Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2011

or

 

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

Commission File Number 1-9861

 

 

M&T BANK CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

New York   16-0968385

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

One M & T Plaza

Buffalo, New York

  14203
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(716) 842-5445

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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.    x  Yes    ¨  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).    x  Yes    ¨  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 definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

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

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    ¨  Yes    x  No

Number of shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, $0.50 par value, outstanding as of the close of business on October 31, 2011: 125,626,022 shares.

 

 

 


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M&T BANK CORPORATION

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2011

 

Table of Contents of Information Required in Report

   Page  

Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  
 

Item 1.

  

Financial Statements.

  
    

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010

     3   
    

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME - Three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

     4   
    

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS - Nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

     5   
    

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY - Nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

     6   
    

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     7   
 

Item 2.

  

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

     56   
 

Item 3.

  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

     108   
 

Item 4.

  

Controls and Procedures.

     108   

Part II. OTHER INFORMATION

  
 

Item 1.

  

Legal Proceedings.

     108   
 

Item 1A.

  

Risk Factors.

     108   
 

Item 2.

  

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

     109   
 

Item 3.

  

Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

     109   
 

Item 4.

  

(Removed and Reserved).

     109   
 

Item 5.

  

Other Information.

     109   
 

Item 6.

  

Exhibits.

     110   

SIGNATURES

     110   

EXHIBIT INDEX

     111   

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

 

 

M&T BANK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (Unaudited)

 

Dollars in thousands, except per share   

September 30,

2011

   

December 31,

2010

 

Assets

    
  

Cash and due from banks

   $ 1,349,057        908,755   
  

Interest-bearing deposits at banks

     2,226,779        101,222   
  

Federal funds sold

     5,000        25,000   
  

Trading account

     605,557        523,834   
  

Investment securities (includes pledged securities that can be sold or repledged of $1,876,435 at September 30, 2011; $1,937,817 at December 31, 2010)

    
  

Available for sale (cost: $5,717,180 at September 30, 2011; $5,494,377 at December 31, 2010)

     5,635,878        5,413,492   
  

Held to maturity (fair value: $1,097,215 at September 30, 2011; $1,225,253 at December 31, 2010)

     1,161,837        1,324,339   
    

Other (fair value: $376,082 at September 30, 2011; $412,709 at December 31, 2010)

     376,082        412,709   
    

Total investment securities

     7,173,797        7,150,540   
  

Loans and leases

     58,694,038        52,315,942   
    

Unearned discount

     (292,774     (325,560
  

Loans and leases, net of unearned discount

     58,401,264        51,990,382   
    

Allowance for credit losses

     (908,525     (902,941
    

Loans and leases, net

     57,492,739        51,087,441   
  

Premises and equipment

     569,495        435,837   
  

Goodwill

     3,524,625        3,524,625   
  

Core deposit and other intangible assets

     257,656        125,917   
    

Accrued interest and other assets

     4,659,186        4,138,092   
    

Total assets

   $ 77,863,891        68,021,263   

Liabilities

    
  

Noninterest-bearing deposits

   $ 19,637,491        14,557,568   
  

NOW accounts

     1,754,873        1,393,349   
  

Savings deposits

     30,797,655        26,431,281   
  

Time deposits

     6,777,499        5,817,170   
    

Deposits at Cayman Islands office

     514,871        1,605,916   
    

Total deposits

     59,482,389        49,805,284   
  

Federal funds purchased and agreements to repurchase securities

     551,471        866,555   
  

Other short-term borrowings

     142,927        80,877   
  

Accrued interest and other liabilities

     1,563,121        1,070,701   
    

Long-term borrowings

     6,748,857        7,840,151   
    

Total liabilities

     68,488,765        59,663,568   

Shareholders’ equity

    
  

Preferred stock, $1.00 par, 1,000,000 shares authorized;
Issued and outstanding: Liquidation preference of $1,000 per share: 381,500 shares at September 30, 2011 and 778,000 shares at December 31, 2010; Liquidation preference of $10,000 per share: 50,000 shares at September 30, 2011 and none at December 31, 2010

     862,717        740,657   
  

Common stock, $.50 par, 250,000,000 shares authorized, 125,610,181 shares issued at September 30, 2011; 120,396,611 shares issued at December 31, 2010

     62,805        60,198   
  

Common stock issuable, 68,107 shares at September 30, 2011; 71,345 shares at December 31, 2010

     4,066        4,189   
  

Additional paid-in capital

     2,814,143        2,398,615   
  

Retained earnings

     5,823,928        5,426,701   
  

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net

     (192,533     (205,220
    

Treasury stock - common, at cost - none at September 30, 2011; 693,974 shares at December 31, 2010

     —          (67,445
    

Total shareholders’ equity

     9,375,126        8,357,695   
    

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 77,863,891        68,021,263   

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (Unaudited)

 

          Three months ended September 30     Nine months ended September 30  
In thousands, except per share    2011     2010     2011     2010  

Interest income

  

Loans and leases, including fees

   $ 655,581        603,199      $ 1,873,860        1,788,245   
  

Deposits at banks

     1,164        34        1,679        45   
  

Federal funds sold

     23        9        51        29   
  

Agreements to resell securities

     4        32        132        36   
  

Trading account

     312        94        982        287   
  

Investment securities

        
  

Fully taxable

     60,880        80,043        192,369        250,922   
    

Exempt from federal taxes

     2,387        2,489        7,014        7,506   
    

Total interest income

     720,351        685,900        2,076,087        2,047,070   

Interest expense

  

NOW accounts

     354        219        830        638   
  

Savings deposits

     22,664        21,453        62,660        63,366   
  

Time deposits

     17,684        23,309        56,065        79,009   
  

Deposits at Cayman Islands office

     188        315        775        1,016   
  

Short-term borrowings

     222        760        861        2,373   
    

Long-term borrowings

     62,520        69,976        183,171        207,239   
    

Total interest expense

     103,632        116,032        304,362        353,641   
  

Net interest income

     616,719        569,868        1,771,725        1,693,429   
    

Provision for credit losses

     58,000        93,000        196,000        283,000   
    

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

     558,719        476,868        1,575,725        1,410,429   

Other income

  

Mortgage banking revenues

     38,141        61,052        125,448        149,612   
  

Service charges on deposit accounts

     121,577        117,733        351,024        367,004   
  

Trust income

     113,652        30,485        218,565        91,582   
  

Brokerage services income

     13,907        12,127        43,129        38,021   
  

Trading account and foreign exchange gains

     4,176        6,035        19,253        14,531   
  

Gain on bank investment securities

     89        1,440        150,186        1,909   
  

Total other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) losses

     (7,649     (16,486     (50,374     (67,052
    

Portion of OTTI losses recognized in other comprehensive income (before taxes)

     (1,993     6,954        (1,839     8,338   
    

Net OTTI losses recognized in earnings

     (9,642     (9,532     (52,213     (58,714
  

Equity in earnings of Bayview Lending Group LLC

     (6,911     (6,460     (18,812     (18,353
    

Other revenues from operations

     93,393        77,019        347,878        235,570   
    

Total other income

     368,382        289,899        1,184,458        821,162   

Other expense

  

Salaries and employee benefits

     325,197        246,389        891,465        756,296   
  

Equipment and net occupancy

     68,101        54,353        184,434        165,185   
  

Printing, postage and supplies

     10,593        7,820        29,518        25,412   
  

Amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets

     17,401        13,526        44,455        44,834   
  

FDIC assessments

     26,701        18,039        72,404        60,995   
    

Other costs of operations

     214,026        140,006        516,209        392,841   
    

Total other expense

     662,019        480,133        1,738,485        1,445,563   
  

Income before taxes

     265,082        286,634        1,021,698        786,028   
    

Income taxes

     81,974        94,619        309,959        254,309   
    

Net income

   $ 183,108        192,015      $ 711,739        531,719   
  

Net income available to common shareholders

        
  

Basic

     $164,668        176,780        $651,941        486,811   
  

Diluted

     164,671        176,789        651,966        486,831   
  

Net income per common share

        
  

Basic

     $1.32        1.49        $5.34        4.12   
  

Diluted

     1.32        1.48        5.32        4.10   
  

Cash dividends per common share

   $ .70        .70      $ 2.10        2.10   
  

Average common shares outstanding

        
  

Basic

     124,575        118,320        122,005        118,048   
  

Diluted

     124,860        119,155        122,521        118,766   

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

 

          Nine months ended September 30  

In thousands

          2011        2010   
Cash flows from operating activities   

Net income

   $ 711,739        531,719   
  

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

    
  

Provision for credit losses

     196,000        283,000   
  

Depreciation and amortization of premises and equipment

     60,220        51,216   
  

Amortization of capitalized servicing rights

     39,895        42,917   
  

Amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets

     44,455        44,834   
  

Provision for deferred income taxes

     14,530        49,111   
  

Asset write-downs

     64,153        68,430   
  

Net gain on sales of assets

     (183,861     (3,006
  

Net change in accrued interest receivable, payable

     (6,206     4,764   
  

Net change in other accrued income and expense

     (21,427     119,728   
  

Net change in loans originated for sale

     316,623        67,172   
  

Net change in trading account assets and liabilities

     49,376        (10,482
    

Net cash provided by operating activities

     1,285,497        1,249,403   
Cash flows from investing activities   

Proceeds from sales of investment securities

    
  

Available for sale

     1,909,427        21,220   
  

Other

     106,925        62,331   
  

Proceeds from maturities of investment securities

    
  

Available for sale

     1,007,612        1,097,531   
  

Held to maturity

     180,475        139,555   
  

Purchases of investment securities

    
  

Available for sale

     (2,569,168     (414,992
  

Held to maturity

     (19,386     (993,162
  

Other

     (30,438     (7,209
  

Net (increase) decrease in loans and leases

     (522,571     1,087,784   
  

Net (increase) decrease in interest-bearing deposits at banks

     480,708        (268,289
  

Net (increase) decrease in agreements to resell securities

     15,000        (425,000
  

Other investments, net

     (9,856     (41,093
  

Capital expenditures, net

     (38,030     (39,380
  

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

    
  

Banks and bank holding companies

     178,940        —     
  

Purchase of Wilmington Trust Corporation preferred stock

     (330,000     —     
  

Proceeds from sales of real estate acquired in settlement of loans

     181,310        62,609   
  

Other, net

     73,739        (28,198
    

Net cash provided by investing activities

     614,687        253,707   
Cash flows from financing activities   

Net increase in deposits

     825,434        1,217,511   
  

Net decrease in short-term borrowings

     (400,752     (1,230,890
  

Payments on long-term borrowings

     (1,750,195     (1,399,101
  

Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock

     495,000        —     
  

Redemption of preferred stock

     (370,000     —     
  

Dividends paid - common

     (261,589     (251,125
  

Dividends paid - preferred

     (24,815     (30,169
  

Other, net

     7,035        33,647   
    

Net cash used by financing activities

     (1,479,882     (1,660,127
  

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     420,302        (157,017
  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     933,755        1,246,342   
    

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 1,354,057        1,089,325   
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information   

Interest received during the period

   $ 2,087,083        2,072,464   
  

Interest paid during the period

     320,758        360,289   
    

Income taxes paid during the period

     308,057        214,903   
Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities   

Real estate acquired in settlement of loans

   $ 51,046        165,933   
  

Acquisitions:

    
  

Fair value of:

    
  

Assets acquired (noncash)

     10,666,102        —     
  

Liabilities assumed

     10,044,555        —     
  

Common stock issued

     405,557        —     
  

Retirement of Wilmington Trust Corporation preferred stock

     330,000        —     
  

Increase (decrease) from consolidation of securitization trusts:

    
  

Loans

     —          423,865   
  

Investment securities - available for sale

     —          (360,471
  

Long-term borrowings

     —          65,419   
  

Accrued interest and other

     —          2,025   

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Unaudited)

 

In thousands, except per share  

Preferred

stock

   

Common

stock

   

Common

stock

issuable

   

Additional

paid-in

capital

   

Retained

earnings

   

Accumulated

other

comprehensive

income

(loss), net

   

Treasury

stock

    Total  

2010

               

Balance - January 1, 2010

  $ 730,235        60,198        4,342        2,442,947        5,076,884        (335,997     (225,702     7,752,907   

Comprehensive income:

               

Net income

    —          —          —          —          531,719        —          —          531,719   

Other comprehensive income, net of tax and reclassification adjustments:

               

Unrealized gains on investment securities

    —          —          —          —          —          140,392        —          140,392   

Defined benefit plans liability adjustment

    —          —          —          —          —          3,262        —          3,262   

Unrealized gain on terminated cash flow hedge

    —          —          —          —          —          (211     —          (211
               

 

 

 
                  675,162   

Preferred stock cash dividends

    —          —          —          —          (30,169     —          —          (30,169

Amortization of preferred stock discount

    7,744        —          —          —          (7,744     —          —          —     

Repayment of management stock ownership program receivable

    —          —          —          2,686        —          —          —          2,686   

Stock-based compensation plans:

               

Compensation expense, net

    —          —          —          (3,545     —          —          41,672        38,127   

Exercises of stock options, net

    —          —          —          (25,639     —          —          58,892        33,253   

Stock purchase plan

    —          —          —          (8,482     —          —          17,480        8,998   

Directors’ stock plan

    —          —          —          (289     —          —          1,116        827   

Deferred compensation plans, net, including dividend equivalents

    —          —          (196     (295     (147     —          611        (27

Other

    —          —          —          1,354        —          —          —          1,354   

Common stock cash dividends - $2.10 per share

    —          —          —          —          (251,345     —          —          (251,345

Balance - September 30, 2010

  $ 737,979        60,198        4,146        2,408,737        5,319,198        (192,554     (105,931     8,231,773   

2011

               

Balance - January 1, 2011

  $ 740,657        60,198        4,189        2,398,615        5,426,701        (205,220     (67,445     8,357,695   

Comprehensive income:

               

Net income

    —          —          —          —          711,739        —          —          711,739   

Other comprehensive income, net of tax and reclassification adjustments:

               

Unrealized gains on investment securities

    —          —          —          —          —          6,970        —          6,970   

Defined benefit plans liability adjustment

    —          —          —          —          —          6,431        —          6,431   

Unrealized gain on terminated cash flow hedge

    —          —          —          —          —          (211     —          (211

Foreign currency translation adjustment

    —          —          —          —          —          (503     —          (503
               

 

 

 
                  724,426   

Acquisition of Wilmington Trust Corporation - common stock issued

    —          2,348        —          403,209        —          —          —          405,557   

Partial redemption of Series A preferred stock

    (370,000     —          —          —          —          —          —          (370,000

Conversion of Series B preferred stock into 433,144 shares of common stock

    (26,500     192        —          21,754        —          —          4,554        —     

Issuance of Series D preferred stock

    500,000        —          —          (5,000     —          —          —          495,000   

Preferred stock cash dividends

    —          —          —          —          (34,125     —          —          (34,125

Amortization of preferred stock discount

    18,560        —          —          —          (18,560     —          —          —     

Stock-based compensation plans:

               

Compensation expense, net

    —          36        —          650        —          —          31,666        32,352   

Exercises of stock options, net

    —          29        —          (6,691     —          —          30,106        23,444   

Directors’ stock plan

    —          2        —          414        —          —          612        1,028   

Deferred compensation plans, net, including dividend equivalents

    —          —          (123     (203     (141     —          507        40   

Other

    —          —          —          1,395        —          —          —          1,395   

Common stock cash dividends - $2.10 per share

    —          —          —          —          (261,686     —          —          (261,686

Balance - September 30, 2011

  $ 862,717        62,805        4,066        2,814,143        5,823,928        (192,533     —          9,375,126   

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1. Significant accounting policies

The consolidated financial statements of M&T Bank Corporation (“M&T”) and subsidiaries (“the Company”) were compiled in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) using the accounting policies set forth in note 1 of Notes to Financial Statements included in the 2010 Annual Report. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation have been made and were all of a normal recurring nature.

 

2. Acquisitions

On May 16, 2011, M&T acquired all of the outstanding common stock of Wilmington Trust Corporation (“Wilmington Trust”), headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, in a stock-for-stock transaction. Wilmington Trust operated 55 banking offices in Delaware and Pennsylvania at the date of acquisition. The results of operations acquired in the Wilmington Trust transaction have been included in the Company’s financial results since May 16, 2011. Wilmington Trust shareholders received .051372 shares of M&T common stock in exchange for each share of Wilmington Trust common stock, resulting in M&T issuing a total of 4,694,486 common shares with an acquisition date fair value of $406 million.

The Wilmington Trust transaction has been accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting and, accordingly, assets acquired, liabilities assumed and consideration exchanged were recorded at estimated fair value on the acquisition date. Assets acquired totaled approximately $10.8 billion, including $6.4 billion of loans and leases (including approximately $3.2 billion of commercial real estate loans, $1.4 billion of commercial loans and leases, $1.1 billion of consumer loans and $680 million of residential real estate loans). Liabilities assumed aggregated $10.0 billion, including $8.9 billion of deposits. The common stock issued in the transaction added $406 million to M&T’s common shareholders’ equity. Immediately prior to the closing of the Wilmington Trust transaction, M&T redeemed the $330 million of preferred stock issued by Wilmington Trust as part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program – Capital Purchase Program of the U.S. Department of Treasury (“U.S. Treasury”). In connection with the acquisition, the Company recorded $176 million of core deposit and other intangible assets. The core deposit and other intangible assets are generally being amortized over periods of 5 to 7 years using an accelerated method. There was no goodwill recorded as a result of the transaction, however, a non-taxable gain of $65 million was realized, which represented the excess of the fair value of assets acquired less liabilities assumed over consideration exchanged. The acquisition of Wilmington Trust added to M&T’s market-leading position in the Mid-Atlantic region by giving M&T the leading deposit market share in Delaware.

In many cases, determining the fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities required the Company to estimate cash flows expected to result from those assets and liabilities and to discount those cash flows at appropriate rates of interest. The most significant of these determinations related to the fair valuation of acquired loans. For such loans, the excess of cash flows expected at acquisition over the estimated fair value is recognized as interest income over the remaining lives of the loans. The difference between contractually required payments at acquisition and the cash flows expected to be collected at acquisition reflects the impact of estimated credit losses and other factors, such as prepayments. In accordance with GAAP, there was no carry-over of Wilmington Trust’s previously established allowance for credit losses. Subsequent decreases in the expected cash flows require the Company to evaluate the need for additions to the Company’s allowance for credit losses. Subsequent improvements in expected cash flows generally result in the recognition of additional interest income over the then remaining lives of the loans.

 

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2. Acquisitions, continued

 

In conjunction with the Wilmington Trust acquisition, the acquired loan portfolio was accounted for at fair value as follows:

 

     May 16, 2011  
     (in thousands)  

Contractually required principal and interest at acquisition

   $ 8,336,755   

Contractual cash flows not expected to be collected

     (1,209,749
  

 

 

 

Expected cash flows at acquisition

     7,127,006   

Interest component of expected cash flows

     (716,576
  

 

 

 

Basis in acquired loans at acquisition – estimated fair value

   $ 6,410,430   
  

 

 

 

Included in the above table is information related to loans for which there was specific evidence of credit deterioration at the acquisition date and for which it was deemed probable that the Company would be unable to collect all contractually required principal and interest payments (“purchased impaired loans”). Contractually required principal and interest, cash flows expected to be collected and estimated fair value of purchased impaired loans were $1,419,672,000, $747,265,000 and $707,907,000, respectively.

The consideration paid for Wilmington Trust’s common equity and the amounts of acquired identifiable assets and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date were as follows:

 

     (in thousands)  

Purchase price:

  

Value of:

  

Common shares issued (4,694,486 shares)

   $ 405,557   

Preferred stock purchased from U.S. Treasury

     330,000   
  

 

 

 

Total purchase price

     735,557   
  

 

 

 

Identifiable assets:

  

Cash and due from banks

     178,940   

Interest-bearing deposits at banks

     2,606,265   

Other short-term investments

     57,817   

Investment securities

     510,390   

Loans and leases

     6,410,430   

Core deposit and other intangibles

     176,194   

Other assets

     905,006   
  

 

 

 

Total identifiable assets

     10,845,042   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Deposits

     8,864,161   

Short-term borrowings

     147,752   

Long-term borrowings

     600,830   

Other liabilities

     431,812   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     10,044,555   
  

 

 

 

Net gain resulting from acquisition

   $ 64,930   
  

 

 

 

 

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2. Acquisitions, continued

 

The following table discloses the impact of Wilmington Trust (excluding the impact of the merger-related gain and expenses) since the acquisition on May 16, 2011 through the end of the third quarter of 2011. The table also presents certain pro forma information as if Wilmington Trust had been acquired on January 1, 2010. These results combine the historical results of Wilmington Trust into the Company’s consolidated statement of income and, while certain adjustments were made for the estimated impact of certain fair valuation adjustments and other acquisition-related activity, they are not indicative of what would have occurred had the acquisition taken place on the indicated date. In particular, no adjustments have been made to eliminate the amount of Wilmington Trust’s provision for credit losses of $42 million in 2011 and $564 million in 2010 or the impact of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized by Wilmington Trust of $5 million in 2011 and $30 million in 2010 that may not have been necessary had the acquired loans and investment securities been recorded at fair value as of the beginning of 2010. Furthermore, expenses related to systems conversions and other costs of integration of $67 million and the $65 million gain recorded in connection with the acquisition are included in the 2011 periods in which such costs were incurred and gain recognized. Additionally, the Company expects to achieve further operating cost savings and other business synergies as a result of the acquisition which are not reflected in the pro forma amounts that follow.

 

    

Actual since
acquisition

through

    

Pro forma

Nine months ended
September 30

 
     September 30, 2011      2011      2010  
     (in thousands)  

Total revenues (a)

   $ 229,842         3,190,437         3,036,507   

Net income

     9,315         663,048         13,535   

 

(a) Represents net interest income plus other income.

 

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2. Acquisitions, continued

 

On November 5, 2010, M&T Bank, M&T’s principal banking subsidiary, entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) to assume all of the deposits, except certain brokered deposits, and acquire certain assets of K Bank, based in Randallstown, Maryland. As part of the transaction, M&T Bank entered into a loss-share arrangement with the FDIC whereby M&T Bank will be reimbursed by the FDIC for most losses it incurs on the acquired loan portfolio. The transaction was accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting and, accordingly, assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded at estimated fair value on the acquisition date. Assets acquired in the transaction totaled approximately $556 million, including $154 million of loans and $186 million in cash, and liabilities assumed aggregated $528 million, including $491 million of deposits. In accordance with GAAP, M&T Bank recorded an after-tax gain on the transaction of $17 million ($28 million before taxes). The gain reflected the amount of financial support and indemnification against loan losses that M&T Bank obtained from the FDIC. There was no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded in connection with this transaction. The operations obtained in the K Bank acquisition transaction did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In connection with the Wilmington Trust and K Bank acquisitions, the Company incurred merger-related expenses related to systems conversions and other costs of integrating and conforming acquired operations with and into the Company. Those expenses consisted largely of professional services and other temporary help fees associated with the conversion of systems and/or integration of operations; costs related to termination of existing contractual arrangements of Wilmington Trust to purchase various services; initial marketing and promotion expenses designed to introduce M&T Bank to its new customers; travel costs; and printing, postage, supplies and other costs of completing the transactions and commencing operations in new markets and offices. There were no merger-related expenses during the three months or nine months ended September 30, 2010. The Company expects to incur additional merger-related expenses during the remainder of 2011. As of September 30, 2011, the remaining unpaid portion of incurred merger-related expenses was $17 million. A summary of merger-related expenses included in the consolidated statement of income follows.

 

     Three months ended
September 30, 2011
     Nine months ended
September 30, 2011
 
     (in thousands)  

Salaries and employee benefits

   $ 285       $ 15,597   

Equipment and net occupancy

     119         223   

Printing, postage and supplies

     723         1,188   

Other costs of operations

     24,876         50,286   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 26,003       $ 67,294   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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3. Investment securities

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of investment securities were as follows:

 

     Amortized
cost
     Gross
unrealized
gains
     Gross
unrealized
losses
     Estimated
fair value
 
     (in thousands)  

September 30, 2011

           

Investment securities available for sale:

           

U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

   $ 69,668         1,360         —         $ 71,028   

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

     45,805         1,029         42         46,792   

Mortgage-backed securities:

           

Government issued or guaranteed

     3,708,714         168,551         227         3,877,038   

Privately issued residential

     1,441,491         7,136         233,549         1,215,078   

Privately issued commercial

     19,446         —           2,617         16,829   

Collateralized debt obligations

     44,064         10,141         2,851         51,354   

Other debt securities

     216,635         4,164         39,946         180,853   

Equity securities

     171,357         8,530         2,981         176,906   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     5,717,180         200,911         282,213         5,635,878   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment securities held to maturity:

           

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

     184,472         6,942         19         191,395   

Mortgage-backed securities:

           

Government issued or guaranteed

     686,908         28,507         —           715,415   

Privately issued

     278,433         —           100,052         178,381   

Other debt securities

     12,024         —           —           12,024   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     1,161,837         35,449         100,071         1,097,215   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other securities

     376,082         —           —           376,082   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 7,255,099         236,360         382,284       $ 7,109,175   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

December 31, 2010

           

Investment securities available for sale:

           

U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

   $ 61,772         1,680         18       $ 63,434   

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

     59,921         561         57         60,425   

Mortgage-backed securities:

           

Government issued or guaranteed

     3,146,054         161,298         1,111         3,306,241   

Privately issued residential

     1,677,064         10,578         252,081         1,435,561   

Privately issued commercial

     25,357         —           2,950         22,407   

Collateralized debt obligations

     95,080         24,754         9,078         110,756   

Other debt securities

     310,017         26,883         38,000         298,900   

Equity securities

     119,112         5,098         8,442         115,768   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     5,494,377         230,852         311,737         5,413,492   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment securities held to maturity:

           

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

     191,119         1,944         694         192,369   

Mortgage-backed securities:

           

Government issued or guaranteed

     808,108         14,061         —           822,169   

Privately issued

     312,537         —           114,397         198,140   

Other debt securities

     12,575         —           —           12,575   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     1,324,339         16,005         115,091         1,225,253   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other securities

     412,709         —           —           412,709   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 7,231,425         246,857         426,828       $ 7,051,454   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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3. Investment securities, continued

 

Gross realized gains on investment securities were $90 thousand and $150 million for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011, respectively. Gross realized losses were not significant in 2011. Gross realized gains and losses on investment securities were not significant during the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2010. During the second quarter of 2011, the Company sold residential mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) having an aggregate amortized cost of approximately $1.0 billion which resulted in a gain of $66 million (pre-tax). The Company also sold trust preferred securities and collateralized debt obligations during the second quarter of 2011 having an aggregate amortized cost of $136 million and $100 million, respectively, which resulted in gains of $25 million (pre-tax) and $20 million (pre-tax), respectively. During the first quarter of 2011, the Company sold residential mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac having an aggregate amortized cost of approximately $484 million which resulted in a gain of $39 million (pre-tax).

The Company recognized $10 million and $52 million of pre-tax other-than-temporary impairment losses during the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011, respectively, related to privately issued mortgage-backed securities. The impairment charges were recognized in light of deterioration of real estate values and continued high levels of delinquencies and charge-offs of underlying mortgage loans collateralizing those securities. Other-than-temporary impairment losses on investment securities of $10 million and $59 million (pre-tax) were recognized by the Company for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2010. Approximately $12 million of the losses recognized in the second quarter of 2010 related to American Depositary Shares of Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. (“AIB ADSs”) which were obtained in M&T’s acquisition of a subsidiary of AIB in 2003. The remaining losses in 2010 related to certain privately issued residential mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations backed by pooled trust preferred securities. The impairment charges related to the AIB ADSs were recognized due to mounting credit and other losses incurred by AIB and significant dilution of AIB common shareholders based on the Irish government’s significant ownership position. The impairment charges related to the privately issued residential mortgage-backed securities were recognized in light of deterioration of housing values in the residential real estate market and a rise in delinquencies and charge-offs of underlying mortgage loans collateralizing those securities. The other-than-temporary impairment losses on debt securities represent management’s estimate of credit losses inherent in the securities considering projected cash flows using assumptions of delinquency rates, loss severities, and other estimates of future collateral performance. The following table displays changes in credit losses for debt securities recognized in earnings for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010.

 

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3. Investment securities, continued

 

000000000 000000000
     Three months ended September 30  
     2011     2010  
     (in thousands)  

Beginning balance

   $ 298,141        314,263   

Additions for credit losses not previously recognized

     9,642        9,532   

Reductions for increases in cash flows

     (90     (108

Reductions for bond charge-offs

     (23,127     (11,812
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   $ 284,566        311,875   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

000000000 000000000
     Nine months ended September 30  
     2011     2010  
     (in thousands)  

Beginning balance

   $ 327,912        284,513   

Additions for credit losses not previously recognized

     52,213        46,721   

Reductions for increases in cash flows

     (5,110     (450

Reductions for bond charge-offs

     (90,449     (18,909
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   $ 284,566        311,875   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

At September 30, 2011, the amortized cost and estimated fair value of debt securities by contractual maturity were as follows:

 

     Amortized cost      Estimated
fair value
 
     (in thousands)  

Debt securities available for sale:

     

Due in one year or less

   $          23,908         23,994   

Due after one year through five years

     77,765         79,896   

Due after five years through ten years

     15,648         16,947   

Due after ten years

     258,851         229,190   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     376,172         350,027   

Mortgage-backed securities available for sale

     5,169,651         5,108,945   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 5,545,823         5,458,972   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Debt securities held to maturity:

     

Due in one year or less

   $ 23,957         24,144   

Due after one year through five years

     21,814         22,731   

Due after five years through ten years

     134,730         140,377   

Due after ten years

     15,995         16,167   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     196,496         203,419   

Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity

     965,341         893,796   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,161,837         1,097,215   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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3. Investment securities, continued

 

A summary of investment securities that as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 had been in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than twelve months and those that had been in a continuous unrealized loss position for twelve months or longer follows:

 

     Less than 12 months     12 months or more  
     Fair value      Unrealized
losses
    Fair value      Unrealized
losses
 
     (in thousands)  

September 30, 2011

          

Investment securities available for sale:

          

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

   $ 656         (5     2,389         (37

Mortgage-backed securities:

          

Government issued or guaranteed

     46,184         (167     3,523         (60

Privately issued residential

     295,370         (8,164     803,491         (225,385

Privately issued commercial

     —           —          16,829         (2,617

Collateralized debt obligations

     2,549         (531     4,684         (2,320

Other debt securities

     77,028         (5,252     72,961         (34,694

Equity securities

     9,189         (2,981     —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
     430,976         (17,100     903,877         (265,113
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment securities held to maturity:

          

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

     1,542         (11     184         (8

Privately issued mortgage-backed securities

     2,791         (1,116     175,590         (98,936
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
     4,333         (1,127     175,774         (98,944
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 435,309         (18,227     1,079,651         (364,057
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Less than 12 months     12 months or more  
     Fair value      Unrealized
losses
    Fair value      Unrealized
losses
 
            (in thousands)         

December 31, 2010

          

Investment securities available for sale:

          

U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

   $ 27,289         (18     —           —     

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

     3,712         (18     2,062         (39

Mortgage-backed securities:

          

Government issued or guaranteed

     68,507         (1,079     2,965         (32

Privately issued residential

     61,192         (1,054     1,057,315         (251,027

Privately issued commercial

     —           —          22,407         (2,950

Collateralized debt obligations

     12,462         (6,959     6,004         (2,119

Other debt securities

     2,134         (10     88,969         (37,990

Equity securities

     5,326         (3,721     673         (4,721
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
     180,622         (12,859     1,180,395         (298,878
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment securities held to maturity:

          

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

     76,318         (638     467         (56

Privately issued mortgage-backed securities

     —           —          198,140         (114,397
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
     76,318         (638     198,607         (114,453
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 256,940         (13,497     1,379,002         (413,331
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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3. Investment securities, continued

 

The Company owned 317 individual investment securities with aggregate gross unrealized losses of $382 million at September 30, 2011. Approximately $234 million of the unrealized losses pertained to available-for-sale privately issued residential mortgage-backed securities with a cost basis of $1.3 billion. The Company also had $43 million of unrealized losses on available-for-sale trust preferred securities issued by financial institutions and securities backed by trust preferred securities having a cost basis of $200 million. Based on a review of each of the securities in the investment securities portfolio at September 30, 2011, with the exception of the aforementioned securities for which other-than-temporary impairment losses were recognized, the Company concluded that it expected to recover the amortized cost basis of its investment. As of September 30, 2011, the Company does not intend to sell nor is it anticipated that it would be required to sell any of its impaired investment securities. At September 30, 2011, the Company has not identified events or changes in circumstances which may have a significant adverse effect on the fair value of the $376 million of cost method investment securities.

 

4. Loans and leases and the allowance for credit losses

Interest income on acquired loans that were recorded at fair value at the acquisition date for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011 was approximately $97 million and $207 million, respectively, and for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2010 was approximately $46 million and $132 million, respectively. The outstanding principal balance and the carrying amount of such loans that is included in the consolidated balance sheet were as follows:

 

     September 30,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 
     (in thousands)  

Outstanding principal balance

   $ 9,843,549         3,681,488   

Carrying amount:

     

Commercial, financial, leasing, etc.

     1,341,567         337,969   

Commercial real estate

     4,267,754         1,420,239   

Residential real estate

     959,714         348,225   

Consumer

     2,130,840         1,231,292   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 8,699,875         3,337,725   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Purchased impaired loans totaled $704 million at September 30, 2011, representing less than 1% of the Company’s assets and $97 million at December 31, 2010, representing less than .2% of the Company’s assets. Interest income earned on purchased impaired loans was $11 million and $18 million during the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011, respectively, and $2 million and $4 million during the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2010, respectively.

 

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4. Loans and leases and the allowance for credit losses, continued

 

A summary of current, past due and nonaccrual loans as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
     Current      30-89
Days
past due
     90 Days
or more
past due
and
accruing
     Purchased
impaired
(a)
     Other
acquired
impaired
(b)
     Nonaccrual      Total  
    

(in thousands)

        

September 30, 2011

  

Commercial, financial, leasing, etc.

   $ 14,943,399         45,226         31,459         25,792         21,924         150,702         15,218,502   

Real estate:

                    

Commercial

     18,746,145         197,412         19,207         207,523         82,815         182,953         19,436,055   

Residential builder and developer

     813,855         116,705         32,767         338,182         49,483         318,957         1,669,949   

Other commercial construction

     2,600,321         57,034         1,972         67,045         24,035         104,895         2,855,302   

Residential

     5,787,582         261,641         218,434         59,120         25,724         165,058         6,517,559   

Residential Alt-A

     415,267         23,832         —           —           —           108,793         547,892   

Consumer:

                    

Home equity lines and loans

     6,671,948         45,028         —           4,794         12,607         41,593         6,775,970   

Automobile

     2,691,109         49,756         —           —           777         27,032         2,768,674   

Other

     2,531,909         57,950         6,127         1,176         394         13,805         2,611,361   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 55,201,535         854,584         309,966         703,632         217,759         1,113,788         58,401,264   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
     Current      30-89
Days
past due
     90 Days
or more
past due
and
accruing
     Purchased
impaired
(a)
     Other
acquired
impaired
(b)
     Nonaccrual      Total  
    

(in thousands)

        

December 31, 2010

  

Commercial, financial, leasing, etc.

   $ 13,088,887         96,087         16,647         2,250         13,374         173,365         13,390,610   

Real estate:

                    

Commercial

     16,589,240         89,906         35,338         8,275         24,670         184,361         16,931,790   

Residential builder and developer

     891,764         30,805         9,763         72,710         29,637         316,811         1,351,490   

Other commercial construction

     2,723,399         36,420         11,323         2,098         10,376         116,265         2,899,881   

Residential

     4,699,711         229,641         192,276         9,320         10,728         162,001         5,303,677   

Residential Alt-A

     475,236         42,674         —           —           —           106,469         624,379   

Consumer:

                    

Home equity lines and loans

     6,472,563         38,367         —           2,366         9,692         33,363         6,556,351   

Automobile

     2,608,230         44,604         —           —           26         31,866         2,684,726   

Other

     2,190,353         36,689         4,246         —           951         15,239         2,247,478   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 49,739,383         645,193         269,593         97,019           99,454         1,139,740         51,990,382   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) Accruing loans that were specifically identified as impaired at acquisition date and recorded at fair value.
(b) Acquired loans that ceased performing in accordance with their contractual terms subsequent to the acquisition date, but are included in accounting pools that continue to accrue interest.

 

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Changes in the allowance for credit losses for the three months ended September 30, 2011 were as follows:

 

     Commercial,
Financial,
Leasing, etc.
   

 

Real Estate

    Consumer     Unallocated     Total  
       Commercial     Residential        
     (in thousands)  

Beginning balance

   $ 209,879        401,111        87,341        137,309        71,949        907,589   

Provision for credit losses

     23,145        (545     8,264        27,231        (95     58,000   

Net charge-offs

            

Charge-offs

     (12,073     (13,712     (12,135     (28,576     —          (66,496

Recoveries

     2,613        839        1,750        4,230        —          9,432   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net charge-offs

     (9,460     (12,873     (10,385     (24,346     —          (57,064
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   $ 223,564        387,693        85,220        140,194        71,854        908,525   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in the allowance for credit losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 were as follows:

 

     Commercial,
Financial,
Leasing, etc.
   

 

Real Estate

    Consumer     Unallocated      Total  
       Commercial     Residential         
     (in thousands)  

Beginning balance

   $ 212,579        400,562        86,351        133,067        70,382         902,941   

Provision for credit losses

     44,957        36,965        37,759        74,847        1,472         196,000   

Net charge-offs

             

Charge-offs

     (41,023     (54,206     (44,174     (81,837     —           (221,240

Recoveries

     7,051        4,372        5,284        14,117        —           30,824   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net charge-offs

     (33,972     (49,834     (38,890     (67,720     —           (190,416
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ending balance

   $ 223,564        387,693        85,220        140,194        71,854         908,525   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Despite the above allocation, the allowance for credit losses is general in nature and is available to absorb losses from any portfolio segment. Changes in the allowance for credit losses for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2010 were as follows:

 

     Three months ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months ended
September 30, 2010
 
     (in thousands)  

Beginning balance

   $ 894,667      $ 878,022   

Provision for credit losses

     93,000        283,000   

Consolidation of loan securitization trusts

     —          2,752   

Net charge-offs

    

Charge-offs

     (101,782     (313,167

Recoveries

     8,835        44,113   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net charge-offs

     (92,947     (269,054
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   $ 894,720      $ 894,720   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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4. Loans and leases and the allowance for credit losses, continued

 

In establishing the allowance for credit losses, the Company estimates losses attributable to specific troubled credits identified through both normal and detailed or intensified credit review processes and also estimates losses inherent in other loans and leases on a collective basis. For purposes of determining the level of the allowance for credit losses, the Company evaluates its loan and lease portfolio by loan type. The amounts of loss components in the Company’s loan and lease portfolios are determined through a loan by loan analysis of larger balance commercial and commercial real estate loans that are in nonaccrual status and by applying loss factors to groups of loan balances based on loan type and management’s classification of such loans under the Company’s loan grading system. Measurement of the specific loss components is typically based on expected future cash flows, collateral values and other factors that may impact the borrower’s ability to pay. In determining the allowance for credit losses, the Company utilizes a loan grading system which is applied to all commercial and commercial real estate credits. Loan officers are responsible for continually assigning grades to these loans based on standards outlined in the Company’s Credit Policy. Internal loan grades are also monitored by the Company’s loan review department to ensure consistency and strict adherence to the prescribed standards. Loan grades are assigned loss component factors that reflect the Company’s loss estimate for each group of loans and leases. Factors considered in assigning loan grades and loss component factors include borrower-specific information related to expected future cash flows and operating results, collateral values, financial condition, payment status, and other information; levels of and trends in portfolio charge-offs and recoveries; levels of and trends in portfolio delinquencies and impaired loans; changes in the risk profile of specific portfolios; trends in volume and terms of loans; effects of changes in credit concentrations; and observed trends and practices in the banking industry. Except for consumer and residential mortgage loans that are considered smaller balance homogenous loans and are evaluated collectively and purchased-impaired and other acquired impaired loans, the Company considers a loan to be impaired for purposes of applying GAAP when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement or the loan is delinquent 90 days. Purchased-impaired loans are considered impaired under GAAP when it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all cash flows expected at acquisition plus additional cash flows expected to be collected arising from changes in estimates after acquisition. Regardless of loan type, the Company considers a loan to be impaired if it qualifies as a troubled debt restructuring. Modified loans, including smaller balance homogenous loans, that are considered to be troubled debt restructurings are evaluated for impairment giving consideration to the impact of the modified loan terms on the present value of the loan’s expected cash flows. Other acquired impaired loans were not specifically identified as impaired as of the acquisition date, but ceased performing in accordance with their contractual terms subsequent to their respective acquisition date. In accordance with GAAP, such loans are not considered impaired in the aggregate because they are included in accounting pools that continue to accrue interest. Impairment of expected cash flows for acquired loans is evaluated at the pool level. The following tables provide information with respect to loans and leases that were considered impaired as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 and for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010.

 

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     September 30, 2011      December 31, 2010  
     Recorded
investment
     Unpaid
principal
balance
     Related
allowance
     Recorded
investment
     Unpaid
principal
balance
     Related
allowance
 
     (in thousands)  

With an allowance recorded:

                 

Commercial, financial, leasing, etc.

   $ 104,806         124,624         41,474         121,744         170,888         40,909   

Real estate:

                 

Commercial

     120,070         160,518         22,084         110,975         140,015         17,393   

Residential builder and developer

     189,304         242,088         81,048         263,545         295,031         78,597   

Other commercial construction

     86,961         91,053         13,182         80,934         85,432         22,067   

Residential

     93,210         113,852         2,247         73,006         85,279         3,375   

Residential Alt-A

     155,027         166,870         26,000         180,665         191,445         36,000   

Consumer:

                 

Home equity lines and loans

     11,730         12,920         2,863         11,799         13,378         2,227   

Automobile

     54,748         54,748         11,513         58,858         58,858         12,597   

Other

     7,283         7,283         1,805         2,978         2,978         768   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     823,139         973,956         202,216         904,504         1,043,304         213,933   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

With no related allowance recorded:

                 

Commercial, financial, leasing, etc.

     55,175         66,315         —           52,453         66,692         —     

Real estate:

                 

Commercial

     66,572         71,403         —           77,269         81,800         —     

Residential builder and developer

     146,743         174,243         —           71,162         86,039         —     

Other commercial construction

     18,490         18,734         —           36,280         37,107         —     

Residential

     9,000         13,634         —           5,035         7,723         —     

Residential Alt-A

     34,437         59,606         —           28,967         47,879         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     330,417         403,935         —           271,166         327,240         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total:

                 

Commercial, financial, leasing, etc.

     159,981         190,939         41,474         174,197         237,580         40,909   

Real estate:

                 

Commercial

     186,642         231,921         22,084         188,244         221,815         17,393   

Residential builder and developer

     336,047         416,331         81,048         334,707         381,070         78,597   

Other commercial construction

     105,451         109,787         13,182         117,214         122,539         22,067   

Residential

     102,210         127,486         2,247         78,041         93,002         3,375   

Residential Alt-A

     189,464         226,476         26,000         209,632         239,324         36,000   

Consumer:

                 

Home equity lines and loans

     11,730         12,920         2,863         11,799         13,378         2,227   

Automobile

     54,748         54,748         11,513         58,858         58,858         12,597   

Other

     7,283         7,283         1,805         2,978         2,978         768   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,153,556         1,377,891         202,216         1,175,670         1,370,544         213,933   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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$1,148,537 $1,148,537 $1,148,537 $1,148,537 $1,148,537 $1,148,537
     Three months ended
September 30, 2011
     Three months ended
September 30, 2010
 
            Interest income
recognized
            Interest income
recognized
 
   Average
recorded
investment
     Total      Cash
basis
     Average
recorded
investment
     Total      Cash
basis
 
     (in thousands)  

Commercial, financial, leasing, etc.

   $ 152,368         1,172         1,166         219,225         334         326   

Real estate:

                 

Commercial

     195,832         810         808         167,462         1,089         949   

Residential builder and developer

     338,897         422         98         268,579         352         72   

Other commercial construction

     96,482         62         51         26,550         79         65   

Residential

     98,885         1,183         630         70,418         774         477   

Residential Alt-A

     192,609         1,872         494         219,778         2,082         453   

Consumer:

                 

Home equity lines and loans

     11,814         174         26         11,128         177         26   

Automobile

     56,071         957         262         55,871         951         293   

Other

     5,579         75         32         3,186         57         12   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,148,537         6,727         3,567         1,042,197         5,895         2,673   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

$1,148,537 $1,148,537 $1,148,537 $1,148,537 $1,148,537 $1,148,537
     Nine months ended
September 30, 2011
     Nine months ended
September 30, 2010
 
            Interest income
recognized
            Interest income
recognized
 
   Average
recorded
investment
     Total      Cash
basis
     Average
recorded
investment
     Total      Cash
basis
 
     (in thousands)  

Commercial, financial, leasing, etc.

   $ 163,005         2,844         2,820         262,310         1,509         1,492   

Real estate:

                 

Commercial

     191,818         1,705         1,630         219,816         1,585         1,426   

Residential builder and developer

     321,386         1,261         338         282,762         1,058         513   

Other commercial construction

     102,978         759         522         28,342         368         354   

Residential

     92,918         3,209         1,770         58,120         1,985         1,256   

Residential Alt-A

     199,066         5,858         1,455         223,328         6,410         1,338   

Consumer:

                 

Home equity lines and loans

     11,989         523         74         11,809         536         88   

Automobile

     57,704         2,925         850         53,062         2,722         959   

Other

     4,124         187         51         3,211         186         42   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,144,988         19,271         9,510         1,142,760         16,359         7,468   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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4. Loans and leases and the allowance for credit losses, continued

 

The Company utilizes a loan grading system that is applied to all commercial loans and commercial real estate loans. Loan grades are utilized to differentiate risk within the portfolio and consider the expectations of default for each loan. Commercial loans and commercial real estate loans with a lower expectation of default are assigned one of ten possible “pass” loan grades and are generally ascribed lower loss factors when determining the allowance for credit losses. Loans with an elevated level of credit risk are classified as “criticized” and are ascribed a higher loss factor when determining the allowance for credit losses. Criticized loans may be classified as “nonaccrual” if the Company no longer expects to collect all amounts according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement or the loan is delinquent 90 days or more. All larger balance criticized commercial and commercial real estate loans are individually reviewed by centralized loan review personnel each quarter to determine the appropriateness of the assigned loan grade, including whether the loan should be reported as accruing or nonaccruing. Smaller balance criticized loans are analyzed by business line risk management areas to ensure proper loan grade classification. Furthermore, criticized nonaccrual commercial loans and commercial real estate loans are considered impaired and, as a result, specific loss allowances on such loans are established within the allowance for credit losses to the extent appropriate in each individual instance. The following table summarizes the loan grades applied to the various classes of the Company’s commercial and commercial real estate loans as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

 

            Real Estate  
     Commercial,
Financial,
Leasing, etc.
     Commercial      Residential
Builder and
Developer
     Other
Commercial
Construction
 
     (in thousands)  

September 30, 2011

           

Pass

   $ 14,350,581         18,851,277         412,916         2,600,236   

Criticized accrual

     717,219         401,825         938,076         150,171   

Criticized nonaccrual

     150,702         182,953         318,957         104,895   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 15,218,502         19,436,055         1,669,949         2,855,302   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

December 31, 2010

           

Pass

   $ 12,384,512         15,855,774         722,747         2,263,965   

Criticized accrual

     832,733         891,655         311,932         519,651   

Criticized nonaccrual

     173,365         184,361         316,811         116,265   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 13,390,610         16,931,790         1,351,490         2,899,881   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

In determining the allowance for credit losses, residential real estate loans and consumer loans are generally evaluated collectively after considering such factors as payment performance, recent loss experience and trends related thereto. However, residential real estate loans and outstanding balances of home equity loans and lines of credit that are more than 150 days past due are generally evaluated for collectibility on a loan-by-loan basis giving consideration to estimated collateral values.

The Company also measures additional losses for purchased impaired loans when it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all cash flows expected at acquisition plus additional cash flows expected to be collected arising from changes in estimates after acquisition. Given the inherent subjectivity and potential imprecision involved in determining the allocated portion of the allowance for credit losses, the Company also provides an inherent unallocated portion of the allowance. The unallocated portion of the allowance is intended to recognize probable losses that are not otherwise identifiable and includes management’s subjective determination of amounts necessary to provide for the possible use of imprecise estimates in determining the

 

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allocated portion of the allowance. The determination of the allocated portion of the allowance for credit losses is very subjective. Factors that influence the precision in developing loss estimates for the allocated allowance impact the level of the unallocated portion of the allowance. Such factors might include the effects of expansion into new markets for which the Company does not have the same degree of familiarity and experience regarding portfolio performance in changing market conditions, the introduction of new loan and lease product types, and other risks associated with the Company’s loan portfolio that may not be specifically identifiable.

At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the allocation of the allowance for credit losses summarized on the basis of the Company’s impairment methodology was as follows:

 

     Commercial,
Financial,
Leasing, etc.
     Real Estate                
        Commercial      Residential      Consumer      Total  
                   (in thousands)                

September 30, 2011

              

Individually evaluated for impairment

   $ 41,152         113,009         28,000         15,533       $ 197,694   

Collectively evaluated for impairment

     182,090         271,379         56,973         124,013         634,455   

Purchased impaired

     322         3,305         247         648         4,522   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Allocated

   $ 223,564         387,693         85,220         140,194         836,671   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Unallocated

                 71,854   
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ 908,525   
              

 

 

 

December 31, 2010

              

Individually evaluated for impairment

   $ 40,459         114,082         39,000         15,492       $ 209,033   

Collectively evaluated for impairment

     171,670         282,505         46,976         117,475         618,626   

Purchased impaired

     450         3,975         375         100         4,900   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Allocated

   $ 212,579         400,562         86,351         133,067         832,559   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Unallocated

                 70,382   
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ 902,941   
              

 

 

 

 

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4. Loans and leases and the allowance for credit losses, continued

 

The recorded investment in loans and leases summarized on the basis of the Company’s impairment methodology as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 was as follows:

 

     Commercial,
Financial,
Leasing, etc.
     Real Estate     

 

    

 

 
        Commercial      Residential      Consumer      Total  
     (in thousands)  

September 30, 2011

              

Individually evaluated for impairment

   $ 159,287         611,034         287,510         71,866       $ 1,129,697   

Collectively evaluated for impairment

     15,033,423         22,737,522         6,718,821         12,078,169         56,567,935   

Purchased impaired

     25,792         612,750         59,120         5,970         703,632   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 15,218,502         23,961,306         7,065,451         12,156,005       $ 58,401,264   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

December 31, 2010

              

Individually evaluated for impairment

   $ 173,365         617,437         286,612         72,082       $ 1,149,496   

Collectively evaluated for impairment

     13,214,995         20,482,641         5,632,124         11,414,107         50,743,867   

Purchased impaired

     2,250         83,083         9,320         2,366         97,019   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 13,390,610         21,183,161         5,928,056         11,488,555       $ 51,990,382   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

During the normal course of business, the Company modifies loans to maximize recovery efforts. If the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty and a concession is granted, the Company considers such modifications as troubled debt restructurings and classifies those loans as either nonaccrual loans or renegotiated loans. The types of concessions that the Company grants typically include principal deferrals and interest rate concessions, but may also include other types of concessions. As a result of adopting amendments to the accounting guidance in the third quarter of 2011, the Company was required to reassess any loan modifications that occurred on or after January 1, 2011 to determine if they qualified as troubled debt restructurings. The impact of the retrospective evaluation of loan modifications was not significant.

 

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The table below summarizes the Company’s loan modification activities that were considered troubled debt restructurings for the three months ended September 30, 2011:

 

     Number      Recorded investment      Financial effects  of
modification
 
        Pre-
modification
     Post-
modification
     Recorded
investment
(a)
    Interest
(b)
 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Commercial, financial, leasing, etc.

             

Principal deferral

     13       $ 1,021       $ 1,115       $ 94      $ —     

Real estate:

             

Commercial

             

Principal deferral

     6         1,361         1,301         (60     —     

Residential builder and developer

             

Other

     1         1,700         1,350         (350     —     

Other commercial construction

             

Principal deferral

     2         6,161         6,284         123        —     

Residential

             

Principal deferral

     12         2,099         2,124         25        —     

Interest rate reduction

     1         86         86         —          (7

Combination of concession types

     22         2,972         3,044         72        (51

Residential Alt-A

             

Principal deferral

     1         532         562         30        —     

Combination of concession types

     8         1,393         1,446         53        (341

Consumer:

             

Home equity lines and loans

             

Principal deferral

     1         50         50         —          —     

Other

     1         43         43         —          —     

Combination of concession types

     9         696         697         1        (157

Automobile

             

Principal deferral

     70         910         910         —          —     

Interest rate reduction

     1         11         11         —          —     

Combination of concession types

     84         924         924         —          (57

Other

             

Principal deferral

     123         1,291         1,291         —          —     

Interest rate reduction

     6         50         50         —          (5

Combination of concession types

     43         388         388         —          (63
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     404       $ 21,688       $ 21,676       $ (12   $ (681
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Financial effects impacting the recorded investment included principal payments or advances, charge-offs and capitalized escrow arrearages.
(b) Represents the present value of interest rate concessions discounted at the effective rate of the original loan.

 

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The table below summarizes the Company’s loan modification activities that were considered troubled debt restructurings for the nine months ended September 30, 2011:

 

            Recorded investment      Financial effects  of
modification
 
     Number      Pre-
modification
     Post-
modification
     Recorded
investment
(a)
    Interest
(b)
 
            (Dollars in thousands)        

Commercial, financial, leasing, etc.

             

Principal deferral

     46       $ 8,302       $ 8,396       $ 94      $ —     

Combination of concession types

     1         1,945         1,945         —          (641

Real estate:

             

Commercial

             

Principal deferral

     24         13,212         13,041         (171     —     

Residential builder and developer

             

Principal deferral

     4         18,586         17,661         (925     —     

Other

     6         118,114         110,156         (7,958     —     

Combination of concession types

     1         798         790         (8     —     

Other commercial construction

             

Principal deferral

     3         8,436         8,553         117        —     

Residential

             

Principal deferral

     24         2,869         2,884         15        —     

Interest rate reduction

     12         1,764         1,804         40        (70

Combination of concession types

     81         16,066         16,385         319        (864

Residential Alt-A

             

Principal deferral

     2         605         638         33        —     

Combination of concession types

     23         4,255         4,362         107        (572

Consumer:

             

Home equity lines and loans

             

Principal deferral

     2         119         119         —          —     

Other

     1         43         43         —          —     

Combination of concession types

     19         1,484         1,486         2        (272

Automobile

             

Principal deferral

     261         3,634         3,634         —          —     

Interest rate reduction

     3         49         49         —          (3

Combination of concession types

     249         2,815         2,815         —          (205

Other

             

Principal deferral

     424         5,338         5,338         —          —     

Interest rate reduction

     15         143         143         —          (10

Combination of concession types

     146         2,714         2,714         —          (426
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     1,347       $ 211,291       $ 202,956       $ (8,335   $ (3,063
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Financial effects impacting the recorded investment included principal payments or advances, charge-offs and capitalized escrow arrearages.
(b) Represents the present value of interest rate concessions discounted at the effective rate of the original loan.

 

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Troubled debt restructurings are considered to be impaired loans and for purposes of establishing the allowance for credit losses are evaluated for impairment giving consideration to the impact of the modified loan terms on the present value of the loan’s expected cash flows. Impairment of troubled debt restructurings that have subsequently defaulted may also be measured based on the loan’s observable market price or the fair value of collateral if the loan is collateral-dependent. Charge-offs may also be recognized on troubled debt restructurings that have subsequently defaulted. Loans that were modified as troubled debt restructurings during the twelve months ended September 30, 2011 for which there was a subsequent payment default during the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 were not material.

 

5. Borrowings

M&T had $1.2 billion of fixed and floating rate junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures (“Junior Subordinated Debentures”) outstanding at September 30, 2011 which are held by various trusts that were issued in connection with the issuance by those trusts of preferred capital securities (“Capital Securities”) and common securities (“Common Securities”). The proceeds from the issuances of the Capital Securities and the Common Securities were used by the trusts to purchase the Junior Subordinated Debentures. The Common Securities of each of those trusts are wholly owned by M&T and are the only class of each trust’s securities possessing general voting powers. The Capital Securities represent preferred undivided interests in the assets of the corresponding trust.

Under the Federal Reserve Board’s current risk-based capital guidelines, the Capital Securities are includable in M&T’s Tier 1 capital. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 was signed into law on July 21, 2010. One of its provisions is for a three-year phase-in related to the exclusion of trust preferred capital securities from Tier 1 capital for large financial institutions, including M&T. That phase-in period begins on January 1, 2013.

Holders of the Capital Securities receive preferential cumulative cash distributions unless M&T exercises its right to extend the payment of interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures as allowed by the terms of each such debenture, in which case payment of distributions on the respective Capital Securities will be deferred for comparable periods. During an extended interest period, M&T may not pay dividends or distributions on, or repurchase, redeem or acquire any shares of its capital stock. In the event of an extended interest period exceeding twenty quarterly periods for $350 million of Junior Subordinated Debentures due January 31, 2068, M&T must fund the payment of accrued and unpaid interest through an alternative payment mechanism, which requires M&T to issue common stock, non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock or warrants to purchase common stock until M&T has raised an amount of eligible proceeds at least equal to the aggregate amount of accrued and unpaid deferred interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures due January 31, 2068. In general, the agreements governing the Capital Securities, in the aggregate, provide a full, irrevocable and unconditional guarantee by M&T of the payment of distributions on, the redemption of, and any liquidation distribution with respect to the Capital Securities. The obligations under such guarantee and the Capital Securities are subordinate and junior in right of payment to all senior indebtedness of M&T.

The Capital Securities will remain outstanding until the Junior Subordinated Debentures are repaid at maturity, are redeemed prior to maturity or are distributed in liquidation to the Trusts. The Capital Securities are mandatorily redeemable in whole, but not in part, upon repayment at the stated maturity dates (ranging from 2027 to 2068) of the Junior Subordinated Debentures or the earlier redemption of the Junior Subordinated Debentures in whole upon the occurrence of one or more events set forth in the indentures relating to the Capital Securities, and in whole or in part at any time after an optional

 

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redemption prior to contractual maturity contemporaneously with the optional redemption of the related Junior Subordinated Debentures in whole or in part, subject to possible regulatory approval. In connection with the issuance of 8.50% Enhanced Trust Preferred Securities associated with $350 million of Junior Subordinated Debentures maturing in 2068, M&T entered into a replacement capital covenant that provides that neither M&T nor any of its subsidiaries will repay, redeem or purchase any of the Junior Subordinated Debentures due January 31, 2068 or the 8.50% Enhanced Trust Preferred Securities prior to January 31, 2048, with certain limited exceptions, except to the extent that, during the 180 days prior to the date of that repayment, redemption or purchase, M&T and its subsidiaries have received proceeds from the sale of qualifying securities that (i) have equity-like characteristics that are the same as, or more equity-like than, the applicable characteristics of the 8.50% Enhanced Trust Preferred Securities or the Junior Subordinated Debentures due January 31, 2068, as applicable, at the time of repayment, redemption or purchase, and (ii) M&T has obtained the prior approval of the Federal Reserve Board, if required.

Including the unamortized portions of acquisition accounting adjustments to reflect estimated fair value at the acquisition dates of the Common Securities of various trusts, the Junior Subordinated Debentures associated with Capital Securities had financial statement carrying values of $1.2 billion at each of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

 

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6. Shareholders’ equity

M&T is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a $1.00 par value per share. Preferred shares outstanding rank senior to common shares both as to dividends and liquidation preference, but have no general voting rights.

Issued and outstanding preferred stock of M&T is presented below:

 

     Carrying
value
September 30, 2011
     Carrying
value
December 31, 2010
 
     (dollars in thousands)  

Series A (a) (d)

     

Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, $1,000 liquidation preference per share, 230,000 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2011; 600,000 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2010

   $ 223,645       $ 578,630   

Series B (b)

     

Series B Mandatory Convertible Non-cumulative Preferred Stock, $1,000 liquidation preference per share, 26,500 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2010

     —           26,500   

Series C (a) (c)

     

Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C, $1,000 liquidation preference per share, 151,500 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010

     139,072         135,527   

Series D (e)

     

Fixed Rate Non-cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series D, $10,000 liquidation preference per share, 50,000 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2011

     500,000         —     

 

(a) Shares were issued as part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program – Capital Purchase Program of the U.S. Treasury. Cash proceeds were allocated between the preferred stock and a ten-year warrant to purchase M&T common stock (Series A – 1,218,522 common shares at $73.86 per share, Series C – 407,542 common shares at $55.76 per share). Dividends, if declared, will accrue and be paid quarterly at a rate of 5% per year for the first five years following the original 2008 issuance dates and thereafter at a rate of 9% per year. The agreement with the U.S. Treasury contains limitations on certain actions of M&T, including the payment of quarterly cash dividends on M&T’s common stock in excess of $.70 per share, the repurchase of its common stock during the first three years of the agreement, and the amount and nature of compensation arrangements for certain of the Company’s officers.

 

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(b) Shares were assumed in an acquisition and a new Series B Preferred Stock was designated. Pursuant to their terms, the shares of Series B Preferred Stock were converted into 433,144 shares of M&T common stock on April 1, 2011. The preferred stock had a stated dividend rate of 10% per year.
(c) Shares were assumed in an acquisition and a new Series C Preferred Stock was designated.
(d) On May 18, 2011, M&T redeemed and retired 370,000 shares of the Series A Preferred Stock. Accelerated amortization of preferred stock discount associated with the redemption was $11.2 million.
(e) Shares were issued on May 31, 2011. Dividends, if declared, will be paid semi-annually at a rate of 6.875% per year. The shares are redeemable in whole or in part on or after June 15, 2016. Notwithstanding M&T’s option to redeem the shares, if an event occurs such that the shares no longer qualify as Tier 1 Capital, M&T may redeem all of the shares within 90 days following that occurrence.

 

7. Pension plans and other postretirement benefits

The Company provides defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefits (including health care and life insurance benefits) to qualified retired employees. Net periodic defined benefit cost for defined benefit plans consisted of the following:

 

(16,718) (16,718) (16,718) (16,718)
     Pension
benefits
    Other
postretirement
benefits
 
     Three months ended September 30  
     2011     2010     2011      2010  
     (in thousands)  

Service cost

   $ 8,557        4,918        148         101   

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation

     16,155        12,031        1,038         782   

Expected return on plan assets

     (16,718     (12,722     —           —     

Amortization of prior service cost

     (1,640     (1,640     27         44   

Amortization of net actuarial loss

     5,132        3,388        9         (2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost

   $ 11,486        5,975        1,222         925   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(43,981) (43,981) (43,981) (43,981)
     Pension
benefits
    Other
postretirement
benefits
 
     Nine months ended September 30  
     2011     2010     2011      2010  
     (in thousands)  

Service cost

   $ 20,270        14,753        388         303   

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation

     42,391        36,092        2,722         2,347   

Expected return on plan assets

     (43,981     (38,165     —           —     

Amortization of prior service cost

     (4,919     (4,919     81         132   

Amortization of net actuarial loss

     15,397        10,164        27         (7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost

   $ 29,158        17,925        3,218         2,775   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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7. Pension plans and other postretirement benefits, continued

 

Expense incurred in connection with the Company’s defined contribution pension and retirement savings plans totaled $10,455,000 and $9,461,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $30,521,000 and $29,926,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The Company is not required to make any minimum contributions to the qualified defined benefit pension plan in 2011, however, during the third quarter of 2011 the Company elected to contribute $70 million to that plan.

 

8. Earnings per common share

The computations of basic earnings per common share follow:

 

     Three months ended
September 30
    Nine months ended
September 30
 
     2011     2010     2011     2010  
     (in thousands, except per share)  

Income available to common shareholders:

        

Net income

   $ 183,108        192,015        711,739        531,719   

Less: Preferred stock dividends (a)

     (14,079     (10,056     (31,761     (30,169

Amortization of preferred stock discount (a)

     (1,848     (2,653     (18,132     (7,815
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income available to common equity

     167,181        179,306        661,846        493,735   

Less: Income attributable to unvested stock-based compensation

          awards

     (2,513     (2,526     (9,905     (6,924
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income available to common shareholders

   $ 164,668        176,780        651,941        486,811   

Weighted-average shares outstanding:

        

Common shares outstanding (including common stock issuable) and unvested stock-based compensation awards

     126,478        120,010        123,855        119,705   

Less: Unvested stock-based compensation awards

     (1,903     (1,690     (1,850     (1,657
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding

     124,575        118,320        122,005        118,048   

Basic earnings per common share

   $ 1.32        1.49        5.34        4.12   

 

(a) Including impact of not as yet declared cumulative dividends.

 

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The computations of diluted earnings per common share follow:

 

     Three months ended
September 30
    Nine months ended
September 30
 
     2011     2010     2011     2010  
     (in thousands, except per share)  

Net income available to common equity

   $ 167,181        179,306        661,846        493,735   

Less: Income attributable to unvested stock-based compensation awards

     (2,510     (2,517     (9,880     (6,904
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income available to common shareholders

   $ 164,671        176,789        651,966        486,831   

Adjusted weighted-average shares outstanding:

        

Common and unvested stock-based compensation awards

     126,478        120,010        123,855        119,705   

Less: Unvested stock-based compensation awards

     (1,903     (1,690     (1,850     (1,657

Plus: Incremental shares from assumed conversion of stock-based compensation awards and convertible preferred stock

     285        835        516        718   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted weighted-average shares outstanding

     124,860        119,155        122,521        118,766   

Diluted earnings per common share

   $ 1.32        1.48        5.32        4.10   

GAAP defines unvested share-based awards that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid) as participating securities that shall be included in the computation of earnings per common share pursuant to the two-class method. During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company issued stock-based compensation awards in the form of restricted stock and restricted stock units, which, in accordance with GAAP, are considered participating securities.

Stock-based compensation awards, warrants to purchase common stock of M&T and preferred stock convertible into shares of M&T stock representing approximately 11.2 million and 10.7 million common shares during the three-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and 10.6 million and 11.1 million common shares during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, were not included in the computations of diluted earnings per common share because the effect on those periods would have been antidilutive.

 

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9. Comprehensive income

The following table displays the components of other comprehensive income (loss):

 

Before-tax Before-tax Before-tax
     Nine months ended September 30, 2011  
     Before-tax
amount
    Income
taxes
    Net  
     (in thousands)  

Unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities:

      

Available-for-sale (“AFS”) investment securities with other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”):

      

Unrealized holding losses, net

   $ (35,305     13,952        (21,353

Less: reclassification adjustment for gains realized in net income

     3,814        (1,497     2,317   

Less: OTTI charges recognized in net income

     (41,713     16,372        (25,341
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change for AFS investment securities with OTTI

     2,594        (923     1,671   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

AFS investment securities – all other:

      

Unrealized holding gains, net

     147,338        (57,629     89,709   

Less: reclassification adjustment for gains realized in net income

     146,115        (57,257     88,858   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change for AFS investment securities – all other

     1,223        (372     851   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Held-to-maturity (“HTM”) investment securities with OTTI:

      

Unrealized holding losses, net

     (8,500     3,336        (5,164

Less: reclassification to income of unrealized holding losses

     (213     83        (130

Less: OTTI charges recognized in net income

     (10,500     4,121        (6,379
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change for HTM investment securities with OTTI

     2,213        (868     1,345   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reclassification to income of unrealized holding losses on investment securities previously transferred from AFS to HTM

     5,108        (2,005     3,103   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net unrealized gains on investment securities

     11,138        (4,168     6,970   

Reclassification to income for amortization of gains on terminated cash flow hedges

     (336     125        (211

Foreign currency translation adjustment

     (779     276        (503

Defined benefit plans liability adjustment

     10,586        (4,155     6,431   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 20,609        (7,922     12,687   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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$(35,305) $(35,305) $(35,305)
     Nine months ended September 30, 2010  
     Before-tax
amount
    Income
taxes
    Net  
     (in thousands)  

Unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities:

      

AFS investment securities with OTTI:

      

Unrealized holding losses, net

   $ (67,052     26,074        (40,978

Less: OTTI charges recognized in net income

     (58,714     22,758        (35,956
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change for AFS investment securities with OTTI

     (8,338     3,316        (5,022
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

AFS investment securities – all other:

      

Unrealized holding gains, net

     233,174        (91,018     142,156   

Less: reclassification adjustment for gains realized in net income

     1,023        (392     631   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change for AFS investment securities – all other

     232,151        (90,626     141,525   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reclassification to income of unrealized holding losses on investment securities previously transferred from AFS to HTM

     6,400        (2,511     3,889   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net unrealized gains on investment securities

     230,213        (89,821     140,392   

Reclassification to income for amortization of gains on terminated cash flow hedges

     (336     125        (211

Defined benefit plans liability adjustment

     5,370        (2,108     3,262   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 235,247        (91,804     143,443   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net consisted of unrealized gains (losses) as follows:

 

    

 

Investment securities

    Cash
flow
hedges
    Foreign
currency
translation
adjustment
    Defined
benefit
plans
    Total  
     With OTTI     All other          
     (in thousands)  

Balance - January 1, 2011

   $ (87,053     2,332        393        —          (120,892     (205,220

Net gain (loss) during period

     3,016        3,954        (211     (503     6,431        12,687   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance - September 30, 2011

   $ (84,037     6,286        182        (503     (114,461     (192,533
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance - January 1, 2010

   $ (76,772     (142,853     674        —          (117,046     (335,997

Net gain (loss) during period

     (5,022     145,414        (211     —          3,262        143,443   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance - September 30, 2010

   $ (81,794     2,561        463        —          (113,784     (192,554
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

10. Derivative financial instruments

As part of managing interest rate risk, the Company enters into interest rate swap agreements to modify the repricing characteristics of certain portions of the Company’s portfolios of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. The Company designates interest rate swap agreements utilized in the management of interest rate risk as either fair value hedges or cash flow hedges. Interest rate swap agreements are generally entered into with counterparties that meet established credit standards and most contain master netting and collateral provisions protecting the at-risk party. Based on adherence to the Company’s credit standards and the presence of the netting and collateral provisions, the Company believes that the credit risk inherent in these contracts is not significant as of September 30, 2011.

The net effect of interest rate swap agreements was to increase net interest income by $9 million and $10 million for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $28 million and $32 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Information about interest rate swap agreements entered into for interest rate risk management purposes summarized by type of financial instrument the swap agreements were intended to hedge follows:

 

     Notional
amount
     Average
maturity
     Weighted-
average rate
 
           Fixed     Variable  
     (in thousands)      (in years)               

September 30, 2011

          

Fair value hedges:

          

Fixed rate long-term borrowings (a)

   $ 900,000         5.6         6.07     1.87
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

December 31, 2010

          

Fair value hedges:

          

Fixed rate long-term borrowings (a)

   $ 900,000         6.4         6.07     1.84
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Under the terms of these agreements, the Company receives settlement amounts at a fixed rate and pays at a variable rate.

 

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The Company utilizes commitments to sell residential and commercial real estate loans to hedge the exposure to changes in the fair value of real estate loans held for sale. Such commitments have generally been designated as fair value hedges. The Company also utilizes commitments to sell real estate loans to offset the exposure to changes in fair value of certain commitments to originate real estate loans for sale.

Derivative financial instruments used for trading purposes included interest rate contracts, foreign exchange and other option contracts, foreign exchange forward and spot contracts, and financial futures. Interest rate contracts entered into for trading purposes had notional values of $13.6 billion and $12.8 billion at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The notional amounts of foreign currency and other option and futures contracts entered into for trading purposes aggregated $1.3 billion and $769 million at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

Information about the fair values of derivative instruments in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statement of income follows:

 

     Asset derivatives      Liability derivatives  
     Fair value      Fair value  
     September 30,
2011
     December 31,
2010
     September 30,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 
     (in thousands)  

Derivatives designated and qualifying as hedging instruments

           

Fair value hedges:

           

Interest rate swap agreements (a)

   $ 148,764         96,637       $ —           —     

Commitments to sell real estate loans (a)

     104         4,880         1,703         1,062   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     148,868         101,517         1,703         1,062   

Derivatives not designated and qualifying as hedging instruments

           

Mortgage-related commitments to originate real estate loans for sale (a)

     7,997         2,827         60         583   

Commitments to sell real estate loans (a)

     196         10,322         3,820         1,962   

Trading:

           

Interest rate contracts (b)

     460,533         345,632         434,844         321,461   

Foreign exchange and other option and futures contracts (b)

     25,855         11,267         23,376         11,761   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     494,581         370,048         462,100         335,767   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivatives

   $ 643,449         471,565       $ 463,803         336,829   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) Asset derivatives are reported in other assets and liability derivatives are reported in other liabilities.
(b) Asset derivatives are reported in trading account assets and liability derivatives are reported in other liabilities.

 

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$42,587 $42,587 $42,587 $42,587
     Amount of unrealized gain (loss) recognized  
     Three months ended
September  30, 2011
    Three months ended
September  30, 2010
 
   Derivative      Hedged item     Derivative     Hedged item  
     (in thousands)  

Derivatives in fair value hedging relationships

         

Interest rate swap agreements:

         

Fixed rate long-term borrowings (a)

   $ 42,587         (40,355   $ 28,281        (27,166
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

         

Trading:

         

Interest rate contracts (b)

   $ 2,425         $ 813     

Foreign exchange and other option and futures contracts (b)

     1,764           (1,532  
  

 

 

      

 

 

   

Total

   $ 4,189         $ (719  
  

 

 

      

 

 

   
     Amount of unrealized gain (loss) recognized  
     Nine months ended
September  30, 2011
    Nine months ended
September  30, 2010
 
   Derivative      Hedged item     Derivative     Hedged item  
     (in thousands)  

Derivatives in fair value hedging relationships

         

Interest rate swap agreements:

         

Fixed rate time deposits (a)

   $ —           —        $ (503     503   

Fixed rate long-term borrowings (a)

     52,127         (49,452     84,708        (80,827
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 52,127         (49,452   $ 84,205        (80,324
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

         

Trading:

         

Interest rate contracts (b)

   $ 3,901         $ (305  

Foreign exchange and other option and futures contracts (b)

     473           (575  
  

 

 

      

 

 

   

Total

   $ 4,374         $ (880  
  

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

(a) Reported as other revenues from operations.
(b) Reported as trading account and foreign exchange gains.

 

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In addition, the Company also has commitments to sell and commitments to originate residential and commercial real estate loans that are considered derivatives. The Company designates certain of the commitments to sell real estate loans as fair value hedges of real estate loans held for sale. The Company also utilizes commitments to sell real estate loans to offset the exposure to changes in the fair value of certain commitments to originate real estate loans for sale. As a result of these activities, net unrealized pre-tax gains related to hedged loans held for sale, commitments to originate loans for sale and commitments to sell loans were approximately $10 million and $17 million at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. Changes in unrealized gains and losses are included in mortgage banking revenues and, in general, are realized in subsequent periods as the related loans are sold and commitments satisfied.

The aggregate fair value of derivative financial instruments in a net liability position at September 30, 2011 for which the Company was required to post collateral was $321 million. The fair value of collateral posted for such instruments was $285 million. Certain of the Company’s derivative financial instruments contain provisions that require the Company to maintain specific credit ratings from credit rating agencies to avoid higher collateral posting requirements. If the Company’s debt rating were to fall below specified ratings, the counterparties to the derivative financial instruments could demand immediate incremental collateralization on those instruments in a net liability position. The aggregate fair value of all derivative financial instruments with such credit-risk-related contingent features in a net liability position on September 30, 2011 was $105 million, for which the Company had posted collateral of $71 million in the normal course of business. If the credit-risk-related contingent features had been triggered on September 30, 2011, the maximum amount of additional collateral the Company would have been required to post to counterparties was $34 million.

The Company’s credit exposure with respect to the estimated fair value as of September 30, 2011 of interest rate swap agreements used for managing interest rate risk has been substantially mitigated through master netting arrangements with trading account interest rate contracts with the same counterparties as well as counterparty postings of $78 million of collateral with the Company. Trading account interest rate swap agreements entered into with customers are subject to the Company’s credit standards and often contain collateral provisions.

 

11. Variable interest entities and asset securitizations

In accordance with GAAP, the Company determined that it was the primary beneficiary of a residential mortgage loan securitization trust considering its role as servicer and its retained subordinated interests in the trust. As a result, the Company has included the one-to-four family residential mortgage loans that were included in the trust in its consolidated financial statements. At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the carrying values of the loans in the securitization trust were $214 million and $265 million, respectively. The outstanding principal amount of mortgage-backed securities issued by the qualified special purpose trust that was held by parties unrelated to M&T at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 was $33 million and $40 million, respectively. Because the transaction was non-recourse, the Company’s maximum exposure to loss as a result of its association with the trust at September 30, 2011 is limited to realizing the carrying value of the loans less the amount of the mortgage-backed securities held by third parties.

 

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As described in note 5, M&T has issued junior subordinated debentures payable to various trusts that have issued Capital Securities. M&T owns the common securities of those trust entities. The Company is not considered to be the primary beneficiary of those entities and, accordingly, the trusts are not included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company included the junior subordinated debentures as “long-term borrowings” in its consolidated balance sheet. The Company has recognized $34 million in other assets for its “investment” in the common securities of the trusts that will be concomitantly repaid to M&T by the respective trust from the proceeds of M&T’s repayment of the Junior Subordinated Debentures associated with capital securities described in note 5.

The Company has invested as a limited partner in various real estate partnerships that collectively had total assets of approximately $1.5 billion and $1.1 billion at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. Those partnerships generally construct or acquire properties for which the investing partners are eligible to receive certain federal income tax credits in accordance with government guidelines. Such investments may also provide tax deductible losses to the partners. The partnership investments also assist the Company in achieving its community reinvestment initiatives. As a limited partner, there is no recourse to the Company by creditors of the partnerships. However, the tax credits that result from the Company’s investments in such partnerships are generally subject to recapture should a partnership fail to comply with the respective government regulations. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss of its investments in such partnerships was $238 million, including $50 million of unfunded commitments, at September 30, 2011 and $258 million, including $81 million of unfunded commitments, at December 31, 2010. The Company has not provided financial or other support to the partnerships that was not contractually required. Management currently estimates that no material losses are probable as a result of the Company’s involvement with such entities. In accordance with the accounting provisions for variable interest entities, the Company, in its position as limited partner, does not direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the partnerships and therefore, the partnership entities are not included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

12. Fair value measurements

GAAP permits an entity to choose to measure eligible financial instruments and other items at fair value. The Company has not made any fair value elections at September 30, 2011.

Pursuant to GAAP, fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A three-level hierarchy exists in GAAP for fair value measurements based upon the inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability.

 

   

Level 1 — Valuation is based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

 

   

Level 2 — Valuation is determined from quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active or by model-based techniques in which all significant inputs are observable in the market.

 

   

Level 3 — Valuation is derived from model-based and other techniques in which at least one significant input is unobservable and which may be based on the Company’s own estimates about the assumptions that market participants would use to value the asset or liability.

 

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When available, the Company attempts to use quoted market prices in active markets to determine fair value and classifies such items as Level 1 or Level 2. If quoted market prices in active markets are not available, fair value is often determined using model-based techniques incorporating various assumptions including interest rates, prepayment speeds and credit losses. Assets and liabilities valued using model-based techniques are classified as either Level 2 or Level 3, depending on the lowest level classification of an input that is considered significant to the overall valuation. The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured on a recurring basis at estimated fair value.

Trading account assets and liabilities

Trading account assets and liabilities consist primarily of interest rate swap agreements and foreign exchange contracts with customers who require such services with offsetting positions with third parties to minimize the Company’s risk with respect to such transactions. The Company generally determines the fair value of its derivative trading account assets and liabilities using externally developed pricing models based on market observable inputs and therefore classifies such valuations as Level 2. Mutual funds held in connection with deferred compensation arrangements have been classified as Level 1 valuations. Valuations of investments in municipal and other bonds can generally be obtained through reference to quoted prices in less active markets for the same or similar securities or through model-based techniques in which all significant inputs are observable and, therefore, such valuations have been classified as Level 2.

Investment securities available for sale

The majority of the Company’s available-for-sale investment securities have been valued by reference to prices for similar securities or through model-based techniques in which all significant inputs are observable and, therefore, such valuations have been classified as Level 2. Certain investments in mutual funds and equity securities are actively traded and therefore have been classified as Level 1 valuations.

Trading activity in privately issued mortgage-backed securities has been limited. The markets for such securities were generally characterized by a sharp reduction of non-agency mortgage-backed securities issuances, a significant reduction in trading volumes and wide bid-ask spreads. Although estimated prices were generally obtained for such securities, the Company was significantly restricted in the level of market observable assumptions used in the valuation of its privately issued mortgage-backed securities portfolio. Specifically, market assumptions regarding credit adjusted cash flows and liquidity influences on discount rates were difficult to observe at the individual bond level. Because of the inactivity in the markets and the lack of observable valuation inputs, the Company has classified the valuation of privately issued mortgage-backed securities as Level 3.

GAAP provides guidance for estimating fair value when the volume and level of trading activity for an asset or liability have significantly decreased. The Company has concluded that there has been a significant decline in the volume and level of activity in the market for privately issued mortgage-backed securities. Therefore, the Company supplemented its determination of fair value for many of its privately issued mortgage-backed securities by obtaining pricing indications from two independent sources at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010. However, the Company could not readily ascertain that the basis of such valuations could be ascribed to orderly and observable trades in the market for privately issued residential mortgage-backed securities. As a result, the Company also performed internal modeling to estimate the cash flows and fair value of privately issued residential mortgage-backed securities with an amortized cost basis of $1.3 billion

 

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at September 30, 2011 and $1.5 billion at December 31, 2010. The Company’s internal modeling techniques included discounting estimated bond-specific cash flows using assumptions about cash flows associated with loans underlying each of the bonds, including estimates about the timing and amount of credit losses and prepayments. In estimating those cash flows, the Company used assumptions as to future delinquency, defaults, further home price depreciation and loss rates. Differences between internal model valuations and external pricing indications were generally considered to be reflective of the lack of liquidity in the market for privately issued mortgage-backed securities given the nature of the cash flow modeling performed in the Company’s assessment of value. To determine the point within the range of potential values that was most representative of fair value for each of the bonds, the Company computed values based on judgmentally applied weightings of the internal model valuations and the indications obtained from the average of the two independent pricing sources. At September 30, 2011, weighted-average reliance on internal model pricing for the bonds modeled was 34% with a 66% average weighting placed on the values provided by the independent sources. The Company concluded its estimate of fair value for the $1.3 billion of privately issued residential mortgage-backed securities to approximate $1.1 billion, which implies a weighted-average market yield based on reasonably likely cash flows of 8.4%.

Included in collateralized debt obligations are securities backed by trust preferred securities issued by financial institutions and other entities. Given the severe disruption in the credit markets and the wide disparity in observable trade information, the Company could not obtain pricing indications for many of these securities from its two primary independent pricing sources. The Company, therefore, performed internal modeling to estimate the cash flows and fair value of its portfolio of securities backed by trust preferred securities at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010. The modeling techniques included discounting estimated cash flows using bond-specific assumptions about defaults, deferrals and prepayments of the trust preferred securities underlying each bond. The estimation of cash flows included assumptions as to future collateral defaults and related loss severities. The resulting cash flows were then discounted by reference to market yields observed in the single-name trust preferred securities market. At September 30, 2011, the total amortized cost and fair value of securities backed by trust preferred securities issued by financial institutions and other entities were $44 million and $51 million, respectively, and at December 31, 2010 were $95 million and $111 million, respectively. Privately issued mortgage-backed securities and securities backed by trust preferred securities issued by financial institutions and other entities constituted all of the available-for-sale investment securities classified as Level 3 valuations as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

Real estate loans held for sale

The Company utilizes commitments to sell real estate loans to hedge the exposure to changes in fair value of real estate loans held for sale. The carrying value of hedged real estate loans held for sale includes changes in estimated fair value during the hedge period. Typically, the Company attempts to hedge real estate loans held for sale from the date of close through the sale date. The fair value of hedged real estate loans held for sale is generally calculated by reference to quoted prices in secondary markets for commitments to sell real estate loans with similar characteristics and, accordingly, such loans have been classified as a Level 2 valuation.

 

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Commitments to originate real estate loans for sale and commitments to sell real estate loans

The Company enters into various commitments to originate real estate loans for sale and commitments to sell real estate loans. Such commitments are considered to be derivative financial instruments and, therefore, are carried at estimated fair value on the consolidated balance sheet. The estimated fair values of such commitments were generally calculated by reference to quoted prices in secondary markets for commitments to sell real estate loans to certain government-sponsored entities and other parties. The fair valuations of commitments to sell real estate loans generally result in a Level 2 classification. The estimated fair value of commitments to originate real estate loans for sale are adjusted to reflect the Company’s anticipated commitment expirations. Estimated commitment expirations are considered a significant unobservable input, which results in a Level 3 classification. The Company includes the expected net future cash flows related to the associated servicing of the loan in the fair value measurement of a derivative loan commitment. The estimated value ascribed to the expected net future servicing cash flows is also considered a significant unobservable input contributing to the Level 3 classification of commitments to originate real estate loans for sale.

Interest rate swap agreements used for interest rate risk management

The Company utilizes interest rate swap agreements as part of the management of interest rate risk to modify the repricing characteristics of certain portions of its portfolios of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. The Company generally determines the fair value of its interest rate swap agreements using externally developed pricing models based on market observable inputs and therefore classifies such valuations as Level 2. The Company has considered counterparty credit risk in the valuation of its interest rate swap assets and has considered its own credit risk in the valuation of its interest rate swap liabilities.

 

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The following tables present assets and liabilities at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 measured at estimated fair value on a recurring basis:

 

     Fair value
measurements at
September 30,
2011
     Level 1 (a)      Level 2 (a)      Level 3  
     (in thousands)  

Trading account assets

   $ 605,557         53,453         552,104         —     

Investment securities available for sale:

           

U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

     71,028         —           71,028         —     

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

     46,792         —           46,792         —     

Mortgage-backed securities:

           

Government issued or guaranteed

     3,877,038         —           3,877,038         —     

Privately issued residential

     1,215,078         —           —           1,215,078   

Privately issued commercial

     16,829         —           —           16,829   

Collateralized debt obligations

     51,354         —           —           51,354   

Other debt securities

     180,853         —           180,853         —     

Equity securities

     176,906         163,189         13,717         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     5,635,878         163,189         4,189,428         1,283,261   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Real estate loans held for sale

     276,623         —           276,623         —     

Other assets (b)

     157,061         —           149,064         7,997   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 6,675,119         216,642         5,167,219         1,291,258   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Trading account liabilities

   $ 458,220         —           458,220         —     

Other liabilities (b)

     5,583         —           5,523         60   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

   $ 463,803         —           463,743         60   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Fair value
measurements at
December 31,
2010
     Level 1 (a)      Level 2 (a)      Level 3  
     (in thousands)  

Trading account assets

   $ 523,834         53,032         470,802         —     

Investment securities available for sale:

           

U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

     63,434         —           63,434         —     

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

     60,425         —           60,425         —     

Mortgage-backed securities:

           

Government issued or guaranteed

     3,306,241         —           3,306,241         —     

Privately issued residential

     1,435,561         —           —           1,435,561   

Privately issued commercial

     22,407         —           —           22,407   

Collateralized debt obligations

     110,756         —           —           110,756   

Other debt securities

     298,900         —           298,900         —     

Equity securities

     115,768         106,872         8,896         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     5,413,492         106,872         3,737,896         1,568,724   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Real estate loans held for sale

     544,567         —           544,567         —     

Other assets (b)

     114,666         —           111,839         2,827   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 6,596,559         159,904         4,865,104         1,571,551   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Trading account liabilities

   $ 333,222         —           333,222         —     

Other liabilities (b)

     3,607         —           3,024         583   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

   $ 336,829         —           336,246         583   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) There were no significant transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010.
(b) Comprised predominantly of interest rate swap agreements used for interest rate risk management (Level 2), commitments to sell real estate loans (Level 2) and commitments to originate real estate loans to be held for sale (Level 3).

 

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The changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at estimated fair value on a recurring basis during the three months ended September 30, 2011 were as follows:

 

     Investment securities available for sale        
     Privately issued
residential
mortgage-backed

securities
    Privately issued
commercial
mortgage-backed

securities
    Collateralized
debt

obligations
    Other assets
and other
liabilities
 
     (in thousands)  

Balance – June 30, 2011

   $ 1,306,202      $ 17,233      $ 61,601      $ 13,171   

Total gains (losses) realized/unrealized:

        

Included in earnings

     (9,642 )(a)      —          —          13,565 (b) 

Included in other comprehensive income

     (4,030     1,581        (9,482     —     

Settlements

     (77,452     (1,985     (765     —     

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3 (c)

     —          —          —          (18,799
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance – September 30, 2011

   $ 1,215,078      $ 16,829      $ 51,354      $ 7,937   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings related to assets still held at September 30, 2011

   $ (9,642 )(a)    $ —        $ —        $ 5,926 (b) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at estimated fair value on a recurring basis during the three months ended September 30, 2010 were as follows:

 

     Investment securities available for sale        
     Privately issued
residential
mortgage-backed

securities
    Privately issued
commercial
mortgage-backed

securities
    Collateralized
debt
obligations
    Other assets
and  other

liabilities
 
     (in thousands)  

Balance – June 30, 2010

   $ 1,598,033      $ 26,643      $ 118,040      $ 20,843   

Total gains (losses) realized/unrealized:

        

Included in earnings

     (6,675 )(a)      —          (2,857 )(a)      38,399 (b) 

Included in other comprehensive income

     37,634        (1,369     (5,592     —     

Settlements

     (105,624     (1,794     (249     —     

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3 (c)

     —          —          —          (32,825
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance – September 30, 2010

   $ 1,523,368      $ 23,480      $ 109,342      $ 26,417   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings related to assets still held at September 30, 2010

   $ (6,675 )(a)    $ —        $ (2,857 )(a)    $ 23,910 (b) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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The changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at estimated fair value on a recurring basis during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 were as follows:

 

     Investment securities available for sale        
     Privately issued
residential
mortgage-backed

securities
    Privately issued
commercial
mortgage-backed

securities
    Collateralized
debt

obligations
    Other assets
and  other

liabilities
 
     (in thousands)  

Balance – January 1, 2011

   $ 1,435,561      $ 22,407      $ 110,756      $ 2,244   

Total gains (losses) realized/unrealized:

        

Included in earnings

     (41,713 )(a)      —          —          56,809 (b) 

Included in other comprehensive income

     95,526        99        (2,276     —     

Purchases

     —          —          50,790        —     

Sales

     —          —          (105,643     —     

Settlements

     (274,296     (5,677     (2,273     —     

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3 (c)

     —          —          —          (51,116
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance – September 30, 2011

   $ 1,215,078      $ 16,829      $ 51,354      $ 7,937   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings related to assets still held at September 30, 2011

   $ (41,713 )(a)    $ —        $ —        $ 7,932 (b) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at estimated fair value on a recurring basis during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 were as follows:

 

     Investment securities available for sale        
     Privately issued
residential
mortgage-backed

securities
    Privately issued
commercial
mortgage-backed

securities
    Collateralized
debt
obligations
    Other
debt
securities
    Other assets
and  other

liabilities
 
     (in thousands)  

Balance – January 1, 2010

   $ 2,064,904      $ 25,166      $ 115,346      $ 420      $ (80

Total gains (losses) realized/unrealized:

          

Included in earnings

     (41,018 )(a)      —          (5,703 )(a)      —          86,249 (b) 

Included in other comprehensive income

     152,882        4,725        215        35        —     

Settlements

     (298,152     (6,411     (516     —          —     

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3 (c)

     (355,248 )(d)      —          —          (455     (59,752
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance – September 30, 2010

   $ 1,523,368      $ 23,480      $ 109,342      $ —        $ 26,417   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings related to assets still held at September 30, 2010

   $ (41,018 )(a)    $ —        $ (5,703 )(a)    $ —        $ 26,326 (b) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Reported as an other-than-temporary impairment loss in the consolidated statement of income or as gain (loss) on bank investment securities.

 

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(b) Reported as mortgage banking revenues in the consolidated statement of income and includes the fair value of commitment issuances and expirations.
(c) The Company’s policy for transfers between fair value levels is to recognize the transfer as of the actual date of the event or change in circumstances that caused the transfer.
(d) As a result of the Company’s adoption of new accounting rules governing the consolidation of variable interest entities, effective January 1, 2010 the Company derecognized $355 million of available-for-sale investment securities previously classified as Level 3 measurements.

The Company is required, on a nonrecurring basis, to adjust the carrying value of certain assets or provide valuation allowances related to certain assets using fair value measurements.

Loans

Loans are generally not recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Periodically, the Company records nonrecurring adjustments to the carrying value of loans based on fair value measurements for partial charge-offs of the uncollectible portions of those loans. Nonrecurring adjustments also include certain impairment amounts for collateral-dependent loans when establishing the allowance for credit losses. Such amounts are generally based on the fair value of the underlying collateral supporting the loan and, as a result, the carrying value of the loan less the calculated valuation amount does not necessarily represent the fair value of the loan. Real estate collateral is typically valued using appraisals or other indications of value based on recent comparable sales of similar properties or assumptions generally observable in the marketplace and the related nonrecurring fair value measurement adjustments have generally been classified as Level 2, unless significant adjustments have been made to the valuation that are not readily observable by market participants. Estimates of fair value used for other collateral supporting commercial loans generally are based on assumptions not observable in the marketplace and therefore such valuations have been classified as Level 3. Loans subject to nonrecurring fair value measurement were $506 million at September 30, 2011, ($355 million and $151 million of which were classified as Level 2 and Level 3, respectively) and $625 million at September 30, 2010 ($373 million and $252 million of which were classified as Level 2 and Level 3, respectively). Changes in fair value recognized for partial charge-offs of loans and loan impairment reserves on loans held by the Company on September 30, 2011 were decreases of $38 million and $137 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, and on loans held by the Company on September 30, 2010 were decreases of $61 million and $154 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively.

Assets taken in foreclosure of defaulted loans

Assets taken in foreclosure of defaulted loans are primarily comprised of commercial and residential real property and are generally measured at the lower of cost or fair value less costs to sell. The fair value of the real property is generally determined using appraisals or other indications of value based on recent comparable sales of similar properties or assumptions generally observable in the marketplace, and the related nonrecurring fair value measurement adjustments have generally been classified as Level 2. Assets taken in foreclosure of defaulted loans subject to nonrecurring fair value measurement were $53 million and $31 million at September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, respectively. Reflecting further declines in residential real estate and residential development projects subsequent to foreclosure, changes in fair value recognized for those foreclosed assets held by the Company at September

 

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30, 2011 were $6 million and $17 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. Changes in fair value recognized for those foreclosed assets held by the Company at September 30, 2010 were $7 million and $8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively.

Capitalized servicing rights

Capitalized servicing rights are initially measured at fair value in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. The Company utilizes the amortization method to subsequently measure its capitalized servicing assets. In accordance with GAAP, the Company must record impairment charges, on a nonrecurring basis, when the carrying value of certain strata exceed their estimated fair value. To estimate the fair value of servicing rights, the Company considers market prices for similar assets, if available, and the present value of expected future cash flows associated with the servicing rights calculated using assumptions that market participants would use in estimating future servicing income and expense. Such assumptions include estimates of the cost of servicing loans, loan default rates, an appropriate discount rate, and prepayment speeds. For purposes of evaluating and measuring impairment of capitalized servicing rights, the Company stratifies such assets based on the predominant risk characteristics of the underlying financial instruments that are expected to have the most impact on projected prepayments, cost of servicing and other factors affecting future cash flows associated with the servicing rights. Such factors may include financial asset or loan type, note rate and term. The amount of impairment recognized is the amount by which the carrying value of the capitalized servicing rights for a stratum exceed estimated fair value. Impairment is recognized through a valuation allowance. The determination of fair value of capitalized servicing rights is considered a Level 3 valuation. At September 30, 2011, $13 million of capitalized servicing rights had a carrying value equal to their fair value. Changes in fair value of capitalized servicing rights recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 each reflected a decrease of $1 million. At September 30, 2010, $33 million of capitalized servicing rights had a carrying value equal to their fair value. Changes in fair value of capitalized servicing rights recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 reflected decreases of $3 million and $6 million, respectively.

Disclosures of fair value of financial instruments

With the exception of marketable securities, certain off-balance sheet financial instruments and one-to-four family residential mortgage loans originated for sale, the Company’s financial instruments are not readily marketable and market prices do not exist. The Company, in attempting to comply with the provisions of GAAP that require disclosures of fair value of financial instruments, has not attempted to market its financial instruments to potential buyers, if any exist. Since negotiated prices in illiquid markets depend greatly upon the then present motivations of the buyer and seller, it is reasonable to assume that actual sales prices could vary widely from any estimate of fair value made without the benefit of negotiations. Additionally, changes in market interest rates can dramatically impact the value of financial instruments in a short period of time. Additional information about the assumptions and calculations utilized follows.

 

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The carrying amounts and calculated estimates of fair value for financial instrument assets (liabilities) are presented in the following table:

 

    September 30, 2011     December 31, 2010  
    Carrying
amount
    Calculated
estimate
    Carrying
amount
    Calculated
estimate
 
    (in thousands)  

Financial assets:

       

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 1,354,057      $ 1,354,057      $ 933,755      $ 933,755   

Interest-bearing deposits at banks

    2,226,779        2,226,779        101,222        101,222   

Trading account assets

    605,557        605,557        523,834        523,834   

Investment securities

    7,173,797        7,109,175        7,150,540        7,051,454   

Loans and leases:

       

Commercial loans and leases

    15,218,502        15,013,979        13,390,610        13,135,569   

Commercial real estate loans

    23,961,306        23,671,716        21,183,161        20,840,346   

Residential real estate loans

    7,065,451        6,927,276        5,928,056        5,699,028   

Consumer loans

    12,156,005        11,913,880        11,488,555        11,178,583   

Allowance for credit losses

    (908,525     —          (902,941     —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loans and leases, net

    57,492,739        57,526,851        51,087,441        50,853,526   

Accrued interest receivable

    231,553        231,553        202,182        202,182   

Financial liabilities:

       

Noninterest-bearing deposits

  $ (19,637,491   $ (19,637,491   $ (14,557,568   $ (14,557,568

Savings deposits and NOW accounts

    (32,552,528     (32,552,528     (27,824,630     (27,824,630

Time deposits

    (6,777,499     (6,805,449     (5,817,170     (5,865,779

Deposits at Cayman Islands office

    (514,871     (514,871     (1,605,916     (1,605,916

Short-term borrowings

    (694,398     (694,398     (947,432     (947,432

Long-term borrowings

    (6,748,857     (6,854,853     (7,840,151     (7,937,397

Accrued interest payable

    (98,137     (98,137     (71,954     (71,954

Trading account liabilities

    (458,220     (458,220     (333,222     (333,222

Other financial instruments:

       

Commitments to originate real estate loans for sale

  $ 7,937      $ 7,937      $ 2,244      $ 2,244   

Commitments to sell real estate loans

    (5,223     (5,223     12,178        12,178   

Other credit-related commitments

    (98,520     (98,520     (74,426     (74,426

Interest rate swap agreements used for interest rate risk management

    148,764        148,764        96,637        96,637   

The following assumptions, methods and calculations were used in determining the estimated fair value of financial instruments.

Cash and cash equivalents, interest-bearing deposits at banks, short-term borrowings, accrued interest receivable and accrued interest payable

Due to the nature of cash and cash equivalents and the near maturity of interest-bearing deposits at banks, short-term borrowings, accrued interest receivable and accrued interest payable, the Company estimated that the carrying amount of such instruments approximated estimated fair value.

Investment securities

Estimated fair values of investments in readily marketable securities were generally based on quoted market prices. Investment securities that were not readily marketable were assigned amounts based on estimates provided by outside parties or modeling techniques that relied upon discounted calculations of projected cash flows or, in the case of other investment securities, which include capital stock of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, at an amount equal to the carrying amount.

 

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Loans and leases

In general, discount rates used to calculate values for loan products were based on the Company’s pricing at the respective period end. A higher discount rate was assumed with respect to estimated cash flows associated with nonaccrual loans. Projected loan cash flows were adjusted for estimated credit losses. However, such estimates made by the Company may not be indicative of assumptions and adjustments that a purchaser of the Company’s loans and leases would seek.

Deposits

Pursuant to GAAP, the estimated fair value ascribed to noninterest-bearing deposits, savings deposits and NOW accounts must be established at carrying value because of the customers’ ability to withdraw funds immediately. Time deposit accounts are required to be revalued based upon prevailing market interest rates for similar maturity instruments. As a result, amounts assigned to time deposits were based on discounted cash flow calculations using prevailing market interest rates based on the Company’s pricing at the respective date for deposits with comparable remaining terms to maturity.

The Company believes that deposit accounts have a value greater than that prescribed by GAAP. The Company feels, however, that the value associated with these deposits is greatly influenced by characteristics of the buyer, such as the ability to reduce the costs of servicing the deposits and deposit attrition which often occurs following an acquisition.

Long-term borrowings

The amounts assigned to long-term borrowings were based on quoted market prices, when available, or were based on discounted cash flow calculations using prevailing market interest rates for borrowings of similar terms and credit risk.

Commitments to originate real estate loans for sale and commitments to sell real estate loans

The Company enters into various commitments to originate real estate loans for sale and commitments to sell real estate loans. Such commitments are considered to be derivative financial instruments and, therefore, are carried at estimated fair value on the consolidated balance sheet. The estimated fair values of such commitments were generally calculated by reference to quoted market prices for commitments to sell real estate loans to certain government-sponsored entities and other parties.

Interest rate swap agreements used for interest rate risk management

The estimated fair value of interest rate swap agreements used for interest rate risk management represents the amount the Company would have expected to receive or pay to terminate such agreements.

Other commitments and contingencies

As described in note 13, in the normal course of business, various commitments and contingent liabilities are outstanding, such as loan commitments, credit guarantees and letters of credit. The Company’s pricing of such financial instruments is based largely on credit quality and relationship, probability of funding and other requirements. Loan commitments often have fixed expiration dates and contain termination and other clauses which provide for relief from funding in the event of significant deterioration in the credit quality of the customer. The rates and terms of the Company’s loan commitments, credit guarantees and letters of credit are competitive with other financial institutions operating in markets served by the Company. The Company believes that the carrying amounts, which are included in other liabilities, are reasonable estimates of the fair value of these financial instruments.

The Company does not believe that the estimated information presented herein is representative of the earnings power or value of the Company. The preceding

 

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analysis, which is inherently limited in depicting fair value, also does not consider any value associated with existing customer relationships nor the ability of the Company to create value through loan origination, deposit gathering or fee generating activities.

Many of the estimates presented herein are based upon the use of highly subjective information and assumptions and, accordingly, the results may not be precise. Management believes that fair value estimates may not be comparable between financial institutions due to the wide range of permitted valuation techniques and numerous estimates which must be made. Furthermore, because the disclosed fair value amounts were estimated as of the balance sheet date, the amounts actually realized or paid upon maturity or settlement of the various financial instruments could be significantly different.

 

13. Commitments and contingencies

In the normal course of business, various commitments and contingent liabilities are outstanding. The following table presents the Company’s significant commitments. Certain of these commitments are not included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.

 

     September 30,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 
     (in thousands)  

Commitments to extend credit

     

Home equity lines of credit

   $ 6,428,783         6,281,366   

Commercial real estate loans to be sold

     55,622         72,930   

Other commercial real estate and construction

     2,978,229         1,672,006   

Residential real estate loans to be sold

     227,178         161,583   

Other residential real estate

     199,734         151,111   

Commercial and other

     10,967,112         8,332,199   

Standby letters of credit

     3,878,609         3,917,318   

Commercial letters of credit

     41,567         76,962   

Financial guarantees and indemnification contracts

     2,045,661         1,609,944   

Commitments to sell real estate loans

     445,207         734,696   

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to customers, generally having fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses that may require payment of a fee. Standby and commercial letters of credit are conditional commitments issued to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. Standby letters of credit generally are contingent upon the failure of the customer to perform according to the terms of the underlying contract with the third party, whereas commercial letters of credit are issued to facilitate commerce and typically result in the commitment being funded when the underlying transaction is consummated between the customer and a third party. The credit risk associated with commitments to extend credit and standby and commercial letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved with extending loans to customers and is subject to normal credit policies. Collateral may be obtained based on management’s assessment of the customer’s creditworthiness.

 

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Financial guarantees and indemnification contracts are oftentimes similar to standby letters of credit and include mandatory purchase agreements issued to ensure that customer obligations are fulfilled, recourse obligations associated with sold loans, and other guarantees of customer performance or compliance with designated rules and regulations. Included in financial guarantees and indemnification contracts are loan principal amounts sold with recourse in conjunction with the Company’s involvement in the Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting and Servicing program. The Company’s maximum credit risk for recourse associated with loans sold under this program totaled approximately $1.8 billion and $1.6 billion at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

Since many loan commitments, standby letters of credit, and guarantees and indemnification contracts expire without being funded in whole or in part, the contract amounts are not necessarily indicative of future cash flows.

The Company utilizes commitments to sell real estate loans to hedge exposure to changes in the fair value of real estate loans held for sale. Such commitments are considered derivatives and along with commitments to originate real estate loans to be held for sale are generally recorded in the consolidated balance sheet at estimated fair market value.

The Company has an agreement with the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League whereby the Company obtained the naming rights to a football stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. Under the agreement, the Company is obligated to pay $5 million per year through 2013 and $6 million per year from 2014 through 2017.

The Company also has commitments under long-term operating leases.

The Company reinsures credit life and accident and health insurance purchased by consumer loan customers. The Company also enters into reinsurance contracts with third party insurance companies who insure against the risk of a mortgage borrower’s payment default in connection with certain mortgage loans originated by the Company. When providing reinsurance coverage, the Company receives a premium in exchange for accepting a portion of the insurer’s risk of loss. The outstanding loan principal balances reinsured by the Company were approximately $77 million at September 30, 2011. Assets of subsidiaries providing reinsurance that are available to satisfy claims totaled approximately $50 million at September 30, 2011. The amounts noted above are not necessarily indicative of losses which may ultimately be incurred. Such losses are expected to be substantially less because most loans are repaid by borrowers in accordance with the original loan terms. Management believes any reinsurance losses that may be payable by the Company will not be material to the Company’s consolidated financial position.

The Company is contractually obligated to repurchase previously sold residential real estate loans that do not ultimately meet investor sale criteria related to underwriting procedures or loan documentation. When required to do so, the Company may reimburse loan purchasers for losses incurred or may repurchase certain loans. The Company reduces residential mortgage banking revenues by an estimate for losses related to its obligations to loan purchasers. The amount of those charges is based on the volume of loans sold, the level of reimbursement requests received from loan purchasers and estimates of losses that may be associated with previously sold loans. At September 30, 2011, management believes that any remaining liability arising out of the Company’s obligation to loan purchasers is not material to the Company’s consolidated financial position.

 

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M&T and its subsidiaries are subject in the normal course of business to various pending and threatened legal proceedings in which claims for monetary damages are asserted. Management, after consultation with legal counsel, does not anticipate that the aggregate ultimate liability arising out of litigation pending or threatened against M&T or its subsidiaries will be material to the Company’s consolidated financial position. On an on-going basis the Company assesses its liabilities and contingencies in connection with such legal proceedings. For those matters where it is probable that the Company will incur losses and the amounts of the losses can be reasonably estimated, the Company records an expense and corresponding liability in its consolidated financial statements. To the extent the pending or threatened litigation could result in exposure in excess of that liability, the amount of such excess is not currently estimable. Although not considered probable, the range of reasonably possible losses for such matters in the aggregate, beyond the existing recorded liability, was between $0 and $40 million. Although the Company does not believe that the outcome of pending litigations will be material to the Company’s consolidated financial position, it cannot rule out the possibility that such outcomes will be material to the consolidated results of operations for a particular reporting period in the future.

 

14. Segment information

Reportable segments have been determined based upon the Company’s internal profitability reporting system, which is organized by strategic business unit. Certain strategic business units have been combined for segment information reporting purposes where the nature of the products and services, the type of customer and the distribution of those products and services are similar. The reportable segments are Business Banking, Commercial Banking, Commercial Real Estate, Discretionary Portfolio, Residential Mortgage Banking and Retail Banking.

The financial information of the Company’s segments was compiled utilizing the accounting policies described in note 22 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2010. The management accounting policies and processes utilized in compiling segment financial information are highly subjective and, unlike financial accounting, are not based on authoritative guidance similar to GAAP. As a result, the financial information of the reported segments is not necessarily comparable with similar information reported by other financial institutions. As also described in note 22 to the Company’s 2010 consolidated financial statements, neither goodwill nor core deposit and other intangible assets (and the amortization charges associated with such assets) resulting from acquisitions of financial institutions have been allocated to the Company’s reportable segments, but are included in the “All Other” category. The Company does, however, assign such intangible assets to business units for purposes of testing for impairment.

 

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Information about the Company’s segments is presented in the following table:

 

     Three months ended September 30  
     2011     2010  
     Total
revenues(a)
     Inter-
segment
revenues
    Net
income
(loss)
    Total
revenues(a)
     Inter-
segment
revenues
    Net
income
(loss)
 
     (in thousands)  

Business Banking

   $ 110,627         957        31,237        103,475         290        24,295   

Commercial Banking

     230,023         1,318        93,783        199,139         282        71,567   

Commercial Real Estate

     152,878         410        65,566        118,666         104        53,727   

Discretionary Portfolio

     16,437         (3,968     2,077        12,493         (2,733     (2,759

Residential Mortgage Banking

     67,757         25,012        10,805        73,744         9,419        9,408   

Retail Banking

     314,113         2,583        43,947        302,656         2,632        55,572   

All Other

     93,266         (26,312     (64,307     49,594         (9,994     (19,795
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 985,101         —          183,108        859,767         —          192,015   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Nine months ended September 30  
     2011     2010  
     Total
revenues(a)
     Inter-
segment
revenues
    Net
income
(loss)
    Total
revenues(a)
     Inter-
segment
revenues
    Net
income
(loss)
 
     (in thousands)  

Business Banking

   $ 314,416         2,890        84,121        307,881         290        76,191   

Commercial Banking

     672,199         3,674        277,225        586,120         282        230,047   

Commercial Real Estate

     412,250         1,214        179,634        338,566         161        141,147   

Discretionary Portfolio

     171,303         (16,174     76,566        5,840         (7,980     (22,994

Residential Mortgage Banking

     183,910         44,018        21,556        202,627         26,492        9,536   

Retail Banking

     920,645         8,537        151,318        925,769         8,009        181,689   

All Other

     281,460         (44,159     (78,681     147,788         (27,254     (83,897
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 2,956,183         —          711,739        2,514,591         —          531,719   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONTINUED

 

 

14. Segment information, continued

 

     Average total assets .  
    

Nine months ended

September 30

    

Year ended

December 31

 
     2011      2010      2010  
     (in millions)  

Business Banking

   $ 4,995         4,850         4,843   

Commercial Banking

     17,397         15,460         15,461   

Commercial Real Estate

     14,730         13,198         13,194   

Discretionary Portfolio

     13,844         14,658         14,690   

Residential Mortgage Banking

     1,913         2,189         2,217   

Retail Banking

     11,904         12,133         12,079   

All Other

     7,706         5,851         5,896   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 72,489         68,339         68,380   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) Total revenues are comprised of net interest income and other income. Net interest income is the difference between taxable-equivalent interest earned on assets and interest paid on liabilities owed by a segment and a funding charge (credit) based on the Company’s internal funds transfer and allocation methodology. Segments are charged a cost to fund any assets (e.g. loans) and are paid a funding credit for any funds provided (e.g. deposits). The taxable-equivalent adjustment aggregated $6,546,000 and $5,865,000 for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $19,341,000 and $17,893,000 for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and is eliminated in “All Other” total revenues. Intersegment revenues are included in total revenues of the reportable segments. The elimination of intersegment revenues is included in the determination of “All Other” total revenues.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONTINUED

 

15. Relationship with Bayview Lending Group LLC and Bayview Financial Holdings, L.P.

M&T holds a 20% interest in Bayview Lending Group LLC (“BLG”), a privately-held commercial mortgage lender. M&T recognizes income or loss from BLG using the equity method of accounting. The carrying value of that investment was $199 million at September 30, 2011.

Bayview Financial Holdings, L.P. (together with its affiliates, “Bayview Financial”), a privately-held specialty mortgage finance company, is BLG’s majority investor. In addition to their common investment in BLG, the Company and Bayview Financial conduct other business activities with each other. The Company has obtained loan servicing rights for small balance commercial mortgage loans from BLG and Bayview Financial having outstanding principal balances of $4.7 billion and $5.2 billion at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. Amounts recorded as capitalized servicing assets for such loans totaled $18 million at September 30, 2011 and $26 million at December 31, 2010. In addition, capitalized servicing rights at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 also included $6 million and $9 million, respectively, for servicing rights that were obtained from Bayview Financial related to residential mortgage loans with outstanding principal balances of $3.3 billion at September 30, 2011 and $3.6 billion at December 31, 2010. Revenues from servicing residential and small-balance commercial mortgage loans obtained from BLG and Bayview Financial were $10 million and $11 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $31 million and $35 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. In addition, at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company held $17 million and $22 million, respectively, of collateralized mortgage obligations in its available-for-sale investment securities portfolio that were securitized by Bayview Financial. Finally, the Company held $278 million and $313 million of similar investment securities in its held-to-maturity portfolio at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

 

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

Overview

M&T Bank Corporation (“M&T”) recorded net income in the third quarter of 2011 of $183 million or $1.32 of diluted earnings per common share, compared with $192 million or $1.48 of diluted earnings per common share in the year-earlier quarter. During the second quarter of 2011, net income totaled $322 million or $2.42 of diluted earnings per common share. Basic earnings per common share were $1.32 in the recent quarter, compared with $1.49 in the third quarter of 2010 and $2.43 in 2011’s second quarter. The after-tax impact of net acquisition and integration-related gains and expenses (included herein as merger-related expenses) resulted in expenses of $16 million ($26 million pre-tax) or $.13 of basic and diluted earnings per common share in the third quarter of 2011, compared with income of $42 million ($28 million pre-tax) or $.33 of basic and diluted earnings per common share in the second quarter of 2011. The income in the second quarter reflected a non-taxable gain of $65 million and after-tax expenses of $23 million (pre-tax of $37 million). Merger-related gains and expenses related to M&T’s May 16, 2011 acquisition of Wilmington Trust Corporation (“Wilmington Trust”) headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware. There were no merger-related expenses during the third quarter of 2010. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, net income was $712 million or $5.32 per diluted common share, compared with $532 million or $4.10 per diluted common share during the corresponding period of 2010. Basic earnings per common share were $5.34 and $4.12 for the first nine months of 2011 and 2010, respectively. During the first nine months of 2011, M&T recorded merger-related gains and expenses associated with Wilmington Trust and with the November 5, 2010 purchase and assumption agreement between M&T Bank, M&T’s principal banking subsidiary, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) to assume all of the deposits (except certain brokered deposits) and acquire certain assets of K Bank, based in Randallstown, Maryland, in an assisted transaction with the FDIC. The after-tax impact of such gains and expenses was income of $23 million ($2 million of net expenses pre-tax) or $.18 of basic and diluted earnings per common share during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011. That income consisted of a non-taxable gain of $65 million and after-tax expenses of $42 million (pre-tax of $67 million). There were no merger-related expenses during the first three quarters of 2010.

The annualized rate of return on average total assets for M&T and its consolidated subsidiaries (“the Company”) in the third quarter of 2011 was .94%, compared with 1.12% in the year-earlier quarter and 1.78% in the second quarter of 2011. The annualized rate of return on average common shareholders’ equity was 7.84% in the recent quarter, compared with 9.56% in the third quarter of 2010 and 14.94% in 2011’s second quarter. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011, the annualized rates of return on average assets and average common shareholders’ equity were 1.31% and 10.94%, respectively, compared with 1.04% and 9.05%, respectively, in the similar period in 2010.

On May 16, 2011, M&T acquired all of the outstanding common stock of Wilmington Trust in a stock-for-stock transaction. Wilmington Trust operated 55 banking offices in Delaware and Pennsylvania at the date of acquisition. The results of operations acquired in the Wilmington Trust transaction have been included in the Company’s financial results since the acquisition date. Wilmington Trust shareholders received .051372 shares of M&T common stock in exchange for each share of Wilmington Trust common stock, resulting in M&T issuing a total of 4,694,486 common shares with an acquisition date fair value of $406 million.

 

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The Wilmington Trust transaction has been accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting and, accordingly, assets acquired, liabilities assumed and consideration exchanged were recorded at estimated fair value on the acquisition date. Assets acquired totaled $10.8 billion, including $6.4 billion of loans and leases (including approximately $3.2 billion of commercial real estate loans, $1.4 billion of commercial loans and leases, $1.1 billion of consumer loans and $680 million of residential real estate loans). Liabilities assumed aggregated $10.0 billion, including $8.9 billion of deposits. The transaction added $406 million to M&T’s common shareholders’ equity. Immediately prior to the closing of the Wilmington Trust transaction, M&T purchased the $330 million of preferred stock issued by Wilmington Trust as part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program – Capital Purchase Program of the U.S. Department of Treasury (“U.S. Treasury”). In connection with the acquisition, the Company recorded $176 million of core deposit and other intangible assets. The core deposit and other intangible assets are being amortized over periods of 5 to 7 years using an accelerated method. There was no goodwill recorded as a result of the transaction; however, a non-taxable gain of $65 million was realized, which represented the excess of the fair value of assets acquired less liabilities assumed over consideration exchanged. The acquisition of Wilmington Trust forms one of the largest banks in the Eastern United States, adding to M&T’s market-leading position in the Mid-Atlantic region, including the leading deposit market share in Delaware.

Pursuant to its capital plan, M&T undertook the following actions during the second quarter of 2011:

 

   

Redeemed $370 million of its Series A Preferred Stock issued pursuant to the Troubled Asset Relief Program – Capital Purchase Program of the U.S. Treasury; and

 

   

Issued $500 million of perpetual 6.875% non-cumulative preferred stock in order to supplement Tier 1 Capital.

As part of the K Bank transaction, M&T Bank entered into a loss-share arrangement with the FDIC whereby M&T Bank will be reimbursed by the FDIC for most losses it incurs on the acquired loan portfolio. The transaction was accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting and, accordingly, assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded at estimated fair value on the acquisition date. Assets acquired in the transaction totaled approximately $556 million, including $154 million of loans and $186 million in cash, and liabilities assumed aggregated $528 million, including $491 million of deposits. In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), M&T Bank recorded an after-tax gain on the transaction of $17 million ($28 million before taxes). The gain reflects the amount of financial support and indemnification against loan losses that M&T Bank obtained from the FDIC. There was no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded in connection with this transaction. The operations obtained in the K Bank acquisition transaction did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

The condition of the domestic and global economy over the last several years has significantly impacted the financial services industry as a whole, and specifically, the financial results of the Company. In particular, high unemployment levels and significantly depressed residential real estate valuations have led to increased loan charge-offs experienced by financial institutions throughout that time period. Since the official end of the recession in the United States sometime in the latter half of 2009, the recovery of the economy has been very slow. The Company has experienced charge-offs at higher than historical levels since 2008, including in the first nine months of 2011. In addition, many financial institutions have continued to experience unrealized losses related to investment securities

 

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backed by residential and commercial real estate due to a lack of liquidity in the financial markets and anticipated credit losses. Many financial institutions, including the Company, have taken charges for those unrealized losses that were deemed to be other than temporary.

The Company’s results for each of the three-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 included $6 million of after-tax other-than-temporary impairment charges ($10 million before taxes) on certain available-for-sale investment securities, reducing diluted earnings per common share in each of those periods by $.05. Such impairment charges related to certain privately issued collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) backed by residential real estate loans as well as, in 2010’s third quarter, collateralized debt obligations (“CDOs”) backed by pooled trust preferred securities.

Reflected in the Company’s results for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 were gains from the sale of investment securities available for sale, predominantly residential mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”), CDOs and capital preferred securities. Such gains increased net income in that quarter by $67 million ($111 million before taxes), or $.54 of diluted earnings per common share. The Company sold the securities in response to the Wilmington Trust acquisition in order to manage its balance sheet size and composition and resultant capital ratios. Results for the second quarter of 2011 were also impacted by $16 million of after-tax other-than-temporary impairment charges ($27 million before taxes) on certain privately issued CMOs, reducing diluted earnings per common share by $.13.

Recent Legislative Developments

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank Act”) was signed into law on July 21, 2010. That law has and will continue to significantly change the bank regulatory structure and affect the lending, deposit, investment, trading and operating activities of financial institutions and their holding companies, and the system of regulatory oversight of the Company, including through the creation of the Financial Stability Oversight Council. The Dodd-Frank Act requires various federal agencies to adopt a broad range of new implementing rules and regulations, and to prepare numerous studies and reports for Congress. The Dodd-Frank Act could have a material adverse impact on the financial services industry as a whole, as well as on M&T’s business, results of operations, financial condition and liquidity.

The Dodd-Frank Act broadens the base for FDIC insurance assessments. Beginning in the second quarter of 2011, assessments are based on average consolidated total assets less tangible equity capital of a financial institution. The Dodd-Frank Act also permanently increases the maximum amount of deposit insurance for banks, savings institutions and credit unions to $250,000 per depositor, retroactive to January 1, 2009, and noninterest-bearing transaction accounts have unlimited deposit insurance through December 31, 2013.

The legislation also requires that publicly traded companies give shareholders a non-binding vote on executive compensation and “golden parachute” payments, and authorizes the Securities and Exchange Commission to promulgate rules that would allow shareholders to nominate their own candidates using a company’s proxy materials. The Dodd-Frank Act also directs the Federal Reserve Board to promulgate rules prohibiting excessive compensation paid to bank holding company executives, regardless of whether the company is publicly traded.

 

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The Dodd-Frank Act established a new Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection with broad powers to supervise and enforce consumer protection laws. The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection has broad rule-making authority for a wide range of consumer protection laws that apply to all banks and savings institutions, including the authority to prohibit “unfair, deceptive or abusive” acts and practices. The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection has examination and enforcement authority over all banks and savings institutions with more than $10 billion in assets.

In addition, the Dodd-Frank Act, among other things:

 

   

Weakens the federal preemption rules that have been applicable for national banks and gives state attorneys general the ability to enforce federal consumer protection laws;

 

   

Amends the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (“EFTA”) which has resulted in, among other things, the Federal Reserve Board issuing rules aimed at limiting debit card-interchange fees;

 

   

Applies the same leverage and risk-based capital requirements that apply to insured depository institutions to most bank holding companies which, among other things, will, after a three-year phase-in period which begins January 1, 2013, remove trust preferred securities as a permitted component of a holding company’s Tier 1 capital;

 

   

Provides for an increase in the FDIC assessment for depository institutions with assets of $10 billion or more and increases the minimum reserve ratio for the deposit insurance fund from 1.15% to 1.35%;

 

   

Imposes comprehensive regulation of the over-the-counter derivatives market, which would include certain provisions that would effectively prohibit insured depository institutions from conducting certain derivatives businesses in the institution itself;

 

   

Repeals the federal prohibitions on the payment of interest on demand deposits, thereby permitting depository institutions to pay interest on business transaction and other accounts;

 

   

Provides mortgage reform provisions regarding a customer’s ability to repay, restricting variable-rate lending by requiring the ability to repay to be determined for variable-rate loans by using the maximum rate that will apply during the first five years of a variable-rate loan term, and making more loans subject to provisions for higher cost loans, new disclosures, and certain other revisions; and

 

   

Creates the Financial Stability Oversight Council, which will recommend to the Federal Reserve Board increasingly strict rules for capital, leverage, liquidity, risk management and other requirements as companies grow in size and complexity.

The environment in which banking organizations will operate after the financial crisis, including legislative and regulatory changes affecting capital, liquidity, supervision, permissible activities, corporate governance and compensation, changes in fiscal policy and steps to eliminate government support for banking organizations, may have long-term effects on the business model and profitability of banking organizations, the full extent of which cannot now be foreseen. Many aspects of the Dodd-Frank Act remain subject to rulemaking and will take effect over several years, making it difficult to anticipate the

 

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overall financial impact on M&T, its customers or the financial industry more generally. Provisions in the legislation that affect deposit insurance assessments, payment of interest on demand deposits and interchange fees could increase the costs associated with deposits as well as place limitations on certain revenues those deposits may generate. Provisions in the legislation that revoke the Tier 1 capital treatment of trust preferred securities and otherwise require revisions to the capital requirements of M&T and M&T Bank could require M&T and M&T Bank to seek other sources of capital in the future. The impact of new rules relating to overdraft fee practices and debit card-interchange fees are discussed herein under the heading “Other Income.”

Supplemental Reporting of Non-GAAP Results of Operations

As a result of business combinations and other acquisitions, the Company had intangible assets consisting of goodwill and core deposit and other intangible assets totaling $3.8 billion at September 30, 2011 and $3.7 billion at each of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2010. Included in such intangible assets was goodwill of $3.5 billion at each of those respective dates. Amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets, after tax effect, totaled $11 million ($.08 per diluted common share) during the third quarter of 2011, compared with $8 million ($.07 per diluted common share) during the year-earlier quarter and $9 million ($.07 per diluted common share) during the second quarter of 2011. Amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets, after tax effect, totaled $27 million during each of the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 or $.22 per diluted common share and $.23 per diluted common share, respectively.

M&T consistently provides supplemental reporting of its results on a “net operating” or “tangible” basis, from which M&T excludes the after-tax effect of amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets (and the related goodwill, core deposit intangible and other intangible asset balances, net of applicable deferred tax amounts) and gains and expenses associated with merging acquired operations into the Company, since such items are considered by management to be “nonoperating” in nature. Although “net operating income” as defined by M&T is not a GAAP measure, M&T’s management believes that this information helps investors understand the effect of acquisition activity in reported results.

Net operating income was $210 million in the recent quarter, compared with $200 million in the third quarter of 2010. Diluted net operating earnings per common share for the third quarter of 2011 were $1.53, compared with $1.55 in the year-earlier quarter. Net operating income and diluted net operating earnings per common share were $289 million and $2.16, respectively, in the second quarter of 2011. For the first nine months of 2011, net operating income and diluted net operating earnings per common share were $716 million and $5.36, respectively, compared with $559 million and $4.33 in the corresponding period of 2010.

Net operating income expressed as an annualized rate of return on average tangible assets was 1.14% in the recent quarter, compared with 1.24% in the year-earlier quarter and 1.69% in the second quarter of 2011. Net operating income expressed as an annualized return on average tangible common equity was 16.26% in the recently completed quarter, compared with 19.58% in the third quarter of 2010 and 24.40% in 2011’s second quarter. For the first three quarters of 2011, net operating income represented an annualized return on average tangible assets and average tangible common shareholders’ equity of 1.39% and 20.16%, respectively, compared with 1.16% and 19.13%, respectively, in the similar 2010 period.

 

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Reconciliations of GAAP amounts with corresponding non-GAAP amounts are provided in table 2.

Taxable-equivalent Net Interest Income

Taxable-equivalent net interest income rose 8% to $623 million in the third quarter of 2011 from $576 million in the year-earlier quarter. That improvement was predominantly the result of an $8.1 billion, or 14%, rise in average earning assets, partially offset by a 19 basis point (hundredths of one percent) narrowing of the Company’s net interest margin, or taxable-equivalent net interest income expressed as an annualized percentage of average earning assets. Taxable-equivalent net interest income aggregated $593 million in the second quarter of 2011. The recent quarter’s improvement in net interest income from the second quarter of 2011 resulted from a $3.8 billion, or 6%, increase in average earning assets, partially offset by a 7 basis point narrowing of the net interest margin. The increases in average earning assets in the two most recent quarters as compared with the third quarter of 2010 were predominantly the result of earning assets obtained in the acquisition of Wilmington Trust, which at the May 16, 2011 acquisition date totaled approximately $9.6 billion. The recent quarter’s narrowing of the net interest margin as compared with the third quarter of 2010 and 2011’s second quarter was partially attributable to the Wilmington Trust acquisition. Also contributing to that narrowing as compared with those prior quarters were significantly higher balances on deposit with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

For the first nine months of 2011, taxable-equivalent net interest income was $1.79 billion, up 5% from $1.71 billion in the corresponding period of 2010. That increase was largely attributable to a rise in average earning assets, which increased $3.6 billion or 6% to $63.4 billion from $59.7 billion in the first nine months of 2010. Partially offsetting the improvement in net interest income was a 5 basis point narrowing of the Company’s net interest margin. The growth in average earning assets was largely the result of earning assets obtained in the acquisition of Wilmington Trust on May 16, 2011.

Average loans and leases rose $7.4 billion, or 14%, to $58.2 billion in the recent quarter from $50.8 billion in the third quarter of 2010. Included in average loans and leases in the recent quarter were loans obtained in the Wilmington Trust acquisition. Loans associated with Wilmington Trust totaled $6.4 billion on the May 16, 2011 acquisition date, consisting of approximately $1.4 billion of commercial loans and leases, $3.2 billion of commercial real estate loans, $680 million of residential real estate loans and $1.1 billion of consumer loans. Including the impact of the acquired loan balances, commercial loans and leases averaged $15.0 billion in the third quarter of 2011, up $2.1 billion or 17% from $12.9 billion in the year-earlier quarter. Commercial real estate loans averaged $24.0 billion in the recent quarter, up $3.4 billion or 16% from $20.6 billion in the third quarter of 2010. That increase was predominantly due to the impact of loans obtained in the acquisition of Wilmington Trust. Average residential real estate loans outstanding increased $1.3 billion or 23% to $7.0 billion in the recently completed quarter from $5.7 billion in the third quarter of 2010. Included in that portfolio were loans held for sale, which averaged $250 million in the third quarter of 2011, compared with $441 million in the year-earlier quarter. Excluding loans held for sale, average residential real estate loans rose $1.5 billion from the third quarter of 2010 to the third quarter of 2011. That growth was largely due to the Company’s decision to retain for portfolio during the fourth quarter of 2010 and a portion of the initial 2011 quarter a higher proportion of originated loans rather than selling them. Loans obtained in the Wilmington Trust acquisition also contributed to the increase. During the third quarter of 2011, the Company again began to retain for portfolio the majority of residential real estate loans originated, although the impact of that decision

 

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did not significantly impact average residential real estate loans outstanding during the recent quarter. Consumer loans averaged $12.2 billion in the recent quarter, $513 million or 4% higher than $11.7 billion in 2010’s third quarter. That increase was largely due to the impact of loans obtained in the acquisition of Wilmington Trust, partially offset by lower average balances of automobile and home equity loans (excluding Wilmington Trust loans).

Average loan balances in the recent quarter increased $2.7 billion, or 5%, from the second quarter of 2011. Average outstanding commercial loan and lease balances increased $384 million, or 3%, from the second quarter of 2011. Commercial real estate loan average balances rose $1.5 billion, or 7%, in 2011’s third quarter as compared with the immediately preceding quarter. Average residential real estate loans in the recent quarter were up $444 million, or 7%, from the second quarter of 2011. Average outstanding consumer loans rose $392 million, or 3%, from 2011’s second quarter. The majority of the growth in the respective loan categories resulted from the full-quarter impact of loans obtained in the acquisition of Wilmington Trust. The accompanying table summarizes quarterly changes in the major components of the loan and lease portfolio.

AVERAGE LOANS AND LEASES

(net of unearned discount)

Dollars in millions

 

            

Percent increase

(decrease) from

 
     3rd Qtr.
2011
     3rd Qtr.
2010
    2nd Qtr.
2011
 

Commercial, financial, etc.

   $ 15,007         17     3

Real estate – commercial

     23,979         16        7   

Real estate – consumer

     7,002         23        7   

Consumer

       

Automobile

     2,804         2        3   

Home equity lines

     6,063         4        3   

Home equity loans

     734         (13     —     

Other

     2,599         17        6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total consumer

     12,200         4        3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 58,188         14     5
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

For the first nine months of 2011, average loans and leases aggregated $55.2 billion, up $3.9 billion or 8% from $51.3 billion in the similar 2010 period. That growth was predominantly the result of loans obtained from Wilmington Trust, which totaled $6.4 billion on the May 16, 2011 acquisition date.

The investment securities portfolio averaged $7.0 billion in the recent quarter, down $988 million or 12% from $8.0 billion in the third quarter of 2010. The decline from the year-earlier quarter reflects the impact of sales of securities late in the first quarter and in the second quarter of 2011, as well as maturities and paydowns of mortgage-backed securities, partially offset by purchases of residential mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”) and Fannie Mae during the two most recent quarters. Average investment securities balances in the third quarter of 2011 were up 10% from the immediately preceding quarter, due predominantly to the impact of those purchases of residential mortgage-backed securities, partially offset by maturities and paydowns of mortgage-backed securities. For the first nine months of 2011 and 2010, average investment securities were $6.9 billion and $8.2 billion, respectively. The Wilmington Trust acquisition added approximately $510 million to the investment securities portfolio on the May 16, 2011 acquisition date. The investment securities portfolio is largely comprised of residential mortgage-backed securities and CMOs, debt securities issued by municipalities, capital preferred securities issued by certain financial institutions, and shorter-term U.S. Treasury and federal agency notes. When

 

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purchasing investment securities, the Company considers its overall interest-rate risk profile as well as the adequacy of expected returns relative to the risks assumed, including prepayments. In managing its investment securities portfolio, the Company occasionally sells investment securities as a result of changes in interest rates and spreads, actual or anticipated prepayments, credit risk associated with a particular security, or as a result of restructuring its investment securities portfolio in connection with a business combination. Near the end of the first quarter, the Company sold certain residential mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that were held in the available-for-sale portfolio. Those securities had an amortized cost of approximately $484 million. During the second quarter of 2011, the Company sold certain residential mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, collateralized debt obligations and capital preferred securities, all held in the available-for-sale portfolio, with an amortized cost of $1.21 billion. The Company sold the securities in connection with the acquisition of Wilmington Trust in order to manage its balance sheet size and composition and resultant capital ratios. The second quarter 2011 purchase of $1.2 billion of residential mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by Ginnie Mae provided a replenishment of the investment securities portfolio at an improved risk-weighting. In the recent quarter the Company purchased $900 million of residential mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by Fannie Mae.

The Company regularly reviews its investment securities for declines in value below amortized cost that might be characterized as “other than temporary.” Other-than-temporary impairment charges recognized during each of the quarters ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010 totaled $10 million (pre-tax) and during the quarter ended June 30, 2011 totaled $27 million (pre-tax). Such impairment charges in each of the quarters related to certain privately issued CMOs and, to a much lesser extent in the third quarter of 2010, to CDOs. Poor economic conditions, high unemployment and depressed real estate values were significant factors contributing to the recognition of the other-than-temporary impairment charges related to the CMOs and CDOs. Based on management’s assessment of future cash flows associated with individual investment securities, as of September 30, 2011, the Company concluded that the remaining declines associated with the rest of the investment securities portfolio were temporary in nature. A further discussion of fair values of investment securities is included herein under the heading “Capital.” Additional information about the investment securities portfolio is included in notes 3 and 12 of Notes to Financial Statements.

Other earning assets include interest-earning deposits at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and other banks, trading account assets, federal funds sold and agreements to resell securities. Those other earning assets in the aggregate averaged $2.0 billion, $238 million and $1.5 billion for the quarters ended September 30, 2011, September 30, 2010 and June 30, 2011, respectively. Interest-bearing deposits at banks averaged $1.9 billion in the recent quarter, up from $92 million in the third quarter of 2010 and $804 million in 2011’s second quarter. The significantly higher balances in the two most recent quarters were due to increased deposits at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York resulting largely from the Wilmington Trust acquisition. Also reflected in other earning assets were purchases of investment securities under agreements to resell, which averaged $58 million in each of the quarters ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, and $613 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2011. Agreements to resell securities are accounted for similar to collateralized loans, with changes in the market value of the collateral monitored by the Company to ensure sufficient coverage. The higher level of resell agreements in 2011’s second quarter was due to the need to fulfill collateral requirements associated with certain municipal deposits. There were no resell agreements outstanding at September 30, 2011 or December 31, 2010, while such agreements aggregated $425 million at September 30, 2010. For the nine-month periods ended

 

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September 30, 2011 and 2010, average balances of other earning assets were $1.3 billion and $202 million, respectively. Higher interest-bearing deposits at the Federal Reserve and other banks were the most significant items contributing to that increase. The amounts of investment securities and other earning assets held by the Company are influenced by such factors as demand for loans, which generally yield more than investment securities and other earning assets, ongoing repayments, the level of deposits, and management of balance sheet size and resulting capital ratios.

As a result of the changes described herein, average earning assets aggregated $67.2 billion in the third quarter of 2011, compared with $59.1 billion in the year-earlier quarter. Average earning assets were $63.4 billion in the second quarter of 2011 and totaled $63.4 billion and $59.7 billion for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

The most significant source of funding for the Company is core deposits. The Company considered noninterest-bearing deposits, interest-bearing transaction accounts, savings deposits and, during 2010 and prior years, domestic time deposits under $100,000 as core deposits. A provision of the Dodd-Frank Act permanently increased the maximum amount of FDIC deposit insurance for financial institutions to $250,000 per depositor. That maximum was $100,000 per depositor until 2009, when it was raised to $250,000 temporarily through December 31, 2013. As a result of the permanently increased deposit insurance coverage, effective December 31, 2010 the Company considers time deposits of $250,000 or less as core deposits. The Company’s branch network is its principal source of core deposits, which generally carry lower interest rates than wholesale funds of comparable maturities. Certificates of deposit of $250,000 or less generated on a nationwide basis by Wilmington Trust, National Association (“Wilmington Trust, N.A.”), a wholly owned bank subsidiary of M&T that was formerly named M&T Bank, National Association, are also included in core deposits. Average core deposits totaled $54.5 billion in the third quarter of 2011, compared with $43.1 billion in the corresponding quarter of 2010 and $50.5 billion in the second quarter of 2011. The change in the Company’s definition of core deposits to include time deposits from $100,000 to $250,000 increased average core deposits by approximately $1.0 billion in each of the second and third quarters of 2011. The Wilmington Trust acquisition added approximately $6.6 billion of core deposits on May 16, 2011. Excluding deposits obtained in that transaction, the growth in core deposits since the third quarter of 2010 was due, in part, to the lack of attractive alternative investments available to the Company’s customers resulting from lower interest rates and from the economic environment in the U.S. The low interest rate environment has resulted in a shift in customer savings trends, as average time deposits have continued to decline, while average noninterest-bearing deposits and savings deposits have increased. The following table provides an analysis of quarterly changes in the components of average core deposits. For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, core deposits averaged $50.4 billion and $43.1 billion, respectively.

AVERAGE CORE DEPOSITS

Dollars in millions

 

             Percent increase from  
     3rd Qtr.
2011
     3rd Qtr.
2010
    2nd Qtr.
2011
 

NOW accounts

   $ 788         40     11

Savings deposits

     30,408         23        6   

Time deposits (a)

     5,084         23        2   

Noninterest-bearing deposits

     18,222         34        13   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 54,502         26     8
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Average time deposits considered core deposits in the second and third quarters of 2011 represented time deposits of $250,000 or less. In the third quarter of 2010, average time deposits considered core deposits were those with balances less than $100,000.

 

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In addition to core deposits, time deposits over $250,000, deposits associated with the Company’s Cayman Islands branch office, and brokered deposits provide sources of funding for the Company. Time deposits over $250,000, excluding brokered certificates of deposit, averaged $499 million in the third quarter of 2011, compared with $484 million in the second quarter of 2011. Similar time deposits over $100,000 averaged $1.6 billion in the third quarter of 2010. Cayman Islands branch deposits averaged $614 million, $802 million and $819 million for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2011, September 30, 2010 and June 30, 2011, respectively. Brokered time deposits averaged $1.6 billion in the recent quarter, compared with $571 million in the third quarter of 2010 and $1.2 billion in the second quarter of 2011. Brokered time deposits obtained in the acquisition of Wilmington Trust totaled $1.4 billion as of May 16, 2011. The Company also had brokered NOW and brokered money-market deposit accounts, which in the aggregate averaged $1.3 billion during the recently completed quarter, compared with $1.5 billion and $1.4 billion during the corresponding quarter of 2010 and the second quarter of 2011, respectively. The levels of brokered NOW and brokered money-market deposit accounts reflect the demand for such deposits, largely resulting from continued uncertain economic markets and the desire of brokerage firms to earn reasonable yields while ensuring that customer deposits are fully insured. Cayman Islands branch deposits and brokered deposits have been used by the Company as alternatives to short-term borrowings. Additional amounts of Cayman Islands branch deposits or brokered deposits may be added in the future depending on market conditions, including demand by customers and other investors for those deposits, and the cost of funds available from alternative sources at the time.

The Company also uses borrowings from banks, securities dealers, various Federal Home Loan Banks, the Federal Reserve Bank and others as sources of funding. Short-term borrowings averaged $592 million in the recent quarter, compared with $1.9 billion in the third quarter of 2010 and $707 million in the second quarter of 2011. Included in average short-term borrowings were unsecured federal funds borrowings, which generally mature on the next business day, that averaged $309 million in the third quarter of 2011, $1.7 billion in the year-earlier quarter and $548 million in the second quarter of 2011. Overnight federal funds borrowings represented the largest component of short-term borrowings and totaled $365 million at September 30, 2011, $1.0 billion at September 30, 2010 and $826 million at December 31, 2010.

Long-term borrowings averaged $6.8 billion in the recent quarter, compared with $8.9 billion in the third quarter of 2010 and $7.1 billion in the second quarter of 2011. Included in average long-term borrowings were amounts borrowed from the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) of New York, the FHLB of Atlanta and the FHLB of Pittsburgh of $1.5 billion in the third quarter of 2011, $3.9 billion in the year-earlier quarter and $2.0 billion in 2011’s second quarter, and subordinated capital notes of $2.2 billion in the recent quarter, $1.9 billion in the third quarter of 2010 and $2.0 billion in the second quarter of 2011. Subordinated capital notes assumed in connection with the Wilmington Trust acquisition totaled $450 million at May 16, 2011. The Company has utilized interest rate swap agreements to modify the repricing characteristics of certain components of long-term debt. As of September 30, 2011 swap agreements were used to hedge approximately $900 million of fixed rate subordinated notes. Further information on interest rate swap agreements is provided in note 10 of Notes to Financial Statements. Junior subordinated debentures associated with trust preferred securities that were included in average long-term borrowings were $1.2 billion in each of the quarters ended September 30, 2011, September 30, 2010 and June 30, 2011. Additional information regarding junior subordinated debentures is provided in note 5 of Notes to Financial Statements. Also included in long-term borrowings were agreements to repurchase securities, which averaged $1.6 billion in each of the quarters ended September 30, 2011, September 30, 2010 and June 30, 2011.

 

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The agreements have various repurchase dates through 2017, however, the contractual maturities of the underlying securities extend beyond such repurchase dates.

Changes in the composition of the Company’s earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, as discussed herein, as well as changes in interest rates and spreads, can impact net interest income. Net interest spread, or the difference between the taxable-equivalent yield on earning assets and the rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities, was 3.43% in the third quarter of 2011, compared with 3.62% in the third quarter of 2010 and 3.51% in the second quarter of 2011. The yield on earning assets during the recent quarter was 4.29%, down 36 basis points from 4.65% in the year-earlier quarter, while the rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities declined 17 basis points to .86% from 1.03%. In the second quarter of 2011, the yield on earning assets was 4.40% and the rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities was .89%. The 19 basis point narrowing in the spread from the third quarter of 2010 to the recent quarter and the eight basis point narrowing in the spread from the second quarter of 2011 to the third 2011 quarter were each partially attributable to the acquisition of Wilmington Trust, including significantly higher earning balances in the two most recent quarters on lower-yielding deposits with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. For the first nine months of 2011, the net interest spread was 3.53%, down five basis points from the year-earlier period. The yield on earning assets and the rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011 were 4.42% and .89%, respectively, compared with 4.62% and 1.04%, respectively, in the similar period of 2010.

Net interest-free funds consist largely of noninterest-bearing demand deposits and shareholders’ equity, partially offset by bank owned life insurance and non-earning assets, including goodwill and core deposit and other intangible assets. Net interest-free funds averaged $19.5 billion in the recent quarter, compared with $14.4 billion in the third quarter of 2010 and $17.3 billion in the second quarter of 2011. The rise in average net interest-free funds in the two most recent quarters as compared with the third quarter of 2010 was largely the result of higher average balances of noninterest-bearing deposits. Such deposits averaged $18.2 billion, $13.6 billion and $16.2 billion in the quarters ended September 30, 2011, September 30, 2010 and June 30, 2011, respectively. In connection with the Wilmington Trust acquisition, the Company added noninterest-bearing deposits totaling $2.0 billion at the acquisition date. During the first nine months of 2011 and 2010, average net interest-free funds were $17.5 billion and $14.1 billion, respectively. Goodwill and core deposit and other intangible assets averaged $3.8 billion in the recent quarter, compared with $3.7 billion in each of the quarters ended September 30, 2010 and June 30, 2011. Core deposit and other intangible assets added from the Wilmington Trust acquisition were $176 million on May 16, 2011. There was no goodwill recorded as a result of the acquisition. The cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance averaged $1.5 billion during each of the quarters ended September 30, 2011, September 30, 2010 and June 30, 2011. Increases in the cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance are not included in interest income, but rather are recorded in “other revenues from operations.” The contribution of net interest-free funds to net interest margin was .25% in each of the third quarters of 2011 and 2010, compared with .24% in 2011’s second quarter. That contribution for each of the first nine months of 2011 and 2010 was .25%.

Reflecting the changes to the net interest spread and the contribution of interest-free funds as described herein, the Company’s net interest margin was 3.68% in the recent quarter, compared with 3.87% in the third quarter of 2010 and 3.75% in the second quarter of 2011. During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, the net interest margin was 3.78% and 3.83%, respectively. Future changes in market interest rates or spreads, as well as changes in the composition of the Company’s portfolios of earning assets and

 

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interest-bearing liabilities that result in reductions in spreads, could adversely impact the Company’s net interest income and net interest margin.

Management assesses the potential impact of future changes in interest rates and spreads by projecting net interest income under several interest rate scenarios. In managing interest rate risk, the Company has utilized interest rate swap agreements to modify the repricing characteristics of certain portions of its portfolios of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. Periodic settlement amounts arising from these agreements are generally reflected in either the yields earned on assets or the rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities. The notional amount of interest rate swap agreements entered into for interest rate risk management purposes was $900 million at each of September 30, 2011, December 31, 2010 and June 30, 2011, and $1.0 billion at September 30, 2010. Under the terms of those swap agreements, the Company received payments based on the outstanding notional amount of the swap agreements at fixed rates and made payments at variable rates. Those swap agreements were designated as fair value hedges of certain fixed rate long-term borrowings. There were no interest rate swap agreements designated as cash flow hedges at those respective dates.

In a fair value hedge, the fair value of the derivative (the interest rate swap agreement) and changes in the fair value of the hedged item are recorded in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet with the corresponding gain or loss recognized in current earnings. The difference between changes in the fair value of the interest rate swap agreements and the hedged items represents hedge ineffectiveness and is recorded in “other revenues from operations” in the Company’s consolidated statement of income. In a cash flow hedge, unlike in a fair value hedge, the effective portion of the derivative’s gain or loss is initially reported as a component of other comprehensive income and subsequently reclassified into earnings when the forecasted transaction affects earnings. The ineffective portion of the gain or loss is reported in “other revenues from operations” immediately. The amounts of hedge ineffectiveness recognized during the quarters ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 and the quarter ended June 30, 2011 were not material to the Company’s results of operations. The estimated aggregate fair value of interest rate swap agreements designated as fair value hedges represented gains of approximately $149 million, $140 million, $106 million and $97 million at September 30, 2011, September 30, 2010, June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The fair values of such swap agreements were substantially offset by changes in the fair values of the hedged items. The changes in the fair values of the interest rate swap agreements and the hedged items primarily result from the effects of changing interest rates and spreads. The Company’s credit exposure with respect to the estimated fair value as of September 30, 2011 of interest rate swap agreements used for managing interest rate risk has been substantially mitigated through master netting arrangements with trading account interest rate contracts with the same counterparties as well as counterparty postings of $78 million of collateral with the Company.

The weighted-average rates to be received and paid under interest rate swap agreements currently in effect were 6.07% and 1.87%, respectively, at September 30, 2011. The average notional amounts of interest rate swap agreements entered into for risk management purposes, the related effect on net interest income and margin, and the weighted-average interest rates paid or received on those swap agreements are presented in the accompanying table. Additional information about the Company’s use of interest rate swap agreements and other derivatives is included in note 10 of Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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INTEREST RATE SWAP AGREEMENTS

Dollars in thousands

 

0000000000 0000000000 0000000000 0000000000
     Three months ended September 30  
     2011     2010  
     Amount     Rate(a)     Amount     Rate(a)  

Increase (decrease) in:

        

Interest income

   $ —          —     $ —          —  

Interest expense

     (9,485     (.08     (10,229     (.09
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Net interest income/margin

   $ 9,485        .06   $ 10,229        .07
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average notional amount

   $ 900,000        $ 1,037,241     
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Rate received (b)

       6.02       6.27

Rate paid (b)

       1.84       2.36
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

0000000000 0000000000 0000000000 0000000000
     Nine months ended September 30  
     2011     2010  
     Amount     Rate(a)     Amount     Rate(a)  

Increase (decrease) in:

        

Interest income

   $ —          —     $ —          —  

Interest expense

     (28,490     (.08     (32,448     (.10
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Net interest income/margin

   $ 28,490        .06   $ 32,448        .07
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average notional amount

   $ 900,000        $ 1,050,794     
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Rate received (b)

       6.09       6.35

Rate paid (b)

       1.86       2.22
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) Computed as an annualized percentage of average earning assets or interest-bearing liabilities.
(b) Weighted-average rate paid or received on interest rate swap agreements in effect during the period.

As a financial intermediary, the Company is exposed to various risks, including liquidity and market risk. Liquidity refers to the Company’s ability to ensure that sufficient cash flow and liquid assets are available to satisfy current and future obligations, including demands for loans and deposit withdrawals, funding operating costs, and other corporate purposes. Liquidity risk arises whenever the maturities of financial instruments included in assets and liabilities differ. M&T’s banking subsidiaries have access to additional funding sources through borrowings from the FHLB of New York, lines of credit with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and other available borrowing facilities. The Company has, from time to time, issued subordinated capital notes to provide liquidity and enhance regulatory capital ratios. Such notes qualify for inclusion in the Company’s total capital as defined by Federal regulators.

The Company has informal and sometimes reciprocal sources of funding available through various arrangements for unsecured short-term borrowings from a wide group of banks and other financial institutions. Short-term federal funds borrowings totaled $365 million, $1.0 billion and $826 million at September 30, 2011, September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2010, respectively. In general, those borrowings were unsecured and matured on the following business day. As previously noted, Cayman Islands branch deposits and brokered certificates of deposit have been used by the Company as an alternative to short-term borrowings. Cayman Islands branch deposits also generally mature on the next business day and totaled $515 million at September 30, 2011, $654 million at September 30, 2010 and $1.6 billion at December 31, 2010. Outstanding brokered time deposits at September 30, 2011, September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2010 were $1.4 billion, $526 million and

 

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$485 million, respectively. Brokered time deposits assumed in the Wilmington Trust transaction aggregated $1.4 billion at the acquisition date. At September 30, 2011, the weighted-average remaining term to maturity of brokered time deposits was 12 months. Certain of these brokered time deposits have provisions that allow for early redemption. The Company also has brokered NOW and brokered money-market deposit accounts which aggregated $1.2 billion, $1.5 billion and $1.3 billion at September 30, 2011, September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

The Company’s ability to obtain funding from these or other sources could be negatively impacted should the Company experience a substantial deterioration in its financial condition or its debt ratings, or should the availability of short-term funding become restricted due to a disruption in the financial markets. The Company attempts to quantify such credit-event risk by modeling scenarios that estimate the liquidity impact resulting from a short-term ratings downgrade over various grading levels. Such impact is estimated by attempting to measure the effect on available unsecured lines of credit, available capacity from secured borrowing sources and securitizable assets. In addition to deposits and borrowings, other sources of liquidity include maturities of investment securities and other earning assets, repayments of loans and investment securities, and cash generated from operations, such as fees collected for services.

Certain customers of the Company obtain financing through the issuance of variable rate demand bonds (“VRDBs”). The VRDBs are generally enhanced by letters of credit provided by M&T Bank. M&T Bank oftentimes acts as remarketing agent for the VRDBs and, at its discretion, may from time-to-time own some of the VRDBs while such instruments are remarketed. When this occurs, the VRDBs are classified as trading assets in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. Nevertheless, M&T Bank is not contractually obligated to purchase the VRDBs. The value of VRDBs in the Company’s trading account totaled $52 million and $27 million at September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $107 million at December 31, 2010. The total amount of VRDBs outstanding backed by M&T Bank letters of credit was approximately $1.9 billion at each of September 30, 2011 and 2010 and $2.0 billion at December 31, 2010. M&T Bank also serves as remarketing agent for most of those bonds.

The Company enters into contractual obligations in the normal course of business which require future cash payments. Such obligations include, among others, payments related to deposits, borrowings, leases and other contractual commitments. Off-balance sheet commitments to customers may impact liquidity, including commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit, commercial letters of credit, financial guarantees and indemnification contracts, and commitments to sell real estate loans. Because many of these commitments or contracts expire without being funded in whole or in part, the contract amounts are not necessarily indicative of future cash flows. Further discussion of these commitments is provided in note 13 of Notes to Financial Statements.

M&T’s primary source of funds to pay for operating expenses, shareholder dividends and treasury stock repurchases has historically been the receipt of dividends from its banking subsidiaries, which are subject to various regulatory limitations. Dividends from any banking subsidiary to M&T are limited by the amount of earnings of the banking subsidiary in the current year and the two preceding years. For purposes of that test, at September 30, 2011 approximately $1.0 billion was available for payment of dividends to M&T from banking subsidiaries. These historic sources of cash flow have been augmented in the past by the issuance of trust preferred securities and senior notes payable. Information regarding trust preferred securities and the related junior subordinated debentures is included in note 5 of Notes to Financial Statements. The $300 million of 5.375% senior notes of M&T that were issued in 2007 mature in May 2012. M&T also maintains a $30

 

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million line of credit with an unaffiliated commercial bank, of which there were no borrowings outstanding at September 30, 2011 or at December 31, 2010.

Management closely monitors the Company’s liquidity position on an ongoing basis for compliance with internal policies and believes that available sources of liquidity are adequate to meet funding needs anticipated in the normal course of business. Management does not anticipate engaging in any activities, either currently or in the long-term, for which adequate funding would not be available and would therefore result in a significant strain on liquidity at either M&T or its subsidiary banks.

Market risk is the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and/or interest rates of the Company’s financial instruments. The primary market risk the Company is exposed to is interest rate risk. Interest rate risk arises from the Company’s core banking activities of lending and deposit-taking, because assets and liabilities reprice at different times and by different amounts as interest rates change. As a result, net interest income earned by the Company is subject to the effects of changing interest rates. The Company measures interest rate risk by calculating the variability of net interest income in future periods under various interest rate scenarios using projected balances for earning assets, interest-bearing liabilities and derivatives used to hedge interest rate risk. Management’s philosophy toward interest rate risk management is to limit the variability of net interest income. The balances of financial instruments used in the projections are based on expected growth from forecasted business opportunities, anticipated prepayments of loans and investment securities, and expected maturities of investment securities, loans and deposits. Management uses a “value of equity” model to supplement the modeling technique described above. Those supplemental analyses are based on discounted cash flows associated with on- and off-balance sheet financial instruments. Such analyses are modeled to reflect changes in interest rates and provide management with a long-term interest rate risk metric.

The Company’s Risk Management Committee, which includes members of senior management, monitors the sensitivity of the Company’s net interest income to changes in interest rates with the aid of a computer model that forecasts net interest income under different interest rate scenarios. In modeling changing interest rates, the Company considers different yield curve shapes that consider both parallel (that is, simultaneous changes in interest rates at each point on the yield curve) and non-parallel (that is, allowing interest rates at points on the yield curve to vary by different amounts) shifts in the yield curve. In utilizing the model, market-implied forward interest rates over the subsequent twelve months are generally used to determine a base interest rate scenario for the net interest income simulation. That calculated base net interest income is then compared to the income calculated under the varying interest rate scenarios. The model considers the impact of ongoing lending and deposit-gathering activities, as well as interrelationships in the magnitude and timing of the repricing of financial instruments, including the effect of changing interest rates on expected prepayments and maturities. When deemed prudent, management has taken actions to mitigate exposure to interest rate risk through the use of on- or off-balance sheet financial instruments and intends to do so in the future. Possible actions include, but are not limited to, changes in the pricing of loan and deposit products, modifying the composition of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, and adding to, modifying or terminating existing interest rate swap agreements or other financial instruments used for interest rate risk management purposes.

 

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The accompanying table as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 displays the estimated impact on net interest income from non-trading financial instruments in the base scenario described above resulting from parallel changes in interest rates across repricing categories during the first modeling year.

SENSITIVITY OF NET INTEREST INCOME

TO CHANGES IN INTEREST RATES

Dollars in thousands

 

    

Calculated increase (decrease)

in projected net interest income

 

Changes in interest rates

   September 30, 2011     December 31, 2010  

+200 basis points

     133,080        67,255   

+100 basis points

     70,660        35,594   

-100 basis points

     (50,225     (40,760

-200 basis points

     (64,124     (61,720

The Company utilized many assumptions to calculate the impact that changes in interest rates may have on net interest income. The more significant of those assumptions included the rate of prepayments of mortgage-related assets, cash flows from derivative and other financial instruments held for non-trading purposes, loan and deposit volumes and pricing, and deposit maturities. In the scenarios presented, the Company also assumed gradual changes in interest rates during a twelve-month period of 100 and 200 basis points, as compared with the assumed base scenario. In the event that a 100 or 200 basis point rate change cannot be achieved, the applicable rate changes are limited to lesser amounts such that interest rates cannot be less than zero. The assumptions used in interest rate sensitivity modeling are inherently uncertain and, as a result, the Company cannot precisely predict the impact of changes in interest rates on net interest income. Actual results may differ significantly from those presented due to the timing, magnitude and frequency of changes in interest rates and changes in market conditions and interest rate differentials (spreads) between maturity/repricing categories, as well as any actions, such as those previously described, which management may take to counter such changes. The changes to projected net interest income resulting from rising interest rates at September 30, 2011 as compared with December 31, 2010 were predominantly due to the acquisition of Wilmington Trust. The most significant of those changes related to the rising interest rate scenarios and were largely due to the addition of variable rate commercial loans and commercial real estate loans that had been funded by Wilmington Trust using core deposits and fixed rate brokered time deposits. In addition, higher cash balances obtained in the acquisition allowed the Company to reduce its reliance on variable rate federal funds purchased. In light of the uncertainties and assumptions associated with the process, the amounts presented in the table are not considered significant to the Company’s past or projected net interest income.

Changes in fair value of the Company’s financial instruments can also result from a lack of trading activity for similar instruments in the financial markets. That impact is most notable on the values assigned to the Company’s investment securities. Information about the fair valuation of such securities is presented herein under the heading “Capital” and in notes 3 and 12 of Notes to Financial Statements.

The Company engages in trading activities to meet the financial needs of customers, to fund the Company’s obligations under certain deferred compensation plans and, to a limited extent, to profit from perceived market opportunities. Financial instruments utilized in trading activities consist predominantly of interest rate contracts, such as swap agreements, and forward and futures contracts related to foreign currencies, but have also included forward and futures contracts related to mortgage-backed securities and investments in U.S. Treasury and other government securities, mortgage-backed

 

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securities and mutual funds, and as previously described, a limited number of VRDBs. The Company generally mitigates the foreign currency and interest rate risk associated with trading activities by entering into offsetting trading positions. The amounts of gross and net trading positions, as well as the type of trading activities conducted by the Company, are subject to a well-defined series of potential loss exposure limits established by management and approved by M&T’s Board of Directors. However, as with any non-government guaranteed financial instrument, the Company is exposed to credit risk associated with counterparties to the Company’s trading activities.

The notional amounts of interest rate contracts entered into for trading purposes consisting of transactions with customers and offsetting positions with other counterparties so as to mitigate risk totaled $13.6 billion at September 30, 2011, compared with $12.6 billion at September 30, 2010 and $12.8 billion at December 31, 2010. The notional amounts of foreign currency and other option and futures contracts similarly entered into for trading purposes were $1.3 billion, $622 million and $769 million at September 30, 2011, September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2010, respectively. Although the notional amounts of these trading contracts are not recorded in the consolidated balance sheet, the fair values of all financial instruments used for trading activities are recorded in the consolidated balance sheet. The fair values of all trading account assets and liabilities were $606 million and $458 million, respectively, at September 30, 2011, $537 million and $425 million, respectively, at September 30, 2010, and $524 million and $333 million, respectively, at December 31, 2010. Included in trading account assets at September 30, 2011 were $34 million of assets related to deferred compensation plans, compared with $33 million and $35 million at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2010, respectively. Changes in the fair value of such assets are recorded as “trading account and foreign exchange gains” in the consolidated statement of income. Included in “other liabilities” in the consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2011 and 2010 were $32 million and $35 million, respectively, of liabilities related to deferred compensation plans, while at December 31, 2010 such liabilities related to deferred compensation plans totaled $36 million. Changes in the balances of such liabilities due to the valuation of allocated investment options to which the liabilities are indexed are recorded in “other costs of operations” in the consolidated statement of income.

Given the Company’s policies, limits and positions, management believes that the potential loss exposure to the Company resulting from market risk associated with trading activities was not material, however, as previously noted, the Company is exposed to credit risk associated with counterparties to transactions related to the Company’s trading activities. Additional information about the Company’s use of derivative financial instruments in its trading activities is included in note 10 of Notes to Financial Statements.

Provision for Credit Losses

The Company maintains an allowance for credit losses that in management’s judgment appropriately reflects losses inherent in the loan and lease portfolio. A provision for credit losses is recorded to adjust the level of the allowance as deemed necessary by management. The provision for credit losses in the third quarter of 2011 was $58 million, compared with $93 million in the year-earlier quarter and $63 million in the second quarter of 2011. For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, the provision for credit losses was $196 million and $283 million, respectively. While the levels of the provision subsequent to 2007 have been higher than historical levels, the Company has recently experienced improvement in some of its credit quality metrics. Nevertheless, generally declining real estate valuations and higher than normal levels of delinquencies and charge-offs have significantly affected the quality of the Company’s residential real estate-related loan portfolios. Specifically, the Company’s alternative (“Alt-A”)

 

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residential real estate loan portfolio and its residential real estate builder and developer loan portfolio experienced the majority of the credit problems related to the turmoil in the residential real estate market place in recent years. Alt-A loans represent residential real estate loans that at origination typically included some form of limited borrower documentation requirements as compared with more traditional residential real estate loans. Loans in the Company’s Alt-A portfolio were originated by the Company prior to 2008. The Company also experienced increased levels of commercial loan and consumer loan charge-offs over the past three years due to, among other things, higher unemployment levels and the recessionary economy.

Net loan charge-offs were $57 million in the recent quarter, compared with $93 million in the third quarter of 2010 and $59 million in the second quarter of 2011. Net charge-offs as an annualized percentage of average loans and leases were .39% in the third quarter of 2011, compared with .73% and .43% in the third quarter of 2010 and the second quarter of 2011, respectively. Net charge-offs for the nine-month periods ended September 30 totaled $190 million in 2011 and $269 million in 2010, representing an annualized .46% and .70% of average loans and leases. A summary of net charge–offs by loan type follows:

NET CHARGE-OFFS

BY LOAN/LEASE TYPE

In thousands

 

      2011  
      1st Qtr.      2nd Qtr.      3rd Qtr.      Year
to-date
 

Commercial, financial, etc.

   $ 11,862         12,650         9,460         33,972   

Real estate:

           

Commercial

     24,230         12,731         12,873         49,834   

Residential

     14,666         13,839         10,385         38,890   

Consumer

     23,480         19,894         24,346         67,720   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 74,238         59,114         57,064         190,416   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     2010  
     1st Qtr.      2nd Qtr.      3rd Qtr.      Year
to-date
 

Commercial, financial, etc.

   $ 17,994         9,166         33,147         60,307   

Real estate:

           

Commercial

     30,226         35,449         17,837         83,512   

Residential

     15,280         13,182         17,480         45,942   

Consumer

     31,009         23,801         24,483         79,293   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 94,509         81,598         92,947         269,054   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net charge-offs of commercial loans and leases declined in the two most recent quarters as compared with the third quarter of 2010 due largely to a general improvement in economic conditions for businesses. Included in net charge-offs of commercial real estate loans were net charge-offs of loans to residential homebuilders and developers of $5 million and $11 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $6 million in the second quarter of 2011. Net charge-offs of residential real estate loans included net charge-offs of Alt-A first mortgage loans of $7 million and $9 million in the third quarters of 2011 and 2010, respectively, compared with $8 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2011. Included in net charge-offs of consumer loans and leases were net charge-offs during the quarters ended September 30, 2011, September 30, 2010 and June 30, 2011, respectively, of: indirect automobile loans of $5 million, $7 million and $5 million; recreational vehicle loans of $5 million, $6 million and $5 million; and home

 

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equity loans and lines of credit, including Alt-A second lien loans, of $10 million, $7 million and $8 million. Including both first and second lien mortgages, net charge-offs of Alt-A loans totaled $8 million and $10 million in the quarters ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, compared with $9 million in the second quarter of 2011.

Nonaccrual loans totaled $1.11 billion or 1.91% of total loans and leases outstanding at September 30, 2011, compared with $1.00 billion or 1.97% at September 30, 2010, $1.14 billion or 2.19% at December 31, 2010 and $1.12 billion or 1.91% at June 30, 2011. Contributing to the increase in nonaccrual loans from September 30, 2010 were the transfers to nonaccrual status in the fourth quarter of 2010 of a relationship with a residential builder and developer which totaled $64 million at the end of the recent quarter and commercial construction loans to an owner/operator of retirement and assisted living facilities which totaled $66 million at September 30, 2011, and a second quarter 2011 transfer to this category of a $21 million loan to a residential builder and developer. Partially offsetting the transfers to nonaccrual status were charge-offs and payments, including the fourth quarter 2010 payoff of a $36 million relationship with a borrower in the commercial real estate sector. The continuing softness in the residential real estate marketplace has resulted in depressed real estate values and high levels of delinquencies, both for loans to consumers and loans to builders and developers of residential real estate. Conditions in the U.S. economy have resulted in generally higher levels of nonaccrual loans than historically experienced by the Company.

In order to provide information about the performance of loans obtained in acquisitions, effective September 30, 2011, the Company began to separately report “other acquired impaired loans”, which represent acquired loans that ceased performing in accordance with their contractual terms subsequent to the acquisition date but that are included in accounting pools that continue to accrue interest income. In accordance with GAAP, those individual loans are not considered impaired because impairment is determined at the pool level. Other acquired impaired loans, which had previously been aggregated with nonaccrual loans, totaled $218 million or .37% of total loans at September 30, 2011, compared with $98 million or .19% a year earlier, $99 million or .19% at December 31, 2010 and $141 million or .24% at June 30, 2011. The increase in such loans from June 30, 2011 to September 30, 2011 was due to the addition of $81 million of loans obtained in the acquisition of Wilmington Trust. There were no Wilmington Trust loans in this category at June 30, 2011. Acquired loans, including other acquired impaired loans, were initially recorded at fair value on the acquisition date. The determination of fair value took into consideration the impact of credit losses on expected cash flows associated with such loans. As a result of recording acquired loans at fair value, the Company presently expects that credit losses associated with other acquired impaired loans will not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Accruing loans past due 90 days or more were $310 million or .53% of total loans and leases at September 30, 2011, compared with $215 million or .42% a year earlier, $270 million or .52% at December 31, 2010 and $373 million or .64% at June 30, 2011. Reflected in those loans at September 30 and June 30, 2011 were $64 million and $130 million, respectively, of loans obtained in the Wilmington Trust acquisition that were past their renewal date. For each of those loans, borrowers continued to currently make periodic payments as required by their maturing loan agreements while new agreements between the borrowers and the Company were being developed. Accruing loans past due 90 days or more also included $212 million, $194 million, $214 million and $207 million at September 30, 2011, September 30, 2010, December 31, 2010 and June 30, 2011, respectively, of loans guaranteed by government-related entities. Such guaranteed loans included one-to-four family residential mortgage loans serviced by the Company that were repurchased to reduce servicing costs, including a requirement to advance principal and interest payments that had not been received from

 

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individual mortgagors. Despite the loans being purchased by the Company, the insurance or guarantee by the applicable government-related entity remains in force. The outstanding principal balances of the repurchased loans are fully guaranteed by government-related entities and totaled $205 million, $178 million, $191 million and $195 million at September 30, 2011, September 30, 2010, December 31, 2010 and June 30, 2011, respectively.

Purchased impaired loans are loans obtained in acquisition transactions subsequent to 2008 that as of the acquisition date were specifically identified as displaying signs of credit deterioration and for which the Company did not expect to collect all outstanding principal and contractually required interest payments. Those loans were impaired at the date of acquisition, were recorded at estimated fair value and were generally delinquent in payments, but, in accordance with GAAP, the Company continues to accrue interest income on such loans based on the estimated expected cash flows associated with the loans. The carrying amount of such loans was $704 million at September 30, 2011, or approximately 1% of total loans. Of that amount, $634 million related to the Wilmington Trust acquisition.

In an effort to assist borrowers, the Company modified the terms of select loans secured by residential real estate, largely from the Company’s portfolio of Alt-A loans. Included in loans outstanding at September 30, 2011 were $294 million of modified loans, of which $129 million were classified as nonaccrual. The remaining modified loans have demonstrated payment capability consistent with the modified terms and, accordingly, were classified as renegotiated loans and were accruing interest at September 30, 2011. Loan modifications included such actions as the extension of loan maturity dates (generally from thirty to forty years) and the lowering of interest rates and monthly payments. The objective of the modifications was to increase loan repayments by customers and thereby reduce net charge-offs. In accordance with GAAP, the modified loans are included in impaired loans for purposes of determining the allowance for credit losses. Modified residential real estate loans totaled $309 million at September 30, 2010, of which $117 million were in nonaccrual status, and $308 million as of December 31, 2010, of which $117 million were in nonaccrual status. Information about modifications of loans that are considered troubled debt restructurings during the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2011 is included in note 4 of Notes to Financial Statements.

Residential real estate loans modified under specified loss mitigation programs prescribed by government guarantors have not been included in renegotiated loans because the loan guarantee remains in full force and, accordingly, M&T has not granted a concession with respect to the ultimate collection of the original loan balance. Such loans aggregated $133 million, $106 million and $129 million at September 30, 2011, December 31, 2010 and June 30, 2011, respectively.

Commercial loans and leases classified as nonaccrual totaled $151 million at September 30, 2011, $200 million at September 30, 2010, $173 million at December 31, 2010 and $151 million at June 30, 2011. The decline in such loans since September 30, 2010 reflects payments/payoffs including a fourth quarter 2010 payoff of a $36 million relationship with a borrower in the commercial

real estate sector. Other acquired impaired commercial loans totaled $22 million at September 30, 2011 (including $8 million related to the Wilmington Trust acquisition), compared with $15 million at September 30, 2010 and $13 million at each of December 31, 2010 and June 30, 2011.

Nonaccrual commercial real estate loans aggregated $607 million at September 30, 2011, $460 million a year earlier, $617 million at December 31, 2010 and $610 million at June 30, 2011. Reflected in such nonaccrual loans were loans to residential homebuilders and developers totaling $319 million, $272 million, $317 million and $317 million at September 30, 2011, September

 

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30, 2010, December 31, 2010 and June 30, 2011, respectively. Contributing to the increases from September 30, 2010 was the fourth quarter 2010 addition to nonaccrual loans of commercial construction loans to an owner/operator of retirement and assisted living facilities, which aggregated $66 million at September 30, 2011. Information about the location of nonaccrual and charged–off loans to residential real estate builders and developers as of and for the three-month period ended September 30, 2011 is presented in the accompanying table. Other acquired impaired commercial real estate loans aggregated $156 million at the recent quarter-end (including $63 million related to the Wilmington Trust acquisition), compared with $62 million, $65 million and $98 million at September 30, 2010, December 31, 2010 and June 30, 2011, respectively.

RESIDENTIAL BUILDER AND DEVELOPER LOANS, NET OF UNEARNED DISCOUNT

 

     September 30, 2011     Quarter ended
September 30, 2011
 
            Nonaccrual     Net charge-offs  
     Outstanding
balances (a)
     Balances      Percent of
outstanding
balances
    Balances      Annualized
percent of
average
outstanding
balances
 
     (dollars in thousands)  

New York

   $ 227,921       $ 18,453         8.10   $ 520         0.85

Pennsylvania

     363,093         94,543         26.04        717         0.61   

Mid-Atlantic

     1,025,368         186,950         18.23        4,068         1.51   

Other

     203,728         35,423         17.39        330         0.62   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,820,110       $ 335,369         18.43   $ 5,635         1.12
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) Includes approximately $150 million of loans not secured by real estate, of which approximately $16 million were in nonaccrual status.

Residential real estate loans classified as nonaccrual totaled $274 million at September 30, 2011, $263 million at September 30, 2010, $268 million at December 31, 2010 and $276 million at June 30, 2011. Depressed real estate values and high levels of delinquencies have contributed to higher than historical levels of residential real estate loans classified as nonaccrual and to the elevated level of charge-offs. Included in residential real estate loans classified as nonaccrual were Alt-A loans, which totaled $109 million and $107 million at September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, respectively, $106 million at December 31, 2010 and $107 million at June 30, 2011. Residential real estate loans past due 90 days or more and accruing interest totaled $218 million at September 30, 2011, compared with $183 million a year earlier, and $192 million and $199 million at December 31, 2010 and June 30, 2011, respectively. A substantial portion of such amounts related to guaranteed loans repurchased from government-related entities. Information about the location of nonaccrual and charged-off residential real estate loans as of and for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 is presented in the accompanying table. Other acquired impaired residential real estate loans totaled $26 million at September 30, 2011 (including $7 million related to the Wilmington Trust acquisition), compared with $10 million a year earlier, $11 million at December 31, 2010 and $19 million at June 30, 2011.

Nonaccrual consumer loans and leases totaled $82 million at September 30, 2011, compared with $77 million a year earlier, $80 million at December 31, 2010 and $81 million at June 30, 2011. As a percentage of consumer loan balances outstanding, nonaccrual consumer loans were .68% at September 30, 2011, compared with .66% a year earlier, .70% at December 31, 2010 and .66% at June 30, 2011. Included in nonaccrual consumer loans and leases at September 30,

 

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2011, September 30, 2010, December 31, 2010 and June 30, 2011 were automobile loans of $27 million, $32 million, $32 million and $27 million, respectively; recreational vehicle loans of $9 million, $9 million, $12 million and $9 million, respectively; and outstanding balances of home equity loans and lines of credit, including second lien Alt-A loans, of $42 million, $33 million, $33 million and $39 million, respectively. Consumer loans past due 90 days or more and accruing interest were $6 million at September 30, 2011 and $4 million at each of September 30, 2010, December 31, 2010 and June 30, 2011. Information about the location of nonaccrual and charged-off home equity loans and lines of credit as of and for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 is presented in the accompanying table. Other acquired impaired consumer loans totaled $14 million at September 30, 2011 and $11 million at each of September 30, 2010, December 31, 2010 and June 30, 2011.

Real estate and other foreclosed assets totaled $150 million at September 30, 2011, $193 million at September 30, 2010, $220 million at December 31, 2010 and $159 million at June 30, 2011. The decline in such assets at the two most recent quarter-ends as compared with September 30 and December 31, 2010 resulted from the sale during the second quarter of 2011 of a commercial real estate property located in New York City with a carrying value of $99 million. The Company’s holding of residential real estate-related properties comprised approximately 69% of foreclosed assets at September 30, 2011. Reflected in real estate and other foreclosed assets at September 30, 2011 and June 30, 2011 were $51 million and $57 million, respectively, of such assets associated with the Wilmington Trust acquisition.

 

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SELECTED RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE-RELATED LOAN DATA

 

     September 30, 2011     Quarter ended
September 30, 2011
 
            Nonaccrual     Net charge-offs
(recoveries)
 
     Outstanding
balances
     Balances      Percent of
outstanding
balances
    Balances     Annualized
percent of
average
outstanding
balances
 
     (dollars in thousands)  

Residential mortgages:

            

New York

   $ 2,561,231       $ 48,468         1.89   $ 671        0.10

Pennsylvania

     935,848         20,832         2.23        355        0.15   

Mid-Atlantic

     1,688,743         30,273         1.79        1,320        0.32   

Other

     1,280,646         61,512         4.80        515        0.16   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 6,466,468       $ 161,085         2.49   $ 2,861        0.18
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Residential construction loans:

            

New York

   $ 8,613       $ 822         9.54   $ 58        2.60

Pennsylvania

     2,931         405         13.81        6        0.74   

Mid-Atlantic

     15,963         134         0.84        —          —     

Other

     23,584         2,612         11.07        379        5.66   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 51,091       $ 3,973         7.78   $ 443        3.21
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Alt-A first mortgages:

            

New York

   $ 86,040       $ 18,884         21.95   $ 495        2.26

Pennsylvania

     19,658         2,827         14.38        13        0.27   

Mid-Atlantic

     98,431         16,070         16.33        853        3.32   

Other

     343,763         71,012         20.66        5,720        6.47   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 547,892       $ 108,793         19.86   $ 7,081        5.02
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Alt-A junior lien:

            

New York

   $ 2,482       $ 58         2.35   $ 310        46.77

Pennsylvania

     633         33         5.21        —          —     

Mid-Atlantic

     3,960         81         2.03        203        19.75   

Other

     13,252         787         5.94        827        23.63   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 20,327       $ 959         4.72   $ 1,340        25.05
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

First lien home equity loans:

            

New York

   $ 28,478       $ 459         1.61   $ 21        0.29

Pennsylvania

     157,765         2,996         1.90        97        0.24   

Mid-Atlantic

     129,339         646         0.50        34        0.10   

Other

     1,057         99         9.37        —          —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 316,639       $ 4,200         1.33   $ 152        0.18
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

First lien home equity lines:

            

New York

   $ 884,581       $ 2,564         0.29   $ 372        0.17

Pennsylvania

     583,442         1,692         0.29        93        0.06   

Mid-Atlantic

     537,142         1,003         0.19        61        0.04   

Other

     16,236         572         3.52        —          —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 2,021,401       $ 5,831         0.29   $ 526        0.10
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Junior lien home equity loans:

            

New York

   $ 67,468       $ 1,417         2.10   $ 256        1.29

Pennsylvania

     77,176         1,319         1.71        189        0.87   

Mid-Atlantic

     211,996         840         0.40        399        0.82   

Other

     19,056         687         3.60        (13     (0.31
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 375,696       $ 4,263         1.13   $ 831        0.88
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Junior lien home equity lines:

            

New York

   $ 1,581,466       $ 18,998         1.20   $ 3,859        0.96

Pennsylvania

     621,497         1,941         0.31        335        0.22   

Mid-Atlantic

     1,722,867         2,579         0.15        1,914        0.45   

Other

     116,077         2,822         2.43        624        2.18   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 4,041,907       $ 26,340         0.65   $ 6,732        0.66
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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A comparative summary of nonperforming assets and certain past due, renegotiated and impaired loan data and credit quality ratios as of the end of the periods indicated is presented in the accompanying table.

NONPERFORMING ASSET AND PAST DUE, RENEGOTIATED AND IMPAIRED LOAN DATA

Dollars in thousands

 

     2011 Quarters     2010 Quarters  
     Third     Second     First     Fourth     Third  

Nonaccrual loans

   $ 1,113,788        1,117,584        1,081,920        1,139,740        1,001,454   

Real estate and other foreclosed assets

     149,868        158,873        218,203        220,049        192,600   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total nonperforming assets

   $ 1,263,656        1,276,457        1,300,123        1,359,789        1,194,054   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accruing loans past due 90 days or more (a)

   $ 309,966        373,197        264,480        269,593        214,769   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Renegotiated loans

   $ 223,233        234,726        241,190        233,342        233,671   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Government guaranteed loans included in totals above:

          

Nonaccrual loans

   $ 32,937        42,337        36,300        39,883        37,218   

Accruing loans past due 90 days or more

     211,808        207,135        214,505        214,111        194,223   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Purchased impaired loans (b):

          

Outstanding customer balance

   $ 1,393,777        1,473,237        206,253        219,477        113,964   

Carrying amount

     703,632        752,978        88,589        97,019        52,728   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other acquired impaired loans (c)

   $ 217,759        141,391        129,191        99,454        98,106   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Nonaccrual loans to total loans and leases, net of unearned discount

     1.91     1.91     2.08     2.19     1.97

Nonperforming assets to total net loans and leases and real estate and other foreclosed assets

     2.16     2.17     2.48     2.60     2.34

Accruing loans past due 90 days or more to total loans and leases, net of unearned discount

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(a) Predominantly residential mortgage loans.
(b) Accruing loans that were impaired at acquisition date and recorded at fair value.
(c) Acquired loans that ceased performing in accordance with their contractual terms subsequent to the acquisition date, but are included in accounting pools that continue to accrue interest.

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limited to: (i) the impact of declining residential real estate values in the Company’s portfolio of loans to residential real estate builders and developers; (ii) the repayment performance associated with the Company’s portfolio of Alt-A residential mortgage loans; (iii) the concentrations of commercial real estate loans in the Company’s loan portfolio; (iv) the amount of commercial and industrial loans to businesses in areas of New York State outside of the New York City metropolitan area and in central Pennsylvania that have historically experienced less economic growth and vitality than the vast majority of other regions of the country; and (v) the size of the Company’s portfolio of loans to individual consumers, which historically have experienced higher net charge-offs as a percentage of loans outstanding than other loan types. The level of the allowance is adjusted based on the results of management’s analysis.

Management cautiously and conservatively evaluated the allowance for credit losses as of September 30, 2011 in light of: (i) residential real estate values and the level of delinquencies of residential real estate loans; (ii) economic conditions in the markets served by the Company; (iii) continuing weakness in industrial employment in upstate New York and central Pennsylvania; (iv) the significant subjectivity involved in commercial real estate valuations for properties located in areas with stagnant or low growth economies; and (v) the amount of loan growth experienced by the Company. Considerable concerns exist about economic conditions in both national and international markets; the level and volatility of energy prices; a weakened housing market; the troubled state of financial and credit markets; Federal Reserve positioning of monetary policy; high levels of unemployment; the impact of economic conditions on businesses’ operations and abilities to repay loans; continued stagnant population growth in the upstate New York and central Pennsylvania regions; and continued uncertainty about possible responses to state and local government budget deficits. Although the U.S. economy experienced recession and weak economic conditions during recent years, the impact of those conditions was not as pronounced on borrowers in the traditionally slower growth or stagnant regions of upstate New York and central Pennsylvania. Approximately one-half of the Company’s loans are to customers in New York State and Pennsylvania. Home prices in upstate New York and central Pennsylvania were relatively stable in recent years, in contrast to declines in values in many other regions of the country. Therefore, despite the conditions, as previously described, the most severe credit issues experienced by the Company during the recent financial downturn have been centered around residential real estate, including loans to builders and developers of residential real estate, in areas other than New York State and Pennsylvania. In response, the Company has expanded its normal loan review process to conduct detailed reviews of all loans to residential real estate builders and developers that exceeded $2.5 million. Those credit reviews often resulted in commencement of intensified collection efforts, including instances of foreclosure.

The Company utilizes a loan grading system which is applied to all commercial and commercial real estate loans. Loan grades are utilized to differentiate risk within the portfolio and consider the expectations of default for each loan. Commercial loans and commercial real estate loans with a lower expectation of default are assigned one of ten possible “pass” loan grades and are generally ascribed lower loss factors when determining the allowance for credit losses. Loans with an elevated level of credit risk are classified as “criticized” and are ascribed a higher loss factor when determining the allowance for credit losses. Criticized loans may be classified as “nonaccrual” if the Company no longer expects to collect all amounts according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement or the loan is delinquent 90 days or more. On a quarterly basis, the Company’s centralized loan review department reviews all criticized commercial and commercial real estate loans greater than $1 million to determine the appropriateness of the assigned loan grade, including whether the loan should be reported as accruing or nonaccruing. For criticized nonaccrual loans, additional meetings are held with loan officers and their managers, workout

 

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specialists and senior management to discuss each of the relationships. In analyzing criticized loans, borrower-specific information is reviewed, including operating results, future cash flows, recent developments and the borrower’s outlook, and other pertinent data. The timing and extent of potential losses, considering collateral valuation and other factors, and the Company’s potential courses of action are reviewed. To the extent that these loans are collateral-dependent, they are evaluated based on the fair value of the loan’s collateral as estimated at or near the financial statement date. As the quality of a loan deteriorates to the point of classifying the loan as “criticized,” the process of obtaining updated collateral valuation information is usually initiated, unless it is not considered warranted given factors such as the relative size of the loan, the characteristics of the collateral or the age of the last valuation. In those cases where current appraisals may not yet be available, prior appraisals are utilized with adjustments, as deemed necessary, for estimates of subsequent declines in value as determined by line of business and/or loan workout personnel in the respective geographic regions. Those adjustments are reviewed and assessed for reasonableness by the Company’s loan review department. Accordingly, for real estate collateral securing larger commercial and commercial real estate loans, estimated collateral values are based on current appraisals and estimates of value. For non-real estate loans, collateral is assigned a discounted estimated liquidation value and, depending on the nature of the collateral, is verified through field exams or other procedures. In assessing collateral, real estate and non-real estate values are reduced by an estimate of selling costs. With regard to residential real estate loans, the Company expanded its collections and loan workout staff and further refined its loss identification and estimation techniques by reference to loan performance and house price depreciation data in specific areas of the country where collateral that was securing the Company’s residential real estate loans was located. For residential real estate-related loans, including home equity loans and lines of credit, the excess of the loan balance over the net realizable value of the property collateralizing the loan is charged-off when the loan becomes 150 days delinquent. That charge-off is based on recent indications of value from external parties that are generally obtained shortly after a loan becomes nonaccrual.

Factors that influence the Company’s credit loss experience include overall economic conditions affecting businesses and consumers generally, but also residential and commercial real estate valuations, in particular, given the size of the real estate loan portfolios. Reflecting the factors and conditions as described herein, the Company has experienced historically high levels of nonaccrual loans and net charge-offs of real estate-related loans, including first and second lien Alt-A mortgage loans and loans to builders and developers of residential real estate. The Company has also experienced higher than historical levels of nonaccrual commercial real estate loans since 2009. Commercial real estate valuations can be highly subjective, as they are based upon many assumptions. Such valuations can be significantly affected over relatively short periods of time by changes in business climate, economic conditions, interest rates and, in many cases, the results of operations of businesses and other occupants of the real property. Similarly, residential real estate valuations can be impacted by housing trends, the availability of financing at reasonable interest rates, and general economic conditions affecting consumers.

Loans acquired in connection with acquisition transactions subsequent to 2008 were recorded at fair value with no carry-over of any previously recorded allowance for credit losses. Determining the fair value of the acquired loans required estimating cash flows expected to be collected on the loans and discounting those cash flows at then current interest rates. The excess of cash flows expected at acquisition over the estimated fair value is being recognized as interest income over the lives of the loans. The difference between contractually required payments at acquisition and the cash flows expected to be collected at acquisition reflects estimated future credit losses

 

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and other contractually required payments that the Company does not expect to collect. The Company regularly evaluates the reasonableness of its cash flow projections. Any decreases to the expected cash flows require the Company to evaluate the need for an additional allowance for credit losses and could lead to charge-offs of acquired loan balances. Any significant increases in expected cash flows result in additional interest income to be recognized over the then-remaining lives of the loans.

Management believes that the allowance for credit losses at September 30, 2011 appropriately reflected credit losses inherent in the portfolio as of that date. The allowance for credit losses was $909 million, or 1.56% of total loans and leases at September 30, 2011, compared with $895 million or 1.76% at September 30, 2010, $903 million or 1.74% at December 31, 2010 and $908 million or 1.55% at June 30, 2011. The ratio of the allowance to total loans and leases reflects the impact of loans obtained in acquisition transactions subsequent to 2008 that have been recorded at estimated fair value based on estimated future cash flows expected to be received on those loans. Those cash flows reflect the impact of expected defaults on customer repayment performance. Excluding the effect of such loans, the allowance for credit losses related to the Company’s legacy loans (that is, total loans excluding loans acquired subsequent to 2008) expressed as a percentage of such legacy loans was 1.79% at September 30, 2011, compared with 1.86% at September 30, 2010, 1.82% at December 31, 2010 and 1.80% at June 30, 2011. The level of the allowance reflects management’s evaluation of the loan and lease portfolio as described herein. Should the various credit factors considered by management in establishing the allowance for credit losses change and should management’s assessment of losses inherent in the loan portfolio also change, the level of the allowance as a percentage of loans could increase or decrease in future periods. The ratio of the allowance for credit losses to nonaccrual loans was 82% at September 30, 2011, compared with 89% a year earlier, 79% at December 31, 2010 and 81% at June 30, 2011. Given the Company’s general position as a secured lender and its practice of charging off loan balances when collection is deemed doubtful, that ratio and changes in that ratio are generally not an indicative measure of the adequacy of the Company’s allowance for credit losses, nor does management rely upon that ratio in determining the allowance. The level of the allowance reflects management’s evaluation of the loan and lease portfolio as of each respective date.

Other Income

Other income totaled $368 million in the third quarter of 2011, compared with $290 million in the year-earlier quarter and $502 million in the second quarter of 2011. Reflected in such income were net losses on investment securities (including other-than-temporary impairment losses) of $10 million in the recent quarter and $8 million in the third quarter of 2010, compared with net gains of $84 million in the second quarter of 2011. During 2011’s second quarter, the Company sold investment securities held in its available-for-sale portfolio having an amortized cost of approximately $1.21 billion, resulting in a gain of $111 million. The securities sold were predominantly residential mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, collateralized debt obligations and capital preferred securities. Included in net securities gains and losses were other-than-temporary impairment charges of $10 million in each of the three-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 and $27 million in the second quarter of 2011. Those other-than-temporary impairment charges were predominantly related to the Company’s holdings of privately issued CMOs and reflect the impact of lower real estate values and higher delinquencies on real estate loans underlying those impaired securities. Also reflected in noninterest income during 2011’s second quarter was the $65 million gain recorded as a result of the Wilmington Trust acquisition.

 

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Excluding gains and losses on bank investment securities (including other-than-temporary impairment losses) and the acquisition-related gain, other income in the recent quarter totaled $378 million, up from $298 million in the third quarter of 2010 and $353 million in the second quarter of 2011. As compared with the third quarter of 2010, the primary contributor to the recent quarter’s improvement was significantly higher trust income, due to the Wilmington Trust acquisition, partially offset by a decline in residential mortgage banking revenues. That decline reflected the Company’s decision to retain the majority of residential mortgage loan originations in the recent quarter rather than selling them. The recent quarter’s increase in other income as compared with the second quarter of 2011 reflects a full quarter of trust income related to the acquisition of Wilmington Trust on May 16, 2011, partially offset by declines in gains on the sale of previously leased equipment and letter of credit and other credit-related fees.

Mortgage banking revenues were $38 million in the recent quarter, down 38% from $61 million in the third quarter of 2010 and 10% below $42 million in the second quarter of 2011. Mortgage banking revenues are comprised of both residential and commercial mortgage banking activities. The Company’s involvement in commercial mortgage banking activities includes the origination, sales and servicing of loans under the multifamily loan programs of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Residential mortgage banking revenues, consisting of realized gains from sales of residential mortgage loans and loan servicing rights, unrealized gains and losses on residential mortgage loans held for sale and related commitments, residential mortgage loan servicing fees, and other residential mortgage loan-related fees and income, were $25 million in each of the two most recent quarters, compared with $45 million in the third quarter of 2010. The lower revenues in the 2011 quarters were largely attributable to lower volumes of loans originated for sale.

New commitments to originate residential mortgage loans to be sold were approximately $371 million and $1.4 billion in the third quarters of 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $742 million in the second quarter of 2011. Similarly, closed residential mortgage loans originated for sale to other investors were approximately $577 million in the most recent quarter, compared with $1.1 billion and $702 million in the three-month periods ended September 30, 2010 and June 30, 2011, respectively. Realized gains from sales of residential mortgage loans and loan servicing rights (net of the impact of costs associated with obligations to repurchase mortgage loans originated for sale) and recognized net unrealized gains and losses attributable to residential mortgage loans held for sale, commitments to originate loans for sale and commitments to sell loans totaled to a gain of $4 million in the recently completed quarter, compared with gains of $24 million and $5 million in the third quarter of 2010 and the second quarter of 2011, respectively.

The Company is contractually obligated to repurchase previously sold loans that do not ultimately meet investor sale criteria related to underwriting procedures or loan documentation. When required to do so, the Company may reimburse loan purchasers for losses incurred or may repurchase certain loans. Since early 2007 when the Company recognized a $6 million charge related to declines in market values of previously sold residential real estate loans that the Company could have been required to repurchase, the Company has regularly reduced residential mortgage banking revenues by an estimate for losses related to its obligations to loan purchasers. The amount of those charges varies based on the volume of loans sold, the level of reimbursement requests received from loan purchasers and estimates of losses that may be associated with previously sold loans. Residential mortgage banking revenues during the three-month periods ended September 30, 2011, September 30, 2010 and June 30, 2011 were reduced by $3 million, $5 million and $9 million, respectively, related to actual and anticipated settlements of repurchase obligations.

 

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Late in the third quarter of 2010, the Company began to originate certain residential real estate loans to be held in its loan portfolio, rather than continuing to sell such loans. During the fourth quarter of 2010 and the first quarter of 2011, the Company added approximately $700 million of loans to its portfolio of residential real estate loans. In general, the loans conformed to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac underwriting guidelines. Retaining those residential real estate loans offset the impact of the declining investment securities portfolio resulting from maturities and paydowns of residential mortgage-backed securities while providing high quality assets earning a reasonable yield. From March through June 2011, the Company resumed originating for sale the majority of new residential real estate loans. However, beginning in July 2011, the Company has again begun to originate the majority of residential real estate loans to be held in its loan portfolio. During the third quarter of 2011, the Company added approximately $265 million of loans to its portfolio of residential real estate loans.

Loans held for sale that are secured by residential real estate totaled $191 million and $554 million at September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $341 million at December 31, 2010. Commitments to sell residential mortgage loans and commitments to originate such loans for sale at pre-determined rates were $304 million and $227 million, respectively, at September 30, 2011, $1.1 billion and $930 million, respectively, at September 30, 2010 and $458 million and $162 million, respectively, at December 31, 2010. Net unrealized gains on residential mortgage loans held for sale, commitments to sell loans, and commitments to originate loans for sale were $6 million and $28 million at September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, respectively, and $11 million at December 31, 2010. Changes in such net unrealized gains are recorded in mortgage banking revenues and resulted in a net decrease in revenues of $6 million in the recent quarter, compared with net increases in revenues of $9 million and $2 million in the third quarter of 2010 and the second quarter of 2011, respectively.

Revenues from servicing residential mortgage loans for others were $20 million in each of the third quarters of 2011 and 2010 and $19 million in the second quarter of 2011. Included in such servicing revenues were amounts related to purchased servicing rights associated with small balance commercial mortgage loans which totaled $6 million in the two most recent quarters and $7 million in third quarter of 2010. Residential mortgage loans serviced for others totaled $28.1 billion at September 30, 2011, $21.3 billion at September 30, 2010, $21.6 billion at June 30, 2011 and $21.1 billion at December 31, 2010, including the small balance commercial mortgage loans noted above of approximately $4.7 billion at the recent quarter-end, $5.4 billion at September 30, 2010, $4.8 billion at June 30, 2011 and $5.2 billion at December 31, 2010. Capitalized residential mortgage servicing assets, net of a valuation allowance for impairment, were $159 million at September 30, 2011, compared with $115 million at September 30, 2010, $111 million at June 30, 2011 and $118 million at December 31, 2010. The valuation allowance for possible impairment of residential mortgage servicing assets totaled $1 million and $6 million at September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, respectively. There was no valuation allowance at June 30, 2011 or at December 31, 2010. On September 30, 2011, the Company purchased servicing rights associated with residential mortgage loans having an outstanding principal balance of approximately $6.7 billion. The purchase price for such servicing rights was $54 million and has been included in capitalized residential mortgage servicing assets as of September 30, 2011. Of that amount, $38 million will not be paid to the seller until the conversion of data and other processing functions is transferred from the seller to the Company. That transfer is expected to occur during the fourth quarter of 2011. Because the purchase closed on September 30, 2011, the transaction had no impact on mortgage banking revenues or amortization of capitalized servicing rights during the recently completed quarter. Included in capitalized residential mortgage servicing assets were $18 million at September 30, 2011, $29 million at September 30, 2010, $21 million at June 30, 2011 and $26 million at December 31, 2010 of purchased servicing rights associated with the small balance commercial

 

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mortgage loans noted above. Servicing rights for the small balance commercial mortgage loans were purchased from Bayview Lending Group, LLC (“BLG”) or its affiliates. In addition, at September 30, 2011, capitalized servicing rights included $6 million for servicing rights for $3.3 billion of residential real estate loans that were purchased from affiliates of BLG. Additional information about the Company’s relationship with BLG and its affiliates is provided in note 15 of Notes to Financial Statements.

Commercial mortgage banking revenues were $14 million in the third quarter of 2011, compared with $16 million in the year-earlier quarter and $17 million in the second quarter of 2011. Included in such amounts were revenues from loan origination and sales activities of $8 million in the third quarter of 2011, compared with $12 million in each of the third quarter of 2010 and the second quarter of 2011. Commercial mortgage loan servicing revenues were $6 million in the recent quarter, compared with $4 million in the year-earlier quarter and $5 million in the second quarter of 2011. Capitalized commercial mortgage servicing assets totaled $50 million at September 30, 2011, $39 million at September 30, 2010 and $43 million at December 31, 2010. Commercial mortgage loans serviced for other investors totaled $8.8 billion, $7.7 billion and $8.1 billion at September 30, 2011, September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2010, respectively, and included $1.8 billion, $1.5 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively, of loan balances for which investors had recourse to the Company if such balances are ultimately uncollectible. Commitments to sell commercial mortgage loans and commitments to originate commercial mortgage loans for sale were $141 million and $56 million, respectively, at September 30, 2011, $261 million and $158 million, respectively, at September 30, 2010 and $276 million and $73 million, respectively, at December 31, 2010. Commercial mortgage loans held for sale at September 30, 2011 and 2010 were $85 million and $103 million, respectively, and were $204 million at December 31, 2010.

Service charges on deposit accounts totaled $122 million in the recent quarter, compared with $118 million in the third quarter of 2010 and $120 million in the second quarter of 2011. The Federal Reserve and other bank regulators have adopted regulations requiring expanded disclosure of overdraft and other fees assessed to consumers and have issued guidance that requires consumers to elect to be subject to fees for certain deposit account transactions. The impact of the Wilmington Trust acquisition added $7 million and $4 million to service charges on deposit accounts in the recent quarter and the second quarter of 2011, respectively. New regulations have been finalized as part of the Dodd-Frank Act related to limiting debit card-interchange fees that financial institutions are able to assess. Those new regulations were effective October 1, 2011. The Company estimates that the implementation of those regulations will reduce total service charges on deposit accounts in the fourth quarter of 2011 by $15 million to $20 million.

Trust income totaled $114 million in the recent quarter, compared with $30 million in the third quarter of 2010 and $76 million in the second quarter of 2011. The Wilmington Trust acquisition contributed $85 million and $46 million to trust income in the quarters ended September 30, 2011 and June 30, 2011, respectively. That acquisition brought with it two significant sources of trust income. The Corporate Client Services (“CCS”) business provides a variety of trustee, agency, investment management and administrative services for corporations and institutions, investment bankers, corporate tax, finance and legal executives, and other institutional clients who: (i) use capital markets financing structures; (ii) use independent trustees to hold retirement plan and other assets; and (iii) need investment and cash management services. Many CCS clients are multinational corporations and institutions. The Wealth Advisory Services (“WAS”) business helps high net worth clients grow their wealth, protect it, and transfer it to their heirs. A comprehensive array of wealth management services are offered, including asset management, fiduciary services and family office services. Trust income in the recent quarter reflects $28 million of revenues

 

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from the Company’s non-Wilmington Trust-related trust activities, $47 million from acquired CCS activities and $35 million from acquired WAS activities. Impacting trust income for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2011, September 30, 2010 and June 30, 2011 were $10 million, $4 million and $8 million, respectively, of fee waivers related to proprietary money-market funds. The Company waived such fees in order to continue to pay customers a yield on their investments in the proprietary money-market funds. Total trust assets, which include assets under management and assets under administration, aggregated $254.0 billion at September 30, 2011, compared with $113.4 billion at December 31, 2010 and $268.0 billion at June 30, 2011. Trust assets under management were $51.4 billion, $13.2 billion and $55.4 billion at September 30, 2011, December 31, 2010 and June 30, 2011, respectively. The acquisition of Wilmington Trust added trust assets under management and assets under administration aggregating $42.2 billion and $154.1 billion, respectively, during the second quarter of 2011. In addition to the asset amounts noted above, trust assets under management of affiliates (obtained in the Wilmington Trust transaction) totaled $13.1 billion at September 30, 2011 and $16.7 billion at June 30, 2011.

Brokerage services income, which includes revenues from the sale of mutual funds and annuities and securities brokerage fees, totaled $14 million in the third quarter of 2011, compared with $12 million in the year-earlier quarter and $15 million in the second quarter of 2011. Trading account and foreign exchange activity resulted in gains of $4 million during the most recent quarter, compared with gains of $6 million in the third quarter of 2010 and $7 million in 2011’s second quarter. The lower revenues in the recent quarter were largely attributable to decreases in the market values of trading account assets held in conjunction with deferred compensation arrangements, partially offset by higher revenues from interest rate and foreign exchange contracts. The Company enters into interest rate and foreign exchange contracts with customers who need such services and concomitantly enters into offsetting trading positions with third parties to minimize the risks involved with these types of transactions. Information about the notional amount of interest rate, foreign exchange and other contracts entered into by the Company for trading account purposes is included in note 10 of Notes to Financial Statements and herein under the heading “Taxable-equivalent Net Interest Income.” Trading account revenues related to interest rate and foreign exchange contracts totaled $6 million in the recent quarter compared with $4 million in each of the third quarter of 2010 and the second quarter of 2011.

Including the impact of other-than-temporary impairment losses, during the third quarter of 2011 the Company recognized net losses on investment securities of $10 million, compared with net losses of $8 million in the year-earlier quarter and net gains of $84 million in the second quarter of 2011. The net gains in 2011’s second quarter reflect realized gains of $111 million from the sale of investment securities available for sale, predominantly residential mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, collateralized debt obligations and capital preferred securities, having an amortized cost of $1.21 billion. Other-than-temporary impairment charges of $10 million were recorded in each of the quarters ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, compared with $27 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2011. The impairment charges were related to certain privately issued CMOs backed by residential real estate loans and, to a much lesser extent in the third quarter of 2010, CDOs. Each reporting period, the Company reviews its investment securities for other-than-temporary impairment. For equity securities, the Company considers various factors to determine if the decline in value is other than temporary, including the duration and extent of the decline in value, the factors contributing to the decline in fair value, including the financial condition of the issuer as well as the condition of the industry in which it operates, and the prospects for a recovery in fair value of the equity security. For debt securities, the Company analyzes the creditworthiness of the issuer or reviews the credit

 

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performance of the underlying collateral supporting the bond. For debt securities backed by pools of loans, such as privately issued mortgage-backed securities, the Company estimates the cash flows of the underlying loan collateral using forward-looking assumptions of default rates, loss severities and prepayment speeds. Estimated collateral cash flows are then utilized to estimate bond-specific cash flows to determine the ultimate collectibility of the bond. If the present value of the cash flows indicates that the Company should not expect to recover the entire amortized cost basis of a bond or if the Company intends to sell the bond or it more likely than not will be required to sell the bond before recovery of its amortized cost basis, an other-than-temporary impairment loss is recognized. If an other-than-temporary impairment loss is deemed to have occurred, the investment security’s cost basis is adjusted, as appropriate for the circumstances. Additional information about other-than-temporary impairment losses is included herein under the heading “Capital.”

M&T’s share of the operating results of BLG in the recent quarter was a loss of $7 million, compared with losses of $6 million and $5 million in the third quarter of 2010 and the second 2011 quarter, respectively. The operating losses of BLG in the respective quarters resulted from the disruptions in the residential and commercial real estate markets and reflected provisions for losses associated with securitized loans and other loans held by BLG and loan servicing and other administrative costs. The loan losses largely relate to loans in non-recourse securitization trusts that, in accordance with GAAP, BLG is required to include in its financial statements. Despite the credit and liquidity disruptions that began in 2007, BLG had been successfully securitizing and selling significant volumes of small-balance commercial real estate loans until the first quarter of 2008. However, in response to the illiquidity in the marketplace since that time, BLG ceased its originations activities. As a result of past securitization activities, BLG is still entitled to cash flows from mortgage assets that it owns or that are owned by its affiliates and is also entitled to receive distributions from affiliates that provide asset management and other services. Accordingly, the Company believes that BLG is capable of realizing positive cash flows that could be available for distribution to its owners, including M&T, despite a lack of positive GAAP-earnings. In assessing M&T’s investment in BLG for other-than-temporary impairment at September 30, 2011, the Company projected no further commercial mortgage origination and securitization activities by BLG. BLG, however, is entitled to receive, if and when made, cash distributions from affiliates, a portion of which is contractually required to be distributed to M&T. In large part, it is such right that provided the support for M&T’s assessment that its investment in BLG was not other-than-temporarily impaired at September 30, 2011. Specifically, cash flows related to mortgage assets held by BLG and its affiliates were estimated using various assumptions on future default and loss severities to arrive at an expected amount of cash flow that could be available for distribution. As of September 30, 2011, the weighted-average assumption of projected default percentage on the underlying mortgage loan collateral supporting those mortgage assets was 29% and the weighted-average loss severity assumption was 73%. With respect to projected value expected to be generated by the asset management and servicing operations of BLG’s affiliates, M&T developed estimates from company-provided forecasts of financial results and through discussions with their senior management pertaining to longer-term projections of growth in assets under management and asset servicing portfolios. M&T considered different scenarios of projected cash flows that could be generated by the asset management and servicing operations of BLG’s affiliates. M&T then discounted the various projections using discount rates that ranged from 8% to 17%. M&T’s analysis at September 30, 2011 estimated that the value attributed to BLG and its relationship with its affiliates that inures to the benefit of M&T exceeded the carrying value of M&T’s investment in BLG by 6%. Upon evaluation of those results, management concluded that M&T’s investment in BLG was not other-than-temporarily impaired at September 30, 2011. Nevertheless, such analysis was dependent on the current and forecasted

 

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asset management, loan servicing and other fee generating activities of BLG’s affiliates and the realizability of mortgage assets held by BLG and affiliates. Although management believes its estimates are reasonable, should sufficient value not be generated that contractually inures to the benefit of M&T, an other-than-temporary impairment charge may be required in a future period for some portion of the $199 million book value of its investment in BLG. Information about the Company’s relationship with BLG and its affiliates is included in note 15 of Notes to Financial Statements.

Other revenues from operations totaled $93 million in the recent quarter, compared with $77 million in the third quarter of 2010 and $163 million in the second quarter of 2011. Reflected in such revenues in the second quarter of 2011 was the $65 million gain on the Wilmington Trust acquisition. Contributing to the recent quarter’s rise in other revenues from operations as compared with the third quarter of 2010 were increases in letter of credit and other credit-related fees, income from bank owned life insurance and revenues from merchant discount and credit card fees. After excluding the merger-related gain on the Wilmington transaction, the recent quarter’s decline in this category of $5 million as compared with the second quarter of 2011 was due largely to lower gains on the sale of previously leased equipment and letter of credit and other credit-related fees. Included in other revenues from operations were the following significant components: letter of credit and other credit-related fees of $30 million and $25 million in the third quarters of 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $34 million in the second quarter of 2011; tax-exempt income from bank owned life insurance, which includes increases in the cash surrender value of life insurance policies and benefits received, of $14 million in the recent quarter and $12 million in each of the year-earlier quarter and the second quarter of 2011; revenues from merchant discount and credit card fees of $15 million in the most recent quarter, compared with $12 million and $14 million in the third quarter of 2010 and 2011’s second quarter, respectively; and insurance-related sales commissions and other revenues of $9 million in each of the quarters ended September 30, 2011, September 30, 2010 and June 30, 2011, respectively.

Other income totaled $1.18 billion in the first nine months of 2011, compared with $821 million in the corresponding 2010 period. Gains and losses on bank investment securities (including other-than-temporary impairment losses) totaled to net gains of $98 million in the first nine months of 2011, compared with net losses of $57 million in the similar 2010 period. Excluding gains and losses from bank investment securities and the $65 million Wilmington Trust-related gain in 2011, other income was $1.02 billion in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011, compared with $878 million in the corresponding 2010 period. The primary contributor to the rise in other income during the 2011 period was higher trust income, the result of the Wilmington Trust acquisition. Other significant contributors to the improvement were higher letter of credit and credit-related fees, merchant discount and credit card fees, and gains on the sale of previously leased equipment. Partially offsetting those positive factors were declines in residential mortgage banking revenues and service charges on deposit accounts.

For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011, mortgage banking revenues totaled $125 million, down 16% from $150 million in the year-earlier period. Residential mortgage banking revenues declined 28% to $79 million during the first nine months of 2011 from $110 million in the corresponding 2010 period. New commitments to originate residential mortgage loans to be sold were $1.6 billion and $3.5 billion during the first nine months of 2011 and 2010, respectively. Closed residential mortgage loans originated for sale to other investors during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 were $1.6 billion and $3.1 billion, respectively. Realized gains from sales of residential mortgage loans and loan servicing rights (net of the impact of costs associated with obligations to repurchase mortgage loans originated for sale) and recognized unrealized gains and losses on

 

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residential mortgage loans held for sale, commitments to originate loans for sale and commitments to sell loans aggregated to gains of $18 million and $47 million during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Lower origination activity related to loans originated for sale was the primary contributor to the decline in such revenues, which reflects the Company’s decision to retain for portfolio in 2011 a large portion of residential real estate loans originated. Residential mortgage banking revenues during each of the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 were reduced by $16 million related to actual and anticipated settlements of repurchase obligations. Revenues from servicing residential mortgage loans for others were $58 million and $60 million for the first nine-months of 2011 and 2010, respectively. Included in such amounts were revenues related to purchased servicing rights associated with the previously noted small balance commercial mortgage loans of $18 million and $20 million for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Commercial mortgage banking revenues totaled $46 million and $40 million during the first nine months of 2011 and 2010, respectively. That improvement reflected higher origination volumes that aggregated $1.1 billion in the 2011 period, compared with $941 million in the 2010 period.

Service charges on deposit accounts declined 4% to $351 million during the first nine months of 2011 from $367 million in the corresponding 2010 period. That decline resulted predominantly from the previously noted new regulations that went into effect during the third quarter of 2010, partially offset by the impact of the Wilmington Trust acquisition. Trust income rose 139% to $219 million from $92 million a year earlier, due to $132 million of revenues associated with the Wilmington Trust acquisition. Reflected in trust income were $23 million and $14 million of fee waivers during the first nine months of 2011 and 2010, respectively, related to proprietary money-market funds. Brokerage services income rose 13% to $43 million during the first nine months of 2011 from $38 million in the similar 2010 period. That improvement was largely due to higher fees from the sale of annuity products and additional sales associated with the Wilmington Trust acquisition. Trading account and foreign exchange activity resulted in gains of $19 million and $15 million for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The higher gains were due to increased revenues from interest rate contract and foreign exchange transactions conducted on behalf of customers. M&T’s investment in BLG resulted in losses of $19 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, compared with losses of $18 million in the year-earlier period. Investment securities gains and losses totaled to net gains of $98 million during the first nine months of 2011 compared with net losses of $57 million in the nine month period ended September 30, 2010. Included in those amounts were other-than-temporary impairment losses of $52 million in 2011 and $59 million in 2010. In addition to the $111 million of gains realized during the second quarter of 2011 noted earlier, the Company sold residential mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during the initial 2011 quarter having an amortized cost of $484 million, resulting in a gain of $39 million.

Other revenues from operations were $348 million in the first nine months of 2011, up significantly from $236 million in the corresponding 2010 period. Reflected in such revenues in 2011 was the $65 million gain realized on the acquisition of Wilmington Trust. Also contributing to the improvement in other revenues from operations in 2011 as compared with 2010 were increases in revenues from letter of credit and credit-related fees of $17 million, merchant discount and credit card fees of $7 million, and gains from the sale of previously leased equipment of $10 million. Included in other revenues from operations during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 were the following significant components: letter of credit and other credit-related fees of $97 million and $80 million, respectively; income from bank owned life insurance of $39 million and $38 million, respectively; merchant discount and credit card fees of $41 million and $34 million, respectively; and insurance-related sales commissions and other revenues of $30 million in each period.

 

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Other Expense

Other expense totaled $662 million in the third quarter of 2011, 38% higher than $480 million in the year-earlier period and 15% above $577 million in 2011’s second quarter. Included in those amounts are expenses considered by management to be “nonoperating” in nature consisting of amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets of $17 million and $14 million in the third quarters of 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $15 million in the second quarter of 2011, and merger-related expenses of $26 million and $37 million in the three-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and June 30, 2011, respectively. Such merger-related expenses were incurred in connection with the Wilmington Trust acquisition and related to systems conversions and other costs of integrating and conforming acquired operations with and into the Company. Those expenses consisted largely of professional services and other temporary help fees associated with the conversion of systems and/or integration of operations; costs related to termination of existing contractual arrangements of Wilmington Trust to purchase various services; initial marketing and promotion expenses designed to introduce M&T Bank to its new customers; travel costs; and printing, postage, supplies and other costs of completing the transactions and commencing operations in new markets and offices. There were no merger-related expenses during the first three quarters of 2010. Exclusive of these nonoperating expenses, noninterest operating expenses were $619 million in the recent quarter, compared with $467 million in the third quarter of 2010 and $525 million in the second quarter of 2011. The higher level of expenses in the recent quarter as compared with the third quarter of 2010 and the second quarter of 2011 was predominantly due to the operations obtained in the Wilmington Trust acquisition on May 16, 2011.

Other expense for the first nine months of 2011 aggregated $1.74 billion, up $293 million or 20% from $1.45 billion in the corresponding 2010 period. Included in those amounts are expenses considered to be “nonoperating” in nature consisting of amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets of $44 million and $45 million in the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and merger-related expenses of $67 million in the 2011 period. Exclusive of these nonoperating expenses, noninterest operating expenses through the first nine months of 2011 increased $226 million or 16% to $1.63 billion from $1.40 billion in the similar 2010 period. That increase was also predominantly attributable to expenses associated with the acquired operations of Wilmington Trust. Table 2 provides a reconciliation of other expense to noninterest operating expense.

Salaries and employee benefits expense totaled $325 million in the third quarter of 2011, compared with $246 million in the third quarter of 2010 and $300 million in 2011’s second quarter. As noted in table 2, merger-related salaries and benefits costs were $285 thousand and $15 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2011 and June 30, 2011, respectively. Such second quarter 2011 expenses consisted predominantly of severance expense for Wilmington Trust employees. Exclusive of merger-related expenses, salaries and benefits expense in the recent quarter increased 32% and 14% as compared with the year earlier quarter and the second quarter of 2011, respectively. Those increases reflect the impact of operations associated with the May 16, 2011 acquisition of Wilmington Trust. For the first three quarters of 2011, salaries and employee benefits expense totaled $891 million, compared with $756 million in the year-earlier period. Exclusive of merger-related expenses, salaries and benefits expense rose 16% or $120 million in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011 from the similar 2010 period. That increase reflects the impact of operations associated with the acquisition of Wilmington Trust.

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2010 and June 30, 2011, and $43 million for each of the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. The number of full-time equivalent employees was 15,074 at September 30, 2011, 12,837 at September 30, 2010, 12,802 at December 31, 2010 and 15,357 at June 30, 2011.

Excluding the nonoperating expense items described earlier from each quarter, nonpersonnel operating expenses were $294 million in the third quarter of 2011, compared with $220 million and $240 million in the corresponding quarter of 2010 and the second quarter of 2011, respectively. On the same basis, such expenses were $751 million and $644 million during the first nine months of 2011 and 2010, respectively. The rise in nonpersonnel operating expenses in the recent quarter as compared with the year-earlier quarter and the second quarter of 2011 and in the first nine months of 2011 as compared with the corresponding 2010 period was due predominantly to the impact of the operations associated with the Wilmington Trust acquisition. Also contributing to the higher nonpersonnel expenses in the recent quarter as compared with the second quarter of 2011 were increased expenses related to foreclosed real estate properties of $20 million. Such expenses in 2011’s second quarter had been significantly reduced due to gains realized from the sale of foreclosed real estate.

The efficiency ratio, or noninterest operating expenses (as defined above) divided by the sum of taxable-equivalent net interest income and noninterest income (exclusive of gains and losses from bank investment securities and gains on merger transactions), measures the relationship of noninterest operating expenses to revenues. The Company’s efficiency ratio was 61.8% and 53.4% during the quarters ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and 55.6% in the second quarter of 2011. The efficiency ratios for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 were 57.8% and 54.1%, respectively. Noninterest operating expenses used in calculating the efficiency ratio exclude the amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets and the merger-related expenses noted earlier. If charges for amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets were included, the efficiency ratio for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 would have been 63.5% and 55.0%, respectively, compared with 57.1% for the second quarter of 2011, and for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 would have been 59.4% and 55.8%, respectively.

Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes for the third quarter of 2011 was $82 million, compared with $95 million and $126 million in the year-earlier quarter and second quarter of 2011, respectively. The effective tax rates were 30.9%, 33.0% and 28.0% for the quarters ended September 30, 2011, September 30, 2010 and June 30, 2011, respectively. For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, the provision for income taxes was $310 million and $254 million, respectively, and the effective tax rates were 30.3% and 32.4%, respectively. The effective tax rate is affected by the level of income earned that is exempt from tax relative to the overall level of pre-tax income, the level of income allocated to the various state and local jurisdictions where the Company operates, because tax rates differ among such jurisdictions, and the impact of any large but infrequently occurring items. For example, although the merger-related expenses incurred during 2011 are predominantly deductible for purposes of computing income tax expense, those charges decreased the effective tax rate because they lowered pre-tax income relative to the amounts of tax-exempt income and other permanent differences that impact the effective tax rate. The recognition of the non-taxable gain of $65 million on the Wilmington Trust acquisition in the second quarter of 2011 also served to lower the effective tax rate in the second quarter and the first nine months of 2011. Income taxes in the second quarter of 2011 also reflect the resolution in that period of previously uncertain tax positions related to the Company’s 2009 tax year that allowed the Company to

 

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reduce its accrual for income taxes in that quarter by $7 million.

The Company’s effective tax rate in future periods will be affected by the results of operations allocated to the various tax jurisdictions within which the Company operates, any change in income tax laws or regulations within those jurisdictions, and interpretations of income tax regulations that differ from the Company’s interpretations by any of various tax authorities that may examine tax returns filed by M&T or any of its subsidiaries.

Capital

Shareholders’ equity was $9.4 billion at September 30, 2011, representing 12.04% of total assets, compared with $8.2 billion or 12.06% of total assets a year earlier and $8.4 billion or 12.29% at December 31, 2010. Included in shareholders’ equity at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2010 was $751.5 million of Series A and Series C Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock and warrants to purchase M&T common stock issued as part of the U.S. Treasury Capital Purchase Program. The Series A preferred stock totaling $600 million was issued by M&T in the fourth quarter of 2008 and the Series C preferred stock totaling $151.5 million was assumed by M&T in a 2009 acquisition. During the second quarter of 2011, M&T redeemed $370 million of the Series A preferred stock. The financial statement value of the remaining Series A and Series C preferred stock was $363 million at September 30, 2011. The financial statement values of the Series A and Series C preferred stock had been $711 million at September 30, 2010 and $714 million at December 31, 2010. The Series A and Series C preferred stock pays quarterly cumulative cash dividends of 5% per annum for five years after the initial 2008 issuance dates and 9% per annum thereafter. That preferred stock is redeemable at the option of M&T, subject to regulatory approval. M&T also obtained another series of preferred stock as part of a 2009 acquisition that was converted to $26.5 million of M&T Series B Mandatory Convertible Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, liquidation preference of $1,000 per share. The Series B preferred stock paid quarterly dividends at a rate of 10% per annum. In accordance with their terms, on April 1, 2011, the 26,500 shares of the Series B preferred stock converted into 433,144 shares of M&T common stock.

On May 31, 2011, M&T issued 50,000 shares of a new series of Perpetual 6.875% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series D, par value $1.00 per share and liquidation preference of $10,000 per share in order to supplement Tier 1 Capital. Holders of Series D preferred stock are entitled to receive, only when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors, non-cumulative cash dividends at an annual rate of 6.875%, payable semi-annually in arrears. The Series D preferred stock is redeemable on or after June 15, 2016 in whole or in part at par plus any declared but unpaid dividends. Notwithstanding the redemption provisions noted and subject to regulatory approval, M&T may redeem all of the outstanding shares of Series D preferred stock if a regulatory capital treatment event takes place whereby the full liquidation value of the shares no longer qualifies as Tier 1 Capital.

Common shareholders’ equity was $8.5 billion, or $67.70 per share, at September 30, 2011, compared with $7.5 billion, or $62.69 per share, at September 30, 2010 and $7.6 billion, or $63.54 per share, at December 31, 2010. Tangible equity per common share, which excludes goodwill and core deposit and other intangible assets and applicable deferred tax balances, was $38.11 at the end of the recent quarter, compared with $32.23 a year earlier and $33.26 at December 31, 2010. The Company’s ratio of tangible common equity to tangible assets was 6.46% at September 30, 2011, compared with 5.96% a year earlier and 6.19% at December 31, 2010. Reconciliations of total common shareholders’ equity and tangible common equity and total assets and tangible assets as of each of those respective dates is presented in table 2.

 

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Shareholders’ equity reflects accumulated other comprehensive income or loss, which includes the net after-tax impact of unrealized gains or losses on investment securities classified as available-for-sale, unrealized losses on held-to-maturity securities for which an other-than-temporary impairment charge has been recognized, gains or losses associated with interest rate swap agreements designated as cash flow hedges, foreign currency translation adjustments and adjustments to reflect the funded status of defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans. Net unrealized losses on available-for-sale investment securities, net of applicable tax effect, were $78 million, or $.62 per common share, at September 30, 2011, compared with similar losses of $79 million, or $.66 per common share, at September 30, 2010 and $85 million, or $.71 per common share, at December 31, 2010. Such unrealized losses represent the difference, net of applicable income tax effect, between the estimated fair value and amortized cost of investment securities classified as available for sale, including the remaining unamortized unrealized losses on investment securities that have been transferred to held-to-maturity classification, and the remaining unrealized losses on held-to-maturity securities for which an other-than-temporary impairment charge has been recognized. Information about unrealized gains and losses as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 is included in note 3 of Notes to Financial Statements.

Reflected in net unrealized losses at September 30, 2011 were pre tax-effect unrealized losses of $282 million on available-for-sale investment securities with an amortized cost of $1.6 billion and pre tax-effect unrealized gains of $201 million on securities with an amortized cost of $4.1 billion. The pre tax-effect unrealized losses reflect $234 million of losses on privately issued mortgage-backed securities with an amortized cost of $1.3 billion and an estimated fair value of $1.1 billion (considered Level 3 valuations) and $40 million of losses on trust preferred securities issued by financial institutions having an amortized cost of $189 million and an estimated fair value of $149 million (generally considered Level 2 valuations).

The Company’s privately issued residential mortgage-backed securities classified as available for sale are generally collateralized by prime and Alt-A residential mortgage loans as depicted in the accompanying table. Information in the table is as of September 30, 2011. As with any accounting estimate or other data, changes in fair values and investment ratings may occur at any time.

 

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PRIVATELY ISSUED MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES CLASSIFIED AS AVAILABLE FOR SALE (a)

 

                         As a percentage of carrying
value
             
Collateral type    Amortized
cost
     Fair
value
     Net
unrealized
gains
(losses)
    AAA
rated
    Investment
grade
    Senior
tranche
    Credit
enhancement  (b)
    Current
payment
status (c)
 
     (Dollars in thousands)                                

Investment securities available for sale:

                  

Residential mortgage loans:

                  

Prime – fixed

   $ 66,345         71,427         5,082        45     65     99     5     100

Prime – Hybrid ARMs

     1,215,357         1,034,876         (180,481     —          36        95        7        79   

Alt-A – Hybrid ARMs

     146,611         96,846         (49,765     —          13        86        9        87   

Other

     13,178         11,929         (1,249     —          —          71        24        87   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

           

Subtotal

     1,441,491         1,215,078         (226,413     3        35        94        7        81   

Commercial mortgage loans

     19,446         16,829         (2,617     23        100        100        100        100   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

           

Total

     1,460,937         1,231,907         (229,030     3     36     94     8     81
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

           

Investment securities held to maturity:

                  

Residential and commercial mortgage loans

     278,433         178,381         (100,052     37     37     87     23     100
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

           

Total

   $ 1,739,370         1,410,288         (329,082     7     36     94     12     84
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) All information is as of September 30, 2011
(b) Weighted-average credit enhancement is calculated by dividing the remaining unpaid principal balance of bonds subordinate to the bonds owned by the Company plus any overcollateralization remaining in the securitization structure by the remaining unpaid principal balance of all bonds in the securitization structure.
(c) Represents percentage of amortized cost related to bonds for which the full amount of all contractually required principal and interest payments expected at acquisition continue to be received.

Reflecting the credit stress associated with residential mortgage loans, trading activity for privately issued mortgage-backed securities has been dramatically reduced. In estimating values for such securities, the Company was significantly restricted in the level of market observable assumptions used in the valuation of its privately issued mortgage-backed securities portfolio. Because of the reduced activity and lack of observable valuation inputs, the Company considers the estimated fair value associated with its holdings of privately issued mortgage-backed securities to be Level 3 valuations. To assist in the determination of fair value for its privately issued mortgage-backed securities, the Company engaged two independent pricing sources at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010. GAAP provides guidance for estimating fair value when the volume and level of trading activity for an asset or liability have significantly decreased. In consideration of that guidance, the Company performed internal modeling to estimate the cash flows and fair value of privately issued residential mortgage-backed securities with an amortized cost basis of $1.3 billion at September 30, 2011 and $1.5 billion at December 31, 2010. The Company’s internal modeling techniques included discounting estimated bond-specific cash flows using assumptions about cash flows associated with loans underlying each of the bonds. In estimating those cash flows, the Company used conservative assumptions as to future delinquency, default and loss rates in order to mitigate exposure that might be attributable to the risk

 

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that actual future credit losses could exceed assumed credit losses. Differences between internal model valuations and external pricing indications were generally considered to be reflective of the lack of liquidity in the market for privately issued mortgage-backed securities. To determine the most representative fair value for those bonds under current market conditions, the Company computed values based on judgmentally applied weightings of the internal model valuations and the indications obtained from the average of the two independent pricing sources. The average weight placed on internal model valuations at September 30, 2011 was 34%, compared with a 66% weighting on valuations provided by the independent sources. Further information concerning the Company’s valuations of privately issued mortgage-backed securities can be found in note 12 of Notes to Financial Statements.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2011 the Company recognized $10 million (pre-tax) of other-than-temporary impairment losses related to privately issued residential mortgage-backed securities with an amortized cost basis (before impairment charge) of $149 million. In assessing impairment losses for debt securities, the Company performed internal modeling to estimate bond-specific cash flows, which considered the placement of the bond in the overall securitization structure and the remaining levels of subordination.

For privately issued residential mortgage-backed securities in the Company’s available-for-sale portfolio, the model utilized assumptions about the underlying performance of the mortgage loan collateral considering recent collateral performance and future assumptions regarding default and loss severity. At September 30, 2011, projected model default percentages on the underlying mortgage loan collateral ranged from 1% to 35% and loss severities ranged from 27% to 73%. For bonds in which the Company has recognized an other-than-temporary impairment charge, the weighted-average percentage of default collateral was 22% and the weighted-average loss severity was 52%. For bonds without other-than-temporary impairment losses, the weighted-average default percentage and loss severity were 11% and 42%, respectively. Underlying mortgage loan collateral cash flows, after considering the impact of estimated credit losses, were distributed by the model to the various securities within the securitization structure to determine the timing and extent of losses at the bond-level, if any. Despite continuing high levels of delinquencies and losses in the underlying residential mortgage loan collateral, given credit enhancements resulting from the structures of individual bonds, the Company has concluded that as of September 30, 2011 its remaining privately issued mortgage-backed securities were not other-than-temporarily impaired. Nevertheless, given recent market conditions, it is possible that adverse changes in repayment performance and fair value could occur in the remainder of 2011 and later years that could impact the Company’s conclusions. Management has modeled cash flows from privately issued mortgage-backed securities under various scenarios and has concluded that even if home price depreciation and current delinquency trends persist for an extended period of time, the Company’s principal losses on its privately issued mortgage-backed securities would be substantially less than their current fair valuation losses.

Similar to its evaluation of available-for-sale privately issued mortgage-backed securities, the Company assessed impairment losses on CMOs in the held-to-maturity portfolio by performing internal modeling to estimate bond-specific cash flows, which considered the placement of the bond in the overall securitization structure and the remaining subordination levels. As a result of its assessment, the Company did not recognize any other-than-temporary impairment losses related to CMOs in the held-to-maturity portfolio during the third quarter of 2011. In total, at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company had in its held-to-maturity portfolio CMOs with an amortized cost basis of $278 million and $313 million (after impairment charges), respectively, and a fair value of $178 million and $198 million, respectively.

 

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At September 30, 2011, the Company also had net pre-tax unrealized losses of $43 million on $200 million of trust preferred securities issued by financial institutions, securities backed by trust preferred securities, and other debt securities (reflecting $3 million of unrealized losses on $10 million of securities using a Level 3 valuation). After evaluating the expected repayment performance of those bonds, the Company did not recognize any other-than-temporary impairment losses related to those securities during the quarter ended September 30, 2011.

Information comparing the amortized cost and fair value of investment securities is included in note 3 of Notes to Financial Statements.

As of September 30, 2011, based on a review of each of the remaining securities in the investment securities portfolio, the Company concluded that the declines in the values of those securities were temporary and that any additional other-than-temporary impairment charges were not appropriate. As of that date, the Company did not intend to sell nor is it anticipated that it would be required to sell any of its impaired securities, that is, where fair value is less than the cost basis of the security. The Company intends to closely monitor the performance of the privately issued mortgage-backed securities and other securities because changes in their underlying credit performance or other events could cause the cost basis of those securities to become other-than-temporarily impaired. However, because the unrealized losses on available-for-sale investment securities have generally already been reflected in the financial statement values for investment securities and shareholders’ equity, any recognition of an other-than-temporary decline in value of those investment securities would not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition. Any other-than-temporary impairment charge related to held-to-maturity securities could result in reductions in the financial statement values for investment securities and shareholders’ equity. Additional information concerning fair value measurements and the Company’s approach to the classification of such measurements is included in note 12 of Notes to Financial Statements.

Adjustments to reflect the funded status of defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans, net of applicable tax effect, reduced accumulated other comprehensive income by $114 million at each of September 30, 2011 and 2010, or $.91 and $.95 per common share, respectively, and $121 million, or $1.01 per common share, at December 31, 2010. During the third quarter of 2011, the Company contributed $70 million to the Company’s qualified defined benefit pension plan.

Cash dividends declared on M&T’s common stock totaled approximately $89 million in the recent quarter, compared with $84 million and $88 million in the quarters ended September 30, 2010 and June 30, 2011, respectively, and represented a quarterly dividend of $.70 per common share in each of those quarters. Common stock dividends during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 were $262 million and $251 million, respectively.

 

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Cash dividends declared on preferred stock were as follows:

 

     1st Qtr.      2nd Qtr.      3rd Qtr.      Year-
to-date
 
     (in thousands)  

Series A – 2011

   $ 7,500         7,654         2,875         18,029   

Series A – 2010

     7,500         7,500         7,500         22,500   

Series B – 2011

     1,104         —           —           1,104   

Series B – 2010

     662         663         662         1,987   

Series C – 2011

     1,894         1,894         1,894         5,682   

Series C – 2010

     1,894         1,894         1,894         5,682   

Series D – 2011

     —           —           9,310         9,310   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Totals – 2011

   $ 10,498         9,548         14,079         34,125   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Totals – 2010

   $ 10,056         10,057         10,056         30,169   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

On May 18, 2011, M&T redeemed $370 million of the Series A Preferred Stock originally issued on December 23, 2008 to the U.S. Treasury. The Series B Preferred Stock was converted to M&T common stock on April 1, 2011. The Series D Preferred Stock was issued on May 31, 2011.

The Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock during 2010 or in the first nine months of 2011.

Federal regulators generally require banking institutions to maintain “Tier 1 capital” and “total capital” ratios of at least 4% and 8%, respectively, of risk-adjusted total assets. In addition to the risk-based measures, Federal bank regulators have also implemented a minimum “Tier 1 leverage” ratio guideline of 3% of the quarterly average of total assets. At September 30, 2011, Tier 1 capital included trust preferred securities of $1.1 billion as described in note 5 of Notes to Financial Statements and total capital further included subordinated capital notes of $1.7 billion. Pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act, trust preferred securities will be phased-out of the definition of Tier 1 capital of bank holding companies.

The regulatory capital ratios of the Company, M&T Bank and Wilmington Trust, N.A., as of September 30, 2011 are presented in the accompanying table.

REGULATORY CAPITAL RATIOS

September 30, 2011

 

     M&T
(Consolidated)
    M&T
Bank
    Wilmington
Trust, N.A.
 

Tier 1 capital

     9.74     9.00     60.25

Total capital

     13 43     12.30     61.16

Tier 1 leverage

     9.35     8.66     35.89

Segment Information

As required by GAAP, the Company’s reportable segments have been determined based upon its internal profitability reporting system, which is organized by strategic business unit. Financial information about the Company’s segments is presented in note 14 of Notes to Financial Statements.

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income of $27 million. The improvement from the year-earlier quarter reflects a $10 million decline in the provision for credit losses, predominately due to lower net charge-offs of loans, and a $7 million rise in net interest income, due to higher average deposit and loan balances of $1.5 billion and $484 million, respectively, reflecting the impact of the Wilmington Trust acquisition. Those factors were offset, in part, by a 45 basis point narrowing of the net interest margin on deposits. Increased costs for personnel, advertising and promotion, and FDIC assessments partially offset those favorable factors. As compared with the second quarter of 2011, contributing to the improved performance was a $6 million increase in net interest income, largely due to increases in average deposit and loan balances that reflect the full-quarter impact of the Wilmington Trust acquisition. Also contributing to the improvement was a $2 million decline in the provision for credit losses, resulting from lower net charge-offs of loans. Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 totaled $84 million, 10% above the $76 million earned in the similar 2010 period. A $16 million decline in the provision for credit losses, the result of lower net charge-offs of loans, and a $7 million increase in net interest income (reflecting the impact of the Wilmington Trust acquisition) were partially offset by higher personnel costs of $3 million and reduced fees earned for providing deposit account services of $2 million. Contributing to the higher net interest income were average deposit and loan balance growth of $921 million and $154 million, respectively, and a 10 basis point widening of the net interest margin on loan balances, offset in part by a 42 basis point narrowing of the net interest margin on deposits.

The Commercial Banking segment contributed net income of $94 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2011, a 31% increase from the $72 million earned in the year-earlier quarter, but 1% below the $95 million recorded in the second quarter of 2011. Net interest income growth of $24 million (of which about four-fifths related to the Wilmington Trust acquisition) and a $19 million reduction in the provision for credit losses, due to decreased net charge-offs of loans, were the key components driving the recent quarter’s improved performance as compared with the corresponding 2010 period. The rise in net interest income was the result of higher average loan and deposit balances (including the impact of the Wilmington Trust acquisition) of $3.1 billion and $2.2 billion, respectively, partially offset by a 34 basis point narrowing of the net interest margin on deposits. Those positive factors were partially offset by a $4 million rise in personnel costs. As compared with the second quarter of 2011, declines of $5 million in each of credit-related fees and gains on the sale of previously leased equipment were predominantly offset by a $9 million increase in net interest income due to higher average deposit and loan balances (reflecting the full-quarter impact of the Wilmington Trust acquisition) of $940 million and $867 million, respectively. Through September 30, net contribution for the Commercial Banking segment increased 21% to $277 million in 2011 from $230 million in 2010. The higher net income was attributable to the following factors: a $52 million rise in net interest income, largely the result of increased average loan and deposit balances of $1.9 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively; a $15 million rise in credit-related fees, including fees earned for providing loan syndication services; a $12 million decline in the provision for credit losses, due to lower net charge-offs of loans; and higher gains on the sale of previously leased equipment of $10 million. These favorable factors were offset, in part, by a $7 million rise in personnel costs.

The Commercial Real Estate segment contributed net income of $66 million during the quarter ended September 30, 2011, up 22% from $54 million in the year-earlier quarter and 1% higher than the $65 million earned in the second quarter of 2011. The recent quarter’s improvement compared with the third 2010 quarter reflects a $33 million rise in net interest income, due to higher average loan balances of $2.8 billion (reflecting the impact of the

 

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Wilmington Trust acquisition) and a 29 basis point widening of the net interest margin on loans. Partially offsetting the impact of the higher net interest income were an $8 million increase in the provision for credit losses, due to a rise in net loan charge-offs, lower mortgage banking revenues of $3 million, and higher personnel and foreclosure-related expenses of $2 million each. Compared with the second quarter of 2011, higher net interest income of $19 million, largely the result of an increase in average loan balances of $1.0 billion (reflecting the full-quarter impact of the Wilmington Trust acquisition) and a 21 basis point widening of the net interest margin on loans, was predominantly offset by an $18 million rise in foreclosure-related costs. Such costs in 2011’s second quarter had been significantly reduced due to gains realized from the sale of other real estate owned. The Commercial Real Estate segment’s net income aggregated to $180 million in the first nine months of 2011, up 27% from the $141 million earned in the corresponding 2010 period. A $60 million improvement in net interest income and a $14 million decline in net foreclosure-related expenses were the most significant contributors to the favorable performance, offset, in part, by a $9 million rise in the provision for credit losses, due to increased net charge-offs of loans, and higher personnel costs of $6 million. A 28 basis point widening of the net interest margin on loans combined with a $1.5 billion rise in average loan balances were the main factors contributing to the higher net interest income.

Net income in the Discretionary Portfolio segment totaled $2 million in the third quarter of 2011, compared with a net loss of $3 million in the third 2010 quarter and net income of $58 million in the second quarter of 2011. Included in this segment’s results were pre-tax other-than-temporary impairment charges (relating primarily to privately issued CMOs), totaling $10 million in each of the third quarters of 2011 and 2010 and $27 million in the second quarter of 2011. Reflected in this segment’s second quarter 2011 results were $111 million of gains realized on the sale of investment securities, predominantly comprised of residential mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, collateralized debt obligations and capital preferred securities. Exclusive of securities gains and losses, net income contributed by the Discretionary Portfolio aggregated $8 million in the two most recent quarters and $3 million in the year-earlier quarter. The recent quarter’s favorable performance as compared with the third quarter of 2010 was attributable to a $3 million decline in the provision for credit losses, due to lower net charge-offs of loans, and a $3 million rise in net interest income, the result of a 9 basis point widening of this segment’s net interest margin. As compared with the second quarter of 2011, lower net interest income of $5 million, mainly due to a 34 basis point narrowing of the net interest margin on investment securities, was predominantly offset by a $2 million decline in the provision for credit losses, the result of lower net charge-offs of loans, and higher tax-exempt income from bank owned life insurance of $2 million. The Discretionary Portfolio segment earned $77 million of net income for the first nine months of 2011, compared with a net loss of $23 million in the corresponding 2010 period. Adjusted to exclude the impact of securities gains and losses in those periods, net income totaled $19 million and $4 million, respectively. A $29 million rise in net interest income, due to the impact of a 47 basis point widening of the net interest margin on investment securities, was partly offset by an $8 million rise in intersegment costs related to a higher proportion of residential real estate loans being retained for portfolio in 2011.

Net contribution from the Residential Mortgage Banking segment aggregated $11 million in the recent quarter, 15% above the $9 million earned in the third 2010 quarter and up 81% from $6 million in second quarter of 2011. The recent quarter’s improvement as compared with the year-earlier quarter resulted from a $4 million decline in the provision for credit losses, the result of decreased net charge-offs of loans, and lower foreclosure-related expenses of $3 million, partially offset by lower

 

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revenues earned from residential mortgage origination and sales activities of $3 million. The higher net income in 2011’s third quarter as compared with the immediately preceding quarter was mainly attributable to an $8 million increase in revenues from residential mortgage origination and sales activities, due to higher origination volumes. This segment recorded net income of $22 million and $10 million for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The most significant contributor to that improvement was a $23 million decline in the provision for credit losses, due to lower net charge-offs of loans.

The Retail Banking segment recorded net income of $44 million for the three-month period ended September 30, 2011, 21% below $56 million in the year-earlier period and down 20% from $55 million in the second quarter of 2011. Higher personnel costs of $8 million and other noninterest expenses of $7 million (including increased credit card, merchant costs and transaction processing-related expenses) in the recent quarter (due in part to the Wilmington Trust acquisition) were the key factors contributing to the unfavorable performance as compared with the similar 2010 quarter. The decline in net income from the second quarter of 2011 was the result of increases of $5 million in each of occupancy and other noninterest expenses that were due in part to the Wilmington Trust acquisition, and a $4 million increase in the provision for credit losses, due to higher net charge-offs of loans. Year-to-date net income totaled $151 million and $182 million through September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Factors contributing most to the 17% decline in net income include: a $14 million reduction in fees earned for providing deposit account services; higher personnel costs of $11 million, a $16 million rise in other noninterest expenses, including higher credit card, merchant costs, transaction processing-related expenses, and advertising and promotion costs (each of those increases were due, in part, to the Wilmington Trust acquisition); and a $5 million rise in FDIC assessments. Partially offsetting those unfavorable factors was an $11 million decline in the provision for credit losses, resulting from lower net charge-offs of loans.

The “All Other” category reflects other activities of the Company that are not directly attributable to the reported segments. Reflected in this category are the amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets resulting from the acquisitions of financial institutions, M&T’s share of the operating losses of BLG, merger-related gains and expenses resulting from acquisitions of financial institutions and the net impact of the Company’s allocation methodologies for internal transfers for funding charges and credits associated with the earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities of the Company’s reportable segments and the provision for credit losses. The “All Other” category also includes the CCS and WAS activities obtained in the acquisition of Wilmington Trust on May 16, 2011 and the pre-acquisition trust activities of the Company. As of September 30, 2011 those activities were being operated as separate business lines. Revenues for CCS, WAS and the non Wilmington Trust-related trust activities were $47 million, $35 million and $28 million in the recent quarter and $26 million, $18 million and $29 million in the second 2011 quarter. Individually and combined the net income of those activities did not exceed 10% of the Company’s net income in the recent quarter. The various components of the “All Other” category resulted in net losses totaling $64 million and $20 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, compared with net income of $17 million in the second quarter of 2011. The unfavorable performance in the recent quarter as compared with the year-earlier period was attributable to: a $64 million rise in personnel costs ($58 million related to the Wilmington Trust acquisition); merger-related expenses aggregating $26 million in the recent quarter (there were no such expenses in the third quarter of 2010); increased professional services costs of $15 million; and the unfavorable impact from the Company’s allocation methodologies for internal transfers for funding charges and credits associated with the earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities of the Company’s reportable segments, the provision for credit losses and other costs.

 

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Partially offsetting those factors was an $83 million increase in trust revenues (reflecting the Wilmington Trust acquisition). As compared with the second quarter of 2011, the $65 million non-taxable gain on the Wilmington Trust acquisition recorded in 2011’s second quarter and a $36 million recent quarter rise in personnel costs were the most significant contributors to the lower net contribution. Partly offsetting these items were higher recent quarter trust revenues of $38 million, attributable to the full-quarter impact of the Wilmington Trust acquisition, and an $11 million decline in merger-related expenses in the recent quarter as compared with the second quarter of 2011. Net losses incurred during the first nine months of 2011 and 2010 for the “All Other” category totaled $79 million and $84 million, respectively. The $65 million non-taxable gain on the Wilmington Trust acquisition recorded in the second quarter of 2011 and increased trust revenues of $127 million in 2011 were predominantly offset by: increases in personnel costs of $92 million and equipment and net occupancy costs of $17 million, all reflecting the Wilmington Trust acquisition; the unfavorable impact from the Company’s allocation methodologies for internal transfers for funding charges and credits associated with the earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities of the Company’s reportable segments and the provision for credit losses; and $67 million of merger-related costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. There were no merger-related gains or expenses in the corresponding 2010 period.

Recent Accounting Developments

In September 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued amended accounting guidance relating to testing goodwill for impairment. The amendments provide the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If, after assessing the totality of events or circumstances, an entity determines it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unity is less than its carrying amount, then performing the two-step impairment test is unnecessary. The optional guidance is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the guidance to have an impact on its financial position or results of operations.

In June 2011, the FASB issued amended presentation guidance relating to comprehensive income. The amendments eliminate the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in shareholders’ equity and now require the presentation of total comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. In both options, an entity is required to present each component of net income along with total net income, each component of other comprehensive income along with a total for other comprehensive income, and a total amount for comprehensive income. With either approach, an entity is required to present reclassification adjustments for items reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income in the statement(s). The guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011 and should be applied retrospectively. The Company intends to comply with the new presentation guidance when it becomes effective.

In May 2011, the FASB issued amended accounting and disclosure guidance relating to fair value measurements. The amendments were the result of the FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board developing common requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements. The amendments change the wording used to describe several

 

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of the requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements, but generally do not result in a change in the application of the existing guidance. The guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011 and should be applied prospectively. The Company intends to comply with the amended accounting and disclosure guidance when it becomes effective, but does not anticipate that the adoption of this guidance will have a significant impact on any of its fair value measurements.

In April 2011, the FASB issued amended accounting guidance relating to the assessment of effective control for repurchase agreements. The amendments remove from the assessment of effective control the criterion requiring the transferor to have the ability to repurchase or redeem the financial assets on substantially the agreed terms, even in the event of default by the transferee. The amendments also remove the collateral maintenance implementation guidance related to that criterion. The guidance is effective for the first interim or annual period beginning on or after December 15, 2011 and should be applied prospectively to transactions or modifications of existing transactions that occur on or after the effective date. The Company does not anticipate that the adoption of this guidance will have a significant effect on the reporting of its financial position or results of its operations.

In April 2011, the FASB issued amended accounting and disclosure guidance relating to a creditor’s determination of whether a restructuring is a troubled debt restructuring. The amendments clarify the guidance on a creditor’s evaluation of whether it has granted a concession and whether a debtor is experiencing financial difficulties. The amendments are effective for the first interim or annual period beginning on or after June 15, 2011 and should be applied retrospectively to the beginning of the annual period of adoption. As a result of the application of the amendments, receivables previously measured under loss contingency guidance that are newly considered impaired should be disclosed, along with the related allowance for credit losses, as of the end of the period of adoption. For purposes of measuring impairment of those receivables, an entity should apply the amendments prospectively for the first interim or annual period beginning on or after June 15, 2011. The deferred credit risk disclosure guidance issued in July 2010 relating to troubled debt restructurings is also effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after June 15, 2011. The Company adopted the new accounting and disclosure requirements effective July 1, 2011. The impact of the required retrospective evaluation of loan modifications back to January 1, 2011 was insignificant. The newly presented disclosures relating to troubled debt restructurings can be found in note 4 of Notes to Financial Statements.

In December 2010, the FASB issued amended disclosure guidance relating to the pro forma information for business combinations that occurred in the current reporting period. The amended disclosure states that if an entity presents comparative financial statements, the entity should disclose revenue and earnings of the combined entity as though the business combination(s) that occurred during the current year had occurred as of the beginning of the comparable prior annual reporting period. The guidance is effective prospectively for business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2010. The Company has complied with these disclosure requirements in the reporting of pro forma information in note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements with respect to its business combination with Wilmington Trust.

In December 2010, the FASB issued amended accounting guidance relating to the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts. For those reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts, an entity is required to perform “Step Two” of the goodwill impairment test if it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists. In determining whether it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists, an entity

 

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should consider whether there are any adverse qualitative factors indicating that an impairment may exist. The guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2010. Through September 30, 2011, the adoption of this guidance had no impact on the Company’s financial position or results of its operations.

Forward-Looking Statements

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and other sections of this quarterly report contain forward-looking statements that are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the Company’s business, management’s beliefs and assumptions made by management. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “target,” “estimate,” “continue,” “positions,” “prospects” or “potential,” by future conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” or “may,” or by variations of such words or by similar expressions. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions (“Future Factors”) which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and we assume no duty to update forward-looking statements.

Future Factors include changes in interest rates, spreads on earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, and interest rate sensitivity; prepayment speeds, loan originations, credit losses and market values on loans, collateral securing loans and other assets; sources of liquidity; common shares outstanding; common stock price volatility; fair value of and number of stock-based compensation awards to be issued in future periods; the impact of changes in market values on trust-related revenues; legislation affecting the financial services industry as a whole, and M&T and its subsidiaries individually or collectively, including tax legislation; regulatory supervision and oversight, including monetary policy and capital requirements; changes in accounting policies or procedures as may be required by the FASB or other regulatory agencies; increasing price and product/service competition by competitors, including new entrants; rapid technological developments and changes; the ability to continue to introduce competitive new products and services on a timely, cost-effective basis; the mix of products/services; containing costs and expenses; governmental and public policy changes; protection and validity of intellectual property rights; reliance on large customers; technological, implementation and cost/financial risks in large, multi-year contracts; the outcome of pending and future litigation and governmental proceedings, including tax-related examinations and other matters; continued availability of financing; financial resources in the amounts, at the times and on the terms required to support M&T and its subsidiaries’ future businesses; and material differences in the actual financial results of merger, acquisition and investment activities compared with M&T’s initial expectations, including the full realization of anticipated cost savings and revenue enhancements.

These are representative of the Future Factors that could affect the outcome of the forward-looking statements. In addition, such statements could be affected by general industry and market conditions and growth rates, general economic and political conditions, either nationally or in the states in which M&T and its subsidiaries do business, including interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations, changes and trends in the securities markets, and other Future Factors.

 

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M&T BANK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

Table 1

QUARTERLY TRENDS

 

     2011 Quarters     2010 Quarters  
     Third     Second     First     Fourth     Third     Second     First  

Earnings and dividends

              

Amounts in thousands, except per share

              

Interest income (taxable-equivalent basis)

   $ 726,897        694,721        673,810        688,855        691,765        690,889        682,309   

Interest expense

     103,632        102,051        98,679        108,628        116,032        117,557        120,052   

Net interest income

     623,265        592,670        575,131        580,227        575,733        573,332        562,257   

Less: provision for credit losses

     58,000        63,000        75,000        85,000        93,000        85,000        105,000   

Other income

     368,382        501,656        314,420        286,938        289,899        273,557        257,706   

Less: other expense

     662,019        576,895        499,571        469,274        480,133        476,068        489,362   

Income before income taxes

     271,628        454,431        314,980        312,891        292,499        285,821        225,601   

Applicable income taxes

     81,974        125,605        102,380        102,319        94,619        90,967        68,723   

Taxable-equivalent adjustment

     6,546        6,468        6,327        6,130        5,865        6,105        5,923   

Net income

   $ 183,108        322,358        206,273        204,442        192,015        188,749        150,955   

Net income available to common shareholders-diluted

   $ 164,671        297,179        190,121        189,678        176,789        173,597        136,431   

Per common share data

              

Basic earnings

   $ 1.32        2.43        1.59        1.59        1.49        1.47        1.16   

Diluted earnings

     1.32        2.42        1.59        1.59        1.48        1.46        1.15   

Cash dividends

   $ .70        .70        .70        .70        .70        .70        .70   

Average common shares outstanding

              

Basic

     124,575        122,181        119,201        118,613        118,320        118,054        117,765   

Diluted

     124,860        122,796        119,852        119,503        119,155        118,878        118,256   

Performance ratios, annualized

              

Return on

              

Average assets

     .94     1.78     1.23     1.18     1.12     1.11     .89

Average common shareholders’ equity

     7.84     14.94     10.16     10.03     9.56     9.67     7.86

Net interest margin on average earning assets (taxable-equivalent basis)

     3.68     3.75     3.92     3.85     3.87     3.84     3.78

Nonaccrual loans to total loans and leases, net of unearned discount

     1.91     1.91     2.08     2.19     1.97     1.95     2.39

Efficiency ratio (a)

     63.53     57.12     57.18     54.08     54.95     54.77     57.82

Net operating (tangible) results (b)

              

Net operating income (in thousands)

   $ 209,996        289,487        216,360        196,235        200,225        197,752        160,953   

Diluted net operating income per common share

     1.53        2.16        1.67        1.52        1.55        1.53        1.23   

Annualized return on

              

Average tangible assets

     1.14     1.69     1.36     1.20     1.24     1.23     1.00

Average tangible common shareholders’ equity

     16.26     24.40     20.16     18.43     19.58     20.36     17.34

Efficiency ratio (a)

     61.79     55.56     55.75     52.55     53.40     53.06     55.88

Balance sheet data

              

In millions, except per share

              

Average balances

              

Total assets (c)

   $ 76,908        72,454        68,045        68,502        67,811        68,334        68,883   

Total tangible assets (c)

     73,182        68,777        64,423        64,869        64,167        64,679        65,216   

Earning assets

     67,215        63,382        59,431        59,737        59,066        59,811        60,331   

Investment securities

     7,005        6,394        7,219        7,541        7,993        8,376        8,172   

Loans and leases, net of unearned discount

     58,188        55,461        51,972        51,141        50,835        51,278        51,948   

Deposits

     58,473        54,457        49,680        49,271        47,530        47,932        47,394   

Common shareholders’ equity (c)

     8,462        8,096        7,708        7,582        7,444        7,302        7,136   

Tangible common shareholders’ equity (c)

     4,736        4,419        4,086        3,949        3,800        3,647        3,469   

At end of quarter

              

Total assets (c)

   $ 77,864        77,727        67,881        68,021        68,247        68,154        68,439   

Total tangible assets (c)

     74,145        73,995        64,263        64,393        64,609        64,505        64,778   

Earning assets

     67,926        67,837        58,822        59,434        59,388        59,368        59,741   

Investment securities

     7,174        6,492        6,507        7,151        7,663        8,098        8,105   

Loans and leases, net of unearned discount

     58,401        58,541        52,119        51,990        50,792        51,061        51,444   

Deposits

     59,482        59,229        50,548        49,805        48,655        47,523        47,538   

Common shareholders’ equity, net of undeclared cumulative preferred dividends (c)

     8,509        8,380        7,758        7,611        7,488        7,360        7,177   

Tangible common shareholders’ equity (c)

     4,790        4,648        4,140        3,983        3,850        3,711        3,516   

Equity per common share

     67.70        66.71        64.43        63.54        62.69        61.77        60.40   

Tangible equity per common share

     38.11        37.00        34.38        33.26        32.23        31.15        29.59   

Market price per common share

              

High

   $ 90.00        90.76        91.05        87.87        95.00        96.15        85.00   

Low

     66.41        83.31        84.63        72.03        81.08        74.11        66.32   

Closing

     69.90        87.95        88.47        87.05        81.81        84.95        79.38   

 

(a) Excludes impact of merger-related gains and expenses and net securities transactions.
(b) Excludes amortization and balances related to goodwill and core deposit and other intangible assets and merger-related gains and expenses which, except in the calculation of the efficiency ratio, are net of applicable income tax effects. A reconciliation of net income and net operating income appears in Table 2.
(c) The difference between total assets and total tangible assets, and common shareholders’ equity and tangible common shareholders’ equity, represents goodwill, core deposit and other intangible assets, net of applicable deferred tax balances. A reconciliation of such balances appears in Table 2.

 

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Table 2

RECONCILIATION OF QUARTERLY GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES

 

     2011 Quarters     2010 Quarters  
     Third     Second     First     Fourth     Third     Second     First  

Income statement data

              

In thousands, except per share

              

Net income

              

Net income

   $ 183,108        322,358        206,273        204,442        192,015        188,749        150,955   

Amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets (a)

     10,622        8,974        7,478        8,054        8,210        9,003        9,998   

Merger-related gain (a)

     —          (64,930     —          (16,730     —          —          —     

Merger-related expenses (a)

     16,266        23,085        2,609        469        —          —          —     

Net operating income

   $ 209,996        289,487        216,360        196,235        200,225        197,752        160,953   

Earnings per common share

              

Diluted earnings per common share

   $ 1.32        2.42        1.59        1.59        1.48        1.46        1.15   

Amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets (a)

     .08        .07        .06        .07        .07        .07        .08   

Merger-related gain (a)

     —          (.52     —          (.14     —          —          —     

Merger-related expenses (a)

     .13        .19        .02        —          —          —          —     

Diluted net operating earnings per common share

   $ 1.53        2.16        1.67        1.52        1.55        1.53        1.23   

Other expense

              

Other expense

   $ 662,019        576,895        499,571        469,274        480,133        476,068        489,362   

Amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets

     (17,401     (14,740     (12,314     (13,269     (13,526     (14,833     (16,475

Merger-related expenses

     (26,003     (36,996     (4,295     (771     —          —          —     

Noninterest operating expense

   $ 618,615        525,159        482,962        455,234        466,607        461,235        472,887   

Merger-related expenses

              

Salaries and employee benefits

   $ 285        15,305        7        7        —          —          —     

Equipment and net occupancy

     119        25        79        44        —          —          —     

Printing, postage and supplies

     723        318        147        74        —          —          —     

Other costs of operations

     24,876        21,348        4,062        646        —          —          —     

Total

   $ 26,003        36,996        4,295        771        —          —          —     

Balance sheet data

              

In millions

              

Average assets

              

Average assets

   $ 76,908        72,454        68,045        68,502        67,811        68,334        68,883   

Goodwill

     (3,525     (3,525     (3,525     (3,525     (3,525     (3,525     (3,525

Core deposit and other intangible assets

     (266     (198     (119     (132     (146     (160     (176

Deferred taxes

     65        46        22        24        27        30        34   

Average tangible assets

   $ 73,182        68,777        64,423        64,869        64,167        64,679        65,216   

Average common equity

              

Average total equity

   $ 9,324        8,812        8,451        8,322        8,181        8,036        7,868   

Preferred stock

     (862     (716     (743     (740     (737     (734     (732

Average common equity

     8,462        8,096        7,708        7,582        7,444        7,302        7,136   

Goodwill

     (3,525     (3,525     (3,525     (3,525     (3,525     (3,525     (3,525

Core deposit and other intangible assets

     (266     (198     (119     (132     (146     (160     (176

Deferred taxes

     65        46        22        24        27        30        34   

Average tangible common equity

   $ 4,736        4,419        4,086        3,949        3,800        3,647        3,469   

At end of quarter

              

Total assets

              

Total assets

   $ 77,864        77,727        67,881        68,021        68,247        68,154        68,439   

Goodwill

     (3,525     (3,525     (3,525     (3,525     (3,525     (3,525     (3,525

Core deposit and other intangible assets

     (257     (275     (113     (126     (139     (152     (167

Deferred taxes

     63        68        20        23        26        28        31   

Total tangible assets

   $ 74,145        73,995        64,263        64,393        64,609        64,505        64,778   

Total common equity

              

Total equity

   $ 9,375        9,244        8,508        8,358        8,232        8,102        7,916   

Preferred stock

     (863     (861     (743     (741     (738     (735     (733

Undeclared dividends – cumulative preferred stock

     (3     (3     (7     (6     (6     (7     (6

Common equity, net of undeclared cumulative preferred dividends

     8,509        8,380        7,758        7,611        7,488        7,360        7,177   

Goodwill

     (3,525     (3,525     (3,525     (3,525     (3,525     (3,525     (3,525

Core deposit and other intangible assets

     (257     (275     (113     (126     (139     (152     (167

Deferred taxes

     63        68        20        23        26        28        31   

Total tangible common equity

   $ 4,790        4,648        4,140        3,983        3,850        3,711        3,516   

 

(a) After any related tax effect.

 

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Table 3

AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS AND ANNUALIZED TAXABLE-EQUIVALENT RATES

 

     2011 Third Quarter     2011 Second Quarter     2011 First Quarter  
Average balance in millions; interest in thousands    Average
Balance
    Interest      Average
Rate
    Average
Balance
    Interest      Average
Rate
    Average
Balance
    Interest      Average
Rate
 

Assets

                     

Earning assets

                     

Loans and leases, net of unearned discount*

                     

Commercial, financial, etc.

   $ 15,007      $ 144,677         3.82     14,623        141,723         3.89     13,573        131,619         3.93

Real estate – commercial

     23,979        277,193         4.62        22,471        257,787         4.59        21,003        247,276         4.71   

Real estate – consumer

     7,002        86,651         4.95        6,559        81,943         5.00        6,054        76,642         5.06   

Consumer

     12,200        152,301         4.95        11,808        148,028         5.03        11,342        143,519         5.13   

Total loans and leases, net

     58,188        660,822         4.51        55,461        629,481         4.55        51,972        599,056         4.67   

Interest-bearing deposits at banks

     1,861        1,164         .25        804        479         .24        115        36         .13   

Federal funds sold and agreements to resell securities

     76        27         .14        622        137         .09        15        19         .53   

Trading account

     85        371         1.75        101        331         1.32        110        442         1.61   

Investment securities**

                     

U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

     4,224        37,805         3.55        3,436        33,227         3.88        4,089        42,078         4.17   

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

     250        3,424         5.43        250        3,439         5.51        250        3,479         5.64   

Other

     2,531        23,284         3.65        2,708        27,627         4.09        2,880        28,700         4.04   

Total investment securities

     7,005        64,513         3.65        6,394        64,293         4.03        7,219        74,257         4.17   

Total earning assets

     67,215        726,897         4.29        63,382        694,721         4.40        59,431        673,810         4.60   

Allowance for credit losses

     (917          (913          (914     

Cash and due from banks

     1,286             1,116             1,091        

Other assets

     9,324                         8,869                         8,437                    

Total assets

   $ 76,908                         72,454                         68,045                    

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

                     

Interest-bearing liabilities

                     

Interest-bearing deposits

                     

NOW accounts

   $ 814        354         .17        742        274         .15        628        202         .13   

Savings deposits

     31,654        22,664         .28        30,043        20,757         .28        27,669        19,239         .28   

Time deposits

     7,169        17,684         .98        6,657        19,310         1.16        5,700        19,071         1.36   

Deposits at Cayman Islands office

     614        188         .12        820        193         .09        1,182        394         .14   

Total interest-bearing deposits

     40,251        40,890         .40        38,262        40,534         .42        35,179        38,906         .45   

Short-term borrowings

     592        222         .15        707        147         .08        1,344        492         .15   

Long-term borrowings

     6,829        62,520         3.63        7,076        61,370         3.48        7,368        59,281         3.26   

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     47,672        103,632         .86        46,045        102,051         .89        43,891        98,679         .91   

Noninterest-bearing deposits

     18,222             16,195             14,501        

Other liabilities

     1,690                         1,402                         1,202                    

Total liabilities

     67,584                         63,642                         59,594                    

Shareholders’ equity

     9,324                         8,812                         8,451                    

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 76,908                         72,454                         68,045                    

Net interest spread

          3.43             3.51             3.69   

Contribution of interest-free funds

                      .25                         .24                         .23   

Net interest income/margin on earning assets

           $ 623,265         3.68             592,670         3.75             575,131         3.92

 

* Includes nonaccrual loans.
** Includes available for sale securities at amortized cost.

 

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Table 3 (continued)

AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS AND ANNUALIZED TAXABLE-EQUIVALENT RATES (continued)

 

     2010 Fourth Quarter     2010 Third Quarter  
Average balance in millions; interest in thousands    Average
Balance
    Interest      Average
Rate
    Average
Balance
    Interest      Average
Rate
 

Assets

              

Earning assets

              

Loans and leases, net of unearned discount*

              

Commercial, financial, etc.

   $ 13,013      $ 133,562         4.07     12,856        128,578         3.97

Real estate – commercial

     20,624        249,720         4.84        20,612        250,038         4.85   

Real estate – consumer

     5,910        76,024         5.15        5,680        75,312         5.30   

Consumer

     11,594        151,300         5.18        11,687        153,763         5.22   

Total loans and leases, net

     51,141        610,606         4.74        50,835        607,691         4.74   

Interest-bearing deposits at banks

     110        43         .15        92        34         .15   

Federal funds sold and agreements to resell securities

     780        381         .19        64        41         .26   

Trading account

     165        375         .91        82        134         .65   

Investment securities**

              

U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

     4,237        43,246         4.05        4,541        48,018         4.20   

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

     256        3,663         5.69        271        3,740         5.48   

Other

     3,048        30,541         3.98        3,181        32,107         4.00   

Total investment securities

     7,541        77,450         4.07        7,993        83,865         4.16   

Total earning assets

     59,737        688,855         4.58        59,066        691,765         4.65   

Allowance for credit losses

     (910          (908     

Cash and due from banks

     1,111             1,081        

Other assets

     8,564                         8,572                    

Total assets

   $ 68,502                         67,811                    

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

              

Interest-bearing liabilities

              

Interest-bearing deposits

              

NOW accounts

   $ 608        212         .14        592        219         .15   

Savings deposits

     27,545        21,860         .31        26,177        21,453         .33   

Time deposits

     6,034        21,232         1.40        6,312        23,309         1.46   

Deposits at Cayman Islands office

     809        352         .17        802        315         .16   

Total interest-bearing deposits

     34,996        43,656         .49        33,883        45,296         .53   

Short-term borrowings

     1,439        633         .17        1,858        760         .16   

Long-term borrowings

     8,141        64,339         3.14        8,948        69,976         3.10   

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     44,576        108,628         .97        44,689        116,032         1.03   

Noninterest-bearing deposits

     14,275             13,647        

Other liabilities

     1,329                         1,294                    

Total liabilities

     60,180                         59,630                    

Shareholders’ equity

     8,322                         8,181                    

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 68,502                         67,811                    

Net interest spread

          3.61             3.62   

Contribution of interest-free funds

                      .24                         .25   

Net interest income/margin on earning assets

           $ 580,227         3.85             575,733         3.87

 

* Includes nonaccrual loans.
** Includes available for sale securities at amortized cost.

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Incorporated by reference to the discussion contained under the caption “Taxable-equivalent Net Interest Income” in Part I, Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon their evaluation of the effectiveness of M&T’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)), Robert G. Wilmers, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, and René F. Jones, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that M&T’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2011.

(b) Changes in internal control over financial reporting. M&T regularly assesses the adequacy of its internal control over financial reporting and enhances its controls in response to internal control assessments and internal and external audit and regulatory recommendations. On May 16, 2011, M&T completed its acquisition of Wilmington Trust. At September 30, 2011, some of the former operations of Wilmington Trust continued to operate under pre-acquisition systems of internal control over financial reporting. M&T has extended its internal control oversight and monitoring processes to include the acquired operations of the former Wilmington Trust. No changes occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2011 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, M&T’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

M&T and its subsidiaries are subject in the normal course of business to various pending and threatened legal proceedings in which claims for monetary damages are asserted. Management, after consultation with legal counsel, does not anticipate that the aggregate ultimate liability arising out of litigation pending or threatened against M&T or its subsidiaries will be material to the Company’s consolidated financial position. On an on-going basis the Company assesses its liabilities and contingencies in connection with such legal proceedings. For those matters where it is probable that the Company will incur losses and the amounts of the losses can be reasonably estimated, the Company records an expense and corresponding liability in its consolidated financial statements. To the extent the pending or threatened litigation could result in exposure in excess of that liability, the amount of such excess is not currently estimable. Although not considered probable, the range of reasonably possible losses for such matters in the aggregate, beyond the existing recorded liability, was between $0 and $40 million. Although the Company does not believe that the outcome of pending litigations will be material to the Company’s consolidated financial position, it cannot rule out the possibility that such outcomes will be material to the consolidated results of operations for a particular reporting period in the future.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

In addition to the risk factors relating to M&T that were disclosed in response to Item 1A. to Part I of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, the following additional risk factors exist specifically relating to the impact of the Wilmington Trust acquisition:

(a) The merger of M&T and Wilmington Trust and the integration of the companies may be more difficult, costly or time consuming than expected. It is possible that the integration process could result in the loss of key employees or disruption of ongoing business or inconsistencies in standards, controls, procedures and policies that adversely affect M&T’s ability to maintain relationships with customers and employees or achieve the anticipated benefits of the merger. As with any merger of banking institutions, there also may be business disruptions that cause M&T to lose customers or cause

 

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customers to withdraw their deposits from M&T’s banking subsidiaries. The success of the combined company following the merger may depend in large part on the ability to integrate the two business models and cultures. If we are not able to integrate M&T’s and Wilmington Trust’s operations successfully and in a timely manner, the expected benefits of the merger may not be realized.

(b) M&T may fail to realize the cost savings estimated for the merger. M&T estimates that it will achieve cost savings from the merger when the two companies have been fully integrated. While M&T continues to be comfortable with these expectations, it is possible that the estimates of the potential cost savings could turn out to be incorrect. The cost savings estimates also assume the ability to combine the businesses of M&T and Wilmington Trust in a manner that permits those cost savings to be realized. If the estimates turn out to be incorrect or M&T is not able to combine successfully the two companies, the anticipated cost saving may not be fully realized or realized at all, or may take longer to realize than expected.

 

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

(a) – (b) Not applicable.

(c)

 

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

Period

   (a) Total
Number
of Shares
(or Units)
Purchased (1)
     (b) Average
Price Paid
per Share
(or Unit)
     (c) Total
Number of
Shares
(or Units)
Purchased
as Part of
Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs
     (d) Maximum
Number (or
Approximate
Dollar Value)
of Shares
(or Units)
that may yet
be Purchased
Under the
Plans or
Programs (2)
 

July 1 – July 31, 2011

     60       $ 86.24         —           2,181,500   

August 1 – August 31, 2011

     5         76.07         —           2,181,500   

September 1 – September 30, 2011

     34         69.90         —           2,181,500   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     99       $ 80.11         —        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

(1) The total number of shares purchased during the periods indicated includes shares deemed to have been received from employees who exercised stock options by attesting to previously acquired common shares in satisfaction of the exercise price or shares received from employees upon the vesting of restricted stock awards in satisfaction of applicable tax withholding obligations, as is permitted under M&T’s stock-based compensation plans.
(2) On February 22, 2007, M&T announced a program to purchase up to 5,000,000 shares of its common stock. No shares were purchased under such program during the periods indicated.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

(Not applicable.)

 

Item 4. (Removed and Reserved).

 

Item 5. Other Information.

(None.)

 

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Item 6. Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed as a part of this report.

 

Exhibit

No.

     
  31.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.
  31.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.
  32.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer under 18 U.S.C. §1350 pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.
  32.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer under 18 U.S.C. §1350 pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.
101.INS*    XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH*    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema.
101.CAL*    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase.
101.LAB*    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase.
101.PRE*    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase.
101.DEF*    XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase.

 

* As provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, this information is furnished and not filed for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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.

 

      M&T BANK CORPORATION
Date: November 8, 2011     By:  

/s/ René F. Jones

      René F. Jones
      Executive Vice President
      and Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

No.

     
  31.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.
  31.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.
  32.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer under 18 U.S.C. §1350 pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.
  32.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer under 18 U.S.C. §1350 pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.
101.INS*    XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH*    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema.
101.CAL*    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase.
101.LAB*    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase.
101.PRE*    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase.
101.DEF*    XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase.

 

* As provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, this information is furnished and not filed for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

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