UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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 March 31, 2007
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
New York | 16-0968385 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (I.R.S. Employer | |
incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) | |
One M & T Plaza | ||
Buffalo, New York | 14203 | |
(Address of principal | (Zip Code) | |
executive offices) |
(716) 842-5445
(Registrants 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. Yes [x] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): Large accelerated filer [x] Accelerated filer [ ] Non-accelerated filer [ ]
Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Yes [ ] No [x]
Number of shares of the registrants Common Stock, $0.50 par value, outstanding as of the close of business on April 25, 2007: 108,239,890 shares.
M&T BANK CORPORATION
FORM 10-Q
For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2007
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
M&T BANK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (Unaudited)
March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
Dollars in thousands, except per share |
2007 |
2006 |
||||||
Assets |
||||||||
Cash and due from banks |
$ | 1,437,859 | 1,605,506 | |||||
Interest-bearing deposits at banks |
7,908 | 6,639 | ||||||
Federal funds sold |
29,895 | 19,458 | ||||||
Agreements to resell securities |
400,000 | 100,000 | ||||||
Trading account |
153,511 | 136,752 | ||||||
Investment securities |
||||||||
Available for sale (cost: $6,618,021 at March
31, 2007; $6,878,332 at December 31, 2006) |
6,596,289 | 6,829,848 | ||||||
Held to maturity (market value: $67,273 at
March 31, 2007; $66,729 at December 31, 2006) |
65,523 | 64,899 | ||||||
Other (market value: $365,897 at March 31,
2007; $356,851 at December 31, 2006) |
365,897 | 356,851 | ||||||
Total investment securities |
7,027,709 | 7,251,598 | ||||||
Loans and leases |
43,785,246 | 43,206,954 | ||||||
Unearned discount |
(278,070 | ) | (259,657 | ) | ||||
Allowance for credit losses |
(659,757 | ) | (649,948 | ) | ||||
Loans and leases, net |
42,847,419 | 42,297,349 | ||||||
Premises and equipment |
331,426 | 335,008 | ||||||
Goodwill |
2,908,849 | 2,908,849 | ||||||
Core deposit and other intangible assets |
231,877 | 250,233 | ||||||
Accrued interest and other assets |
2,466,018 | 2,153,513 | ||||||
Total assets |
$ | 57,842,471 | 57,064,905 | |||||
Liabilities |
||||||||
Noninterest-bearing deposits |
$ | 7,614,624 | 7,879,977 | |||||
NOW accounts |
941,300 | 940,439 | ||||||
Savings deposits |
14,460,581 | 14,169,790 | ||||||
Time deposits |
11,159,826 | 11,490,629 | ||||||
Deposits at foreign office |
4,761,575 | 5,429,668 | ||||||
Total deposits |
38,937,906 | 39,910,503 | ||||||
Federal funds purchased and agreements
to repurchase securities |
3,548,495 | 2,531,684 | ||||||
Other short-term borrowings |
500,287 | 562,530 | ||||||
Accrued interest and other liabilities |
938,290 | 888,352 | ||||||
Long-term borrowings |
7,664,309 | 6,890,741 | ||||||
Total liabilities |
51,589,287 | 50,783,810 | ||||||
Stockholders equity |
||||||||
Preferred stock, $1 par, 1,000,000 shares authorized,
none outstanding |
| | ||||||
Common stock, $.50 par, 250,000,000 shares authorized,
120,396,611 shares issued at March 31, 2007
and at
December 31, 2006 |
60,198 | 60,198 | ||||||
Common stock issuable, 83,676 shares at March 31, 2007;
90,949 shares at December 31, 2006 |
4,739 | 5,060 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
2,887,623 | 2,889,449 | ||||||
Retained earnings |
4,553,630 | 4,443,441 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net |
(36,167 | ) | (53,574 | ) | ||||
Treasury
stock common, at cost 11,389,808 shares at
March 31, 2007; 10,179,802 shares at December 31, 2006 |
(1,216,839 | ) | (1,063,479 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders equity |
6,253,184 | 6,281,095 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
$ | 57,842,471 | 57,064,905 | |||||
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M&T BANK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (Unaudited)
Three months ended March 31 | ||||||||
In thousands, except per share |
2007 |
2006 |
||||||
Interest income |
||||||||
Loans and leases, including fees |
$ | 768,121 | 680,717 | |||||
Deposits at banks |
66 | 72 | ||||||
Federal funds sold |
260 | 378 | ||||||
Agreements to resell securities |
4,541 | | ||||||
Trading account |
111 | 671 | ||||||
Investment securities
|
||||||||
Fully taxable |
84,674 | 91,688 | ||||||
Exempt from federal taxes |
3,276 | 3,746 | ||||||
Total interest income |
861,049 | 777,272 | ||||||
Interest expense |
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NOW accounts |
1,167 | 659 | ||||||
Savings deposits |
60,842 | 43,557 | ||||||
Time deposits |
136,682 | 118,058 | ||||||
Deposits at foreign office |
47,649 | 36,803 | ||||||
Short-term borrowings |
63,564 | 50,567 | ||||||
Long-term borrowings |
100,718 | 80,602 | ||||||
Total interest expense |
410,622 | 330,246 | ||||||
Net interest income |
450,427 | 447,026 | ||||||
Provision for credit losses |
27,000 | 18,000 | ||||||
Net interest income after provision for credit losses |
423,427 | 429,026 | ||||||
Other income |
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Mortgage banking revenues |
13,873 | 34,511 | ||||||
Service charges on deposit accounts |
94,587 | 88,876 | ||||||
Trust income |
36,973 | 33,796 | ||||||
Brokerage services income |
15,212 | 14,724 | ||||||
Trading account and foreign exchange gains |
6,223 | 6,506 | ||||||
Gain on bank investment securities |
1,063 | 58 | ||||||
Other revenues from operations |
68,552 | 74,460 | ||||||
Total other income |
236,483 | 252,931 | ||||||
Other expense |
||||||||
Salaries and employee benefits |
236,754 | 224,082 | ||||||
Equipment and net occupancy |
42,846 | 43,402 | ||||||
Printing, postage and supplies |
8,906 | 8,567 | ||||||
Amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets |
18,356 | 13,028 | ||||||
Other costs of operations |
92,175 | 92,924 | ||||||
Total other expense |
399,037 | 382,003 | ||||||
Income before taxes |
260,873 | 299,954 | ||||||
Income taxes |
84,900 | 97,037 | ||||||
Net income |
$ | 175,973 | 202,917 | |||||
Net income per common share |
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Basic |
$ | 1.60 | 1.82 | |||||
Diluted |
1.57 | 1.77 | ||||||
Cash dividends per common share |
$ | .60 | .45 | |||||
Average common shares outstanding |
||||||||
Basic |
109,694 | 111,693 | ||||||
Diluted |
112,187 | 114,347 |
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M&T BANK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
Three months ended March 31 | ||||||||
In thousands |
2007 |
2006 |
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Cash flows from operating activities |
||||||||
Net income |
$ | 175,973 | 202,917 | |||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities |
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Provision for credit losses |
27,000 | 18,000 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization of premises
and equipment |
12,579 | 14,089 | ||||||
Amortization of capitalized servicing rights |
15,591 | 15,137 | ||||||
Amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets |
18,356 | 13,028 | ||||||
Provision for deferred income taxes |
(19,402 | ) | (34,973 | ) | ||||
Asset write-downs |
12,777 | 47 | ||||||
Net gain on sales of assets |
(4,808 | ) | (6,720 | ) | ||||
Net change in accrued interest receivable, payable |
15,445 | 28,957 | ||||||
Net change in other accrued income and expense |
43,023 | 64,711 | ||||||
Net change
in loans originated for sale |
136,065 | (202,464 | ) | |||||
Net change in trading account assets and liabilities |
(20,674 | ) | (4,764 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
411,925 | 107,965 | ||||||
Cash flows from investing activities |
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Proceeds from sales of investment securities |
||||||||
Available for sale |
32,362 | 1,392 | ||||||
Other |
1,365 | 15,800 | ||||||
Proceeds from maturities of investment securities |
||||||||
Available for sale |
486,151 | 400,731 | ||||||
Held to maturity |
8,388 | 12,743 | ||||||
Purchases of investment securities |
||||||||
Available for sale |
(257,403 | ) | (332,345 | ) | ||||
Held to maturity |
(9,013 | ) | (14,082 | ) | ||||
Other |
(10,412 | ) | (23,642 | ) | ||||
Net increase in loans and leases |
(736,635 | ) | (345,528 | ) | ||||
Net increase in agreements to resell securities |
(300,000 | ) | | |||||
Other investments, net |
(302,366 | ) | (5,147 | ) | ||||
Additions to capitalized servicing rights |
(14,031 | ) | (17,358 | ) | ||||
Capital expenditures, net |
(8,915 | ) | (5,865 | ) | ||||
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired |
| (12,172 | ) | |||||
Other, net |
27,113 | (5,957 | ) | |||||
Net cash used by investing activities |
(1,083,396 | ) | (331,430 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities |
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Net increase (decrease) in deposits |
(973,278 | ) | 1,074,770 | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings |
954,568 | (801,525 | ) | |||||
Proceeds from long-term borrowings |
800,000 | 500,000 | ||||||
Payments on long-term borrowings |
(27,669 | ) | (600,896 | ) | ||||
Purchases of treasury stock |
(207,875 | ) | (137,701 | ) | ||||
Dividends paid common |
(65,734 | ) | (50,075 | ) | ||||
Other, net |
34,249 | 34,912 | ||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities |
514,261 | 19,485 | ||||||
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |
(157,210 | ) | (203,980 | ) | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
1,624,964 | 1,490,459 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ | 1,467,754 | 1,286,479 | |||||
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information |
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Interest received during the period |
$ | 870,337 | 781,058 | |||||
Interest paid during the period |
400,530 | 300,557 | ||||||
Income taxes paid during the period |
1,403 | 12,123 | ||||||
Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities |
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Loans held for sale transferred to loans held for investment |
$ | 870,759 | | |||||
Real estate acquired in settlement of loans |
6,995 | 3,121 | ||||||
Acquisitions : |
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Fair value of : |
||||||||
Assets acquired (noncash) |
| 26,052 | ||||||
Liabilities assumed |
| 16,029 |
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M&T BANK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY (Unaudited)
Accumulated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common | Additional | comprehensive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred | Common | stock | paid-in | Retained | income (loss), | Treasury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In thousands, except per share |
stock |
stock |
issuable |
capital |
earnings |
net |
stock |
Total |
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2006 |
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Balance January 1, 2006 |
$ | | 60,198 | 5,363 | 2,886,153 | 3,854,275 | (97,930 | ) | (831,673 | ) | 5,876,386 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income: |
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Net income |
| | | | 202,917 | | | 202,917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income,
net of tax and reclassification adjustments: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized losses on investment
securities |
| | | | | (24,957 | ) | | (24,957 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
177,960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchases of treasury stock |
| | | | | | (137,701 | ) | (137,701 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Repayment of management stock ownership
program receivable |
| | | 225 | | | | 225 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation plans: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock option and purchase plans: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Compensation expense |
| | | 17,682 | | | | 17,682 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercises |
| | | (20,649 | ) | | | 55,385 | 34,736 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Directors stock plan |
| | | 22 | | | 231 | 253 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deferred compensation plans, net,
including dividend equivalents |
| | (267 | ) | (365 | ) | (42 | ) | | 677 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock cash dividends -
$0.45 per share |
| | | | (50,075 | ) | | | (50,075 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance March 31, 2006 |
$ | | 60,198 | 5,096 | 2,883,068 | 4,007,075 | (122,887 | ) | (913,081 | ) | 5,919,469 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2007 |
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Balance January 1, 2007 |
$ | | 60,198 | 5,060 | 2,889,449 | 4,443,441 | (53,574 | ) | (1,063,479 | ) | 6,281,095 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income: |
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Net income |
| | | | 175,973 | | | 175,973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income,
net of tax and reclassification adjustments: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized gains on investment
securities |
| | | | | 17,407 | | 17,407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
193,380 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchases of treasury stock |
| | | | | | (207,875 | ) | (207,875 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation plans: |
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Stock option and purchase plans: |
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Compensation expense |
| | | 18,811 | | | | 18,811 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercises |
| | | (20,264 | ) | | | 53,497 | 33,233 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Directors stock plan |
| | | 47 | | | 280 | 327 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deferred compensation plans, net,
including dividend equivalents |
| | (321 | ) | (420 | ) | (50 | ) | | 738 | (53 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock cash dividends -
$0.60 per share |
| | | | (65,734 | ) | | | (65,734 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance March 31, 2007 |
$ | | 60,198 | 4,739 | 2,887,623 | 4,553,630 | (36,167 | ) | (1,216,839 | ) | 6,253,184 | |||||||||||||||||||||
CONSOLIDATED SUMMARY OF CHANGES IN ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES (Unaudited)
Three months ended March 31 | ||||||||
In thousands |
2007 |
2006 |
||||||
Beginning balance |
$ | 649,948 | 637,663 | |||||
Provision for credit losses |
27,000 | 18,000 | ||||||
Net charge-offs |
||||||||
Charge-offs |
(24,507 | ) | (25,797 | ) | ||||
Recoveries |
7,316 | 8,965 | ||||||
Total net charge-offs |
(17,191 | ) | (16,832 | ) | ||||
Ending balance |
$ | 659,757 | 638,831 | |||||
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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 the accounting policies set forth in note 1 of Notes to Financial Statements included in the Companys 2006 Annual Report, except as described below. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation have been made and were all of a normal recurring nature.
2. Earnings per share
The computations of basic earnings per share follow:
Three months ended | ||||||||
March 31 | ||||||||
2007 |
2006 |
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(in thousands, except per share) | ||||||||
Income available to common
stockholders |
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Net income |
$ | 175,973 | 202,917 | |||||
Weighted-average shares
outstanding (including common
stock issuable) |
109,694 | 111,693 | ||||||
Basic earnings per share |
$ | 1.60 | 1.82 |
The computations of diluted earnings per share follow:
Three months ended | ||||||||
March 31 | ||||||||
2007 |
2006 |
|||||||
(in thousands, except per share) | ||||||||
Income available to common
stockholders |
$ | 175,973 | 202,917 | |||||
Weighted-average shares
outstanding |
109,694 | 111,693 | ||||||
Plus: incremental shares from
assumed conversion of
stock-based compensation awards |
2,493 | 2,654 | ||||||
Adjusted weighted-average shares
outstanding |
112,187 | 114,347 | ||||||
Diluted earnings per share |
$ | 1.57 | 1.77 |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONTINUED
3. Comprehensive income
The following table displays the components of other comprehensive income:
Three months ended March 31, 2007 |
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Before-tax | Income | |||||||||||
amount |
taxes |
Net |
||||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||||||
Unrealized gains
on investment securities: |
||||||||||||
Unrealized holding
gains during period |
$ | 27,815 | (9,751 | ) | 18,064 | |||||||
Less: reclassification
adjustment for gains
realized in net income |
1,063 | (406 | ) | 657 | ||||||||
Net unrealized gains |
$ | 26,752 | (9,345 | ) | 17,407 | |||||||
Three months ended
March 31, 2006 |
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Before-tax | Income | |||||||||||
amount |
taxes |
Net |
||||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||||||
Unrealized losses
on investment securities: |
||||||||||||
Unrealized holding
losses during period |
$ | (45,508 | ) | 20,586 | (24,922 | ) | ||||||
Less: reclassification
adjustment for gains
realized in net income |
58 | (23 | ) | 35 | ||||||||
Net unrealized losses |
$ | (45,566 | ) | 20,609 | (24,957 | ) | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net consisted of unrealized gains (losses) as follows:
Defined | ||||||||||||
Investment | benefit | |||||||||||
securities |
plans |
Total |
||||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||||||
Balance January 1, 2007 |
$ | (25,311 | ) | (28,263 | ) | (53,574 | ) | |||||
Net gain during period |
17,407 | | 17,407 | |||||||||
Balance March 31, 2007 |
$ | (7,904 | ) | (28,263 | ) | (36,167 | ) | |||||
Balance January 1, 2006 |
$ | (48,576 | ) | (49,354 | ) | (97,930 | ) | |||||
Net loss during period |
(24,957 | ) | | (24,957 | ) | |||||||
Balance March 31, 2006 |
$ | (73,533 | ) | (49,354 | ) | (122,887 | ) | |||||
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONTINUED
4. Borrowings
M&T Capital Trust I (Trust I), M&T Capital Trust II (Trust II), and M&T Capital Trust III (Trust III) have issued fixed rate preferred capital securities aggregating $310 million. First Maryland Capital I (Trust IV) and First Maryland Capital II (Trust V) have issued floating rate preferred capital securities aggregating $300 million. The distribution rates on the preferred capital securities of Trust IV and Trust V adjust quarterly based on changes in the three-month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and were 6.36% and 6.21%, respectively, at March 31, 2007 and 6.37% and 6.22%, respectively, at December 31, 2006. Trust I, Trust II, Trust III, Trust IV and Trust V are referred to herein collectively as the Trusts.
Other than the following payment terms (and the redemption terms described below), the preferred capital securities issued by the Trusts (Capital Securities) are substantially identical in all material respects:
Distribution | Distribution | |||
Trust |
rate |
dates |
||
Trust I | 8.234% | February 1 and August 1 | ||
Trust II | 8.277% | June 1 and December 1 | ||
Trust III | 9.25% | February 1 and August 1 | ||
Trust IV | LIBOR plus 1.00% | January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15 | ||
Trust V | LIBOR plus .85% | February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1 |
The common securities of each Trust (Common Securities) are wholly owned by M&T and are the only class of each Trusts securities possessing general voting powers. The Capital Securities represent preferred undivided interests in the assets of the corresponding Trust. Under the Federal Reserve Boards current risk-based capital guidelines, the Capital Securities are includable in M&Ts Tier 1 (core) capital.
The proceeds from the issuances of the Capital Securities and Common Securities were used by the Trusts to purchase junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures (Junior Subordinated Debentures) of M&T as follows:
Capital | Common | Junior Subordinated | ||||
Trust |
Securities |
Securities |
Debentures |
|||
Trust I
|
$150 million | $4.64 million | $154.64 million aggregate liquidation amount of 8.234% Junior Subordinated Debentures due February 1, 2027. | |||
Trust II
|
$100 million | $3.09 million | $103.09 million aggregate liquidation amount of 8.277% Junior Subordinated Debentures due June 1, 2027. | |||
Trust III
|
$60 million | $1.856 million | $61.856 million aggregate liquidation amount of 9.25% Junior Subordinated Debentures due February 1, 2027. |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONTINUED
4. Borrowings, continued
Capital | Common | Junior Subordinated | ||||
Trust |
Securities |
Securities |
Debentures |
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Trust IV
|
$150 million | $4.64 million | $154.64 million aggregate liquidation amount of Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures due January 15, 2027. | |||
Trust V
|
$150 million | $4.64 million | $154.64 million aggregate liquidation amount of Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures due February 1, 2027. |
The Junior Subordinated Debentures represent the sole assets of each Trust and payments under the Junior Subordinated Debentures are the sole source of cash flow for each Trust. The financial statement carrying values of junior subordinated debentures associated with preferred capital securities of Trust III, Trust IV and Trust V at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 include the unamortized portions of purchase accounting adjustments to reflect estimated fair value as of the date of M&Ts acquisition of the common securities of each respective trust. The interest rates payable on the Junior Subordinated Debentures of Trust IV and Trust V were 6.36% and 6.21%, respectively, at March 31, 2007 and 6.37% and 6.22%, respectively, at December 31, 2006.
Holders of the Capital Securities receive preferential cumulative cash distributions on each distribution date at the stated distribution rate unless M&T exercises its right to extend the payment of interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures for up to ten semi-annual periods (in the case of Trust I, Trust II and Trust III) or twenty quarterly periods (in the case of Trust IV and Trust V), 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. 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 of the Junior Subordinated Debentures or the earlier redemption of the Junior Subordinated Debentures in whole upon the occurrence of one or more events (Events) set forth in the indentures relating to the Capital Securities, and in whole or in part at any time after the stated optional redemption dates (January 15, 2007 in the case of Trust IV, February 1, 2007 in the case of Trust I, Trust III and Trust V, and June 1, 2007 in the case of Trust II) contemporaneously with the optional redemption of the related Junior Subordinated Debentures in whole or in part. The Junior Subordinated Debentures are redeemable prior to their stated maturity dates at M&Ts option (i) on or after the stated optional redemption dates, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, or (ii) in whole, but not in part, at any time within 90 days following the occurrence and during the continuation of one or more of the Events, in each case subject to possible regulatory approval. The redemption price of the Capital Securities and the
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4. Borrowings, continued
related Junior Subordinated Debentures upon early redemption will be expressed as a percentage of the liquidation amount plus accumulated but unpaid distributions. In the case of Trust I, such percentage adjusts annually and ranges from 104.117% at February 1, 2007 to 100.412% for the annual period ending January 31, 2017, after which the percentage is 100%. In the case of Trust II, such percentage adjusts annually and ranges from 104.139% at June 1, 2007 to 100.414% for the annual period ending May 31, 2017, after which the percentage is 100%, subject to a make-whole amount if the early redemption occurs prior to June 1, 2007. In the case of Trust III, such percentage adjusts annually and ranges from 104.625% at February 1, 2007 to 100.463% for the annual period ending January 31, 2017, after which the percentage is 100%. In the case of Trust IV and Trust V, the redemption price upon early redemption will be equal to 100% of the principal amount to be redeemed plus any accrued but unpaid distributions to the redemption date.
Allfirst Preferred Capital Trust (Allfirst Capital Trust) has issued $100 million of Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Subordinated Trust Enhanced Securities (SKATES). Allfirst Capital Trust is a Delaware business trust that was formed for the exclusive purposes of (i) issuing the SKATES and common securities, (ii) purchasing Asset Preferred Securities issued by Allfirst Preferred Asset Trust (Allfirst Asset Trust) and (iii) engaging in only those other activities necessary or incidental thereto. M&T holds 100% of the common securities of Allfirst Capital Trust. Allfirst Asset Trust is a Delaware business trust that was formed for the exclusive purposes of (i) issuing Asset Preferred Securities and common securities, (ii) investing the gross proceeds of the Asset Preferred Securities in junior subordinated debentures of M&T and other permitted investments and (iii) engaging in only those other activities necessary or incidental thereto. M&T holds 100% of the common securities of Allfirst Asset Trust and Allfirst Capital Trust holds 100% of the Asset Preferred Securities of Allfirst Asset Trust. M&T currently has outstanding $105.3 million aggregate liquidation amount Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures due July 15, 2029 that are payable to Allfirst Asset Trust. The interest rates payable on such debentures were 6.79% at March 31, 2007 and 6.80% at December 31, 2006.
Distributions on the SKATES are non-cumulative. The distribution rate on the SKATES and on the Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures is a rate per annum of three-month LIBOR plus 1.50% and three-month LIBOR plus 1.43%, respectively, reset quarterly two business days prior to the distribution dates of January 15, April 15, July 15, and October 15 in each year. Distributions on the SKATES will be paid if, as and when Allfirst Capital Trust has funds available for payment. The SKATES are subject to mandatory redemption if the Asset Preferred Securities of Allfirst Asset Trust are redeemed. Allfirst Asset Trust will redeem the Asset Preferred Securities if the junior subordinated debentures of M&T held by Allfirst Asset Trust are redeemed. M&T may redeem such junior subordinated debentures, in whole or in part, at any time on or after July 15, 2009, subject to regulatory approval. Allfirst Asset Trust will redeem the Asset Preferred Securities at par plus accrued and unpaid distributions from the last distribution payment date. M&T has guaranteed, on a subordinated basis, the payment in full of all distributions and other payments on the SKATES and on the Asset Preferred Securities to the extent that Allfirst Capital Trust and Allfirst Asset Trust, respectively, have funds legally available. Under the Federal Reserve Boards current risk-based capital guidelines, the SKATES are includable in M&Ts Tier 1 Capital.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONTINUED
4. Borrowings, continued
Including the unamortized portions of purchase accounting adjustments to reflect estimated fair value at the acquisition dates of the common securities of Trust III, Trust IV, Trust V and Allfirst Asset Trust, the junior subordinated debentures associated with preferred capital securities had financial statement carrying values as follows:
March 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||
2007 |
2006 |
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(in thousands) | |||||||||||
Trust I |
$ | 154,640 | 154,640 | ||||||||
Trust II |
103,093 | 103,093 | |||||||||
Trust III |
68,303 | 68,384 | |||||||||
Trust IV |
143,789 | 143,652 | |||||||||
Trust V |
141,488 | 141,322 | |||||||||
Allfirst Asset Trust |
101,835 | 101,796 | |||||||||
$ | 713,148 | 712,887 | |||||||||
5. Segment information
Reportable segments have been determined based upon the Companys internal profitability reporting system, which is organized by strategic business units. Certain strategic business units have been combined for segment information reporting purposes where the nature of the products and services, the type of customer and the distribution of those products and services are similar. The reportable segments are Commercial Banking, Commercial Real Estate, Discretionary Portfolio, Residential Mortgage Banking and Retail Banking.
The financial information of the Companys segments was compiled utilizing the accounting policies described in note 21 to the Companys consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2006. 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 generally accepted accounting principles. 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 21 to the Companys 2006 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 Companys reportable segments, but are included in the All Other category. The Company has, however, assigned such intangible assets to business units for purposes of
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5. Segment information, continued
testing for impairment. Information about the Companys segments is presented in the following table:
Three months ended March 31 |
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2007 |
2006 |
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Inter- | Net | Inter- | Net | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total | segment | income | Total | segment | income | |||||||||||||||||||
revenues(a) |
revenues |
(loss) |
revenues(a) |
revenues |
(loss) |
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(in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial Banking |
$ | 141,880 | 125 | 57,029 | 134,321 | 148 | 56,094 | |||||||||||||||||
Commercial Real Estate |
65,144 | 151 | 31,737 | 68,489 | 232 | 33,867 | ||||||||||||||||||
Discretionary Portfolio |
29,276 | (2,346 | ) | 18,938 | 37,355 | 930 | 22,295 | |||||||||||||||||
Residential Mortgage Banking |
45,668 | 10,891 | (2,523 | ) | 69,089 | 15,166 | 15,391 | |||||||||||||||||
Retail Banking |
373,829 | 3,028 | 107,382 | 345,899 | 2,853 | 92,554 | ||||||||||||||||||
All Other |
31,113 | (11,849 | ) | (36,590 | ) | 44,804 | (19,329 | ) | (17,284 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 686,910 | | 175,973 | 699,957 | | 202,917 | |||||||||||||||||
Average total assets |
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Three months ended | Year ended | |||||||||||
March 31 |
December 31 |
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2007 |
2006 |
2006 |
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(in millions) | ||||||||||||
Commercial Banking |
$ | 13,236 | 12,222 | 12,688 | ||||||||
Commercial Real Estate |
8,608 | 8,374 | 8,448 | |||||||||
Discretionary
Portfolio |
11,997 | 12,112 | 12,136 | |||||||||
Residential Mortgage
Banking |
3,592 | 3,240 | 3,462 | |||||||||
Retail Banking |
14,243 | 14,207 | 14,107 | |||||||||
All Other |
5,531 | 4,951 | 4,998 | |||||||||
Total |
$ | 57,207 | 55,106 | 55,839 | ||||||||
(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 Companys internal funds transfer 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 $5,123,000 and $4,731,000 for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and |
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5. Segment information, continued
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. |
6. Commitments and contingencies
In the normal course of business, various commitments and contingent liabilities are outstanding. The following table presents the Companys significant commitments. Certain of these commitments are not included in the Companys consolidated balance sheet.
March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
2007 |
2006 |
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(in thousands) | ||||||||
Commitments to extend credit
|
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Home equity lines of credit |
$ | 5,532,886 | 5,450,382 | |||||
Commercial real estate loans
to be sold |
26,646 | 65,784 | ||||||
Other commercial real estate
and construction |
2,737,171 | 3,008,353 | ||||||
Residential real estate loans
to be sold |
495,491 | 679,591 | ||||||
Other residential real estate |
534,027 | 493,122 | ||||||
Commercial and other |
7,010,324 | 7,344,263 | ||||||
Standby letters of credit |
3,573,660 | 3,622,860 | ||||||
Commercial letters of credit |
26,416 | 30,209 | ||||||
Financial guarantees and
indemnification contracts |
1,186,171 | 1,036,117 | ||||||
Commitments to sell
real estate loans |
1,038,302 | 1,932,306 |
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 managements assessment of the customers creditworthiness.
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 Companys involvement in the Federal National
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6. Commitments and contingencies, continued
Mortgage Association Delegated Underwriting and Servicing program. The Companys maximum credit risk for recourse associated with loans sold under this program totaled $986 million and $939 million at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, 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 in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, as amended, 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. However, in estimating that fair value for commitments to originate loans for sale, value ascribable to cash flows that will be realized in connection with loan servicing activities has not been included. Value ascribable to that portion of cash flows is recognized at the time the underlying mortgage loans are sold.
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 from 2007 through 2013 and $6 million per year from 2014 through 2017.
The Company also has commitments under long-term operating leases.
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 against M&T or its subsidiaries will be material to the Companys consolidated financial position, but at the present time is not in a position to determine whether such litigation will have a material adverse effect on the Companys consolidated results of operations in any future reporting period.
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 benefit cost consisted of the following:
Other | ||||||||||||||||
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benefits |
benefits |
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Three months ended March 31 |
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2007 |
2006 |
2007 |
2006 |
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(in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
Service cost |
$ | 5,475 | 5,575 | 150 | 150 | |||||||||||
Interest cost on projected benefit
obligation |
9,375 | 9,175 | 925 | 850 | ||||||||||||
Expected return on plan assets |
(10,025 | ) | (9,625 | ) | | | ||||||||||
Amortization of prior service cost |
(1,650 | ) | (1,775 | ) | 50 | 50 | ||||||||||
Amortization of net actuarial loss |
1,200 | 2,250 | 50 | 25 | ||||||||||||
Net periodic benefit cost |
$ | 4,375 | 5,600 | 1,175 | 1,075 | |||||||||||
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7. Pension plans and other postretirement benefits, continued
Expense incurred in connection with the Companys defined contribution pension and retirement savings plans totaled $9,169,000 and $7,831,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
8. Income taxes
Effective January 1, 2007, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation (FIN) No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. FIN No. 48 prescribes the accounting method to be applied to measure uncertainty in income taxes recognized under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. FIN No. 48 established a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of an uncertain tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return.
The Companys federal, state and local income tax returns are routinely subject to examinations from various governmental taxing authorities. Such examinations may result in challenges to the tax return treatment applied by the Company to specific transactions. Management believes that the assumptions and judgment used to record tax-related assets or liabilities have been appropriate. Should determinations rendered by tax authorities ultimately indicate that managements assumptions were inappropriate, the result and adjustments required could have a material effect on the Companys results of operations. The Companys federal income tax returns for 2004 through 2006 are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. The Company also files income tax returns in over thirty state and local jurisdictions. Substantially all material state and local tax matters have been concluded for years through 1998. Some tax returns for years after 1998 are presently under examination. As of January 1, 2007, the Company had accrued approximately $67 million, net of available benefits of approximately $36 million, for various unrecognized tax benefits in various federal, state and local tax jurisdictions within which the Company operates. If recognized, those benefits would affect the Companys effective tax rate. If any tax return examination by federal, state or local tax authorities is concluded during the next twelve months, it is possible that the amount of the accrued liability for uncertain tax positions could change. It is not possible to estimate the amount of any such changes. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income taxes in the Consolidated Statement of Income. Included in the accrual noted herein was $9 million for such item. The adoption of FIN No. 48 did not result in any change to the Companys liability for uncertain tax positions as of January 1, 2007.
9. Acquisition of deposits and banking offices
On June 30, 2006, M&T Bank, M&Ts principal banking subsidiary, acquired 21 banking offices in Buffalo and Rochester, New York from Citibank, N.A. in a cash transaction. The offices had approximately $269 million in loans, mostly to consumers, small businesses and middle market customers, and approximately $1.0 billion of deposits. The transaction did not have a significant effect on the Companys results of operations during 2006 or in the first quarter of 2007. There were no significant acquisition-related expenses associated with the transaction in the first quarter of either 2007 or 2006.
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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Overview
Net income for M&T Bank Corporation (M&T) in the first quarter of 2007 was $176 million or $1.57 of diluted earnings per common share, representing decreases of 13% and 11%, respectively, from $203 million or $1.77 of diluted earnings per common share in the year-earlier quarter. During the fourth quarter of 2006, net income was $213 million or $1.88 of diluted earnings per common share. Basic earnings per common share were $1.60 in the initial quarter of 2007, compared with $1.82 and $1.93 in the first and fourth quarters of 2006, respectively.
The annualized rate of return on average total assets for M&T and its consolidated subsidiaries (the Company) in the recent quarter was 1.25%, compared with 1.49% in the first quarter of 2006 and 1.50% in 2006s final quarter. The annualized rate of return on average common stockholders equity was 11.38% in the initial quarter of 2007, compared with 13.97% and 13.55% in the first and fourth quarters of 2006, respectively.
The Companys financial results for the first quarter of 2007 were adversely impacted by changing market conditions in the residential mortgage lending sector. Well-publicized problems in the subprime residential mortgage lending market had a negative effect on the rest of the residential mortgage marketplace, specifically with regard to alternative (Alt-A) residential mortgage loans that the Company actively originates for sale in the secondary market. Alt-A loans originated by the Company typically include some form of limited documentation requirements, as compared with more traditional residential mortgage loans. Unfavorable market conditions and lack of market liquidity impacted the Companys willingness to sell Alt-A loans in the first quarter. During March 2007, an auction of such loans received fewer bids than normal and the pricing of those bids was lower than expected. As a result, $883 million of Alt-A loans previously held for sale (including $808 million of first mortgage loans and $75 million of second mortgage loans) were transferred in March to the Companys held-for-investment residential mortgage loan portfolio. In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), loans held for sale must be recorded at the lower of cost or market value. Accordingly, prior to reclassifying the Alt-A mortgage loans to held for investment, the carrying value of such loans was reduced by $12 million in the first quarter of 2007, which resulted in an after-tax reduction of net income of $7 million, or $.07 per diluted share. The loans were reclassified to the held-for-investment portfolio because management of the Company believes that the value of the Alt-A residential mortgage loans it holds is greater than the amount implied by the few bidders presently active in the market.
In addition, the Company is contractually obligated to repurchase previously sold Alt-A loans that do not ultimately meet investor sale criteria, including instances when mortgagors fail to make timely payments during the first 90 days subsequent to the sale date. As a result, during the first quarter of 2007, the Company accrued $6 million to provide for declines in market value of previously sold Alt-A mortgage loans that the Company may be required to repurchase. That loss reduced the Companys net income by $4 million or $.03 per diluted share.
The Company has initiated changes in its origination and sales practices as they relate to Alt-A lending that will likely result in lower originations of Alt-A mortgage loans in future quarters.
On February 5, 2007, M&T invested $300 million to acquire a minority interest in Bayview Lending Group LLC (BLG), a Florida-based privately-held commercial mortgage lender that specializes in originating, securitizing and servicing small balance commercial real estate loans in the United States, and to a lesser extent, in Canada and the United Kingdom. The investment
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will be accounted for using the equity method of accounting. BLG was a going-concern when M&T made its investment, but started out with a minimal amount of loans in its portfolio. As a result, BLG is expected to incur modest operating losses until a sufficiently significant volume of loans are originated and securitized. M&Ts pro-rata portion of BLGs operating results did not have a significant impact on M&Ts results of operations in the first quarter of 2007.
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 $3.1 billion at March 31, 2007, $3.0 billion at March 31, 2006 and $3.2 billion at December 31, 2006. Included in such intangible assets at each of those dates was goodwill of $2.9 billion. Amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets, after tax effect, was $11 million ($.10 per diluted share) during each of the first quarter of 2007 and the fourth quarter of 2006, and $8 million ($.07 per diluted share) in the first quarter of 2006.
Since 1998, M&T has consistently provided supplemental reporting of its results on a net operating or tangible basis, in 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, when calculating certain performance ratios) and expenses associated with integrating acquired operations into the Company, since such expenses are considered by management to be nonoperating in nature. Although net operating income as defined by M&T is not a GAAP measure, M&Ts management believes that this information helps investors understand the effect of acquisition activity in reported results.
Net operating income declined 11% to $187 million in the initial quarter of 2007 from $211 million in the year-earlier quarter. Diluted net operating earnings per share for the first quarter of 2007 were $1.67, down 9% from $1.84 in the similar 2006 quarter. Net operating income and diluted net operating earnings per share were $225 million and $1.98, respectively, in the fourth quarter of 2006.
Net operating income in the recent quarter represented an annualized rate of return on average tangible assets of 1.40%, compared with 1.64% and 1.67% in the first and fourth quarters of 2006, respectively. Net operating income expressed as an annualized return on average tangible common equity was 24.11% in the first quarter of 2007, compared with 29.31% in the year-earlier quarter and 28.71% in the final quarter of 2006.
Reconciliations of GAAP results with non-GAAP results are provided in table 2.
Taxable-equivalent Net Interest Income
Taxable-equivalent net interest income increased to $456 million in the first quarter of 2007 from $452 million in the corresponding 2006 quarter, but was down from $472 million in the fourth quarter of 2006. The improvement in the recent quarter as compared with the first quarter of 2006 reflects a $1.6 billion, or 3%, increase in average earning assets that was largely offset by a nine basis point (hundredths of one percent) narrowing of the Companys net interest margin, or taxable-equivalent net interest income expressed as an annualized percentage of average earning assets. The recent quarters decline in taxable-equivalent net interest income as compared with 2006s final quarter resulted from a similar nine basis point narrowing of the net interest margin that was only partially offset by an increase in the average balance of earning assets.
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Average loans and leases rose $2.6 billion, or 6%, to $43.1 billion in the recently completed quarter from $40.5 billion in the first quarter of 2006, and were up $639 million from the $42.5 billion average in the fourth quarter of 2006. Contributing to the growth in average loans in the recent quarter as compared with the first quarter of 2006 were higher average outstanding balances of commercial loans, commercial real estate loans and residential real estate loans. Average commercial loans and leases rose $718 million or 7% to $11.8 billion in the initial 2007 quarter from $11.0 billion in the year-earlier quarter. Commercial real estate loans averaged $15.5 billion in the recent quarter, up $796 million or 5% from $14.7 billion in the first quarter of 2006, due largely to a rise in construction loans to developers of residential real estate properties. The Companys residential real estate loan portfolio averaged $5.9 billion in 2007s first quarter, up $1.3 billion or 29% from $4.6 billion in the corresponding quarter of 2006. Included in that portfolio were loans held for sale, which averaged $1.8 billion in the recently completed quarter, compared with $1.3 billion in the first quarter of 2006. Excluding such loans, average residential real estate loans rose $897 million from 2006s initial quarter to the first quarter of 2007. That increase was largely the result of the Companys decision to retain higher levels of residential real estate loans in light of modest loan growth in other loan types and the lack of availability of investment securities to acquire that met the Companys desired characteristics and provided suitable returns. As already noted, during March 2007 the Company transferred $883 million of Alt-A loans previously held for sale to its held-forinvestment portfolio. That transfer increased the recent quarters average balances of residential real estate loans held for investment by approximately $90 million. Partially offsetting the loan growth described above was a decline in average consumer loans and leases of $283 million, or 3%, in the recent quarter as compared with the year-earlier period due to lower average automobile loan and lease balances outstanding, reflecting the Companys decision to allow such balances to decline rather than matching interest rates offered by competitors. However, during late 2006 the interest rate environment relating to the Companys automobile lending business improved and outstanding balances of such loans have increased slightly since September 30, 2006.
The Company experienced growth of 2% in average commercial loan balances in the recent quarter as compared with the fourth quarter of 2006, while average commercial real estate loans were relatively unchanged. In dollar amount, average commercial loans increased $230 million. Average residential real estate loans in the recent quarter rose $401 million, or 7%, from 2006s fourth quarter, while average consumer loans outstanding were up slightly from the final 2006 quarter, as higher automobile loans were largely offset by lower average outstanding balances of home equity lines of credit. 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 |
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1st Qtr. | 1st Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | ||||||||||
2007 |
2006 |
2006 |
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Commercial, financial, etc. |
$ | 11,753 | 7 | % | 2 | % | ||||||
Real estate commercial |
15,474 | 5 | | |||||||||
Real estate consumer |
5,939 | 29 | 7 | |||||||||
Consumer |
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Automobile |
2,781 | (12 | ) | 3 | ||||||||
Home equity lines |
4,191 | 2 | (2 | ) | ||||||||
Home equity loans |
1,165 | (3 | ) | (3 | ) | |||||||
Other |
1,811 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
Total consumer |
9,948 | (3 | ) | | ||||||||
Total |
$ | 43,114 | 6 | % | 2 | % | ||||||
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Average balances of investment securities aggregated $7.2 billion during the first quarter of 2007, compared with $8.4 billion in the year-earlier quarter and $7.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2006. The declines in such securities from both the first and fourth quarters of 2006 reflect net paydowns of mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations. The Company has allowed the investment securities portfolio to decline as the opportunity to purchase securities at favorable spreads, that is, the difference between the yield earned on a security and the rate paid on funds used to purchase it, has been limited. The investment securities portfolio is largely comprised of residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations, debt securities issued by municipalities, debt and preferred equity securities issued by government-sponsored agencies and certain financial institutions, and shorter-term U.S. Treasury notes. When purchasing investment securities, the Company considers its overall interest-rate risk profile as well as the adequacy of expected returns relative to 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, or credit risk associated with a particular security, or as a result of restructuring its investment securities portfolio following completion of a business combination. The Company regularly reviews its investment securities for declines in value below amortized cost that might be other than temporary. As of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the Company concluded that such declines were temporary in nature.
Other earning assets include deposits at banks, trading account assets, federal funds sold and agreements to resell securities. Those other earning assets in the aggregate averaged $365 million in the recently completed quarter, compared with $139 million and $205 million in the first and fourth quarters of 2006, respectively. The increase in such assets in the recent quarter resulted from purchases of investment securities under agreements to resell. The weighted-average term to maturity of such agreements, which averaged $281 million during 2007s initial quarter and aggregated $400 million at March 31, 2007, was approximately 4 years. Those resell agreements are accounted for similar to collateralized loans, with changes in the market value of the collateral monitored by the Company to ensure sufficient coverage. Similar agreements averaged $100 million during the fourth quarter of 2006, while there were no such agreements outstanding during the initial quarter of 2006. 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 increased 3% to $50.7 billion in the first quarter of 2007 from $49.1 billion in the similar 2006 quarter. Average earning assets aggregated $50.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2006.
The most significant source of funding for the Company is core deposits which are comprised of noninterest-bearing deposits, interest-bearing transaction accounts, nonbrokered savings deposits and nonbrokered domestic time deposits under $100,000. The Companys branch network is its principal source of core deposits, which generally carry lower interest rates than wholesale funds of comparable maturities. Certificates of deposit under $100,000 generated on a nationwide basis by M&T Bank, National Association (M&T Bank, N.A.), a wholly owned bank subsidiary of M&T, are also included in core deposits. Core deposits averaged $28.6 billion in the first quarter of 2007, compared with $27.8 billion in the corresponding quarter of 2006 and $28.7 billion in 2006s final quarter. A June 30, 2006 acquisition of branch offices in upstate New York added approximately $900 million of core deposits on that date. The increase in average balances of time deposits less than $100,000 in the current quarter as compared with the similar 2006 period largely reflects customer response to higher interest rates being offered on those products, resulting in a shift of funds from savings and noninterest-bearing
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deposit accounts to time deposits. The following table provides an analysis of quarterly changes in the components of average core deposits.
AVERAGE CORE DEPOSITS
Dollars in millions
Percent increase | ||||||||||||
(decrease) from |
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1st Qtr. | 1st Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | ||||||||||
2007 |
2006 |
2006 |
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NOW accounts |
$ | 437 | 7 | (5 | )% | |||||||
Savings deposits |
14,649 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
Time deposits less than $100,000 |
6,047 | 9 | (1 | ) | ||||||||
Noninterest-bearing deposits |
7,422 | (2 | ) | (3 | ) | |||||||
Total |
$ | 28,555 | 3 | % | (1 | )% | ||||||
Additional sources of funding for the Company include domestic time deposits of $100,000 or more, deposits originated through the Companys offshore branch office, and brokered deposits. Domestic time deposits over $100,000, excluding brokered certificates of deposit, averaged $2.9 billion during the quarter ended March 31, 2007, compared with $2.6 billion in the first quarter of 2006 and $3.0 billion in 2006s fourth quarter. Offshore branch deposits, primarily comprised of accounts with balances of $100,000 or more, averaged $3.7 billion, $3.4 billion and $3.8 billion for the quarters ended March 31, 2007, March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2006, respectively. Brokered time deposits averaged $2.8 billion during the recently completed quarter, compared with $3.7 billion and $3.0 billion in the first and fourth quarters of 2006, respectively. In connection with the Companys management of interest rate risk, interest rate swap agreements have been entered into under which the Company receives a fixed rate of interest and pays a variable rate and that have notional amounts and terms substantially similar to the amounts and terms of $325 million of brokered time deposits. The Company also had brokered money-market deposit accounts which averaged $84 million during the first quarter of 2007, compared with $66 million in the year-earlier quarter and $75 million in the fourth quarter of 2006. Offshore branch deposits and brokered deposits have been used by the Company as alternatives to short-term borrowings. Additional amounts of offshore branch deposits or brokered deposits may be solicited in the future depending on market conditions, including demand by customers and other investors for such 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 (FHLBs), and others as sources of funding. Short-term borrowings averaged $4.9 billion in the initial 2007 quarter, compared with $4.6 billion in the year-earlier quarter and $4.8 billion in the final 2006 quarter. Included in short-term borrowings were unsecured federal funds borrowings which generally mature daily and averaged $4.1 billion in the recent quarter, compared with $3.8 billion and $4.0 billion in the first and fourth quarters of 2006, respectively. Overnight federal funds borrowings represent the largest component of short-term borrowings and are obtained daily from a wide variety of banks and other financial institutions. Also included in short-term borrowings is a $500 million revolving asset-backed structured borrowing secured by automobile loans that were transferred to M&T Auto Receivables I, LLC, a special purpose subsidiary of M&T Bank, the principal bank subsidiary of M&T. The special purpose subsidiary, the loans and the borrowings are included in the consolidated financial statements of the Company.
Long-term borrowings averaged $7.3 billion in the first quarter of 2007, compared with $6.3 billion in the similar 2006 quarter and $6.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2006. Included in average long-term borrowings were amounts borrowed from the FHLBs of $3.5 billion in the initial quarter of 2007 and $4.1 billion and $3.4 billion in the first and fourth quarters of 2006, respectively, and subordinated capital notes of $1.7 billion in the most recent quarter, $1.2 billion in the first quarter of 2006 and $1.4 billion in 2006s final quarter. M&T Bank issued $500 million of subordinated notes in December 2006, in part to maintain appropriate regulatory capital ratios. Junior subordinated debentures associated with trust preferred securities that were included in average long-term
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borrowings were $713 million in each of the first quarter of 2007 and the fourth quarter of 2006, and $712 million in 2006s first quarter. Information regarding trust preferred securities and the related junior subordinated debentures is provided in note 4 of Notes to Financial Statements. Also included in long-term borrowings were agreements to repurchase securities, which averaged $1.4 billion during the first quarter of 2007, $284 million in the corresponding 2006 quarter and $612 million in the fourth quarter of 2006.
Changes in the composition of the Companys earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities as described 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 3.03% in the first quarter of 2007 and 3.18% in the year-earlier quarter. The yield on earning assets during the recent quarter was 6.93%, up 47 basis points from 6.46% in the first quarter of 2006, while the rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities increased 62 basis points to 3.90% from 3.28%. In the fourth quarter of 2006, the net interest spread was 3.09%, the yield on earning assets was 6.92% and the rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities was 3.83%. During the first half of 2006, the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark overnight federal funds target rate four times, each increase representing a 25 basis point increment over the previously effective target rate. Those interest rate increases resulted in a more rapid rise in rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities, most notably short-term borrowings, than in the yields on earning assets and contributed to a general flattening of the yield curve. The decline in the Companys net interest spread during the recent quarter as compared with the first quarter of 2006 resulted from several factors, including lower fees from customer prepayments of commercial real estate loans, higher rates paid on consumer deposits and the impact of funding the Companys investment in BLG. The decline in net interest spread from the final quarter of 2006 to the recent quarter was due, in part, to lower commercial real estate loan prepayment fees, higher rates paid on deposits, the impact of two less days in the recent quarter and the funding of the BLG investment.
Net interest-free funds consist largely of noninterest-bearing demand deposits and stockholders 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 $8.0 billion in 2007s initial quarter, compared with $8.2 billion and $8.4 billion in the first and fourth quarters of 2006, respectively. Goodwill and core deposit and other intangible assets averaged $3.1 billion during the quarter ended March 31, 2007, $3.0 billion in the first quarter of 2006 and $3.2 billion in 2006s final quarter. The cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance averaged $1.1 billion in each of the first quarter of 2007 and the fourth quarter of 2006, and $1.0 billion in the first quarter of 2006. Increases in the cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance and benefits received 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 .61% in the recent quarter, compared with .55% in the year-earlier quarter and .64% in 2006s fourth quarter. The increase in the contribution to net interest margin ascribed to net interest-free funds in the recent quarter and 2006s fourth quarter as compared with the first quarter of 2006 resulted largely from the impact of higher interest rates on interest-bearing liabilities used to value such contribution.
Reflecting the changes to the net interest spread and the contribution of interest-free funds as described herein, the Companys net interest margin was 3.64% in the first quarter of 2007, down from 3.73% in each of the first and fourth quarters of 2006. Future changes in market interest rates or spreads, as well as changes in the composition of the Companys portfolios of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities that result in reductions in spreads, could adversely impact the Companys net interest income and net interest margin.
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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 utilizes 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 approximately $1.0 billion as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, and $717 million as of March 31, 2006. Under the terms of these swap agreements, the Company receives payments based on the outstanding notional amount of the swap agreements at fixed rates of interest and makes payments at variable rates.
As of March 31, 2007, all of the Companys interest rate swap agreements entered into for risk management purposes had been designated as fair value hedges. 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 Companys 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 Companys consolidated statement of income. In a cash flow hedge, unlike in a fair value hedge, the effective portion of the derivatives 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 March 31, 2007 and 2006 and the quarter ended December 31, 2006 were not material to the Companys results of operations. The estimated aggregate fair value of interest rate swap agreements designated as fair value hedges represented losses of approximately $12 million and $13 million at March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and $15 million at December 31, 2006. 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 result from the effects of changing interest rates.
The weighted-average rates to be received and paid under interest rate swap agreements currently in effect were 5.63% and 6.20%, respectively, at March 31, 2007. The average notional amounts of interest rate swap agreements entered into for interest rate risk management purposes, the related effect on net interest income and margin, and the weighted-average rates paid or received on those swap agreements are presented in the accompanying table.
INTEREST RATE SWAP AGREEMENTS
Dollars in thousands
Three months ended March 31 |
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2007 |
2006 |
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Amount |
Rate* |
Amount |
Rate* |
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Increase (decrease) in: |
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Interest income |
$ | | | % | $ | | | % | ||||||||
Interest expense |
1,355 | .01 | 156 | | ||||||||||||
Net interest
income/margin |
$ | (1,355 | ) | (.01 | )% | $ | (156 | ) | | % | ||||||
Average notional amount |
$ | 996,297 | $ | 688,630 | ||||||||||||
Rate received ** |
5.71 | % | 5.13 | % | ||||||||||||
Rate paid ** |
6.26 | % | 5.22 | % | ||||||||||||
* | Computed as an annualized percentage of average earning assets or interest-bearing liabilities. | |||
** | Weighted-average rate paid or received on interest rate swap agreements in effect during the period. |
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As a financial intermediary, the Company is exposed to various risks, including liquidity and market risk. Liquidity refers to the Companys 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 for other corporate purposes. Liquidity risk arises whenever the maturities of financial instruments included in assets and liabilities differ. M&Ts banking subsidiaries have access to additional funding sources through borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank 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 Companys total capital as defined by federal regulators. In December 2006, M&T Bank issued $500 million of subordinated notes. The notes bear a fixed rate of interest of 5.629% for ten years and a floating rate thereafter, at a rate equal to the three-month London Interbank Offered Rate plus .64%. The notes are redeemable at the Companys option after the fixed-rate period ends, subject to prior regulatory approval. As an additional source of funding, the Company maintains a $500 million revolving asset-backed structured borrowing which is collateralized by automobile loans and related assets that have been transferred to a special purpose subsidiary of M&T Bank. That subsidiary, the loans and the borrowing are included in the Companys consolidated financial statements. As existing loans of the subsidiary pay down, monthly proceeds, after payment of certain fees and debt service costs, are used to obtain additional automobile loans from M&T Bank or other subsidiaries to replenish the collateral and maintain the existing borrowing base.
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 aggregated $3.3 billion at March 31, 2007, $2.3 billion at December 31, 2006 and $3.6 billion at March 31, 2006. In general, those borrowings were unsecured and matured on the following business day. As already noted, offshore branch deposits and brokered certificates of deposit have been used by the Company as an alternative to short-term borrowings. Offshore branch deposits also generally mature on the next business day and totaled $4.8 billion, $3.2 billion and $5.4 billion at March 31, 2007, March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2006, respectively. Brokered certificates of deposit have longer maturity terms. At March 31, 2007, brokered time deposits totaled $2.3 billion and the weighted-average remaining term to maturity of such deposits was 11 months. Certain of these brokered time deposits have provisions that allow for early redemption.
The Companys 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 direct-pay 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 Companys consolidated balance sheet. Nevertheless, M&T Bank is not contractually obligated to purchase the VRDBs. The value of VRDBs in the Companys trading account totaled $26 million
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at March 31, 2007, $61 million at March 31, 2006 and $6 million at December 31, 2006. The total amount of VRDBs outstanding backed by M&T Bank letters of credit was $1.7 billion at March 31, 2007, March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2006. M&T Bank also serves as remarketing agent for most of those bonds.
In the normal course of business, the Company enters into contractual obligations 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 information about these commitments is provided in note 6 of Notes to Financial Statements.
M&Ts primary source of funds to pay for operating expenses, shareholder dividends and common 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 the test, at March 31, 2007 approximately $147 million was available for payment of dividends to M&T from banking subsidiaries without prior regulatory approval. These historic sources of cash flow have been augmented in the past by the issuance of trust preferred securities. Information regarding trust preferred securities and the related junior subordinated debentures is included in note 4 of Notes to Financial Statements. M&T also maintains a $30 million line of credit with an unaffiliated commercial bank, of which there were no borrowings outstanding at March 31, 2007 or at December 31, 2006.
Management closely monitors the Companys liquidity position for compliance with internal policies and believes that available sources of liquidity are adequate to meet funding needs 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 Companys financial instruments. The primary market risk the Company is exposed to is interest rate risk. Interest rate risk arises from the Companys 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. Managements 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.
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The Companys Risk Management Committee, which includes members of senior management, monitors the sensitivity of the Companys 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.
The accompanying table as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 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 |
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Changes in interest rates |
March 31, 2007 |
December 31, 2006 |
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+200 basis points |
$ | 13,627 | 15,098 | |||||
+100 basis points |
15,035 | 13,260 | ||||||
-100 basis points |
(7,030 | ) | (12,759 | ) | ||||
-200 basis points |
(21,428 | ) | (26,546 | ) |
The Company utilized many assumptions to calculate the impact that changes in interest rates may have on net interest income. The more significant 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 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 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. In light of the uncertainties and assumptions associated with the process, the amounts presented in the table and changes in such amounts are not considered significant to the Companys past or projected net interest income.
The Company engages in trading activities to meet the financial needs of customers, to fund the Companys obligations under certain deferred compensation plans and, to a limited extent, to profit from perceived market opportunities. Financial instruments utilized in trading activities have included forward and
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futures contracts related to foreign currencies and mortgage-backed securities, U.S. Treasury and other government securities, mortgage-backed securities, mutual funds and interest rate contracts, such as swap agreements. 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&Ts Board of Directors. However, as with any non-government guaranteed financial instrument, the Company is exposed to credit risk associated with counterparties to the Companys trading activities.
The notional amounts of interest rate contracts entered into for trading purposes totaled $8.1 billion at March 31, 2007, compared with $6.8 billion at March 31, 2006 and $7.6 billion at December 31, 2006. The notional amounts of foreign currency and other option and futures contracts entered into for trading purposes were $678 million at March 31, 2007, compared with $1.2 billion and $613 million at March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2006, 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 $154 million and $61 million, respectively, at March 31, 2007, $201 million and $82 million, respectively, at March 31, 2006, and $137 million and $65 million, respectively, at December 31, 2006. Included in trading account assets were assets related to deferred compensation plans totaling $45 million at each of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, and $43 million at March 31, 2006. Changes in the fair values 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 March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were $49 million of liabilities related to deferred compensation plans, compared with $48 million at March 31, 2006. 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 Companys 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 associated with the Companys trading activities.
Provision for Credit Losses
The Company maintains an allowance for credit losses that in managements judgment is adequate to absorb 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 first quarter of 2007 was $27 million, compared with $18 million in the year-earlier quarter and $28 million in the fourth quarter of 2006. Net loan charge-offs were $17 million in each of the first quarters of 2007 and 2006, compared with $24 million during the final quarter of 2006. Net charge-offs as an annualized percentage of average loans and leases were .16% in the first
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quarter of 2007, compared with .17% and .23% in the first and fourth quarters of 2006, respectively. A summary of net charge-offs by loan type follows:
NET CHARGE-OFFS
BY LOAN/LEASE TYPE
In thousands
First Quarter | First Quarter | Fourth Quarter | ||||||||||
2007 |
2006 |
2006 |
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Commercial, financial, etc. |
$ | 4,533 | 6,085 | 10,242 | ||||||||
Real estate: |
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Commercial |
671 | 86 | 221 | |||||||||
Residential |
1,369 | 473 | 571 | |||||||||
Consumer |
10,618 | 10,188 | 13,337 | |||||||||
$ | 17,191 | 16,832 | 24,371 | |||||||||
Loans classified as nonperforming, which consist of nonaccrual and restructured loans, rose to $273 million or .63% of total loans and leases outstanding at March 31, 2007 from $143 million or .35% a year earlier and $224 million or .52% at December 31, 2006. The increase from the end of 2006s first quarter was due in part to the addition of $40 million of loans to automobile dealers, the majority of which were classified as commercial loans. Also contributing to that increase as well as the rise from the 2006 year-end nonperforming loan total was the first quarter 2007 addition of commercial loans and commercial real estate loans to two relationships totaling $40 million. The first relationship totaling $22 million represents loans to a manufacturer of residential heating equipment. The second relationship for $18 million involves loans to a commercial real estate project in New York City in which the principal owner passed away unexpectedly.
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more totaled $118 million or .27% of total loans and leases at March 31, 2007, compared with $109 million or .27% at March 31, 2006 and $111 million or .26% at December 31, 2006. Those loans included $71 million, $86 million and $77 million at March 31, 2007, March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2006, 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 associated servicing costs, including a requirement to advance principal and interest payments that had not been received from individual mortgagors. The outstanding principal balances of the repurchased loans are fully guaranteed by government-related entities and totaled $61 million and $66 million as of March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and $65 million at December 31, 2006. Loans past due 90 days or more and accruing interest that were guaranteed by government-related entities also included foreign commercial and industrial loans supported by the Export-Import Bank of the United States that totaled $10 million at March 31, 2007, $20 million at March 31, 2006 and $11 million at December 31, 2006.
Commercial loans and leases classified as nonperforming aggregated $113 million at March 31, 2007, $38 million at March 31, 2006 and $79 million at December 31, 2006. The increase in such loans from March 31, 2006 was, in part, due to the previously noted loans to automobile dealers, which added $35 million to this category. Continued slowing of domestic automobile sales has resulted in a difficult operating environment for certain automobile dealers, leading to deteriorating financial results. Also contributing to the year-over-year increase, as well as comprising the majority of the rise in nonperforming commercial loans from December 31, 2006 was the recent quarters addition of outstanding commercial loans to the two previously described relationships totaling $25 million.
Nonperforming commercial real estate loans totaled $64 million at March 31, 2007, $37 million at March 31, 2006 and $57 million at December 31, 2006. The rise in such loans from the end of the first quarter of 2006 was due in part to the recent quarter addition of $5 million of commercial real estate loans to automobile dealers and $15 million of commercial real estate loans
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to the two relationships already discussed. That latter addition to the nonperforming commercial real estate loan total at December 31, 2006 was partially offset by a $10 million commercial real estate loan classified as nonperforming at the 2006 year-end that was paid off in January 2007.
Residential real estate loans classified as nonperforming were $50 million at March 31, 2007, compared with $30 million at March 31, 2006 and $42 million at December 31, 2006. Residential real estate loans past due 90 days or more and accruing interest totaled $96 million at March 31, 2007, compared with $82 million a year earlier and $92 million at December 31, 2006. As already noted, a substantial portion of such amounts relate to guaranteed loans repurchased from government-related entities.
Nonperforming consumer loans and leases totaled $46 million at each of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, compared with $38 million at March 31, 2006. As a percentage of consumer loan balances outstanding, nonperforming consumer loans and leases were .47% at March 31, 2007, compared with .38% and .46% at March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2006, respectively.
Assets acquired in settlement of defaulted loans were $15 million at March 31, 2007, compared with $10 million at March 31, 2006 and $12 million at December 31, 2006.
A comparative summary of nonperforming assets and certain past due 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 LOAN DATA
Dollars in thousands
2007 | 2006 Quarters |
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|
First Quarter |
Fourth |
Third |
Second |
First |
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Nonaccrual loans |
$ | 259,015 | 209,272 | 162,933 | 140,626 | 127,934 | ||||||||||||||
Renegotiated loans |
14,210 | 14,956 | 16,579 | 15,399 | 14,790 | |||||||||||||||
Total nonperforming loans |
273,225 | 224,228 | 179,512 | 156,025 | 142,724 | |||||||||||||||
Real estate and other
assets owned |
15,095 | 12,141 | 13,920 | 13,805 | 9,588 | |||||||||||||||
Total nonperforming assets |
$ | 288,320 | 236,369 | 193,432 | 169,830 | 152,312 | ||||||||||||||
Accruing loans past due
90 days or more* |
$ | 118,094 | 111,307 | 112,090 | 101,001 | 109,287 | ||||||||||||||
Government guaranteed loans
included in totals above |
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Nonperforming loans |
$ | 18,007 | 17,586 | 13,655 | 13,542 | 13,804 | ||||||||||||||
Accruing loans past
due 90 days or more |
70,626 | 76,622 | 76,050 | 79,272 | 85,775 | |||||||||||||||
Nonperforming loans
to total loans and leases,
net of unearned discount |
.63 | % | .52 | % | .43 | % | .38 | % | .35 | % | ||||||||||
Nonperforming assets
to total net loans and
leases and real estate
and other assets owned |
.66 | % | .55 | % | .46 | % | .41 | % | .37 | % | ||||||||||
Accruing loans past due
90 days or more to total
loans and leases, net of
unearned discount |
.27 | % | .26 | % | .27 | % | .24 | % | .27 | % | ||||||||||
* | Predominately residential mortgage loans. |
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Management regularly assesses the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses by performing ongoing evaluations of the loan and lease portfolio, including such factors as the differing economic risks associated with each loan category, the financial condition of specific borrowers, the economic environment in which borrowers operate, the level of delinquent loans, the value of any collateral and, where applicable, the existence of any guarantees or indemnifications. Management evaluated the impact of changes in interest rates and overall economic conditions on the ability of borrowers to meet repayment obligations when quantifying the Companys exposure to credit losses and assessing the adequacy of the Companys allowance for such losses as of each reporting date. Factors also considered by management when performing its assessment, in addition to general economic conditions and the other factors described above, included, but were not limited to: (i) the concentration of commercial real estate loans in the Companys loan portfolio, particularly the large concentration of loans secured by properties in New York State, in general, and in the New York City metropolitan area, in particular; (ii) 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 (iii) the size of the Companys 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 managements analysis.
Management cautiously and conservatively evaluated the allowance for credit losses as of March 31, 2007 in light of (i) the sluggish pace of economic growth in many of the markets served by the Company; (ii) continued weakness in industrial employment in upstate New York and central Pennsylvania; and (iii) the significant subjectivity involved in commercial real estate valuations for properties located in areas with stagnant or low growth economies. Although the national economy experienced moderate growth in 2006 with inflation being reasonably well contained, concerns exist about the level and volatility of energy prices; a weakening housing market, particularly concerns about possible over-valued real estate; Federal Reserve positioning of monetary policy; the underlying impact on businesses operations and abilities to repay loans resulting from a higher level of interest rates; sluggish job creation, which could cause consumer spending to slow; continued stagnant population growth in the upstate New York and central Pennsylvania regions; continued slowing of domestic automobile sales; and modest loan demand in many market areas served by the Company.
Factors that influence the Companys credit loss experience include overall economic conditions affecting businesses and consumers generally, such as those described above, but also real estate valuations, in particular, given the size of the commercial real estate loan portfolio. 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.
Management believes that the allowance for credit losses at March 31, 2007 was adequate to absorb credit losses inherent in the portfolio as of that date. The allowance for credit losses was $660 million, or 1.52% of total loans and leases at March 31, 2007, compared with $639 million or 1.56% at the end of 2006s initial quarter and $650 million or 1.51% at December 31, 2006. The decline in the level of the allowance as a percentage of outstanding loans and leases from March 31, 2006 to the two most recent quarter-ends reflects managements evaluation of the loan and lease portfolio as described herein, including a change in portfolio mix resulting from higher balances of residential real estate loans and lower balances of consumer loans. In general, the Company experiences significantly lower charge-off rates on residential real estate loans than on consumer loans. Should the various credit factors considered by management in establishing
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the allowance for credit losses change and should managements 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 nonperforming loans was 241% at March 31, 2007, compared with 448% a year earlier and 290% at December 31, 2006. The level of the allowance reflects managements evaluation of the loan and lease portfolio as of each respective date.
Other Income
Other income aggregated $236 million in the first quarter of 2007, down from $253 million in the corresponding 2006 quarter and $256 million in the fourth quarter of 2006. The decline in the level of such income in the recent quarter as compared with the first and fourth quarters of 2006 was predominantly the result of lower mortgage banking revenues. Partially offsetting the decrease in mortgage banking revenues as compared with the first quarter of 2006 was an increase in service charges on deposit accounts.
Mortgage banking revenues totaled $14 million in the recently completed quarter, compared with $35 million in the first quarter of 2006 and $30 million in the fourth quarter of 2006. Mortgage banking revenues are comprised of both residential and commercial mortgage banking activities.
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 $7 million in the first quarter of 2007, down from $29 million in the year-earlier quarter and $20 million in 2006s final quarter. As already noted, residential mortgage banking revenues in the recent quarter were reduced by $18 million as a result of unfavorable market conditions related to the Companys Alt-A residential mortgage lending business. Those unfavorable market conditions and a lack of market liquidity impacted the Companys willingness to sell Alt-A mortgage loans during the first quarter of 2007. As a result, the Company reclassified $883 million of Alt-A loans previously held for sale (including $808 million of first mortgage loans and $75 million of second mortgage loans) to its held-for-investment portfolio. In accordance with GAAP, loans held for sale must be recorded at the lower of cost or market value. Accordingly, prior to reclassifying the $883 million of Alt-A mortgage loans to held for investment, the carrying value of such loans was reduced by $12 million to reflect estimated market value. The loans were reclassified to the held-for-investment portfolio because the Companys management believes that the economic value of those Alt-A mortgage loans is greater than the market value implied by the few bidders for such loans during the first quarter of 2007. In addition, the Company is contractually obligated to repurchase previously sold Alt-A loans that do not ultimately meet investor sale criteria, including instances when mortgagors fail to make timely payments during the first 90 days subsequent to the sale date. As a result, during the first quarter of 2007, the Company accrued $6 million to provide for declines in market value of previously sold Alt-A mortgage loans that the Company may be required to repurchase.
Residential mortgage loans originated for sale to other investors were approximately $1.4 billion during each of the quarters ended March 31, 2007, March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2006. Included in such amounts during the first quarter of 2007 and the fourth quarter of 2006 were $326 million and $477 million, respectively, of Alt-A mortgage loans that were transferred to the Companys held-for-investment portfolio in March 2007. Residential mortgage loans sold to investors totaled $1.4 billion in 2007s first quarter, compared with $976 million and $999 million in the first and fourth quarter, respectively, of 2006. Realized gains from sales of residential mortgage loans and loan servicing rights 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 loss of $13 million in the first quarter of 2007 (including the $18 million of
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losses described above), compared with gains of $11 million and $2 million in the first and fourth quarters of 2006, respectively. Revenues from servicing residential mortgage loans for others were $18 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2007, compared with $16 million in the yearearlier quarter and $17 million in the fourth quarter of 2006. Included in servicing revenues were amounts related to purchased servicing rights associated with small balance commercial mortgage loans which totaled $5 million in the most recent quarter, compared with $3 million and $4 million in the first and fourth quarters of 2006, respectively. Residential mortgage loans serviced for others totaled $17.2 billion at March 31, 2007, compared with $15.3 billion at March 31, 2006 and $16.7 billion at December 31, 2006, including the small balance commercial mortgage loans noted above of approximately $3.6 billion at March 31, 2007, $2.3 billion at March 31, 2006 and $3.3 billion at December 31, 2006. Capitalized residential mortgage servicing assets, net of a valuation allowance for impairment, were $152 million at March 31, 2007, compared with $150 million at March 31, 2006 and $153 million at December 31, 2006. Included in capitalized residential mortgage servicing assets were $38 million at March 31, 2007, $22 million at March 31, 2006 and $36 million at December 31, 2006 of purchased servicing rights associated with the small balance commercial mortgage loans noted above. Loans held for sale that are secured by residential real estate totaled $973 million and $1.6 billion at March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and $1.9 billion at December 31, 2006. Commitments to sell loans and commitments to originate loans for sale at pre-determined rates were $946 million and $495 million, respectively, at March 31, 2007, $1.5 billion and $680 million, respectively, at March 31, 2006, and $1.8 billion and $680 million, respectively, at December 31, 2006. Net unrealized losses on residential mortgage loans held for sale, commitments to sell loans, and commitments to originate loans for sale were less than $1 million at March 31, 2007, compared with net unrealized gains of $2 million and $4 million at March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2006, respectively. Changes in such net unrealized gains and losses are recorded in mortgage banking revenues and resulted in net decreases in revenues of $3 million in the first quarter of 2007, compared with net increases in revenues of $8 million and $5 million in the first and fourth quarters of 2006, respectively. The $3 million unrealized loss noted for the first quarter of 2007 does not include any portion of the $18 million of losses related to Alt-A mortgage loans described above.
Commercial mortgage banking revenues were $7 million in the first quarter of 2007, compared with $6 million in the year-earlier quarter and $10 million in the fourth quarter of 2006. Included in such amounts were revenues from loan origination and sales activities of $3 million in the initial 2007 quarter, $2 million in the first quarter of 2006 and $6 million in the final quarter of 2006. Commercial mortgage loan servicing revenues were $4 million in each of the quarters ended March 31, 2007, March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2006. Capitalized commercial mortgage servicing assets totaled $20 million at each of March 31, 2007 and March 31, 2006, and $21 million at December 31, 2006. Commercial mortgage loans held for sale at March 31, 2007 and 2006 were $66 million and $64 million, respectively, and were $49 million at December 31, 2006.
Service charges on deposit accounts were $95 million in the recently completed quarter, compared with $89 million in the first quarter of 2006 and $96 million in the last three months of 2006. The increase from the year-earlier quarter reflects higher overdraft and debit card interchange fees. The modestly lower first quarter revenues as compared with 2006s fourth quarter were largely due to traditional fourth quarter seasonality. Trust income aggregated $37 million in each of the initial quarter of 2007 and the fourth quarter of 2006, compared with $34 million in 2006s first quarter. Brokerage services income, which includes revenues from the sale of mutual funds and annuities and securities brokerage fees, totaled $15 million in each of the first quarter of 2007 and 2006, compared with $16 million in the fourth quarter of 2006. Trading account and foreign exchange activity resulted in gains of $6 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2007 and $7 million in each of the first and fourth quarters of 2006.
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Other revenues from operations totaled $69 million in the first quarter of 2007, compared with $74 million in the similar 2006 quarter and $68 million in the fourth quarter of 2006. The decline in such revenues in the recent quarter as compared with the first quarter of 2006 was due to lower income from educational lending, commercial leasing and bank owned life insurance, partially offset by higher credit-related fees. As compared with the fourth quarter of 2006, higher credit-related fees and income from educational lending were largely offset by lower bank owned life insurance income. Included in other revenues from operations were the following significant components. Letter of credit and other credit-related fees totaled $21 million in the recent quarter, $19 million in the first quarter of 2006 and $18 million in 2006s final quarter. Tax-exempt income from bank owned life insurance, which includes increases in the cash surrender value of life insurance policies and benefits received, totaled $11 million during the first quarter of 2007, compared with $13 million in the first quarter of 2006 and $15 million in the fourth quarter of 2006. Revenues from merchant discount and credit card fees were $8 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2007, compared with $7 million and $9 million in the first and fourth quarters of 2006. Insurance-related sales commissions and other revenues totaled $8 million in each of the first quarter of 2007 and the fourth quarter of 2006, and were $7 million in the first quarter of 2006.
Other Expense
Other expense aggregated $399 million in the first quarter of 2007, 4% higher than each of $382 million in the corresponding quarter of 2006 and $384 million in the final 2006 quarter. Included in the amounts noted above are expenses considered by management to be nonoperating in nature consisting of amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets of $18 million in 2007s initial quarter, $13 million in the first quarter of 2006 and $19 million in 2006s fourth quarter. The increased amortization in the two most recent quarters as compared with the first quarter of 2006 reflects the Companys acquisition of 21 branch offices in upstate New York on June 30, 2006. Exclusive of these nonoperating expenses, noninterest operating expenses totaled $381 million in the first three months of 2007, compared with $369 million and $365 million in the first and fourth quarters of 2006, respectively. The higher level of noninterest operating expenses in the recent quarter as compared with the first and fourth quarters of 2006 was predominantly the result of increased salaries and employee benefits costs. Table 2 provides a reconciliation of other expense to noninterest operating expense.
Salaries and employee benefits expense totaled $237 million in the recent quarter, compared with $224 million in the first quarter of 2006 and $213 million in 2006s final quarter. The higher expense level for the three months ended March 31, 2007 as compared with the similar 2006 period was largely the result of higher salaries-related costs, reflecting the impact of 2006 acquisitions, primarily the branch office acquisition already noted, annual merit increases, and stock-based and other incentive compensation costs. Contributing to the rise in salaries and employee benefits expense in the recent quarter as compared with the fourth quarter of 2006 were higher stock-based and other incentive compensation, payroll-related taxes and Company contributions for retirement savings plan benefits related to incentive compensation payments. The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123 (revised 2004), Shared-Based Payment, (SFAS No. 123R). As required, the Company has accelerated the recognition of compensation costs for stock-based awards granted to retirement-eligible employees and employees who will become retirement-eligible prior to full vesting of the award. As a result, stock-based compensation expense during the first quarters of 2007 and 2006 included $8 million and $6 million, respectively, that would have been recognized over the normal four-year vesting period if not for the accelerated expense recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123R. That acceleration had no effect on the value of stock-based compensation awarded to employees. Salaries and benefits expense included stock-based
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compensation of $19 million, $18 million and $11 million in the quarters ended March 31, 2007, March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2006, respectively. The number of full-time equivalent employees was 12,628 at March 31, 2007, compared with 12,837 and 12,721 at March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2006, respectively.
Excluding the nonoperating amortization expenses already noted, nonpersonnel operating expenses were $144 million in the first quarter of 2007, compared with $145 million and $152 million in the first and fourth quarters of 2006, respectively. The decline in nonpersonnel operating expenses in the recent quarter was largely due to lower costs for professional services and advertising. Reflected in nonpersonnel operating expenses were reductions in the allowance for impairment of capitalized residential mortgage servicing rights of $1 million in the first quarter of 2007 and $7 million in the first quarter of 2006, compared with an expense charge to increase the impairment allowance of $1 million in 2006s fourth quarter.
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) measures the relationship of noninterest operating expenses to revenues. The Companys efficiency ratio was 55.1% in the first quarter of 2007, compared with 52.4% in the year-earlier period and 50.2% in the fourth quarter of 2006. Noninterest operating expenses used in calculating the efficiency ratio do not include the amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets, as noted earlier. If charges for amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets were included, the efficiency ratio for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2007, March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2006 would have been 57.8%, 54.2% and 52.8%, respectively.
Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 was $85 million, compared with $97 million and $98 million in the first and fourth quarters of 2006, respectively. The effective tax rates were 32.5%, 32.4% and 31.5% for the quarters ended March 31, 2007, March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2006, respectively. The effective tax rate is affected by the level of income earned that is exempt from tax and by the level of income allocated to the various state and local jurisdictions where the Company operates, because tax rates differ among such jurisdictions.
The Companys 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 regulations within those jurisdictions, or interpretations of income tax regulations that differ from the Companys interpretations by any of various tax authorities that may examine tax returns filed by M&T or any of its subsidiaries. The Company adopted FASB Interpretation (FIN) No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, on January 1, 2007. As previously expected, that adoption did not have a material effect on the Companys financial position at March 31, 2007 or on its results of operations during the first quarter of 2007.
Capital
Stockholders equity was $6.3 billion at March 31, 2007, representing 10.81% of total assets, compared with $5.9 billion or 10.68% at March 31, 2006 and $6.3 billion or 11.01% at December 31, 2006. On a per share basis, stockholders equity was $57.32 at March 31, 2007, compared with $53.11 a year earlier and $56.94 at December 31, 2006. Tangible equity per share, which excludes goodwill and core deposit and other intangible assets and applicable deferred tax balances, was $28.77 at March 31, 2007, $26.41 at March 31, 2006 and $28.57 at December 31, 2006. A reconciliation of total stockholders equity and tangible equity as of each of those respective dates is presented in table 2.
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Stockholders 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 and adjustments to reflect the funded status of defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans. The Company adopted SFAS No. 158, Employers Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, effective December 31, 2006. Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 158, the Company was required to recognize additional minimum pension liability amounts pursuant to the provisions of SFAS No. 87, Employers Accounting for Pensions. Net unrealized losses on available-for-sale investment securities were $8 million, or $.07 per common share, at March 31, 2007, compared with similar losses of $74 million, or $.66 per share, at March 31, 2006 and $25 million, or $.23 per share at December 31, 2006. Such unrealized losses are generally due to changes in interest rates and 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. Adjustments to reflect the funded status of defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans as required under SFAS No. 158, net of applicable tax effect, reduced accumulated other comprehensive income by $28 million at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, or by $.26 per share at those respective dates. Similar adjustments to recognize minimum pension liabilities as then required by SFAS No. 87, net of applicable tax effect, reduced stockholders equity by $49 million at March 31, 2006, or by $.44 per share.
In February 2007, M&T announced that it had been authorized by its Board of Directors to purchase up to 5,000,000 shares of its common stock. Through March 31, 2007, M&T had repurchased 40,500 shares of common stock pursuant to that authorization at an average cost of $116.52 per share. In total, during the quarter ended March 31, 2007, M&T repurchased 1,736,800 shares of common stock (including 1,696,300 shares that were repurchased under a previous authorization that was completed in March 2007) at an average cost of $119.69 per share.
Federal regulators generally require banking institutions to maintain core 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 leverage ratio guideline of 3% of the quarterly average of total assets. As of March 31, 2007, core capital included $689 million of trust preferred securities described in note 4 of Notes to Financial Statements and total capital further included $1.4 billion of subordinated capital notes.
The Company generates significant amounts of regulatory capital from its ongoing operations. The rate of regulatory core capital generation, or net operating income (as previously defined) less dividends paid expressed as an annualized percentage of regulatory core capital at the beginning of each period, was 12.80% during the first quarter of 2007, compared with 18.11% and 16.98% in the first and fourth quarters of 2006, respectively.
The regulatory capital ratios of the Company, M&T Bank and M&T Bank, N.A. as of March 31, 2007 are presented in the accompanying table.
REGULATORY CAPITAL RATIOS
March 31, 2007
M&T | M&T | M&T | ||||||||||
(Consolidated) |
Bank |
Bank, N.A. |
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Core capital |
7.60 | % | 6.69 | % | 49.46 | % | ||||||
Total capital |
11.61 | % | 10.73 | % | 50.71 | % | ||||||
Leverage |
7.06 | % | 6.24 | % | 20.31 | % |
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M&T BANK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Table 1
QUARTERLY TRENDS
2007 |
2006 Quarters |
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First Quarter |
Fourth |
Third |
Second |
First |
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Earnings and dividends |
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Amounts in thousands, except per share |
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Interest income (taxable-equivalent basis) |
$ | 866,172 | 876,197 | 858,008 | 817,552 | 782,003 | ||||||||||||||
Interest expense |
410,622 | 404,356 | 395,652 | 366,298 | 330,246 | |||||||||||||||
Net interest income |
455,550 | 471,841 | 462,356 | 451,254 | 451,757 | |||||||||||||||
Less: provision for credit losses |
27,000 | 28,000 | 17,000 | 17,000 | 18,000 | |||||||||||||||
Other income |
236,483 | 256,417 | 273,902 | 262,602 | 252,931 | |||||||||||||||
Less: other expense |
399,037 | 383,810 | 408,941 | 376,997 | 382,003 | |||||||||||||||
Income before income taxes |
265,996 | 316,448 | 310,317 | 319,859 | 304,685 | |||||||||||||||
Applicable income taxes |
84,900 | 97,996 | 94,775 | 102,645 | 97,037 | |||||||||||||||
Taxable-equivalent adjustment |
5,123 | 5,123 | 5,172 | 4,641 | 4,731 | |||||||||||||||
Net income |
$ | 175,973 | 213,329 | 210,370 | 212,573 | 202,917 | ||||||||||||||
Per common share data |
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Basic earnings |
$ | 1.60 | 1.93 | 1.89 | 1.91 | 1.82 | ||||||||||||||
Diluted earnings |
1.57 | 1.88 | 1.85 | 1.87 | 1.77 | |||||||||||||||
Cash dividends |
$ | .60 | .60 | .60 | .60 | .45 | ||||||||||||||
Average common shares outstanding |
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Basic |
109,694 | 110,705 | 111,047 | 111,259 | 111,693 | |||||||||||||||
Diluted |
112,187 | 113,468 | 113,897 | 113,968 | 114,347 | |||||||||||||||
Performance ratios, annualized |
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Return on |
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Average assets |
1.25 | % | 1.50 | % | 1.49 | % | 1.54 | % | 1.49 | % | ||||||||||
Average common stockholders equity |
11.38 | % | 13.55 | % | 13.72 | % | 14.35 | % | 13.97 | % | ||||||||||
Net interest margin on average earning assets
(taxable-equivalent basis) |
3.64 | % | 3.73 | % | 3.68 | % | 3.66 | % | 3.73 | % | ||||||||||
Nonperforming loans to total loans and leases,
net of unearned discount |
.63 | % | .52 | % | .43 | % | .38 | % | .35 | % | ||||||||||
Efficiency ratio (a) |
57.75 | % | 52.79 | % | 55.47 | % | 52.29 | % | 54.21 | % | ||||||||||
Net operating (tangible) results (b) |
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Net income (in thousands) |
$ | 187,162 | 224,733 | 223,228 | 221,838 | 210,856 | ||||||||||||||
Diluted net income per common share |
1.67 | 1.98 | 1.96 | 1.95 | 1.84 | |||||||||||||||
Annualized return on |
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Average tangible assets |
1.40 | % | 1.67 | % | 1.67 | % | 1.69 | % | 1.64 | % | ||||||||||
Average tangible common stockholders equity |
24.11 | % | 28.71 | % | 30.22 | % | 30.02 | % | 29.31 | % | ||||||||||
Efficiency ratio (a) |
55.09 | % | 50.22 | % | 52.76 | % | 50.70 | % | 52.36 | % | ||||||||||
Balance sheet data |
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In millions, except per share |
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Average balances |
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Total assets (c) |
$ | 57,207 | 56,575 | 56,158 | 55,498 | 55,106 | ||||||||||||||
Total tangible assets (c) |
54,085 | 53,437 | 53,004 | 52,522 | 52,130 | |||||||||||||||
Earning assets |
50,693 | 50,235 | 49,849 | 49,443 | 49,066 | |||||||||||||||
Investment securities |
7,214 | 7,556 | 7,898 | 8,314 | 8,383 | |||||||||||||||
Loans and leases, net of unearned discount |
43,114 | 42,474 | 41,710 | 40,980 | 40,544 | |||||||||||||||
Deposits |
37,966 | 38,504 | 39,158 | 38,435 | 37,569 | |||||||||||||||
Stockholders equity (c) |
6,270 | 6,244 | 6,085 | 5,940 | 5,893 | |||||||||||||||
Tangible stockholders equity (c) |
3,148 | 3,106 | 2,931 | 2,964 | 2,917 | |||||||||||||||
At end of quarter |
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Total assets (c) |
$ | 57,842 | 57,065 | 56,373 | 56,507 | 55,420 | ||||||||||||||
Total tangible assets (c) |
54,727 | 53,936 | 53,227 | 53,345 | 52,443 | |||||||||||||||
Earning assets |
51,046 | 50,379 | 49,950 | 49,628 | 49,281 | |||||||||||||||
Investment securities |
7,028 | 7,252 | 7,626 | 7,903 | 8,294 | |||||||||||||||
Loans and leases, net of unearned discount |
43,507 | 42,947 | 42,098 | 41,599 | 40,859 | |||||||||||||||
Deposits |
38,938 | 39,911 | 39,079 | 38,514 | 38,171 | |||||||||||||||
Stockholders equity (c) |
6,253 | 6,281 | 6,151 | 6,000 | 5,919 | |||||||||||||||
Tangible stockholders equity (c) |
3,138 | 3,152 | 3,005 | 2,838 | 2,942 | |||||||||||||||
Equity per common share |
57.32 | 56.94 | 55.58 | 54.01 | 53.11 | |||||||||||||||
Tangible equity per common share |
28.77 | 28.57 | 27.15 | 25.55 | 26.41 | |||||||||||||||
Market price per common share |
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High |
$ | 125.13 | 124.98 | 124.94 | 119.93 | 117.39 | ||||||||||||||
Low |
112.05 | 117.31 | 116.00 | 112.90 | 105.72 | |||||||||||||||
Closing |
115.83 | 122.16 | 119.96 | 117.92 | 114.14 | |||||||||||||||
(a) | Excludes impact of merger-related expenses and net securities transactions. | |||
(b) | Excludes amortization and balances related to goodwill and core deposit and other intangible assets and merger-related 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 stockholders equity and tangible stockholders 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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M&T BANK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Table 2
RECONCILIATION OF QUARTERLY GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES
2007 |
2006 Quarters |
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First Quarter |
Fourth |
Third |
Second |
First |
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Income statement data |
||||||||||||||||||||
In thousands, except per share |
||||||||||||||||||||
Net income |
||||||||||||||||||||
Net income |
$ | 175,973 | 213,329 | 210,370 | 212,573 | 202,917 | ||||||||||||||
Amortization of core deposit and other
intangible assets (a) |
11,189 | 11,404 | 12,154 | 6,921 | 7,939 | |||||||||||||||
Merger-related expenses (a) |
| | 704 | 2,344 | | |||||||||||||||
Net operating income |
$ | 187,162 | 224,733 | 223,228 | 221,838 | 210,856 | ||||||||||||||
Earnings
per share |
||||||||||||||||||||
Diluted earnings per common share |
$ | 1.57 | 1.88 | 1.85 | 1.87 | 1.77 | ||||||||||||||
Amortization of core deposit and other
intangible assets (a) |
.10 | .10 | .10 | .06 | .07 | |||||||||||||||
Merger-related expenses (a) |
| | .01 | .02 | | |||||||||||||||
Diluted net operating earnings per share |
$ | 1.67 | 1.98 | 1.96 | 1.95 | 1.84 | ||||||||||||||
Other
expense |
||||||||||||||||||||
Other expense |
$ | 399,037 | 383,810 | 408,941 | 376,997 | 382,003 | ||||||||||||||
Amortization of core deposit and other
intangible assets |
(18,356 | ) | (18,687 | ) | (19,936 | ) | (11,357 | ) | (13,028 | ) | ||||||||||
Merger-related expenses |
| | (1,155 | ) | (3,842 | ) | | |||||||||||||
Noninterest operating expense |
$ | 380,681 | 365,123 | 387,850 | 361,798 | 368,975 | ||||||||||||||
Merger-related
expenses |
||||||||||||||||||||
Salaries and employee benefits |
$ | | | 305 | 510 | | ||||||||||||||
Equipment and net occupancy |
| | 12 | 212 | | |||||||||||||||
Printing, postage and supplies |
| | 141 | 14 | | |||||||||||||||
Other costs of operations |
| | 697 | 3,106 | | |||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | | | 1,155 | 3,842 | | ||||||||||||||
Balance
sheet data |
||||||||||||||||||||
In
millions |
||||||||||||||||||||
Average assets |
||||||||||||||||||||
Average assets |
$ | 57,207 | 56,575 | 56,158 | 55,498 | 55,106 | ||||||||||||||
Goodwill |
(2,909 | ) | (2,909 | ) | (2,909 | ) | (2,909 | ) | (2,907 | ) | ||||||||||
Core deposit and other intangible assets |
(241 | ) | (261 | ) | (281 | ) | (107 | ) | (112 | ) | ||||||||||
Deferred taxes |
28 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 43 | |||||||||||||||
Average tangible assets |
$ | 54,085 | 53,437 | 53,004 | 52,522 | 52,130 | ||||||||||||||
Average equity |
||||||||||||||||||||
Average equity |
$ | 6,270 | 6,244 | 6,085 | 5,940 | 5,893 | ||||||||||||||
Goodwill |
(2,909 | ) | (2,909 | ) | (2,909 | ) | (2,909 | ) | (2,907 | ) | ||||||||||
Core deposit and other intangible assets |
(241 | ) | (261 | ) | (281 | ) | (107 | ) | (112 | ) | ||||||||||
Deferred taxes |
28 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 43 | |||||||||||||||
Average tangible equity |
$ | 3,148 | 3,106 | 2,931 | 2,964 | 2,917 | ||||||||||||||
At end of
quarter |
||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets |
||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets |
$ | 57,842 | 57,065 | 56,373 | 56,507 | 55,420 | ||||||||||||||
Goodwill |
(2,909 | ) | (2,909 | ) | (2,909 | ) | (2,909 | ) | (2,909 | ) | ||||||||||
Core deposit and other intangible assets |
(232 | ) | (250 | ) | (271 | ) | (291 | ) | (111 | ) | ||||||||||
Deferred taxes |
26 | 30 | 34 | 38 | 43 | |||||||||||||||
Total tangible assets |
$ | 54,727 | 53,936 | 53,227 | 53,345 | 52,443 | ||||||||||||||
Total equity |
||||||||||||||||||||
Total equity |
$ | 6,253 | 6,281 | 6,151 | 6,000 | 5,919 | ||||||||||||||
Goodwill |
(2,909 | ) | (2,909 | ) | (2,909 | ) | (2,909 | ) | (2,909 | ) | ||||||||||
Core deposit and other intangible assets |
(232 | ) | (250 | ) | (271 | ) | (291 | ) | (111 | ) | ||||||||||
Deferred taxes |
26 | 30 | 34 | 38 | 43 | |||||||||||||||
Total tangible equity |
$ | 3,138 | 3,152 | 3,005 | 2,838 | 2,942 | ||||||||||||||
(a) | After any related tax effect. |
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M&T BANK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Table 3
AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS AND ANNUALIZED TAXABLE-EQUIVALENT RATES
2007 First Quarter | 2006 Fourth Quarter | 2006 Third Quarter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average | Average | Average | Average | Average | Average | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average balance in millions; interest in thousands |
balance |
Interest |
Rate |
balance |
Interest |
rate |
balance |
Interest |
rate |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assets |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earning assets |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loans and leases, net of unearned discount* |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial, financial, etc. |
$ | 11,753 | $ | 210,889 | 7.28 | % | 11,523 | 212,716 | 7.32 | % | 11,436 | 210,733 | 7.31 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Real estate commercial |
15,474 | 282,322 | 7.30 | 15,492 | 291,681 | 7.53 | 15,256 | 283,197 | 7.43 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Real estate consumer |
5,939 | 96,136 | 6.48 | 5,537 | 90,551 | 6.54 | 5,053 | 81,833 | 6.48 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consumer |
9,948 | 182,186 | 7.43 | 9,922 | 185,578 | 7.42 | 9,965 | 183,041 | 7.29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total loans and leases, net |
43,114 | 771,533 | 7.26 | 42,474 | 780,526 | 7.29 | 41,710 | 758,804 | 7.22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing deposits at banks |
8 | 66 | 3.56 | 11 | 68 | 2.45 | 13 | 121 | 3.67 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Federal funds sold and agreements
to resell securities |
304 | 4,801 | 6.40 | 125 | 2,327 | 7.42 | 136 | 2,487 | 7.23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trading account |
53 | 111 | 0.83 | 69 | 342 | 1.98 | 92 | 680 | 2.97 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investment securities** |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury and federal agencies |
2,428 | 26,610 | 4.45 | 2,627 | 28,490 | 4.30 | 2,826 | 30,396 | 4.27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Obligations of states and political subdivisions |
125 | 2,234 | 7.11 | 131 | 2,244 | 6.83 | 147 | 2,434 | 6.61 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other |
4,661 | 60,817 | 5.29 | 4,798 | 62,200 | 5.14 | 4,925 | 63,086 | 5.08 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total investment securities |
7,214 | 89,661 | 5.04 | 7,556 | 92,934 | 4.88 | 7,898 | 95,916 | 4.82 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total earning assets |
50,693 | 866,172 | 6.93 | 50,235 | 876,197 | 6.92 | 49,849 | 858,008 | 6.83 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allowance for credit losses |
(656 | ) | (652 | ) | (648 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash and due from banks |
1,304 | 1,332 | 1,365 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other assets |
5,866 | 5,660 | 5,592 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets |
$ | 57,207 | 56,575 | 56,158 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities and stockholders equity |
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Interest-bearing liabilities |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing deposits |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NOW accounts |
$ | 437 | 1,167 | 1.08 | 461 | 1,063 | .92 | 434 | 960 | .88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Savings deposits |
14,733 | 60,842 | 1.67 | 14,549 | 58,591 | 1.60 | 14,463 | 51,816 | 1.42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Time deposits |
11,657 | 136,682 | 4.76 | 12,086 | 141,853 | 4.66 | 13,016 | 152,571 | 4.65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposits at foreign office |
3,717 | 47,649 | 5.20 | 3,777 | 49,503 | 5.20 | 3,674 | 48,244 | 5.21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total interest-bearing deposits |
30,544 | 246,340 | 3.27 | 30,873 | 251,010 | 3.23 | 31,587 | 253,591 | 3.19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Short-term borrowings |
4,852 | 63,564 | 5.31 | 4,794 | 64,173 | 5.31 | 4,441 | 59,487 | 5.31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long-term borrowings |
7,308 | 100,718 | 5.59 | 6,174 | 89,173 | 5.73 | 5,660 | 82,574 | 5.79 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total interest-bearing liabilities |
42,704 | 410,622 | 3.90 | 41,841 | 404,356 | 3.83 | 41,688 | 395,652 | 3.77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Noninterest-bearing deposits |
7,422 | 7,631 | 7,571 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other liabilities |
811 | 859 | 814 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities |
50,937 | 50,331 | 50,073 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stockholders equity |
6,270 | 6,244 | 6,085 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
$ | 57,207 | 56,575 | 56,158 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net interest spread |
3.03 | 3.09 | 3.06 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Contribution of interest-free funds |
.61 | .64 | .62 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net interest income/margin on earning assets |
$ | 455,550 | 3.64 | % | 471,841 | 3.73 | % | 462,356 | 3.68 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* | Includes nonaccrual loans. | |||
** | Includes available for sale securities at amortized cost. |
(continued)
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M&T BANK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Table 3 (continued)
AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS AND ANNUALIZED TAXABLE-EQUIVALENT RATES (continued)
2006 Second Quarter | 2006 First Quarter | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Average | Average | Average | Average | |||||||||||||||||||||
Average balance in millions; interest in thousands |
balance |
Interest |
rate |
balance |
Interest |
rate |
||||||||||||||||||
Assets |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earning assets |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loans and leases, net of unearned discount* |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial, financial, etc. |
$ | 11,274 | $ | 197,945 | 7.04 | % | 11,034 | 181,057 | 6.65 | % | ||||||||||||||
Real estate commercial |
14,947 | 269,632 | 7.22 | 14,678 | 260,008 | 7.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Real estate consumer |
4,860 | 76,377 | 6.29 | 4,601 | 71,097 | 6.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Consumer |
9,899 | 172,523 | 6.99 | 10,231 | 171,342 | 6.79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total loans and leases, net |
40,980 | 716,477 | 7.01 | 40,544 | 683,504 | 6.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing deposits at banks |
16 | 111 | 2.85 | 10 | 72 | 3.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Federal funds sold and agreements
to resell securities |
30 | 405 | 5.36 | 31 | 378 | 4.88 | ||||||||||||||||||
Trading account |
103 | 753 | 2.94 | 98 | 671 | 2.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Investment securities** |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury and federal agencies |
3,062 | 32,473 | 4.25 | 3,024 | 30,310 | 4.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Obligations of states and political subdivisions |
171 | 2,804 | 6.55 | 176 | 2,741 | 6.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other |
5,081 | 64,529 | 5.09 | 5,183 | 64,327 | 5.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total investment securities |
8,314 | 99,806 | 4.81 | 8,383 | 97,378 | 4.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total earning assets |
49,443 | 817,552 | 6.63 | 49,066 | 782,003 | 6.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Allowance for credit losses |
(645 | ) | (641 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cash and due from banks |
1,326 | 1,360 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other assets |
5,374 | 5,321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets |
$ | 55,498 | 55,106 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities and stockholders equity |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing liabilities |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing deposits |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
NOW accounts |
$ | 438 | 779 | .71 | 409 | 659 | .65 | |||||||||||||||||
Savings deposits |
14,254 | 47,579 | 1.34 | 14,335 | 43,557 | 1.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Time deposits |
12,699 | 139,032 | 4.39 | 11,870 | 118,058 | 4.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Deposits at foreign office |
3,598 | 43,798 | 4.88 | 3,383 | 36,803 | 4.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total interest-bearing deposits |
30,989 | 231,188 | 2.99 | 29,997 | 199,077 | 2.69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Short-term borrowings |
4,326 | 53,623 | 4.97 | 4,555 | 50,567 | 4.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Long-term borrowings |
5,930 | 81,487 | 5.51 | 6,293 | 80,602 | 5.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total interest-bearing liabilities |
41,245 | 366,298 | 3.56 | 40,845 | 330,246 | 3.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Noninterest-bearing deposits |
7,446 | 7,572 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other liabilities |
867 | 796 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities |
49,558 | 49,213 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Stockholders equity |
5,940 | 5,893 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
$ | 55,498 | 55,106 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net interest spread |
3.07 | 3.18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Contribution of interest-free funds |
.59 | .55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net interest income/margin on earning assets |
$ | 451,254 | 3.66 | % | 451,757 | 3.73 | % | |||||||||||||||||
* | 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, Managements 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&Ts 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, believe that M&Ts disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2007.
(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. No changes in internal control over financial reporting have been identified in connection with the evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures during the quarter ended March 31, 2007 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, M&Ts 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 against M&T or its subsidiaries will be material to M&Ts consolidated financial position, but at the present time is not in a position to determine whether such litigation will have a material adverse effect on M&Ts consolidated results of operations in any future reporting period.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
There have been no material changes in risk factors relating to M&T to those disclosed in response to Item 1A. to Part I of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.
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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
(a)(b) Not applicable.
(c)
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities |
||||||||||||||||
(d) Maximum | ||||||||||||||||
(c)Total | Number (or | |||||||||||||||
Number of | Approximate | |||||||||||||||
Shares | Dollar Value) | |||||||||||||||
(or Units) | of Shares | |||||||||||||||
Purchased | (or Units) | |||||||||||||||
(a)Total | as Part of | that may yet | ||||||||||||||
Number | (b)Average | Publicly | be Purchased | |||||||||||||
of Shares | Price Paid | Announced | Under the | |||||||||||||
(or Units) | per Share | Plans or | Plans or | |||||||||||||
Period |
Purchased(1) |
(or Unit) |
Programs |
Programs (2) |
||||||||||||
January 1
January 31, 2007 |
716,462 | $ | 120.26 | 689,000 | 1,007,300 | |||||||||||
February 1 -
February 28, 2007 |
410,949 | 121.68 | 400,000 | 5,607,300 | ||||||||||||
March 1
March 31, 2007 |
650,376 | 117.79 | 647,800 | 4,959,500 | ||||||||||||
Total |
1,777,787 | $ | 119.69 | 1,736,800 | ||||||||||||
(1) | The total number of shares purchased during the periods indicated includes shares purchased as part of publicly announced programs and 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, as is permitted under M&Ts stock option plans. | |||
(2) | On November 21, 2005, M&T announced a program to purchase up to 5,000,000 shares of its common stock. That program was completed in March 2007. On February 22, 2007, M&T announced another program to purchase up to 5,000,000 shares of its common stock. |
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
(Not applicable.)
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a)(c) The 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of M&T was held on April 17, 2007. At the 2007 Annual Meeting, stockholders elected twenty (20) directors, all of whom were then serving as directors of M&T, for terms of one (1) year and until their successors are elected and qualified. The following table reflects the tabulation of the votes with respect to each director who was elected at the 2007 Annual Meeting.
Number of Votes |
||||||||
Nominee |
For |
Withheld |
||||||
Brent D. Baird |
95,484,984 | 6,070,337 | ||||||
Robert J. Bennett |
95,639,662 | 5,915,659 | ||||||
C. Angela Bontempo |
95,625,773 | 5,929,548 | ||||||
Robert T. Brady |
86,173,418 | 15,381,903 | ||||||
Michael D. Buckley |
95,090,244 | 6,465,077 | ||||||
T. Jefferson Cunningham III |
95,565,756 | 5,989,565 | ||||||
Mark J. Czarnecki |
95,642,537 | 5,912,784 | ||||||
Colm E. Doherty |
95,555,410 | 5,999,911 |
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Number of Votes |
||||||||
Nominee |
For |
Withheld |
||||||
Richard E. Garman |
95,619,922 | 5,935,399 | ||||||
Daniel R. Hawbaker |
95,856,223 | 5,699,098 | ||||||
Patrick W.E. Hodgson |
95,634,411 | 5,920,910 | ||||||
Richard G. King |
95,541,578 | 6,013,743 | ||||||
Reginald B. Newman, II |
95,233,712 | 6,321,609 | ||||||
Jorge G. Pereira |
95,604,318 | 5,951,003 | ||||||
Michael P. Pinto |
95,647,062 | 5,908,259 | ||||||
Robert E. Sadler, Jr. |
95,626,864 | 5,928,457 | ||||||
Eugene J. Sheehy |
95,595,563 | 5,959,758 | ||||||
Stephen G. Sheetz |
95,865,935 | 5,689,386 | ||||||
Herbert L. Washington |
95,677,001 | 5,878,320 | ||||||
Robert G. Wilmers |
95,636,242 | 5,919,079 |
At the 2007 Annual Meeting, stockholders also ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent public accountant of M&T Bank Corporation for the year ending December 31, 2007. The following table presents the tabulation of the votes with respect to such ratification.
Number of Votes |
||||||||
For |
Against |
Abstain |
||||||
101,094,698 |
393,578 | 67,045 |
(d) Not Applicable.
Item 5. Other Information.
(None)
Item 6. Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed as a part of this report.
Exhibit | ||
No. |
||
10.1
|
Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement. Filed herewith. | |
10.2
|
Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement. Filed herewith. | |
10.3
|
Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement. Filed herewith. | |
31.1
|
Certificate of Chief Executive Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith. | |
31.2
|
Certificate 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. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
M&T BANK CORPORATION | ||||||
Date: May 7, 2007
|
By: | /s/ René F. Jones | ||||
René F. Jones | ||||||
Executive Vice President | ||||||
and Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | ||
No. |
||
10.1
|
Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement. Filed herewith. | |
10.2
|
Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement. Filed herewith. | |
10.3
|
Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement. Filed herewith. | |
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. |
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