Kroll Bond Rating Agency Releases Comment on Zions Bancorporation’s Third Quarter 2015 Results

Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) released a comment on Zions Bancorporation’s third quarter earnings results.

• Zions Bancorporation (NASDAQ: ZION, or “the Company”) released its third quarter 2015 earnings results, which demonstrated performance consistent with objectives related to its multi initiative corporate restructuring announced earlier this year.
• In terms of credit quality, total nonperforming assets (NPAs) fell slightly during the third quarter of 2015, to 0.98%, from 1.00% at June 30, 2015.
• Energy loans have performed in keeping with expectations. Classified energy loans rose $118 million, to $444 million.
• Current outstanding exposure to oil and gas energy-related loans amounts to $3.0 billion, or around 7.6% of the total loan portfolio.
• Further energy related loan downgrades are likely; however, the Company has established a substantial reserve for the portfolio, and presently, credit metrics generally appear at comfortable levels.
• In March of 2015, KBRA affirmed Zions Bancorporation’s senior unsecured debt rating of BBB, subordinated debt rating of BBB-, and a short-term rating of K2. The outlook on all ratings remains stable.

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