. The best and worst pool-level statistic for each original ratings subgroup is presented, not the best and worst single security within the original ratings grouping. The number of issuers and the number of currently performing issuers noted in the Pool Level Performance and Projections for Below-Investment-Grade Rated Bank and Insurance Trust Preferred CDOs schedule are from the same security. The remaining statistics may not be from the same security.

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BANK AND INSURANCE TRUST PREFERRED CDO VALUES CURRENTLY RATED BELOW-INVESTMENT-GRADE (SORTED BY WHETHER OTTI HAS BEEN TAKEN AND BY ORIGINAL RATINGS)
As of September 30, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
Credit loss
 
Valuation losses 1
(Dollar amounts in millions)
Number
of securities
 
% of
portfolio
 
Par
value
 
Amortized
cost
 
Estimated
fair value
 
Unrealized
loss
 
Current
year
 
Life-to-
date
 
Life-to-
date
Original ratings of securities, no OTTI recognized:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Original AAA
22
 
32.4
%
 
$
684

 
$
629

 
$
480

 
$
(149
)
 
$

 
$

 
$
(72
)
Original A
15
 
15.9
%
 
336

 
336

 
199

 
(137
)
 

 

 

Original BBB
5
 
2.2
%
 
46

 
46

 
22

 
(24
)
 

 

 

Total Non-OTTI
 
 
50.5
%
 
1,066

 
1,011

 
701

 
(310
)
 

 

 
(72
)
Original ratings of securities, OTTI recognized:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Original AAA
1
 
2.4
%
 
50

 
43

 
26

 
(17
)
 

 
(5
)
 
(2
)
Original A
46
 
43.9
%
 
927

 
599

 
296

 
(303
)
 
(21
)
 
(331
)
 

Original BBB
6
 
3.2
%
 
67

 
6

 
5

 
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
(61
)
 

Total OTTI
 
 
49.5
%
 
1,044

 
648

 
327

 
(321
)
 
(22
)
 
(397
)
 
(2
)
Total noninvestment grade bank and insurance CDOs
 
100.0
%
 
$
2,110

 
$
1,659

 
$
1,028

 
$
(631
)
 
$
(22
)
 
$
(397
)
 
$
(74
)
 
 
Average amount of each security held 2
(In millions)
 
Par
value
 
Amortized
cost
 
Estimated
fair value
 
Unrealized
gain (loss)
Original ratings of securities, no OTTI recognized:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Original AAA
 
$
30

 
$
27

 
$
21

 
$
(6
)
Original A
 
15

 
15

 
9

 
(6
)
Original BBB
 
9

 
9

 
4

 
(5
)
Original ratings of securities, OTTI recognized:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Original AAA
 
50

 
43

 
26

 
(17
)
Original A
 
17

 
11

 
5

 
(6
)
Original BBB
 
11

 
1

 
1

 

1 
Valuation losses relate to securities purchased from Lockhart Funding LLC prior to its consolidation in June 2009.
2 
The Company may have more than one holding of the same security.


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POOL LEVEL PERFORMANCE AND PROJECTIONS FOR BELOW-INVESTMENT-GRADE RATED BANK AND INSURANCE TRUST PREFERRED CDOs
As of September 30, 2013
 
Current
lowest
rating
 
# of issuers
in collateral
pool
 
# of issuers
currently
performing1
 
% of original
collateral
defaulted 2
 
% of original
collateral
deferring 3
 
Subordination as a % of 
performing collateral 4
 
Collateral- ization  %5
 
Present value of expected
cash flows discounted at
effective rate as a % of par6
 
Lifetime
additional
projected loss
from performing
collateral 7
Original Ratings of Securities, Non-OTTI:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Original AAA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Best
BB
 
21
 
19
 
2.6
%
 
3.0
%
 
65.5
 %
 
620.1
 %
 
100
%
 

Weighted average
 
 
 
 
 
17.3

 
8.7

 
42.0

 
242.6

 
100

 
10.2
%
Worst
CC
 
30
 
14
 
28.7

 
18.1

 
10.4

 
147.0

 
100

 
15.3

Original A
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Best
B
 
31
 
31
 

 

 
28.4

 
307.2

 
100

 
11.6

Weighted average
 
 
 
 
 
1.5

 
5.0

 
20.9

 
156.2

 
100

 
12.5

Worst
CCC
 
6
 
5
 
4.0

 
9.3

 
12.2

 
133.3

 
100

 
13.9

Original BBB
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Best
CCC
 
31
 
31
 

 

 
19.7

 
352.2

 
100

 
11.6

Weighted average
 
 
 
 
 
1.3

 
3.9

 
12.2

 
266.0

 
100

 
12.8

Worst
CC
 
21
 
18
 
4.0

 
9.3

 
5.5

 
181.6

 
100

 
13.9

Original Ratings of Securities, OTTI:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Original AAA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single
CCC
 
42
 
27
 
22.5

 
10.2

 
30.8

 
224.3

 
100
 
10.1

Original A
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Best
CC
 
25
 
23
 

 

 
1.6

 
106.8

 
100

 

Weighted average
 
 
 
 
 
11.9

 
8.8

 
(17.7
)
 
63.0

 
69

 
12.0

Worst
C
 
3
 
 
33.3

 
23.6

 
(84.7
)
 
15.0

 
25

 
16.0

Original BBB
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Best
C
 
39
 
33
 
6.3

 
4.7

 
(5.9
)
 
41.1

 
54

 
7.9

Weighted average
 
 
 
 
 
14.9

 
9.3

 
(18.0
)
 
(134.2
)
 
30

 
11.4

Worst
C
 
18
 
9
 
22.5

 
13.4

 
(63.4
)
 
(317.4
)
 
11

 
12.9

1 
Excludes both defaulted issuers and issuers that have elected to defer payment of current interest.
2 Collateral is identified as defaulted when a regulator closes an issuing bank.
3 Collateral is identified as deferring when the Company becomes aware that an issuer has announced or elected to defer interest payment on trust preferred debt.
4 Utilizes the Company’s loss assumption of 100% on defaulted collateral and the Company’s issuer specific loss assumption ranging from 2.18% to 100%, dependent on credit for each deferring piece of collateral. “Subordination” in the schedule includes the effects of seniority level within the CDOs’ liability structure, the Company’s loss and recovery rate assumption for deferring but not defaulted collateral and a 0% recovery rate for defaulted collateral. The numerator is all collateral less the sum of (i) 100% of the defaulted collateral, (ii) the sum of the projected net loss amounts for each piece of deferring but not defaulted collateral and (iii) the amount of each CDO’s debt which is either senior to or pari passu with our security’s priority level. The denominator is all collateral less the sum of (i) 100% of the defaulted collateral and (ii) the sum of the projected net loss amounts for each piece of deferring but not defaulted collateral.
5 Utilizes the Company’s loss assumption of 100% on defaulted collateral and the Company’s issuer specific loss assumption ranging from 2.18% to 100%, dependent on credit for each deferring piece of collateral. “Collateralization” in the schedule identifies the portion of a CDO tranche that is backed by nondefaulted collateral. The numerator is all collateral less the sum of (i) 100% of the defaulted collateral, (ii) the sum of the projected net loss amounts for each piece of deferring but not defaulted collateral and (iii) the amount of each CDO’s debt which is senior to our security’s priority level. The denominator is the par amount of the tranche. Par is defined as the original par less any principal paydowns.
6 For OTTI securities, this statistic approximates the extent of OTTI credit losses taken.
7 This is the same statistic presented in the preceding sensitivity schedule and incorporated in the fair value and OTTI calculations. The statistic is the sum of incremental projected loss percentages from currently paying collateral for year one, years two through five and years six through thirty.




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Deferral recoveries and rerouting of interest collections to pay down principal of the most senior liabilities have generally increased collateralization and subordination levels for a significant portion of the bank and insurance CDO securities. In particular, all securities not identified as having OTTI had collateralization above 100% and positive subordination at September 30, 2013.
Other-Than-Temporary Impairment – Investments in Debt Securities
We review investments in debt securities each quarter for the presence of OTTI. For securities where an internal income-based cash flow model or third party valuation service produces a loss-adjusted expected cash flow for the security, the presence of OTTI is identified and the amount of the credit component of OTTI is calculated by discounting this loss-adjusted cash flow at the security specific effective interest rate and comparing that value to the Company’s amortized cost of the security.

We review the relevant facts and circumstances each quarter to assess our intentions regarding any potential sales of securities, as well as the likelihood that we would be required to sell prior to recovery of amortized cost. To date, for each security whose fair value is below amortized cost, we have determined that we do not intend to sell the security, and that it is not more likely than not that we will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis. We then evaluate the difference between the fair value and the amortized cost of each security and identify if any of the difference is due to credit. The credit component of the difference is recognized by writing down the amortized cost of each security found to have OTTI.

For some CDO tranches, for which we have previously recorded OTTI, expected future cash flows have remained stable or have slightly improved subsequent to the quarter that OTTI was identified and recorded. For other CDO tranches, an adverse change in the expected future cash flow has resulted in the recording of additional OTTI. In both situations, while a large difference may remain between fair value and amortized cost, the difference is not due to credit. The expected future cash flow substantiates the return of the full amortized cost. We utilize a present value technique to both identify the OTTI present in the CDO tranches and to estimate fair value. The primary drivers of unrealized losses in these CDOs are further discussed in Note 4 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

During the third quarter of 2013, the Company recognized credit-related net impairment losses on CDOs of $9.1 million, compared to $2.7 million in the same prior year period. Adoption of new ratios and factors in the internal ratio based PD model was the source of $7.2 million of the OTTI recognized this quarter.

During the first nine months of 2013 and 2012, the Company recognized credit-related net impairment losses on CDOs of $23.4 million and $20.3 million, respectively.

Exposure to State and Local Governments
The Company provides multiple products and services to state and local governments (referred together as “municipalities”), including services for deposits, loans and investment banking, and the Company invests in securities issued by the municipalities.








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The following schedule summarizes the Company’s exposure to state and local municipalities:
MUNICIPALITIES
(In millions)
September 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans and leases
 
$
449

 
 
 
$
494

 
Held-to-maturity – municipal securities
 
558

 
 
 
525

 
Available-for-sale – municipal securities
 
65

 
 
 
75

 
Available-for-sale – auction rate securities
 
7

 
 
 
7

 
Trading account – municipal securities
 
27

 
 
 
21

 
Unused commitments to extend credit
 
16

 
 
 
40

 
Total direct exposure to municipalities
 
$
1,122

 
 
 
$
1,162

 

Company policy requires that extensions of credit to municipalities be subjected to specific underwriting standards. At September 30, 2013, two municipalities had $10 million of loans that were on nonaccrual. A significant amount of the municipal loan and lease portfolio is secured by real estate and equipment, and approximately 92% of the outstanding credits were originated by Zions Bank, Vectra, CB&T, and Amegy. See Note 5 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information about the credit quality of these municipal loans.
All municipal securities are reviewed quarterly for OTTI; see Note 4 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information. HTM securities consist of unrated bonds issued by small local governmental entities and are purchased through private placements, often in situations in which one of the Company’s subsidiaries has acted as a financial advisor to the municipality. Prior to purchase, the issuers of municipal securities are evaluated by the Company for their creditworthiness, and some of the securities are guaranteed by third parties. Of the AFS municipal securities, 85% are rated by major credit rating agencies and were rated investment grade as of September 30, 2013. Municipal securities in the trading account are held for resale to customers. The Company also underwrites municipal bonds and sells most of them to third party investors.
European Exposure
The Company is monitoring global economic conditions and is aware of concerns over the creditworthiness of the governments of Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, and Spain. The Company has not granted loans to and does not own securities issued by these governments, and does not have any material exposure to companies or individuals in those countries.
In the normal course of business, the Company may enter into transactions with subsidiaries of companies and financial institutions headquartered in Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, or Spain. Such transactions may include deposits, loans, letters of credit, and derivatives, as well as foreign currency exchange agreements. As of September 30, 2013, these transactions did not present any material direct or indirect risk exposure to the Company. Among the derivative transactions, the Company has a TRS agreement with Deutsche Bank AG (“DB”) with regard to certain bank and insurance trust preferred CDOs. See Note 6 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding the TRS. If DB were unable to perform under the TRS, the agreement would terminate at little or no cost to Zions. A cancellation would have an immaterial impact on the balance sheet, and the Company would save approximately $5.4 million in fees quarterly. However, if the TRS were canceled, the Company would lose the potential future risk mitigation benefits of the TRS, and regulatory risk weighted assets would increase by approximately $3 billion, which would reduce regulatory risk-based capital ratios by approximately 5%-6%, e.g., a risk based ratio of 10.0% would decline to approximately 9.5%-9.4%.
Loan Portfolio
As displayed in the following schedule, commercial and industrial loans were the largest category and constituted 31.1% of the Company’s loan portfolio at September 30, 2013. Construction and land development loans were 5.9% and 5.1% of total loans at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. Construction and land development loans have declined significantly from a prerecession level of 20.1% of total loans at the end of 2007.


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LOAN PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION
 
September 30, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
(Amounts in millions)
Amount
 
% of
total loans
 
Amount
 
% of
total loans
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
11,904

 
31.1
%
 
$
11,257

 
29.9
%
Leasing
375

 
1.0
%
 
423

 
1.1
%
Owner occupied
7,379

 
19.3
%
 
7,589

 
20.1
%
Municipal
449

 
1.2
%
 
494

 
1.3
%
Total commercial
20,107

 
 
 
19,763

 
 
Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development
2,240

 
5.9
%
 
1,939

 
5.1
%
Term
7,929

 
20.7
%
 
8,063

 
21.4
%
Total commercial real estate
10,169

 
 
 
10,002

 
 
Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home equity credit line
2,124

 
5.5
%
 
2,178

 
5.8
%
1-4 family residential
4,637

 
12.1
%
 
4,350

 
11.6
%
Construction and other consumer real estate
321

 
0.8
%
 
321

 
0.9
%
Bankcard and other revolving plans
332

 
0.9
%
 
307

 
0.8
%
Other
208

 
0.5
%
 
216

 
0.6
%
Total consumer
7,622

 
 
 
7,372

 
 
FDIC-supported loans 1
375

 
1.0
%
 
528

 
1.4
%
Total net loans
$
38,273

 
100.0
%
 
$
37,665

 
100.0
%
1 FDIC-supported loans represent loans acquired from the FDIC subject to loss sharing agreements.

Most of the loan portfolio growth during the first nine months of 2013 occurred in commercial and industrial, construction and land development, and 1-4 family residential loans. The impact of these increases was partially offset by declines in commercial owner occupied, term loans, and home equity credit lines. The loan portfolio increased primarily at Amegy, NSB, and CB&T, while balances declined at Zions Bank.

Commercial and industrial, construction and land development, and 1-4 family residential consumer loan volumes grew due to increased customer demand. Commercial owner occupied balances declined mainly due to the run-off in the Zions Bank National Real Estate loan portfolio. We expect construction and land development and commercial and industrial loans to grow at a moderate rate for the next several quarters. During the third quarter of 2013, unfunded lending commitments increased to $16.6 billion at September 30, 2013 from the $16.1 billion at June 30, 2013. The balance of FDIC-supported loans will continue to decline primarily due to paydowns and payoffs.
Other Noninterest-Bearing Investments
The following schedule sets forth the Company’s other noninterest-bearing investments:
(In millions)
September 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bank-owned life insurance
 
$
464

 
 
 
$
456

 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock
 
105

 
 
 
109

 
Federal Reserve stock
 
121

 
 
 
123

 
SBIC investments
 
57

 
 
 
46

 
Non-SBIC investment funds and other
 
99

 
 
 
107

 
Trust preferred securities
 
5

 
 
 
14

 
 
 
$
851

 
 
 
$
855

 


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Deposits
Deposits, both interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing, are a primary source of funding for the Company. Average total deposits for the first nine months of 2013 increased by 4.8%, compared to the same prior year period, with average interest-bearing deposits increasing by 2.4% and average noninterest-bearing deposits increasing 8.8%. The increase in noninterest-bearing deposits was largely driven by increased deposits from business customers. The average interest rate paid for interest bearing deposits was 10 bps lower during the first nine months of 2013 than in the comparable prior-year period.

Core deposits at September 30, 2013, which exclude time deposits larger than $100,000 and brokered deposits, decreased by 0.73%, or $324 million, from December 31, 2012 and increased 5.09% or $2,144 million from September 30, 2012. The reduction from December 31, 2012 was mostly due to decreases at the Company’s Cayman Islands Branch, Internet banking, and other accounts, partially offset by higher deposits from noninterest- bearing deposits from business customers. The increase from September 30, 2012 was primarily caused by noninterest-bearing demand deposits from business customers, as well as interest bearing deposits from both business and personal customers. Demand, savings and money market deposits comprised 90.6% of total deposits at September 30, 2013, compared to 89.7% at December 31. 2012 and 89.7% at September 30, 2012.

During the first nine months of 2013 and throughout 2012, the Company maintained a low level of brokered deposits with the primary purpose of keeping that funding source available in case of a future need. At September 30, 2013, total deposits included $28 million of brokered deposits compared to $37 million at December 31, 2012 and $41 million at September 30, 2012.

See “Liquidity Risk Management” for additional information on funding and borrowed funds.

RISK ELEMENTS
Since risk is inherent in substantially all of the Company’s operations, management of risk is an integral part of its operations and is also a key determinant of its overall performance. We apply various strategies to reduce the risks to which the Company’s operations are exposed, including credit, interest rate and market, liquidity and operational risks.

Credit Risk Management
Credit risk is the possibility of loss from the failure of a borrower, guarantor, or another obligor to fully perform under the terms of a credit-related contract. Credit risk arises primarily from the Company’s lending activities, as well as from off-balance sheet credit instruments, which include unfunded lending commitments.

Centralized oversight of credit risk is provided through credit policies, credit administration, and credit examination functions at the Parent. We have structured the organization to separate the lending function from the credit administration function, which has added strength to the control over, and the independent evaluation of, credit activities. Formal loan policies and procedures provide the Company with a framework for consistent underwriting and a basis for sound credit decisions. In addition, the Company has a well-defined set of standards for evaluating its loan portfolio and management utilizes a comprehensive loan grading system to determine the risk potential in the portfolio. Furthermore, an independent internal credit examination department periodically conducts examinations of the Company’s lending departments. These examinations are designed to review credit quality, adequacy of documentation, appropriate loan grading administration and compliance with lending policies, and reports thereon are submitted to management and to the Risk Oversight Committee of the Board of Directors. New, expanded, or modified products and services, as well as new lines of business, are approved by the corporate New Product Review Committee.
Both the credit policy and the credit examination functions are managed centrally. Each affiliate bank is able to be more conservative in its operations under the corporate credit policy; however, formal corporate approval must be obtained if a bank wishes to invoke a more liberal policy. Historically, there have been only a limited number of

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such approvals. This entire process has been designed to place an emphasis on strong underwriting standards and early detection of potential problem credits so that action plans can be developed and implemented on a timely basis to mitigate any potential losses.
Credit risk associated with counterparties to off-balance sheet credit instruments is generally limited to the hedging of interest rate risk through the use of swaps and futures. Our subsidiary banks that engage in this activity have ISDA agreements in place under which derivative transactions are entered into with major derivative dealers. Each ISDA agreement details the collateral arrangements between our subsidiaries and their counterparties. In every case, the amount of the collateral required to secure the exposed party in the derivative transaction is determined by the fair value of the derivative and the credit rating of the party with the obligation. Some of the counterparties are domiciled in Europe; however, the Company’s maximum exposure that is not cash collateralized to any single counterparty was not material as of September 30, 2013.
The Company’s credit risk management strategy includes diversification of its loan portfolio. The Company attempts to avoid the risk of an undue concentration of credits in a particular collateral type or with an individual customer or counterparty. The Company has adopted and adheres to concentration limits on various types of CRE lending, particularly construction and land development lending, leveraged lending, municipal lending, and lending to the energy sector. All of these limits are continually monitored and revised as necessary. These concentration limits, particularly with regard to various categories of CRE and real estate development are materially lower than they were in 2007 and 2008, just prior to the emergence of the recent economic downturn. The majority of the Company’s business activity is with customers located within the geographical footprint of its banking subsidiaries.
The credit quality of the Company’s loan portfolio improved during 2012 and continued to do so during the first nine months of 2013. Nonperforming lending-related assets decreased by 27.9% and 35.8% from December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2012, respectively. Gross charge-offs for the third quarter of 2013 declined to $23 million from $59 million in the third quarter of 2012. Net charge-offs decreased to $9 million during the third quarter of 2013 from $39 million in the same prior year period.
A more comprehensive discussion of our credit risk management is contained in the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

FDIC-Supported Loans
The Company’s loan portfolio includes loans that were acquired from failed banks in 2009: Alliance Bank, Great Basin Bank, and Vineyard Bank. These loans include nonperforming loans and other loans with characteristics indicative of a high credit risk profile. Substantially all of these loans are covered under loss sharing agreements with the FDIC for which the FDIC generally will assume 80% of the first $275 million of credit losses for the Alliance Bank assets, $40 million of credit losses for the Great Basin Bank assets, $465 million of credit losses for the Vineyard Bank assets and 95% of the credit losses in excess of those amounts. The Company does not expect total losses to exceed this higher threshold because acquired loans have performed better than originally expected. These loss sharing agreements expire on March 31, 2014 for the Alliance Bank, June 30, 2014 for the Vineyard Bank, and September 30, 2014 for the Great Basin Bank for most loans except for residential mortgage loans; for residential mortgage loans the loss sharing agreements generally extend for another five years after these dates. FDIC-supported loans represented 1.0 % of Company’s total loan portfolio at September 30, 2013 compared to 1.4% at December 31, 2012, and 1.6% at September 30, 2012. Interest income earned from the FDIC-supported loans was $15.0 million and $17.6 million in the third quarters of 2013 and 2012, respectively. We expect interest income from the FDIC-supported portfolio to continue to decrease in future quarters as the loans mature. See Note 5 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information about the expiration of the loss sharing agreements and valuation of these purchased loans.

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NET LOSSES COVERED BY FDIC LOSS SHARING AGREEMENT
 
Inception through
September 30, 2013
(In millions)
Total actual net losses
 
Threshold
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alliance Bank
 
$
168

 
 
 
$
275

 
Vineyard Bank
 
199

 
 
 
465

 
Great Basin Bank
 
11

 
 
 
40

 
 
 
$
378

 
 
 
$
780

 
Government Agency Guaranteed Loans
The Company participates in various guaranteed lending programs sponsored by U.S. government agencies, such as the Small Business Administration, Federal Housing Authority, Veterans’ Administration, Export-Import Bank of the U.S., and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. As of September 30, 2013, the principal balance of these loans was $571 million, and the guaranteed portion was approximately $430 million. Most of these loans were guaranteed by the Small Business Administration.

The following schedule presents the composition of government agency guaranteed loans, excluding FDIC-supported loans:
GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES
(Amounts in millions)
September 30,
2013
 
Percent
guaranteed
 
December 31,
2012
 
Percent
guaranteed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
 
$
550

 
 
 
75
%
 
 
 
$
567

 
 
 
74
%
 
Commercial real estate
 
17

 
 
 
76
%
 
 
 
20

 
 
 
76
%
 
Consumer
 
4

 
 
 
100
%
 
 
 
3

 
 
 
100
%
 
Total loans excluding FDIC-supported loans
$
571

 
 
 
75
%
 
 
 
$
590

 
 
 
75
%
 

Commercial Lending
The following schedule provides selected information regarding lending concentrations to certain industries in our commercial lending portfolio.
COMMERCIAL LENDING BY INDUSTRY GROUP
 
September 30, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
(Amounts in millions)
Amount
 
Percent
 
Amount
 
Percent
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real estate, rental and leasing
$
2,718

 
13.5
%
 
$
2,782

 
14.1
%
Manufacturing
2,255

 
11.2
%
 
1,999

 
10.1
%
Mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction
2,080

 
10.3
%
 
1,992

 
10.1
%
Retail trade
1,683

 
8.4
%
 
1,661

 
8.4
%
Wholesale trade
1,450

 
7.2
%
 
1,521

 
7.7
%
Healthcare and social assistance
1,220

 
6.1
%
 
1,205

 
6.1
%
Finance and insurance
1,096

 
5.5
%
 
1,093

 
5.5
%
Transportation and warehousing
1,023

 
5.1
%
 
1,001

 
5.1
%
Professional, scientific and technical services
916

 
4.6
%
 
968

 
4.9
%
Construction
915

 
4.5
%
 
1,016

 
5.1
%
Accommodation and food services
767

 
3.8
%
 
786

 
4.0
%
Other 1
3,984

 
19.8
%
 
3,739

 
18.9
%
Total
$
20,107

 
100.0
%
 
$
19,763

 
100.0
%
1 No other industry group exceeds 5%.


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Commercial Real Estate Loans
Selected information indicative of credit quality regarding our CRE loan portfolio is presented in the following schedule.

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO BY LOAN TYPE AND COLLATERAL LOCATION
(Amounts in millions)
 
 
Collateral Location
 
 
 
 
Loan Type
As of
Date
 
Arizona
 
Northern
California
 
Southern
California
 
Nevada
 
Colorado
 
Texas
 
Utah/
Idaho
 
Washing-ton
 
Other 1
 
Total
 
% of 
total
CRE
Commercial term
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance outstanding
9/30/2013
 
$
1,159

 
$
631

 
$
2,049

 
$
572

 
$
467

 
$
982

 
$
1,091

 
$
202

 
$
776

 
$
7,929

 
78.0
%
% of loan type
 
 
14.6%
 
8.0%
 
25.8%
 
7.2%
 
5.9%
 
12.4%
 
13.8%
 
2.5%
 
9.8%
 
100.0%
 
 
Delinquency rates 2:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30-89 days
9/30/2013
 
0.1
%
 
0.2
%
 
0.2
%
 
0.5
%
 
0.1
%
 
0.1
%
 
0.2
%
 
1.9
%
 
0.3
%
 
0.2
%
 
 
 
12/31/2012
 
0.2
%
 
0.1
%
 
0.1
%
 
0.2
%
 

 
0.1
%
 
0.2
%
 
1.3
%
 
1.6
%
 
0.3
%
 
 
≥ 90 days
9/30/2013
 
0.1
%
 
0.7
%
 
0.2
%
 
0.2
%
 

 
0.3
%
 
0.1
%
 

 
1.1
%
 
0.3
%
 
 
 
12/31/2012
 
0.3
%
 
1.3
%
 
0.5
%
 
0.8
%
 
0.7
%
 
0.5
%
 
0.1
%
 

 
2.1
%
 
0.7
%
 
 
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more
9/30/2013
 
$
1

 
$

 
$
1

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
2

 
 
 
12/31/2012
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
Nonaccrual loans
9/30/2013
 
3

 
6

 
12

 
2

 
5

 
7

 
4

 
2

 
19

 
60

 
 
 
12/31/2012
 
10

 
9

 
19

 
14

 
11

 
8

 
4

 
3

 
47

 
125

 
 
Residential construction and land development
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance outstanding
9/30/2013
 
$
63

 
$
44

 
$
233

 
$
1

 
$
40

 
$
225

 
$
96

 
$
2

 
$
19

 
$
723

 
7.1
%
% of loan type
 
 
8.7
%
 
6.1
%
 
32.4
%
 
0.1
%
 
5.5
%
 
31.1
%
 
13.3
%
 
0.3
%
 
2.5
%
 
100.0
%
 
 
Delinquency rates 2:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30-89 days
9/30/2013
 

 

 

 

 
0.3
%
 
0.2
%
 
0.4
%
 

 

 
0.1
%
 
 
 
12/31/2012
 
0.6
%
 
1.0
%
 
0.4
%
 
10.7
%
 
4.9
%
 
7.9
%
 
0.2
%
 

 

 
3.1
%
 
 
≥ 90 days
9/30/2013
 
0.6
%
 

 
0.1
%
 

 

 
4.8
%
 

 

 

 
1.6
%
 
 
 
12/31/2012
 
0.7
%
 

 
0.2
%
 

 
0.5
%
 
6.7
%
 

 

 

 
2.4
%
 
 
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more
9/30/2013
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
 
 
12/31/2012
 

 

 

 

 

 
1

 

 

 

 
1

 
 
Nonaccrual loans
9/30/2013
 
2

 

 

 

 

 
22

 

 

 

 
24

 
 
 
12/31/2012
 
6

 

 

 

 

 
29

 
4

 

 

 
39

 
 
Commercial construction and land development
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance outstanding
9/30/2013
 
$
100

 
$
69

 
$
253

 
$
103

 
$
121

 
$
428

 
$
319

 
$
36

 
$
88

 
$
1,517

 
14.9
%
% of loan type
 
 
6.6
%
 
4.5
%
 
16.7
%
 
6.8
%
 
8.0
%
 
28.2
%
 
21.0
%
 
2.4
%
 
5.8
%
 
100.0
%
 
 
Delinquency rates 2:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30-89 days
9/30/2013
 
0.2
%
 

 
0.1
%
 
16.7
%
 
0.2
%
 
0.6
%
 

 

 

 
1.4
%
 
 
 
12/31/2012
 
2.4
%
 

 

 
27.9
%
 
0.4
%
 
2.0
%
 
2.3
%
 

 
7.3
%
 
3.1
%
 
 
≥ 90 days
9/30/2013
 

 
1.0
%
 

 

 

 
0.9
%
 

 
6.2
%
 

 
0.5
%
 
 
 
12/31/2012
 

 
2.6
%
 
0.1
%
 
0.2
%
 

 
4.0
%
 

 

 

 
1.6
%
 
 
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more
9/30/2013
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
 
 
12/31/2012
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
Nonaccrual loans
9/30/2013
 

 
1

 

 
19

 

 
6

 
13

 
2

 

 
41

 
 
 
12/31/2012
 

 
1

 

 
22

 

 
29

 
14

 
3

 

 
69

 
 
Total construction and land development
9/30/2013
 
$
163

 
$
113

 
$
486

 
$
104

 
$
161

 
$
653

 
$
415

 
$
38

 
$
107

 
$
2,240

 
 
Total commercial real estate
9/30/2013
 
$
1,322

 
$
744

 
$
2,535

 
$
676

 
$
628

 
$
1,635

 
$
1,506

 
$
240

 
$
883

 
$
10,169

 
100.0
%
1No other geography exceeds $110 million for all three loan types.
2Delinquency rates include nonaccrual loans.

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Approximately 16% of the CRE term loans consist of “mini-perm” loans as of September 30, 2013. For such loans, construction has been completed and the project has stabilized to a level that supports the granting of a mini-perm loan in accordance with our underwriting standards. Mini-perm loans generally have initial maturities of three to five years. The remaining 84% of CRE loans are term loans with initial maturities generally of 15 to 20 years. The stabilization criteria for a project to qualify for a term loan differ by product type and include, for example, criteria related to the cash flow generated by the project, loan-to-value ratio, and occupancy rates.

Approximately 21% of the commercial construction and land development portfolio at September 30, 2013 consists of acquisition and development loans. Most of these acquisition and development loans are secured by specific retail, apartment, office, or other projects. Underwriting on commercial properties is primarily based on the economic viability of the project with heavy consideration given to the creditworthiness of the sponsor. We generally require that the owner’s equity be injected prior to bank advances. Remargining requirements are often included in the loan agreement along with guarantees of the sponsor. Recognizing that debt is paid via cash flow, the projected economics of the project are primary in the underwriting, because these determine the ultimate value of the property and its ability to service debt. Therefore, in most projects (with the exception of multifamily projects) we look for substantial preleasing in our underwriting and we generally require a minimum projected stabilized debt service coverage ratio of 1.20.

Although lending for residential construction and development involves a different product type, many of the requirements previously mentioned, such as creditworthiness of the developer, up-front injection of the developer’s equity, remargining requirements, and the viability of the project are also important in underwriting a residential development loan. Heavy consideration is given to market acceptance of the product, location, strength of the developer, and the ability of the developer to stay within budget. Progress inspections by qualified independent inspectors are routinely performed before disbursements are made.

Real estate appraisals are ordered and validated independently of the credit officer and the borrower, generally by each bank’s appraisal review function, which is staffed by certified appraisers. In some cases, reports from automated valuation services are used. Appraisals are ordered from outside appraisers at the inception, renewal or, for CRE loans, upon the occurrence of any event causing a downgrade to a “criticized” or “classified” designation. The frequency for obtaining updated appraisals for these adversely graded credits is increased when declining market conditions exist. Advance rates, on an “as completed basis,” will vary based on the viability of the project and the creditworthiness of the sponsor, but the Company’s guidelines generally limit advances to 50% for raw land, 65% for land development, 65% for finished commercial lots, 75% for finished residential lots, 80% for pre-sold homes, 75% for models and spec homes, and 75% for commercial properties. Exceptions may be granted on a case-by-case basis.

Loan agreements require regular financial information on the project and the sponsor in addition to lease schedules, rent rolls and, on construction projects, independent progress inspection reports. The receipt of this financial information is monitored and calculations are made to determine adherence to the covenants set forth in the loan agreement. Additionally, loan-by-loan reviews of pass grade loans for all commercial and residential construction and land development loans are performed semiannually at Amegy, CB&T, NBAZ, NSB, Vectra and Zions Bank. TCBO and TCBW perform such reviews annually.

Interest reserves are generally established as a loan disbursement budget item for real estate construction or development loans. We generally require borrowers to put their equity into the project prior to loan disbursements on these loans. This enables the bank to ensure the availability of equity to complete the project. The Company’s practice is to monitor the construction, sales and/or leasing progress to determine whether or not the project remains viable. If, at any time during the life of the credit, the project is determined not to be viable (including the adequacy of the remaining interest reserves), the bank takes appropriate action to protect its collateral position via negotiation and/or legal action as deemed necessary. At September 30, 2013 and 2012, Zions’ affiliates had 569 and 482 loans with an outstanding balance of $680 million and $514 million where available interest reserves amounted to $102

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million and $65 million, respectively. In instances where projects have been determined not to be viable, the interest reserves and other disbursements have been frozen, as appropriate.

We have not been involved to any meaningful extent with insurance arrangements, credit derivatives, or any other default agreements as a mitigation strategy for CRE loans. However, we do make use of personal or other guarantees as risk mitigation strategies.

CRE loans are sometimes modified to increase the likelihood of collecting the maximum possible amount of the Company’s investment in the loan. In general, the existence of a guarantee that improves the likelihood of repayment is taken into consideration when analyzing a loan for impairment. If the support of the guarantor is quantifiable and documented, it is included in the potential cash flows and liquidity available for debt repayment and our impairment methodology takes into consideration this repayment source.

Additionally, when we modify or extend a loan, we give consideration to whether the borrower is in financial difficulty, and whether a concession has been granted. In determining if an interest rate concession has been granted, we consider whether the interest rate on the modified loan is equivalent to current market rates for new debt with similar risk characteristics. If the rate in the modification is less than current market rates, it may indicate that a concession was granted and impairment exists. However, if additional collateral is obtained or if a strong guarantor exists who is believed to be able and willing to support the loan on an extended basis, we also consider the nature and amount of additional collateral, guarantees, and paydowns in the ultimate determination of whether a concession has been granted.

We obtain and consider updated financial information for the guarantor as part of our determination to extend a loan. The quality and frequency of financial reporting collected and analyzed varies depending on the contractual requirements for reporting, the size of the transaction, and the strength of the guarantor. Complete underwriting of the guarantor includes, but is not limited to, an analysis of the guarantor’s current financial statements, leverage, liquidity, global cash flow, global debt service coverage, contingent liabilities, etc. The assessment also includes a qualitative analysis of the guarantor’s willingness to perform in the event of a problem and demonstrated history of performing in similar situations. Additional analysis may include personal financial statements, tax returns, liquidity (brokerage) confirmations and other reports, as appropriate. All personal financial statements of customers entering into new relationships with the applicable bank must not be more than 60 days old on the date the transaction is approved. Personal financial statements that are required for existing customers must be no more than 15 months old. Evaluations of the financial strength of the guarantor are performed at least annually.

A qualitative assessment is performed on a case-by-case basis to evaluate the guarantor’s experience, performance track record, reputation, performance of other related projects with which we are familiar, and willingness to work with us. We also utilize market information sources, and rating and scoring services in our assessment. This qualitative analysis coupled with a documented quantitative ability to support the loan may result in a higher-quality internal loan grade, which may reduce the level of allowance the Company estimates. Previous documentation of the guarantor’s financial ability to support the loan is discounted if, at any point in time, there is any indication of a lack of willingness by the guarantor to support the loan.

In the event of default, we evaluate the pursuit of any and all appropriate potential sources of repayment, which may come from multiple sources, including the guarantee. A number of factors are considered when deciding whether or not to pursue a guarantor, including, but not limited to, the value and liquidity of other sources of repayment (collateral), the financial strength and liquidity of the guarantor, possible statutory limitations (e.g., single action rule on real estate) and the overall cost of pursuing a guarantee compared to the ultimate amount we may be able to recover. In other instances, the guarantor may voluntarily support a loan without any formal pursuit of remedies.

Consumer Loans
The Company has mainly been an originator of first and second mortgages, generally considered to be of prime quality. Its practice historically has been to sell “conforming” fixed rate loans to third parties, including Fannie Mae

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and Freddie Mac, for which it makes representations and warranties that the loans meet certain underwriting and collateral documentation standards. It has also been the Company’s practice historically to hold variable rate loans in its portfolio. The Company estimates that it does not have any material financial risk as a result of either its foreclosure practices or loan “put-backs” by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, and has not established any reserves related to these items.

The Company has a portfolio of $291 million of stated income mortgage loans with generally high FICO® scores at origination, including “one-time close” loans to finance the construction of homes, which convert into permanent jumbo mortgages upon completion of construction. As of September 30, 2013, approximately $21 million of these loans had refreshed FICO® scores of less than 620. These totals exclude held-for-sale loans. Stated income loans accounted for approximately $0.6 million, or 10%, of our net credit losses in 1-4 family residential first mortgage loans during the first nine months of 2013. Most of the net credit losses in the 1-4 family residential first mortgage loans were incurred by NBAZ, while ZFNB had net recoveries on stated income loans that had been previously written off.

The Company is engaged in home equity credit line (“HECL”) lending. At September 30, 2013, the Company’s HECL portfolio totaled $2.1 billion, including FDIC-supported loans. Approximately $1.1 billion of the portfolio is secured by first deeds of trust, while the remaining $1.0 billion is secured by junior liens. The outstanding balances and commitments by origination year for the junior lien HECLs are presented in the following schedule:

JR. LIEN HECLs – OUTSTANDING BALANCES AND TOTAL COMMITMENTS    
(In millions)
 
 
September 30, 2013
 
 
 
December 31, 2012
 
Year of
origination
 
Outstanding
balance
 
Total
commitments
 
Outstanding
balance
 
Total
commitments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2013
 
 
$
114

 
 
 
$
244

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2012
 
 
109

 
 
 
216

 
 
 
$
117

 
 
 
$
234

 
2011
 
 
79

 
 
 
158

 
 
 
97

 
 
 
182

 
2010
 
 
54

 
 
 
104

 
 
 
68

 
 
 
122

 
2009
 
 
56

 
 
 
113

 
 
 
65

 
 
 
125

 
2008
 
 
133

 
 
 
217

 
 
 
158

 
 
 
250

 
2007
 
 
165

 
 
 
265

 
 
 
189

 
 
 
295

 
2006 and prior
 
 
350

 
 
 
787

 
 
 
419

 
 
 
910

 
Total
 
 
$
1,060

 
 
 
$
2,104

 
 
 
$
1,113

 
 
 
$
2,118

 

Approximately 98% of the Company’s HECL portfolio is still in the draw period, and approximately 42% is scheduled to begin amortizing within the next five years; however, most of the loans are expected to be renewed for a second 10-year period after a satisfactory review of the borrower’s credit history and ability to repay. Of the total home equity credit line portfolio, including FDIC-supported loans, 0.24% was 90 or more days past due at September 30, 2013, compared to 0.27% and 0.26% at December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2012, respectively. During the first nine months of 2013, the Company modified $0.1 million of home equity credit lines. The annualized credit losses for the HECL portfolio were 26 bps and 79 bps for the first nine months of 2013 and 2012, respectively.

As of September 30, 2013, loans representing approximately 8% of the outstanding balance in the HECL portfolio were estimated to have combined loan-to-value ratios (“CLTV”) above 100%. An estimated CLTV ratio is the ratio of our loan plus any prior lien amounts divided by the estimated current collateral value. The estimated current collateral value is based on projecting values forward from the most recent valuation of the underlying collateral using home price indices at the metropolitan area level. Generally, a valuation of collateral is performed at origination. For junior lien HECLs, the estimated current balance of prior liens is added to the numerator in the calculation of CLTV. Additional detail for the current CLTV is shown in the following schedule:

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HECL PORTFOLIO BY COMBINED LOAN-TO-VALUE
 
 
Percentage of HECL portfolio
CLTV
 
September 30, 2013
 
December 31,
2012
   >100%
 
 
8
%
 
 
 
14
%
 
90-100%
 
 
6
%
 
 
 
9
%
 
 80-89%
 
 
11
%
 
 
 
13
%
 
   < 80%
 
 
75
%
 
 
 
64
%
 
 
 
 
100
%
 
 
 
100
%
 

At origination, underwriting standards for the HECL portfolio generally include a maximum 80% CLTV with high credit scores. Credit bureau data, credit scores, and estimated CLTV are refreshed on a quarterly basis, and are used to monitor and manage accounts, including amounts available under the lines of credit. The allowance for loan losses is determined through the use of roll rate models, and first lien HECLs are modeled separately from junior lien HECLs. See Note 5 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the allowance.

Nonperforming Assets
Nonperforming lending-related assets as a percentage of loans and leases and OREO decreased to 1.40% at September 30, 2013, compared to 1.96% at December 31, 2012 and 2.23% at September 30, 2012.

Total nonaccrual loans, excluding FDIC-supported loans, at September 30, 2013 decreased by $164 million from December 31, 2012. The decrease is primarily due to a $64 million decrease in commercial real estate term loans, a $48 million decrease in owner occupied, and a $42 million decrease in construction and land development loans. The largest total decreases in nonaccrual loans occurred at Zions Bank, Amegy, and NSB.

The balance of nonaccrual loans can decrease due to pay-downs, charge-offs, and the return of loans to accrual status under certain conditions. If a nonaccrual loan is refinanced or restructured, the new note is immediately placed on nonaccrual. If a restructured loan performs under the new terms for a period of six months, the loan can be considered for return to accrual status. See “Restructured Loans” for more information. Company policy does not allow for the conversion of nonaccrual construction and land development loans to CRE term loans. See Note 5 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.


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The following schedule sets forth the Company’s nonperforming lending-related assets:

NONPERFORMING LENDING-RELATED ASSETS
(Amounts in millions)
September 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
 
 
 
 
Nonaccrual loans
$
467

 
$
631

Other real estate owned
58

 
90

Nonperforming lending-related assets, excluding FDIC-supported assets
525

 
721

FDIC-supported nonaccrual loans
5

 
17

FDIC-supported other real estate owned
8

 
8

FDIC-supported nonperforming lending-related assets
13

 
25

Total nonperforming lending-related assets
$
538

 
$
746

Ratio of nonperforming lending-related assets to net loans and leases 1
and other real estate owned
1.40
%
 
1.96
%
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more, excluding FDIC-supported loans
$
9

 
$
10

FDIC-supported loans past due 90 days or more
22

 
52

Ratio of accruing loans past due 90 days or more to net loans and leases 1
0.08
%
 
0.16
%
Nonaccrual loans and accruing loans past due 90 days or more
$
503

 
$
710

Ratio of nonaccrual loans and accruing loans past due 90 days or more to
net loans and leases 1
1.31
%
 
1.87
%
Accruing loans past due 30 – 89 days, excluding FDIC-supported loans
$
85

 
$
185

FDIC-supported loans past due 30 – 89 days
11

 
12

Classified loans, excluding FDIC-supported loans
1,433

 
1,767

1 Includes loans held for sale.

Restructured Loans
TDRs are loans that have been modified to accommodate a borrower that is experiencing financial difficulties, and for which the Company has granted a concession that it would not otherwise consider. Commercial loans may be modified to provide the borrower more time to complete the project, to achieve a higher lease-up percentage, to sell the property, or for other reasons. Consumer loan TDRs represent loan modifications in which a concession has been granted to the borrower who is unable to refinance the loan with another lender, or who is experiencing economic hardship. Such consumer loan TDRs may include first-lien residential mortgage loans and home equity loans.

For certain TDRs, we split the loan into two new notes – an “A” note and a “B” note. The A note is structured to comply with our current lending standards at current market rates, and is tailored to suit the customer’s ability to make timely interest and principal payments. The B note includes the granting of the concession to the borrower and varies by situation. We may defer principal and interest payments until the A note has been paid in full. At the time of restructuring, the A note is identified and classified as a TDR. The B note is charged off, but the obligation is not forgiven to the borrower, and any payments collected on the B notes are accounted for as recoveries. The outstanding carrying value of loans restructured using the A/B note strategy was approximately $130 million at September 30, 2013, $160 million at December 31, 2012, and $168 million at September 30, 2012.

If the restructured loan performs for at least six months according to the modified terms, and an analysis of the customer’s financial condition indicates that the Company is reasonably assured of repayment of the modified principal and interest, the loan may be returned to accrual status. The borrower’s payment performance prior to and following the restructuring is taken into account in determining whether or not a loan should be returned to accrual status.


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ACCRUING AND NONACCRUING TROUBLED DEBT RESTRUCTURED LOANS
(In millions)
September 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Restructured loans – accruing
 
$
385

 
 
 
$
407

 
Restructured loans – nonaccruing
 
166

 
 
 
216

 
Total
 
$
551

 
 
 
$
623

 

In the periods following the calendar year in which a loan was restructured, a loan may no longer be reported as a TDR if it is on accrual, is in compliance with its modified terms, and yields a market rate (as determined and documented at the time of the modification or restructure). Company policy requires that the removal of TDR status be approved at the same management level that approved the upgrading of a loan’s classification. See Note 5 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding TDRs.

TROUBLED DEBT RESTRUCTURED LOANS ROLLFORWARD
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(In millions)
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of period
$
548

 
$
621

 
$
623

 
$
744

New identified TDRs and principal increases
66

 
77

 
160

 
227

Payments and payoffs
(52
)
 
(34
)
 
(186
)
 
(178
)
Charge-offs
(4
)
 
(10
)
 
(11
)
 
(23
)
No longer reported as TDRs
(2
)
 
(1
)
 
(5
)
 
(64
)
Sales and other
(5
)
 
(25
)
 
(30
)
 
(78
)
Balance at end of period
$
551

 
$
628

 
$
551

 
$
628


Other Nonperforming Assets
In addition to lending-related nonperforming assets, the Company had $154 million in fair value and $338 million in amortized cost of investments in debt securities (primarily bank and insurance company CDOs) that were on nonaccrual status at September 30, 2013, compared to $187 million and $471 million at December 31, 2012, and $118 million and $515 million at September 30, 2012, respectively.

Allowance and Reserve for Credit Losses
In analyzing the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, we utilize a comprehensive loan grading system to determine the risk potential in the portfolio and also consider the results of independent internal credit reviews. To determine the adequacy of the allowance, the Company’s loan and lease portfolio is broken into segments based on loan type.


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The following schedule shows the changes in the allowance for loan losses and a summary of loan loss experience.

SUMMARY OF LOAN LOSS EXPERIENCE
(Amounts in millions)

Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2013
 
Twelve Months
Ended December 31, 2012
 
Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans and leases outstanding (net of unearned income)
$
38,273

 
$
37,665

 
$
37,263

Average loans and leases outstanding (net of unearned income)
$
37,933

 
$
37,037

 
$
36,967

Allowance for loan losses:
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of period
$
896

 
$
1,052

 
$
1,052

Provision charged against earnings
(57
)
 
14

 
24

Adjustment for FDIC-supported loans
(9
)
 
(15
)
 
(13
)
Charge-offs:
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
(49
)
 
(121
)
 
(94
)
Commercial real estate
(20
)
 
(85
)
 
(72
)
Consumer
(25
)
 
(61
)
 
(46
)
Total
(94
)
 
(267
)
 
(212
)
Recoveries:
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
30

 
56

 
37

Commercial real estate
21

 
42

 
29

Consumer
10

 
14

 
10

Total
61

 
112

 
76

Net loan and lease charge-offs
(33
)
 
(155
)
 
(136
)
Balance at end of period
$
797

 
$
896

 
$
927

 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratio of annualized net charge-offs to average loans and leases
0.12
%
 
0.42
%
 
0.49
%
Ratio of allowance for loan losses to net loans and leases, at period end
2.08
%
 
2.38
%
 
2.49
%
Ratio of allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans, at period end
169.13
%
 
138.25
%
 
128.87
%
Ratio of allowance for loan losses to nonaccrual loans and accruing loans past due 90 days or more, at period end
158.43
%
 
126.22
%
 
116.64
%

The total ALLL declined during the third quarter of 2013 due to continued positive credit trends experienced in our loan portfolio segments and to somewhat improving economic conditions in some of our markets. See Note 5 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding positive and negative credit trends experienced in each portfolio segment.

The quantitatively derived portion of the ALLL declined or was relatively stable in most portfolio segments and major geographic areas of our business during the third quarter of 2013, except for Amegy, which experienced loan growth. Recent and historic periods are weighted the same when determining historical loss factors. The portion of the ALLL related to qualitative and environmental factors remained relatively unchanged, both in the aggregate and across each portfolio segment, due to continued economic uncertainty in our markets. Improvements in credit quality during the third quarter of 2013 were widespread geographically; however, Amegy and Vectra experienced moderate increases in nonaccrual loans, and special mention loans, respectively. During the third quarter of 2013, the Company refined the risk grading methodology for certain smaller consumer loans. Credit trends experienced in the FDIC-supported loan portfolio are described in Note 5 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

The reserve for unfunded lending commitments represents a reserve for potential losses associated with off-balance sheet commitments and standby letters of credit. The reserve is separately shown in the Company’s balance sheet and any related increases or decreases in the reserve are shown separately in the statement of income. The reserve

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decreased by $22.7 million from December 31, 2012, and $21.7 million from September 30, 2012. The balance of the reserve fluctuates based on the amount and credit quality of the unfunded lending commitments. See Note 5 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information related to the allowance for credit losses.

Interest Rate and Market Risk Management
Interest rate and market risk are managed centrally. Interest rate risk is the potential for reduced net interest income and other rate sensitive income resulting from adverse changes in the level of interest rates. Market risk is the potential for loss arising from adverse changes in the fair value of fixed income securities, equity securities, other earning assets, and derivative financial instruments as a result of changes in interest rates or other factors. As a financial institution that engages in transactions involving an array of financial products, the Company is exposed to both interest rate risk and market risk.

The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for approving the overall policies relating to the management of the financial risk of the Company, including interest rate and market risk management. The Boards of Directors of the Company’s subsidiary banks are also required to review and approve these policies. In addition, the Board establishes and periodically revises policy limits and reviews limit exceptions reported by management. The Board has established the Asset/Liability Committee (“ALCO”), consisting of members of management, to which it has delegated the responsibility of managing interest rate and market risk for the Company.

Interest Rate Risk
Interest rate risk is one of the most significant risks to which the Company is regularly exposed. In general, our goal in managing interest rate risk is to have the net interest margin increase slightly in a rising interest rate environment. We refer to this goal as being slightly “asset-sensitive.” This approach is based on our belief that in a rising interest rate environment, the market cost of equity, or implied rate at which future earnings are discounted, would also tend to rise. The asset sensitivity of the Company’s balance sheet increased during the quarter, primarily due to deposit assumption changes discussed below.

Due to the low level of rates and the natural lower bound of zero for market indices, there is limited sensitivity to falling rates at the current time. Our models indicate that decreasing market index rates by 200 bps, with a lower bound of 0%, would decrease rate sensitive income by approximately 2% over a one-year period in the income simulation when compared to a scenario of no change in interest rates. However, if interest rates remain at their current historically low levels, given the Company’s asset sensitivity, it expects its net interest margin to be under continuing modest pressure assuming a stable balance sheet. If interest rates remain stable, this pressure may lead to a reduction in net interest income, unless its impact is offset by sufficient loan growth, interest rate swaps, securities purchases or other means.

We attempt to minimize the impact of changing interest rates on net interest income primarily through the use of interest rate floors on variable rate loans, interest rate swaps, interest rate futures, and by avoiding large exposures to long-term fixed rate interest-earning assets that have significant negative convexity. Our earning assets are largely tied to the shorter end of the interest rate curve. The prime lending rate and the LIBOR curves are the primary indices used for pricing the Company’s loans. The interest rates paid on deposit accounts are set by individual banks so as to be competitive in each local market.

We monitor interest rate risk through the use of two complementary measurement methods: Market Value of Equity (“MVE”) and income simulation. In the MVE method, we measure the expected changes in the fair values of equity in response to changes in interest rates. In the income simulation method, we analyze the expected changes in income in response to changes in interest rates.

MVE is calculated as the fair value of all assets and derivative instruments minus the fair value of liabilities. We report changes in the dollar amount of MVE for parallel shifts in interest rates.


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The Company’s policy is generally to limit declines in MVE to 3% per 100 bps movement in interest rates in either direction. Due to embedded optionality and asymmetric rate risk, changes in MVE can be useful in quantifying risks not apparent for small rate changes. Examples of such risks may include out-of-the-money caps on loans which have little effect for small rate movements but may become important if larger rate shocks were to occur, or substantial prepayment deceleration for low rate mortgages in a higher rate environment.

Income simulation is an estimate of the net interest income and total rate sensitive income that would be recognized under different rate environments. Net interest income and total rate sensitive income are measured under several parallel and nonparallel interest rate environments and deposit repricing assumptions, taking into account an estimate of the possible exercise of options within the portfolio. For income simulation, Company policy requires that interest sensitive income from a static balance sheet be limited to a decline of no more than 10% during one year if rates were to immediately rise or fall in parallel by 200 bps.

Each of these measurement methods requires that we assess a number of variables and make various assumptions in managing the Company’s exposure to changes in interest rates. The assessments address loan and investment security prepayments, early deposit withdrawals, and other embedded options and noncontrollable events. As a result of uncertainty about the maturity and repricing characteristics of both deposits and loans, the Company estimates ranges of MVE and income simulation under a variety of assumptions and scenarios. The Company’s interest rate risk position changes as the interest rate environment changes and is actively managed to maintain an asset-sensitive position. However, positions at the end of any period may not be reflective of the Company’s position in any subsequent period.

The estimated MVE and income simulation results are highly sensitive to the assumptions used for deposits that do not have specific maturities, such as checking, savings, and money market accounts, and also to prepayment assumptions used for loans with prepayment options. Given the uncertainty of these estimates, we view both the MVE and the income simulation results as falling within a wide range of possibilities.

The scenario outcomes are highly dependent upon management determination of expected depositor behavior in various interest rate environments. Management uses historical regression analysis as a guide to setting such assumptions; however, due to the current low interest rate environment, such assumed deposit durations may not reflect actual future results. Even modest variation of such assumptions may have significant impact on the calculation of income simulation and market value of equity shown below. These assumptions are as follows:

REPRICING SCENARIO ASSUMPTIONS BY DEPOSIT PRODUCT
 
 
As of September 30, 2013
 
 
Fast
 
Slow
Product
 
Effective duration (base)
 
Effective duration (+200 bps)
 
Effective duration (base)
 
Effective duration (+200 bps)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Demand deposits
 
1.55
%
 
1.93
%
 
2.30
%
 
2.93
%
Money market
 
0.77
%
 
0.74
%
 
1.15
%
 
1.10
%
Savings and interest on checking
 
2.49
%
 
2.35
%
 
3.20
%
 
3.03
%
Note: Effective duration measures the percent change in MVE for a 100 bp parallel shift in rates as compared to the Macauley Duration, which measures weighted average life of cash flows in years and is not reported. The Company’s Demand Deposit Model assumes significant negative convexity in the current low rate environment.

As of the dates indicated, the following schedule shows the Company’s percentage change in interest rate sensitive income, based on a static balance sheet, in the first year after the rate change if interest rates were to sustain immediate parallel changes ranging from -100 bps to +300 bps. The Company estimates interest rate risk with two sets of deposit repricing scenarios.


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The first scenario assumes that administered-rate deposits (money market, interest-earning checking, and savings) reprice at a faster speed in response to changes in interest rates. Additionally, interest rates cannot decline below zero. At September 30, 2013, June 30, 2013, March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, interest rates were at such a low level that repricing scenarios assuming -100 bps rate shocks produced negative results.

The second scenario assumes that those deposits reprice at a slower speed. For larger rate shocks, e.g., +300 bps, models reflecting consumer behavior in regards to both loan prepayments and deposit run-off are inherently prone to increased model uncertainty.

INCOME SIMULATION – CHANGE IN INTEREST RATE SENSITIVE INCOME
 
 
As of September 30, 2013
Repricing scenario
 
-100 bps
 
+100 bps
 
+200 bps
 
+300 bps
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fast
 
(2.7
)%
 
6.0
%
 
13.0
%
 
20.3
%
Slow
 
(2.9
)%
 
7.4
%
 
15.8
%
 
24.5
%

 
 
As of June 30, 2013
Repricing scenario
 
-100 bps
 
+100 bps
 
+200 bps
 
+300 bps
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fast
 
(2.9
)%
 
7.2
%
 
15.4
%
 
23.9
%
Slow
 
(3.1
)%
 
8.6
%
 
18.1
%
 
28.0
%

 
 
As of March 31, 2013
Repricing scenario
 
-100 bps
 
+100 bps
 
+200 bps
 
+300 bps
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fast
 
(2.4
)%
 
6.7
%
 
14.5
%
 
22.6
%
Slow
 
(2.6
)%
 
7.9
%
 
17.0
%
 
26.4
%

 
 
As of December 31, 2012
Repricing scenario
 
-100 bps
 
+100 bps
 
+200 bps
 
+300 bps
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fast
 
(1.8
)%
 
3.9
%
 
9.8
%
 
16.7
%
Slow
 
(2.0
)%
 
5.0
%
 
12.1
%
 
20.2
%

The following schedule includes changes in the MVE from -100 bps to +300 bps parallel rate moves for both “fast” and “slow” scenarios.

CHANGES IN MARKET VALUE OF EQUITY
 
 
As of September 30, 2013
Repricing scenario
 
-100 bps
 
+100 bps
 
+200 bps
 
+300 bps
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fast
 
0.9
 %
 
1.5
%
 
3.7
%
 
5.2
%
Slow
 
(2.5
)%
 
6.2
%
 
13.3
%
 
19.1
%

 
 
As of June 30, 2013
Repricing scenario
 
-100 bps
 
+100 bps
 
+200 bps
 
+300 bps
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fast
 
(1.3
)%
 
2.5
%
 
5.3
%
 
8.2
%
Slow
 
(4.5
)%
 
5.5
%
 
11.1
%
 
16.4
%

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As of March 31, 2013
Repricing scenario
 
-100 bps
 
+100 bps
 
+200 bps
 
+300 bps
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fast
 
(1.1
)%
 
2.6
%
 
5.6
%
 
8.7
%
Slow
 
(4.5
)%
 
5.9
%
 
12.0
%
 
17.9
%
 
 
As of December 31, 2012
Repricing scenario
 
-100 bps
 
+100 bps
 
+200 bps
 
+300 bps
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fast
 
0.7
 %
 
1.7
%
 
3.9
%
 
6.3
%
Slow
 
(2.8
)%
 
4.9
%
 
10.6
%
 
16.0
%

During the third quarter of 2013, changes in interest rate sensitivity were primarily driven by changes in assumptions for certain noninterest and interest-bearing deposits and assumptions for residential loan prepayment behavior. The Company believes that a “rate-sensitive” portion of its demand deposit balances may behave differently than the more “stable” portion in the fast scenario. The slow scenario does not include a rate sensitive portion of noninterest deposits. For modeling purposes, these rate-sensitive deposits were assigned a one-month duration, which is comparable to a similar duration assumption on deposits at the Federal Reserve (primary use of such funds), which had impacts on both the MVE and income simulation results. Previously, the Company had assumed a six-month duration for such deposits. The Company continues to anticipate that a portion of the rate-sensitive deposits will be more sensitive to future rate changes than stable deposits, because they were largely collected during a very low – nearly zero for short-term rates – interest rate environment. In the third quarter of 2013, the Company started to incorporate more dynamic residential mortgage prepayment assumptions that impacted both MVE and income simulation results; such assumptions include slower prepayment rates on loans under a higher rate environment. However, the methodology and models for determining these assumption changes are subject to ongoing review in recognition of evolving customer behavior for deposit and loan activity.

During the second quarter of 2013, the two measures of MVE and income simulation collectively indicate minimal change in the interest rate risk profile of the Company. Changes in MVE for +100 bp declined slightly (5.5% vs 5.9% in the Slow scenario) whereas simulated income sensitivity increased slightly (8.6% vs 7.9% in the Slow scenario). This divergence of behavior arises from the fact that MVE measures longer-term interest rate risk over the life of the assets and liabilities, whereas simulated income sensitivity measures near-term interest rate risk. The decline in MVE can primarily be explained by the steepening interest rate curve which results in slower assumed prepayment of long-term fixed rate assets and also shortens the assumed average life of sticky deposit types such as noninterest-bearing demand deposit accounts. By contrast, the steeper interest rate curve raises forecasted short-term interest rates which impacts the income simulation by pushing more floored loans off their current floors in a +100 bp rate shock.

During the first quarter of 2013, changes in interest rate sensitivity were primarily driven by changes in assumptions for demand deposits. After the introduction of the Transaction Account Guarantee (“TAG”) in 2008, the Company designated a portion of the noninterest-bearing demand deposit balances as ratings and rate-sensitive, based on the assumption that these deposits would behave differently upon the expiration of the TAG program on December 31, 2012, and in a changing interest rate environment from deposits collected for reasons other than the TAG program and FDIC-insured deposits up to $250,000 (“stable deposits”). Upon the expiration of the TAG program, we believe that only a modest portion of such deposits were withdrawn, approximately $1 billion, but we still believe that a “rate-sensitive” portion of our demand deposit balances may behave differently than the more “stable” portion. For modeling purposes, the rate-sensitive deposits were assigned a six-month duration, which had impacts on both the MVE and income simulation results. The Company continues to anticipate that a portion of the rate-sensitive deposits will be more sensitive to future rate changes than stable deposits, because they were largely collected during a near zero interest rate environment. However, the methodology for determining which balances are rate-sensitive was modified during the first quarter of 2013 in part to recognize that the declines in balances following the expiration of the TAG program were less than anticipated.

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As a result of the methodology change in the first quarter of 2013, the amount of noninterest-bearing demand deposits designated as rate-sensitive was reduced from approximately $8.5 billion at December 31, 2012 to $5.9 billion at March 31, 2013. Additionally, though not covered by the TAG program, a portion of the interest-bearing checking account balances has also been designated as rate-sensitive to take into account the fact that some of these balances were collected during the unprecedented low rate environment that we have experienced over the last several years and that continues to exist. The methodology change reduced rate-sensitive interest-bearing checking deposits from approximately $1.6 billion at December 31, 2012 to $1.4 billion at March 31, 2013. The Company continues to believe that, in the aggregate, both interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing transaction account balances accumulated during the near zero rate environment will behave differently than stable deposit balances, and continues to closely analyze and adjust the impact of these balances on both the MVE and income simulation measures of asset sensitivity.

Market Risk – Fixed Income
The Company engages in the underwriting and trading of municipal securities. This trading activity exposes the Company to a risk of loss arising from adverse changes in the prices of these fixed income securities.

The Company is exposed to market risk through changes in fair value. The Company is also exposed to market risk for interest rate swaps used to hedge interest rate risk. Changes in the fair value of AFS securities and in interest rate swaps that qualify as cash flow hedges are included in AOCI for each financial reporting period. During the third quarter of 2013, the after-tax increase in AOCI attributable to AFS and HTM securities was $6.5 million compared to $42 million in the same prior-year period. The decrease attributable to cash flow interest rate swaps for the third quarters of 2013 and 2012 was $0.2 million and $(1.2) million, respectively. If any of the AFS or HTM securities becomes other-than-temporarily impaired, the credit impairment is charged to operations. See “Investment Securities Portfolio” for additional information on OTTI.

Market Risk – Equity Investments
Through its equity investment activities, the Company owns equity securities that are publicly traded. In addition, the Company owns equity securities in companies and governmental entities, e.g., Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Banks, that are not publicly traded, and which are accounted for under cost, fair value, equity, or full consolidation methods of accounting, depending upon the Company’s ownership position and degree of involvement in influencing the investees’ affairs. Regardless of the accounting method, the value of the Company’s investment is subject to fluctuation. Since the fair value of these securities may fall below the Company’s investment costs, the Company is exposed to the possibility of loss. Equity investments in private and public companies are approved, monitored and evaluated by the Company’s Equity Investment Committee.

The Company holds investments in pre-public companies through various venture capital funds. Additionally, Amegy has an alternative investments portfolio. These investments are primarily directed towards equity buyout and mezzanine funds with a key strategy of deriving ancillary commercial banking business from the portfolio companies. Early stage venture capital funds were generally not a part of the strategy since the underlying companies were typically not creditworthy.

These private equity investments are subject to the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act that prohibit bank holding company or bank investment in such funds, with limited exceptions. The Company is allowed to honor unfunded commitments made prior to the adoption of the Dodd-Frank Act, but is not allowed to make any new commitments to invest in private equity, except for SBIC funds. Therefore, the Company’s earnings from these investments, and the potential volatility of these earnings, are expected to decline over the next several years and will ultimately cease.

A more comprehensive discussion of the Company’s interest rate and market risk management is contained in the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.


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Liquidity Risk Management
Liquidity risk is the possibility that the Company’s cash flows may not be adequate to fund its ongoing operations and meet its commitments in a timely and cost-effective manner. Since liquidity risk is closely linked to both credit risk and market risk, many of the previously discussed risk control mechanisms also apply to the monitoring and management of liquidity risk. We manage the Company’s liquidity to provide adequate funds to meet its anticipated financial and contractual obligations, including withdrawals by depositors, debt and capital service requirements and lease obligations, as well as to fund customers’ needs for credit. The management of liquidity and funding is performed centrally for the Parent and jointly by the Parent and bank management for its subsidiary banks.

Consolidated cash, interest-bearing deposits held as investments, and security resell agreements at the Parent and its subsidiaries was $9.5 billion at September 30, 2013, compared to $9.4 billion at June 30, 2013 and $10.5 billion at December 31, 2012. The $1.0 billion decrease during the first nine months of 2013 resulted primarily from (1) net loan originations, (2) a decrease in deposits, and (3) an increase in investment securities. These decreases were partially offset by an increase in cash due to net cash provided by operating activities.

Parent Company Liquidity
The Parent’s cash requirements consist primarily of debt service, investments in and advances to subsidiaries, operating expenses, income taxes, and dividends to preferred and common shareholders. The Parent’s cash needs are usually met through dividends from its subsidiaries, interest and investment income, subsidiaries’ proportionate share of current income taxes, and long-term debt and equity issuances.

Cash, interest-bearing deposits held as investments, and security resell agreements at the Parent were $930 million at September 30, 2013 compared to $1,218 million at June 30, 2013 and $653 million at December 31, 2012. The $277 million increase from December 31, 2012 was primarily a result of dividends received from its subsidiaries and the redemption of subsidiary preferred stock issued to the Parent, as discussed below. These increases were partially offset by the decrease in cash resulting from a net repayment of long-term debt and the payment of preferred and common dividends.

During the first nine months of 2013, the Parent received common dividends totaling $290.8 million and preferred dividends totaling $34.9 million from its subsidiary banks. Also, the Parent received cash of $105.0 million from its subsidiary banks as a result of the redemption of preferred stock issued to the Parent. The dividends that our subsidiary banks can pay to the Parent are restricted by current and historical earning levels, retained earnings, and risk-based and other regulatory capital requirements and limitations. During the first nine months of 2013, all of the Company’s subsidiary banks recorded a profit. We currently expect profitability to be sustained, thus permitting additional payments of dividends by our subsidiaries to the Parent, and/or returns of capital to the Parent during the remainder of 2013.

General financial market and economic conditions impact the Company’s access to and cost of external financing. Access to funding markets for the Parent and its subsidiary banks is also directly affected by credit ratings received from various rating agencies. The ratings not only influence the costs associated with the borrowings, but can also influence the sources of the borrowings. The debt ratings and outlooks issued by the various rating agencies for the Company did not change during the first nine months of 2013, except for Standard & Poor’s outlook improved to stable from negative. While Moody’s rates the Company’s senior debt as Ba1 (one notch below investment grade), Standard & Poor’s, Fitch, Dominion Bond Rating Service (“DBRS”), and Kroll all rate the Company’s senior debt at a low investment grade level. In addition, all of the previously mentioned rating agencies, except Kroll, rate the Company’s subordinated debt as noninvestment grade.

During the first nine months of 2013, the primary sources of additional cash to the Parent in the capital markets were (1) the issuance of $800.0 million par amount of preferred stock with a weighted average dividend rate of 6.2%; proceeds net of commissions and fees were $784.4 million and (2) a total issuance of $485.1 million of unsecured senior and subordinated notes with maturities between May 2016 and September 2028, interest rates

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between 2.75% and 6.95% and a weighted average interest rate of 4.6%; proceeds net of commissions and fees were $480.0 million.

The primary uses of cash in the capital markets during the first nine months of 2013 were (1) the $800 million redemption of 9.5% Series C preferred stock, (2) the $285.0 million redemption of Zions Capital Trust B trust preferred securities which carried an 8.0% interest rate (previously included in long-term debt), and (3) the repurchase of $258.0 million of the Company’s 7.75% senior notes, which had an effective interest rate of 11.0%.

The following table presents the Parent’s balance sheet at September 30, 2013December 31, 2012, and September 30, 2012.
PARENT ONLY CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
September 30,
2013
 
December 31, 2012
 
September 30,
2012
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
$
929,498

 
$
2,001

 
$
2,031

Interest-bearing deposits
98

 
75,808

 
580,994

Security resell agreements

 
575,000

 

Investment securities:
 
 
 
 
 
Held-to-maturity, at adjusted cost (approximate fair value of $27,159,
$22,112 and $17,119)
19,277

 
22,679

 
14,350

Available-for-sale, at fair value
539,352

 
461,665

 
393,637

Loans, net of unearned fees of $0, $0 and $0 and allowance for loan losses of $0, $23 and $0

 
1,277

 

Other noninterest-bearing investments
38,241

 
50,799

 
51,120

Investments in subsidiaries:
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial banks and bank holding company
6,641,165

 
6,668,881

 
6,722,096

Other operating companies
34,588

 
36,516

 
42,403

Nonoperating – ZMFU II, Inc. 1
43,935

 
43,012

 
42,795

Receivables from subsidiaries:
 
 
 
 
 
Other operating companies

 

 
5,000

Other assets
254,012

 
311,093

 
246,491

 
$
8,500,166

 
$
8,248,731

 
$
8,100,917

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
Other liabilities
$
114,147

 
$
106,159

 
$
75,701

Commercial paper:
 
 
 
 
 
Due to affiliates

 

 
22,999

Due to others

 

 
1,199

Other short-term borrowings:
 
 
 
 
 
Due to others

 
4,951

 
4,951

Subordinated debt to affiliated trusts
15,464

 
309,278

 
309,278

Long-term debt:
 
 
 
 
 
Due to affiliates
17

 

 

Due to others
2,037,729

 
1,776,274

 
1,765,672

Total liabilities
2,167,357

 
2,196,662

 
2,179,800

Shareholders’ equity:
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock
1,003,970

 
1,128,302

 
1,123,377

Common stock
4,172,887

 
4,166,109

 
4,162,001

Retained earnings
1,540,455

 
1,203,815

 
1,170,477

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(384,503
)
 
(446,157
)
 
(534,738
)
Total shareholders’ equity
6,332,809

 
6,052,069

 
5,921,117

 
$
8,500,166

 
$
8,248,731

 
$
8,100,917

1 ZMFU II, Inc. is a wholly-owned nonoperating subsidiary whose sole purpose is to hold a portfolio of municipal bonds, loans and leases.

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During the first nine months of 2013 and 2012, the Parent’s operating expenses included cash payments for interest of approximately $98 million and $101 million, respectively. Additionally, the Parent paid approximately $94 million and $109 million of dividends on preferred stock and common stock, respectively, for the same periods. Preferred stock dividends were lower in the first nine months of 2013 compared to the first nine months of 2012 primarily as a result of the redemption of the $1.4 billion TARP preferred stock and the replacement of the 11.0% Series E preferred stock with the 7.9% Series F preferred stock during 2012. Due to previously described preferred stock and debt refinancing activities, we expect a significant reduction in the cost of preferred equity and long-term debt in 2014 compared to 2013.
At September 30, 2013, maturities of the Company’s long-term senior and subordinated debt ranged from February 2014 to September 2028.

Subsidiary Bank Liquidity
The subsidiary banks’ primary source of funding is their core deposits, consisting of demand, savings and money market deposits, time deposits under $100,000, and foreign deposits. These core deposits, excluding brokered deposits, in aggregate, constituted 97% of consolidated deposits at September 30, 2013, and is essentially unchanged from the ratio at December 31, 2012. On a consolidated basis, the Company’s net loan to total deposit ratio was 84% as of September 30, 2013, compared to 85% as of June 30, 2013 and 82% as of December 31, 2012.

Total deposits decreased from December 31, 2012 by $464 million to $45.7 billion at September 30, 2013. Savings, money market, time, and foreign deposits decreased by a total of $560 million during the first nine months of 2013, while noninterest-bearing demand deposits increased by $97 million during the same period. During the third quarter of 2013, noninterest-bearing demand deposits increased by $762 million, which may be partially explained by uncertainty surrounding the risk of a federal government shut down and possible default on U.S. government debt, the former of which did occur during the first several days of October.

The FHLB system and Federal Reserve Banks have been and are a source of back-up liquidity, and from time to time, a significant source of funding for each of the Company’s subsidiary banks. Zions Bank, TCBW, and TCBO are members of the FHLB of Seattle. CB&T, NSB, and NBAZ are members of the FHLB of San Francisco. Vectra is a member of the FHLB of Topeka and Amegy Bank is a member of the FHLB of Dallas. The FHLB allows member banks to borrow against their eligible loans to satisfy liquidity requirements. The subsidiary banks are required to invest in FHLB and Federal Reserve stock to maintain their borrowing capacity. At September 30, 2013, the amount available for additional FHLB and Federal Reserve borrowings was approximately $15.6 billion. Loans with a carrying value of approximately $22.4 billion at September 30, 2013, $22.0 billion at June 30, 2013, and $21.1 billion at December 31, 2012 have been pledged at various FHLBs and the Federal Reserve as collateral for current and potential borrowings. The Company had a de minimus amount of long-term borrowings outstanding with the FHLB at September 30, 2013, approximately $23 million, which was essentially unchanged from the December 31, 2012 balance, and had no short-term FHLB or Federal Reserve borrowings outstanding, which also was unchanged from December 31, 2012. At September 30, 2013 the subsidiary banks’ total investment in FHLB stock was approximately $105 million compared with $109 million at December 31, 2012. The subsidiary bank’s total investment in Federal Reserve stock was $121 million at September 30, 2013 compared to $123 million at December 31, 2012.

The Company’s investment activities can provide or use cash, depending on the asset-liability management posture that is taken. For the first nine months of 2013, investment securities’ activities resulted in an increase in investment securities and a net $187 million decrease in cash compared with a decrease in investment securities and a net $249 million increase in cash for the first nine months of 2012.

Maturing balances in our subsidiary banks’ loan portfolios also provide additional flexibility in managing cash flows. Lending activity for the first nine months of 2013 resulted in a net cash outflow of $744 million compared to a net cash outflow of $380 million for the first nine months of 2012.

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In October 2013, the Federal Reserve issued a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding a new and significantly more comprehensive approach to measuring liquidity and established standards for compliance. Under the proposed rule, the Company would be subject to a modified LCR standard, which requires a financial institution to hold a buffer of high-quality, liquid assets to fully cover net cash outflows under a 21-day systematic liquidity stress scenario.  The proposed standard would be implemented in phases starting on January 1, 2015 and full compliance would be required by January 1, 2017. We have performed a preliminary analysis of our liquidity position using the proposed definition, and we believe that the Company would have been in full compliance as of September 30, 2013.  The Basel III liquidity framework includes a second minimum liquidity measure, the Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR), which requires the amount of available longer-term, stable sources of funding to be at least 100 percent of the required amount of longer-term stable funding over a one-year period.

A more comprehensive discussion of our liquidity management is contained in the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Operational Risk Management
Operational risk is the potential for unexpected losses attributable to human error, systems failures, fraud, or inadequate internal controls and procedures. In its ongoing efforts to identify and manage operational risk, the Company has a Corporate Risk Management Department whose responsibility is to help management identify and assess key risks and monitor the key internal controls and processes that the Company has in place to mitigate operational risk. We have documented controls and the Control Self Assessment related to financial reporting under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991.

To manage and minimize its operating risk, the Company has in place transactional documentation requirements; systems and procedures to monitor transactions and positions; systems and procedures to detect and mitigate attempts to commit fraud, penetrate the Company’s systems or telecommunications, access customer data, and/or deny normal access to those systems to the Company’s legitimate customers; regulatory compliance reviews; and periodic reviews by the Company’s internal audit and credit examination departments. In addition, reconciliation procedures have been established to ensure that data processing systems consistently and accurately capture critical data. Further, we maintain contingency plans and systems for operations support in the event of natural or other disasters.

Efforts are continually underway to improve the Company’s oversight of operational risk, including enhancement of risk-control self assessments and of anti-fraud measures, which are reported to the Enterprise Risk Management Committee and to the Risk Oversight Committee of the Board. We also mitigate operational risk through the purchase of insurance, including errors and omissions and professional liability insurance. However, the number and sophistication of attempts to disrupt or penetrate the Company’s critical systems, sometimes referred to as hacking, cyberfraud, cyberattacks, cyberterrorism, or other similar names, also continues to grow. On a daily basis, the Company, its customers, and other financial institutions are subject to such attempts. The Company has established systems and procedures to monitor, thwart or mitigate damage from such attempts, and usually these efforts have been successful. However, in some instances we, or our customers, have been victimized by cyberfraud (related losses to the Company have not been material), or some of our customers have been temporarily unable to routinely access our online systems as a result of, for example, distributed denial of service attacks.

CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
We believe that a strong capital position is vital to continued profitability and to promoting depositor and investor confidence.

On March 14, 2013, the Federal Reserve notified the Company of the results of its review of the Company’s capital plan under the FRB’s 2013 Capital Plan Review. While the FRB objected to certain proposed capital actions, it did

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not object to key capital actions relating to the reduction of the cost and quantity of the Company’s non-common capital. Specifically, among other things, the FRB did not object to the issuance by the Company of up to $600 million in additional perpetual preferred stock, and to the redemption of up to $600 million of the Company’s outstanding Series C 9.5% noncumulative perpetual preferred stock. On May 6, 2013, the Company reported that the FRB did not object to increasing both of these amounts by $200 million to a total of $800 million.

During the first nine months of 2013, the Company issued four new series of Tier 1 capital qualifying noncumulative perpetual preferred stock (Series G, H, I, and J) and reopened and issued additional Series A preferred stock; the total par amount of these issuances is $800 million. Subsequent to these new preferred stock issuances, on September 15, 2013, the Company redeemed all of its outstanding $800 million par amount Series C preferred stock. Note 7 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements provides further information on the Company’s equity and debt transactions during the first nine months of 2013.

In January 2014, the Company will be required to submit a capital plan under the Federal Reserve’s CCAR process. The Company believes it must continue to make significant improvements to its internal stress testing, risk management, and related processes to meet  the standards of the CCAR process required for 2014 capital planning, and is allocating significant resources to the successful implementation of these improvements.

Total controlling interest shareholders’ equity increased by 4.6% from $6,052 million at December 31, 2012 to $6,333 million at September 30, 2013. The increase in total controlling interest shareholders’ equity is primarily due to $305.3 million of net income applicable to controlling interest and $66.6 million improvement in net unrealized losses on investment securities recorded in AOCI, partially offset by $94.2 million of dividends paid on preferred and common stock. The improvement in net unrealized losses on investment securities recorded in the first nine months of 2013 was a result of fair value increases in CDO securities, primarily in junior tranches, and was driven by improvements in credit spreads (i.e. observed trading in the marketplace of similar securities indicated stronger pricing for such securities).

The Company paid $16.7 million in dividends on common stock during the first nine months of 2013. During the second quarter of 2013, the Company increased its quarterly dividend on common stock to $0.04 per share per quarter. This was an increase from $0.01 per share per quarter paid during the last several years. During its October 2013 meeting, the Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.04 per common share payable on November 29, 2013, to shareholders of record on November 22, 2013.

The Company recorded preferred stock dividends of $77.5 million and $148.2 million during the first nine months of 2013 and 2012, respectively. Preferred dividends for the first nine months of 2012 include $79.1 million related to the TARP preferred stock, consisting of cash payments of $34.4 million and accretion of $44.7 million for the difference between the fair value and par amount of the TARP preferred stock when issued.

Conversions of convertible subordinated debt into preferred stock have augmented the Company’s capital position and reduced future refinancing needs. During the first nine months of 2013, $1.2 million of subordinated debt was converted into preferred stock. A portion of the beneficial conversion feature is reclassified from common stock to preferred stock upon each conversion of convertible subordinated debt into preferred stock. As of September 30, 2013, $457 million of convertible subordinated debt was outstanding. The legal right to convert subordinated debt into the Company’s Series A and C preferred stock still exists; however, we believe that currently there is no economic incentive to convert.

Banking organizations are required under published regulations to maintain adequate levels of capital as measured by several regulatory capital ratios. As of September 30, 2013, the Company’s capital ratios were as follows:

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CAPITAL RATIOS
 
September 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
 
September 30,
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tangible common equity ratio
7.90
%
 
7.09
%
 
7.17
%
Tangible equity ratio
9.75
%
 
9.15
%
 
9.32
%
Average equity to average assets (three months ended)
12.39
%
 
11.03
%
 
12.22
%
Risk-based capital ratios:
 
 
 
 
 
Common equity Tier 1
10.47
%
 
9.80
%
 
9.86
%
Tier 1 leverage
10.63
%
 
10.96
%
 
11.05
%
Tier 1 risk-based
13.10
%
 
13.38
%
 
13.49
%
Total risk-based
14.82
%
 
15.05
%
 
15.25
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Return on average common equity (three months ended)
16.03
%
 
2.91
%
 
5.21
%
Tangible return on average tangible common equity
(three months ended)
20.34
%
 
4.07
%
 
7.02
%
 
At September 30, 2013, regulatory Tier 1 risk-based capital and total risk-based capital were $5,823 million and $6,590 million, compared to $5,884 million and $6,617 million at December 31, 2012, and $5,837 million and $6,596 million at September 30, 2012, respectively.

BASEL III
In July 2013, the FRB published final rules (the “New Capital Rules”) establishing a new comprehensive capital framework for U.S. banking organizations. The FDIC and the OCC have adopted substantially identical rules (in the case of the FDIC, as interim final rules). The rules implement the Basel Committee’s December 2010 framework, commonly referred to as Basel III, for strengthening international capital standards as well as certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act. The New Capital Rules substantially revise the risk-based capital requirements applicable to bank holding companies and depository institutions, including the Company, compared to the current U.S. risk-based capital rules. The New Capital Rules define the components of capital and address other issues affecting the numerator in banking institutions’ regulatory capital ratios. The New Capital Rules also address risk weights and other issues affecting the denominator in banking institutions’ regulatory capital ratios and replace the existing risk-weighting approach, which was derived from Basel I capital accords of the Basel Committee, with a more risk-sensitive approach based, in part, on the standardized approach in the Basel Committee’s 2004 Basel II capital accords. The New Capital Rules also implement the requirements of Section 939A of the Dodd-Frank Act to remove references to credit ratings from the federal banking agencies’ rules. The New Capital Rules are effective for the Company on January 1, 2015 (subject to phase-in periods for certain of their components).

The New Capital Rules, among other things, (i) introduce a new capital measure called “Common Equity Tier 1” (“CET1”), (ii) specify that Tier 1 capital consist of CET1 and “Additional Tier 1 capital” instruments meeting specified requirements, (iii) apply most deductions/adjustments to regulatory capital measures to CET1 and not to the other components of capital, thus potentially requiring higher levels of CET1 in order to meet minimum ratios, and (iv) expand the scope of the deductions/adjustments from capital as compared to existing regulations.

Under the New Capital Rules, the minimum capital ratios as of January 1, 2015 will be as follows:
4.5% CET1 to risk-weighted assets.
6.0% Tier 1 capital (i.e., CET1 plus Additional Tier 1) to risk-weighted assets.
8.0% Total capital (i.e., Tier 1 plus Tier 2) to risk-weighted assets.
4.0% Tier 1 capital to average consolidated assets as reported on consolidated financial statements (known as the “leverage ratio”).

When fully phased in on January 1, 2019, the New Capital Rules will also require the Company and its subsidiary banks to maintain a 2.5% “capital conservation buffer,” composed entirely of CET1, on top of the minimum risk-weighted asset ratios, effectively resulting in minimum ratios of (i) CET1 to risk-weighted assets of at least 7.0%,

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(ii) Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets of at least 8.5%, and (iii) Total capital to risk-weighted assets of at least 10.5%.

The capital conservation buffer is designed to absorb losses during periods of economic stress. Banking institutions with a ratio of CET1 to risk-weighted assets above the minimum but below the capital conservation buffer will face constraints on dividends, equity repurchases, and compensation based on the amount of the shortfall. The implementation of the capital conservation buffer will begin on January 1, 2016 at the 0.625% level and increase by 0.625% on each subsequent January 1, until it reaches 2.5% on January 1, 2019.

The New Capital Rules provide for a number of deductions from and adjustments to CET1. These include, for example, the requirement that mortgage servicing rights, deferred tax assets dependent upon future taxable income, and significant investments in common equity issued by nonconsolidated financial entities be deducted from CET1 to the extent that any one such category exceeds 10% of CET1 or all such categories in the aggregate exceed 15% of CET1. The Company’s preliminary analysis indicates that application of this part of the rule should not result in any deductions from CET1. However, the Company estimates that the “Corresponding Deduction Approach” section of the Rules, separately applied to the Company’s significant concentration in investments in bank and insurance trust preferred collateralized debt obligations (“CDOs”) securities, would, if the Rules were phased in immediately, eliminate a significant portion of the Company’s non-common Tier 1 capital. However, this deduction will not begin until January 1, 2015 for the Company, and even after January 1, 2015, it will be phased-in in portions over time through the beginning of 2018, as indicated below. Thus, the impact may be mitigated prior to or during the phase-in period by repayment, determination of other than temporary impairment (“OTTI”), additional accumulation of retained earnings, and/or sales of the CDO securities.

Under current capital standards, the effects of AOCI items included in capital are excluded for purposes of determining regulatory capital ratios. Under the New Capital Rules, the effects of certain AOCI items are not excluded; however, non-advanced approaches banking organizations, including the Company and its subsidiary banks, may make a one-time permanent election as of January 1, 2014 to continue to exclude these items. The Company has not yet determined whether to make this election. The deductions and other adjustments to CET1 will be phased in incrementally between January 1, 2015 and January 1, 2018.

The New Capital Rules require that trust preferred securities be phased out from Tier 1 capital by the end of 2015, although for a banking organization, such as the Company, that has greater than $15 billion in total consolidated assets, but is not an advanced approaches banking organization, the New Capital Rules permit permanent inclusion of trust preferred securities issued prior to May 19, 2010 in Tier 2 capital regardless of whether they would meet the qualifications for Tier 2 capital.

With respect to the Company’s bank subsidiaries, the New Capital Rules also revise the “prompt corrective action” regulations pursuant to Section 38 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, by (i) introducing a CET1 ratio requirement at each capital quality level (other than critically undercapitalized), with the required CET1 ratio being 6.5% for well-capitalized status; (ii) increasing the minimum Tier 1 capital ratio requirement for each category, with the minimum Tier 1 capital ratio for well-capitalized status being 8% (as compared to the current 6%); and (iii) requiring a leverage ratio of 4% to be adequately capitalized (as compared to the current 3% leverage ratio for a bank with a composite supervisory rating of 1) and a leverage ratio of 5% to be well-capitalized. The New Capital Rules do not change the total risk-based capital requirement for any “prompt corrective action” category.

The New Capital Rules prescribe a standardized approach for calculating risk-weighted assets that expand the risk-weighting categories from the current four Basel I-derived categories (0%, 20%, 50% and 100%) to a much larger and more risk-sensitive number of categories, depending on the nature of the assets, generally ranging from 0% for U.S. Government and agency securities, to 600% for certain equity exposures, and resulting in higher risk weights for a variety of asset categories. In addition, the New Capital Rules also provide more advantageous risk weights for derivatives and repurchase-style transactions cleared through a qualifying central counterparty and increase the scope of eligible guarantors and eligible collateral for purposes of credit risk mitigation.

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The Company believes that, as of September 30, 2013, the Company and its subsidiary banks would meet all capital adequacy requirements under the New Capital Rules on a fully phased-in basis if such requirements were currently effective including after giving effect to the deduction described above.

GAAP to NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS
1. Common equity Tier 1 capital
Traditionally, the Federal Reserve and other banking regulators have assessed a bank’s capital adequacy based on Tier 1 capital, the calculation of which is codified in federal banking regulations. In July 2013, the FRB published final rules establishing a new comprehensive capital framework for U.S. banking organizations, including the new CET1 capital measure. The new capital rules are effective for the Company on January 1, 2015; however, some key regulatory changes to the calculation of this measure are phased in over several years. The CET1 capital ratio is the core capital component of the Basel III standards, and we believe that it increasingly is becoming a key ratio considered by regulators, investors, and analysts. There is a difference between this ratio calculated using Basel I definitions of common equity Tier 1 capital and those definitions using Basel III rules. We present the calculation of key regulatory capital ratios, including CET1, using the governing definition at the end of each quarter, taking into account applicable phase-in rules.

Common equity Tier 1 capital is often expressed as a percentage of risk-weighted assets. Under the current risk-based capital framework applicable to the Company, a bank’s balance sheet assets and credit equivalent amounts of off-balance sheet items are assigned to one of four broad “Basel I” risk categories for banks, like our banking subsidiaries, that have not adopted the Basel II “Advanced Measurement Approach.” The aggregated dollar amount in each category is then multiplied by the risk weighting assigned to that category. The resulting weighted values from each of the four categories are added together and this sum is the risk-weighted assets total that, as adjusted, comprises the denominator of certain risk-based capital ratios. Tier 1 capital is then divided by this denominator (risk-weighted assets) to determine the Tier 1 capital ratio. Adjustments are made to Tier 1 capital to arrive at common equity Tier 1 capital. Common equity Tier 1 capital is also divided by the risk-weighted assets to determine the common equity Tier 1 capital ratio. The amounts disclosed as risk-weighted assets are calculated consistent with banking regulatory requirements.

The schedule below provides a reconciliation of controlling interest shareholders’ equity (GAAP) to Tier 1 capital (regulatory) and to common equity Tier 1 capital (non-GAAP) using current U.S. regulatory treatment and not Basel III calculations.
 
COMMON EQUITY TIER 1 CAPITAL (NON-GAAP)
(Amounts in millions)
September 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
 
September 30,
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
Controlling interest shareholders’ equity (GAAP)
$
6,333

 
$
6,052

 
$
5,921

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
384

 
446

 
535

Nonqualifying goodwill and intangibles
(1,054
)
 
(1,065
)
 
(1,070
)
Other regulatory adjustments
(3
)
 
3

 
3

Qualifying trust preferred securities
163

 
448

 
448

Tier 1 capital (regulatory)
5,823

 
5,884

 
5,837

Qualifying trust preferred securities
(163
)
 
(448
)
 
(448
)
Preferred stock
(1,004
)
 
(1,128
)
 
(1,123
)
Common equity Tier 1 capital (non-GAAP)
$
4,656

 
$
4,308

 
$
4,266

 
 
 
 
 
 
Risk-weighted assets (regulatory)
$
44,457

 
$
43,970

 
$
43,259

Common equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets (non-GAAP)
10.47
%
 
9.80
%
 
9.86
%


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2. Tangible return on average tangible common equity
This Form 10-Q presents “tangible return on average tangible common equity” which excludes, net of tax, the amortization of core deposit and other intangibles and impairment loss on goodwill from net earnings applicable to common shareholders, and average goodwill and core deposit and other intangibles from average common equity.
The following schedule provides a reconciliation of net earnings applicable to common shareholders (GAAP) to net earnings applicable to common shareholders, excluding net of tax, the effects of amortization of core deposit and other intangibles and impairment loss on goodwill (non-GAAP), and average common equity (GAAP) to average tangible common equity (non-GAAP).

TANGIBLE RETURN ON AVERAGE TANGIBLE COMMON EQUITY (NON-GAAP)
 
Three Months Ended
(Amounts in thousands)
September 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
 
September 30,
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net earnings applicable to common shareholders (GAAP)
$
209,707

 
$
35,605

 
$
62,322

Adjustments, net of tax:
 
 
 
 
 
Impairment loss on goodwill

 
583

 

Amortization of core deposit and other intangibles
2,268

 
2,677

 
2,692

Net earnings applicable to common shareholders, excluding the effects of the adjustments, net of tax (non-GAAP) (a)
$
211,975

 
$
38,865


$
65,014

 
 
 
 
 
 
Average common equity (GAAP)
$
5,190,073

 
$
4,862,972

 
$
4,758,858

Average goodwill
(1,014,129
)
 
(1,014,986
)
 
(1,015,129
)
Average core deposit and other intangibles
(41,751
)
 
(53,083
)
 
(57,345
)
Average tangible common equity (non-GAAP) (b)
$
4,134,193

 
$
3,794,903

 
$
3,686,384

 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of days in quarter (c)
92

 
92

 
92

Number of days in year (d)
365

 
366

 
366

 
 
 
 
 
 
Tangible return on average tangible common equity
(non-GAAP) (a/b/c*d)
20.34
%
 
4.07
%
 
7.02
%
3. Total shareholders’ equity to tangible equity and tangible common equity
This Form 10-Q presents “tangible equity” and “tangible common equity” which excludes goodwill and core deposit and other intangibles for both measures and preferred stock and noncontrolling interests for tangible common equity.
The following schedule provides a reconciliation of total shareholders’ equity (GAAP) to both tangible equity (non-GAAP) and tangible common equity (non-GAAP).

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TANGIBLE EQUITY (NON-GAAP) AND TANGIBLE COMMON EQUITY (NON-GAAP)
(Amounts in millions)
September 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
 
September 30,
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total shareholders’ equity (GAAP)
$
6,333

 
$
6,049

 
$
5,918

Goodwill
(1,014
)
 
(1,014
)
 
(1,015
)
Core deposit and other intangibles
(40
)
 
(51
)
 
(55
)
Tangible equity (non-GAAP) (a)
5,279

 
4,984

 
4,848

Preferred stock
(1,004
)
 
(1,128
)
 
(1,123
)
Noncontrolling interests

 
3

 
3

Tangible common equity (non-GAAP) (b)
$
4,275

 
$
3,859

 
$
3,728

 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets (GAAP)
$
55,188

 
$
55,512

 
$
53,087

Goodwill
(1,014
)
 
(1,014
)
 
(1,015
)
Core deposit and other intangibles
(40
)
 
(51
)
 
(55
)
Tangible assets (non-GAAP) (c)
$
54,134

 
$
54,447

 
$
52,017

 
 
 
 
 
 
Tangible equity ratio (a/c)
9.75
%
 
9.15
%
 
9.32
%
Tangible common equity ratio (b/c)
7.90
%
 
7.09
%
 
7.17
%
For items 2 and 3, the identified adjustments to reconcile from the applicable GAAP financial measures to the non-GAAP financial measures are included where applicable in financial results or in the balance sheet presented in accordance with GAAP. We consider these adjustments to be relevant to ongoing operating results and financial position.

We believe that excluding the amounts associated with these adjustments to present the non-GAAP financial measures provides a meaningful base for period-to-period and company-to-company comparisons, which will assist regulators, investors, and analysts in analyzing the operating results or financial position of the Company and in predicting future performance. These non-GAAP financial measures are used by management and the Board of Directors to assess the performance of the Company’s business or its financial position for evaluating bank reporting segment performance, for presentations of the Company’s performance to investors, and for other reasons as may be requested by investors and analysts. We further believe that presenting these non-GAAP financial measures will permit investors and analysts to assess the performance of the Company on the same basis as that applied by management and the Board of Directors.

Non-GAAP financial measures have inherent limitations, are not required to be uniformly applied, and are not audited. Although these non-GAAP financial measures are frequently used by stakeholders to evaluate a company, they have limitations as an analytical tool, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of results as reported under GAAP.

ITEM 3.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Interest rate and market risks are among the most significant risks regularly undertaken by the Company, and they are closely monitored as previously discussed. A discussion regarding the Company’s management of interest rate and market risk is included in the section entitled “Interest Rate and Market Risk Management” in this Form 10-Q.

ITEM 4.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2013. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2013. There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the third quarter of 2013 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II.
OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The information contained in Note 10 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements is incorporated by reference herein.

ITEM 1A.
RISK FACTORS
The Company has updated its risk factors included in Zions Bancorporation’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K with new information on Basel III included in the Capital Management section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis and the additional risk factors set forth below:

Our business is highly correlated to local economic conditions in a specific geographic region of the United States.
As a regional bank holding company, the Company provides a full range of banking and related services through its banking and other subsidiaries in Utah, California, Texas, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. Approximately 86% of the Company’s total net interest income for the year ended December 31, 2012 and 76% of total assets as of December 31, 2012 relate to the subsidiary banks in Utah, California and Texas. As a result of this geographic concentration, our financial results depend largely upon economic conditions in these market areas. Accordingly, adverse economic conditions affecting these three states in particular could significantly affect our consolidated operations and financial results. For example, our credit risk could be elevated to the extent our lending practices in these three states focus on borrowers or groups of borrowers with similar economic characteristics that are similarly affected by the same adverse economic events. As of December 31, 2012, loan balances at our subsidiary banks in Utah, California and Texas comprised 82% of the Company’s commercial lending portfolio, 74% of the commercial real estate lending portfolio, and 69% of the consumer lending portfolio. Loans originated by these banks are primarily to companies in their respective states.

Our estimates of our interest rate risk position for noninterest-bearing demand deposits are dependent on assumptions for which there is little historical experience, and the actual behavior of those deposits in a changing interest rate environment may differ materially from our estimates which could materially affect our results of operations.
We have experienced a low interest rate environment for the past several years. Our views with respect to, among other things, the degree to which we are “asset-sensitive,” including our interest rate risk position for noninterest-bearing demand deposits, are dependent on modeled projections that rely on assumptions regarding changes in balances of such deposits in a changing interest rate environment. Because there is no modern precedent for this current prolonged low interest rate environment, there is little historical experience upon which to base such assumptions. If interest rates begin to increase, our assumptions regarding changes in balances of noninterest-bearing demand deposits and regarding the speed and degree to which other deposits are repriced may prove to be incorrect, and business decisions made in reliance on our modeled projections and underlying assumptions could prove to be unsuccessful. Because noninterest-bearing demand deposits are a significant portion of our deposit base, errors in our modeled projections and the underlying assumptions could materially affect our results of operations.

We are making a significant investment to replace our core loan and deposit systems and to upgrade our accounting systems. The actual duration, cost, expected savings, and other factors to implement these initiatives may vary significantly from our estimates, which could materially affect the Company including its results of operations.
During the second quarter of 2013, our Board of Directors approved a significant investment by us to replace our loan and deposit systems and to upgrade our accounting systems. The new integrated system for most of our loans and deposits is expected to employ technology that is a significant improvement over our current systems. These initiatives will be completed in phases to allow for appropriate testing and implementation so as to minimize time

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delays and cost overruns. However, these initiatives are in the early stages of development and by their very nature, projections of duration, cost, expected savings, and related items are subject to change and significant variability.

We may encounter significant adverse developments in the completion and implementation of these initiatives. These may include significant time delays, cost overruns, and other adverse developments that could result in disruptions to our systems and adversely impact our customers.

We have plans, policies and procedures designed to prevent or limit the negative effect of these adverse developments. However, there can be no assurance that any such adverse developments will not occur or, if they do occur, that they will be adequately remediated. The occurrence of any adverse development could damage our reputation, result in a loss of customer business, subject us to additional regulatory scrutiny, or expose us to civil litigation and possible financial liability, any of which could materially affect the Company including its results of operations in any given reporting period.

Credit quality has adversely affected us and may continue to adversely affect us.
Credit risk is one of our most significant risks. Although most credit quality indicators have improved, if the strength of the U.S. economy in general and the strength of the local economies in which we and our subsidiary banks conduct operations declined, this could result in, among other things, deterioration in credit quality and/or reduced demand for credit, including a resultant adverse effect on the income from our loan portfolio, an increase in charge-offs and an increase in the allowance for loan and lease losses; if such developments occur, we may be required to raise additional capital.


ITEM 2.
UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
The following table summarizes the Company’s share repurchases for the third quarter of 2013:

SHARE REPURCHASES
Period
 
Total number
of shares
repurchased 1
 
Average
price paid
per share
 
Total number of shares
purchased as part of
publicly announced
plans or programs
 
Approximate dollar
value of shares that
may yet be purchased
under the plan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
July
 
 
2,676

 
 
$
28.36

 
 

 
 
 
$

 
August
 
 
732

 
 
29.46

 
 

 
 
 

 
September
 
 
718

 
 
28.27

 
 

 
 
 

 
Third quarter
 
 
4,126

 
 
28.54

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
1 
Represents common shares acquired from employees in connection with the Company’s stock compensation plan. Shares were acquired from employees to pay for their payroll taxes upon the vesting of restricted stock and restricted stock units under the “withholding shares” provision of an employee share-based compensation plan.

ITEM 6.
EXHIBITS
a)Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
 
Description
 
 
 
 
 
3.1
 
Restated Articles of Incorporation of Zions Bancorporation dated November 8, 1993, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Form S-4 filed on November 22, 1993.
*
 
 
 
 
3.2
 
Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation of Zions Bancorporation dated April 30, 1997, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008.
*
 
 
 
 

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Exhibit
Number
 
Description
 
 
 
 
 
3.3
 
Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation of Zions Bancorporation dated April 24, 1998, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009.
*
 
 
 
 
3.4
 
Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation of Zions Bancorporation dated April 25, 2001, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.6 of Form S-4 filed July 13, 2001.
*
 
 
 
 
3.5
 
Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation of Zions Bancorporation, dated December 5, 2006, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.5 of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.
*
 
 
 
 
3.6
 
Articles of Merger of The Stockmen’s Bancorp, Inc. with and into Zions Bancorporation, effective January 17, 2007, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.6 of Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012.
*
 
 
 
 
3.7
 
Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation of Zions Bancorporation, dated July 7, 2008, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Form 8-K filed July 8, 2008.
*
 
 
 
 
3.8
 
Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation of Zions Bancorporation, dated November 12, 2008, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Form 8-K filed November 17, 2008.
*
 
 
 
 
3.9
 
Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation of Zions Bancorporation, dated June 30, 2009, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Form 8-K filed July 2, 2009.
*
 
 
 
 
3.10
 
Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation of Zions Bancorporation dated June 30, 2009, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.10 of Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2009.
*
 
 
 
 
3.11
 
Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation of Zions Bancorporation dated June 1, 2010, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Form 8-K filed June 3, 2010.
*
 
 
 
 
3.12
 
Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation of Zions Bancorporation dated June 14, 2010, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Form 8-K filed June 15, 2010.
*
 
 
 
 
3.13
 
Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation of Zions Bancorporation with respect to the Series F Fixed-Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, dated May 4, 2012, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Form 8-K filed May 5, 2012.
*
 
 
 
 
3.14
 
Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation of Zions Bancorporation with respect to the Series G Fixed/Floating-Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, dated February 5, 2013, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Form 8-K filed February 7, 2013.
*
 
 
 
 
3.15
 
Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation of Zions Bancorporation with respect to the Series H Fixed-Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, dated April 29, 2013, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Form 8-K filed May 3, 2013.
*
 
 
 
 
3.16
 
Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation of Zions Bancorporation with respect to the Series I Fixed/Floating-Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, dated May 17, 2013, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Form 8-K filed May 21, 2013.
*
 
 
 
 
3.17
 
Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation of Zions Bancorporation with respect to the Series J Fixed/Floating-Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, dated August 8, 2013, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Form 8-K filed August 13, 2013.
*
 
 
 
 
3.18
 
Restated Bylaws of Zions Bancorporation dated November 8, 2011, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.13 of Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011.
*
 
 
 
 
10.1
 
Zions Bancorporation Third Restated and Revised Deferred Compensation Plan (filed herewith).
 
 
 
 
 
10.2
 
Zions Bancorporation Fourth Restated Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors (filed herewith).
 
 
 
 
 
10.3
 
Amended and Restated Amegy Bancorporation, Inc. Non-Employee Directors Deferred Fee Plan, dated July 26, 2013 (filed herewith).
 
 
 
 
 
10.4
 
Zions Bancorporation 2013-2015 Value Sharing Plan (filed herewith).
 
 
 
 
 

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Exhibit
Number
 
Description
 
 
 
 
 
10.5
 
Fifth Amendment to Trust Agreement between Fidelity Management Trust Company and Zions Bancorporation for the Deferred Compensation Plans (filed herewith).
 
 
 
 
 
10.6
 
Form of Performance Stock Option Award Agreement, 2005 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (filed herewith).
 
 
 
 
 
10.7
 
Form of Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, 2005 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (filed herewith).
 
 
 
 
 
31.1
 
Certification by Chief Executive Officer required by Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (filed herewith).
 
 
 
 
 
31.2
 
Certification by Chief Financial Officer required by Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (filed herewith).
 
 
 
 
 
32
 
Certification by Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer required by Sections 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (furnished herewith).
 
 
 
 
 
101
 
Interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T: (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012 and the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012 and the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012 and the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012, and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (filed herewith).
 
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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.
 
    
 
ZIONS BANCORPORATION
 
/s/ Harris H. Simmons
Harris H. Simmons, Chairman, President
and Chief Executive Officer
 
/s/ Doyle L. Arnold
Doyle L. Arnold, Vice Chairman and
Chief Financial Officer
Date: November 7, 2013

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