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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
 
 
 
FORM 10-Q
 
 
 
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2016
Commission File Number 001-11302
 
 
 
 
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Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter:
 
 
Ohio
34-6542451
State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization
I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number:
127 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio
44114-1306
Address of principal executive offices:
Zip Code:
(216) 689-3000
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes      No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes      No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer
  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes      No 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Common Shares with a par value of $1 each
1,080,711,946 shares
Title of class
Outstanding at November 3, 2016


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KEYCORP
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
 
Page Number
Item 1.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Item 2.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 3.
 
 
 
Item 4.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
 
 
 
 
Item 1.
Item 1A.
Item 2.
Item 6.
 
Throughout the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) and Management’s Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition & Results of Operations, we use certain acronyms and abbreviations as defined in Note 1 (“Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies”) that begins on page 10.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.
Financial Statements

Consolidated Balance Sheets
in millions, except per share data
September 30,
2016

December 31,
2015

September 30,
2015

 
(Unaudited)

 
(Unaudited)

ASSETS
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
$
749

$
607

$
470

Short-term investments
3,216

2,707

1,964

Trading account assets
926

788

811

Securities available for sale
20,540

14,218

14,376

Held-to-maturity securities (fair value: $9,048, $4,848, and $4,940)
8,995

4,897

4,936

Other investments
747

655

691

Loans, net of unearned income of $1,069, $646, and $645
85,528

59,876

60,085

Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses
865

796

790

Net loans
84,663

59,080

59,295

Loans held for sale (a)
1,137

639

916

Premises and equipment
1,023

779

771

Operating lease assets
430

340

315

Goodwill
2,480

1,060

1,060

Other intangible assets
426

65

74

Corporate-owned life insurance
4,035

3,541

3,516

Derivative assets
1,304

619

793

Accrued income and other assets
3,480

3,290

3,346

Discontinued assets (including $3 and $4 million of portfolio loans at fair value, and $169 million of portfolio loans held for sale at fair value, see Note 12)
1,654

1,846

2,086

Total assets
$
135,805

$
95,131

$
95,420

LIABILITIES
 
 
 
Deposits in domestic offices:
 
 
 
NOW and money market deposit accounts
$
56,432

$
37,089

$
37,301

Savings deposits
5,335

2,341

2,338

Certificates of deposit ($100,000 or more)
4,601

2,392

2,001

Other time deposits
5,793

3,127

3,020

Total interest-bearing deposits
72,161

44,949

44,660

Noninterest-bearing deposits
32,024

26,097

25,985

Deposits in foreign office — interest-bearing


428

Total deposits
104,185

71,046

71,073

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under repurchase agreements
602

372

407

Bank notes and other short-term borrowings
809

533

677

Derivative liabilities
850

632

676

Accrued expense and other liabilities
1,739

1,605

1,562

Long-term debt
12,622

10,184

10,308

Total liabilities
120,807

84,372

84,703

EQUITY
 
 
 
Preferred stock
1,165

290

290

Common shares, $1 par value; authorized 1,400,000,000 shares; issued 1,256,705,117, 1,016,969,905, and 1,016,969,905 shares
1,257

1,017

1,017

Capital surplus
6,359

3,922

3,914

Retained earnings
9,260

8,922

8,764

Treasury stock, at cost (174,650,040, 181,218,648, and 181,685,035 shares)
(2,863
)
(3,000
)
(3,008
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
(182
)
(405
)
(272
)
Key shareholders’ equity
14,996

10,746

10,705

Noncontrolling interests
2

13

12

Total equity
14,998

10,759

10,717

Total liabilities and equity
$
135,805

$
95,131

$
95,420

 
 
 
 

(a)
Total loans held for sale include Real estate — residential mortgage loans held for sale at fair value of $62 million at September 30, 2016.
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).


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Consolidated Statements of Income
dollars in millions, except per share amounts
Three months ended September 30,
 
Nine months ended September 30,
(Unaudited)
2016

2015

 
2016

2015

INTEREST INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
Loans
$
746

$
542

 
$
1,875

$
1,597

Loans held for sale
10

10

 
23

29

Securities available for sale
88

75

 
237

217

Held-to-maturity securities
30

24

 
78

72

Trading account assets
4

5

 
17

15

Short-term investments
7

1

 
17

5

Other investments
5

4

 
10

14

Total interest income
890

661

 
2,257

1,949

INTEREST EXPENSE
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
49

27

 
114

79

Bank notes and other short-term borrowings
2

2

 
7

6

Long-term debt
59

41

 
155

118

Total interest expense
110

70

 
276

203

NET INTEREST INCOME
780

591

 
1,981

1,746

Provision for credit losses
59

45

 
200

121

Net interest income after provision for credit losses
721

546

 
1,781

1,625

NONINTEREST INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
Trust and investment services income
122

108

 
341

328

Investment banking and debt placement fees
156

109

 
325

318

Service charges on deposit accounts
85

68

 
218

192

Operating lease income and other leasing gains
6

15

 
41

58

Corporate services income
51

57

 
154

143

Cards and payments income
66

47

 
164

136

Corporate-owned life insurance income
29

30

 
85

91

Consumer mortgage income
6

3

 
11

10

Mortgage servicing fees
15

11

 
37

33

Net gains (losses) from principal investing
5

11

 
16

51

Other income (a)
8

11

 
61

35

Total noninterest income
549

470

 
1,453

1,395

NONINTEREST EXPENSE
 
 
 
 
 
Personnel
594

426

 
1,425

1,223

Net occupancy
73

60

 
193

191

Computer processing
70

41

 
158

121

Business services and professional fees
76

40

 
157

115

Equipment
26

22

 
68

66

Operating lease expense
15

11

 
42

34

Marketing
32

17

 
66

40

FDIC assessment
21

8

 
38

24

Intangible asset amortization
13

9

 
28

27

OREO expense, net
3

2

 
6

5

Other expense
159

88

 
355

258

Total noninterest expense
1,082

724

 
2,536

2,104

INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
188

292

 
698

916

Income taxes
16

72

 
141

230

INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
172

220

 
557

686

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes of $1, ($2), $3, and $3 (see Note 12)
1

(3
)
 
5

5

NET INCOME (LOSS)
173

217

 
562

691

Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
1

(2
)
 

1

NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO KEY
$
172

$
219

 
$
562

$
690

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key common shareholders
$
165

$
216

 
$
540

$
668

Net income (loss) attributable to Key common shareholders
166

213

 
545

673

Per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key common shareholders
$
.17

$
.26

 
$
.61

$
.79

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes


 
.01

.01

Net income (loss) attributable to Key common shareholders (b) 
.17

.26

 
.62

.80

Per common share — assuming dilution:
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key common shareholders
$
.16

$
.26

 
$
.60

$
.78

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes


 
.01

.01

Net income (loss) attributable to Key common shareholders (b)
.17

.25

 
.61

.79

Cash dividends declared per common share
$
.085

$
.075

 
$
.245

$
.215

Weighted-average common shares outstanding (000)
982,080

831,430

 
880,824

839,758

Effect of convertible preferred stock


 


Effect of common share options and other stock awards
12,580

7,450

 
8,965

7,613

Weighted-average common shares and potential common shares outstanding (000) (c)
994,660

838,880

 
889,789

847,371

 
 
 
 
 
 

(a)
For the three months ended September 30, 2016, net securities losses totaled $6 million. For the three months ended September 30, 2015, net securities gains (losses) totaled less than $1 million. For the three months ended September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015, we did not have any impairment losses related to securities.
(b)
EPS may not foot due to rounding.
(c)
Assumes conversion of common share options and other stock awards and/or convertible preferred stock, as applicable.
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
in millions
Three months ended September 30,
 
Nine months ended September 30,
(Unaudited)
2016

2015

 
2016

2015

Net income (loss)
$
173

$
217

 
$
562

$
691

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
 
 
 
 
 
Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale, net of income taxes of ($18), $33, $93 and $35
(28
)
54

 
159

58

Net unrealized gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments, net of income taxes of ($24), $28, $32, and $37
(41
)
48

 
53

63

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of income taxes of ($1), ($3), $3, and ($11)
(2
)
(5
)
 
5

(18
)
Net pension and postretirement benefit costs, net of income taxes of $1, ($15), $6, and ($12)
3

(24
)
 
6

(19
)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
(68
)
73

 
223

84

Comprehensive income (loss)
105

290

 
785

775

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
1

(2
)
 

1

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Key
$
104

$
292

 
$
785

$
774

 
 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
 
Key Shareholders’ Equity
 
dollars in millions, except per share amounts
(Unaudited)
Preferred
Shares
Outstanding
(000)

Common
Shares
Outstanding
(000)

Preferred
Stock

Common
Shares

Capital
Surplus

Retained
Earnings

Treasury
Stock,
at Cost

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)

Noncontrolling
Interests

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2014
2,905

859,403

$
291

$
1,017

$
3,986

$
8,273

$
(2,681
)
$
(356
)
$
12

Net income (loss)
 
 
 
 
 
690

 
 
1

Other comprehensive income (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale, net of income taxes of $35
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
58

 
Net unrealized gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments, net of income taxes of $37
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
63

 
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of income taxes of ($11)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(18
)
 
Net pension and postretirement benefit costs, net of income taxes of ($12)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(19
)
 
Deferred compensation
 
 
 
 
13

 
 
 
 
Cash dividends declared on common shares ($.215 per share)
 
 
 
 
 
(182
)
 
 
 
Cash dividends declared on Noncumulative Series A Preferred Stock ($5.8125 per share)
 
 
 
 
 
(17
)
 
 
 
Common shares repurchased
 
(31,267
)
 
 
 
 
(448
)
 
 
Series A Preferred Stock exchanged for common shares
(5
)
33

(1
)
 
 
 
1

 
 
Common shares reissued (returned) for stock options and other employee benefit plans
 
7,116

 
 
(85
)
 
120

 
 
Net contribution from (distribution to) noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1
)
BALANCE AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
2,900

835,285

$
290

$
1,017

$
3,914

$
8,764

$
(3,008
)
$
(272
)
$
12

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2015
2,900

835,751

$
290

$
1,017

$
3,922

$
8,922

$
(3,000
)
$
(405
)
$
13

Net income (loss)
 
 
 
 
 
562

 
 

Other comprehensive income (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale, net of income taxes of $93
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
159

 
Net unrealized gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments, net of income taxes of $32
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
53

 
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of income taxes of $3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5

 
Net pension and postretirement benefit costs, net of income taxes of $6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6

 
Deferred compensation
 
 
 
 
(8
)
 
 
 
 
Cash dividends declared on common shares ($.245 per share)
 
 
 
 
 
(207
)
 
 
 
Cash dividends declared on Noncumulative Series A Preferred Stock ($5.8125 per share)
 
 
 
 
 
(17
)
 
 
 
Common shares issued
 
239,735

 
240

2,591

 
 
 
 
Common shares repurchased
 
(6,122
)
 
 
 
 
(73
)
 
 
Issuance of Preferred Stock
14,021

 
875

 
(6
)
 
 
 
 
Common shares reissued (returned) for stock options and other employee benefit plans
 
12,691

 
 
(140
)
 
210

 
 
Net contribution from (distribution to) noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(11
)
BALANCE AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
16,921

1,082,055

$
1,165

$
1,257

$
6,359

$
9,260

$
(2,863
)
$
(182
)
$
2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
 
in millions
Nine months ended September 30,
(Unaudited)
2016
 
2015
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
$
562

 
$
691

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
 
 
 
Provision for credit losses
200

 
121

Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense, net
293

 
176

Increase in cash surrender value of corporate-owned life insurance
(76
)
 
(75
)
Stock-based compensation expense
66

 
47

FDIC reimbursement (payments), net of FDIC expense
7

 
(1
)
Deferred income taxes (benefit)
(63
)
 
(70
)
Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale
5,181

 
5,362

Originations of loans held for sale, net of repayments
(5,516
)
 
(5,428
)
Net losses (gains) on sales of loans held for sale
(92
)
 
(75
)
Net losses (gains) from principal investing
(16
)
 
(51
)
Net losses (gains) and writedown on OREO
3

 
2

Net losses (gains) on leased equipment
10

 
(8
)
Net securities losses (gains)
6

 
1

Net losses (gains) on sales of fixed assets
13

 
6

Net decrease (increase) in trading account assets
(138
)
 
(61
)
Other operating activities, net
420

 
(388
)
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES
860

 
249

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
Cash received (used) in acquisitions, net of cash acquired
(481
)
 

Net decrease (increase) in short-term investments, excluding acquisitions
(509
)
 
2,305

Purchases of securities available for sale
(4,203
)
 
(3,314
)
Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale
4,248

 
11

Proceeds from prepayments and maturities of securities available for sale
2,867

 
2,357

Proceeds from prepayments and maturities of held-to-maturity securities
1,048

 
846

Purchases of held-to-maturity securities
(5,150
)
 
(770
)
Purchases of other investments
(28
)
 
(24
)
Proceeds from sales of other investments
204

 
107

Proceeds from prepayments and maturities of other investments
3

 
2

Net decrease (increase) in loans, excluding acquisitions, sales and transfers
(2,501
)
 
(3,061
)
Proceeds from sales of portfolio loans
100

 
89

Proceeds from corporate-owned life insurance
24

 
38

Purchases of premises, equipment, and software
(79
)
 
(40
)
Proceeds from sales of premises and equipment

 
1

Proceeds from sales of OREO
13

 
16

NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES
(4,444
)
 
(1,437
)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in deposits, excluding acquisitions
4,147

 
(925
)
Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings
(2,193
)
 
86

Net proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
2,078

 
4,054

Payments on long-term debt
(533
)
 
(1,582
)
Issuance of preferred shares
519

 

Repurchase of common shares
(73
)
 
(448
)
Net proceeds from reissuance of common shares
5

 
19

Cash dividends paid
(224
)
 
(199
)
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
3,726

 
1,005

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS
142

 
(183
)
CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD
607

 
653

CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS AT END OF PERIOD
$
749

 
$
470

Additional disclosures relative to cash flows:
 
 
 
Interest paid
$
308

 
$
256

Income taxes paid (refunded)
68

 
173

Noncash items:
 
 
 
Common stock issued to acquire First Niagara
$
2,831

 

Preferred stock issued to acquire First Niagara
350

 

Reduction of secured borrowing and related collateral
59

 
$
132

Loans transferred to portfolio from held for sale
8

 
1

Loans transferred to held for sale from portfolio
32

 
41

Loans transferred to OREO
15

 
16

 
 
 
 
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
1. Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies

As used in these Notes, references to “Key,” “we,” “our,” “us,” and similar terms refer to the consolidated entity consisting of KeyCorp and its subsidiaries. KeyCorp refers solely to the parent holding company, and KeyBank refers to KeyCorp’s subsidiary, KeyBank National Association. First Niagara Bank refers to First Niagara Bank, National Association, a subsidiary of KeyCorp as of September 30, 2016, which was subsequently merged with and into KeyBank in the fourth quarter of 2016.

The acronyms and abbreviations identified below are used in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) as well as in the Management’s Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition & Results of Operations. You may find it helpful to refer back to this page as you read this report.

References to our “2015 Form 10-K” refer to our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and is available on its website (www.sec.gov) and on our website
(www.key.com/ir).

AICPA: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
KEF: Key Equipment Finance.
ALCO: Asset/Liability Management Committee.
KPP: Key Principal Partners.
ALLL: Allowance for loan and lease losses.
KREEC: Key Real Estate Equity Capital, Inc.
A/LM: Asset/liability management.
LCR: Liquidity coverage ratio.
AOCI: Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).
LIBOR: London Interbank Offered Rate.
APBO: Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation.
LIHTC: Low-income housing tax credit.
Austin: Austin Capital Management, Ltd.
Moody’s: Moody’s Investor Services, Inc.
BHCs: Bank holding companies.
MRM: Market Risk Management group.
Board: KeyCorp Board of Directors.
N/A: Not applicable.
CCAR: Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review.
NASDAQ: The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC.
CMBS: Commercial mortgage-backed securities.
NAV: Net asset value.
CMO: Collateralized mortgage obligation.
N/M: Not meaningful.
Common shares: KeyCorp common shares, $1 par value.
NOW: Negotiable Order of Withdrawal.
DIF: Deposit Insurance Fund of the FDIC.
NPR: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
Dodd-Frank Act: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
NYSE: New York Stock Exchange.
Consumer Protection Act of 2010.
OCC: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
EBITDA: Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and
OCI: Other comprehensive income (loss).
amortization.
OREO: Other real estate owned.
EPS: Earnings per share.
OTTI: Other-than-temporary impairment.
ERISA: Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
PBO: Projected benefit obligation.
ERM: Enterprise risk management.
PCI: Purchased credit impaired.
EVE: Economic value of equity.
S&P: Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services, a Division
FASB: Financial Accounting Standards Board.
of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
FDIC: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
SEC: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Federal Reserve: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
Series A Preferred Stock: KeyCorp’s 7.750%
System.
Noncumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock,
FHLB: Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati.
Series A.
FHLMC: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.
SIFIs: Systemically important financial institutions
First Niagara: First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.
including BHCs with total consolidated assets of at least
(NASDAQ: FNFG).
$50 billion and nonbank financial companies designated
FNMA: Federal National Mortgage Association, or Fannie Mae.
by FSOC for supervision by the Federal Reserve.
FSOC: Financial Stability Oversight Council.
TDR: Troubled debt restructuring.
GAAP: U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
TE: Taxable-equivalent.
GNMA: Government National Mortgage Association.
U.S. Treasury: United States Department of the Treasury.
ISDA: International Swaps and Derivatives Association.
VaR: Value at risk.
KAHC: Key Affordable Housing Corporation.
VEBA: Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association.
KCC: Key Capital Corporation.
VIE: Variable interest entity.
KCDC: Key Community Development Corporation.
 

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The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of KeyCorp and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Some previously reported amounts have been reclassified to conform to current reporting practices.

The consolidated financial statements include any voting rights entities in which we have a controlling financial interest. In accordance with the applicable accounting guidance for consolidations, we consolidate a VIE if we have: (i) a variable interest in the entity; (ii) the power to direct activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance; and (iii) the obligation to absorb losses of the entity or the right to receive benefits from the entity that could potentially be significant to the VIE (i.e., we are considered to be the primary beneficiary). Variable interests can include equity interests, subordinated debt, derivative contracts, leases, service agreements, guarantees, standby letters of credit, loan commitments, and other contracts, agreements, and financial instruments. See Note 10 (“Variable Interest Entities”) for information on our involvement with VIEs.

We use the equity method to account for unconsolidated investments in voting rights entities or VIEs if we have significant influence over the entity’s operating and financing decisions (usually defined as a voting or economic interest of 20% to 50%, but not controlling). Unconsolidated investments in voting rights entities or VIEs in which we have a voting or economic interest of less than 20% generally are carried at cost. Investments held by our registered broker-dealer and investment company subsidiaries (principal investing entities and Real Estate Capital line of business) are carried at fair value.
We believe that the unaudited consolidated interim financial statements reflect all adjustments of a normal recurring nature and disclosures that are necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. The results of operations for the interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the full year. The interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in our 2015 Form 10-K.

In preparing these financial statements, subsequent events were evaluated through the time the financial statements were issued. Financial statements are considered issued when they are widely distributed to all shareholders and other financial statement users, or filed with the SEC.

Offsetting Derivative Positions

In accordance with the applicable accounting guidance, we take into account the impact of bilateral collateral and master netting agreements that allow us to settle all derivative contracts held with a single counterparty on a net basis, and to offset the net derivative position with the related cash collateral when recognizing derivative assets and liabilities. Additional information regarding derivative offsetting is provided in Note 8 (“Derivatives and Hedging Activities”).

Loans Held for Sale

Our loans held for sale at September 30, 2016, December 31, 2016, and September 30, 2015, are disclosed in Note 4 (“Loans and Loans Held for Sale”).  Our commercial loans, which we originated and intend to sell, are carried at the lower of aggregate cost or fair value.  Beginning with the third quarter of 2016, we elected the fair value option for our real estate - residential mortgages.  Fair value is determined based on available market data for similar assets, expected cash flows, and appraisals of underlying collateral or the credit quality of the borrower.  Additional information regarding fair value measurements associated with our loans held for sale is provided in Note 6 (“Fair Value Measurements”).  If a loan is transferred from the loan portfolio to the held-for-sale category, any write-down in the carrying amount of the loan at the date of transfer is recorded as a charge-off.  Subsequent declines in fair value are recognized as a charge to noninterest income. Subsequent increases in fair for the real estate residential loans are recorded to noninterest income. When a loan is placed in the held-for-sale category, we stop amortizing the related deferred fees and costs.  The remaining unamortized fees and costs are recognized as part of the cost basis of the loan at the time it is sold.

Purchased Loans

We evaluate purchased loans for impairment in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance. Purchased performing loans that do not have evidence of deterioration in credit quality at acquisition are recorded at fair value at the acquisition date. Any premium or discount associated with purchased performing loans is recognized as an expense or income based on the effective yield method of amortization. Subsequent to the purchase date, the methods utilized to estimate the required ALLL for these loans is similar to originated loans; however, we record a provision for loan losses only when the required ALLL exceeds any remaining purchase discount.


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Purchased loans that have evidence of deterioration in credit quality since origination and for which it is probable, at acquisition, that all contractually required payments will not be collected, are deemed PCI. Revolving loans, including lines of credit and credit card loans, leases, and loans where cash flows cannot be reasonably estimated are excluded from PCI accounting. Purchased loans are initially recorded at fair value without recording an allowance for loan losses. Fair value of these loans is determined using market participant assumptions in estimating the amount and timing of both principal and interest cash flows expected to be collected, as adjusted for an estimate of future credit losses and prepayments, and then a market-based discount rate is applied to those cash flows. PCI loans that have similar risk characteristics, primarily credit risk, collateral type and interest rate risk, and are homogeneous in size, are pooled and accounted for as a single asset with a single composite interest rate and an aggregate expectation of cash flows. PCI loans that cannot be aggregated into a pool are accounted for individually.

Under the applicable accounting guidance for PCI loans, the excess of cash flows expected to be collected, measured as of the acquisition date, over the estimated fair value is referred to as the “accretable yield” and is recognized in interest income over the remaining life of the loan or pool using the effective yield method. Accordingly, PCI loans are not subject to classification as nonaccrual (and nonperforming) in the same manner as originated loans. Rather, acquired PCI loans are considered to be accruing loans because their interest income relates to the accretable yield recognized on the individual loan or pool and not to the contractual interest payments of the loan. The difference between the contractually required principal and interest payments as of the acquisition date and the cash flows expected to be collected is referred to as the “nonaccretable difference.” The nonaccretable difference, which is not accreted into income, reflects estimated future credit losses and uncollectible contractual interest expected to be incurred over the life of the PCI loan.

After we acquire loans determined to be PCI loans, actual cash collections are monitored to determine if they conform to management’s expectations. Revised cash flow expectations are prepared each period. A decrease in expected cash flows in subsequent periods may indicate impairment and would require us to establish an ALLL by recording a charge to the provision for loan losses. An increase in expected cash flows in subsequent periods initially reduces any previously established ALLL by the increase in the present value of cash flows expected to be collected, and requires us to recalculate the amount of accretable yield for the PCI loan or pool. The adjustment of accretable yield due to an increase in expected cash flows is accounted for as a change in estimate. The additional cash flows expected to be collected are reclassified from the nonaccretable difference to the accretable yield, and the amount of periodic accretion is adjusted accordingly over the remaining life of the PCI loan or pool.

A PCI loan may be derecognized either through receipt of payment (in full or in part) from the borrower, the sale of the loan to a third party, foreclosure of the collateral, or charge-off. If one of these events occurs, the loan should be removed from the loan pool, or derecognized if it is accounted for as an individual loan. PCI loans subject to modification are not removed from a PCI pool even if those loans would otherwise be deemed TDRs since the pool, and not the individual loan, represents the unit of account. Individually accounted for PCI loans that are modified in a TDR are no longer classified as PCI loans and are subject to TDR recognition.

Accounting Guidance Adopted in 2016

Business combinations. In September 2015, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that obligates an acquirer in a business combination to recognize adjustments to provisional amounts in the reporting period that the amounts were determined, eliminating the requirement for retrospective adjustments. The acquirer should record in the current period any income effects that resulted from the change in provisional amounts, calculated as if the accounting were completed at the acquisition date. This accounting guidance was effective prospectively for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015 (effective January 1, 2016, for us). Early adoption was permitted. The adoption of this accounting guidance did not affect our financial condition or results of operations.

Fair value measurement. In May 2015, the FASB issued new disclosure guidance that eliminates the requirement to categorize investments measured using the net asset value practical expedient in the fair value hierarchy table. Entities are required to disclose the fair value of investments measured using the net asset value practical expedient so that financial statement users can reconcile amounts reported in the fair value hierarchy table to amounts reported on the balance sheet. This disclosure guidance was effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015 (March 31, 2016, for us) on a retrospective basis. Early adoption was permitted. The adoption of this disclosure guidance did not affect our financial condition or results of operations. We provide the disclosure related to this new guidance in Note 5 (“Fair Value Measurements”).

Cloud computing fees. In April 2015, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that clarifies a customer’s accounting for fees paid in a cloud computing arrangement. If a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license, then the customer

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should account for the software license element of the arrangement consistent with the acquisition of other software licenses. If a cloud computing arrangement does not include a software license, the customer should account for the arrangement as a
service contract. This accounting guidance was effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015 (effective January 1, 2016, for us) and could be implemented using either a prospective method or a retrospective method. Early adoption was permitted. We elected to implement this new accounting guidance using a prospective approach. The adoption of this accounting guidance did not affect our financial condition or results of operations.

Imputation of interest. In April 2015, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that requires debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. This accounting guidance was effective retrospectively for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015 (effective January 1, 2016, for us). Early adoption was permitted. The adoption of this accounting guidance did not have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

Consolidation. In February 2015, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that changes the analysis that a reporting entity must perform to determine whether it should consolidate certain types of legal entities. The new guidance amends the current accounting guidance to address limited partnerships and similar legal entities, certain investment funds, fees paid to a decision maker or service provider, and the impact of fee arrangements and related parties on the primary beneficiary determination. This accounting guidance was effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015 (effective January 1, 2016, for us) and was implemented using a modified retrospective basis. Retrospective application to all relevant prior periods and early adoption was permitted. The adoption of this accounting guidance did not affect our financial condition or results of operations. Our Principal Investing unit and the Real Estate Capital line of business have equity and mezzanine investments, which were subjected to the new guidance. We determined these investments are VIEs. We provide disclosures related to our variable interest entities as required by the new guidance in Note 9 (“Variable Interest Entities”).

Derivatives and hedging. In November 2014, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that clarifies how current guidance should be interpreted when evaluating the economic characteristics and risks of a host contract in a hybrid financial instrument that is issued in the form of a share. An entity should consider all relevant terms and features, including the embedded derivative feature being evaluated for bifurcation, when evaluating the nature of a host contract. This accounting guidance was effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015 (effective January 1, 2016, for us) and could be implemented using a modified retrospective basis. Retrospective application to all relevant prior periods and early adoption was permitted. The adoption of this accounting guidance did not affect our financial condition or results of operations.

Consolidation. In August 2014, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that clarifies how to measure the financial assets and the financial liabilities of a consolidated collateralized financing entity. This accounting guidance was effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015 (effective January 1, 2016, for us) and could be implemented using either a retrospective method or a cumulative-effect approach. Early adoption was permitted. The adoption of this accounting guidance did not affect our financial condition or results of operations.

Stock-based compensation. In June 2014, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that clarifies how to account for share-based payments when the terms of an award provide that a performance target could be achieved after the requisite service period. This accounting guidance was effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015 (effective January 1, 2016, for us) and could be implemented using either a retrospective method or a prospective method. Early adoption was permitted. We elected to implement this new accounting guidance using a prospective approach. The adoption of this accounting guidance did not affect our financial condition or results of operations.

Accounting Guidance Pending Adoption at September 30, 2016

Consolidation. In October 2016, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that amends the previous consolidation guidance issued in February 2015, to require a decision maker that holds an interest in a VIE through an entity under common control to only consider its proportionate indirect interest in the VIE in determining whether the decision maker is the VIE’s primary beneficiary. This new guidance eliminates the requirement that a decision maker treat the common control party’s interest in the VIE as if the decision maker held the interest itself, an approach referred to as “full attribution.” The new guidance will be effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016 (effective January 1, 2017, for us), and it must be applied retrospectively to all periods beginning with the fiscal year that the previous guidance was initially applied. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this accounting guidance is not expected to have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

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Income taxes. In October 2016, the FASB issued accounting guidance requiring an entity to recognize any deferred taxes from an intra-entity transfer of an asset other than inventory when the transfer occurs. This accounting guidance will be effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017 (effective January 1, 2018, for us) and should be implemented using a modified-retrospective approach. Early adoption is permitted but only as of the beginning of an annual reporting period for which financial statements have not yet been issued. We are currently evaluating the impact that this accounting guidance may have on our financial condition or results of operations.

Statement of cash flows. In August 2016, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that clarifies how cash receipts and cash payments in certain specific transactions should be presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. These specific transactions include, but are not limited to, debt prepayment or extinguishment costs, contingent considerations made after a business combination, proceeds from the settlement of insurance claims, proceeds from the settlement of corporate owned life insurance policies, and distributions from equity method investees. This guidance also clarifies that in instances of cash flows with multiple aspects that cannot be separately identified, classification should be based on the activity that is likely to be the predominant source of or use of cash flow. This accounting guidance will be effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017 (effective January 1, 2018, for us) and should be implemented using a retrospective approach. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact that this accounting guidance may have on our financial condition or results of operations.

Financial instruments. In June 2016, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that changes the methodology for recognizing credit losses related to financial instruments. Under current GAAP, a credit loss is not recognized until it is probable the loss has been incurred. The new accounting guidance eliminates that threshold and expands the information required for an entity to consider when developing an estimate of expected credit losses, including the use of forecasted information. Entities will be required to present financial assets measured on an amortized cost basis at the net amount that is expected to be collected. This new guidance will impact the accounting for our loans, debt securities available for sale, and liability for credit losses on unfunded lending-related commitments as well as purchased financial assets with a more than insignificant amount of credit deterioration since origination. This accounting guidance will be effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019 (effective January 1, 2020, for us). Early adoption is permitted but only for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018. This guidance must be implemented using a modified retrospective basis except a prospective approach must be used for debt securities for which an other-than-temporary impairment had been recognized before the effective date. A prospective transition approach also should be used for purchased financial assets with credit deterioration. We are currently evaluating the impact that this accounting guidance may have on our financial condition or results of operations.

Stock-based compensation. In March 2016, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that simplifies accounting for several aspects of share-based payment transactions, including income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and presentation on the statement of cash flows. This accounting guidance will be effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016 (effective January 1, 2017, for us). The method of transition is dependent on the particular amendment within the new guidance. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this accounting guidance is not expected to have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

Equity method investments. In March 2016, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that simplifies the transition to equity method accounting by eliminating the requirement for an investor to make retroactive adjustments to the investment, results of operations, and retained earnings on a step-by-step basis when an investment becomes qualified for equity method accounting. Instead, when an investment qualifies for the equity method due to an increase in ownership or degree of influence, an equity method investor is required to add the cost of acquiring the additional interest to the current basis of the previously held interest and adopt the equity method of accounting as of the date the investment becomes qualified for the equity method. This accounting guidance will be effective prospectively for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016 (effective January 1, 2017, for us). Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this accounting guidance is not expected to have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

Derivatives and hedging. In March 2016, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that requires an entity to use a four-step decision model when assessing contingent call (put) options that can accelerate the payment of principal on debt instruments to determine whether they are clearly and closely related to their debt hosts. This accounting guidance will be effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016 (effective January 1, 2017, for us) and must be implemented using a modified retrospective basis. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this accounting guidance is not expected to have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.


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Derivatives and hedgingIn March 2016, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that clarifies that a change in the counterparty to a derivative instrument that has been designated as a hedging instrument does not, by itself, require dedesignation, but all other hedge accounting criteria must be met. This accounting guidance will be effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016 (effective January 1, 2017, for us) and can be implemented using either a prospective method or a modified retrospective method. Early adoption is permitted. We have elected to implement this new accounting guidance using a prospective method. The adoption of this accounting guidance is not expected to have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

Extinguishment of liabilities. In March 2016, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that clarifies that liabilities related to the sale of prepaid stored-value products are financial liabilities, and breakage should be accounted for under the breakage guidance in the new revenue recognition accounting guidance. It also provides clarity on how prepaid product liabilities should be derecognized. This accounting guidance will be effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017 (effective January 1, 2018, for us) and can be implemented using either a modified retrospective approach or retrospective approach. The adoption of this accounting guidance is not expected to have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

Leases. In February 2016, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that requires a lessee to recognize a liability to make lease payments and a right of use asset representing its right to use an underlying asset during the lease term for both finance and operating leases. The definition of a lease was modified to exemplify the concept of control over an asset identified in the lease. Lease classification criteria remains substantially similar to criteria in current lease guidance. The guidance defines which payments can be used in determining lease classification. For short-term leases with a term of 12 months or less, lessees can make a policy election not to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. Lessor accounting is largely unchanged. Leveraged leases that commenced before the effective date of the new guidance are grandfathered. New disclosures are required, and certain practical expedients are allowed upon adoption. This accounting and disclosure guidance will be effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018 (effective January 1, 2019, for us) and should be implemented using the modified retrospective approach. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact that this accounting guidance may have on our financial condition or results of operations.

Financial instruments. In January 2016, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that requires equity investments, except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting or consolidated, to be measured at fair value with changes recognized in net income. If there is no readily determinable fair value, the guidance allows entities the ability to measure investments at cost less impairment, whereby impairment is based on a qualitative assessment. The guidance eliminates the requirement to disclose the methods and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value of financial instruments measured at amortized cost and changes the presentation of financial assets and financial liabilities on the balance sheet or in the footnotes. If an entity has elected the fair value option to measure liabilities, the new accounting guidance requires the portion of the change in the fair value of a liability resulting from credit risk to be presented in OCI. We have not elected to measure any of our liabilities at fair value, and therefore, this aspect of the guidance is not applicable to us. This accounting and disclosure guidance will be effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017 (effective January 1, 2018, for us). For the guidance applicable to us, the accounting will be implemented on a prospective basis, whereby early adoption is not permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact that this accounting guidance may have on our financial condition or results of operations.

Going concern. In August 2014, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that requires management to perform interim and annual assessments of an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date the financial statements are issued. Disclosure is required when conditions or events raise substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. This accounting guidance will be effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016 (effective January 1, 2017, for us). Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this accounting guidance is not expected to have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

Revenue recognition. In May 2014, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that revises the criteria for determining when to recognize revenue from contracts with customers and expands disclosure requirements. The core principle is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance provides a five step model to be followed in making this determination. This accounting guidance can be implemented using either a retrospective method or a cumulative-effect approach. In August 2015, the FASB issued an update that defers the effective date of the revenue recognition guidance by one year. This new guidance will be effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017 (effective January 1, 2018, for us). Early adoption is permitted but only for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. We have elected to implement this new accounting guidance using a cumulative-effect approach. We are currently in the process of gathering an inventory of contracts with customers and

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performing an in-depth assessment, though our preliminary analysis suggests that the adoption of this accounting guidance is not expected to have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations. There are many aspects of this new accounting guidance that are still being interpreted, and the FASB has issued updates to certain aspects of the guidance to address implementation issues. For example, the FASB issued accounting guidance in March 2016 to clarify principal versus agent considerations and additional guidance in April 2016 to clarify the identification of performance obligations and the licensing implementation guidance. In May 2016, the FASB issued narrow-scope improvements related to collectability, sales tax and noncash consideration, and practical expedients for contract modifications and completed contracts. While certain implementation issues relevant to the industry are still pending resolution, including trade date versus settlement date recognition for broker dealers and the applicability of interchange revenues for card issuing banks, our preliminary conclusions reached as to the application of the new guidance are not expected to be significantly affected. We will continue to evaluate any impact as additional guidance is issued and as our internal assessment progresses.

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2. Business Combination

First Niagara

On August 1, 2016 (the "Acquisition Date"), we acquired all of the outstanding common shares of First Niagara, the parent company of First Niagara Bank, for total consideration of approximately $4.0 billion and thereby acquired First Niagara Bank's approximately 390 branch locations across New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. The merger with First Niagara enabled us to expand in the New England market and into the Pennsylvania market, improve our core deposit base, and add additional scale in our banking operations. The results of First Niagara’s operations are included in our consolidated financial statements from the Acquisition Date.

Under the terms of the merger agreement, each outstanding share of First Niagara common stock was converted into the right
to receive 0.680 KeyCorp common shares and $2.30 in cash, for a total per share value of $10.26, based on the $11.70 closing price of KeyCorp’s stock on July 29, 2016. In the aggregate, First Niagara stockholders received 240 million shares of KeyCorp common stock. Also under the terms of the merger agreement, First Niagara employee stock options and restricted stock awards converted into options to purchase and receive KeyCorp common stock. These options and restricted stock awards had a fair value of $26 million on the date of acquisition. Our methodology for valuing employee stock options is disclosed in Note 15 ("Employee Benefits") under the heading "Stock Options" on page 195 of our 2015 Form 10-K. Our methodology for valuing restricted stock awards is disclosed in Note 15 ("Employee Benefits") under the heading "Long-Term Incentive Compensation Program" on page 196 of our 2015 Form 10-K.

In addition, at the time of the merger, each share of First Niagara preferred stock, Series B, was converted into the right to receive a share of KeyCorp preferred stock, Series C, a newly created series of KeyCorp preferred stock. Additional information on this series of preferred stock is provided in Note 18 ("Shareholders' Equity").

On October 7, 2016, First Niagara Bank merged with and into KeyBank, with KeyBank as the surviving entity. Systems and client conversion also occurred during the fourth quarter of 2016 in connection with the bank merger.

The acquisition of First Niagara constituted a business combination and was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting. Accordingly, the assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and the consideration paid were recorded at their estimated fair value as of the acquisition date. These fair value estimates are considered preliminary and are subject to change for up to one year after the Acquisition Date as additional information becomes available.

The following table provides the purchase price calculation as of the Acquisition Date and the identifiable assets purchased and the liabilities assumed at their estimated fair value. These fair value measurements are based on internal and third-party valuations.


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in millions
 
 
Consideration paid:
 
 
KeyCorp common stock issued
 
$
2,831

Cash payments to First Niagara stockholders
 
811

Exchange of First Niagara preferred stock for KeyCorp preferred stock
 
350

Total consideration paid
 
$
3,992

 
 
 
Statement of Net Assets Acquired at Fair Value:
 
 
ASSETS
 
 
Cash and due from banks and short-term investments
$
620

 
Investment securities
9,019

 
Other investments
297

 
Loans
23,504

 
Premises and equipment
276

 
Other intangible assets
388

 
Accrued income and other assets
1,449

 
Total assets
$
35,553

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES
 
 
Deposits
$
28,993

 
Bank notes and other short-term borrowings
2,698

 
Accrued expense and other liabilities
444

 
Long-term debt
846

 
Total liabilities
$
32,981

 
 
 
 
Net identifiable assets acquired
 
2,572

Goodwill
 
$
1,420

 
 
 

We estimated the fair value of loans acquired from First Niagara by utilizing the discounted cash flow method within the income approach. This methodology aggregates the purchased loans by category and risk rating. Cash flows for each category were determined by estimating future credit losses and the rate of prepayments. Projected monthly cash flows were then discounted to present value based on a market rate for similar loans. There was no carryover of First Niagara’s allowance for loan losses associated with the loans we acquired. The valuation of the acquired loans was not completed prior to September 30, 2016, due to the relatively short time frame in which we had to complete the acquisition as well as the complexity involved in valuing loans. An estimate has been recorded based on the results of a valuation exercise conducted as of December 31, 2015, and applied to the August 1, 2016, balance of loans acquired from First Niagara. The valuation will be completed during the fourth quarter of 2016, and the value of the acquired loans will be adjusted accordingly.

Information about the acquired First Niagara loan portfolio as of the Acquisition Date is in the following table, and excludes lines of credit:
in millions
PCI
Contractual required payments receivable
$
1,132

Nonaccretable difference
109

Expected cash flows
1,023

Accretable yield
29

Fair value
$
994

 
 

At the First Niagara Acquisition Date, the contractual required payments receivable on the purchased non-impaired loans totaled $23.1 billion, with a corresponding fair value of $22.5 billion. The estimated cash flows not expected to be collected at the Acquisition Date were $466 million.

Intangible assets consisted of the core deposit intangible, the commercial purchased credit card receivable, the consumer purchased credit card receivable, and other intangible assets. The core deposit intangible asset recognized as part of the First Niagara merger of $356 million is being amortized over its estimated useful life of approximately ten years utilizing an accelerated method. The commercial purchased credit card receivables recognized as part of the First Niagara merger are being amortized over their estimated useful life of approximately six years utilizing an accelerated method. The consumer purchased credit card receivables recognized as part of the First Niagara merger are being amortized over their estimated useful life of approximately nine years utilizing an accelerated method.

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Goodwill of $1.4 billion was recorded as a result of the transaction and is not amortized for book purposes. $1.1 billion of goodwill was assigned to our Key Community Bank segment and $284 million of goodwill was assigned to our Key Corporate Bank segment. The goodwill recorded is not deductible for tax purposes. The following table shows the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reporting unit.

 
Key

Key

 
 
Community

Corporate

 
in millions
Bank

Bank

Total

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2014
$
979

$
78

$
1,057

Impairment losses based on results of interim impairment testing



Tax adjustment resulting from Pacific Crest Securities acquisition

3

3

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2015
979

81

1,060

Acquisition of First Niagara
1,136

284

1,420

BALANCE AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
$
2,115

$
365

$
2,480

 
 
 
 

Certificates of deposit were valued by projecting out the expected cash flows based on the contractual terms of the certificates of deposit. The fair values of savings and transaction deposit accounts acquired from First Niagara were assumed to approximate the carrying value as these accounts have no stated maturity and are payable on demand. These cash flows were discounted based on a market rate for a certificate of deposit with a corresponding maturity.

Direct acquisition costs related to the First Niagara acquisition were expensed as incurred and amounted to $43 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Professional fees and charitable contributions comprised the majority of these direct acquisition costs, franchise and business taxes and other noninterest expenses. These direct acquisition costs are part of our total merger-related charges.

The following table presents financial information regarding the former First Niagara operations included in our Consolidated
Statement of Income from the Acquisition Date through September 30, 2016, under the column “Actual from acquisition date through September 30, 2016.” These amounts do not include merger-related charges. In addition, the following table presents unaudited pro forma information as if the acquisition of First Niagara had occurred on January 1, 2015, under the “Pro forma” column. This pro forma information gives effect to certain adjustments, including purchase accounting fair value adjustments, amortization of core deposit and other intangibles, and related income tax effects. Merger-related charges related to the First Niagara merger that we incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, are not reflected in the unaudited pro forma amounts. The pro forma information does not necessarily reflect the results of operations that would have occurred had KeyCorp merged with First Niagara at the beginning of 2015. Cost savings are also not reflected in the unaudited pro forma amounts for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, and 2015.

 
Actual from acquisition
 
Pro forma
 
date through
 
Nine months ended September 30,
in millions
September 30, 2016
 
2016
2015
Net interest income (TE)
$
175

 
$
2,674

$
2,599

Noninterest income
53

 
1,625

1,635

Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders
48

 
849

873

 
 
 
 
 


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3. Earnings Per Common Share

Basic earnings per share is the amount of earnings (adjusted for dividends declared on our preferred stock) available to each common share outstanding during the reporting periods. Diluted earnings per share is the amount of earnings available to each common share outstanding during the reporting periods adjusted to include the effects of potentially dilutive common shares. Potentially dilutive common shares include incremental shares issued for the conversion of our convertible Series A Preferred Stock, stock options, and other stock-based awards. Potentially dilutive common shares are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share in the periods where the effect would be antidilutive. For diluted earnings per share, net income available to common shareholders can be affected by the conversion of our convertible Series A Preferred Stock. Where the effect of this conversion would be dilutive, net income available to common shareholders is adjusted by the amount of preferred dividends associated with our Series A Preferred Stock.

Our basic and diluted earnings per common share are calculated as follows:
 
 
Three months ended
September 30,
 
Nine months ended
September 30,
dollars in millions, except per share amounts
2016

2015

 
2016

2015

EARNINGS
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations
$
172

$
220

 
$
557

$
686

Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
1

(2
)
 

1

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key
171

222

 
557

685

Less: Dividends on Series A Preferred Stock
6

6

 
17

17

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key common shareholders
165

216

 
540

668

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes (a)
1

(3
)
 
5

5

Net income (loss) attributable to Key common shareholders
$
166

$
213

 
$
545

$
673

WEIGHTED-AVERAGE COMMON SHARES
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (000)
982,080

831,430

 
880,824

839,758

Effect of convertible preferred stock


 


Effect of common share options and other stock awards
12,580

7,450

 
8,965

7,613

Weighted-average common shares and potential common shares outstanding (000) (b)
994,660

838,880

 
889,789

847,371

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key common shareholders
$
.17

$
.26

 
$
.61

$
.79

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes (a)


 
.01

.01

Net income (loss) attributable to Key common shareholders (c)
.17

.26

 
.62

.80

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key common shareholders — assuming dilution
$
.16

$
.26

 
$
.60

$
.78

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes (a)


 
.01

.01

Net income (loss) attributable to Key common shareholders — assuming dilution (c)
.17

.25

 
.61

.79

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
In September 2009, we decided to discontinue the education lending business conducted through Key Education Resources, the education payment and financing unit of KeyBank. As a result of this decision, we have accounted for this business as a discontinued operation. For further discussion regarding the income (loss) from discontinued operations, see Note 12 (“Acquisition, Divestiture, and Discontinued Operations”).

(b)
Assumes conversion of common share options and other stock awards and/or convertible preferred stock, as applicable.

(c)
EPS may not foot due to rounding.

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4. Loans and Loans Held for Sale

Our loans by category are summarized as follows:
 
in millions
September 30,
2016

 
December 31,
2015

 
September 30,
2015

Commercial, financial and agricultural (a)
$
39,433

 
$
31,240

 
$
31,095

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial mortgage
14,979

 
7,959

 
8,180

Construction
2,189

 
1,053

 
1,070

Total commercial real estate loans
17,168

 
9,012

 
9,250

Commercial lease financing (b)
4,783

 
4,020

 
3,929

Total commercial loans
61,384

 
44,272

 
44,274

Residential — prime loans:
 
 
 
 
 
Real estate — residential mortgage
5,509

 
2,242

 
2,267

Home equity loans
12,757

 
10,335

 
10,504

Total residential — prime loans
18,266

 
12,577

 
12,771

Consumer direct loans
1,764

 
1,600

 
1,612

Credit cards
1,084

 
806

 
770

Consumer indirect loans
3,030

 
621

 
658

Total consumer loans
24,144

 
15,604

 
15,811

Total loans (c), (d)
$
85,528

 
$
59,876

 
$
60,085

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Loan balances include $117 million, $85 million, and $88 million of commercial credit card balances at September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015, respectively.

(b)
Commercial lease financing includes receivables held as collateral for a secured borrowing of $76 million, $134 million, and $162 million at September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015, respectively. Principal reductions are based on the cash payments received from these related receivables. Additional information pertaining to this secured borrowing is included in Note 18 (“Long-Term Debt”) beginning on page 208 of our 2015 Form 10-K.

(c)
At September 30, 2016, total loans include purchased loans of $22.4 billion of which $959 million were PCI loans. At December 31, 2015, total loans include purchased loans of $114 million, of which $11 million were PCI loans. At September 30, 2015, total loans include purchased loans of $119 million, of which $12 million were PCI loans.

(d)
Total loans exclude loans of $1.6 billion at September 30, 2016, $1.8 billion at December 31, 2015, and $1.9 billion at September 30, 2015, related to the discontinued operations of the education lending business. Additional information pertaining to these loans is provided in Note 12 (“Acquisition, Divestiture, and Discontinued Operations”).

Our loans held for sale are summarized as follows:
in millions
September 30,
2016

 
December 31,
2015

 
September 30,
2015

Commercial, financial and agricultural
$
56

 
$
76

 
$
74

Real estate — commercial mortgage
1,016

 
532

 
806

Commercial lease financing
3

 
14

 
10

Real estate — residential mortgage (a)
62

 
17

 
26

Total loans held for sale (b)
$
1,137

 
$
639

 
$
916

 
 
 
 
 
 

(a)
Real estate — residential mortgage loans held for sale at fair value at September 30, 2016. The fair value option was elected for real estate — residential mortgage loans held for sale during the third quarter of 2016 with the First Niagara acquisition. The contractual amount due on these loans totaled $61 million at September 30, 2016. Changes in fair value are recorded in "Consumer mortgage income" on the income statement.

(b)
Total loans held for sale exclude loans held for sale of $169 million at September 30, 2015, related to the discontinued operations of the education lending business. Additional information pertaining to these loans is provided in Note 12.


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Our quarterly summary of changes in loans held for sale follows:
in millions
September 30,
2016

 
December 31,
2015

 
September 30,
2015

Balance at beginning of the period
$
442

 
$
916

 
$
835

Purchases
48

 

 

New originations
2,857

 
1,655

 
1,673

Transfers from (to) held to maturity, net
2

 
22

 
24

Loan sales
(2,180
)
 
(1,943
)
 
(1,616
)
Loan draws (payments), net
(32
)
 
(11
)
 

Balance at end of period (a), (b)
$
1,137

 
$
639

 
$
916

 
 
 
 
 
 

(a)
Total loans held for sale include Real estate — residential mortgage loans held for sale at fair value of $62 million at September 30, 2016.

(b)
Total loans exclude loans held for sale of $169 million at September 30, 2015, related to the discontinued operations of the education lending business. Additional information pertaining to these loans is provided in Note 12.

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5. Asset Quality

We assess the credit quality of the loan portfolio by monitoring net credit losses, levels of nonperforming assets and delinquencies, and credit quality ratings as defined by management.

Nonperforming loans are loans for which we do not accrue interest income, and include commercial and consumer loans and leases, as well as current year TDRs and nonaccruing TDR loans from prior years. Nonperforming assets include nonperforming loans, nonperforming loans held for sale, OREO, and other nonperforming assets. Non-impaired acquired loans are placed on nonaccrual status and reported as nonperforming or past due using the same criteria applied to the originated portfolio. PCI loans cannot be classified as nonperforming loans or TDRs.

Our nonperforming assets and past due loans were as follows:
in millions
September 30,
2016

December 31,
2015

September 30,
2015

Total nonperforming loans (a), (b)
$
723

$
387

$
400

OREO (c)
35

14

17

Other nonperforming assets
2

2


Total nonperforming assets (a)
$
760

$
403

$
417

Nonperforming assets from discontinued operations—education lending (d)
$
5

$
7

$
8

Restructured loans included in nonperforming loans (a)
$
149

$
159

$
159

Restructured loans with an allocated specific allowance (e)
68

69

71

Specifically allocated allowance for restructured loans (f)
38

30

29

Accruing loans past due 90 days or more
$
49

$
72

$
54

Accruing loans past due 30 through 89 days
317

208

271

 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Nonperforming loan balances exclude $959 million, $11 million, and $12 million of PCI loans at September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015, respectively.
(b)
Includes carrying value of consumer residential mortgage loans in the process of foreclosure of approximately $175 million, $114 million, and $114 million at September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015, respectively.
(c)
Includes carrying value of foreclosed residential real estate of approximately $27 million, $11 million, and $13 million at September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015, respectively.
(d)
Restructured loans of approximately $22 million, $21 million, and $20 million are included in discontinued operations at September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015, respectively. See Note 12 (“Acquisition, Divestiture, and Discontinued Operations”) for further discussion.
(e)
Included in individually impaired loans allocated a specific allowance.
(f)
Included in allowance for individually evaluated impaired loans.

We evaluate purchased loans for impairment in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance. Purchased loans that have evidence of deterioration in credit quality since origination and for which it is probable, at acquisition, that all contractually required payments will not be collected are deemed PCI. Several factors were considered when evaluating whether a loan was considered a PCI loan, including the delinquency status of the loan, updated borrower credit status, geographic information, and updated loan-to-values (LTV). In accordance with ASC 310-30, excluded from the purchased impaired loans were leases, revolving credit arrangements, and loans held for sale.

We estimated the fair value of loans acquired from First Niagara by utilizing the discounted cash flow method within the income approach See Note 2 ("Business Combinations") for further discussion over the fair value methodology. There was no carryover of First Niagara’s allowance for loan losses associated with the loans we acquired. The excess of a PCI loan's contractually required payments over the amount of its undiscounted cash flows expected to be collected is referred to as the nonaccretable difference. The nonaccretable difference, which is not accreted into income, reflects estimated future credit losses and uncollectible contractual interest expected to be incurred over the life of the PCI loan. The excess of cash flows expected to be collected over the carrying amount of the PCI loans is referred to as the accretable yield. This amount is accreted into interest income over the remaining life of the PCI loans or pools using the level yield method.

Over the life of PCI loans, Key evaluates the remaining contractual required payments receivable and estimates cash flows expected to be collected. Contractually required payments receivable may increase or decrease for a variety of reasons, for example, when the contractual terms of the loan agreement are modified, when interest rates on variable rate loans change, or when principal and/or interest payments are received. Cash flows expected to be collected on PCI loans are estimated by incorporating several key assumptions similar to the initial estimate of fair value. These key assumptions include probability of default, loss given default, and the amount of actual prepayments after the Acquisition Date. Increases in expected cash flows of PCI loans subsequent to acquisition are recognized prospectively through adjustment of the yield on the loans or pools over

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its remaining life, while decreases in expected cash flows are recognized as impairment through a provision for credit losses and an increase in the ALLL.

The difference between the fair value of a non-impaired acquired loan and contractual amounts due at the Acquisition Date is accreted into income over the estimated life of the loan. Contractually required payments represent the total undiscounted amount of all uncollected principal and interest payments.

The following table presents the PCI loans receivable balance at the First Niagara Acquisition Date:
August 1, 2016
PCI
in millions
Contractual required payments receivable
$
1,132

Nonaccretable difference
109

Expected cash flows
1,023

Accretable yield
29

Fair Value
$
994

 
 

At the First Niagara Acquisition Date, the contractual required payments receivable on the purchased non-impaired loans totaled $23.1 billion, with a corresponding fair value of $22.5 billion. The estimated cash flows not expected to be collected at the Acquisition Date were $466 million.

Key has PCI loans from two separate acquisitions, one in 2012 and one during the third quarter of 2016. At the 2012 acquisition date, the estimated gross contractual amount receivable of all PCI loans totaled $41 million. The estimated cash flows not expected to be collected (the nonaccretable amount) were $11 million, and the accretable amount was approximately $5 million. The following tables present the rollforward of the accretable yield and the beginning and ending outstanding unpaid principal balance and carrying amount of PCI loans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015, and the twelve months ended December 31, 2015.

PCI Loans
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
2016
 
2015
in millions
Accretable Yield
Carrying Amount
Outstanding Unpaid Principal Balance
 
Accretable Yield
Carrying Amount
Outstanding Unpaid Principal Balance
Balance at beginning of period
$
5

$
11

$
16

 
$
5

$
12

$
18

Additions
29

 
 
 

 
 
Accretion

 
 
 

 
 
Net reclassifications from non-accretable to accretable

 
 
 

 
 
Payments received, net

 
 
 

 
 
Disposals

 
 
 

 
 
Balance at end of period
$
34

$
959

$
1,103

 
$
5

$
12

$
18

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2016
 
2015
in millions
Accretable Yield
Carrying Amount
Outstanding Unpaid Principal Balance
 
Accretable Yield
Carrying Amount
Outstanding Unpaid Principal Balance
Balance at beginning of period
$
5

$
11

$
17

 
$
5

$
13

$
20

Additions
29

 
 
 

 
 
Accretion
(1
)
 
 
 
(1
)
 
 
Net reclassifications from non-accretable to accretable
1

 
 
 
1

 
 
Payments received, net

 
 
 

 
 
Disposals

 
 
 

 
 
Balance at end of period
$
34

$
959

$
1,103

 
$
5

$
12

$
18

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Twelve Months Ended December 31,
 
2015
in millions
Accretable Yield
Carrying Amount
Outstanding Unpaid Principal Balance
Balance at beginning of period
$
5

$
13

$
20

Additions

 
 
Accretion
(1
)
 
 
Net reclassifications from non-accretable to accretable
1

 
 
Payments received, net

 
 
Disposals

 
 
Balance at end of period
$
5

$
11

$
17

 
 
 
 

At September 30, 2016, the approximate carrying amount of our commercial nonperforming loans outstanding represented 80% of their original contractual amount owed, total nonperforming loans outstanding represented 84% of their original contractual amount owed, and nonperforming assets in total were carried at 84% of their original contractual amount owed.

At September 30, 2016, our 20 largest nonperforming loans totaled $302 million, representing 42% of total loans on nonperforming status. At September 30, 2015, our 20 largest nonperforming loans totaled $112 million, representing 28% of total loans on nonperforming status.

Nonperforming loans and loans held for sale reduced expected interest income by $7 million and $19 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, and $4 million and $12 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015.

The following tables set forth a further breakdown of individually impaired loans as of September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015:
 
September 30, 2016
Recorded
Investment (a)
Unpaid Principal Balance (b)
Specific
Allowance
in millions
With no related allowance recorded:
 
 
 
Commercial, financial and agricultural
$
280

$
326


Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
Commercial mortgage
8

9


Construction
13

22


Total commercial real estate loans
21

31


Total commercial loans
301

357


Real estate — residential mortgage
21

21


Home equity loans
64

64


Consumer indirect loans
2

2


Total consumer loans
87

87


Total loans with no related allowance recorded
388

444


With an allowance recorded:
 
 
 
Commercial, financial and agricultural
$
37

38

$
16

Total commercial loans
37

38

16

Real estate — residential mortgage
31

31

3

Home equity loans
64

64

19

Consumer direct loans
2

3


Credit cards
3

3


Consumer indirect loans
31

31

1

Total consumer loans
131

132

23

Total loans with an allowance recorded
168

170

39

Total
$
556

$
614

$
39

 
 
 
 
 
(a)
The Recorded Investment represents the face amount of the loan increased or decreased by applicable accrued interest, net deferred loan fees and costs, and unamortized premium or discount, and reflects direct charge-offs. This amount is a component of total loans on our consolidated balance sheet.
(b)
The Unpaid Principal Balance represents the customer’s legal obligation to us.

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December 31, 2015
Recorded
Investment (a)
Unpaid Principal Balance (b)
Specific
Allowance
in millions
With no related allowance recorded:
 
 
 
Commercial, financial and agricultural
$
40

$
74


Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
Commercial mortgage
5

8


Construction
5

5


Total commercial real estate loans
10

13


Total commercial loans
50

87


Real estate — residential mortgage
23

23


Home equity loans
61

61


Consumer indirect loans
1

1


Total consumer loans
85

85


Total loans with no related allowance recorded
135

172


With an allowance recorded:
 
 
 
Commercial, financial and agricultural
$
28

43

$
7

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
Commercial mortgage
5

6

1

Construction



Total commercial real estate loans
5

6

1

Total commercial loans
33

49

8

Real estate — residential mortgage
33

33

4

Home equity loans
64

64

20

Consumer direct loans
3

3


Credit cards
3

3


Consumer indirect loans
37

37

3

Total consumer loans
140

140

27

Total loans with an allowance recorded
173

189

35

Total
$
308

$
361

$
35

 
 
 
 
 
(a)
The Recorded Investment represents the face amount of the loan increased or decreased by applicable accrued interest, net deferred loan fees and costs, and unamortized premium or discount, and reflects direct charge-offs. This amount is a component of total loans on our consolidated balance sheet.
(b)
The Unpaid Principal Balance represents the customer’s legal obligation to us.

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September 30, 2015
Recorded
Investment (a)
Unpaid Principal Balance (b)
Specific
Allowance
in millions
With no related allowance recorded:
 
 
 
Commercial, financial and agricultural
$
30

$
54


Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
Commercial mortgage
9

12


Construction
5

5


Total commercial real estate loans
14

17


Total commercial loans
44

71


Real estate — residential mortgage
22

22


Home equity loans
60

60


Consumer indirect loans
1

1


Total consumer loans
83

83


Total loans with no related allowance recorded
127

154


With an allowance recorded:
 
 
 
Commercial, financial and agricultural
$
43

56

$
9

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
Commercial mortgage
5

6

1

Total commercial real estate loans
5

6

1

Total commercial loans
48

62

10

Real estate — residential mortgage
33

33

5

Home equity loans
64

64

18

Consumer direct loans
3

3


Credit cards
3

3

1

Consumer indirect loans
40

40

2

Total consumer loans
143

143

26

Total loans with an allowance recorded
191

205

36

Total
$
318

$
359

$
36

 
 
 
 
 
(a)
The Recorded Investment represents the face amount of the loan increased or decreased by applicable accrued interest, net deferred loan fees and costs, and unamortized premium or discount, and reflects direct charge-offs. This amount is a component of total loans on our consolidated balance sheet.
(b)
The Unpaid Principal Balance represents the customer’s legal obligation to us.

The following tables set forth a further breakdown of average individually impaired loans reported by Key:

Average Recorded Investment (a)
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
in millions
2016
2015
2016
2015
Commercial, financial and agricultural
$
319

$
78

$
193

$
58

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
Commercial mortgage
7

15

9

18

Construction
17

6

9

6

Total commercial real estate loans
24

21

18

24

Total commercial loans
343

99

211

82

Real estate — residential mortgage
53

55

54

55

Home equity loans
129

124

126

122

Consumer direct loans
3

3

3

4

Credit cards
3

3

3

3

Consumer indirect loans
33

42

35

44

Total consumer loans
221

227

221

228

Total
$
564

$
326

$
432

$
310

 
 
 
 
 
(a)
The Recorded Investment represents the face amount of the loan increased or decreased by applicable accrued interest, net deferred loan fees and costs, and unamortized premium or discount, and reflects direct charge-offs. This amount is a component of total loans on our consolidated balance sheet.

For both the three months ended September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015, interest income recognized on the outstanding balances of accruing impaired loans totaled $2 million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015, interest income recognized on the outstanding balances of accruing impaired loans totaled $8 million and $5 million, respectively.

At September 30, 2016, aggregate restructured loans (accrual and nonaccrual loans) totaled $304 million, compared to $280 million at December 31, 2015, and $287 million at September 30, 2015. During the three months ended September 30, 2016,

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and September 30, 2015, we added $46 million and $14 million, respectively, in restructured loans, which were offset by $19 million and $27 million, respectively, in payments and charge-offs. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015, we added $95 million and $87 million, respectively, in restructured loans, which were partially offset by $71 million and $70 million, respectively, in payments and charge-offs. During 2015, we added $99 million in restructured loans, which were partially offset by $89 million in payments and charge-offs.

A further breakdown of TDRs included in nonperforming loans by loan category as of September 30, 2016, follows:
 
September 30, 2016
Number of
Loans
Pre-modification
Outstanding
Recorded
Investment
Post-modification
Outstanding
Recorded
Investment
dollars in millions
LOAN TYPE
 
 
 
Nonperforming:
 
 
 
Commercial, financial and agricultural
18

$
86

$
65

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
Real estate — commercial mortgage
8

2

2

Total commercial real estate loans
8

2

2

Total commercial loans
26

88

67

Real estate — residential mortgage
274

17

17

Home equity loans
991

67

60

Consumer direct loans
22

1


Credit cards
310

2

2

Consumer indirect loans
139

4

3

Total consumer loans
1,736

91

82

Total nonperforming TDRs
1,762

179

149

Prior-year accruing:(a)
 
 
Commercial, financial and agricultural
6

30

18

Total commercial loans
6

30

18

Real estate — residential mortgage
537

35

35

Home equity loans
1,430

83

69

Consumer direct loans
43

2

2

Credit cards
458

3

1

Consumer indirect loans
407

58

30

Total consumer loans
2,875

181

137

Total prior-year accruing TDRs
2,881

211

155

Total TDRs
4,643

$
390

$
304

 
 
 
 
 
(a)
All TDRs that were restructured prior to January 1, 2016, and are fully accruing.


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A further breakdown of TDRs included in nonperforming loans by loan category as of December 31, 2015, follows:
December 31, 2015
Number
of Loans
Pre-modification
Outstanding
Recorded
Investment
Post-modification
Outstanding
Recorded
Investment
dollars in millions
LOAN TYPE
 
 
 
Nonperforming:
 
 
 
Commercial, financial and agricultural
12

$
56

$
45

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
Real estate — commercial mortgage
12

30

7

Total commercial real estate loans
12

30

7

Total commercial loans
24

86

52

Real estate — residential mortgage
366

23

23

Home equity loans
1,262

85

76

Consumer direct loans
28

1

1

Credit cards
339

2

2

Consumer indirect loans
103

6

5

Total consumer loans
2,098

117

107

Total nonperforming TDRs
2,122

203

159

Prior-year accruing: (a)
 
 
Commercial, financial and agricultural
7

5

2

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
Real estate — commercial mortgage



Total commercial real estate loans



Total commercial loans
7

5

2

Real estate — residential mortgage
489

34

34

Home equity loans
1,071

57

49

Consumer direct loans
42

2

2

Credit cards
461

4

2

Consumer indirect loans
430

59

32

Total consumer loans
2,493

156

119

Total prior-year accruing TDRs
2,500

161

121

Total TDRs
4,622

$
364

$
280

 
 
 
 
 
(a)
All TDRs that were restructured prior to January 1, 2015, and are fully accruing.























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A further breakdown of TDRs included in nonperforming loans by loan category as of September 30, 2015, follows:
September 30, 2015
Number
of Loans
Pre-modification
Outstanding
Recorded
Investment
Post-modification
Outstanding
Recorded
Investment
dollars in millions
LOAN TYPE
 
 
 
Nonperforming:
 
 
 
Commercial, financial and agricultural
12

$
56

$
50

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
Real estate — commercial mortgage
11

30

7

Total commercial real estate loans
11

30

7

Total commercial loans
23

86

57

Real estate — residential mortgage
356

21

21

Home equity loans
1,215

82

73

Consumer direct loans
26

1

1

Credit cards
314

2

2

Consumer indirect loans
108

6

5

Total consumer loans
2,019

112

102

Total nonperforming TDRs
2,042

198

159

Prior-year accruing: (a)
 
 
 
Commercial, financial and agricultural
12

6

3

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
Real estate — commercial mortgage
1

2

1

Total commercial real estate loans
1

2

1

Total commercial loans
13

8

4

Real estate — residential mortgage
499

36

36

Home equity loans
1,121

59

50

Consumer direct loans
45

2

1

Credit cards
473

2

2

Consumer indirect loans
466

61

35

Total consumer loans
2,604

160

124

Total prior-year accruing TDRs
2,617

168

128

Total TDRs
4,659

$
366

$
287

 
 
 
 
 
(a)
All TDRs that were restructured prior to January 1, 2015, and are fully accruing.

We classify loan modifications as TDRs when a borrower is experiencing financial difficulties and we have granted a concession without commensurate financial, structural, or legal consideration. Acquired loans that were previously modified in a TDR are no longer classified as TDRs at the Acquisition Date. An acquired loan may only be classified as a TDR if a modification meeting the above TDR criteria is performed after the Acquisition Date. PCI loans cannot be classified as TDRs. All commercial and consumer loan TDRs, regardless of size, are individually evaluated for impairment to determine the probable loss content and are assigned a specific loan allowance if deemed appropriate. This designation has the effect of moving the loan from the general reserve methodology (i.e., collectively evaluated) to the specific reserve methodology (i.e., individually evaluated) and may impact the ALLL through a charge-off or increased loan loss provision. These components affect the ultimate allowance level. Additional information regarding TDRs for discontinued operations is provided in Note 12 (“Acquisition, Divestiture, and Discontinued Operations”).

Commercial loan TDRs are considered defaulted when principal and interest payments are 90 days past due. Consumer loan TDRs are considered defaulted when principal and interest payments are more than 60 days past due. During the three months ended September 30, 2016, there were no commercial loan TDRs and 23 consumer loan TDRs with a combined recorded investment of $1 million that experienced payment defaults after modifications resulting in TDR status during 2015. During the three months ended September 30, 2015, there were no significant commercial loan TDRs and 61 consumer loan TDRs with a combined recorded investment of $3 million that experienced payment defaults from modifications resulting in TDR status during 2014. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, there were no commercial loan TDRs and 153 consumer loan TDRs with a combined recorded investment of $7 million that experienced payment defaults after modifications resulting in TDR status during 2015. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, there were no significant commercial loan TDRs and 215 consumer loan TDRs with a combined recorded investment of $10 million that experienced payment defaults from modifications resulting in TDR status during 2014. As TDRs are individually evaluated for impairment under the specific reserve methodology, subsequent defaults do not generally have a significant additional impact on the ALLL. Commitments outstanding to lend additional funds to borrowers whose loan terms have been modified in TDRs are $5 million, $9 million, and $8 million at September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015, respectively.


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Our loan modifications are handled on a case-by-case basis and are negotiated to achieve mutually agreeable terms that maximize loan collectability and meet the borrower’s financial needs. Our concession types are primarily interest rate reductions, forgiveness of principal, and other modifications. The commercial TDR other concession category includes modification of loan terms, covenants, or conditions. The consumer TDR other concession category primarily includes those borrowers’ debts that are discharged through Chapter 7 bankruptcy and have not been formally re-affirmed.

The following table shows the post-modification outstanding recorded investment by concession type for our commercial and consumer accruing and nonaccruing TDRs that occurred during the year and other selected financial data.
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
in millions
2016
2015
2016
2015
Commercial loans:
 
 
 
 
Interest rate reduction
$
9

$
1

$
28

$
48

Forgiveness of principal




Other
24


24


Total
$
33

$
1

$
52

$
48

Consumer loans:
 
 
 
 
Interest rate reduction
$
3

$
6

$
9

$
21

Forgiveness of principal




Other
5

5

20

12

Total
$
8

$
11

$
29

$
33

Total commercial and consumer TDRs
$
41

$
12

$
81

$
81

Total loans
85,528

60,085

85,528

60,085

 
 
 
 
 

Our policies for determining past due loans, placing loans on nonaccrual, applying payments on nonaccrual loans, and resuming accrual of interest for our commercial and consumer loan portfolios are disclosed in Note 1 (“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”) under the heading “Nonperforming Loans” beginning on page 121 of our 2015 Form 10-K.

At September 30, 2016, approximately $83.5 billion, or 97.6%, of our total loans were current, compared to approximately $59.2 billion, or 98.9% of total loans, at December 31, 2015, and approximately $59.3 billion, or 98.8% of total loans, at September 30, 2015. At September 30, 2016, total past due loans and nonperforming loans of $1.1 billion represented approximately 1.3% of total loans, compared to $667 million, or 1.1% of total loans, at December 31, 2015, and $724 million, or 1.2% of total loans, at September 30, 2015.

The following aging analysis of past due and current loans as of September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015, provides further information regarding Key’s credit exposure.


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Aging Analysis of Loan Portfolio (a) 
September 30, 2016
Current
30-59
Days Past
Due (b)
60-89
Days Past
Due (b)
90 and
Greater
Days Past
Due (b)
Non-performing
Loans
Total Past
Due and
Non-performing
Loans
Purchased
Credit
Impaired
Total
Loans (c), (d)
in millions
LOAN TYPE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial, financial and agricultural
$
38,874

$
42

$
13

$
11

$
335

$
401

$
158

$
39,433

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial mortgage
14,531

33

18

6

32

89

359

14,979

Construction
2,101

13

19

2

17

51

37

2,189

Total commercial real estate loans
16,632

46

37

8

49

140

396

17,168

Commercial lease financing
4,751

17

1

1

13

32


4,783

Total commercial loans
$
60,257

$
105

$
51

$
20

$
397

$
573

$
554

$
61,384

Real estate — residential mortgage
$
5,042

$
19

$
5

$
2

$
72

$
98

$
369

$
5,509

Home equity loans
12,425

47

23

10

225

305

27

12,757

Consumer direct loans
1,743

7

3

5

2

17

4

1,764

Credit cards
1,054

12

5

10

3

30


1,084

Consumer indirect loans
2,959

32

8

2

24

66

5

3,030

Total consumer loans
$
23,223

$
117

$
44

$
29

$
326

$
516

$
405

$
24,144

Total loans
$
83,480

$
222

$
95

$
49

$
723

$
1,089

$
959

$
85,528

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(a)
Amounts in table represent recorded investment and exclude loans held for sale. Recorded investment represents the face amount of the loan increased or decreased by applicable accrued interest, net deferred loan fees and costs, and unamortized premium or discount, and reflects direct charge-offs.
(b)
Past due loan amounts exclude purchased impaired loans, even if contractually past due (or if we do not expect to collect principal or interest in full based on the original contractual terms), as we are currently accreting income over the remaining term of the loans.
(c)
Net of unearned income, net deferred loan fees and costs, and unamortized discounts and premiums.
(d)
Future accretable yield related to purchased credit impaired loans is not included in the analysis of the loan portfolio.
December 31, 2015
Current
30-59
Days Past
Due (b)
60-89
Days Past
Due (b)
90 and
Greater
Days Past
Due (b)
Non-performing
Loans
Total Past
Due and
Non-performing
Loans
Purchased
Credit
Impaired
Total
Loans (c), (d)
in millions
LOAN TYPE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial, financial and agricultural
$
31,116

$
11

$
11

$
20

$
82

$
124


$
31,240

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial mortgage
7,917

8

5

10

19

42


7,959

Construction
1,042

1

1


9

11


1,053

Total commercial real estate loans
8,959

9

6

10

28

53


9,012

Commercial lease financing
3,952

33

11

11

13

68


4,020

Total commercial loans
$
44,027

$
53

$
28

$
41

$
123

$
245


$
44,272

Real estate — residential mortgage
$
2,149

$
14

$
3

$
2

$
64

$
83

$
10

$
2,242

Home equity loans
10,056

50

24

14

190

278

1

10,335

Consumer direct loans
1,580

10

3

5

2

20


1,600

Credit cards
785

6

4

9

2

21


806

Consumer indirect loans
601

9

4

1

6

20


621

Total consumer loans
$
15,171

$
89

$
38

$
31

$
264

$
422

$
11

$
15,604

Total loans
$
59,198

$
142

$
66

$
72

$
387

$
667

$
11

$
59,876

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(a)
Amounts in table represent recorded investment and exclude loans held for sale. Recorded investment represents the face amount of the loan increased or decreased by applicable accrued interest, net deferred loan fees and costs, and unamortized premium or discount, and reflects direct charge-offs.
(b)
Past due loan amounts exclude purchased impaired loans, even if contractually past due (or if we do not expect to collect principal or interest in full based on the original contractual terms), as we are currently accreting income over the remaining term of the loans.
(c)
Net of unearned income, net deferred loan fees and costs, and unamortized discounts and premiums.
(d)
Future accretable yield related to purchased credit impaired loans is not included in the analysis of the loan portfolio.

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September 30, 2015
Current
30-59
Days Past
Due (b)
60-89
Days Past
Due (b)
90 and
Greater
Days Past
Due (b)
Non-performing
Loans
Total Past
Due and
Non-performing
Loans
Purchased
Credit
Impaired
Total
Loans (c), (d)
in millions
LOAN TYPE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial, financial and agricultural
$
30,901

$
58

$
30

$
17

$
89

$
194


$
31,095

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial mortgage
8,127

18

7

5

23

53


8,180

Construction
1,060

1



9

10


1,070

Total commercial real estate loans
9,187

19

7

5

32

63


9,250

Commercial lease financing
3,875

29

3

1

21

54


3,929

Total commercial loans
$
43,963

$
106

$
40

$
23

$
142

$
311


$
44,274

Real estate — residential mortgage
$
2,171

$
11

$
4

$
3

$
67

$
85

$
11

$
2,267

Home equity loans
10,235

53

22

12

181

268

1

10,504

Consumer direct loans
1,595

7

4

5

1

17


1,612

Credit cards
750

6

4

8

2

20


770

Consumer indirect loans
635

11

3

2

7

23


658

Total consumer loans
$
15,386

$
88

$
37

$
30

$
258

$
413

$
12

$
15,811

Total loans
$
59,349

$
194

$
77

$
53

$
400

$
724

$
12

$
60,085

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(a)
Amounts in table represent recorded investment and exclude loans held for sale. Recorded investment represents the face amount of the loan increased or decreased by applicable accrued interest, net deferred loan fees and costs, and unamortized premium or discount, and reflects direct charge-offs.
(b)
Past due loan amounts exclude purchased impaired loans, even if contractually past due (or if we do not expect to collect principal or interest in full based on the original contractual terms), as we are currently accreting income over the remaining term of the loans.
(c)
Net of unearned income, net deferred loan fees and costs, and unamortized discounts and premiums.
(d)
Future accretable yield related to purchased credit impaired loans is not included in the analysis of the loan portfolio.

The prevalent risk characteristic for both commercial and consumer loans is the risk of loss arising from an obligor’s inability or failure to meet contractual payment or performance terms. Evaluation of this risk is stratified and monitored by the loan risk rating grades assigned for the commercial loan portfolios and the regulatory risk ratings assigned for the consumer loan portfolios.

Most extensions of credit are subject to loan grading or scoring. Loan grades are assigned at the time of origination, verified by credit risk management, and periodically re-evaluated thereafter. This risk rating methodology blends our judgment with quantitative modeling. Commercial loans generally are assigned two internal risk ratings. The first rating reflects the probability that the borrower will default on an obligation; the second rating reflects expected recovery rates on the credit facility. Default probability is determined based on, among other factors, the financial strength of the borrower, an assessment of the borrower’s management, the borrower’s competitive position within its industry sector, and our view of industry risk in the context of the general economic outlook. Types of exposure, transaction structure, and collateral, including credit risk mitigants, affect the expected recovery assessment.


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Commercial Credit Exposure Excluding PCI
Credit Risk Profile by Creditworthiness Category (a), (b) 
in millions
 
Commercial, financial and agricultural
RE — Commercial
RE — Construction
 
September 30,
December 31,
September 30,
September 30,
December 31,
September 30,
September 30,
December 31,
September 30,
RATING
2016
2015
2015
2016
2015
2015
2016
2015
2015
Pass
$
37,279

$
29,921

$
29,901

$
14,205

$
7,800

$
7,970

$
2,071

$
1,007

$
1,025

Criticized (Accruing)
1,661

1,236

1,105

383

139

187

66

37

37

Criticized (Nonaccruing)
335

83

89

32

20

23

15

9

8

Total
$
39,275

$
31,240

$
31,095

$
14,620

$
7,959

$
8,180

$
2,152

$
1,053

$
1,070

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial Lease
Total
 
September 30,
December 31,
September 30,
September 30,
December 31,
September 30,
RATING
2016
2015
2015
2016
2015
2015
Pass
$
4,726

$
3,967

$
3,875

$
58,281

$
42,695

$
42,771

Criticized (Accruing)
44

38

33

2,154

1,450

1,362

Criticized (Nonaccruing)
13

15

21

395

127

141

Total
$
4,783

$
4,020

$
3,929

$
60,830

$
44,272

$
44,274

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(a)
Credit quality indicators are updated on an ongoing basis and reflect credit quality information as of the dates indicated.
(b)
The term criticized refers to those loans that are internally classified by Key as special mention or worse, which are asset quality categories defined by regulatory authorities. These assets have an elevated level of risk and may have a high probability of default or total loss. Pass rated refers to all loans not classified as criticized.

Consumer Credit Exposure Excluding PCI
Non-PCI Loans by Refreshed FICO Score (a) 
in millions
Residential — Prime
Consumer direct loans
Credit cards
 
September 30,
December 31,
September 30,
September 30,
December 31,
September 30,
September 30,
December 31,
September 30,
 
2016
2015
2015
2016
2015
2015
2016
2015
2015
750 and above
$
10,120

$
6,378

$
6,481

$
495

$
445

$
444

$
435

$
322

$
300

660 to 749
5,010

3,822

3,891

707

619

629

516

389

377

Less than 660
1,469

1,291

1,309

215

203

208

123

94

92

No Score
1,271

1,075

1,078

343

333

331

10

1

1

Total
$
17,870

$
12,566

$
12,759

$
1,760

$
1,600

$
1,612

$
1,084

$
806

$
770

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer indirect loans
Total
 
 
 
 
September 30,
December 31,
September 30,
September 30,
December 31,
September 30,
 
 
 
 
2016
2015
2015
2016
2015
2015
 
 
 
750 and above
$
1,413

$
233

$
246

$
12,463

$
7,378

$
7,471

 
 
 
660 to 749
1,158

265

281

7,391

5,095

5,178

 
 
 
Less than 660
436

120

131

2,243

1,708

1,740

 
 
 
No Score
18

3


1,642

1,412

1,410

 
 
 
Total
$
3,025

$
621

$
658

$
23,739

$
15,593

$
15,799

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(a)
Borrower FICO scores provide information about the credit quality of our consumer loan portfolio as they provide an indication as to the likelihood that a debtor will repay their debts. The scores are obtained from a nationally recognized consumer rating agency and are presented in the above table at the dates indicated.




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Commercial Credit Exposure PCI
Credit Risk Profile by Creditworthiness Category (a), (b) 
in millions
 
Commercial, financial and agricultural
RE — Commercial
RE — Construction
 
September 30,
December 31,
September 30,
September 30,
December 31,
September 30,
September 30,
December 31,
September 30,
RATING
2016
2015
2015
2016
2015
2015
2016
2015
2015
Pass
$
6



$
126



$
29



Criticized
152



233



8



Total
$
158



$
359



$
37



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Commercial Lease
Total
 
September 30,
December 31,
September 30,
September 30,
December 31,
September 30,
RATING
2016
2015
2015
2016
2015
2015
Pass



$
161



Criticized



$
393



Total



$
554



 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(a)
Credit quality indicators are updated on an ongoing basis and reflect credit quality information as of the dates indicated.
(b)
The term criticized refers to those loans that are internally classified by Key as special mention or worse, which are asset quality categories defined by regulatory authorities. These assets have an elevated level of risk and may have a high probability of default or total loss. Pass rated refers to all loans not classified as criticized.

Consumer Credit Exposure PCI
PCI Loans by Refreshed FICO Score (a) 
in millions
Residential — Prime
Consumer direct loans
Credit cards
 
September 30,
December 31,
September 30,
September 30,
December 31,
September 30,
September 30,
December 31,
September 30,
 
2016
2015
2015
2016
2015
2015
2016
2015
2015
750 and above
$
134

$
2

$
2







660 to 749
126

3

3

$
1






Less than 660
134

5

6

3






No Score 
2

1

1







Total
$
396

$
11

$
12

$
4






 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer indirect loans
Total
 
 
 
 
September 30,
December 31,
September 30,
September 30,
December 31,
September 30,
 
 
 
 
2016
2015
2015
2016
2015
2015
 
 
 
750 and above



$
134

$
2

$
2

 
 
 
660 to 749
$
2



129

3

3

 
 
 
Less than 660
3



140

5

6

 
 
 
No Score



2

1

1

 
 
 
Total
$
5



$
405

$
11

$
12

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(a)
Borrower FICO scores provide information about the credit quality of our consumer loan portfolio as they provide an indication as to the likelihood that a debtor will repay their debts. The scores are obtained from a nationally recognized consumer rating agency and are presented in the above table at the dates indicated.

We determine the appropriate level of the ALLL on at least a quarterly basis. The methodology is described in Note 1 (“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”) under the heading “Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses” beginning on page 122 of our 2015 Form 10-K. We apply expected loss rates to existing loans with similar risk characteristics as noted in the credit quality indicator table above and exercise judgment to assess the impact of qualitative factors such as changes in economic conditions, changes in credit policies or underwriting standards, and changes in the level of credit risk associated with specific industries and markets.

For all commercial and consumer loan TDRs, regardless of size, as well as impaired commercial loans with an outstanding balance of $2.5 million or greater, we conduct further analysis to determine the probable loss content and assign a specific allowance to the loan if deemed appropriate. We estimate the extent of the individual impairment for commercial loans and TDRs by comparing the recorded investment of the loan with the estimated present value of its future cash flows, the fair value of its underlying collateral, or the loan’s observable market price. Secured consumer loan TDRs that are discharged through Chapter 7 bankruptcy and not formally re-affirmed are adjusted to reflect the fair value of the underlying collateral, less costs to sell. Non-Chapter 7 consumer loan TDRs are combined in homogenous pools and assigned a specific allocation based on the estimated present value of future cash flows using the loan’s effective interest rate. A specific allowance also may be assigned

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— even when sources of repayment appear sufficient — if we remain uncertain about whether the loan will be repaid in full. On at least a quarterly basis, we evaluate the appropriateness of our loss estimation methods to reduce differences between estimated incurred losses and actual losses.

Commercial loans generally are charged off in full or charged down to the fair value of the underlying collateral when the borrower’s payment is 180 days past due. Consumer loans generally are charged off when payments are 120 days past due. Home equity and residential mortgage loans generally are charged down to net realizable value when payment is 180 days past due. Credit card loans and similar unsecured products are charged off when payments are 180 days past due.

The ALLL on the acquired non-impaired loan portfolio is estimated using the same methodology as the originated portfolio, however, the estimated ALLL is compared to the remaining accretable yield to determine if an ALLL must be recorded. For PCI loans, Key estimates cash flows expected to be collected quarterly. Decreases in expected cash flows are recognized as impairment through a provision for credit losses and an increase in the ALLL. The ALLL at September 30, 2016, represents our best estimate of the probable credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio at that date.

At September 30, 2016, the ALLL was $865 million, compared to $790 million at September 30, 2015.

A summary of the changes in the ALLL for the periods indicated is presented in the table below:
 
Three months ended September 30,
Nine months ended September 30,
in millions
2016
2015
2016
2015
Balance at beginning of period — continuing operations
$
854

$
796

$
796

$
794

Charge-offs
(55
)
(53
)
(179
)
(152
)
Recoveries
11

12

46

47

Net loans and leases charged off
(44
)
(41
)
(133
)
(105
)
Provision for loan and lease losses from continuing operations
56

36

203

102

Foreign currency translation adjustment
(1
)
(1
)
(1
)
(1
)
Balance at end of period — continuing operations
$
865

$
790

$
865

$
790

 
 
 
 
 

The changes in the ALLL by loan category for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015, are as follows:

Three months ended September 30, 2016:
in millions
June 30, 2016
Provision
 
Charge-offs
Recoveries
September 30, 2016
Commercial, financial and agricultural
$
513

$
19

 
$
(17
)
$
2

$
517

Real estate — commercial mortgage
135

3

 

1

139

Real estate — construction
17

8

 
(9
)
1

17

Commercial lease financing
45

5

 
(5
)

45

Total commercial loans
710

35

 
(31
)
4

718

Real estate — residential mortgage
18

(3
)
 
(1
)
1

15

Home equity loans
65

1

 
(5
)
3

64

Consumer direct loans
19

4

 
(6
)
1

18

Credit cards
30

17

 
(9
)
1

39

Consumer indirect loans
12

1

 
(3
)
1

11

Total consumer loans
144

20

 
(24
)
7

147

Total ALLL — continuing operations
854

55

(a) 
(55
)
11

865

Discontinued operations
20

1

 
(6
)
3

18

Total ALLL — including discontinued operations
$
874

$
56

 
$
(61
)
$
14

$
883

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(a)     Includes a $1 million foreign currency translation adjustment. Excludes a provision for losses on lending-related commitments of $3 million.


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Three months ended September 30, 2015:
in millions
June 30, 2015
Provision
 
Charge-offs
Recoveries
September 30, 2015
Commercial, financial and agricultural
$
418

$
44

 
$
(26
)
$
2

$
438

Real estate — commercial mortgage
144

(5
)
 


139

Real estate — construction
31

(6
)
 


$
25

Commercial lease financing
53

(8
)
 
(2
)
2

45

Total commercial loans
646

25

 
(28
)
4

647

Real estate — residential mortgage
20


 
(1
)

19

Home equity loans
61


 
(7
)
4

58

Consumer direct loans
21

4

 
(6
)
1

20

Credit cards
31

7

 
(7
)
1

32

Consumer indirect loans
17

(1
)
 
(4
)
2

14

Total consumer loans
150

10

 
(25
)
8

143

Total ALLL — continuing operations
796

35

(a) 
(53
)
12

790

Discontinued operations
22

8

 
(9
)
2

23

Total ALLL — including discontinued operations
$
818

$
43

 
$
(62
)
$
14

$
813

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(a)     Includes a $1 million foreign currency translation adjustment. Excludes a credit for losses on lending-related commitments of $9 million

Nine months ended September 30, 2016:
in millions
December 31, 2015
Provision
 
Charge-offs
Recoveries
September 30, 2016
Commercial, financial and agricultural
$
450

$
137

  
$
(78
)
$
8

$
517

Real estate — commercial mortgage
134

(1
)
 
(3
)
9

139

Real estate — construction
25

(1
)
 
(9
)
2

17

Commercial lease financing
47

7

 
(11
)
2

45

Total commercial loans
656

142

  
(101
)
21

718

Real estate — residential mortgage
18

(2
)
  
(4
)
3

15

Home equity loans
57

19

  
(22
)
10

64

Consumer direct loans
20

12

  
(18
)
4

18

Credit cards
32

29

  
(25
)
3

39

Consumer indirect loans
13

2

  
(9
)
5

11

Total consumer loans
140

60

  
(78
)
25

147

Total ALLL — continuing operations
796

202

(a)  
(179
)
46

865

Discontinued operations
28

3

  
(21
)
8

18

Total ALLL — including discontinued operations
$
824

$
205

  
$
(200
)
$
54

$
883

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)Includes a $1 million foreign currency translation adjustment. Excludes a credit for losses on lending-related commitments of $3 million.

Nine months ended September 30, 2015:
in millions
December 31, 2014
Provision
 
Charge-offs
Recoveries
September 30, 2015
Commercial, financial and agricultural
$
391

$
93

 
$
(59
)
$
13

$
438

Real estate — commercial mortgage
148

(9
)
 
(2
)
2

139

Real estate — construction
28

(3
)
 
(1
)
1

25

Commercial lease financing
56

(13
)
 
(5
)
7

45

Total commercial loans
623

68

 
(67
)
23

647

Real estate — residential mortgage
23

(1
)
 
(4
)
1

19

Home equity loans
71

3

 
(25
)
9

58

Consumer direct loans
22

11

 
(18
)
5

20

Credit cards
33

20

 
(23
)
2

32

Consumer indirect loans
22


 
(15
)
7

14

Total consumer loans
171

33

 
(85
)
24

143

Total ALLL — continuing operations
794

101

(a) 
(152
)
47

790

Discontinued operations
29

9

 
(25
)
10

23

Total ALLL — including discontinued operations
$
823

$
110

 
$
(177
)
$
57

$
813

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Includes a $1 million foreign currency translation adjustment. Excludes provision for losses on lending-related commitments of $19 million.

Our ALLL from continuing operations increased by $75 million, or 9.5%, from the third quarter of 2015. Our allowance applies expected loss rates to our existing loans with similar risk characteristics as well as any adjustments to reflect our current assessment of qualitative factors, such as changes in economic conditions, underwriting standards, and concentrations of credit. Our commercial ALLL increased by $71 million, or 11.0%, from the third quarter of 2015 primarily because of loan growth and continued stabilization in portfolio risk attributes which resulted in increased incurred loss estimates. The increase in these incurred loss estimates during 2015 and into 2016 was primarily due to the decline in oil and gas prices since 2014. Our consumer ALLL increased by $4 million, or 2.8%, from the third quarter of 2015. Our consumer ALLL increase was primarily

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due to the addition of the acquired credit card portfolio, which was acquired at a premium. This increase was partially offset by continued improvement in consumer credit metrics, such as delinquency, average credit bureau score, and loan to value, which have decreased expected loss rates since 2014. The continued improvement in the consumer portfolio credit quality metrics from the third quarter of 2015 was primarily due to benefits of relatively stable economic conditions and improved delinquency rates, average credit bureau scores, and residential LTVs.

For continuing operations, the loans outstanding individually evaluated for impairment totaled $556 million, with a corresponding allowance of $39 million at September 30, 2016. Loans outstanding collectively evaluated for impairment totaled $84.0 billion, with a corresponding allowance of $826 million at September 30, 2016. At September 30, 2016, PCI loans totaled $959 million, increasing from $11 million at June 30, 2016 and $11 million at December 31, 2015. At September 30, 2016, PCI loans had no corresponding allowance. There was no provision for loan and lease losses on these PCI loans during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. At December 31, 2015, the loans outstanding individually evaluated for impairment totaled $308 million, with a corresponding allowance of $35 million. Loans outstanding collectively evaluated for impairment totaled $60 billion, with a corresponding allowance of $760 million. At December 31, 2015, PCI loans totaled $11 million, decreasing from $13 million at December 31, 2014. At December 31, 2015, PCI loans had a corresponding allowance of $1 million. There was no provision for loan and lease losses on these PCI loans during the twelve months ended December 31, 2015. At September 30, 2015, the loans outstanding individually evaluated for impairment totaled $318 million, with a corresponding allowance of $36 million. Loans outstanding collectively evaluated for impairment totaled $59.8 billion, with a corresponding allowance of $753 million at September 30, 2015.  At September 30, 2015, PCI loans totaled $12 million, unchanged from $12 million at June 30, 2015 and decreasing from $13 million at December 31, 2014. At September 30, 2015, PCI loans had a corresponding allowance of $1 million. There was no provision for loan and lease losses on these PCI loans during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015.

A breakdown of the individual and collective ALLL and the corresponding loan balances as of September 30, 2016 follows:
 
 
Allowance
Outstanding
September 30, 2016
Individually
Evaluated  for
Impairment
Collectively
Evaluated  for
Impairment
Purchased
Credit
Impaired
Loans
 
Individually
Evaluated  for
Impairment
Collectively
Evaluated  for
Impairment
 
Purchased
Credit
Impaired
in millions
 
 
Commercial, financial and agricultural
$
16

$
501


$
39,433

  
$
317

$
38,958

  
$
158

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial mortgage

139


14,979

  
7

14,613

  
359

Construction

17


2,189

  
13

2,139

  
37

Total commercial real estate loans

156


17,168

  
20

16,752

  
396

Commercial lease financing

45


4,783

  

4,783

  

Total commercial loans 
16

702


61,384

  
337

60,493

  
554

Real estate — residential mortgage
3

12


5,509

  
52

5,088

  
369

Home equity loans
19

45


12,757

  
128

12,602

  
27

Consumer direct loans

18


1,764

  
3

1,757

  
4

Credit cards

39


1,084

  
3

1,081

  

Consumer indirect loans
1

10


3,030

  
33

2,992

  
5

Total consumer loans
23

124


24,144

  
219

23,520

  
405

Total ALLL — continuing operations
39

826


85,528

  
556

84,013

  
959

Discontinued operations
2

16


1,628

(a)  
22

1,606

(a)  

Total ALLL — including discontinued operations
$
41

$
842


$
87,156

  
$
578

$
85,619

  
$
959

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Amount includes $3 million of loans carried at fair value that are excluded from ALLL consideration.


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A breakdown of the individual and collective ALLL and the corresponding loan balances as of December 31, 2015, follows:
 
Allowance
Outstanding
December 31, 2015
Individually
Evaluated  for
Impairment
Collectively
Evaluated  for
Impairment
Purchased
Credit
Impaired
Loans
 
Individually
Evaluated  for
Impairment
Collectively
Evaluated  for
Impairment
 
Purchased
Credit
Impaired
in millions
 
 
Commercial, financial and agricultural
$
7

$
443


$
31,240

  
$
68

$
31,172

  

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial mortgage
1

133


7,959

  
10

7,949

  

Construction

25


1,053

  
5

1,048

  

Total commercial real estate loans
1

158


9,012

  
15

8,997

  

Commercial lease financing

47


4,020

  

4,020

  

Total commercial loans
8

648


44,272

  
83

44,189

  

Real estate — residential mortgage
4

13

$
1

2,242

  
56

2,176

  
$
10

Home equity loans
20

37


10,335

  
125

10,209

  
1

Consumer direct loans

20


1,600

  
3

1,597

  

Credit cards

32


806

  
3

803

  

Consumer indirect loans
3

10


621

  
38

583

  

Total consumer loans
27

112

1

15,604

  
225

15,368

  
11

Total ALLL — continuing operations
35

760

1

59,876

  
308

59,557

  
11

Discontinued operations
2

26


1,828

(a)  
21

1,807

(a)  

Total ALLL — including discontinued operations
$
37

$
786

$
1

$
61,704

  
$
329

$
61,364

  
$
11

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Amount includes $4 million of loans carried at fair value that are excluded from ALLL consideration.

A breakdown of the individual and collective ALLL and the corresponding loan balances as of September 30, 2015, follows:
 
 
Allowance
Outstanding
September 30, 2015
Individually
Evaluated for
Impairment
Collectively
Evaluated for
Impairment
Purchased
Credit
Impaired
Loans
 
Individually
Evaluated for
Impairment
Collectively
Evaluated for
Impairment
 
Purchased
Credit
Impaired
in millions
 
Commercial, financial and agricultural
$
9

$
429


$
31,095

 
$
72

$
31,023

 

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial mortgage
1

138


8,180

 
15

8,165

 

Construction

25


1,070

 
5

1,065

 

Total commercial real estate loans
1

163


9,250

 
20

9,230

 

Commercial lease financing

45


3,929

 

3,929

 

Total commercial loans
10

637


44,274

 
92

44,182

 

Real estate — residential mortgage
5

13

$
1

2,267

 
56

2,200

 
$
11

Home equity loans
19

39


10,504

 
124

10,379

 
1

Consumer direct loans

20


1,612

 
3

1,609

 

Credit cards

32


770

 
3

767

 

Consumer indirect loans
2

12


658

 
40

618

 

Total consumer loans
26

116

1

15,811

 
226

15,573

 
12

Total ALLL — continuing operations
36

753

1

60,085

 
318

59,755

 
12

Discontinued operations
2

21


1,891

 
20

1,871

 

Total ALLL — including discontinued operations
$
38

$
774

$
1

$
61,976

 
$
338

$
61,626

 
$
12

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The liability for credit losses inherent in lending-related unfunded commitments, such as letters of credit and unfunded loan commitments, is included in “accrued expense and other liabilities” on the balance sheet. We establish the amount of this reserve by considering both historical trends and current market conditions quarterly, or more often if deemed necessary. Our liability for credit losses on lending-related commitments was $53 million at September 30, 2016.

Changes in the liability for credit losses on unfunded lending-related commitments are summarized as follows:
 
Three months ended September 30,
Nine months ended September 30,
in millions
2016
2015
2016
2015
Balance at beginning of period
$
50

$
45

$
56

$
35

Provision (credit) for losses on lending-related commitments
3

9

(3
)
19

Balance at end of period
$
53

$
54

$
53

$
54

 
 
 
 
 

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6. Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Determination

As defined in the applicable accounting guidance, fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants in our principal market. We have established and documented our process for determining the fair values of our assets and liabilities, where applicable. Fair value is based on quoted market prices, when available, for identical or similar assets or liabilities. In the absence of quoted market prices, we determine the fair value of our assets and liabilities using valuation models or third-party pricing services. Both of these approaches rely on market-based parameters, when available, such as interest rate yield curves, option volatilities, and credit spreads, or unobservable inputs. Unobservable inputs may be based on our judgment, assumptions, and estimates related to credit quality, liquidity, interest rates, and other relevant inputs.

Valuation adjustments, such as those pertaining to counterparty and our own credit quality and liquidity, may be necessary to ensure that assets and liabilities are recorded at fair value. Credit valuation adjustments are made when market pricing does not accurately reflect the counterparty’s or our own credit quality. We make liquidity valuation adjustments to the fair value of certain assets to reflect the uncertainty in the pricing and trading of the instruments when we are unable to observe recent market transactions for identical or similar instruments. Liquidity valuation adjustments are based on the following factors:
 
the amount of time since the last relevant valuation;

whether there is an actual trade or relevant external quote available at the measurement date; and

volatility associated with the primary pricing components.

We ensure that our fair value measurements are accurate and appropriate by relying upon various controls, including:
 
an independent review and approval of valuation models and assumptions;

recurring detailed reviews of profit and loss; and

a validation of valuation model components against benchmark data and similar products, where possible.

We recognize transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period. Quarterly, we review any changes to our valuation methodologies to ensure they are appropriate and justified, and refine our valuation methodologies if more market-based data becomes available. The Fair Value Committee, which is governed by ALCO, oversees the valuation process. Various Working Groups that report to the Fair Value Committee analyze and approve the underlying assumptions and valuation adjustments. Changes in valuation methodologies for Level 1 and Level 2 instruments are presented to the Accounting Policy group for approval. Changes in valuation methodologies for Level 3 instruments are presented to the Fair Value Committee for approval. The Working Groups are discussed in more detail in the qualitative disclosures within this note and in Note 12 (“Acquisition, Divestiture, and Discontinued Operations”). Formal documentation of the fair valuation methodologies is prepared by the lines of business and support areas as appropriate. The documentation details the asset or liability class and related general ledger accounts, valuation techniques, fair value hierarchy level, market participants, accounting methods, valuation methodology, group responsible for valuations, and valuation inputs.

Additional information regarding our accounting policies for determining fair value is provided in Note 1 (“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”) under the heading “Fair Value Measurements” beginning on page 124 of our 2015 Form 10-K.

Qualitative Disclosures of Valuation Techniques

Loans. Most loans recorded as trading account assets are valued based on market spreads for similar assets since they are actively traded. Therefore, these loans are classified as Level 2 because the fair value recorded is based on observable market data for similar assets.

Securities (trading and available for sale). We own several types of securities, requiring a range of valuation methods:
 
Securities are classified as Level 1 when quoted market prices are available in an active market for the identical securities. Level 1 instruments include exchange-traded equity securities.

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Securities are classified as Level 2 if quoted prices for identical securities are not available, and fair value is determined using pricing models (either by a third-party pricing service or internally) or quoted prices of similar securities. These instruments include municipal bonds; bonds backed by the U.S. government; corporate bonds; agency residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities; securities issued by the U.S. Treasury; money markets; and certain agency residential CMOs. Inputs to the pricing models include: standard inputs, such as yields, benchmark securities, bids, and offers; actual trade data (i.e., spreads, credit ratings, and interest rates) for comparable assets; spread tables; matrices; high-grade scales; and option-adjusted spreads.

Securities are classified as Level 3 when there is limited activity in the market for a particular instrument. To determine fair value in such cases, depending on the complexity of the valuations required, we use internal models based on certain assumptions or a third-party valuation service. At September 30, 2016, our Level 3 instruments consist of two convertible preferred securities. Our Strategy group is responsible for reviewing the valuation model and determining the fair value of these investments on a quarterly basis. The securities are valued using a cash flow analysis of the associated private company issuers. The valuations of the securities are negatively impacted by projected net losses of the associated private companies and positively impacted by projected net gains.

The fair values of our Level 2 securities available for sale are determined by a third-party pricing service. The valuations provided by the third-party pricing service are based on observable market inputs, which include benchmark yields, reported trades, issuer spreads, benchmark securities, bids, offers, and reference data obtained from market research publications. Inputs used by the third-party pricing service in valuing CMOs and other mortgage-backed securities also include new issue data, monthly payment information, whole loan collateral performance, and “To Be Announced” prices. In valuations of securities issued by state and political subdivisions, inputs used by the third-party pricing service also include material event notices.

On a monthly basis, we validate the pricing methodologies utilized by our third-party pricing service to ensure the fair value determination is consistent with the applicable accounting guidance and that our assets are properly classified in the fair value hierarchy. To perform this validation, we:
 
review documentation received from our third-party pricing service regarding the inputs used in their valuations and determine a level assessment for each category of securities;

substantiate actual inputs used for a sample of securities by comparing the actual inputs used by our third-party pricing service to comparable inputs for similar securities; and

substantiate the fair values determined for a sample of securities by comparing the fair values provided by our third-party pricing service to prices from other independent sources for the same and similar securities. We analyze variances and conduct additional research with our third-party pricing service and take appropriate steps based on our findings.

Private equity and mezzanine investmentsPrivate equity and mezzanine investments consist of investments in debt and equity securities through our Real Estate Capital line of business. They include direct investments made in specific properties, as well as indirect investments made in funds that pool assets of many investors to invest in properties. There is no active market for these investments, so we employ other valuation methods. The portion of our Real Estate Capital line of business involved with private equity and mezzanine investments is accounted for as an investment company in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance, whereby all investments are recorded at fair value.

Direct private equity and mezzanine investments are classified as Level 3 assets since there is a certain amount of subjectivity and use of unobservable inputs surrounding our determination of fair value. Our Fund Management, Asset Management, and Accounting groups are responsible for reviewing the valuation models and determining the fair value of these investments on a quarterly basis. Direct investments in properties are initially valued based upon the transaction price. This amount is then adjusted to fair value based on current market conditions using the discounted cash flow method based on the expected investment exit date. The fair values of the assets are reviewed and adjusted quarterly. There were no significant direct equity and mezzanine investments at September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015.

The fair value of our indirect investments is based on the most recent value of the capital accounts as reported by the general partners of the funds in which we invest. The calculation to determine the investment’s fair value is based on our percentage
ownership in the fund multiplied by the net asset value of the fund, as provided by the fund manager. Under the requirements of the Volcker Rule, we will be required to dispose of some or all of our indirect investments. The Federal Reserve extended the conformance period to July 21, 2017, for all banking entities with respect to covered funds. Key is permitted to file for an

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additional extension of up to five years for illiquid funds, to retain the indirect investments for a longer period of time. We plan to continue to evaluate our options, including applying for the extension and holding the investments. As of September 30, 2016, management has not committed to a plan to sell these investments. Therefore, these investments continue to be valued using the net asset value per share methodology. For more information about the Volcker Rule, see the discussion under the heading “Other Regulatory Developments under the Dodd-Frank Act — ‘Volcker Rule’” in the section entitled “Supervision and Regulation” beginning on page 17 of our 2015 Form 10-K.

Investments in real estate private equity funds are included within private equity and mezzanine investments. The main purpose of these funds is to acquire a portfolio of real estate investments that provides attractive risk-adjusted returns and current income for investors. Certain of these investments do not have readily determinable fair values and represent our ownership interest in an entity that follows measurement principles under investment company accounting. The following table presents the fair value of our indirect investments and related unfunded commitments at September 30, 2016. We did not provide any financial support to investees related to our direct and indirect investments for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015.
 
September 30, 2016
Fair Value
 
Unfunded
Commitments
in millions
INVESTMENT TYPE
 
 
 
Indirect investments
 
 
 
Passive funds (a)
$
8

 
$
2

Total
$
8

 
$
2

 
 
 
 
 
(a)
We invest in passive funds, which are multi-investor private equity funds. These investments can never be redeemed. Instead, distributions are received through the liquidation of the underlying investments in the funds. Some funds have no restrictions on sale, while others require investors to remain in the fund until maturity. The funds will be liquidated over a period of one to three years. The purpose of KREEC’s funding is to allow funds to make additional investments and keep a certain market value threshold in the funds. KREEC is obligated to provide financial support, as all investors are required, to the funds based on its ownership percentage, as noted in the Limited Partnership Agreements.

Principal investmentsPrincipal investments consist of investments in equity and debt instruments made by our principal investing entities. They include direct investments (investments made in a particular company) and indirect investments (investments made through funds that include other investors). Our principal investing entities are accounted for as investment companies in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance, whereby each investment is adjusted to fair value with any net realized or unrealized gain/loss recorded in the current period’s earnings. This process is a coordinated and documented effort by the Principal Investing Entities Deal Team (individuals from one of the independent investment managers who oversee these instruments), accounting staff, and the Investment Committee (individual employees and one of the independent investment managers). This process involves an in-depth review of the condition of each investment depending on the type of investment.

Our direct investments include investments in debt and equity instruments of both private and public companies. When quoted prices are available in an active market for the identical direct investment, we use the quoted prices in the valuation process, and the related investments are classified as Level 1 assets. As of December 31, 2015, the valuation of our Level 2 investment included a quoted price, which was adjusted by liquidity assumptions due to a contractual term of the investment. As of March 31, 2016, the contractual term expired and this investment was transferred from Level 2 to Level 1. The investment was sold as of September 30, 2016. In most cases, quoted market prices are not available for our direct investments, and we must perform valuations using other methods. These direct investment valuations are an in-depth analysis of the condition of each investment and are based on the unique facts and circumstances related to each individual investment. There is a certain amount of subjectivity surrounding the valuation of these investments due to the combination of quantitative and qualitative factors that are used in the valuation models. Therefore, these direct investments are classified as Level 3 assets. The specific inputs used in the valuations of each type of direct investment are described below.

Interest-bearing securities (i.e., loans) are valued on a quarterly basis. Valuation adjustments are determined by the Principal Investing Entities Deal Team and are subject to approval by the Investment Committee. Valuations of debt instruments are based on the Principal Investing Entities Deal Team’s knowledge of the current financial status of the subject company, which is regularly monitored throughout the term of the investment. Significant unobservable inputs used in the valuations of these investments include the company’s payment history, adequacy of cash flows from operations, and current operating
results, including market multiples and historical and forecast EBITDA. Inputs can also include the seniority of the debt, the nature of any pledged collateral, the extent to which the security interest is perfected, and the net liquidation value of collateral.


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Valuations of equity instruments of private companies, which are prepared on a quarterly basis, are based on current market conditions and the current financial status of each company. A valuation analysis is performed to value each investment. The valuation analysis is reviewed by the Principal Investing Entities Deal Team Member, and reviewed and approved by the Chief Administrative Officer of one of the independent investment managers. Significant unobservable inputs used in these valuations include adequacy of the company’s cash flows from operations, any significant change in the company’s performance since the prior valuation, and any significant equity issuances by the company. Equity instruments of public companies are valued using quoted prices in an active market for the identical security. If the instrument is restricted, the fair value is determined considering the number of shares traded daily, the number of the company’s total restricted shares, and price volatility.

Our indirect investments include primary and secondary investments in private equity funds engaged mainly in venture- and growth-oriented investing. These investments do not have readily determinable fair values. Indirect investments are valued using a methodology that is consistent with accounting guidance that allows us to estimate fair value based upon net asset value per share (or its equivalent, such as member units or an ownership interest in partners’ capital to which a proportionate share of net assets is attributed). Under the requirements of the Volcker Rule, we will be required to dispose of some or all of our indirect investments. At September 30, 2016, management has not committed to a plan to sell these investments. Therefore, these investments continue to be valued using the net asset value per share methodology.

For indirect investments, management may make adjustments it deems appropriate to the net asset value if it is determined that the net asset value does not properly reflect fair value. In determining the need for an adjustment to net asset value, management performs an analysis of the private equity funds based on the independent fund manager’s valuations as well as management’s own judgment. Management also considers whether the independent fund manager adequately marks down an impaired investment, maintains financial statements in accordance with GAAP, or follows a practice of holding all investments at cost.

The following table presents the fair value of our direct and indirect principal investments and related unfunded commitments at September 30, 2016, as well as financial support provided for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015.
 
 
 
 
 
Financial support provided
 
 
 
 
Three months ended September 30,
 
Nine months ended September 30,
 
September 30, 2016
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
in millions
Fair
Value
Unfunded
Commitments
 
Funded
Commitments
 
Funded
Other
 
Funded
Commitments
Funded
Other
 
Funded
Commitments
Funded
Other
 
Funded
Commitments
Funded
Other
INVESTMENT TYPE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Direct investments (a)
$
27


 

 

 


 

$
13

 

$
2

Indirect investments (b) (measured at NAV)
173

$
42

 
$
2

 

 
$
2


 
$
5


 
$
7


Total
$
200

$
42

 
$
2

 

 
$
2


 
$
5

$
13

 
$
7

$
2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Our direct investments consist of equity and debt investments directly in independent business enterprises. Operations of the business enterprises are handled by management of the portfolio company. The purpose of funding these enterprises is to provide financial support for business development and acquisition strategies. We infuse equity capital based on an initial contractual cash contribution and later from additional requests on behalf of the companies’ management.

(b)
Our indirect investments consist of buyout funds, venture capital funds, and fund of funds. These investments are generally not redeemable. Instead, distributions are received through the liquidation of the underlying investments of the fund. An investment in any one of these funds typically can be sold only with the approval of the fund’s general partners. We estimate that the underlying investments of the funds will be liquidated over a period of one to eight years. The purpose of funding our capital commitments to these investments is to allow the funds to make additional follow-on investments and pay fund expenses until the fund dissolves. We, and all other investors in the fund, are obligated to fund the full amount of our respective capital commitments to the fund based on our and their respective ownership percentages, as noted in the applicable Limited Partnership Agreement.

Other. We had one indirect equity investment in the form of limited partnership units representing less than a five percent ownership interest in the entity’s equity. The fair value of this investment was based upon the NAV accounting methodology. Under the requirements of the Volcker Rule, we were required to dispose of this investment. Prior to December 31, 2015, we redeemed this investment in accordance with the requirements of the Volcker Rule.

Loans Held for Sale. As of August 1, 2016, we account for our residential mortgage loans held for sale at fair value on a recurring basis. The election of the fair value option aligns the accounting for the residential mortgages held for sale with the related forward mortgage loan sale commitments. Additionally, we have elected to account for loans repurchased due to breaches of representations and warranties at fair value.


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Residential mortgage loans are valued based on quoted market prices, where available, prices for other traded mortgage loans with similar characteristics, and purchase commitments and bid information received from market participants. The prices are adjusted as necessary to include the embedded servicing value in the loans and to take into consideration the specific characteristics of certain loans that are priced based on the pricing of similar loans. These adjustments represent unobservable inputs to the valuation but are not considered significant given the relative insensitivity of the value to changes in these inputs to the fair value of the loans. Accordingly, the majority of residential mortgage loans held for sale are classified as Level 2. This category also includes repurchased and temporarily unsalable residential mortgage loans that are included in "Loans, net of unearned income" on the balance sheet. These loans are repurchased due to a breach of representations and warranties in the loan sales agreement and typically occur after the loan is in default. The temporarily unsalable loans have an origination defect that makes them currently unable to be sold into the performing loan sales market. Because transaction details regarding sales of this type of loan are often unavailable, unobservable bid information from brokers and investors is heavily relied upon. Accordingly, based on the significance of unobservable inputs, these loans are classified as Level 3.

Derivatives. Exchange-traded derivatives are valued using quoted prices and, therefore, are classified as Level 1 instruments. However, only a few types of derivatives are exchange-traded. The majority of our derivative positions are valued using internally developed models based on market convention that use observable market inputs, such as interest rate curves, yield curves, LIBOR and Overnight Index Swap (OIS) discount rates and curves, index pricing curves, foreign currency curves, and volatility surfaces (a three-dimensional graph of implied volatility against strike price and maturity), as well as current prices for mortgage securities and investor supplied prices. These derivative contracts, which are classified as Level 2 instruments, include interest rate swaps, certain options, cross currency swaps, credit default swaps, and forward mortgage loan sale commitments.

We have several customized derivative instruments and risk participations that are classified as Level 3 instruments. These derivative positions are valued using internally developed models, with inputs consisting of available market data, such as bond spreads and asset values, as well as unobservable internally derived assumptions, such as loss probabilities and internal risk ratings of customers. These derivatives are priced monthly by our MRM group using a credit valuation adjustment methodology. Swap details with the customer and our related participation percentage, if applicable, are obtained from our derivatives accounting system, which is the system of record. Applicable customer rating information is obtained from the particular loan system and represents an unobservable input to this valuation process. Using these various inputs, a valuation of these Level 3 derivatives is performed using a model that was acquired from a third party. In summary, the fair value represents an estimate of the amount that the risk participation counterparty would need to pay/receive as of the measurement date based on the probability of customer default on the swap transaction and the fair value of the underlying customer swap. Therefore, a higher loss probability and a lower credit rating would negatively affect the fair value of the risk participations and a lower loss probability and higher credit rating would positively affect the fair value of the risk participations.

As a result of the First Niagara acquisition, we acquired First Niagara's residential mortgage business, which included interest rate lock commitments. These instruments are accounted for as a derivative and valued using models containing unobservable significant inputs. For valuation purposes, the loan amount associated with each interest rate lock commitment is adjusted by its modeled pull through which is an unobservable input which is defined as the percentage of loans that will close prior to the expiration of the rate lock commitment, as adjusted for approved changes to the terms. Based on the significance of unobservable inputs, these instruments are classified as Level 3.

Market convention implies a credit rating of “AA” equivalent in the pricing of derivative contracts, which assumes all counterparties have the same creditworthiness. To reflect the actual exposure on our derivative contracts related to both counterparty and our own creditworthiness, we record a fair value adjustment in the form of a credit valuation adjustment. The credit component is determined by individual counterparty based on the probability of default and considers master netting and collateral agreements. The credit valuation adjustment is classified as Level 3. Our MRM group is responsible for the valuation policies and procedures related to this credit valuation adjustment. A weekly reconciliation process is performed to ensure that all applicable derivative positions are covered in the calculation, which includes transmitting customer exposures and reserve reports to trading management, derivative traders and marketers, derivatives middle office, and corporate accounting personnel. On a quarterly basis, MRM prepares the credit valuation adjustment calculation, which includes a detailed reserve comparison with the previous quarter, an analysis for change in reserve, and a reserve forecast to ensure that the credit valuation adjustment recorded at period end is sufficient.

Other assets and liabilities. The value of our short positions is driven by the valuation of the underlying securities. If quoted prices for identical securities are not available, fair value is determined by using pricing models or quoted prices of similar securities, resulting in a Level 2 classification. For the interest rate-driven products, such as government bonds, U.S. Treasury bonds and other products backed by the U.S. government, inputs include spreads, credit ratings, and interest rates. For the

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credit-driven products, such as corporate bonds and mortgage-backed securities, inputs include actual trade data for comparable assets and bids and offers.

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Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

Certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a recurring basis in accordance with GAAP. The following tables present these assets and liabilities at September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015.
September 30, 2016
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
in millions
ASSETS MEASURED ON A RECURRING BASIS
 
 
 
 
Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury, agencies and corporations

$
712


$
712

States and political subdivisions

87


87

Collateralized mortgage obligations




Other mortgage-backed securities

93


93

Other securities

28


28

Total trading account securities

920


920

Commercial loans

6


6

Total trading account assets

926


926

Securities available for sale:
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury, agencies and corporations

190


190

States and political subdivisions

11


11

Agency residential collateralized mortgage obligations (a)

17,438


17,438

Agency residential mortgage-backed securities (a)

2,018


2,018

Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities

863


863

Other securities
$
3


$
17

20

Total securities available for sale
3

20,520

17

20,540

Other investments:
 
 
 
 
Principal investments:
 
 
 
 
Direct


27

27

Indirect (measured at NAV) (b)



173

Total principal investments


27

200

Equity and mezzanine investments:
 
 
 
 
Indirect (measured at NAV) (b)



8

Total equity and mezzanine investments



8

Total other investments


27

208

Loans, net of unearned income




Loans held for sale

62


62

Derivative assets:
 
 
 
 
Interest rate

1,581

9

1,590

Foreign exchange
83

9


92

Commodity

161


161

Credit

1

3

4

Other


4

4

Derivative assets
83

1,752

16

1,851

Netting adjustments (c)



(547
)
Total derivative assets
83

1,752

16

1,304

Accrued income and other assets

1


1

Total assets on a recurring basis at fair value
$
86

$
23,261

$
60

$
23,041

LIABILITIES MEASURED ON A RECURRING BASIS
 
 
 
 
Bank notes and other short-term borrowings:
 
 
 
 
Short positions
$
210

$
599


$
809

Derivative liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Interest rate

1,068


1,068

Foreign exchange
80

8


88

Commodity

151


151

Credit

5

$
1

6

Other

1


1

Derivative liabilities
80

1,233

1

1,314

Netting adjustments (c)



(464
)
Total derivative liabilities
80

1,233

1

850

Accrued expense and other liabilities

4


4

Total liabilities on a recurring basis at fair value
$
290

$
1,836

$
1

$
1,663

 
 
 
 
 
(a)
"Collateralized mortgage obligations” and “Other mortgage-back securities” were renamed to “Agency residential collateralized mortgage obligations” and “Agency residential mortgage-backed securities”, respectively, in September 2016. There was no reclassification of previously reported balances.

(b)
Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the consolidated balance sheet.

(c)
Netting adjustments represent the amounts recorded to convert our derivative assets and liabilities from a gross basis to a net basis in accordance with applicable accounting guidance. The net basis takes into account the impact of bilateral collateral and master netting agreements that allow us to settle all derivative contracts with a single counterparty on a net basis and to offset the net derivative position with the related cash collateral. Total derivative assets and liabilities include these netting adjustments.

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December 31, 2015
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
in millions
ASSETS MEASURED ON A RECURRING BASIS
 
 
 
 
Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury, agencies and corporations

$
704


$
704

States and political subdivisions

25


25

Collateralized mortgage obligations




Other mortgage-backed securities

26


26

Other securities
$
3

24


27

Total trading account securities
3

779


782

Commercial loans

6


6

Total trading account assets
3

785


788

Securities available for sale:
 
 
 
 
States and political subdivisions

14


14

Agency residential collateralized mortgage obligations (a)


11,995


11,995

Agency residential mortgage-backed securities (a)


2,189


2,189

Other securities
3


$
17

20

Total securities available for sale
3

14,198

17

14,218

Other investments:
 
 
 
 
Principal investments:
 
 
 
 
Direct

19

50

69

Indirect (measured at NAV) (b)



235

Total principal investments

19

50

304

Equity and mezzanine investments:
 
 
 
 
Indirect (measured at NAV) (b)



8

Total equity and mezzanine investments



8

Total other investments

19

50

312

Derivative assets:
 
 
 
 
Interest rate

868

16

884

Foreign exchange
143

8


151

Commodity

444


444

Credit

4

2

6

Derivative assets
143

1,324

18

1,485

Netting adjustments (c)



(866
)
Total derivative assets
143

1,324

18

619

Accrued income and other assets

1


1

Total assets on a recurring basis at fair value
$
149

$
16,327

$
85

$
15,938

LIABILITIES MEASURED ON A RECURRING BASIS
 
 
 
 
Bank notes and other short-term borrowings:
 
 
 
 
Short positions

$
533


$
533

Derivative liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Interest rate

563


563

Foreign exchange
$
116

8


124

Commodity

433


433

Credit

5

$
1

6

Derivative liabilities
116

1,009

1

1,126

Netting adjustments (c)



(494
)
Total derivative liabilities
116

1,009

1

632

Accrued expense and other liabilities

1


1

Total liabilities on a recurring basis at fair value
$
116

$
1,543

$
1

$
1,166

 
 
 
 
 

(a)
"Collateralized mortgage obligations” and “Other mortgage-back securities” were renamed to “Agency residential collateralized mortgage obligations” and “Agency residential mortgage-backed securities”, respectively, in September 2016. There was no reclassification of previously reported balances.

(b)
Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the consolidated balance sheet.

(c)
Netting adjustments represent the amounts recorded to convert our derivative assets and liabilities from a gross basis to a net basis in accordance with applicable accounting guidance. The net basis takes into account the impact of bilateral collateral and master netting agreements that allow us to settle all derivative contracts with a single counterparty on a net basis and to offset the net derivative position with the related cash collateral. Total derivative assets and liabilities include these netting adjustments.


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September 30, 2015
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
in millions
ASSETS MEASURED ON A RECURRING BASIS
 
 
 
 
Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury, agencies and corporations

$
694


$
694

States and political subdivisions

35


35

Collateralized mortgage obligations




Other mortgage-backed securities

46


46

Other securities
$
4

23


27

Total trading account securities
4

798


802

Commercial loans

9


9

Total trading account assets
4

807


811

Securities available for sale:
 
 
 
 
States and political subdivisions

15


15

Agency residential collateralized mortgage obligations (a)


12,003


12,003

Agency residential mortgage-backed securities (a)


2,330


2,330

Other securities
11


$
17

28

Total securities available for sale
11

14,348

17

14,376

Other investments:
 
 
 
 
Principal investments:
 
 
 
 
Direct


66

66

Indirect (measured at NAV) (b)



271

Total principal investments


66

337

Equity and mezzanine investments:
 
 
 
 
Indirect (measured at NAV) (b)



9

Total equity and mezzanine investments



9

Other (measured at NAV) (b)



4

Total other investments


66

350

Derivative assets:
 
 
 
 
Interest rate

1,097

22

1,119

Foreign exchange
120

10


130

Commodity

482


482

Credit

4

3

7

Derivative assets
120

1,593

25

1,738

Netting adjustments (c)



(945
)
Total derivative assets
120

1,593

25

793

Accrued income and other assets

2


2

Total assets on a recurring basis at fair value
$
135

$
16,750

$
108

$
16,332

LIABILITIES MEASURED ON A RECURRING BASIS
 
 
 
 
Bank notes and other short-term borrowings:
 
 
 
 
Short positions
$

$
677


$
677

Derivative liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Interest rate

656


656

Foreign exchange
102

10


112

Commodity

469


469

Credit

5


5

Derivative liabilities
102

1,140


1,242

Netting adjustments (c)



(566
)
Total derivative liabilities
102

1,140


676

Accrued expense and other liabilities

2


2

Total liabilities on a recurring basis at fair value
$
102

$
1,819


$
1,355

 
 
 
 
 

(a)
"Collateralized mortgage obligations” and “Other mortgage-back securities” were renamed to “Agency residential collateralized mortgage obligations” and “Agency residential mortgage-backed securities”, respectively, in September 2016. There was no reclassification of previously reported balances.

(b)
Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the consolidated balance sheet.

(c)
Netting adjustments represent the amounts recorded to convert our derivative assets and liabilities from a gross basis to a net basis in accordance with applicable accounting guidance. The net basis takes into account the impact of bilateral collateral and master netting agreements that allow us to settle all derivative contracts with a single counterparty on a net basis and to offset the net derivative position with the related cash collateral. Total derivative assets and liabilities include these netting adjustments.


Changes in Level 3 Fair Value Measurements

The following table shows the components of the change in the fair values of our Level 3 financial instruments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015. We mitigate the credit risk, interest rate risk, and risk of loss related to many of these Level 3 instruments by using securities and derivative positions classified as Level 1 or Level 2. Level

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1 and Level 2 instruments are not included in the following table. Therefore, the gains or losses shown do not include the impact of our risk management activities.
 
in millions
Beginning
of Period
Balance
Gains
(Losses)
Included
in Earnings
 
Purchases
Sales
Settlements
Transfers Other
Transfers
into
Level 3 (e)
 
Transfers
out of
Level 3 (e)
 
End of
Period
Balance (g)
Unrealized
Gains
(Losses)
Included in
Earnings
 
Nine months ended September 30, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities available for sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other securities
$
17


   





  

  
$
17


  
Other investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Principal investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Direct
50

$
7

(c)  

$
(30
)



  

  
27

$
2

(c)  
Other indirect
20


   

(20
)



  

  

(1
)
(c)  
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative instruments (b)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate
16

6

(d) 




$
8

(f)  
$
(21
)
(f)  
9


  
Credit
1

(9
)
(d) 


$
10



  

  
2


  
Other (a)


 
$
5



$
(1
)

 

 
4


 
Three months ended September 30, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities available for sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other securities
$
17


   





  

  
$
17


  
Other investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Principal investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Direct
24

$
4

(c)  

$
(1
)



  

  
27

$
3

(c)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative instruments (b)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate
15


 




$
5

  
$
(11
)
(f)  
9


  
Credit
2

(3
)
(d) 


$
3



  

  
2


  
Other (a)


 
$
5



$
(1
)

 

 
4


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
in millions
Beginning
of Period
Balance
Gains
(Losses)
Included in
Earnings
 
Purchases
Sales
Settlements
Transfers
into
Level 3 (e)
 
Transfers
out of
Level 3 (e)
 
End of
Period
Balance (g)
Unrealized
Gains
(Losses)
Included in
Earnings
 
Nine months ended September 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities available for sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other securities
$
10


   
$
7




  

  
$
17


  
Other investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Principal investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Direct
102

$
20

(c)  
5

$
(61
)


  

  
66


 
Equity and mezzanine investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Direct

2

(c)  

(2
)


  

  

2

(c)  
Derivative instruments (b)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate
13

5

(d)  
1



$
10

(f)  
$
(7
)
(f)  
22


  
Credit
2

(7
)
(d)  

8



  

  
3


  
Three months ended September 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities available for sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other securities
$
10


   
$
7




  

  
$
17


  
Other investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Principal investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Direct
70

$
4

(c)  
3

$
(11
)


  

  
66

$
3

(c)  
Derivative instruments (b)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate
16

6

(d)  



$
2

(f)  
$
(2
)
(f)  
22


  
Credit
3

(3
)
(d)  

8

$
(5
)

  

   
3


  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Interest rate lock commitments totaling $4 million were acquired as part of the First Niagara acquisition.

(b)
Amounts represent Level 3 derivative assets less Level 3 derivative liabilities.

(c)
Realized and unrealized gains and losses on principal investments are reported in “net gains (losses) from principal investing” on the income statement. Realized and unrealized losses on other and private equity and mezzanine investments are reported in “other income” on the income statement.

(d)
Realized and unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments are reported in “corporate services income” and “other income” on the income statement.

(e)
Our policy is to recognize transfers into and transfers out of Level 3 as of the end of the reporting period.

(f)
Certain derivatives previously classified as Level 2 were transferred to Level 3 because Level 3 unobservable inputs became significant. Certain derivatives previously classified as Level 3 were transferred to Level 2 because Level 3 unobservable inputs became less significant.

(g)
There were no issuances for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015.

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Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

Certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in accordance with GAAP. The adjustments to fair value generally result from the application of accounting guidance that requires assets and liabilities to be recorded at the lower of cost or fair value, or assessed for impairment. There were no liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis at September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015. The following table presents our assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis at September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015:
 
 
September 30, 2016
in millions
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
ASSETS MEASURED ON A NONRECURRING BASIS
 
 
 
 
Impaired loans


$
6

$
6

Loans held for sale (a)




Accrued income and other assets


7

7

Total assets on a nonrecurring basis at fair value


$
13

$
13

 
December 31, 2015
in millions
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
ASSETS MEASURED ON A NONRECURRING BASIS
 
 
 
 
Impaired loans




Loans held for sale (a)




Accrued income and other assets


$
7

$
7

Total assets on a nonrecurring basis at fair value


$
7

$
7

 
September 30, 2015
in millions
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
ASSETS MEASURED ON A NONRECURRING BASIS
 
 
 
 
Impaired loans


$
3

$
3

Loans held for sale (a)




Accrued income and other assets


6

6

Total assets on a nonrecurring basis at fair value


$
9

$
9

 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
During the first nine months of 2016, we transferred $24 million of commercial loans and leases at their current fair value from held-to-maturity portfolio to held-for-sale status, compared to $62 million during 2015, and $24 million during the first nine months of 2015.

Impaired loans. We typically adjust the carrying amount of our impaired loans when there is evidence of probable loss and the expected fair value of the loan is less than its contractual amount. The amount of the impairment may be determined based on the estimated present value of future cash flows, the fair value of the underlying collateral, or the loan’s observable market price. Impaired loans with a specifically allocated allowance based on cash flow analysis or the value of the underlying collateral are classified as Level 3 assets. Impaired loans with a specifically allocated allowance based on an observable market price that reflects recent sale transactions for similar loans and collateral are classified as Level 2 assets.

The evaluations for impairment are prepared by the responsible relationship managers in our Asset Recovery Group and are reviewed and approved by the Asset Recovery Group Executive. The Asset Recovery Group is part of the Risk Management Group and reports to our Chief Credit Officer. These evaluations are performed in conjunction with the quarterly ALLL process.

Loans are evaluated for impairment on a quarterly basis. Loans included in the previous quarter’s review are re-evaluated, and if their values have changed materially, the underlying information (loan balance and in most cases, collateral value) is compared. Material differences are evaluated for reasonableness, and the relationship managers and their senior managers consider these differences and determine if any adjustment is necessary. The inputs are developed and substantiated on a quarterly basis based on current borrower developments, market conditions, and collateral values.
The following two internal methods are used to value impaired loans:
 
Cash flow analysis considers internally developed inputs, such as discount rates, default rates, costs of foreclosure, and changes in collateral values.

The fair value of the collateral, which may take the form of real estate or personal property, is based on internal estimates, field observations, and assessments provided by third-party appraisers. We perform or reaffirm appraisals of collateral-dependent impaired loans at least annually. Appraisals may occur more frequently if the most recent appraisal does not accurately reflect the current market, the debtor is seriously delinquent or chronically past due, or there has been a material deterioration in the performance of the project or condition of the property. Adjustments to

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outdated appraisals that result in an appraisal value less than the carrying amount of a collateral-dependent impaired loan are reflected in the ALLL.

Impairment valuations are back-tested each quarter, based on a look-back of actual incurred losses on closed deals previously evaluated for impairment. The overall percent variance of actual net loan charge-offs on closed deals compared to the specific allocations on such deals is considered in determining each quarter’s specific allocations.

Commercial loans held for sale. Through a quarterly analysis of our loan portfolios held for sale, which include both performing and nonperforming commercial loans, we determine any adjustments necessary to record the portfolios at the lower of cost or fair value in accordance with GAAP. Our analysis concluded that there were no commercial loans held for sale adjusted to fair value at September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, or September 30, 2015.

Market inputs, including updated collateral values, and reviews of each borrower’s financial condition influenced the inputs used in our internal models and other valuation methodologies. The valuations are prepared by the responsible relationship managers or analysts in our Asset Recovery Group and are reviewed and approved by the Asset Recovery Group Executive. Actual gains or losses realized on the sale of various commercial loans held for sale provide a back-testing mechanism for determining whether our valuations of these loans held for sale that are adjusted to fair value are appropriate.

Valuations of performing commercial mortgage and construction loans held for sale are conducted using internal models that rely on market data from sales or nonbinding bids on similar assets, including credit spreads, treasury rates, interest rate curves, and risk profiles. These internal models also rely on our own assumptions about the exit market for the loans and details about individual loans within the respective portfolios. Therefore, we classify these loans as Level 3 assets. The inputs related to our assumptions and other internal loan data include changes in real estate values, costs of foreclosure, prepayment rates, default rates, and discount rates.

Valuations of nonperforming commercial mortgage and construction loans held for sale are based on current agreements to sell the loans or approved discounted payoffs. If a negotiated value is not available, we use third-party appraisals, adjusted for current market conditions. Since valuations are based on unobservable data, these loans are classified as Level 3 assets.

Direct financing leases and operating lease assets held for sale. Our KEF Accounting and Capital Markets groups are responsible for the valuation policies and procedures related to these assets. The Managing Director of the KEF Capital Markets group reports to the President of the KEF line of business. A weekly report is distributed to both groups that lists all equipment finance deals booked in the warehouse portfolio. On a quarterly basis, the KEF Accounting group prepares a detailed held-for-sale roll-forward schedule that is reconciled to the general ledger and the above mentioned weekly report. KEF management uses the held-for-sale roll-forward schedule to determine if an impairment adjustment is necessary in accordance with lower of cost or fair value guidelines.

Valuations of direct financing leases and operating lease assets held for sale are performed using an internal model that relies on market data, such as swap rates and bond ratings, as well as our own assumptions about the exit market for the leases and details about the individual leases in the portfolio. The inputs based on our assumptions include changes in the value of leased items and internal credit ratings. These leases have been classified as Level 3 assets. KEF has master sale and assignment agreements with numerous institutional investors. Historically, multiple quotes are obtained, with the most reasonable formal quotes retained. These nonbinding quotes generally lead to a sale to one of the parties who provided the quote. Leases for which we receive a current nonbinding bid, and for which the sale is considered probable, may be classified as Level 2. The validity of these quotes is supported by historical and continued dealings with these institutions that have fulfilled the nonbinding quote in the past. In a distressed market where market data is not available, an estimate of the fair value of the leased asset may be used to value the lease, resulting in a Level 3 classification. In an inactive market, the market value of the assets held for sale is determined as the present value of the future cash flows discounted at the current
buy rate. KEF Accounting calculates an estimated fair value buy rate based on the credit premium inherent in the relevant bond index and the appropriate swap rate on the measurement date. The amount of the adjustment is calculated as book value minus the present value of future cash flows discounted at the calculated buy rate.

Goodwill and other intangible assets. On a quarterly basis, we review impairment indicators to determine whether we need to evaluate the carrying amount of goodwill and other intangible assets assigned to Key Community Bank and Key Corporate Bank. We also perform an annual impairment test for goodwill. Accounting guidance permits an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether additional goodwill impairment testing is required. However, we did not choose to utilize a qualitative assessment in our annual goodwill impairment testing performed during the fourth quarter of 2015. Fair value of our reporting units is determined using both an income approach (discounted cash flow method) and a market approach (using publicly traded company and recent transactions data), which are weighted equally.

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Inputs used include market-available data, such as industry, historical, and expected growth rates, and peer valuations, as well as internally driven inputs, such as forecasted earnings and market participant insights. Since this valuation relies on a significant number of unobservable inputs, we have classified goodwill as Level 3. We use a third-party valuation services provider to perform the annual, and if necessary, any interim, Step 1 valuation process, and to perform a Step 2 analysis, if needed, on our reporting units. Annual and any interim valuations prepared by the third-party valuation services provider are reviewed by the appropriate individuals within Key to ensure that the assumptions used in preparing the analysis are appropriate and properly supported. For additional information on the results of recent goodwill impairment testing, see Note 10 (“Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”) beginning on page 181 of our 2015 Form 10-K.

The fair value of other intangible assets is calculated using a cash flow approach. While the calculation to test for recoverability uses a number of assumptions that are based on current market conditions, the calculation is based primarily on unobservable assumptions. Accordingly, these assets are classified as Level 3. Our lines of business, with oversight from our Accounting group, are responsible for routinely, at least quarterly, assessing whether impairment indicators are present. All indicators that signal impairment may exist are appropriately considered in this analysis. An impairment loss is only recognized for a held-and-used long-lived asset if the sum of its estimated future undiscounted cash flows used to test for recoverability is less than its carrying value.

Our primary assumptions include attrition rates, alternative costs of funds, and rates paid on deposits. For additional information on the results of other intangible assets impairment testing, see Note 10 (“Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”) beginning on page 181 of our 2015 Form 10-K.

Other assets. OREO and other repossessed properties are valued based on inputs such as appraisals and third-party price opinions, less estimated selling costs. Generally, we classify these assets as Level 3, but OREO and other repossessed properties for which we receive binding purchase agreements are classified as Level 2. Returned lease inventory is valued based on market data for similar assets and is classified as Level 2. Assets that are acquired through, or in lieu of, loan foreclosures are recorded initially as held for sale at fair value less estimated selling costs at the date of foreclosure. After foreclosure, valuations are updated periodically, and current market conditions may require the assets to be marked down further to a new cost basis.
 
Commercial Real Estate Valuation Process: When a loan is reclassified from loan status to OREO because we took possession of the collateral, the Asset Recovery Group Loan Officer, in consultation with our OREO group, obtains a broker price opinion or a third-party appraisal, which is used to establish the fair value of the underlying collateral. The determined fair value of the underlying collateral less estimated selling costs becomes the carrying value of the OREO asset. In addition to valuations from independent third-party sources, our OREO group also writes down the carrying balance of OREO assets once a bona fide offer is contractually accepted, where the accepted price is lower than the current balance of the particular OREO asset. The fair value of OREO property is re-evaluated every 90 days, and the OREO asset is adjusted as necessary.

Residential Real Estate Valuation Process: The Asset Management team within our Risk Operations group is responsible for valuation policies and procedures in this area. The current vendor partner provides monthly reporting of all broker price opinion evaluations, appraisals, and the monthly market plans. Market plans are reviewed monthly, and valuations are reviewed and tested monthly to ensure proper pricing has been established and guidelines are being met. Risk Operations Compliance validates and provides periodic testing of the valuation process. The Asset Management team reviews changes in fair value measurements. Third-party broker price opinions are reviewed every 180 days, and the fair value is written down based on changes to the valuation. External factors are documented and monitored as appropriate.

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Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements

The range and weighted-average of the significant unobservable inputs used to fair value our material Level 3 recurring and nonrecurring assets at September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015, along with the valuation techniques used, are shown in the following table:
September 30, 2016
Fair Value of
Level 3 Assets
Valuation Technique
Significant
Unobservable Input
Range
(Weighted-Average)
dollars in millions
Recurring
 
 
 
 
Other investments — principal investments — direct:
$
27

Individual analysis of the condition of each investment
 
 
Debt instruments
 
 
EBITDA multiple
6.30 - 7.00 (6.50)
Equity instruments of private companies
 
 
EBITDA multiple (where applicable)
N/A (6.3)
Nonrecurring
 
 
 
 
Impaired loans
6

Fair value of underlying collateral
Discount
00.00 - 80.00% (14.00%)
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
Fair Value of
Level 3 Assets
Valuation Technique
Significant
Unobservable Input
Range
(Weighted-Average)
dollars in millions
Recurring
 
 
 
 
Other investments — principal investments — direct:
$
50

Individual analysis of the condition of each investment
 
 
Debt instruments
 
 
EBITDA multiple
N/A (5.40)
Equity instruments of private companies
 
 
EBITDA multiple (where applicable)
5.40 - 6.70 (6.60)
Nonrecurring
 
 
 
 
Impaired loans (a)

Fair value of underlying collateral
Discount
00.00 - 34.00% (15.00%)
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2015
Fair Value of
Level 3 Assets
Valuation Technique
Significant
Unobservable Input
Range
(Weighted-Average)
dollars in millions
Recurring
 
 
 
 
Other investments — principal investments — direct:
$
66

Individual analysis of the condition of each investment
 
 
Debt instruments
 
 
EBITDA multiple
N/A (5.40)
Equity instruments of private companies
 
 
EBITDA multiple (where applicable)
5.40 - 6.50 (6.40)
Equity instruments of public companies
 
Market approach
Discount
N/A (6.00)
Nonrecurring
 
 
 
 
Impaired loans
3

Fair value of underlying collateral
Discount
00.00 - 50.00% (14.00%)
 
 
 
 
 

(a)
Impaired loans are less than $1 million at December 31, 2015.


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Fair Value Disclosures of Financial Instruments

The levels in the fair value hierarchy ascribed to our financial instruments and the related carrying amounts at September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015, are shown in the following table.
 
September 30, 2016
 
 
Fair Value
in millions
Carrying
Amount
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Measured
at NAV
Netting
Adjustment
 
Total
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and short-term investments (a)
$
3,965

$
3,965





  
$
3,965

Trading account assets (b)
926


$
926




  
926

Securities available for sale (b)
20,540

3

20,520

$
17



  
20,540

Held-to-maturity securities (c)
8,995


9,048




  
9,048

Other investments (b)
747



561

$
181


  
742

Loans, net of allowance (d)
84,663



83,564



  
83,564

Loans held for sale (b)
1,137


62

1,075



  
1,137

Derivative assets (b)
1,304

83

1,752

16


$
(547
)
(f)  
1,304

LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits with no stated maturity (a)
$
93,791


$
93,791




  
$
93,791

Time deposits (e)
10,394


10,464




  
10,464

Short-term borrowings (a)
1,411

$
210

1,201




  
1,411

Long-term debt (e)
12,622

12,784

325




  
13,109

Derivative liabilities (b)
850

80

1,233

1


$
(464
)
(f)  
850

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
 
 
Fair Value
in millions
Carrying
Amount
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Measured
at NAV
Netting
Adjustment
 
Total
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and short-term investments (a)
$
3,314

$
3,314





  
$
3,314

Trading account assets (b)
788

3

$
785




  
788

Securities available for sale (b)
14,218

3

14,198

$
17



  
14,218

Held-to-maturity securities (c)
4,897


4,848




  
4,848

Other investments (b)
655


19

393

$
243


  
655

Loans, net of allowance (d)
59,080



57,508



  
57,508

Loans held for sale (b)
639



639



  
639

Derivative assets (b)
619

143

1,324

18


$
(866
)
(f)  
619

LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits with no stated maturity (a)
$
65,527


$
65,527




  
$
65,527

Time deposits (e)
5,519


5,575




  
5,575

Short-term borrowings (a)
905


905




  
905

Long-term debt (e)
10,186

$
9,987

420




  
10,407

Derivative liabilities (b)
632

116

1,009

$
1


$
(494
)
(f)  
632

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2015
 
 
Fair Value
in millions
Carrying
Amount
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Measured
at NAV
Netting
Adjustment
 
Total
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and short-term investments (a)
$
2,434

$
2,434





  
$
2,434

Trading account assets (b)
811

4

$
807




  
811

Securities available for sale (b)
14,376

11

14,348

$
17



  
14,376

Held-to-maturity securities (c)
4,936


4,940




  
4,940

Other investments (b)
691



407

$
284


  
691

Loans, net of allowance (d)
59,295



57,497



  
57,497

Loans held for sale (b)
916



916



  
916

Derivative assets (b)
793

120

1,593

25


$
(945
)
(f)  
793

LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits with no stated maturity (a)
$
65,624


$
65,624




  
$
65,624

Time deposits (e)
5,449

$
427

5,075




  
5,502

Short-term borrowings (a)
1,084


1,084




  
1,084

Long-term debt (e)
10,310

10,146

463




  
10,609

Derivative liabilities (b)
676

102

1,140



$
(566
)
(f)  
676

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



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Valuation Methods and Assumptions

(a)
Fair value equals or approximates carrying amount. The fair value of deposits with no stated maturity does not take into consideration the value ascribed to core deposit intangibles.

(b)
Information pertaining to our methodology for measuring the fair values of these assets and liabilities is included in the sections entitled “Qualitative Disclosures of Valuation Techniques” and “Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis” in this Note. Investments accounted for under the equity method are not included in "Fair Value Disclosures of Financial Instruments" table above.

(c)
Fair values of held-to-maturity securities are determined by using models that are based on security-specific details, as well as relevant industry and economic factors. The most significant of these inputs are quoted market prices, interest rate spreads on relevant benchmark securities, and certain prepayment assumptions. We review the valuations derived from the models to ensure they are reasonable and consistent with the values placed on similar securities traded in the secondary markets.

(d)
The fair value of loans is based on the present value of the expected cash flows. The projected cash flows are based on the contractual terms of the loans, adjusted for prepayments and use of a discount rate based on the relative risk of the cash flows, taking into account the loan type, maturity of the loan, liquidity risk, servicing costs, and a required return on debt and capital. In addition, an incremental liquidity discount is applied to certain loans, using historical sales of loans during periods of similar economic conditions as a benchmark. The fair value of loans includes lease financing receivables at their aggregate carrying amount, which is equivalent to their fair value.

(e)
Fair values of time deposits and long-term debt are based on discounted cash flows utilizing relevant market inputs.

(f)
Netting adjustments represent the amounts recorded to convert our derivative assets and liabilities from a gross basis to a net basis in accordance with applicable accounting guidance. The net basis takes into account the impact of bilateral collateral and master netting agreements that allow us to settle all derivative contracts with a single counterparty on a net basis and to offset the net derivative position with the related cash collateral. Total derivative assets and liabilities include these netting adjustments.

We use valuation methods based on exit market prices in accordance with applicable accounting guidance. We determine fair value based on assumptions pertaining to the factors that a market participant would consider in valuing the asset. A substantial portion of our fair value adjustments are related to liquidity. During 2015 and the first nine months of 2016, the fair values of our loan portfolios generally remained stable, primarily due to increasing liquidity in the loan markets. If we were to use different assumptions, the fair values shown in the preceding table could change. Also, because the applicable accounting guidance for financial instruments excludes certain financial instruments and all nonfinancial instruments from its disclosure requirements, the fair value amounts shown in the table above do not, by themselves, represent the underlying value of our company as a whole.

Education lending business. The discontinued education lending business consists of loans in portfolio (recorded at carrying value with appropriate valuation reserves) and loans in portfolio (recorded at fair value). All of these loans were excluded from the table above as follows:
 
Loans at carrying value, net of allowance, of $1.6 billion ($1.4 billion at fair value) at September 30, 2016, and $1.8 billion ($1.5 billion at fair value) at December 31, 2015, and $1.9 billion ($1.5 billion at fair value) at September 30, 2015;

Portfolio loans held for sale at fair value of $$169 million at September 30, 2015; and

Portfolio loans at fair value of $3 million at September 30, 2016, $4 million at December 31, 2015, and $191 million at September 30, 2015.

These loans and securities are classified as Level 3 because we rely on unobservable inputs when determining fair value since observable market data is not available.

Residential real estate mortgage loans. Residential real estate mortgage loans with carrying amounts of $5.5 billion at September 30, 2016, $2.2 billion at December 31, 2015, and $2.3 billion at September 30, 2015 are included in “Loans, net of allowance” in the previous table.

Short-term financial instruments. For financial instruments with a remaining average life to maturity of less than six months, carrying amounts were used as an approximation of fair values.

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7. Securities

Securities available for sale. These are securities that we intend to hold for an indefinite period of time but that may be sold in response to changes in interest rates, prepayment risk, liquidity needs, or other factors. Securities available for sale are reported at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses (net of income taxes) deemed temporary are recorded in equity as a component of AOCI on the balance sheet. Unrealized losses on equity securities deemed to be “other-than-temporary,” and realized gains and losses resulting from sales of securities using the specific identification method, are included in “other income” on the income statement. Unrealized losses on debt securities deemed to be “other-than-temporary” are included in “other income” on the income statement or in AOCI on the balance sheet in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance related to the recognition of OTTI of debt securities.

“Other securities” held in the available-for-sale portfolio consist of marketable equity securities that are traded on a public exchange such as the NYSE or NASDAQ and convertible preferred stock issued by privately held companies.

Held-to-maturity securities. These are debt securities that we have the intent and ability to hold until maturity. Debt securities are carried at cost and adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts using the interest method. This method produces a constant rate of return on the adjusted carrying amount.

“Other securities” held in the held-to-maturity portfolio consist of foreign bonds and capital securities.

Unrealized losses on equity securities deemed to be “other-than-temporary,” and realized gains and losses resulting from sales of securities using the specific identification method, are included in “other income” on the income statement. Unrealized losses on debt securities deemed to be “other-than-temporary” are included in “other income” on the income statement or in AOCI on the balance sheet in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance related to the recognition of OTTI of debt securities.

The amortized cost, unrealized gains and losses, and approximate fair value of our securities available for sale and held-to-maturity securities are presented in the following tables. Gross unrealized gains and losses represent the difference between the amortized cost and the fair value of securities on the balance sheet as of the dates indicated. Accordingly, the amount of these gains and losses may change in the future as market conditions change.



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September 30, 2016
in millions
Amortized
Cost

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

Fair
Value

SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE
 
 
 
 
U.S Treasury, Agencies, and Corporations
$
190



$
190

States and political subdivisions
11



11

Agency residential collateralized mortgage obligations (a)
17,303

$
161

$
26

17,438

Agency residential mortgage-backed securities (a)
1,991

27


2,018

Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities
863



863

Other securities
21


1

20

Total securities available for sale
$
20,379

$
188

$
27

$
20,540

 
 
 
 
 
HELD-TO-MATURITY SECURITIES
 
 
 
 
Agency residential collateralized mortgage obligations (a)
$
7,778

$
43

$
9

$
7,812

Agency residential mortgage-backed securities (a)
669

19


688

Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities
528



528

Other securities
20



20

Total held-to-maturity securities
$
8,995

$
62

$
9

$
9,048

 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
in millions
Amortized
Cost

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

Fair
Value

SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE
 
 
 
 
States and political subdivisions
$
14



$
14

Agency residential collateralized mortgage obligations (a)
12,082

$
51

$
138

11,995

Agency residential mortgage-backed securities (a)
2,193

11

15

2,189

Other securities
21


1

20

Total securities available for sale
$
14,310

$
62

$
154

$
14,218

 
 
 
 
 
HELD-TO-MATURITY SECURITIES
 
 
 
 
Agency residential collateralized mortgage obligations (a)
$
4,174

$
5

$
50

$
4,129

Agency residential mortgage-backed securities (a)
703


4

699

Other securities
20



20

Total held-to-maturity securities
$
4,897

$
5

$
54

$
4,848

 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2015
in millions
Amortized
Cost

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

Fair
Value

SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE
 
 
 
 
States and political subdivisions
$
14

$
1


$
15

Agency residential collateralized mortgage obligations (a)
11,938

127

$
62

12,003

Agency residential mortgage-backed securities (a)
2,309

22

1

2,330

Other securities
27

1


28

Total securities available for sale
$
14,288

$
151

$
63

$
14,376

 
 
 
 
 
HELD-TO-MATURITY SECURITIES
 
 
 
 
Agency residential collateralized mortgage obligations (a)
$
4,299

$
24

$
23

$
4,300

Agency residential mortgage-backed securities (a)
617

3


620

Other securities
20



20

Total held-to-maturity securities
$
4,936

$
27

$
23

$
4,940

 
 
 
 
 

(a)
"Collateralized mortgage obligations” and “Other mortgage-back securities” were renamed to “Agency residential collateralized mortgage obligations” and “Agency residential mortgage-backed securities” in September 2016. There was no reclassification of previously reported balances.


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The following table summarizes our securities that were in an unrealized loss position as of September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015.
 
 
Duration of Unrealized Loss Position
 
 
 
Less than 12 Months
12 Months or Longer
Total
in millions
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
September 30, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities available for sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S Treasury, Agencies, and Corporations (a)
$
149




$
149


Agency residential collateralized mortgage obligations
3,929

$
15

$
1,537

$
11

5,466

$
26

Agency residential mortgage-backed securities (a)
81




81


Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities (a)
122




122


Other securities


3

1

3

1

Held-to-maturity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency residential collateralized mortgage obligations
1,412

3

565

6

1,977

9

Total temporarily impaired securities
$
5,693

$
18

$
2,105

$
18

$
7,798

$
36

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities available for sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency residential collateralized mortgage obligations
$
5,190

$
43

$
3,206

$
95

$
8,396

$
138

Agency residential mortgage-backed securities
1,670

15



1,670

15

Other securities


3

1

3

1

Held-to-maturity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency residential collateralized mortgage obligations
1,793

16

1,320

34

3,113

50

Agency residential mortgage-backed securities
547

4



547

4

Other securities (b)
4




4


Total temporarily impaired securities
$
9,204

$
78

$
4,529

$
130

$
13,733

$
208

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities available for sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency residential collateralized mortgage obligations
$
770

$
3

$
3,348

$
59

$
4,118

$
62

Agency residential mortgage-backed securities
420

1



420

1

Other securities (a)
2


3


5


Held-to-maturity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency residential collateralized mortgage obligations
214

1

1,355

22

1,569

23

Agency residential mortgage-backed securities
110




110


Other securities (b)
4




4


Total temporarily impaired securities
$
1,520

$
5

$
4,706

$
81

$
6,226

$
86

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Gross unrealized losses totaled less than $1 million for U.S treasury, agencies, and corporations, agency residential mortgage-backed securities, and agency commercial mortgage-backed securities available for sale as of September 30, 2016.

(b)
Gross unrealized losses totaled less than $1 million for other securities held to maturity at December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015.

(c)
Gross unrealized losses totaled less than $1 million for other securities available for sale at September 30, 2015.

At September 30, 2016, we had $26 million of gross unrealized losses related to 241 fixed-rate agency residential CMOs that we invested in as part of our overall A/LM strategy. These securities had a weighted-average maturity of 3.58 years at September 30, 2016. We also had less than $1 million of gross unrealized losses related to 8 agency residential mortgage-backed securities positions, which had a weighted-average maturity of 3.78 years at September 30, 2016. Because these securities have a fixed interest rate, their fair value is sensitive to movements in market interest rates. These unrealized losses are considered temporary since we expect to collect all contractually due amounts from these securities. Accordingly, these investments were reduced to their fair value through OCI, not earnings.

We regularly assess our securities portfolio for OTTI. The assessments are based on the nature of the securities, the underlying collateral, the financial condition of the issuer, the extent and duration of the loss, our intent related to the individual securities, and the likelihood that we will have to sell securities prior to expected recovery.

The debt securities identified as other-than-temporarily impaired are written down to their current fair value. For those debt securities that we intend to sell, or more-likely-than-not will be required to sell, prior to the expected recovery of the amortized cost, the entire impairment (i.e., the difference between amortized cost and the fair value) is recognized in earnings. For those debt securities that we do not intend to sell, or more-likely-than-not will not be required to sell, prior to expected recovery, the

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credit portion of OTTI is recognized in earnings, while the remaining OTTI is recognized in equity as a component of AOCI on the balance sheet. As shown in the following table, we did not have any impairment losses recognized in earnings for the three months ended September 30, 2016.
Three months ended September 30, 2016
 
in millions
 
Balance at June 30, 2016
$
4

Impairment recognized in earnings

Balance at September 30, 2016
$
4

 
 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, net securities losses totaled $6 million.

At September 30, 2016, securities available for sale and held-to-maturity securities totaling $8.9 billion were pledged to secure securities sold under repurchase agreements, to secure public and trust deposits, to facilitate access to secured funding, and for other purposes required or permitted by law.

The following table shows securities by remaining maturity. CMOs and other mortgage-backed securities (both of which are included in the securities available-for-sale portfolio) as well as the CMOs in the held-to-maturity portfolio are presented based on their expected average lives. The remaining securities, in both the available-for-sale and held-to-maturity portfolios, are presented based on their remaining contractual maturity. Actual maturities may differ from expected or contractual maturities since borrowers have the right to prepay obligations with or without prepayment penalties.
 
 
Securities
Available for Sale
Held-to-Maturity
Securities
September 30, 2016
Amortized
Cost
Fair
Value
Amortized
Cost
Fair
Value
in millions
Due in one year or less
$
231

$
233

$
94

$
94

Due after one through five years
15,293

15,440

6,649

6,683

Due after five through ten years
782

790

886

904

Due after ten years
4,073

4,077

1,366

1,367

Total
$
20,379

$
20,540

$
8,995

$
9,048

 
 
 
 
 

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8. Derivatives and Hedging Activities

We are a party to various derivative instruments, mainly through our subsidiary, KeyBank. Derivative instruments are contracts between two or more parties that have a notional amount and an underlying variable, require a small or no net investment, and allow for the net settlement of positions. A derivative’s notional amount serves as the basis for the payment provision of the contract and takes the form of units, such as shares or dollars. A derivative’s underlying variable is a specified interest rate, security price, commodity price, foreign exchange rate, index, or other variable. The interaction between the notional amount and the underlying variable determines the number of units to be exchanged between the parties and influences the fair value of the derivative contract.

The primary derivatives that we use are interest rate swaps, caps, floors, and futures; foreign exchange contracts; commodity derivatives; and credit derivatives. Generally, these instruments help us manage exposure to interest rate risk, mitigate the credit risk inherent in our loan portfolio, hedge against changes in foreign currency exchange rates, and meet client financing and hedging needs. As further discussed in this note:
 
interest rate risk is the risk that the EVE or net interest income will be adversely affected by fluctuations in interest rates;

credit risk is the risk of loss arising from an obligor’s inability or failure to meet contractual payment or performance terms; and

foreign exchange risk is the risk that an exchange rate will adversely affect the fair value of a financial instrument.

Derivative assets and liabilities are recorded at fair value on the balance sheet, after taking into account the effects of bilateral collateral and master netting agreements. These agreements allow us to settle all derivative contracts held with a single counterparty on a net basis and to offset net derivative positions with related cash collateral, where applicable. As a result, we could have derivative contracts with negative fair values included in derivative assets on the balance sheet and contracts with positive fair values included in derivative liabilities.

At September 30, 2016, after taking into account the effects of bilateral collateral and master netting agreements, we had $291 million of derivative assets and a positive $9 million of derivative liabilities that relate to contracts entered into for hedging purposes. Our hedging derivative liabilities are in an asset position largely because we have contracts with positive fair values as a result of master netting agreements. As of the same date, after taking into account the effects of bilateral collateral and master netting agreements and a reserve for potential future losses, we had derivative assets of $1 billion and derivative liabilities of $859 million that were not designated as hedging instruments.

Additional information regarding our accounting policies for derivatives is provided in Note 1 (“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”) under the heading “Derivatives” beginning on page 126 of our 2015 Form 10-K.

Derivatives Designated in Hedge Relationships

Net interest income and the EVE change in response to changes in the mix of assets, liabilities, and off-balance sheet instruments; associated interest rates tied to each instrument; differences in the repricing and maturity characteristics of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities; and changes in interest rates. We utilize derivatives that have been designated as part of a hedge relationship in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance to manage net interest income and EVE to within our stated risk tolerances. The primary derivative instruments used to manage interest rate risk are interest rate swaps, which convert the contractual interest rate index of agreed-upon amounts of assets and liabilities (i.e., notional amounts) to another interest rate index.

We designate certain “receive fixed/pay variable” interest rate swaps as fair value hedges. These contracts convert certain fixed-rate long-term debt into variable-rate obligations, thereby modifying our exposure to changes in interest rates. As a result, we receive fixed-rate interest payments in exchange for making variable-rate payments over the lives of the contracts without exchanging the notional amounts.

Similarly, we designate certain “receive fixed/pay variable” interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges. These contracts effectively convert certain floating-rate loans into fixed-rate loans to reduce the potential adverse effect of interest rate decreases on future interest income. Again, we receive fixed-rate interest payments in exchange for making variable-rate payments over the lives of the contracts without exchanging the notional amounts.


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We also designate certain “pay fixed/receive variable” interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges. These swaps convert certain floating-rate debt into fixed-rate debt. We also use these swaps to manage the interest rate risk associated with anticipated sales of certain commercial real estate loans. The swaps protect against the possible short-term decline in the value of the loans that could result from changes in interest rates between the time they are originated and the time they are sold.

We use foreign currency forward transactions to hedge the foreign currency exposure of our net investment in various foreign equipment finance entities. These entities are denominated in a non-U.S. currency. These swaps are designated as net investment hedges to mitigate the exposure of measuring the net investment at the spot foreign exchange rate.

Derivatives Not Designated in Hedge Relationships

On occasion, we enter into interest rate swap contracts to manage economic risks but do not designate the instruments in hedge relationships. Excluding contracts addressing customer exposures, the amount of derivatives hedging risks on an economic basis at September 30, 2016, was not significant.

Like other financial services institutions, we originate loans and extend credit, both of which expose us to credit risk. We actively manage our overall loan portfolio and the associated credit risk in a manner consistent with asset quality objectives and concentration risk tolerances to mitigate portfolio credit risk. Purchasing credit default swaps enables us to transfer to a third party a portion of the credit risk associated with a particular extension of credit, including situations where there is a forecasted sale of loans. Beginning in the first quarter of 2014, we began purchasing credit default swaps to reduce the credit risk associated with the debt securities held in our trading portfolio. We may also sell credit derivatives to offset our purchased credit default swap position prior to maturity. Although we use credit default swaps for risk management purposes, they are not treated as hedging instruments.

We also enter into derivative contracts for other purposes, including:
 
interest rate swap, cap, and floor contracts entered into generally to accommodate the needs of commercial loan clients;

energy and base metal swap and option contracts entered into to accommodate the needs of clients;

foreign exchange forward and option contracts entered into primarily to accommodate the needs of clients; and

futures contracts and positions with third parties that are intended to offset or mitigate the interest rate or market risk related to client positions discussed above.

These contracts are not designated as part of hedge relationships.

Fair Values, Volume of Activity, and Gain/Loss Information Related to Derivative Instruments

The following table summarizes the fair values of our derivative instruments on a gross and net basis as of September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015. The change in the notional amounts of these derivatives by type from December 31, 2015, to September 30, 2016, indicates the volume of our derivative transaction activity during the first nine months of 2016. The notional amounts are not affected by bilateral collateral and master netting agreements. The derivative asset and liability balances are presented on a gross basis, prior to the application of bilateral collateral and master netting agreements. Total derivative assets and liabilities are adjusted to take into account the impact of legally enforceable master netting agreements that allow us to settle all derivative contracts with a single counterparty on a net basis and to offset the net derivative position with the related cash collateral. Where master netting agreements are not in effect or are not enforceable under bankruptcy laws, we do not adjust those derivative assets and liabilities with counterparties. Securities collateral related to legally enforceable master netting agreements is not offset on the balance sheet. Our derivative instruments are included in “derivative assets” or “derivative liabilities” on the balance sheet, as indicated in the following table:

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September 30, 2016
December 31, 2015
September 30, 2015
 
 
Fair Value
 
Fair Value
 
Fair Value
in millions
Notional
Amount
Derivative
Assets
Derivative
Liabilities
Notional
Amount
Derivative
Assets
Derivative
Liabilities
Notional
Amount
Derivative
Assets
Derivative
Liabilities
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate
$
22,867

$
449

$
13

$
18,917

$
257

$
15

$
17,910

$
394

$
12

Foreign exchange
288

10

13

312

20


319

11


Total
23,155

459

26

19,229

277

15

18,229

405

12

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate
58,557

1,141

1,055

43,965

627

548

57,006

725

644

Foreign exchange
6,198

82

75

6,454

131

124

6,161

119

112

Commodity
1,371

161

151

1,144

444

433

1,394

482

469

Credit
557

4

6

632

6

6

580

7

5

Other (a)
391

4

1







Total
67,074

1,392

1,288

52,195

1,208

1,111

65,141

1,333

1,230

Netting adjustments (b)

(547
)
(464
)

(866
)
(494
)

(945
)
(566
)
Net derivatives in the balance sheet
90,229

1,304

850

71,424

619

632

83,370

793

676

Other collateral (c)

(46
)
(215
)

(91
)
(204
)

(113
)
(232
)
Net derivative amounts
$
90,229

$
1,258

$
635

$
71,424

$
528

$
428

$
83,370

$
680

$
444

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Other derivatives include interest rate lock commitments and forward sale commitments related to our residential mortgage banking activities.

(b)
Netting adjustments represent the amounts recorded to convert our derivative assets and liabilities from a gross basis to a net basis in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance.

(c)
Other collateral represents the amount that cannot be used to offset our derivative assets and liabilities from a gross basis to a net basis in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance. The other collateral consists of securities and is exchanged under bilateral collateral and master netting agreements that allow us to offset the net derivative position with the related collateral. The application of the other collateral cannot reduce the net derivative position below zero. Therefore, excess other collateral, if any, is not reflected above.

Fair value hedges. Instruments designated as fair value hedges are recorded at fair value and included in “derivative assets” or “derivative liabilities” on the balance sheet. The effective portion of a change in the fair value of an instrument designated as a fair value hedge is recorded in earnings at the same time as a change in fair value of the hedged item, resulting in no effect on net income. The ineffective portion of a change in the fair value of such a hedging instrument is recorded in “other income” on the income statement with no corresponding offset. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016, we did not exclude any portion of these hedging instruments from the assessment of hedge effectiveness. While there is some immaterial ineffectiveness in our hedging relationships, all of our fair value hedges remained “highly effective” as of September 30, 2016.

The following table summarizes the pre-tax net gains (losses) on our fair value hedges for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015, and where they are recorded on the income statement.
 
 
Nine months ended September 30, 2016
 
in millions
Income Statement Location of
Net Gains (Losses) on Derivative
Net Gains
(Losses) on
Derivative
Hedged Item
Income Statement Location of
Net Gains (Losses) on Hedged Item
Net Gains
(Losses) on
Hedged Item
 
Interest rate
Other income
$
104

Long-term debt
Other income
$
(104
)
(a)  
Interest rate
Interest expense — Long-term debt
74

 
 
 
 
Total
 
$
178

 
 
$
(104
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine months ended September 30, 2015
 
in millions
Income Statement Location of
Net Gains (Losses) on Derivative
Net Gains
(Losses) on
Derivative
Hedged Item
Income Statement Location of
Net Gains (Losses) on Hedged Item
Net Gains
(Losses) on
Hedged Item
 
Interest rate
Other income
$
66

Long-term debt
Other income
$
(66
)
(a)  
Interest rate
Interest expense — Long-term debt
91

 
 
 
 
Total
 
$
157

 
 
$
(66
)
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(a)
Net gains (losses) on hedged items represent the change in fair value caused by fluctuations in interest rates.

Cash flow hedges. Instruments designated as cash flow hedges are recorded at fair value and included in “derivative assets” or “derivative liabilities” on the balance sheet. Initially, the effective portion of a gain or loss on a cash flow hedge is recorded as a

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component of AOCI on the balance sheet. This amount is subsequently reclassified into income when the hedged transaction affects earnings (e.g., when we pay variable-rate interest on debt, receive variable-rate interest on commercial loans, or sell commercial real estate loans). The ineffective portion of cash flow hedging transactions is included in “other income” on the income statement. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016, we did not exclude any portion of these hedging instruments from the assessment of hedge effectiveness. While there is some immaterial ineffectiveness in our hedging relationships, all of our cash flow hedges remained “highly effective” as of September 30, 2016.

Considering the interest rates, yield curves, and notional amounts as of September 30, 2016, we would expect to reclassify an estimated $26 million of after-tax net losses on derivative instruments from AOCI to income during the next 12 months for our cash flow hedges. In addition, we expect to reclassify approximately $2 million of net losses related to terminated cash flow hedges from AOCI to income during the next 12 months. As of September 30, 2016, the maximum length of time over which we hedge forecasted transactions is 12 years.

Net investment hedges. We enter into foreign currency forward contracts to hedge our exposure to changes in the carrying value of our investments as a result of changes in the related foreign exchange rates. Instruments designated as net investment hedges are recorded at fair value and included in “derivative assets” or “derivative liabilities” on the balance sheet. Initially, the effective portion of a gain or loss on a net investment hedge is recorded as a component of AOCI on the balance sheet when the terms of the derivative match the notional and currency risk being hedged. The effective portion is subsequently reclassified into income when the hedged transaction affects earnings (e.g., when we dispose of or liquidate a foreign subsidiary). At September 30, 2016, AOCI reflected unrecognized after-tax gains totaling $35 million related to cumulative changes in the fair value of our net investment hedges, which offset the unrecognized after-tax foreign currency losses on net investment balances. The ineffective portion of net investment hedging transactions is included in “other income” on the income statement, but there was no net investment hedge ineffectiveness as of September 30, 2016. We did not exclude any portion of our hedging instruments from the assessment of hedge effectiveness during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016.

The following table summarizes the pre-tax net gains (losses) on our cash flow and net investment hedges for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015, and where they are recorded on the income statement. The table includes the effective portion of net gains (losses) recognized in OCI during the period, the effective portion of net gains (losses) reclassified from OCI into income during the current period, and the portion of net gains (losses) recognized directly in income, representing the amount of hedge ineffectiveness.
 
 
Nine months ended September 30, 2016
in millions
Net Gains (Losses)
Recognized in OCI
(Effective Portion)

Income Statement Location of Net Gains (Losses)
Reclassified From OCI Into Income (Effective Portion)
Net Gains
(Losses) Reclassified
From OCI Into Income
(Effective Portion)

Income Statement Location
of Net Gains (Losses)
Recognized in Income
(Ineffective Portion)
Net Gains (Losses)
Recognized in
Income
(Ineffective Portion)

Cash Flow Hedges
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate
$
164

Interest income — Loans
$
67

Other income

Interest rate
(5
)
Interest expense — Long-term debt
(3
)
Other income

Interest rate
(1
)
Investment banking and debt placement fees

Other income

Net Investment Hedges
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange contracts
(10
)
Other Income

Other income

Total
$
148

 
$
64

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine months ended September 30, 2015
in millions
Net Gains (Losses)
Recognized in OCI
(Effective Portion)

Income Statement Location of Net Gains (Losses)
Reclassified From OCI Into Income (Effective Portion)
Net Gains
(Losses) Reclassified
From OCI Into Income
(Effective Portion)

Income Statement Location
of Net Gains (Losses)
Recognized in Income
(Ineffective Portion)
Net Gains (Losses)
Recognized in
Income
(Ineffective Portion)

Cash Flow Hedges
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate
$
147

Interest income — Loans
$
73

Other income

Interest rate
(3
)
Interest expense — Long-term debt
(3
)
Other income

Interest rate
(3
)
Investment banking and debt placement fees

Other income

Net Investment Hedges
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange contracts
29

Other Income

Other income

Total
$
170

 
$
70

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

The after-tax change in AOCI resulting from cash flow and net investment hedges is as follows:
 

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in millions
December 31, 2015

2016
Hedging Activity

Reclassification of Gains to Net Income

September 30, 2016

AOCI resulting from cash flow and net investment hedges
$
20

$
93

$
(40
)
$
73


Nonhedging instruments. Our derivatives that are not designated as hedging instruments are recorded at fair value in “derivative assets” and “derivative liabilities” on the balance sheet. Adjustments to the fair values of these instruments, as well as any premium paid or received, are included in “corporate services income” and “other income” on the income statement.

The following table summarizes the pre-tax net gains (losses) on our derivatives that are not designated as hedging instruments for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015, and where they are recorded on the income statement.
 
 
Nine months ended September 30, 2016
Nine months ended September 30, 2015
in millions
Corporate
Services
Income

Other
Income

Total

Corporate
Services
Income

Other
Income

Total

NET GAINS (LOSSES)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate
$
22

$
(2
)
$
20

$
18


$
18

Foreign exchange
28


28

27


27

Commodity
3


3

5


5

Credit
1

(11
)
(10
)

$
(10
)
(10
)
Total net gains (losses) (a)
$
54

$
(13
)
$
41

$
50

$
(10
)
$
40

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(a)
Pre-tax gains (losses) attributable to other derivatives totaled less than $1 million and $0 for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015, respectively. Other derivative gains (losses) are recorded in "consumer mortgage income" on the income statement.

Counterparty Credit Risk

Like other financial instruments, derivatives contain an element of credit risk. This risk is measured as the expected positive replacement value of the contracts. We use several means to mitigate and manage exposure to credit risk on derivative contracts. We generally enter into bilateral collateral and master netting agreements that provide for the net settlement of all contracts with a single counterparty in the event of default. Additionally, we monitor counterparty credit risk exposure on each contract to determine appropriate limits on our total credit exposure across all product types. We review our collateral positions on a daily basis and exchange collateral with our counterparties in accordance with standard ISDA documentation, central clearing rules, and other related agreements. We generally hold collateral in the form of cash and highly rated securities issued by the U.S. Treasury, government-sponsored enterprises, or GNMA. The cash collateral netted against derivative assets on the balance sheet totaled $222 million at September 30, 2016, $377 million at December 31, 2015, and $394 million at September 30, 2015. The cash collateral netted against derivative liabilities totaled $139 million at September 30, 2016, $5 million at December 31, 2015, and $14 million at September 30, 2015. The relevant agreements that allow us to access the central clearing organizations to clear derivative transactions are not considered to be qualified master netting agreements. Therefore, we cannot net derivative contracts or offset those contracts with related cash collateral with these counterparties. At September 30, 2016, we posted $750 million of cash collateral with clearing organizations and held $236 million of cash collateral from clearing organizations. At December 31, 2015, we posted $143 million of cash collateral with clearing organizations and held $6 million of cash collateral from clearing organizations. At September 30, 2015, we posted $112 million of cash collateral with clearing organizations and held $105 million of cash collateral from clearing organizations. This additional cash collateral is included in “short-term investments” and “NOW and money market deposit accounts” on the balance sheet.

The following table summarizes our largest exposure to an individual counterparty at the dates indicated.
 

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in millions
September 30, 2016

December 31, 2015

September 30, 2015

Largest gross exposure (derivative asset) to an individual counterparty
$
116

$
158

$
137

Collateral posted by this counterparty
55

85

55

Derivative liability with this counterparty
139

74

78

Collateral pledged to this counterparty
86



Net exposure after netting adjustments and collateral
8

(1
)
4

 
 
 
 

The following table summarizes the fair value of our derivative assets by type at the dates indicated. These assets represent our gross exposure to potential loss after taking into account the effects of bilateral collateral and master netting agreements and other means used to mitigate risk.
in millions
September 30, 2016

December 31, 2015

September 30, 2015

Interest rate
$
1,406

$
628

$
807

Foreign exchange
41

66

48

Commodity
74

298

328

Credit
1

4

4

Other
4



Derivative assets before collateral
1,526

996

1,187

Less: Related collateral
222

377

394

Total derivative assets
$
1,304

$
619

$
793

 
 
 
 

We enter into derivative transactions with two primary groups: broker-dealers and banks, and clients. Since these groups have different economic characteristics, we have different methods for managing counterparty credit exposure and credit risk.

We enter into transactions with broker-dealers and banks for various risk management purposes. These types of transactions generally are high dollar volume. We generally enter into bilateral collateral and master netting agreements with these counterparties. We began clearing certain types of derivative transactions with these counterparties in June 2013, whereby the central clearing organizations become our counterparties subsequent to novation of the original derivative contracts. In addition, we began entering into derivative contracts through swap execution facilities during the first quarter of 2014. The swap clearing and swap trade execution requirements were mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act for the purpose of reducing counterparty credit risk and increasing transparency in the derivative market. At September 30, 2016, we had gross exposure of $702 million to broker-dealers and banks. We had net exposure of $461 million after the application of master netting agreements and cash collateral, where such qualifying agreements exist. We had net exposure of $397 million after considering $64 million of additional collateral held in the form of securities.

We enter into transactions with clients to accommodate their business needs. These types of transactions generally are low dollar volume. We generally enter into master netting agreements with these counterparties. In addition, we mitigate our overall portfolio exposure and market risk by buying and selling U.S. Treasuries and Eurodollar futures and entering into offsetting positions and other derivative contracts, sometimes with entities other than broker-dealers and banks. Due to the smaller size and magnitude of the individual contracts with clients, we generally do not exchange collateral in connection with these derivative transactions. To address the risk of default associated with the uncollateralized contracts, we have established a credit valuation adjustment (included in “derivative assets”) in the amount of $11 million at September 30, 2016, which we estimate to be the potential future losses on amounts due from client counterparties in the event of default. At September 30, 2016, we had gross exposure of $902 million to client counterparties and other entities that are not broker-dealers or banks for derivatives that have associated master netting agreements. We had net exposure of $843 million on our derivatives with these counterparties after the application of master netting agreements, collateral, and the related reserve. 

Credit Derivatives

We are both a buyer and seller of credit protection through the credit derivative market. We purchase credit derivatives to manage the credit risk associated with specific commercial lending and swap obligations as well as exposures to debt securities. We may also sell credit derivatives, mainly single-name credit default swaps, to offset our purchased credit default swap positions prior to maturity.


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The following table summarizes the fair value of our credit derivatives purchased and sold by type as of September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015. The fair value of credit derivatives presented below does not take into account the effects of bilateral collateral or master netting agreements.
 
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
September 30, 2015
in millions
Purchased
Sold
Net
 
Purchased
Sold
Net
 
Purchased
Sold
Net
Single-name credit default swaps
$
(2
)

$
(2
)
 
$
(3
)

$
(3
)
 
$
(2
)

$
(2
)
Traded credit default swap indices
(1
)

(1
)
 
4


4

 
4


4

Other (a)
1


1

 

$
(1
)
(1
)
 



Total credit derivatives
$
(2
)

$
(2
)
 
$
1

$
(1
)

 
$
2


$
2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
As of September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015, the fair value of other credit derivatives sold totaled less than $1 million, respectively.

Single-name credit default swaps are bilateral contracts whereby the seller agrees, for a premium, to provide protection against the credit risk of a specific entity (the “reference entity”) in connection with a specific debt obligation. The protected credit risk is related to adverse credit events, such as bankruptcy, failure to make payments, and acceleration or restructuring of obligations, identified in the credit derivative contract. As the seller of a single-name credit derivative, we may settle in
one of two ways if the underlying reference entity experiences a predefined credit event. We may be required to pay the purchaser the difference between the par value and the market price of the debt obligation (cash settlement) or receive the specified referenced asset in exchange for payment of the par value (physical settlement). If we effect a physical settlement and receive our portion of the related debt obligation, we will join other creditors in the liquidation process, which may enable us to recover a portion of the amount paid under the credit default swap contract. We also may purchase offsetting credit derivatives for the same reference entity from third parties that will permit us to recover the amount we pay should a credit event occur.

A traded credit default swap index represents a position on a basket or portfolio of reference entities. As a seller of protection on a credit default swap index, we would be required to pay the purchaser if one or more of the entities in the index had a credit event. Upon a credit event, the amount payable is based on the percentage of the notional amount allocated to the specific defaulting entity.

The majority of transactions represented by the “other” category shown in the above table are risk participation agreements. In these transactions, the lead participant has a swap agreement with a customer. The lead participant (purchaser of protection) then enters into a risk participation agreement with a counterparty (seller of protection), under which the counterparty receives a fee to accept a portion of the lead participant’s credit risk. If the customer defaults on the swap contract, the counterparty to the risk participation agreement must reimburse the lead participant for the counterparty’s percentage of the positive fair value of the customer swap as of the default date. If the customer swap has a negative fair value, the counterparty has no reimbursement requirements. If the customer defaults on the swap contract and the seller fulfills its payment obligations under the risk participation agreement, the seller is entitled to a pro rata share of the lead participant’s claims against the customer under the terms of the swap agreement.

The following table provides information on the types of credit derivatives sold by us and held on the balance sheet at September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015. The notional amount represents the maximum amount that the seller could be required to pay. The payment/performance risk assessment is based on the default probabilities for the underlying reference entities’ debt obligations using a Moody’s credit ratings matrix known as Moody’s “Idealized” Cumulative Default Rates. The payment/performance risk shown in the table represents a weighted-average of the default probabilities for all reference entities in the respective portfolios. These default probabilities are directly correlated to the probability that we will have to make a payment under the credit derivative contracts.
 
 
September 30, 2016
December 31, 2015
September 30, 2015
dollars in millions
Notional
Amount

Average
Term
(Years)

Payment /
Performance
Risk

Notional
Amount

Average
Term
(Years)

Payment /
Performance
Risk

Notional
Amount

Average
Term
(Years)

Payment /
Performance
Risk

Other
$
34

13.20

8.65
%
$
5

2.67

14.46
%
$
9

2.95

7.45
%
Total credit derivatives sold
$
34



$
5



$
9



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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Credit Risk Contingent Features

We have entered into certain derivative contracts that require us to post collateral to the counterparties when these contracts are in a net liability position. The amount of collateral to be posted is based on the amount of the net liability and thresholds generally related to our long-term senior unsecured credit ratings with Moody’s and S&P. Collateral requirements also are based on minimum transfer amounts, which are specific to each Credit Support Annex (a component of the ISDA Master Agreement) that we have signed with the counterparties. In a limited number of instances, counterparties have the right to terminate their ISDA Master Agreements with us if our ratings fall below a certain level, usually investment-grade level (i.e., “Baa3” for Moody’s and “BBB-” for S&P). At September 30, 2016, KeyBank’s rating was “A3” with Moody’s and “A-” with S&P, and KeyCorp’s rating was “Baa1” with Moody’s and “BBB+” with S&P. As of September 30, 2016, the aggregate fair value of all derivative contracts with credit risk contingent features (i.e., those containing collateral posting or termination provisions based on our ratings) held by KeyBank that were in a net liability position totaled $257 million, which includes $228 million in derivative assets and $485 million in derivative liabilities. We had $261 million in cash and securities collateral posted to cover those positions as of September 30, 2016. The aggregate fair value of all derivative contracts with credit risk contingent features held by KeyCorp as of September 30, 2016, that were in a net liability position totaled $12 million, which consists solely of derivative liabilities. We had $12 million in collateral posted to cover those positions as of September 30, 2016. As of September 30, 2016, the aggregate fair value of all derivative contracts acquired through the First Niagara acquisition with credit risk contingent features that were in a net liability position totaled $23 million, which includes less than $1 million of derivative assets with the remaining balance comprised of derivative liabilities. We had $23 million in collateral posted to cover these positions as of September 30, 2016.

The following table summarizes the additional cash and securities collateral that KeyBank would have been required to deliver under the ISDA Master Agreements had the credit risk contingent features been triggered for the derivative contracts in a net liability position as of September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015. The additional collateral amounts were calculated based on scenarios under which KeyBank’s ratings are downgraded one, two, or three ratings as of September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015, and take into account all collateral already posted. A similar calculation was performed for KeyCorp, and no additional collateral would have been required as of September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, or September 30, 2015. No additional cash or securities collateral would have been required to be delivered for the derivative contracts in a net liability position under the ISDA Master Agreements acquired through the First Niagara acquisition had the credit risk contingent features of these contracts been triggered as of September 30, 2016. For more information about the credit ratings for KeyBank and KeyCorp, see the discussion under the heading “Factors affecting liquidity” in the section entitled “Liquidity risk management” in Item 2 of this report.
 
 
September 30, 2016
December 31, 2015
September 30, 2015
in millions
Moody’s
S&P
Moody’s
S&P
Moody’s
S&P
KeyBank’s long-term senior unsecured credit ratings
A3

A-

A3

A-

A3

A-

One rating downgrade
$
2

$
2

$
2

$
2

$
4

$
4

Two rating downgrades
2

2

2

2

5

5

Three rating downgrades
2

2

4

4

6

6

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

KeyBank’s long-term senior unsecured credit rating was four ratings above noninvestment grade at Moody’s and S&P as of September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015. If KeyBank’s ratings had been downgraded below investment grade as of September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, or September 30, 2015, payments of up to $3 million, $5 million, and $7 million, respectively, would have been required to either terminate the contracts or post additional collateral for those contracts in a net liability position, taking into account all collateral already posted. If KeyCorp’s ratings had been downgraded below investment grade as of September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015, payments of less than $1 million would have been required to either terminate the contracts or post additional collateral for those contracts in a net liability position, taking into account all collateral already posted, and no additional payments would have been required for those contracts in a net liability position acquired through the First Niagara acquisition.

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9. Mortgage Servicing Assets

We originate and periodically sell commercial and residential mortgage loans but continue to service those loans for the buyers. We also may purchase the right to service commercial mortgage loans for other lenders. We record a servicing asset if we purchase or retain the right to service loans in exchange for servicing fees that exceed the going market servicing rate and are considered more than adequate compensation for servicing. Commercial and residential mortgage servicing assets are recorded as a component of “accrued income and other assets” on the balance sheet.

Commercial

Changes in the carrying amount of commercial mortgage servicing assets are summarized as follows:
 
Three months ended September 30,
 
 
Nine months ended September 30,
 
in millions
2016

2015

 
2016

2015

Balance at beginning of period
$
323

$
329

 
$
321

$
323

Servicing retained from loan sales
31

11

 
53

39

Purchases
3

4

 
15

29

Amortization
(21
)
(24
)
 
(53
)
(71
)
Balance at end of period
$
336

$
320

 
$
336

$
320

Fair value at end of period
$
416

$
427

 
$
416

$
427

 
 
 
 
 
 

The fair value of commercial mortgage servicing assets is determined by calculating the present value of future cash flows associated with servicing the loans. This calculation uses a number of assumptions that are based on current market conditions. The range and weighted-average of the significant unobservable inputs used to fair value our commercial mortgage servicing assets at September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015, along with the valuation techniques, are shown in the following table:
 
September 30, 2016
Valuation Technique
Significant
Unobservable Input
Range
(Weighted-Average)
dollars in millions
Commercial mortgage servicing assets
Discounted cash flow
Prepayment speed
1.60 - 20.40% (3.70%)
 
 
Expected defaults
1.00 - 3.00% (1.50%)
 
 
Residual cash flows discount rate
7.00 - 12.10% (7.90%)
 
 
Escrow earn rate
0.80 - 2.60% (2.00%)
 
 
Servicing cost
$150 - $2,700 ($1,163)
 
 
Loan assumption rate
0.00 - 3.00% (1.18%)
 
 
Percentage late
0.00 - 2.00% (0.35%)
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
Valuation Technique
Significant
Unobservable Input
Range
(Weighted-Average)
dollars in millions
Commercial mortgage servicing assets
Discounted cash flow
Prepayment speed
1.90 - 17.20% (4.60%)
 
 
Expected defaults
1.00 - 3.00% (1.70%)
 
 
Residual cash flows discount rate
7.00 - 15.00% (7.80%)
 
 
Escrow earn rate
1.00 - 3.50% (2.30%)
 
 
Servicing cost
$150 - $2,700 ($1,215)
 
 
Loan assumption rate
0.00 - 3.00% (1.34%)
 
 
Percentage late
0.00 - 2.00% (0.33%)
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2015
Valuation Technique
Significant
Unobservable Input
Range
(Weighted-Average)
dollars in millions
Commercial mortgage servicing assets
Discounted cash flow
Prepayment speed
1.70 - 16.30% (4.90%)
 
 
Expected defaults
1.00 - 3.00% (1.70%)
 
 
Residual cash flows discount rate
7.00 - 15.00% (7.80%)
 
 
Escrow earn rate
0.90 - 3.50% (2.30%)
 
 
Servicing cost
$150 - $2,719 ($1,151)
 
 
Loan assumption rate
0.00 - 3.00% (1.37%)
 
 
Percentage late
0.00 - 2.00% (0.33%)
 
 
 
 

If these economic assumptions change or prove incorrect, the fair value of commercial mortgage servicing assets may also change. Expected credit losses, escrow earn rates, and discount rates are critical to the valuation of commercial servicing assets. Estimates of these assumptions are based on how a market participant would view the respective rates and reflect historical data associated with the loans, industry trends, and other considerations. Actual rates may differ from those estimated

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due to changes in a variety of economic factors. A decrease in the value assigned to the escrow earn rates would cause a decrease in the fair value of our commercial mortgage servicing assets. An increase in the assumed default rates of commercial mortgage loans or an increase in the assigned discount rates would cause a decrease in the fair value of our commercial mortgage servicing assets.

We have elected to account for commercial servicing assets using the amortization method. The amortization of commercial servicing assets is determined in proportion to, and over the period of, the estimated net servicing income. The amortization of commercial servicing assets for each period, as shown in the table at the beginning of this note, is recorded as a reduction to contractual fee income. The contractual fee income from servicing commercial mortgage loans totaled $101 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016, and $104 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015. This fee income was offset by $66 million of amortization for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016, and $71 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015. Both the contractual fee income and the amortization are recorded, net, in “mortgage servicing fees” on the income statement.

Additional information pertaining to the accounting for commercial mortgage and other servicing assets is included in Note 1 (“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”) under the heading “Servicing Assets” on page 127 of our 2015 Form 10-K.

Residential

With the First Niagara acquisition, we acquired residential mortgage servicing assets with a fair value of $28 million as of the acquisition date. Activity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, represents the period from the acquisition date of August 1, 2016, through September 30, 2016.

Changes in the carrying amount of residential mortgage servicing assets are summarized as follows:
 
Three months ended
 
Nine months ended
in millions
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2016
Balance at beginning of period

 

Servicing retained from loan sales
$
1

 
$
1

Purchases
28

 
28

Amortization
(1
)
 
(1
)
Balance at end of period
$
28

 
$
28

Fair value at end of period
$
29

 
$
29

 
 
 
 

The fair value of mortgage servicing assets is determined by calculating the present value of future cash flows associated with servicing the loans. This calculation uses a number of assumptions that are based on current market conditions. The range and weighted-average of the significant unobservable inputs used to fair value our mortgage servicing assets at September 30, 2016, along with the valuation techniques, are shown in the following table:
September 30, 2016
Valuation Technique
Significant
Unobservable Input
Range
(Weighted-Average)
dollars in millions
Residential mortgage servicing assets
Discounted cash flow
Prepayment speed
9.36 - 18.39% (11.81%)
 
 
Discount rate
8.50 - 11.00% (8.55%)
 
 
Servicing cost
$76 - $3,335 ($82.17)
 
 
 
 

If these economic assumptions change or prove incorrect, the fair value of residential mortgage servicing assets may also change. Prepayment speed, discount rates, and servicing cost are critical to the valuation of servicing assets. Estimates of these assumptions are based on how a market participant would view the respective rates and reflect historical data associated with the loans, industry trends, and other considerations. Actual rates may differ from those estimated due to changes in a variety of economic factors. An increase in the prepayment speed would cause a negative impact on the fair value of our residential mortgage servicing assets. An increase in the assigned discount rates and servicing cost assumptions would cause a decrease in the fair value of our residential mortgage servicing assets.

We have elected to account for residential servicing assets using the amortization method. The amortization of residential servicing assets is determined in proportion to, and over the period of, the estimated net residential servicing income. The amortization of servicing assets for September 30, 2016, as shown in the table above, is recorded as a reduction to contractual fee income. The contractual fee income from servicing residential mortgage loans totaled $3 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016. This fee income was offset by $1 million of amortization for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016. Both the contractual fee income and the amortization are recorded, net, in “mortgage servicing fees” on the income statement.

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10. Variable Interest Entities

A VIE is a partnership, limited liability company, trust, or other legal entity that meets any one of the following criteria:
 
The entity does not have sufficient equity to conduct its activities without additional subordinated financial support from another party.

The entity’s investors lack the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance.

The entity’s equity at risk holders do not have the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive residual returns.

The voting rights of some investors are not proportional to their economic interests in the entity, and substantially all of the entity’s activities involve, or are conducted on behalf of, investors with disproportionately few voting rights.

Our significant VIEs are summarized below. We define a “significant interest” in a VIE as a subordinated interest that exposes us to a significant portion, but not the majority, of the VIE’s expected losses or residual returns, even though we do not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance. KCC and KPP principal investments are newly assessed VIEs under the amended consolidation guidance. Additional information on the amended consolidation guidance is provided in Note 1 (“Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies”).

LIHTC investments. Through KCDC, we have made investments directly and indirectly in LIHTC operating partnerships formed by third parties. As a limited partner in these operating partnerships, we are allocated tax credits and deductions associated with the underlying properties. We have determined that we are not the primary beneficiary of these investments because the general partners have the power to direct the activities that most significantly influence the economic performance of their respective partnerships and have the obligation to absorb expected losses and the right to receive residual returns. As we are not the primary beneficiary of these investments, we do not consolidate them.

Our maximum exposure to loss in connection with these partnerships consists of our unamortized investment balance plus any unfunded equity commitments and tax credits claimed but subject to recapture. We had $1.2 billion, $1.1 billion, and $1 billion of investments in LIHTC operating partnerships at September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015, respectively. These investments are recorded in “accrued income and other assets” on our balance sheet. We do not have any loss reserves recorded related to these investments because we believe the likelihood of any loss is remote. For all legally binding unfunded equity commitments, we increase our recognized investment and recognize a liability. As of September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015, we had liabilities of $479 million, $410 million, and $347 million, respectively, related to investments in qualified affordable housing projects, which are recorded in “accrued expenses and other liabilities” on our balance sheet. We continue to invest in these LIHTC operating partnerships.

The assets and liabilities presented in the table below convey the size of KCDC’s direct and indirect investments at September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015. As these investments represent unconsolidated VIEs, the assets and liabilities of the investments themselves are not recorded on our balance sheet. During 2015, we noted that not all of KCDC’s unconsolidated VIEs were captured in the table below. As a result, the amounts in the table were revised to incorporate all of KCDC’s unconsolidated VIEs for the quarter ended September 30, 2015. Because our LIHTC investments were appropriately accounted for, these revisions did not impact our financial condition or results of operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2015.
 
Unconsolidated VIEs
in millions
Total
Assets

Total
Liabilities

Maximum
Exposure to Loss

September 30, 2016
 
 
 
LIHTC investments
$
4,852

$
2,105

$
1,445

December 31, 2015
 
 
 
LIHTC investments
$
4,914

$
1,368

$
1,332

September 30, 2015
 
 
 
LIHTC investments
$
3,605

$
727

$
1,205

 
 
 
 





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We amortize our LIHTC investments over the period that we expect to receive the tax benefits. During the first nine months of 2016, we recognized $96 million of amortization and $98 million of tax credits associated with these investments within “income taxes” on our income statement. During the first nine months of 2015, we recognized $85 million of amortization and $99 million of tax credits associated with these investments within “income taxes” on our income statement.

Principal investments. Through our principal investing entity, KCC, we have made investments in private equity funds engaged in venture- and growth-oriented investing. As a limited partner to these funds, KCC records these investments at fair value and receives distributions from the funds in accordance with the funds’ partnership agreements. We are not the primary beneficiary of these investments as we do not hold the power to direct the activities that most significantly affect the funds’ economic performance. Such power rests with the funds’ general partners. In addition, we neither have the obligation to absorb the funds’ expected losses nor the right to receive their residual returns. Our voting rights are also disproportionate to our economic interests, and substantially all of the funds’ activities are conducted on behalf of investors with disproportionally few voting rights. Because we are not the primary beneficiary of these investments, we do not consolidate them.
Our maximum exposure to loss associated with indirect principal investments consists of the investments’ fair value plus any unfunded equity commitments. The fair value of our indirect principal investments totaled $173 million, $235 million, and $271 million at September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015, respectively. These investments are recorded in “other investments” on our balance sheet. Additional information on indirect principal investments is provided in Note 6 (“Fair Value Measurements”). The table below reflects the size of the private equity funds in which KCC was invested as well as our maximum exposure to loss in connection with these investments at September 30, 2016.
 
 
Unconsolidated VIEs
in millions
Total
Assets

Total
Liabilities

Maximum
Exposure to Loss

September 30, 2016
 
 
 
KCC indirect investments
$
32,808

$
201

$
215


Other unconsolidated VIEs. We are involved with other various entities in the normal course of business that we have determined to be VIEs. We have determined that we are not the primary beneficiary of these partnerships because the general partners have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact their economic performance. Our assets associated with these unconsolidated VIEs totaled $180 million at September 30, 2016, $176 million at December 31, 2015, and $203 million at September 30, 2015, and primarily consisted of our investments in these entities. These assets are recorded in “accrued income and other assets,” “other investments,” and “securities available for sale” on our balance sheet. We had liabilities totaling $4 million associated with these unconsolidated VIEs at September 30, 2016, and less than $1 million at both December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015. These liabilities are recorded in “accrued expenses and other liabilities” on our balance sheet.

Consolidated VIEs. Through our principal investing entity, KPP, we have formed and funded operating entities that provide management and other related services to our investment company funds, which directly invest in portfolio companies. In return for providing services to our direct investment funds, these entities’ receive a minority equity interest in the funds. This minority equity ownership is recorded at fair value on the entities’ financial statements. Additional information on our direct principal investments is provided in Note 6 (“Fair Value Measurements”). While other equity investors manage the daily operations of these entities, we retain the power, through voting rights, to direct the activities of the entities that most significantly impact their economic performance. In addition, we have the obligation to absorb losses and the right to receive residual returns that could potentially be significant to these entities. As a result, we have determined that we are the primary beneficiary of these funds and have consolidated them since formation. The assets of these KPP entities that can only be used to settle the entities’ obligations totaled $3 million at September 30, 2016, and $7 million at December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015, respectively. These assets are recorded in “cash and due from banks” and “accrued income and other assets” on our balance sheet. The entities had no, liabilities at September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015, and other equity investors have no recourse to our general credit.

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11. Income Taxes
Income Tax Provision

In accordance with the applicable accounting guidance, the principal method established for computing the provision for income taxes in interim periods requires us to make our best estimate of the effective tax rate expected to be applicable for the full year. This estimated effective tax rate is then applied to interim consolidated pre-tax operating income to determine the interim provision for income taxes.

The effective tax rate, which is the provision for income taxes as a percentage of income from continuing operations before income taxes, was 9.1% for the third quarter of 2016 and 24.4% for the third quarter of 2015. The effective tax rates are below our combined federal and state statutory tax rate of 37.2% primarily due to income from investments in tax-advantaged assets such as corporate-owned life insurance and credits associated with renewable energy and low-income housing investments. The tax rate for the third quarter of 2016 was also significantly reduced due to merger and integration expenses of $207 million. Excluding those expenses, the tax rate for the third quarter of 2016 was 23.4%.

Deferred Tax Asset

At September 30, 2016, from continuing operations, we had a net deferred tax asset of $488 million, compared to a net deferred tax asset of $95 million at December 31, 2015, and a net deferred tax asset of $216 million at September 30, 2015, included in “accrued income and other assets” on the balance sheet. At September 30, 2016, deferred tax assets were impacted by the First Niagara acquisition including certain purchase accounting adjustments and changes in market conditions that impact the mark to market deferred tax adjustment on securities.

To determine the amount of deferred tax assets that are more-likely-than-not to be realized, and therefore recorded, we conduct a quarterly assessment of all available evidence. This evidence includes, but is not limited to, taxable income in prior periods, projected future taxable income, and projected future reversals of deferred tax items. These assessments involve a degree of subjectivity and may undergo change. Based on these criteria, we had a valuation allowance of $35 million at September 30, 2016, and less than $1 million at both December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015. The valuation allowance is associated with certain state net operating loss carryforwards, state credit carryforwards, and federal and state capital loss carryforwards. The $35 million increase in the valuation allowance at September 30, 2016, is attributable to federal and state capital loss carryforwards acquired in the First Niagara acquisition.

Unrecognized Tax Benefits

As permitted under the applicable accounting guidance for income taxes, it is our policy to recognize interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense.

At September 20, 2016, Key's unrecognized tax benefits were $48 million. Unrecognized tax benefits acquired in the First Niagara acquisition were $28 million.

Pre-1988 Bank Reserves acquired in a business combination

In connection with the First Niagara acquisition, at September 30, 2016, the retained earnings of First Niagara Bank had approximately $92 million of allocated bad debt deductions for which no income taxes have been recorded. Under current federal law, these reserves are subject to recapture into taxable income if First Niagara Bank, or any successor, fails to maintain its bank status under the Internal Revenue Code or makes non-dividend distributions or distributions greater than its accumulated earnings and profits. No deferred tax liability has been established as these events are not expected to occur in the foreseeable future.




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12. Acquisition, Divestiture, and Discontinued Operations

Acquisition

First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. As previously disclosed, on October 30, 2015, KeyCorp entered into a definitive agreement and plan of merger (“Agreement”) to acquire all of the outstanding capital stock of First Niagara, headquartered in Buffalo, New York. On August 1, 2016, First Niagara merged with and into KeyCorp, with KeyCorp as the surviving entity. The total consideration for the transaction was approximately $4.0 billion. Under the terms of the Agreement, at the effective time of the merger, each share of First Niagara common stock was converted into the right to receive (i) 0.680 of a share of KeyCorp common stock and (ii) $2.30 in cash. The exchange ratio of KeyCorp stock for First Niagara stock was fixed per the Agreement and did not adjust based on changes in KeyCorp’s share trading price. First Niagara equity awards outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the merger were converted into equity awards for KeyCorp common stock as provided in the Agreement. Each share of First Niagara’s Fixed-to-Floating Rate Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B, was converted into a share of a newly created series of preferred stock of KeyCorp having substantially the same terms as First Niagara’s preferred stock. For more information on the acquisition, see Note 2 ("Business Combination").

On October 7, 2016, First Niagara Bank merged with and into KeyBank, with KeyBank as the surviving entity. Systems and client conversion also occurred during the fourth quarter of 2016 in connection with the bank merger.

Divestiture

On September 9, 2016, KeyCorp sold to Northwest Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Northwest Bancshares, Inc., 18 branches in the Buffalo, New York market. The branches were divested in connection with the merger between First Niagara and KeyCorp and pursuant to an agreement with the United States Department of Justice and commitments to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System following a customary antitrust review in connection with the merger. The divestiture included $439 million of loans and $1.6 billion of deposits associated with the 18 branches.

Discontinued operations

Education lending. In September 2009, we decided to exit the government-guaranteed education lending business. As a result, we have accounted for this business as a discontinued operation.

As of January 1, 2010, we consolidated our 10 outstanding education lending securitization trusts since we held the residual interests and are the master servicer with the power to direct the activities that most significantly influence the economic performance of the trusts.

On September 30, 2014, we sold the residual interests in all of our outstanding education lending securitization trusts to a third party for $57 million. In selling the residual interests, we no longer have the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits related to the securitization trusts. Therefore, in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance, we deconsolidated the securitization trusts and removed trust assets of $1.7 billion and trust liabilities of $1.6 billion from our balance sheet at September 30, 2014. We continue to service the securitized loans in eight of the securitization trusts and receive servicing fees, whereby we are adequately compensated, as well as remain a counterparty to derivative contracts with three of the securitization trusts. We retained interests in the securitization trusts through our ownership of an insignificant percentage of certificates in two of the securitization trusts and two interest-only strips in one of the securitization trusts. These retained interests were remeasured at fair value on September 30, 2014, and their fair value of $1 million was recorded in “discontinued assets” on our balance sheet. These assets were valued using a similar approach and inputs that have been used to value the education loan securitization trust loans and securities, which are further discussed later in this note.

“Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes” on the income statement includes (i) the changes in fair value of the portfolio loans at fair value (discussed later in this note), and (ii) the interest income and expense from the loans in portfolio at both amortized cost and fair value. These amounts are shown separately in the following table. Gains and losses attributable to changes in fair value are recorded as a component of “noninterest income” or “noninterest expense.” Interest income and interest expense related to the loans and securities are included as components of “net interest income.”
The components of “income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes” for the education lending business are as follows:
 

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Three months ended September 30,
Nine months ended September 30,
in millions
2016

2015

2016

2015

Net interest income
$
6

$
9

$
20

$
29

Provision for credit losses
1

7

3

9

Net interest income after provision for credit losses
5

2

17

20

Noninterest income
1

(2
)
4

1

Noninterest expense
4

5

13

13

Income (loss) before income taxes
2

(5
)
8

8

Income taxes
1

(2
)
3

3

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes (a)
$
1

$
(3
)
$
5

$
5

 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Includes after-tax charges of $6 million and $7 million for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015, respectively, and $18 million for both the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015, determined by applying a matched funds transfer pricing methodology to the liabilities assumed necessary to support the discontinued operations.

The discontinued assets of our education lending business included on the balance sheet are as follows. There were no discontinued liabilities for the periods presented below.
 
in millions
September 30, 2016

December 31, 2015

September 30, 2015

Held-to-maturity securities
$
1

$
1

$
1

Portfolio loans at fair value
3

4


Loans, net of unearned income (a)
1,625

1,824

1,891

Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses
18

28

23

Net loans
1,610

1,800

1,868

Portfolio loans held for sale at fair value


169

Accrued income and other assets
28

30

33

Total assets
$
1,639

$
1,831

$
2,071

 
 
 
 
 
(a)
At September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015, unearned income was less than $1 million.

The discontinued education lending business consisted of loans in portfolio (recorded at fair value) and loans in portfolio (recorded at carrying value with appropriate valuation reserves). As of September 30, 2015, we decided to sell the portfolio loans that are recorded at fair value, which were subsequently sold during the fourth quarter of 2015.

At September 30, 2016, education loans included 2,145 TDRs with a recorded investment of approximately $22 million (pre-modification and post-modification). A specifically allocated allowance of $2 million was assigned to these loans as of September 30, 2016. At December 31, 2015, education loans included 1,901 TDRs with a recorded investment of approximately $21 million (pre-modification and post-modification). A specifically allocated allowance of $2 million was assigned to these loans as of December 31, 2015. At September 30, 2015, education loans included 1,845 TDRs with a recorded investment of approximately $20 million (pre-modification and post-modification). A specifically allocated allowance of $2 million was assigned to these loans at September 30, 2015. There have been no significant payment defaults. There are no significant commitments outstanding to lend additional funds to these borrowers. Additional information regarding TDR classification and ALLL methodology is provided in Note 5 (“Asset Quality”).

On June 27, 2014, we purchased the private loans from one of the education loan securitization trusts through the execution of a clean-up call option. The trust used the cash proceeds from the sale of these loans to retire the outstanding securities related to these private loans, and there are no future commitments or obligations to the holders of the securities. The portfolio loans were valued using an internal discounted cash flow method, which was affected by assumptions for defaults, expected credit losses, discount rates, and prepayments. The portfolio loans are considered to be Level 3 assets since we rely on unobservable inputs when determining fair value.

In June 2015, we transferred $179 million of loans that were previously purchased from three of the outstanding securitization trusts pursuant to the legal terms of those particular trusts to held for sale and accounted for them at fair value. These portfolio loans held for sale were valued based on indicative bids to sell the loans. These portfolio loans were previously valued using an internal discounted cash flow model, which was affected by assumptions for defaults, loss severity, discount rates, and prepayments. These loans were considered Level 3 assets since we relied on unobservable inputs when determining their fair value. Our valuation process for these loans prior to June 2015 is discussed in more detail below. On October 29, 2015, government-guaranteed loans were sold for $117 million. On December 8, 2015, private loans were sold for $45 million. The gain on the sales of these loans was $1 million. The remaining portfolio loans held for sale, totaling $4 million, were

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reclassified to portfolio loans at fair value at December 31, 2015. Portfolio loans accounted for at fair value were $3 million at September 30, 2016.

Corporate Treasury, within our Finance area, was responsible for the quarterly valuation process that previously determined the fair value of our student loans held in portfolio that were accounted for at fair value. Corporate Treasury provided these fair values to a Working Group Committee (the “Working Group”) comprising representatives from the line of business, Credit and Market Risk Management, Accounting, Business Finance (part of our Finance area), and Corporate Treasury. The Working Group was a subcommittee of the Fair Value Committee that is discussed in more detail in Note 6 (“Fair Value Measurements”). The Working Group reviewed all significant inputs and assumptions and approved the resulting fair values.

The Working Group reviewed actual performance trends of the loans on a quarterly basis and used statistical analysis and qualitative measures to determine assumptions for future performance. Predictive models that incorporate delinquency and charge-off trends along with economic outlooks assisted the Working Group to forecast future defaults. The Working Group used this information to formulate the credit outlook related to the loans. Higher projected defaults, fewer expected recoveries, elevated prepayment speeds, and higher discount rates would be expected to result in a lower fair value of the portfolio loans. Default expectations and discount rate changes had the most significant impact on the fair values of the loans. Increased cash flow uncertainty, whether through higher defaults and prepayments or fewer recoveries, can result in higher discount rates for use in the fair value process for these loans.

The valuation process for the portfolio loans that were accounted for at fair value was based on a discounted cash flow analysis using a model purchased from a third party and maintained by Corporate Treasury. The valuation process began with loan-level data that was aggregated into pools based on underlying loan structural characteristics (i.e., current unpaid principal balance, contractual term, interest rate). Cash flows for these loan pools were developed using a financial model that reflected certain assumptions for defaults, recoveries, status changes, and prepayments. A net earnings stream, taking into account cost of funding, was calculated and discounted back to the measurement date using an appropriate discount rate. This resulting amount was used to determine the present value of the loans, which represented their fair value to a market participant.

The unobservable inputs set forth in the following table were reviewed and approved by the Working Group on a quarterly basis. As of December 31, 2015, the portfolio loans accounted for at fair value were valued based on the indicative bids we received when we sold $162 million of these loans in late 2015.

A quarterly variance analysis reconciled valuation changes in the model used to calculate the fair value of the portfolio loans at fair value. This quarterly analysis considered loan run-off, yields, and future default and recovery changes. We also performed back-testing to compare expected defaults to actual experience; the impact of future defaults could significantly affect the fair value of these loans over time. In addition, our internal model validation group periodically performed a review to ensure the accuracy and validity of the model for determining the fair value of these loans.

The following table shows the significant unobservable inputs used to measure the fair value of the portfolio loans accounted for at fair value as of September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015:
 
September 30, 2016
Fair Value of Level 3
Assets and Liabilities
Valuation
Technique
Significant
Unobservable Input
Range
(Weighted-Average)
dollars in millions
Portfolio loans accounted for at fair value
$
3

Market approach
Indicative bids
84.50-104.00%
December 31, 2015
Fair Value of Level 3
Assets and Liabilities
Valuation
Technique
Significant
Unobservable Input
Range
(Weighted-Average)
dollars in millions
Portfolio loans accounted for at fair value
$
4

Market approach
Indicative bids
84.50-104.00%
September 30, 2015
Fair Value of Level 3
Assets and Liabilities
Valuation
Technique
Significant
Unobservable Input
Range
(Weighted-Average)
dollars in millions
Portfolio loans held for sale accounted for at fair value
$
169

Market approach
Indicative bids
84.50-104.00%

The following table shows the principal and fair value amounts for our portfolio loans at carrying value and portfolio loans at fair value at September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015. Our policies for determining past due loans, placing loans on nonaccrual, applying payments on nonaccrual loans, and resuming accrual of interest are disclosed in Note 1 (“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”) under the heading “Nonperforming Loans” beginning on page 121 of our 2015 Form 10-K.
 

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September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
September 30, 2015
in millions
Principal
Fair Value
 
Principal
Fair Value
 
Principal
Fair Value
Portfolio loans at carrying value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more
$
23

N/A

 
$
26

N/A

 
$
26

N/A

Loans placed on nonaccrual status
5

N/A

 
8

N/A

 
8

N/A

Portfolio loans at fair value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more


 
$
1

$
1

 


Portfolio loans held for sale at fair value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more


 


 
$
5

$
4

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The following table shows the portfolio loans at fair value and their related contractual amounts as of September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015.
 
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
September 30, 2015
in millions
Contractual
Amount
Fair
Value
 
Contractual
Amount
Fair
Value
 
Contractual
Amount
Fair
Value
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Portfolio loans
$
3

$
3

 
$
4

$
4

 


Portfolio loans held for sale


 


 
$
173

$
169

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The following tables present the assets of the portfolio loans measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015.
 
September 30, 2016
 
 
 
 
in millions
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
ASSETS MEASURED ON A RECURRING BASIS
 
 
 
 
Portfolio loans


$
3

$
3

Total assets on a recurring basis at fair value


$
3

$
3

 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
in millions
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
ASSETS MEASURED ON A RECURRING BASIS
 
 
 
 
Portfolio loans


$
4

$
4

Total assets on a recurring basis at fair value


$
4

$
4

 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
in millions
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
ASSETS MEASURED ON A RECURRING BASIS
 
 
 
 
Portfolio loans held for sale


$
169

$
169

Total assets on a recurring basis at fair value


$
169

$
169

 
 
 
 
 


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The following table shows the change in the fair values of the Level 3 portfolio loans held for sale, portfolio loans, and consolidated education loan securitization trusts for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015.
 
in millions
Portfolio Student
Loans Held For Sale

Portfolio Student
Loans

Balance at December 31, 2015

$
4

Settlements

(1
)
Balance at September 30, 2016 (a)

$
3

 
 
 
Balance at June 30, 2016

$
3

Settlements


Balance at September 30, 2016 (a)

$
3

 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2014

$
191

Gains (losses) recognized in earnings(b)
$
(4
)
1

Settlements
(6
)
(13
)
Loans transferred to held for sale
179

(179
)
Balance at September 30, 2015 (a)
$
169


 
 
 
Balance at June 30, 2015
$
179


Gains (losses) recognized in earnings(b)
(4
)

Settlements
(6
)

Loans transferred to held for sale


Balance at September 30, 2015 (a)
$
169


 
 
 
 
(a)
There were no purchases, sales, issuances, gains (losses) recognized in earnings, transfers into Level 3, or transfers out of Level 3 for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2016. There were no purchases, sales, issuances, transfers into Level 3, or transfers out of Level 3 for the three- and nine-month periods ended and September 30, 2015.
(b)
Gains (losses) were driven primarily by fair value adjustments.

Austin Capital Management, Ltd. In April 2009, we decided to wind down the operations of Austin, a subsidiary that specialized in managing hedge fund investments for institutional customers. As a result, we have accounted for this business as a discontinued operation.

There was no income related to Austin for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015.

The discontinued assets of Austin included on the balance sheet are as follows. There were no discontinued liabilities for the periods presented below.
 
in millions
September 30, 2016

December 31, 2015

September 30, 2015

Cash and due from banks
$
15

$
15

$
15

Total assets
$
15

$
15

$
15

 
 
 
 








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Combined discontinued operations. The combined results of the discontinued operations are as follows:
 
Three months ended September 30,
 
 
Nine months ended September 30,
 
in millions
2016

2015

 
2016

2015

Net interest income
$
6

$
9

 
$
20

$
29

Provision for credit losses
1

7

 
3

9

Net interest income after provision for credit losses
5

2

 
17

20

Noninterest income
1

(2
)
 
4

1

Noninterest expense
4

5

 
13

13

Income (loss) before income taxes
2

(5
)
 
8

8

Income taxes
1

(2
)
 
3

3

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes (a)
$
1

$
(3
)
 
$
5

$
5

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Includes after-tax charges of $6 million and $7 million for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015, respectively, and $18 million for both the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015, determined by applying a matched funds transfer pricing methodology to the liabilities assumed necessary to support the discontinued operations.

The combined assets of the discontinued operations are as follows. There were no discontinued liabilities for the periods presented below.
 
in millions
September 30, 2016

December 31, 2015

September 30, 2015

Cash and due from banks
$
15

$
15

$
15

Held-to-maturity securities
1

1

1

Portfolio loans at fair value
3

4


Loans, net of unearned income (a)
1,625

1,824

1,891

Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses
18

28

23

Net loans
1,610

1,800

1,868

Portfolio loans held for sale at fair value


169

Accrued income and other assets
28

30

33

Total assets
$
1,654

$
1,846

$
2,086

 
 
 
 
 
(a)
At September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015, unearned income was less than $1 million.

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13. Securities Financing Activities

In connection with the August 1, 2016, acquisition of First Niagara, we began to enter into repurchase agreements to finance overnight interest paid on acquired customer sweep deposits. We also continue to enter into repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements and to settle other securities obligations. We account for these securities financing agreements as collateralized financing transactions. Repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements are recorded on the balance sheet at the amounts that the securities will be subsequently sold or repurchased. Securities borrowed transactions are recorded on the balance sheet at the amounts of cash collateral advanced. While our securities financing agreements incorporate a right of set off, the assets and liabilities are reported on a gross basis. Reverse repurchase agreements and securities borrowed transactions are included in “short-term investments” on the balance sheet; repurchase agreements are included in “federal funds purchased and securities sold under repurchase agreements.”

The following table summarizes our securities financing agreements at September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015:

 
September 30, 2016
in millions
Gross Amount
Presented in
Balance Sheet

Netting
Adjustments (a)

Collateral (b)

Net
Amounts

Offsetting of financial assets:
 
 
 
 
Reverse repurchase agreements
$
9

$
(9
)


Total
$
9

$
(9
)


 
 
 
 
 
Offsetting of financial liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Repurchase agreements (c)
$
318

$
(9
)
$
(309
)

Total
$
318

$
(9
)
$
(309
)

 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
in millions
Gross Amount
Presented in
Balance Sheet

Netting Adjustments (a)

Collateral (b)

Net
Amounts

Offsetting of financial assets:
 
 
 
 
Reverse repurchase agreements
$
1


$
(1
)

Total
$
1


$
(1
)

 
 
 
 
 
Offsetting of financial liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Repurchase agreements (c)




Total




 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2015
in millions
Gross Amount
Presented in
Balance Sheet

Netting
Adjustments (a)

Collateral (b)

Net
Amounts

Offsetting of financial assets:
 
 
 
 
Reverse repurchase agreements
$
4

$
(4
)


Total
$
4

$
(4
)


 
 
 
 
 
Offsetting of financial liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Repurchase agreements (c)
$
6

$
(4
)
$
(2
)

Total
$
6

$
(4
)
$
(2
)

 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Netting adjustments take into account the impact of master netting agreements that allow us to settle with a single counterparty on a net basis.

(b)
These adjustments take into account the impact of bilateral collateral agreements that allow us to offset the net positions with the related collateral. The application of collateral cannot reduce the net position below zero. Therefore, excess collateral, if any, is not reflected above.

(c)
Repurchase agreements are collateralized by Federal Agency CMOs and U.S. Treasury securities and contracted on an overnight basis. These securities are reported in "securities available for sale" on our balance sheet.

As of September 30, 2016, assets pledged as collateral against acquired First Niagara repurchase agreements totaled $309 million and were comprised solely of Federal Agency CMOs. Collateral related to the acquired repurchase agreements is posted to a third-party custodian and cannot be sold or repledged by the secured party. The risk related to a decline in the market value

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of collateral pledged is minimal given the collateral's high credit quality and the overnight duration of the repurchase agreements acquired from First Niagara.

Like other financing transactions, securities financing agreements contain an element of credit risk. To mitigate and manage credit risk exposure, we generally enter into master netting agreements and other collateral arrangements that give us the right, in the event of default, to liquidate collateral held and to offset receivables and payables with the same counterparty. Additionally, we establish and monitor limits on our counterparty credit risk exposure by product type. For the reverse repurchase agreements, we monitor the value of the underlying securities we received from counterparties and either request additional collateral or return a portion of the collateral based on the value of those securities. We generally hold collateral in the form of highly rated securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and fixed income securities. In addition, we may need to provide collateral to counterparties under our repurchase agreements. With the exception of collateral pledged against acquired First Niagara repurchase agreements, the collateral we pledge and receive can generally be sold or repledged by the secured parties.

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14. Employee Benefits

Pension Plans

Effective December 31, 2009, we amended our cash balance pension plan and other defined benefit plans to freeze all benefit accruals and close the plans to new employees. We will continue to credit participants’ existing account balances for interest until they receive their plan benefits. We changed certain pension plan assumptions after freezing the plans. First Niagara had two frozen defined benefit plans both of which provide benefits based upon length of service and compensation levels. The two First Niagara plans merged into another defined benefit plan maintained by Key to form the KeyCorp Consolidated Plan, effective September 30, 2016.

The components of net pension cost (benefit) for all funded and unfunded plans are as follows:
 
 
Three months ended September 30,
 
 
Nine months ended September 30,
 
in millions
2016

2015

 
2016

2015

Interest cost on PBO
$
10

$
10

 
$
31

$
30

Expected return on plan assets
(13
)
(14
)
 
(39
)
(42
)
Amortization of losses
4

4

 
12

13

Settlement loss

19

 

19

Net pension cost
$
1

$
19

 
$
4

$
20

 
 
 
 
 
 

Other Postretirement Benefit Plans

We sponsor a retiree healthcare plan that all employees age 55 with 5 years of service (or employees age 50 with 15 years of service who are terminated under conditions that entitle them to a severance benefit) are eligible to participate. Participant contributions are adjusted annually. We may provide a subsidy toward the cost of coverage for certain employees hired before 2001 with a minimum of 15 years of service at the time of termination. We use a separate VEBA trust to fund the retiree healthcare plan.

The components of net postretirement benefit cost for all funded and unfunded plans are as follows:
 
 
Three months ended September 30,
 
 
Nine months ended September 30,
 
in millions
2016

2015

 
2016

2015

Service Cost
$
1


 
$
1


Interest cost on APBO

$
1

 
2

$
3

Expected return on plan assets

(1
)
 
(2
)
(2
)
Amortization of unrecognized prior service credit
(1
)

 
(1
)
(1
)
Net postretirement benefit cost


 


 
 
 
 
 
 

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15. Trust Preferred Securities Issued by Unconsolidated Subsidiaries

We own the outstanding common stock of business trusts formed by us that issued corporation-obligated mandatorily redeemable trust preferred securities. The trusts used the proceeds from the issuance of their trust preferred securities and common stock to buy debentures issued by KeyCorp. These debentures are the trusts’ only assets; the interest payments from the debentures finance the distributions paid on the mandatorily redeemable trust preferred securities. The outstanding common stock of these business trusts is recorded in “other investments” on our balance sheet.

We unconditionally guarantee the following payments or distributions on behalf of the trusts:
 
required distributions on the trust preferred securities;

the redemption price when a capital security is redeemed; and

the amounts due if a trust is liquidated or terminated.

The Regulatory Capital Rules, discussed in “Supervision and regulation” in Item 2 of this report, implement a phase-out of trust preferred securities as Tier 1 capital, consistent with the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Act. For “standardized approach” banking organizations such as Key, the phase-out period began on January 1, 2015, and starting in 2016 requires us to treat our mandatorily redeemable trust preferred securities as Tier 2 capital.

During the quarter, we redeemed $21 million of trust preferred securities that were acquired in the First Niagara acquisition.

The trust preferred securities, common stock, and related debentures are summarized as follows:
dollars in millions
Trust Preferred
Securities,
Net of Discount (a)

Common
Stock

Principal
Amount of
Debentures,
Net of Discount (b)

Interest Rate
of Trust Preferred
Securities and
Debentures
(c)

Maturity
of Trust Preferred
Securities and
Debentures

September 30, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
KeyCorp Capital I
$
156

$
6

$
162

1.386
%
2028

KeyCorp Capital II
115

4

119

6.875

2029

KeyCorp Capital III
150

4

154

7.750

2029

Harleysville Statutory Trust I
5


5

10.200

2031

HNC Statutory Trust II
20

1

21

3.380

2034

HNC Statutory Trust III
18

1

19

2.217

2035

Willow Grove Statutory Trust I
18

1

19

2.160

2036

HNC Statutory Trust IV
16

1

17

2.037

2037

Alliance Capital Trust II
4


4

10.875

2030

Westbank Capital Trust II
7


7

3.047

2034

Westbank Capital Trust III
7


7

3.047

2034

Total
$
516

$
18

$
534

4.797
%

 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
$
408

$
14

$
422

4.961
%

 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2015
$
412

$
14

$
426

4.968
%

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
The trust preferred securities must be redeemed when the related debentures mature, or earlier if provided in the governing indenture. Each issue of trust preferred securities carries an interest rate identical to that of the related debenture. Certain trust preferred securities include basis adjustments related to fair value hedges totaling $81 million at September 30, 2016, $68 million at December 31, 2015, and $72 million at September 30, 2015. See Note 7 (“Derivatives and Hedging Activities”) for an explanation of fair value hedges.

(b)
We have the right to redeem these debentures. If the debentures purchased by KeyCorp Capital I, HNC Statutory Trust II, HNC Statutory Trust III, Willow Grove Statutory Trust I, HNC Statutory Trust IV, Westbank Capital Trust II, or Westbank Capital Trust III are redeemed before they mature, the redemption price will be the principal amount, plus any accrued but unpaid interest. If the debentures purchased by KeyCorp Capital II or KeyCorp Capital III are redeemed before they mature, the redemption price will be the greater of: (i) the principal amount, plus any accrued but unpaid interest, or (ii) the sum of the present values of principal and interest payments discounted at the Treasury Rate (as defined in the applicable indenture), plus 20 basis points for KeyCorp Capital II or 25 basis points for KeyCorp Capital III or 50 basis points in the case of redemption upon either a tax or a capital treatment event for either KeyCorp Capital II or KeyCorp Capital III, plus any accrued but unpaid interest. If the debentures purchased by Harleysville Statutory Trust I are redeemed before they mature, the redemption price will be an annually declining percentage of the principal amount, beginning at 105.10% of the principal amount for a redemption on or after February 22, 2011, and ending at 100% of the principal amount for a redemption on or after February 22, 2021, plus any accrued but unpaid interest. If the debentures purchased by Alliance Capital Trust II are redeemed before they mature, the redemption price will be an annually declining percentage of the principal amount, beginning at 105.438% of the principal amount for a redemption on or after March 8, 2010, and ending at 100% of the principal amount for a redemption on or after March 8, 2020, plus any accrued but unpaid interest. The principal amount of certain debentures includes basis adjustments related to fair value hedges

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totaling $81 million at September 30, 2016, $68 million at December 31, 2015, and $72 million at September 30, 2015. See Note 8 for an explanation of fair value hedges. The principal amount of debentures, net of discounts, is included in “long-term debt” on the balance sheet.

(c)
The interest rates for the trust preferred securities issued by KeyCorp Capital II, KeyCorp Capital III, Harleysville Statutory Trust I, and Alliance Capital Trust II are fixed. The trust preferred securities issued by KeyCorp Capital I have a floating interest rate, equal to three-month LIBOR plus 74 basis points, that reprices quarterly. The trust preferred securities issued by HNC Statutory Trust II have a floating interest rate, equal to three-month LIBOR plus 270 basis points, that reprices quarterly. The trust preferred securities issued by HNC Statutory Trust III have a floating interest rate, equal to three-month LIBOR plus 140 basis points, that reprices quarterly. The trust preferred securities issued by Willow Grove Statutory Trust I have a floating interest rate, equal to three-month LIBOR plus 131 basis points, that reprices quarterly. The trust preferred securities issued by HNC Statutory Trust IV have a floating interest rate, equal to three-month LIBOR plus 128 basis points, that reprices quarterly. The trust preferred securities issued by Westbank Capital Trust II and Westbank Capital Trust III each have a floating interest rate, equal to three-month LIBOR plus 219 basis points, that reprices quarterly.  The total interest rates are weighted-average rates.

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16. Contingent Liabilities and Guarantees

Legal Proceedings

See Note 20 (“Commitments, Contingent Liabilities and Guarantees”) under the heading “Legal Proceedings” on page 211 of our 2015 Form 10-K for a description of a proceeding styled In re: Checking Account Overdraft Litigation.

Other litigation. From time to time, in the ordinary course of business, we and our subsidiaries are subject to various other litigation, investigations, and administrative proceedings. Private, civil litigations may range from individual actions involving a single plaintiff to putative class action lawsuits with potentially thousands of class members. Investigations may involve both formal and informal proceedings, by both government agencies and self-regulatory bodies. These other matters may involve claims for substantial monetary relief. At times, these matters may present novel claims or legal theories. Due to the complex nature of these various other matters, it may be years before some matters are resolved. While it is impossible to ascertain the ultimate resolution or range of financial liability, based on information presently known to us, we do not believe there is any other matter to which we are a party, or involving any of our properties that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial condition. We continually monitor and reassess the potential materiality of these other litigation matters. We note, however, that in light of the inherent uncertainty in legal proceedings there can be no assurance that the ultimate resolution will not exceed established reserves. As a result, the outcome of a particular matter, or a combination of matters, may be material to our results of operations for a particular period, depending upon the size of the loss or our income for that particular period.

Guarantees

We are a guarantor in various agreements with third parties. The following table shows the types of guarantees that we had outstanding at September 30, 2016. Information pertaining to the basis for determining the liabilities recorded in connection with these guarantees is included in Note 1 (“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”) under the heading “Guarantees” beginning on page 130 of our 2015 Form 10-K.
 
September 30, 2016
Maximum Potential
Undiscounted
Future Payments

 
Liability
Recorded

in millions
 
Financial guarantees:
 
 
 
Standby letters of credit
$
11,238

 
$
61

Recourse agreement with FNMA
2,252

 
4

Residential mortgage reserve
1,230

 
5

Return guarantee agreement with LIHTC investors
3

 
3

Written put options (a)
2,521

 
38

Total
$
17,244

 
$
111

 
 
 
 
 
(a)
The maximum potential undiscounted future payments represent notional amounts of derivatives qualifying as guarantees.

We determine the payment/performance risk associated with each type of guarantee described below based on the probability that we could be required to make the maximum potential undiscounted future payments shown in the preceding table. We use a scale of low (0% to 30% probability of payment), moderate (greater than 30% to 70% probability of payment), or high (greater than 70% probability of payment) to assess the payment/performance risk, and have determined that the payment/performance risk associated with each type of guarantee outstanding at September 30, 2016, is low.

Standby letters of credit. KeyBank issues standby letters of credit to address clients’ financing needs. These instruments obligate us to pay a specified third party when a client fails to repay an outstanding loan or debt instrument or fails to perform some contractual nonfinancial obligation. Any amounts drawn under standby letters of credit are treated as loans to the client; they bear interest (generally at variable rates) and pose the same credit risk to us as a loan. At September 30, 2016, our standby letters of credit had a remaining weighted-average life of 1 year, with remaining actual lives ranging from less than one year to as many as 10 years.

Recourse agreement with FNMA. We participate as a lender in the FNMA Delegated Underwriting and Servicing program. FNMA delegates responsibility for originating, underwriting, and servicing mortgages, and we assume a limited portion of the risk of loss during the remaining term on each commercial mortgage loan that we sell to FNMA. We maintain a reserve for such potential losses in an amount that we believe approximates the fair value of our liability. At September 30, 2016, the outstanding commercial mortgage loans in this program had a weighted-average remaining term of 7.5 years, and the

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unpaid principal balance outstanding of loans sold by us as a participant was $7.7 billion. The maximum potential amount of undiscounted future payments that we could be required to make under this program, as shown in the preceding table, is equal to approximately 29% of the principal balance of loans outstanding at September 30, 2016. If we are required to make a payment, we would have an interest in the collateral underlying the related commercial mortgage loan; any loss we incur could be offset by the amount of any recovery from the collateral.

Residential Mortgage Banking
We often originate and sell residential mortgage loans with servicing retained. Our loan sales activity is generally conducted through loan sales in a secondary market sponsored by FNMA and FHLMC. Subsequent to the sale of mortgage loans, we do not typically retain any interest in the underlying loans except through our relationship as the servicer of the loans.

As is customary in the mortgage banking industry, we, or banks we have acquired, have made certain representations and warranties related to the sale of residential mortgage loans (including loans sold with servicing released) and to the performance of our obligations as servicer. The breach of any such representations or warranties could result in losses for us. Our maximum exposure to loss is equal to the outstanding principal balance of the sold loans; however, any loss would be reduced by any payments received on the loans or through the sale of collateral.

At September 30, 2016, the outstanding residential mortgage loans in this program had a weighted-average loan to value ratio of 68%, and the unpaid principal balance outstanding of loans sold by us was $4.1 billion. The risk assessment is low for the residential mortgage product.  The maximum potential amount of undiscounted future payments that we could be required to make under this program, as shown in the preceding table, is equal to approximately 30% of the principal balance of loans outstanding at September 30, 2016. 

Our liability for estimated repurchase obligations on loans sold, which is included in other liabilities on our balance sheet, was $5 million at September 30, 2016.

Return guarantee agreement with LIHTC investors. KAHC, a subsidiary of KeyBank, offered limited partnership interests to qualified investors. Partnerships formed by KAHC invested in low-income residential rental properties that qualify for federal low-income housing tax credits under Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code. In certain partnerships, investors paid a fee to KAHC for a guaranteed return that is based on the financial performance of the property and the property’s confirmed LIHTC status throughout a 15-year compliance period. Typically, KAHC fulfills these guaranteed returns by distributing tax credits and deductions associated with the specific properties. If KAHC defaults on its obligation to provide the guaranteed return, KeyBank is obligated to make any necessary payments to investors. No recourse or collateral is available to offset our guarantee obligation other than the underlying income streams from the properties and the residual value of the operating partnership interests.

As shown in the previous table, KAHC maintained a reserve in the amount of $3 million at September 30, 2016, which is sufficient to cover estimated future obligations under the guarantees. The maximum exposure to loss reflected in the table represents undiscounted future payments due to investors for the return on and of their investments.

These guarantees have expiration dates that extend through 2018, but KAHC has not formed any new partnerships under this program since October 2003. Additional information regarding these partnerships is included in Note 10 (“Variable Interest Entities”).

Written put options. In the ordinary course of business, we “write” put options for clients that wish to mitigate their exposure to changes in interest rates and commodity prices. At September 30, 2016, our written put options had an average life of 3 years. These instruments are considered to be guarantees, as we are required to make payments to the counterparty (the client) based on changes in an underlying variable that is related to an asset, a liability, or an equity security that the client holds. We are obligated to pay the client if the applicable benchmark interest rate or commodity price is above or below a specified level (known as the “strike rate”). These written put options are accounted for as derivatives at fair value, as further discussed in Note 8 (“Derivatives and Hedging Activities”). We mitigate our potential future payment obligations by entering into offsetting positions with third parties.

Written put options where the counterparty is a broker-dealer or bank are accounted for as derivatives at fair value but are not considered guarantees since these counterparties typically do not hold the underlying instruments. In addition, we are a purchaser and seller of credit derivatives, which are further discussed in Note 8 ("Derivatives and Hedging Activities").

Default guarantees. Some lines of business participate in guarantees that obligate us to perform if the debtor (typically a client) fails to satisfy all of its payment obligations to third parties. We generally undertake these guarantees for one of two possible

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reasons: (i) either the risk profile of the debtor should provide an investment return, or (ii) we are supporting our underlying investment in the debtor. We do not hold collateral for the default guarantees. If we were required to make a payment under a guarantee, we would receive a pro rata share should the third party collect some or all of the amounts due from the debtor. At September 30, 2016, we had less than $1 million of default guarantees.

Other Off-Balance Sheet Risk

Other off-balance sheet risk stems from financial instruments that do not meet the definition of a guarantee as specified in the applicable accounting guidance, and from other relationships.

Indemnifications provided in the ordinary course of business. We provide certain indemnifications, primarily through representations and warranties in contracts that we execute in the ordinary course of business in connection with loan and lease sales and other ongoing activities, as well as in connection with purchases and sales of businesses. We maintain reserves, when appropriate, with respect to liability that reasonably could arise as a result of these indemnities.

Intercompany guarantees. KeyCorp, KeyBank, and certain of our affiliates are parties to various guarantees that facilitate the ongoing business activities of other affiliates. These business activities encompass issuing debt, assuming certain lease and insurance obligations, purchasing or issuing investments and securities, and engaging in certain leasing transactions involving clients.

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17. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

Our changes in AOCI for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015, are as follows:
 
in millions
Unrealized gains
(losses) on securities
available for sale

Unrealized gains
(losses) on derivative
financial instruments

Foreign currency
translation
adjustment

Net pension and
postretirement
benefit costs

Total

Balance at December 31, 2015
$
(58
)
$
20

$
(2
)
$
(365
)
$
(405
)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification, net of income taxes
159

93

5

(1
)
256

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other
comprehensive income, net of income taxes (a)

(40
)

7

(33
)
Net current-period other comprehensive income, net of income taxes
159

53

5

6

223

Balance at September 30, 2016
$
101

$
73

$
3

$
(359
)
$
(182
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at June 30, 2016
$
129

$
114

$
5

$
(362
)
$
(114
)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification, net of income taxes
(28
)
(28
)
(2
)
1

(57
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other
comprehensive income, net of income taxes (a)

(13
)

2

(11
)
Net current-period other comprehensive income, net of income taxes
(28
)
(41
)
(2
)
3

(68
)
Balance at September 30, 2016
$
101

$
73

$
3

$
(359
)
$
(182
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2014
$
(4
)
$
(8
)
$
22

$
(366
)
$
(356
)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification, net of income taxes
57

107

(19
)
(38
)
107

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other
comprehensive income, net of income taxes (a)
1

(44
)
1

19

(23
)
Net current-period other comprehensive income, net of income taxes
58

63

(18
)
(19
)
84

Balance at September 30, 2015
$
54

$
55

$
4

$
(385
)
$
(272
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at June 30, 2015

$
7

$
9

$
(361
)
$
(345
)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification, net of income taxes
54

65

(5
)
(38
)
76

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other
comprehensive income, net of income taxes (a)

(17
)

14

(3
)
Net current-period other comprehensive income, net of income taxes
54

48

(5
)
(24
)
73

Balance at September 30, 2015
$
54

$
55

$
4

$
(385
)
$
(272
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
See table below for details about these reclassifications.



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Our reclassifications out of AOCI for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015, are as follows:
Nine months ended September 30, 2016
Amount Reclassified from
Accumulated Other 
Comprehensive Income

Affected Line Item in the Statement
Where Net Income is Presented
in millions
Unrealized gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments
 
 
Interest rate
$
67

Interest income — Loans
Interest rate
(3
)
Interest expense — Long-term debt
 
64

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
 
24

Income taxes
 
$
40

Income (loss) from continuing operations
Net pension and postretirement benefit costs
 
 
Amortization of losses
$
(12
)
Personnel expense
Amortization of unrecognized prior service credit
1

Personnel expense
 
(11
)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
 
(4
)
Income taxes
 
$
(7
)
Income (loss) from continuing operations
 
 
 
Three months ended September 30, 2016
Amount Reclassified from
Accumulated Other 
Comprehensive Income

Affected Line Item in the Statement
Where Net Income is Presented
in millions
Unrealized gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments
 
 
Interest rate
$
22

Interest income — Loans
Interest rate
(1
)
Interest expense — Long-term debt
 
21

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
 
8

Income taxes
 
$
13

Income (loss) from continuing operations
Net pension and postretirement benefit costs
 
 
Amortization of losses
$
(4
)
Personnel expense
Amortization of unrecognized prior service credit
1

Personnel expense
 
(3
)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
 
(1
)
Income taxes
 
$
(2
)
Income (loss) from continuing operations
 
 
 


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Nine months ended September 30, 2015
Amount Reclassified from
Accumulated Other 
Comprehensive Income

Affected Line Item in the Statement
Where Net Income is Presented
in millions
Unrealized gains (losses) on available for sale securities
 
 
Realized losses
$
(1
)
Other income
 
(1
)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
 

Income taxes
 
$
(1
)
Income (loss) from continuing operations
Unrealized gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments
 
 
Interest rate
$
73

Interest income — Loans
Interest rate
(3
)
Interest expense — Long-term debt
 
70

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
 
26

Income taxes
 
$
44

Income (loss) from continuing operations
Foreign currency translation adjustment
 
 
 
$
(2
)
Corporate services income
 
(2
)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
 
(1
)
Income taxes
 
$
(1
)
Income (loss) from continuing operations
Net pension and postretirement benefit costs
 
 
Amortization of losses
$
(13
)
Personnel expense
Settlement loss
(19
)
Personnel expense
Amortization of prior service credit
1

Personnel expense
 
(31
)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
 
(12
)
Income taxes
 
$
(19
)
Income (loss) from continuing operations
 
 
 
Three months ended September 30, 2015
Amount Reclassified from
Accumulated Other 
Comprehensive Income

Affected Line Item in the Statement
Where Net Income is Presented
in millions
Unrealized gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments
 
 
Interest rate
$
28

Interest income — Loans
Interest rate
(1
)
Interest expense — Long term debt
 
27

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
 
10

Income taxes
 
$
17

Income (loss) from continuing operations
Foreign currency translation adjustment
 
 
 
$
(1
)
Corporate services income
 
(1
)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
 
(1
)
Income taxes
 

Income (loss) from continuing operations
Net pension and postretirement benefit costs
 
 
Amortization of losses
$
(4
)
Personnel expense
Settlement loss
(19
)
Personnel expense
 
(23
)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
 
(9
)
Income taxes
 
$
(14
)
Income (loss) from continuing operations
 
 
 

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18. Shareholders' Equity

Comprehensive Capital Plan

On June 29, 2016, the Federal Reserve announced that it did not object to our 2016 capital plan submitted as part of the annual CCAR process. Share repurchases of up to $350 million were included in the 2016 capital plan, which is effective through the second quarter of 2017. We completed $65 million of common share repurchases in the third quarter of 2016 under this authorization.

Consistent with our 2016 capital plan, the Board declared a quarterly dividend of $.085 per common share for the third quarter of 2016. Our 2016 capital plan proposed an increase in our quarterly common share dividend, up to $.095 per share, which will be considered by the Board for the second quarter of 2017.

Preferred Stock

We have $290 billion of 7.75% Noncumulative Perpetual Convertible Series A Preferred Stock outstanding at September 30, 2016. Our Series A Preferred Stock has a $1 par value and a $100 liquidation preference. There are 7,475,000 shares authorized and 2,900,234 shares outstanding at September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015.

We made a quarterly dividend payment of $1.9375 per share, or $5.6 million, on our Series A Preferred Stock during the third quarter of 2016.

On August 1, 2016, we issued $350 million of Fixed-to-Floating Rate Perpetual Noncumulative Series C Preferred Stock. Our Series C Preferred Stock was issued in connection with the First Niagara acquisition to replace First Niagara's outstanding preferred stock. Our Series C Preferred Stock has a $1 par value with a $25 liquidation preference. There are 14,000,000 shares authorized and 14,000,000 shares outstanding at September 30, 2016.

On September 9, 2016, we issued $525 million of depositary shares, each representing a 1/25th ownership interest in a share of our Fixed-to-Floating Rate Perpetual Noncumulative Series D Preferred Stock. Our Series D Preferred Stock has a $1 par value with a $25,000 liquidation preference. There are 21,000 shares authorized and 21,000 shares outstanding at September 30, 2016.

First Niagara Merger

As disclosed in Note 12 (“Acquisition, Divestiture, and Discontinued Operations”), on August 1, 2016, First Niagara merged with and into KeyCorp, with KeyCorp as the surviving entity. At the effective time of the merger, each share of First Niagara common stock was converted into the right to receive (i) 0.680 of a share of KeyCorp common stock and (ii) $2.30 in cash. First Niagara equity awards outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the merger were converted into equity awards for KeyCorp common stock as provided in the Agreement. On August 1, 2016, we paid cash consideration of $811 million and issued 240 million shares of KeyCorp common stock to First Niagara common stockholders to complete the merger.

On August 1, 2016, each share of First Niagara’s Fixed-to-Floating Rate Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B, was converted into a share of a Series C Preferred Stock of KeyCorp having substantially the same terms as First Niagara’s preferred stock.

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19. Line of Business Results

The specific lines of business that constitute each of the major business segments (operating segments) are described below.

Key Community Bank

Key Community Bank serves individuals and small to mid-sized businesses through its 15-state branch network.

Individuals are provided branch-based deposit and investment products, personal finance services, and loans, including residential mortgages, home equity, credit card, and various types of installment loans. Key Community Bank offers personal property and casualty insurance, such as home, auto, renters, watercraft, and umbrella. Key Community Bank also purchases retail auto sales contracts via a network of auto dealerships.  The auto dealerships finance the sale of automobiles as the initial lender and then assign the contracts to us pursuant to dealer agreements. In addition, financial, estate and retirement planning, asset management services, and Delaware Trust capabilities are offered to assist high-net-worth clients with their banking, trust, portfolio management, life insurance, charitable giving, and related needs.
 
Small businesses are provided deposit, investment and credit products, and business advisory services. Mid-sized businesses are provided products and services, some of which are delivered by Key Corporate Bank, that include commercial lending, cash management, equipment leasing, investment, insurance including Commercial Property and Casualty as well as Captive Insurance and employee benefit programs, succession planning, access to capital markets, derivatives, and foreign exchange.

Key Corporate Bank

Key Corporate Bank is a full-service corporate and investment bank focused principally on serving the needs of middle market clients in seven industry sectors: consumer, energy, healthcare, industrial, public sector, real estate, and technology. Key Corporate Bank delivers a broad suite of banking and capital markets products to its clients, including syndicated finance, debt and equity capital markets, commercial payments, equipment finance, commercial mortgage banking, derivatives, foreign exchange, financial advisory, and public finance. Key Corporate Bank is also a significant servicer of commercial mortgage loans and a significant special servicer of CMBS. Key Corporate Bank delivers many of its product capabilities to clients of Key Community Bank.

Other Segments

Other Segments consists of Corporate Treasury, Principal Investing, and various exit portfolios.

Reconciling Items

Total assets included under “Reconciling Items” primarily represent the unallocated portion of nonearning assets of corporate support functions. Charges related to the funding of these assets are part of net interest income and are allocated to the business segments through noninterest expense. Reconciling Items also includes intercompany eliminations and certain items that are not allocated to the business segments because they do not reflect their normal operations including merger-related charges.

The table on the following pages shows selected financial data for our major business segments for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015.

The information was derived from the internal financial reporting system that we use to monitor and manage our financial performance. GAAP guides financial accounting, but there is no authoritative guidance for “management accounting” — the way we use our judgment and experience to make reporting decisions. Consequently, the line of business results we report may not be comparable to line of business results presented by other companies.

The selected financial data is based on internal accounting policies designed to compile results on a consistent basis and in a manner that reflects the underlying economics of the businesses. In accordance with our policies:
 
Net interest income is determined by assigning a standard cost for funds used or a standard credit for funds provided based on their assumed maturity, prepayment, and/or repricing characteristics.

Indirect expenses, such as computer servicing costs and corporate overhead, are allocated based on assumptions regarding the extent that each line of business actually uses the services.

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The consolidated provision for credit losses is allocated among the lines of business primarily based on their actual net loan charge-offs, adjusted periodically for loan growth and changes in risk profile. The amount of the consolidated provision is based on the methodology that we use to estimate our consolidated ALLL. This methodology is described in Note 1 (“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”) under the heading “Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses” beginning on page 122 of our 2015 Form 10-K.

Income taxes are allocated based on the statutory federal income tax rate of 35% and a blended state income tax rate (net of the federal income tax benefit) of 2.2%.

Capital is assigned to each line of business based on economic equity.

Developing and applying the methodologies that we use to allocate items among our lines of business is a dynamic process. Accordingly, financial results may be revised periodically to reflect enhanced alignment of expense base allocation drivers, changes in the risk profile of a particular business, or changes in our organizational structure.

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Three months ended September 30,
Key Community Bank
 
Key Corporate Bank
dollars in millions
2016
2015
 
2016
2015
SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income (TE)
$
530

$
379

 
$
276

$
221

Noninterest income
249

200

 
277

233

Total revenue (TE) (a)
779

579

 
553

454

Provision for credit losses
37

18

 
25

30

Depreciation and amortization expense
17

14

 
15

11

Other noninterest expense
561

430

 
292

239

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes (TE)
164

117

 
221

174

Allocated income taxes and TE adjustments
61

43

 
62

41

Income (loss) from continuing operations
103

74

 
159

133

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes


 


Net income (loss)
103

74

 
159

133

Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests


 

(3
)
Net income (loss) attributable to Key
$
103

$
74

 
$
159

$
136

 
 
 
 
 
 
AVERAGE BALANCES (b)
 
 
 
 
 
Loans and leases
$
41,548

$
31,039

 
$
34,561

$
26,425

Total assets (a)
44,219

33,155

 
40,581

32,099

Deposits
69,397

51,234

 
22,708

18,809

OTHER FINANCIAL DATA
 
 
 
 
 
Net loan charge-offs (b)
$
31

$
21

 
$
12

$
20

Return on average allocated equity (b)
11.41
%
10.92
%
 
25.86
%
28.29
%
Return on average allocated equity
11.41

10.92

 
25.88

28.29

Average full-time equivalent employees (c)
9,803

7,476

 
2,331

2,173

Nine months ended September 30,
Key Community Bank
 
Key Corporate Bank
dollars in millions
2016
2015
 
2016
2015
SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income (TE)
$
1,320

$
1,099

 
$
715

$
662

Noninterest income
651

588

 
715

672

Total revenue (TE) (a)
1,971

1,687

 
1,430

1,334

Provision for credit losses
103

50

 
98

77

Depreciation and amortization expense
41

42

 
41

31

Other noninterest expense
1,417

1,286

 
761

694

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes (TE)
410

309

 
530

532

Allocated income taxes and TE adjustments
153

115

 
119

140

Income (loss) from continuing operations
257

194

 
411

392

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes


 


Net income (loss)
257

194

 
411

392

Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests


 
(1
)
(2
)
Net income (loss) attributable to Key
$
257

$
194

 
$
412

$
394

 
 
 
 
 
 
AVERAGE BALANCES (b)
 
 
 
 
 
Loans and leases
$
34,450

$
30,804

 
$
30,312

$
25,488

Total assets (a)
36,707

32,912

 
35,985

31,178

Deposits
58,704

50,807

 
19,980

19,030

OTHER FINANCIAL DATA
 
 
 
 
 
Net loan charge-offs (b)
$
72

$
69

 
$
57

$
28

Return on average allocated equity (b)
11.45
%
9.60
%
 
25.13
%
28.40
%
Return on average allocated equity
11.45

9.60

 
25.13

28.40

Average full-time equivalent employees (c)
8,176

7,564

 
2,199

2,096

 
(a)
Substantially all revenue generated by our major business segments is derived from clients that reside in the United States. Substantially all long-lived assets, including premises and equipment, capitalized software, and goodwill held by our major business segments, are located in the United States.

(b)
From continuing operations.

(c)
The number of average full-time equivalent employees was not adjusted for discontinued operations.

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Other Segments
 
Total Segments
 
Reconciling Items
 
Key
2016
2015
 
2016
2015
 
2016
2015
 
2016
2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
(14
)
$
(4
)
 
$
792

$
596

 
$
(4
)
$
2

 
$
788

$
598

31

39

 
557

472

 
(8
)
(2
)
 
549

470

17

35

 
1,349

1,068

 
(12
)

 
1,337

1,068

(3
)
(4
)
 
59

44

 

1

 
59

45

1

2

 
33

27

 
44

35

 
77

62

10

12

 
863

681

 
142

(19
)
 
1,005

662

9

25

 
394

316

 
(198
)
(17
)
 
196

299

(7
)
(2
)
 
116

82

 
(92
)
(3
)
 
24

79

16

27

 
278

234

 
(106
)
(14
)
 
172

220



 


 
1

(3
)
 
1

(3
)
16

27

 
278

234

 
(105
)
(17
)
 
173

217


1

 

(2
)
 
1


 
1

(2
)
$
16

$
26

 
$
278

$
236

 
$
(106
)
$
(17
)
 
$
172

$
219

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
1,444

$
1,780

 
$
77,553

$
59,244

 
$
144

$
37

 
$
77,697

$
59,281

37,327

26,870

 
122,127

92,124

 
1,342

525

 
123,469

92,649

2,021

455

 
94,126

70,498

 
792

(29
)
 
94,918

70,469

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

$
1

 
$
43

$
42

 
1

$

 
$
44

$
42

35.76
%
50.32
%
 
17.79
%
19.50
%
 
(5.80
)%
(.96
)%
 
5.02
%
8.30
%
35.36

49.12

 
17.79

19.48

 
(5.75
)
(1.16
)
 
5.05

8.18

14

14

 
12,148

9,663

 
4,931

3,892

 
17,079

13,555

.
Other Segments
 
Total Segments
 
Reconciling Items
 
Key
2016
2015
 
2016
2015
 
2016
2015
 
2016
2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
(34
)
$
(2
)
 
$
2,001

$
1,759

 
$
4

$
7

 
$
2,005

$
1,766

103

146

 
1,469

1,406

 
(16
)
(11
)
 
1,453

1,395

69

144

 
3,470

3,165

 
(12
)
(4
)
 
3,458

3,161

(2
)
(7
)
 
199

120

 
1

1

 
200

121

4

6

 
86

79

 
117

112

 
203

191

30

35

 
2,208

2,015

 
125

(102
)
 
2,333

1,913

37

110

 
977

951

 
(255
)
(15
)
 
722

936

(18
)
7

 
254

262

 
(89
)
(12
)
 
165

250

55

103

 
723

689

 
(166
)
(3
)
 
557

686



 


 
5

5

 
5

5

55

103

 
723

689

 
(161
)
2

 
562

691

1

3

 

1

 


 

1

$
54

$
100

 
$
723

$
688

 
$
(161
)
$
2

 
$
562

$
690

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
1,522

$
1,908

 
$
66,284

$
58,200

 
$
91

$
63

 
$
66,375

$
58,263

31,746

26,616

 
104,438

90,706

 
749

616

 
105,187

91,322

1,252

454

 
79,936

70,291

 
258

(62
)
 
80,194

70,229

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
5

$
8

 
$
134

$
105

 
$
(1
)

 
$
133

$
105

40.98
%
61.05
%
 
18.00
%
19.26
%
 
3.40
%
(.07
)%
 
6.26
%
8.65
%
40.07

59.69

 
17.99

19.24

 
3.29

.05

 
6.31

8.70

9

15

 
10,384

9,675

 
4,258

3,850

 
14,642

13,525


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Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Shareholders of KeyCorp

We have reviewed the consolidated balance sheets of KeyCorp as of September 30, 2016 and 2015, and the related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, and the consolidated statements of changes in equity and cash flows for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2016 and 2015. These financial statements are the responsibility of KeyCorp’s management.

We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the consolidated financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of KeyCorp as of December 31, 2015, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein) and we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements in our report dated February 24, 2016. In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of KeyCorp as of December 31, 2015, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.
 
 
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition & Results of Operations

Introduction

This section reviews the financial condition and results of operations of KeyCorp and its subsidiaries for the quarterly periods ended September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015. Some tables may include additional periods to comply with disclosure requirements or to illustrate trends in greater depth. When you read this discussion, you should also refer to the consolidated financial statements and related notes in this report. The page locations of specific sections and notes that we refer to are presented in the table of contents.

References to our “2015 Form 10-K” refer to our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, which has been filed with the SEC and is available on its website (www.sec.gov) and on our website (www.key.com/ir).

Terminology

Throughout this discussion, references to “Key,” “we,” “our,” “us,” and similar terms refer to the consolidated entity consisting of KeyCorp and its subsidiaries. “KeyCorp” refers solely to the parent holding company, and “KeyBank” refers to KeyCorp’s subsidiary bank, KeyBank National Association. "First Niagara Bank" refers to KeyCorp's subsidiary bank, First Niagara
Bank, National Association, which was subsequently merged with and into KeyBank in the fourth quarter of 2016.

We want to explain some industry-specific terms at the outset so you can better understand the discussion that follows.
 
We use the phrase continuing operations in this document to mean all of our businesses other than the education lending business and Austin. The education lending business and Austin have been accounted for as discontinued operations since 2009.
Our exit loan portfolios are separate from our discontinued operations. These portfolios, which are in a run-off mode, stem from product lines we decided to cease because they no longer fit with our corporate strategy. These exit loan portfolios are included in Other Segments.
We engage in capital markets activities primarily through business conducted by our Key Corporate Bank segment. These activities encompass a variety of products and services. Among other things, we trade securities as a dealer, enter into derivative contracts (both to accommodate clients’ financing needs and to mitigate certain risks), and conduct transactions in foreign currencies (both to accommodate clients’ needs and to benefit from fluctuations in exchange rates).
For regulatory purposes, capital is divided into two classes. Federal regulations currently prescribe that at least one-half of a bank or BHC’s total risk-based capital must qualify as Tier 1 capital. Both total and Tier 1 capital serve as bases for several measures of capital adequacy, which is an important indicator of financial stability and condition. As described under the heading “Regulatory capital and liquidity – Capital planning and stress testing” in the section entitled “Supervision and Regulation” that begins on page 9 of our 2015 Form 10-K, the regulators are required to conduct a supervisory capital assessment of all BHCs with assets of at least $50 billion, including KeyCorp. As part of this capital adequacy review, banking regulators evaluate a component of Tier 1 capital, known as Common Equity Tier 1, under the Regulatory Capital Rules. The “Capital” section of this report under the heading “Capital adequacy” provides more information on total capital, Tier 1 capital, and the Regulatory Capital Rules, including Common Equity Tier 1, and describes how these measures are calculated.

Additionally, a comprehensive list of the acronyms and abbreviations used throughout this discussion is included in Note 1 (“Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies”).


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Selected financial data          
      
Our financial performance for each of the last five quarters is summarized in Figure 1.

Figure 1. Selected Financial Data
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
Nine months ended September 30,
dollars in millions, except per share amounts
Third

Second

First

 
Fourth

Third

 
2016

2015

FOR THE PERIOD
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
$
890

$
684

$
683

 
$
673

$
661

 
$
2,257

$
1,949

Interest expense
110

87

79

 
71

70

 
276

203

Net interest income
780

597

604

 
602

591

 
1,981

1,746

Provision for credit losses
59

52

89

 
45

45

 
200

121

Noninterest income
549

473

431

 
485

470

 
1,453

1,395

Noninterest expense
1,082

751

703

 
736

724

 
2,536

2,104

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
188

267

243

 
306

292

 
698

916

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key
171

199

187

 
230

222

 
557

685

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes (a)
1

3

1

 
(4
)
(3
)
 
5

5

Net income (loss) attributable to Key
172

202

188

 
226

219

 
562

690

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key common shareholders
165

193

182

 
224

216

 
540

668

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes (a)
1

3

1

 
(4
)
(3
)
 
5

5

Net income (loss) attributable to Key common shareholders
166

196

183

 
220

213

 
545

673

PER COMMON SHARE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key common shareholders
$
.17

$
.23

$
.22

 
$
.27

$
.26

 
$
.61

$
.79

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes (a)



 
(.01
)

 
.01

.01

Net income (loss) attributable to Key common shareholders (b)
.17

.23

.22

 
.27

.26

 
.62

.80

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key common shareholders — assuming dilution
$
.16

$
.23

$
.22

 
$
.27

$
.26

 
$
.60

$
.78

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes — assuming dilution (a)



 
(.01
)

 
.01

.01

Net income (loss) attributable to Key common shareholders — assuming dilution (b)
.17

.23

.22

 
.26

.25

 
.61

.79

Cash dividends paid
.085

.085

.075

 
.075

.075

 
.245

.215

Book value at period end
12.78

13.08

12.79

 
12.51

12.47

 
12.78

12.47

Tangible book value at period end
10.14

11.81

11.52

 
11.22

11.17

 
10.14

11.17

Market price:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
High
12.64

13.08

13.37

 
14.01

15.46

 
13.37

15.70

Low
10.38

10.21

9.88

 
12.37

12.65

 
9.88

12.04

Close
12.17

11.05

11.04

 
13.19

13.01

 
12.17

13.01

Weighted-average common shares outstanding (000)
982,080

831,899

827,381

 
828,206

831,430

 
880,824

839,758

Weighted-average common shares and potential common shares outstanding (000) (c)
994,660

838,496

835,060

 
835,939

838,880

 
889,789

847,371

AT PERIOD END
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans
$
85,528

$
62,098

$
60,438

 
$
59,876

$
60,085

 
$
85,528

$
60,085

Earning assets
121,089

90,065

87,273

 
83,780

83,779

 
121,089

83,779

Total assets
135,805

101,150

98,402

 
95,131

95,420

 
135,805

95,422

Deposits
104,185

75,325

73,382

 
71,046

71,073

 
104,185

71,073

Long-term debt
12,622

11,388

10,760

 
10,184

10,308

 
12,622

10,310

Key common shareholders’ equity
13,831

11,023

10,776

 
10,456

10,415

 
13,831

10,415

Key shareholders’ equity
14,996

11,313

11,066

 
10,746

10,705

 
14,996

10,705

PERFORMANCE RATIOS — FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Return on average total assets
.55
%
.82
%
.80
%
 
.97
%
.95
%
 
.71
%
1.00
%
Return on average common equity
5.09

7.15

6.86

 
8.51

8.30

 
6.28

8.67

Return on average tangible common equity (d)
6.16

7.94

7.64

 
9.50

9.27

 
7.21

9.69

Net interest margin (TE)
2.85

2.76

2.89

 
2.87

2.87

 
2.84

2.88

Cash efficiency ratio (d)
80.0

69.0

66.6

 
66.4

66.9

 
72.5

65.7

PERFORMANCE RATIOS — FROM CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Return on average total assets
.55
%
.82
%
.79
%
 
.93
%
.92
%
 
.70
%
.99
%
Return on average common equity
5.12

7.26

6.90

 
8.36

8.19

 
6.34

8.74

Return on average tangible common equity (d)
6.20

8.06

7.68

 
9.33

9.14

 
7.27

9.76

Net interest margin (TE)
2.83

2.74

2.83

 
2.84

2.84

 
2.81

2.85

Loan-to-deposit (e)
84.7

85.3

85.7

 
87.8

89.3

 
84.7

89.3

CAPITAL RATIOS AT PERIOD END
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Key shareholders’ equity to assets
11.04
%
11.18
%
11.25
%
 
11.30
%
11.22
%
 
11.04
%
11.22
%
Key common shareholders’ equity to assets
10.18

10.90

10.95

 
10.99

10.91

 
10.18

10.91

Tangible common equity to tangible assets (d)
8.27

9.95

9.97

 
9.98

9.90

 
8.27

9.90

Common Equity Tier 1 (d)
9.56

11.10

11.07

 
10.94

10.47

 
9.56

10.47

Tier 1 risk-based capital
10.53

11.41

11.38

 
11.35

10.87

 
10.53

10.87

Total risk-based capital
12.63

13.63

13.12

 
12.97

12.47

 
12.63

12.47

Leverage
10.22

10.59

10.73

 
10.72

10.68

 
10.22

10.68

TRUST AND BROKERAGE ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets under management
$
36,752

$
34,535

$
34,107

 
$
33,983

$
35,158

 
$
36,752

$
35,158

Nonmanaged and brokerage assets
45,338

52,102

49,474

 
47,681

46,796

 
45,338

46,796

OTHER DATA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average full-time-equivalent employees
17,079

13,419

13,403

 
13,359

13,555

 
14,642

13,525

Branches
1,322

949

961

 
966

972

 
1,322

972

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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(a)
In September 2009, we decided to discontinue the education lending business conducted through Key Education Resources, the education payment and financing unit of KeyBank. As a result of this decision, we have accounted for this business as a discontinued operation. For further discussion regarding the income (loss) from discontinued operations, see Note 12 (“Acquisition, Divestiture, and Discontinued Operations”).

(b)
EPS may not foot due to rounding.

(c)
Assumes conversion of common share options and other stock awards and/or convertible preferred stock, as applicable.

(d)
See Figure 7 entitled “GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations,” which presents the computations of certain financial measures related to “tangible common equity,” “Common Equity Tier 1” and “cash efficiency.” The table reconciles the GAAP performance measures to the corresponding non-GAAP measures, which provides a basis for period-to-period comparisons.

(e)
Represents period-end consolidated total loans and loans held for sale divided by period-end consolidated total deposits (excluding deposits in foreign office).

Forward-looking statements

From time to time, we have made or will make forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements usually can be identified by the use of words such as “goal,” “objective,” “plan,” “expect,” “assume,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “project,” “believe,” “estimate,” or other words of similar meaning. Forward-looking statements provide our current expectations or forecasts of future events, circumstances, results or aspirations. Our disclosures in this report contain forward-looking statements. We may also make forward-looking statements in other documents filed with or furnished to the SEC. In addition, we may make forward-looking statements orally to analysts, investors, representatives of the media, and others.
Forward-looking statements, by their nature, are subject to assumptions, risks, and uncertainties, many of which are outside of our control. Our actual results may differ materially from those set forth in our forward-looking statements. There is no assurance that any list of risks and uncertainties or risk factors is complete. Factors that could cause our actual results to differ from those described in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
 

deterioration of commercial real estate market fundamentals;

defaults by our loan counterparties or clients;

adverse changes in credit quality trends;

declining asset prices;

our concentrated credit exposure in commercial, financial and agricultural loans;

the extensive and increasing regulation of the U.S. financial services industry;

changes in accounting policies, standards, and interpretations;

breaches of security or failures of our technology systems due to technological or other factors and cybersecurity threats;

operational or risk management failures by us or critical third parties;

negative outcomes from claims or litigation;

the occurrence of natural or man-made disasters, conflicts, or terrorist attacks, or other adverse external events;

increasing capital and liquidity standards under applicable regulatory rules;

unanticipated changes in our liquidity position, including but not limited to, changes in our access to or the cost of funding, our ability to enter the financial markets and to secure alternative funding sources;

our ability to receive dividends from our subsidiary, KeyBank;

downgrades in our credit ratings or those of KeyBank;

a reversal of the U.S. economic recovery due to financial, political, or other shocks;

our ability to anticipate interest rate changes and manage interest rate risk;

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deterioration of economic conditions in the geographic regions where we operate;

the soundness of other financial institutions;

our ability to attract and retain talented executives and employees and to manage our reputational risks;

our ability to timely and effectively implement our strategic initiatives;

increased competitive pressure due to industry consolidation;

unanticipated adverse effects of strategic partnerships or acquisitions and dispositions of assets or businesses;

our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the First Niagara merger; and

our ability to develop and effectively use the quantitative models we rely upon in our business planning.

Any forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf speak only as of the date they are made, and we do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect the impact of subsequent events or circumstances. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider all risks and uncertainties disclosed in our SEC filings, including this report on Form 10-Q and our subsequent reports on Forms 8-K, 10-Q, and 10-K, and our registration statements under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, all of which are or will upon filing be accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and on our website at www.key.com/ir.

Economic Overview

The economy improved in the third quarter of 2016, with the Bureau of Economic Analysis advance estimate showing real GDP growth of 2.9%, up from 1.4% in the second quarter. Consumer spending accounted for most of the growth, while exports also contributed substantially. Inventory investment remained weak but improved to make a meaningful contribution (.61% compared to -1.16% in the second quarter). Real disposable income increased 2.2%, slightly accelerating from its 2.1% pace from the prior two quarters. Housing market data was fairly optimistic. Starts were down; however, this was due entirely to a drop in multifamily construction, partially offset by an increase in single-family starts, and permits showed a healthy increase. Geopolitical tensions, anemic global growth, uncertainty around the election and prospective Federal Reserve actions prevented the economy from accelerating further during the quarter.

Consumer spending growth has moderated, contributing 1.5 percentage point to GDP, down from the unsustainable 2.9 percentage point contribution in the second quarter. This is not too concerning, as wage growth and a gradual increase in credit availability should allow consumers to maintain their contribution to growth now that the labor market is nearing full employment. Wages grew an annualized 2.6% in August. The saving rate held steady at 5.7%. The core consumer price index increased .1% in September, following a .3% gain in August. Some of the smaller increase was attributable to weakness in healthcare, after jumping higher in August. Compared to a year ago, core CPI was up 2.2%.

The unemployment rate edged higher to 5% in September.  However, this is likely attributed to more workers entering the labor force as they gain confidence in their job-search prospects. Average monthly job gains rose to 192,000 over the past three months, compared to the previous three month average of 146,000. Monthly job gains so far this year average 178,000, below the better than 200,000 pace in 2014 and 2015. The slower pace likely reflects the difficulty that employers have in filling vacancies. Although the weak global economy is weighing on U.S. manufacturers which have shed 47,000 jobs over the past 12 months, weak demand from the energy industry could be easing as oil prices stabilize. Services gains remain fairly steady with no particular surprises, although robust temp hiring in September could reflect strong seasonal hiring on expectations of good holiday sales. Weakness in government hiring in September likely has a seasonal component as well, due to difficulties seasonally adjusting local education employment given the various starts to the school year. 

The housing market is performing well. The CoreLogic Home Price Index increased 6.3% on a year-over-year basis in September, and house prices are now only 5.2% below peak values recorded in April of 2006. However, some challenges still remain. First-time home buyer demand remains historically weak, since younger households are more likely to rent than buy due to a lack of down payment funds. Additionally, limited resources, such as available land and construction labor, have restrained residential construction. Single-family home construction has only slightly recovered and remains well below pre-recession levels. New home sales equaled 1.8 million units over the past three months, compared to 1.7 million in the prior three months. Existing home sales equaled 16.2 million units during the third quarter, compared to 16.5 million in the second

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quarter. Housing starts have fallen modestly since the same period last year, totaling a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.0 million at the end of the third quarter, down from 1.2 million at the end of the second quarter.

The Federal Reserve remained accommodative in the third quarter of 2016, continuing to reinvest principal payments to ease financial conditions. Rates were relatively flat in September, increasing three basis points, from 1.57% to 1.60%, and averaged 1.63%. The yield on the 10-year U.S Treasury increased 14 basis points from September 1 to September 15, as the European Central Bank refrained from easing policy, and then fell to 1.56% on September 27 as the Federal Reserve remained on hold. The Federal Reserve watchers have set their sights on December for the next likely rate hike.

Long-term financial goals

Our long-term financial goals are as follows:

Improve balance sheet efficiency by targeting a loan-to-deposit ratio range of 90% to 100%;

Maintain a moderate risk profile by targeting a net loan charge-offs to average loans ratio and provision for credit losses to average loans ratio in the range of .40% to .60%;

Grow high quality, diverse revenue streams by targeting a net interest margin in the range of 3.00% to 3.25% and a ratio of noninterest income to total revenue of greater than 40%;

Generate positive operating leverage and target a cash efficiency ratio excluding merger-related charges of less than 60%; and

Maintain disciplined capital management and target a return on average assets excluding merger-related charges in the range of 1.00% to 1.25%.

Figure 2 shows the evaluation of our long-term financial goals for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016.

Figure 2. Evaluation of Our Long-Term Goals

KEY Business Model
Key Metrics (a)
3Q16
YTD 2016
Targets
Balance sheet efficiency
Loan-to-deposit ratio (b)
85
%
85
%
90 - 100%
Moderate risk profile
Net loan charge-offs to average loans
.23
%
.27
%
.40 - .60%
Provision for credit losses to average loans
.30
%
.40
%
High quality, diverse revenue streams
Net interest margin
2.85
%
2.84
%
3.00 - 3.25%
Noninterest income to total revenue
41
%
42
%
> 40%
Positive operating leverage
Cash efficiency ratio (c)
80.0
%
72.5
%
< 60%
Cash efficiency ratio excluding merger-related charges (c)
64.9
%
64.7
%
Financial Returns
Return on average assets
.55
%
.71
%
1.00 - 1.25%
Return on average assets excluding merger-related charges (c)
.98
%
.93
%
 
(a)
Calculated from continuing operations, unless otherwise noted.

(b)
Represents period-end consolidated total loans and loans held for sale divided by period-end consolidated total deposits (excluding deposits in foreign office).

(c)
Non-GAAP measure: see Figure 7 entitled "GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations" for reconciliation.

Strategic developments

Our actions and results during the first nine months of 2016 supported our corporate strategy described in the “Introduction” section under the “Corporate strategy” heading on page 38 of our 2015 Form 10-K.
 
We continue to focus on growing our businesses and remain committed to improving productivity and efficiency. Excluding merger-related charges and the effects of First Niagara, during the first nine months of 2016, we generated positive operating leverage from the prior year, with revenue up 2.8% from 2015. Net interest income benefited from higher earning asset balances. Excluding merger-related charges and First Niagara, noninterest income increased from the prior year, as we had a record quarter in investment banking and debt placement fees during the third quarter of 2016 and saw a benefit from increases in several of our core fee-based businesses where we continue to make investments. Excluding merger-related charges and First Niagara, noninterest expense increased $34 million,

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or 1.6%, from the prior year primarily due to higher performance-based compensation and slight increases across various nonpersonnel areas, including FDIC assessment expense.

Although asset quality measures were impacted during the first nine months of 2016 by credit migration, primarily in our oil and gas portfolio, our net loan charge-offs were .27% of average loans, below our targeted range, and the provision for credit losses was .40% of average loans, within our targeted range.

Capital management remains a priority for 2016. On June 29, 2016, the Federal Reserve announced that it did not object to our 2016 capital plan. Share repurchases of up to $350 million were included in the 2016 capital plan, which is effective through the second quarter of 2017. We completed $65 million of common share repurchases in the third quarter of 2016 under this authorization.

As previously reported, our 2015 capital plan proposed an increase in our quarterly common share dividend from $.075 to $.085 per share, which was approved by our Board in May 2016. An additional potential increase in our quarterly common share dividend, up to $.095 per share, will be considered by the Board for the second quarter of 2017, consistent with the 2016 capital plan.

On August 1, 2016, First Niagara merged with and into KeyCorp, with KeyCorp as the surviving entity. The total consideration for the transaction was approximately $4.0 billion. Systems and client conversion occurred during the fourth quarter of 2016.

On September 9, 2016, KeyCorp sold to Northwest Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Northwest Bancshares, Inc., 18 branches in the Buffalo, New York market. The branches were divested in connection with the merger between First Niagara and KeyCorp and pursuant to an agreement with the United States Department of Justice and commitments to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System following a customary antitrust review in connection with the merger. The divestiture included $439 million of loans and $1.6 billion of deposits associated with the 18 branches.

Demographics

We have two major business segments: Key Community Bank and Key Corporate Bank.

Key Community Bank serves individuals and small to mid-sized businesses by offering a variety of deposit, investment, lending, credit card, insurance, and personalized wealth management products and business advisory services. These products and services are provided through our relationship managers and specialists working in our 15-state branch network, which is organized into eight internally defined geographic regions: Pacific, Rocky Mountains, Indiana, Western Ohio and Michigan, Eastern Ohio, Western New York, Eastern New York, and New England. In addition, some of these product capabilities are delivered by Key Corporate Bank to clients of Key Community Bank.

Figure 3 shows the geographic diversity of Key Community Bank’s average deposits, commercial loans, and home equity loans.

Figure 3. Key Community Bank Geographic Diversity
 
Geographic Region
 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30, 2016
Pacific
Rocky
Mountains
Indiana
West Ohio/
Michigan
East Ohio
Western
New York
Eastern
New York
New
England
NonRegion (a), (b)
Total
dollars in millions
Average deposits
$
13,118

$
5,618

$
2,467

$
4,750

$
10,368

$
5,314

$
8,135

$
3,100

$
16,527

$
69,397

Percent of total
18.9
%
8.1
%
3.6
%
6.8
%
14.9
%
7.7
%
11.7
%
4.5
%
23.8
%
100.0
%
Average commercial loans
$
3,471

$
1,971

$
919

$
1,256

$
2,461

$
679

$
1,988

$
857

$
7,525

$
21,127

Percent of total
16.4
%
9.3
%
4.4
%
5.9
%
11.7
%
3.2
%
9.4
%
4.1
%
35.6
%
100.0
%
Average home equity loans
$
3,119

$
1,477

$
483

$
798

$
1,230

$
828

$
1,230

$
640

$
1,898

$
11,703

Percent of total
26.7
%
12.6
%
4.1
%
6.8
%
10.5
%
7.1
%
10.5
%
5.5
%
16.2
%
100.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Represents average deposits, commercial loan products, and home equity loan products centrally managed outside of our eight Key Community Bank regions.
(b)
NonRegion includes average deposits, commercial loan products, and home equity loan products acquired from First Niagara. These average deposits, commercial loan products, and home equity loan products will be allocated to the East Ohio, Western New York, and Eastern New York regions during the fourth quarter of 2016.


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Key Corporate Bank is a full-service corporate and investment bank focused principally on serving the needs of middle market clients in seven industry sectors: consumer, energy, healthcare, industrial, public sector, real estate, and technology.

Key Corporate Bank delivers a broad suite of banking and capital markets products to its clients, including syndicated finance, debt and equity capital markets, commercial payments, equipment finance, commercial mortgage banking, derivatives, foreign exchange, financial advisory, and public finance. Key Corporate Bank is also a significant servicer of commercial mortgage loans and a significant special servicer of CMBS. Key Corporate Bank delivers many of its product capabilities to clients of Key Community Bank.

Further information regarding the products and services offered by our Key Community Bank and Key Corporate Bank segments is included in this report in Note 19 (“Line of Business Results”).

Supervision and regulation

Regulatory reform developments

On July 21, 2010, the Dodd-Frank Act became law. It was intended to address perceived deficiencies and gaps in the regulatory framework for financial services in the U.S., reduce the risks of bank failures, better equip the nation’s regulators to guard against or mitigate any future financial crises, and manage systemic risk through increased supervision of bank and nonbank SIFIs, such as KeyCorp and KeyBank. Further discussion concerning the Dodd-Frank Act, related regulatory developments, and the risks that they present to Key is available under the heading “Supervision and Regulation” in Item 1. Business and under the heading “II. Compliance Risk” in Item 1A. Risk Factors of our 2015 Form 10-K. Many proposed rules referenced in our prior reports remain pending. The following discussion provides a summary of recent regulatory developments relating to the Dodd-Frank Act or regulatory developments that relate to our results this quarter.

Regulatory capital rules

In October 2013, federal banking regulators published the final Basel III capital framework for U.S. banking organizations (the “Regulatory Capital Rules”). The Regulatory Capital Rules generally implement in the U.S. the Basel III capital framework published by the Basel Committee in December 2010 and revised in June 2011 and January 2014 (the “Basel III capital framework”). The Basel III capital framework and the U.S. implementation of the Basel III capital framework are discussed in more detail in Item 1. Business of our 2015 Form 10-K under the heading “Supervision and Regulation — Basel III capital and liquidity frameworks.”

While the Regulatory Capital Rules became effective on January 1, 2014, the mandatory compliance date for Key as a “standardized approach” banking organization was January 1, 2015, subject to transitional provisions extending to January 1, 2019.

New minimum capital and leverage ratio requirements

Under the Regulatory Capital Rules, “standardized approach” banking organizations, like KeyCorp, are required to meet the minimum capital and leverage ratios set forth in Figure 4 below. At September 30, 2016, Key had an estimated Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio of 9.42% under the fully phased-in Regulatory Capital Rules. Also at September 30, 2016, based on the fully phased-in Regulatory Capital Rules, Key estimates that its capital and leverage ratios, after adjustment for market risk, would be as set forth in Figure 4.


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Figure 4. Pro Forma Ratios vs. Minimum Capital Ratios Calculated Under the Fully Phased-In Regulatory Capital Rules
 
Ratios (including Capital conservation buffer)
Key
September 30, 2016
Pro forma

Minimum
January 1, 2016

Phase-in
Period
Minimum
January 1,  2019

Common Equity Tier 1 (a)
9.42
%
4.5
%
None
4.5
%
Capital conservation buffer (b)
 

1/1/16-1/1/19
2.5

Common Equity Tier 1 + Capital conservation buffer
 
4.5

1/1/16-1/1/19
7.0

Tier 1 Capital
10.21

6.0

None
6.0

Tier 1 Capital + Capital conservation buffer
 
6.0

1/1/16-1/1/19
8.5

Total Capital
12.32

8.0

None
8.0

Total Capital + Capital conservation buffer
 
8.0

1/1/16-1/1/19
10.5

Leverage (c)
9.97

4.0

None
4.0

 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
See Figure 7 entitled “GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations,” which presents the computation for estimated Common Equity Tier 1. The table reconciles the GAAP performance measure to the corresponding non-GAAP measure, which provides a basis for period-to-period comparisons.

(b)
Capital conservation buffer must consist of Common Equity Tier 1 capital. As a standardized approach banking organization, KeyCorp is not subject to the countercyclical capital buffer of up to 2.5% imposed upon an advanced approaches banking organization under the Regulatory Capital Rules.

(c)
As a standardized approach banking organization, KeyCorp is not subject to the 3% supplemental leverage ratio requirement, which becomes effective January 1, 2018.

Revised prompt corrective action capital category ratios

Under the Regulatory Capital Rules, the prompt corrective action capital category threshold ratios applicable to FDIC-insured depository institutions such as KeyBank and First Niagara Bank were revised. Figure 5 identifies the capital category threshold ratios for a “well capitalized” and an “adequately capitalized” institution under the Regulatory Capital Rules.

Figure 5. "Well Capitalized" and "Adequately Capitalized" Capital Category Ratios under Revised Prompt Corrective Action Rules
Prompt Corrective Action
 
Capital Category
Ratio
 
Well Capitalized (a)
Adequately Capitalized
Common Equity Tier 1 Risk-Based
 
6.5
%
4.5
%
Tier 1 Risk-Based
 
8.0

6.0

Total Risk-Based
 
10.0

8.0

Tier 1 Leverage (b)
 
5.0

4.0

 
 
 
 
 
(a)
A “well capitalized” institution also must not be subject to any written agreement, order, or directive to meet and maintain a specific capital level for any capital measure.

(b)
As a standardized approach banking organization, KeyBank is not subject to the 3% supplemental leverage ratio requirement, which becomes effective January 1, 2018.

As of September 30, 2016, KeyBank and First Niagara Bank meet all “well capitalized” capital adequacy requirements under the Regulatory Capital Rules.

Capital Planning and Stress Test Rules

On September 26, 2016, the Federal Reserve issued an NPR to revise the capital plan and stress test rules as they apply to large, noncomplex BHCs and U.S. intermediaries of foreign banks. Under the proposal, a large noncomplex BHC is one with total consolidated assets of $50 billion or more but less than $250 billion, on-balance sheet foreign exposure of less than $10 billion, and nonbank assets of less than $75 billion. This would include KeyCorp.

If the proposal is adopted as a final rule, it would considerably reduce the compliance burden associated with the Federal Reserve’s capital plan and stress test rules. Specifically, the proposal would relieve large noncomplex banking organizations (including KeyCorp) from the qualitative assessment portion of the Federal Reserve’s CCAR program and modify the reporting requirements for these organizations to collect less detailed information regarding stress test results and raise the materiality thresholds for specific portfolio reporting requirements. In addition, the proposed rule would further limit the amount of capital a banking organization may distribute in excess of the amount set forth in its capital plan without Federal Reserve approval (the de minimis exception), and establish a one-quarter blackout period during which a BHC would not be able to submit a notice to use the de minimis exception or seek prior approval to make a capital distribution in an amount that exceeds the de minimis exception level. The proposal also would establish reporting requirements for nonbank assets.


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The relief proposed for the qualitative assessment portion of the CCAR program would be effective for the 2017 CCAR cycle. The modified reporting requirements would take effect immediately upon adoption of a final rule or after a six-month delay. The proposed revisions to the de minimis exception and new one-quarter blackout period are expected to be effective during the second quarter of 2017. The comment period for the proposed rule expires on November 25, 2016.

Liquidity coverage ratio

The federal banking agencies published the final Basel III liquidity framework for U.S. banking organizations (the “Liquidity Coverage Rules”) that create a minimum LCR for certain internationally active bank and nonbank financial companies (excluding KeyCorp) and a modified version of the LCR (“Modified LCR”) for BHCs and other depository institution holding companies with over $50 billion in consolidated assets that are not internationally active (including KeyCorp).

Because KeyCorp is a Modified LCR BHC under the Liquidity Coverage Rules, it is required to maintain its ratio of high-quality liquid assets to its total net cash outflow amount, determined by prescribed assumptions in a standardized hypothetical stress scenario over a 30-calendar day period. Implementation for Modified LCR banking organizations, like KeyCorp, began on January 1, 2016, with a minimum requirement of 90% coverage, reaching 100% coverage by January 1, 2017. For the third quarter of 2016, our Modified LCR was above 100%. In the future, we may change the composition of our investment portfolio, increase the size of the overall investment portfolio, and/or modify product offerings to enhance or optimize our liquidity position.

KeyBank and First Niagara Bank will not be subject to the LCR or the Modified LCR under the Liquidity Coverage Rules unless the OCC affirmatively determines that application to KeyBank and or First Niagara Bank is appropriate in light of their respective asset sizes, levels of complexity, risk profiles, scope of operations, affiliation with foreign or domestic covered entities, or risk to the financial system.

Net stable funding ratio

As previously disclosed in the “Supervision and Regulation” section of Item 1. Business of our 2015 Form 10-K under the heading “Basel III capital and liquidity frameworks,” the Basel Committee finalized the Basel III net stable funding ratio (“NSFR”) in October 2014. The Basel Committee published final Basel III NSFR disclosure standards in June 2015. In April and May 2016, the federal banking regulators issued an NPR proposing to implement the final Basel III NSFR and the final Basel III NSFR disclosure standards. The proposal would create a minimum NSFR for certain internationally active banking organizations (excluding KeyCorp) and a modified version of the NSFR for BHCs and other depository institution holding companies with over $50 billion in consolidated assets that are not internationally active (including KeyCorp). The proposal would also require quarterly quantitative and qualitative public disclosures regarding the NSFR. The proposed NSFR requirement would apply beginning on January 1, 2018. The comment period for the NPR expired on August 5, 2016.

Recovery planning

On September 28, 2016, the OCC released final guidelines that establish standards for recovery planning by certain large OCC-regulated institutions, including KeyBank. The guidelines require such institutions to establish a comprehensive framework for evaluating the financial effects of severe stress events, and recovery actions an institution may pursue to remain a viable, going concern during a period of severe financial stress. Under the final guidelines, an institution’s recovery plan must include triggers to alert the institution of severe stress events, escalation procedures, recovery options, and a process for periodic review and approval by senior management and the board of directors. The recovery plan should be tailored to the complexity, scope of operations, and risk profile of the institution.

Assuming that KeyBank has average total consolidated assets of greater than $100 billion but less than $750 billion as of January 1, 2017, it must be in compliance with the guidelines not later than January 1, 2018.

Deposit insurance and assessments

In March 2015, the FDIC approved a final rule to impose a surcharge, as required by the Dodd-Frank Act, on the quarterly deposit insurance assessments of insured depository institutions having total consolidated assets of at least $10 billion (like KeyBank and First Niagara Bank). The surcharge is 4.5 cents per $100 of the institution’s assessment base (after making certain adjustments). The final rule became effective on July 1, 2016. If the DIF reserve ratio reached 1.15% before that date, surcharges would begin July 1, 2016. If the reserve ratio had not reached 1.15% by that date, surcharges would begin the first quarter after the reserve ratio reaches 1.15%. On August 30, 2016, the FDIC announced that the reserve ratio reached 1.17% at the end of June 2016 - the highest level in more than eight years. As a result, FDIC-insured institutions with $10 billion or

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more in assets, like KeyBank and First Niagara Bank, will pay a surcharge effective July 1, 2016, to bring the reserve ratio to the statutory minimum of 1.35%. Surcharges will continue through the quarter that the DIF reserve ratio reaches or exceeds 1.35%, but not later than December 31, 2018. If the reserve ratio does not reach 1.35% by December 31, 2018 (provided it is at least 1.15%), the FDIC will impose a shortfall assessment on March 31, 2019, on insured depository institutions with total consolidated assets of $10 billion or more (like KeyBank).

In February 2016, the FDIC issued an NPR proposing to impose recordkeeping requirements on insured depository institutions with two million or more deposit accounts (including KeyBank) in order to facilitate rapid payment of insured deposits to customers if the institutions were to fail. The proposal would require such insured depository institutions (i) to maintain complete and accurate data on each depositor’s ownership interest by right and capacity for all of the institution’s deposit accounts and (ii) to develop the capability to calculate the insured and uninsured amounts for each deposit owner within 24 hours of failure. The FDIC would conduct periodic testing of covered institutions’ compliance with these requirements and such institutions would be required to file a deposit insurance coverage summary report with the FDIC annually. Compliance would be required two years after the effective date of a final rule. After being extended, the comment period for the NPR expired on June 25, 2016.

Single counterparty credit limits

In March 2016, the Federal Reserve issued an NPR proposing to establish single counterparty credit limits for BHCs with total consolidated assets of $50 billion or more. This proposal would implement a provision in the Dodd-Frank Act and replaces proposals on this subject issued by the Federal Reserve in 2011 and 2012. Under the proposal, a covered BHC (including KeyCorp) would not be allowed to have an aggregate net credit exposure to any unaffiliated counterparty that exceeds 25% of the consolidated capital stock and surplus of the covered BHC. G-SIBs and certain other large BHCs (excluding KeyCorp) would be subject to stricter limits under the proposal. A covered BHC such as KeyCorp would be required to comply with the proposed limits and quarterly reporting to show such compliance starting two years after the effective date of a final rule. The comment period for the NPR expired on June 3, 2016.

ERISA fiduciary standard

In April 2016, the Department of Labor published final rules and amendments to certain prohibited transaction exemptions regarding which service providers would be regarded as fiduciaries under ERISA for making investment advice recommendations to: 1) certain retirement plan fiduciaries, participants or beneficiaries and 2) owners or beneficiaries of individual retirement accounts and health savings accounts, among other retirement plans. In sum, the rules intend to place fiduciary obligations, rather than the lesser legal obligations that currently apply, on these service providers. The rules subject any financial institution making recommendations for either the purchase or sale of investments in or rollover of the respective retirement plan to certain fiduciary obligations under ERISA such as an impartial conduct standard and not selling certain investment products whose compensation may raise a conflict of interest for the advisor without entering into a contract providing certain disclosures and legal remedies to the customer. The requirement of impartial conduct is effective April 10, 2017, and the contract provisions must be in place by January 1, 2018. 

Highlights of Our Performance

Financial performance

For the third quarter of 2016, we announced net income from continuing operations attributable to Key common shareholders of $165 million, or $.16 per common share. Our third quarter of 2016 results compare to net income from continuing operations attributable to Key common shareholders of $216 million, or $.26 per common share, for the third quarter of 2015. During the third quarter of 2016, we incurred merger-related charges totaling $207 million, or $.14 per common share. No merger-related charges were incurred in the third quarter of 2015.

The acquisition of First Niagara contributed approximately $175 million of net interest income in the third quarter of 2016, which included $19 million of related purchase accounting accretion. Third quarter 2016 net interest income was reduced by $6 million of one-time merger-related charges related to conforming accounting policies for leases.

Our taxable-equivalent net interest income was $788 million for the third quarter of 2016, and the net interest margin was 2.85%, compared to taxable-equivalent net interest income of $598 million and a net interest margin of 2.87% for the third quarter of 2015. The net interest margin declined two basis points, reflecting higher levels of liquidity, partially offset by the benefit from the First Niagara acquisition. Excluding the impact of First Niagara and merger-related charges, net interest income increased 4% compared to the year-ago quarter, driven by higher earning asset balances.

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The acquisition of First Niagara contributed approximately $53 million of noninterest income in the third quarter of 2016, which was primarily attributable to service charges on deposit accounts, trust and investment services income, and cards and payments income. Additionally, third quarter 2016 reported noninterest income includes $12 million of merger-related charges, including losses from investment portfolio repositioning. For the full year of 2016, we will experience five months of First Niagara activity and expect further refinement of our purchase accounting marks and resulting accretion.

Key’s noninterest income was $549 million for the third quarter of 2016, compared to $470 million for the year-ago quarter. Excluding the impact of First Niagara and merger-related charges discussed above, noninterest income increased $38 million, or 8%, primarily driven by a record quarter in investment banking and debt placement fees. Also benefiting the quarter was continued growth in cards and payments income, as well as service charges on deposit accounts. These increases were partially offset by lower corporate services income, net gains on principal investing and operating lease income and other leasing gains. For the full year of 2016, we will experience five months of First Niagara activity and expect investment banking and debt placement fees to be stable-to-slightly higher than the full year of 2015.

Our noninterest expense was $1.1 billion for the third quarter of 2016, including $140 million related to the operations of First Niagara, which primarily impacted personnel expense, net occupancy, business services and professional fees and other expense.

Additionally, noninterest expense included $189 million of merger-related charges, primarily made up of $97 million in personnel expense related to severance and technology development for systems conversions, as well as fully-dedicated personnel for merger and integration efforts. The remaining $92 million of merger-related charges were nonpersonnel expense, largely recognized in business services and professional fees, computer processing and other expense. No merger-related charges were incurred in the third quarter of 2015.

Excluding the $140 million impact of First Niagara and $189 million of merger-related charges, noninterest expense was $29 million higher than the third quarter of last year. The increase was primarily driven by higher performance-based compensation, along with slight increases across various nonpersonnel line items, including FDIC assessment expense. These increases were partially offset by lower employee benefits expense. For the full year of 2016, we will experience five months of First Niagara activity and expect elevated levels of merger-related charges to continue.

In the third quarter of 2016, the acquisition of First Niagara contributed approximately $15.4 billion of average loans, or $23 billion at period-end, impacting both the commercial and consumer loan portfolios. These results include the estimated fair value adjustment on the acquired portfolio of $686 million and the divestiture of $439 million of loans.

Average loans were $77.7 billion for the third quarter of 2016, an increase of $18.4 billion compared to the third quarter of 2015. Excluding the impact of the First Niagara acquisition, average loans were $62.3 billion for the third quarter of 2016, an increase of $3 billion compared to the third quarter of 2015. The loan growth occurred primarily in the commercial, financial and agricultural portfolio, which increased $3.3 billion. Consumer loans declined $537 million, largely due to paydowns in Key’s home equity loan portfolio.

In the third quarter of 2016, the acquisition of First Niagara contributed approximately $18.9 billion of average deposits, or $27.3 billion at period-end, which are spread across deposit products and consist primarily of consumer deposits. During the quarter, $1.6 billion of deposits were divested.

Average deposits, excluding deposits in foreign office, totaled $94.9 billion for the third quarter of 2016, an increase of $24.9 billion compared to the year-ago quarter. Excluding the impact of First Niagara, average deposits increased $5.7 billion over the year-ago quarter. Interest-bearing deposits increased $5.9 billion driven by a $4.7 billion increase in NOW and money market deposit accounts and a $1.2 billion increase in certificates of deposits and other time deposits. The increase from the year-ago quarter reflects core deposit growth in our retail banking franchise and growth in escrow deposits from our commercial mortgage servicing business.

Our provision for credit losses was $59 million for the third quarter of 2016, compared to $45 million for the third quarter of 2015 and $52 million for the second quarter of 2016. Our provision for credit losses in the third quarter of 2016 included $12 million related to the acquired credit card portfolio from First Niagara. Our allowance for loan and lease losses was $865 million, or 1.01% of total period-end loans, at September 30, 2016, compared to 1.31% at September 30, 2015. For the remainder of 2016, we expect the provision for credit losses to slightly exceed net loan charge-offs.


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Net loan charge-offs for the third quarter of 2016 totaled $44 million, or .23% of average total loans, including $2 million of net charge-offs related to First Niagara. These results compare to $41 million, or .27%, for the third quarter of 2015. For the remainder of 2016, we expect net loan charge-offs to remain relatively stable with the third quarter of 2016.

At September 30, 2016, our nonperforming loans totaled $723 million, which represented .85% of period-end portfolio loans, and include $150 million of nonperforming loans related to First Niagara. These results compare to .67% at September 30, 2015. Nonperforming assets at September 30, 2016, totaled $760 million and represented .89% of period-end portfolio loans and OREO and other nonperforming assets, compared to $417 million, or .69% of period-end portfolio loans, at September 30, 2015.

Our capital ratios remain strong. Our tangible common equity and Tier 1 risk-based capital ratios at September 30, 2016, are 8.27% and 10.53%, respectively, compared to 9.90% and 10.87%, respectively, at September 30, 2015. In addition, our Common Equity Tier 1 ratio is 9.56% at September 30, 2016, compared to 10.47% at September 30, 2015. The declines from the year-ago quarter are primarily related to the acquisition of First Niagara.

We continue to return capital to our shareholders by repurchasing common shares and through our quarterly common share dividend. In the third quarter of 2016, we completed $65 million of common share repurchases and paid a cash dividend of $.085 per common share, under our 2016 capital plan authorization.

Figure 6 shows our continuing and discontinued operating results for the current, past, and year-ago quarters. Our financial performance for each of the past five quarters is summarized in Figure 1.

Figure 6. Results of Operations
 
Three months ended
 
Nine months ended
in millions, except per share amounts
9/30/2016
6/30/2016
9/30/2015
 
9/30/2016
9/30/2015
Summary of operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key
$
171

$
199

$
222

 
$
557

$
685

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes (a)
1

3

(3
)
 
5

5

Net income (loss) attributable to Key
$
172

$
202

$
219

 
$
562

$
690

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key
$
171

$
199

$
222

 
$
557

$
685

Less: Dividends on Series A Preferred Stock
6

6

6

 
17

17

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key common shareholders
165

193

216

 
540

668

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes (a)
1

3

(3
)
 
5

5

Net income (loss) attributable to Key common shareholders
$
166

$
196

$
213

 
$
545

$
673

Per common share — assuming dilution
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key common shareholders
$
.16

$
.23

$
.26

 
$
.60

$
.78

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes (a)



 
.01

.01

Net income (loss) attributable to Key common shareholders (b)
$
.17

$
.23

$
.25

 
$
.61

$
.79

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
In September 2009, we decided to discontinue the education lending business conducted through Key Education Resources, the education payment and financing unit of KeyBank. As a result of this decision, we have accounted for this business as a discontinued operation. For further discussion regarding the income (loss) from discontinued operations, see Note 12 (“Acquisition, Divestiture, and Discontinued Operations”).

(b)
EPS may not foot due to rounding.

Figure 7 presents certain non-GAAP financial measures related to “tangible common equity,” “return on tangible common equity,” “Common Equity Tier 1,” “pre-provision net revenue,” certain financial measures excluding merger-related charges, and “cash efficiency ratio.”

The tangible common equity ratio and the return on tangible common equity ratio have been a focus for some investors, and management believes these ratios may assist investors in analyzing Key’s capital position without regard to the effects of intangible assets and preferred stock. Traditionally, the banking regulators have assessed bank and BHC capital adequacy based on both the amount and the composition of capital, the calculation of which is prescribed in federal banking regulations. The Federal Reserve focuses its assessment of capital adequacy on a component of Tier 1 capital known as Common Equity Tier 1. Because the Federal Reserve has long indicated that voting common shareholders’ equity (essentially Tier 1 risk-based capital less preferred stock and noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries) generally should be the dominant element in Tier 1 risk-based capital, this focus on Common Equity Tier 1 is consistent with existing capital adequacy categories. The Regulatory Capital Rules, described in more detail under the section “Supervision and regulation” in Item 2 of this report, also make Common Equity Tier 1 a priority. The Regulatory Capital Rules change the regulatory capital standards that apply to BHCs by, among other changes, phasing out the treatment of trust preferred securities and cumulative preferred securities as Tier 1 eligible capital. Starting in 2016, our trust preferred securities are only included in Tier 2 capital. Since analysts and banking regulators

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may assess our capital adequacy using tangible common equity and Common Equity Tier 1, we believe it is useful to enable investors to assess our capital adequacy on these same bases. Figure 7 reconciles the GAAP performance measures to the corresponding non-GAAP measures.

Figure 7 also shows the computation for and reconciliation of pre-provision net revenue, which is not formally defined by GAAP. We believe that eliminating the effects of the provision for credit losses makes it easier to analyze our results by presenting them on a more comparable basis.

As disclosed in Note 2 ("Business Combination") and Note 12 (“Acquisition, Divestiture, and Discontinued Operations”), KeyCorp completed its purchase of First Niagara on August 1, 2016. The definitive agreement and plan of merger to acquire First Niagara was originally announced on October 30, 2015. As a result of this transaction, we’ve recognized merger-related charges. Figure 7 shows the computation of noninterest expense excluding merger-related charges and return on average assets from continuing operations excluding merger-related charges. We believe that eliminating the effects of the merger-related charges makes it easier to analyze our results by presenting them on a more comparable basis.

The cash efficiency ratio is a ratio of two non-GAAP performance measures. Accordingly, there is no directly comparable GAAP performance measure. The cash efficiency ratio excludes the impact of our intangible asset amortization from the calculation. We also disclose the cash efficiency ratio excluding merger-related charges. We believe these ratios provide greater consistency and comparability between our results and those of our peer banks. Additionally, these ratios are used by analysts and investors as they develop earnings forecasts and peer bank analysis.

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


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Figure 7. GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations
 
Three months ended
dollars in millions
9/30/2016
6/30/2016
3/31/2016
12/31/2015
9/30/2015
Tangible common equity to tangible assets at period end
 
 
 
 
 
Key shareholders’ equity (GAAP)
$
14,996

$
11,313

$
11,066

$
10,746

$
10,705

Less:       Intangible assets (a)
2,855

1,074

1,077

1,080

1,084

Preferred Stock (b)
1,150

281

281

281

281

Tangible common equity (non-GAAP)
$
10,991

$
9,958

$
9,708

$
9,385

$
9,340

Total assets (GAAP)
$
135,805

$
101,150

$
98,402

$
95,131

$
95,420

Less:      Intangible assets (a)
2,855

1,074

1,077

1,080

1,084

Tangible assets (non-GAAP)
$
132,950

$
100,076

$
97,325

$
94,051

$
94,336

Tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio (non-GAAP)
8.27
%
9.95
%
9.97
%
9.98
%
9.90
%
Common Equity Tier 1 at period end
 
 
 
 
 
Key shareholders’ equity (GAAP)
$
14,996

$
11,313

$
11,066

$
10,746

$
10,705

Less:      Preferred Stock (b)
1,150

281

281

281

281

Common Equity Tier 1 capital before adjustments and deductions
13,846

11,032

10,785

10,465

10,424

Less:      Goodwill, net of deferred taxes
2,450

1,031

1,033

1,034

1,036

Intangible assets, net of deferred taxes
216

30

35

26

29

Deferred tax assets
6

1

1

1

1

Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, net of deferred taxes
101

129

70

(58
)
54

Accumulated gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net of deferred taxes
39

77

46

(20
)
21

Amounts in AOCI attributed to pension and postretirement benefit costs, net of deferred taxes
(359
)
(362
)
(365
)
(365
)
(385
)
Total Common Equity Tier 1 capital
$
11,393

$
10,126

$
9,965

$
9,847

$
9,668

Net risk-weighted assets (regulatory)
$
119,120

$
91,195

$
90,014

$
89,980

$
92,307

Common Equity Tier 1 ratio (non-GAAP)
9.56
%
11.10
%
11.07
%
10.94
%
10.47
%
Average tangible common equity
 
 
 
 
 
Average Key shareholders’ equity (GAAP)
$
13,552

$
11,147

$
10,953

$
10,731

$
10,614

Less:      Intangible assets (average) (c)
2,255

1,076

1,079

1,082

1,083

Preferred Stock (average)
648

290

290

290

290

Average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)
$
10,649

$
9,781

$
9,584

$
9,359

$
9,241

Return on average tangible common equity from continuing operations
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key common shareholders (GAAP)
$
165

$
193

$
182

$
224

$
216

Average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)
10,649

9,781

9,584

9,359

9,241

Return on average tangible common equity from continuing operations (non-GAAP)
6.16
%
7.94
%
7.64
%
9.50
%
9.27
%
Return on average tangible common equity consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss) attributable to Key common shareholders (GAAP)
$
166

$
196

$
183

$
220

$
213

Average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)
10,649

9,781

9,584

9,359

9,241

Return on average tangible common equity consolidated (non-GAAP)
6.20
%
8.06
%
7.68
%
9.33
%
9.14
%
Pre-provision net revenue
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income (GAAP)
$
780

$
597

$
604

$
602

$
591

Plus:      Taxable-equivalent adjustment
8

8

8

8

7

Noninterest income
549

473

431

485

470

Less:      Noninterest expense
1,082

751

703

736

724

Pre-provision net revenue from continuing operations (non-GAAP)
$
255

$
327

$
340

$
359

$
344

Noninterest expense excluding merger-related charges
 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest expense (GAAP)
$
1,082

$
751

$
703

$
736

$
724

Less:      Merger-related charges
189

45

24

6


Noninterest expense excluding merger-related charges (non-GAAP)
$
893

$
706

$
679

$
730

$
724

Cash efficiency ratio
 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest expense (GAAP)
$
1,082

$
751

$
703

$
736

$
724

Less:      Intangible asset amortization
13

7

8

9

9

Adjusted noninterest expense (non-GAAP)
$
1,069

$
744

$
695

$
727

$
715

Less:      Merger-related charges
189

45

24

6


Adjusted noninterest expense excluding merger-related charges (non-GAAP)
$
880

$
699

$
671

$
721

$
715

Net interest income (GAAP)
$
780

$
597

$
604

$
602

$
591

Plus:      Taxable-equivalent adjustment
8

8

8

8

7

Noninterest income (GAAP)
549

473

431

485

470

Total taxable-equivalent revenue (non-GAAP)
$
1,337

$
1,078

$
1,043

$
1,095

$
1,068

Add:      Merger-related charges
18





Adjusted noninterest income excluding merger-related charges (non-GAAP)
$
1,355

$
1,078

$
1,043

$
1,095

$
1,068

Cash efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)
80.0
%
69.0
%
66.6
%
66.4
%
66.9
%
Cash efficiency ratio excluding merger-related charges (non-GAAP)
64.9
%
64.8
%
64.3
%
65.8
%
66.9
%
Return on average total assets from continuing operations excluding merger-related charges
 
 
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations attributable to Key (GAAP)
$
171

$
199

$
187

$
230

$
222

Add:      Merger-related charges, after tax
132

28

15

4


Income from continuing operations attributable to Key excluding merger-related charges, after tax (non-GAAP)
$
303

$
227

$
202

$
234

$
222

Average total assets from continuing operations (GAAP)
$
123,469

$
97,413

$
94,477

$
94,117

$
92,649

Return on average total assets from continuing operations excluding merger-related charges (non-GAAP)
.98
%
.94
%
.86
%
.99
%
.95
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
For the three months ended September 30, 2016, June 30, 2016, March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015, intangible assets exclude $51 million, $36 million, $40 million, $45 million, and $50 million, respectively, of period-end purchased credit card receivables.

(b)
Net of capital surplus.

(c)
For the three months ended September 30, 2016, June 30, 2016, March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015, average intangible assets exclude $47 million, $38 million, $42 million, $47 million, and $52 million, respectively, of average purchased credit card receivables.

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dollars in millions
Three months ended
9/30/2016

Common Equity Tier 1 under the Regulatory Capital Rules (estimates)
 
Common Equity Tier 1 under current Regulatory Capital Rules
$
11,393

Adjustments from current Regulatory Capital Rules to the fully phased-in Regulatory Capital Rules:
 
Deferred tax assets and other intangible assets(d)
(147
)
Common Equity Tier 1 anticipated under the fully phased-in Regulatory Capital Rules (e)
$
11,246

 
 
Net risk-weighted assets under current Regulatory Capital Rules
$
119,120

Adjustments from current Regulatory Capital Rules to the fully phased-in Regulatory Capital Rules:
 
Mortgage servicing assets (f)
547

Volcker Funds
(199
)
All other assets
(40
)
Total risk-weighted assets anticipated under the fully phased-in Regulatory Capital Rules (e)
$
119,428

Common Equity Tier 1 ratio under the fully phased-in Regulatory Capital Rules (e)
9.42
%
 
 
 
 
Nine months ended
dollars in millions
9/30/2016
9/30/2015
Pre-provision net revenue
 
 
Net interest income (GAAP)
$
1,981

$
1,746

Plus:       Taxable-equivalent adjustment
24

20

Noninterest income (GAAP)
1,453

1,395

Less:       Noninterest expense (GAAP)
2,536

2,104

Pre-provision net revenue from continuing operations (non-GAAP)
$
922

$
1,057

Average tangible common equity
 
 
Average Key shareholders’ equity (GAAP)
$
11,890

$
10,591

Less:      Intangible assets (average) (g)
1,473

1,086

Preferred Stock (average)
410

290

Average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)
$
10,007

$
9,215

Return on average tangible common equity from continuing operations
 
 
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key common shareholders (GAAP)
$
540

$
668

Average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)
10,007

9,215

Return on average tangible common equity from continuing operations (non-GAAP)
7.21
%
9.69
%
Return on average tangible common equity consolidated
 
 
Net income (loss) attributable to Key common shareholders (GAAP)
$
545

$
673

Average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)
10,007

9,215

Return on average tangible common equity consolidated (non-GAAP)
7.27
%
9.76
%
Cash efficiency ratio
 
 
Noninterest expense (GAAP)
$
2,536

$
2,104

Less:      Intangible asset amortization (GAAP)
28

27

Adjusted noninterest expense (non-GAAP)
2,508

2,077

Less:      Merger-related charges
258


 
$
2,250

$
2,077

Net interest income (GAAP)
$
1,981

$
1,746

Plus:      Taxable-equivalent adjustment
24

20

Noninterest income (GAAP)
1,453

1,395

Total taxable-equivalent revenue (non-GAAP)
$
3,458

$
3,161

Add:      Merger-related charges
18


Adjusted noninterest income excluding merger-related charges (non-GAAP)
$
3,476

$
3,161

Cash efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)
72.5
%
65.7
%
Cash efficiency ratio excluding merger-related charges (non-GAAP)
64.7
%
65.7
%
Return on average total assets from continuing operations excluding merger-related charges
 
 
Income from continuing operations attributable to Key (GAAP)
$
557

$
685

Add:      Merger-related charges, after tax
175


Income from continuing operations attributable to Key excluding merger-related charges, after tax (non-GAAP)
$
732

$
685

Average total assets from continuing operations (GAAP)
$
105,187

$
91,322

Return on average total assets from continuing operations excluding merger-related charges (non-GAAP)
.93
%
1.00
%
 
 
 
 
(d)
Includes the deferred tax assets subject to future taxable income for realization, primarily tax credit carryforwards, as well as intangible assets (other than goodwill and mortgage servicing assets) subject to the transition provisions of the final rule.

(e)
The anticipated amount of regulatory capital and risk-weighted assets is based upon the federal banking agencies’ Regulatory Capital Rules (as fully phased-in on January 1, 2019); we are subject to the Regulatory Capital Rules under the “standardized approach.”

(f)    Item is included in the 10%/15% exceptions bucket calculation and is risk-weighted at 250%.

(g)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015, average intangible assets exclude $42 million and $58 million, respectively, of average purchased credit card receivables.



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Results of Operations

Net interest income

One of our principal sources of revenue is net interest income. Net interest income is the difference between interest income received on earning assets (such as loans and securities) and loan-related fee income, and interest expense paid on deposits and borrowings. There are several factors that affect net interest income, including:

 
the volume, pricing, mix, and maturity of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities;

the volume and value of net free funds, such as noninterest-bearing deposits and equity capital;

the use of derivative instruments to manage interest rate risk;

interest rate fluctuations and competitive conditions within the marketplace; and

asset quality.

To make it easier to compare results among several periods and the yields on various types of earning assets (some taxable, some not), we present net interest income in this discussion on a “taxable-equivalent basis” (i.e., as if it were all taxable and at the same rate). For example, $100 of tax-exempt income would be presented as $154, an amount that — if taxed at the statutory federal income tax rate of 35% — would yield $100.

Figure 8 shows our taxable-equivalent net interest income excluding the impact of merger-related charges and the impact of First Niagara during the three- and nine-months ended September 30, 2016. Figure 9 shows the various components of our balance sheet that affect interest income and expense, and their respective yields or rates over the past five quarters. This figure also presents a reconciliation of taxable-equivalent net interest income to net interest income reported in accordance with GAAP for each of those quarters. The net interest margin, which is an indicator of the profitability of the earning assets portfolio less cost of funding, is calculated by dividing annualized taxable-equivalent net interest income by average earning assets.

The acquisition of First Niagara contributed approximately $175 million of net interest income in the third quarter of 2016, which included $19 million of related purchase accounting accretion. Third quarter 2016 net interest income included an additional $6 million of one-time merger-related charges.

Taxable-equivalent net interest income was $788 million for the third quarter of 2016, and the net interest margin was 2.85% compared to taxable-equivalent net interest income of $598 million and a net interest margin of 2.87% for the third quarter of 2015. The net interest margin declined two basis points, reflecting higher levels of liquidity, partly offset by the benefit from the First Niagara acquisition. Excluding the impact of First Niagara and merger-related charges, net interest income increased 4% compared to the year-ago quarter, driven by higher earning asset balances.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, taxable-equivalent net interest income increased by $239 million, and the net interest margin decreased by four basis points. The increase in net interest income reflects the First Niagara acquisition and growth in our core earning asset balances, while higher levels of liquidity contributed to the overall decline in the net interest margin.

In the third quarter of 2016, the acquisition of First Niagara contributed approximately $15.4 billion of average loans, or $23 billion at period-end, impacting both the commercial and consumer loan portfolios. These results include the estimated fair value adjustment on the acquired portfolio of $686 million and the divestiture of $439 million of loans.

Average loans were $77.7 billion for the third quarter of 2016, an increase of $18.4 billion compared to the third quarter of 2015. Excluding the impact of the First Niagara acquisition, average loans were $62.3 billion for the third quarter of 2016, an increase of $3 billion compared to the third quarter of 2015. The loan growth occurred primarily in the commercial, financial and agricultural portfolio, which increased $3.3 billion. Consumer loans declined $537 million, largely due to paydowns in Key’s home equity loan portfolio.

Our securities available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities portfolios together averaged $24.2 billion in the third quarter of 2016, compared to $19.2 billion in the third quarter of 2015. The increase compared to both the year-ago quarter and prior

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quarter primarily reflects the impact of the First Niagara acquisition, which added $4.7 billion of average investment securities, or $9 billion of securities at period-end. During the quarter, Key completed the planned sales and repositioning of First Niagara's portfolio to more closely align with Key's portfolio and investment philosophy.

In the third quarter of 2016, the acquisition of First Niagara contributed approximately $18.9 billion of average deposits, or $27.3 billion at period-end, which are spread across deposit products and consist primarily of consumer deposits. During the quarter, $1.6 billion of deposits were divested.

Average deposits, excluding deposits in foreign office, totaled $94.9 billion for the third quarter of 2016, an increase of $24.9 billion compared to the year-ago quarter. Excluding the impact of First Niagara, average deposits increased $5.7 billion over the year-ago quarter. Interest-bearing deposits increased $5.9 billion driven by a $4.7 billion increase in NOW and money market deposit accounts and a $1.2 billion increase in certificates of deposits and other time deposits. The increase from the year-ago quarter reflects core deposit growth in our retail banking franchise and growth in escrow deposits from our commercial mortgage servicing business.

Figure 8. Net Interest Income (TE)
 
Three months ended
 
Nine months ended
in millions
9/30/2016
6/30/2016
9/30/2015
 
9/30/2016
9/30/2015
Net interest income (TE)
$
788

$
605

$
598

 
$
2,005

$
1,766

Merger-related charges
(6
)


 
(6
)

First Niagara impact (a)
175



 
175


Total net interest income excluding merger-related charges and First Niagara impact
$
619

$
605

$
598

 
$
1,836

$
1,766

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(a)
Reflects two months of First Niagara activity during the third quarter of 2016.


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Figure 9. Consolidated Average Balance Sheets, Net Interest Income, and Yields/Rates from Continuing Operations
 
 
Third Quarter 2016
 
Second Quarter 2016
dollars in millions
Average
Balance
Interest (a)
Yield/
Rate (a)
 
Average
Balance
Interest (a)
Yield/
Rate (a)
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans (b), (c)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial, financial and agricultural (d)
$
37,318

$
317

3.38
%
 
$
32,630

$
270

3.32
%
Real estate — commercial mortgage
12,879

126

3.91

 
8,404

80

3.85

Real estate — construction
1,723

21

4.67

 
869

8

3.78

Commercial lease financing
4,508

38

3.33

 
3,949

37

3.77

Total commercial loans
56,428

502

3.54

 
45,852

395

3.47

Real estate — residential mortgage
4,453

45

3.96

 
2,253

22

4.11

Home equity loans
11,968

122

4.07

 
10,098

102

4.04

Consumer direct loans
1,666

30

7.20

 
1,599

26

6.53

Credit cards
996

27

10.80

 
792

21

10.58

Consumer indirect loans
2,186

28

5.23

 
554

9

6.56

Total consumer loans
21,269

252

4.73

 
15,296

180

4.74

Total loans
77,697

754

3.86

 
61,148

575

3.78

Loans held for sale
1,152

10

3.48

 
611

5

3.18

Securities available for sale (b), (e)
17,972

88

1.99

 
14,268

74

2.08

Held-to-maturity securities (b)
6,250

30

1.86

 
4,883

24

1.98

Trading account assets
860

4

2.12

 
967

6

2.28

Short-term investments
5,911

7

.48

 
5,559

6

.45

Other investments (e)
717

5

2.74

 
610

2

1.54

Total earning assets
110,559

898

3.24

 
88,046

692

3.16

Allowance for loan and lease losses
(847
)
 
 
 
(833
)
 
 
Accrued income and other assets
13,757

 
 
 
10,200

 
 
Discontinued assets
1,676

 
 
 
1,738

 
 
Total assets
$
125,145

 
 
 
$
99,151

 
 
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOW and money market deposit accounts
$
51,318

25

.20

 
$
39,687

16

.17

Savings deposits
4,521

1

.07

 
2,375


.02

Certificates of deposit ($100,000 or more)(f)
4,204

12

1.15

 
3,233

11

1.39

Other time deposits
5,031

11

.85

 
3,252

7

.85

Deposits in foreign office



 



Total interest-bearing deposits
65,074

49

.30

 
48,547

34

.29

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under repurchase agreements
578


.16

 
337


.01

Bank notes and other short-term borrowings
1,186

2

.91

 
694

3

1.39

Long-term debt (f), (g)
10,415

59

2.31

 
9,294

50

2.25

Total interest-bearing liabilities
77,253

110

.57

 
58,872

87

.60

Noninterest-bearing deposits
29,844

 
 
 
25,357

 
 
Accrued expense and other liabilities
2,818

 
 
 
2,032

 
 
Discontinued liabilities (g)
1,676

 
 
 
1,738

 
 
Total liabilities
111,591

 
 
 
87,999

 
 
EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Key shareholders’ equity
13,552

 
 
 
11,147

 
 
Noncontrolling interests
2

 
 
 
5

 
 
Total equity
13,554

 
 
 
11,152

 
 
Total liabilities and equity
$
125,145

 
 
 
$
99,151

 
 
Interest rate spread (TE)
 
 
2.67
%
 
 
 
2.56
%
Net interest income (TE) and net interest margin (TE)
 
788

2.85
%
 
 
605

2.76
%
TE adjustment (b)
 
8

 
 
 
8

 
Net interest income, GAAP basis
 
$
780

 
 
 
$
597

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Results are from continuing operations. Interest excludes the interest associated with the liabilities referred to in (g) below, calculated using a matched funds transfer pricing methodology.

(b)
Interest income on tax-exempt securities and loans has been adjusted to a taxable-equivalent basis using the statutory federal income tax rate of 35%.

(c)
For purposes of these computations, nonaccrual loans are included in average loan balances.

(d)
Commercial, financial and agricultural average balances include $107 million, $87 million, $85 million, $87 million, and $88 million of assets from commercial credit cards for the three months ended September 30, 2016, June 30, 2016, March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015, respectively.


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Figure 9. Consolidated Average Balance Sheets, Net Interest Income, and Yields/Rates from Continuing Operations
 
First Quarter 2016
 
Fourth Quarter 2015
 
Third Quarter 2015
Average
Balance
Interest (a)
Yield/
Rate (a)
 
Average
Balance
Interest (a)
Yield/
Rate (a)
 
Average
Balance
Interest (a)
Yield/
Rate (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
31,590

$
263

3.35
%
 
$
30,884

$
253

3.25
%
 
$
30,374

$
244

3.19
%
8,138

77

3.78

 
8,019

75

3.70

 
7,988

73

3.65

1,016

10

4.11

 
1,067

10

3.65

 
1,164

11

3.78

3,957

36

3.65

 
3,910

36

3.68

 
3,946

35

3.57

44,701

386

3.47

 
43,880

374

3.38

 
43,472

363

3.32

2,236

24

4.18

 
2,252

24

4.18

 
2,258

24

4.19

10,240

103

4.06

 
10,418

105

3.97

 
10,510

105

3.96

1,593

26

6.53

 
1,605

26

6.50

 
1,597

26

6.53

784

21

10.72

 
780

21

10.66

 
759

21

10.74

602

10

6.44

 
641

10

6.45

 
685

11

6.47

15,455

184

4.76

 
15,696

186

4.69

 
15,809

187

4.69

60,156

570

3.80

 
59,576

560

3.72

 
59,281

550

3.69

826

8

4.02

 
841

8

4.13

 
939

10

3.96

14,207

75

2.12

 
14,168

76

2.13

 
14,247

74

2.11

4,817

24

2.01

 
4,908

24

1.99

 
4,923

24

1.95

817

7

3.50

 
822

6

3.31

 
699

5

2.50

3,432

4

.46

 
3,483

3

.28

 
2,257

1

.26

647

3

1.73

 
674

4

2.71

 
696

4

2.52

84,902

691

3.27

 
84,472

681

3.21

 
83,042

668

3.21

(803
)
 
 
 
(790
)
 
 
 
(790
)
 
 
10,378

 
 
 
10,435

 
 
 
10,397

 
 
1,804

 
 
 
1,947

 
 
 
2,118

 
 
$
96,281

 
 
 
$
96,064

 
 
 
$
94,767

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
37,708

15

.16

 
$
37,640

14

.15

 
$
36,289

15

.16

2,349


.02

 
2,338


.02

 
2,371


.02

2,761

10

1.37

 
2,150

7

1.31

 
1,985

6

1.27

3,200

6

.79

 
3,047

5

.72

 
3,064

6

.70




 
354


.24

 
492


.23

46,018

31

.27

 
45,529

26

.24

 
44,201

27

.24

437


.07

 
392


.02

 
859


.08

591

2

1.63

 
556

3

1.65

 
567

2

1.51

8,566

46

2.19

 
8,316

42

2.05

 
7,893

41

2.20

55,612

79

.57

 
54,793

71

.52

 
53,520

70

.53

25,580

 
 
 
26,292

 
 
 
26,268

 
 
2,322

 
 
 
2,289

 
 
 
2,236

 
 
1,804

 
 
 
1,947

 
 
 
2,118

 
 
85,318

 
 
 
85,321

 
 
 
84,142

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10,953

 
 
 
10,731

 
 
 
10,614

 
 
10

 
 
 
12

 
 
 
11

 
 
10,963

 
 
 
10,743

 
 
 
10,625

 
 
$
96,281

 
 
 
$
96,064

 
 
 
$
94,767

 
 
 
 
2.70
%
 
 
 
2.69
%
 
 
 
2.68
%
 
612

2.89
%
 
 
610

2.87
%
 
 
598

2.87
%
 
8

 
 
 
8

 
 
 
7

 
 
$
604

 
 
 
$
602

 
 
 
$
591

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(e)
Yield is calculated on the basis of amortized cost.

(f)
Rate calculation excludes basis adjustments related to fair value hedges.

(g)
A portion of long-term debt and the related interest expense is allocated to discontinued liabilities as a result of applying our matched funds transfer pricing methodology to discontinued operations.


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Figure 10 shows how the changes in yields or rates and average balances from the prior year period affected net interest income. The section entitled “Financial Condition” contains additional discussion about changes in earning assets and funding sources.

Figure 10. Components of Net Interest Income Changes from Continuing Operations
 
 
From three months ended September 30, 2015
From nine months ended September 30, 2015
 
to three months ended September 30, 2016
to nine months ended September 30, 2016
in millions
Average
Volume
Yield/
Rate
Net
Change (a)
Average
Volume
Yield/
Rate
Net
Change (a)
INTEREST INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans
$
178

$
26

$
204

$
231

$
51

$
282

Loans held for sale
2

(2
)

(4
)
(2
)
(6
)
Securities available for sale
18

(4
)
14

30

(10
)
20

Held-to-maturity securities
6


6

5

1

6

Trading account assets
1

(2
)
(1
)
3

(1
)
2

Short-term investments
3

3

6

6

6

12

Other investments

1

1

(1
)
(3
)
(4
)
Total interest income (TE)
208

22

230

270

42

312

INTEREST EXPENSE
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOW and money market deposit accounts
7

3

10

9

5

14

Savings deposits

1

1


1

1

Certificates of deposit ($100,000 or more)
6


6

14


14

Other time deposits
4

1

5

4

3

7

Deposits in foreign office



(1
)
(1
)
(2
)
Total interest-bearing deposits
17

5

22

26

8

34

Bank notes and other short-term borrowings
1

(1
)

2

(1
)
1

Long-term debt
14

4

18

40

(3
)
37

Total interest expense
32

8

40

68

4

72

Net interest income (TE)
$
176

$
14

$
190

$
202

$
38

$
240

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
The change in interest not due solely to volume or rate has been allocated in proportion to the absolute dollar amounts of the change in each.

Noninterest income

The acquisition of First Niagara contributed approximately $53 million of noninterest income in the third quarter of 2016, which was primarily attributable to service charges on deposit accounts, trust and investment services income and cards and payments income. Additionally, third quarter 2016 reported noninterest income includes $12 million of merger-related charges, including losses from investment portfolio repositioning.

As shown in Figure 11, noninterest income was $549 million for the third quarter of 2016, compared to $470 million for the year-ago quarter. Excluding the impact of First Niagara and merger-related charges discussed above, noninterest income increased $38 million, or 8.1%, primarily driven by a record quarter in investment banking and debt placement fees. Also benefiting the quarter was continued growth in cards and payments income, as well as service charges on deposit accounts. These increases were partially offset by lower corporate services income, net gains on principal investing and operating lease income and other leasing gains.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, noninterest income increased $58 million, or 4.2%, from the same period one year ago. Excluding the $53 million impact of First Niagara and $12 million of merger-related charges, noninterest income increased $17 million, or 1.2%, from the same period one year ago. This increase was primarily driven by an increase of $7 million of investment banking and debt placement fees driven by a record quarter for investment banking and debt placement fees in the third quarter of 2016. Also benefiting the period was continued growth in cards and payments income, as well as service charges on deposit accounts. These increases were partially offset by lower net gains on principal investing and operating lease income and other leasing gains.


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Figure 11. Noninterest Income
 
 
Three months ended
September 30,
Change
 
Nine months ended
September 30,
Change
dollars in millions
2016
2015
Amount
Percent
 
2016
2015
Amount
Percent
Trust and investment services income
$
122

$
108

$
14

13.0
 %
 
$
341

$
328

$
13

4.0
 %
Investment banking and debt placement fees
156

109

47

43.1

 
325

318

7

2.2

Service charges on deposit accounts
85

68

17

25.0

 
218

192

26

13.5

Operating lease income and other leasing gains
6

15

(9
)
(60.0
)
 
41

58

(17
)
(29.3
)
Corporate services income
51

57

(6
)
(10.5
)
 
154

143

11

7.7

Cards and payments income
66

47

19

40.4

 
164

136

28

20.6

Corporate-owned life insurance income
29

30

(1
)
(3.3
)
 
85

91

(6
)
(6.6
)
Consumer mortgage income
6

3

3

100.0

 
11

10

1

10.0

Mortgage servicing fees
15

11

4

36.4

 
37

33

4

12.1

Net gains (losses) from principal investing
5

11

(6
)
(54.5
)
 
16

51

(35
)
(68.6
)
Other income (a)
8

11

(3
)
(27.3
)
 
61

35

26

74.3

Total noninterest income
$
549

$
470

$
79

16.8
 %
 
$
1,453

$
1,395

$
58

4.2
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Merger-related charges
(12
)

(12
)
N/M

 
(12
)

(12
)
N/M

First Niagara impact
53


53

N/M

 
53


53

N/M

Total noninterest income excluding merger-related charges and First Niagara impact
$
508

$
470

$
38

8.1
 %
 
$
1,412

$
1,395

$
17

1.2
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Included in this line item is our “Dealer trading and derivatives income (loss).” Additional detail is provided in Figure 12.

Figure 12. Dealer Trading and Derivatives Income (Loss)
 
 
Three months ended
September 30,
Change
 
Nine months ended
September 30,
Change
dollars in millions
2016
2015
Amount
Percent
 
2016
2015
Amount
Percent
Dealer trading and derivatives income (loss), proprietary (a), (b)
$
2

$
(4
)
$
6

N/M

 
$
2

$
(9
)
$
11

N/M

Dealer trading and derivatives income (loss), nonproprietary (b)
6

11

(5
)
(45.5
)%
 
16

16



Total dealer trading and derivatives income (loss)
$
8

$
7

$
1

14.3
 %
 
$
18

7

$
11

157.1
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
For the quarter ended September 30, 2016, income of $5 million related to fixed income, foreign exchange, interest rate, and commodity derivative trading was offset by losses related to equity securities trading and credit portfolio management activities. For the quarter ended September 30, 2015, income of $1 million related to fixed income, foreign exchange, interest rate, and commodity derivative trading was offset by losses related to equity securities trading and credit portfolio management activities.

(b)
The allocation between proprietary and nonproprietary is made based upon whether the trade is conducted for the benefit of Key or Key’s clients rather than based upon rulemaking under the Volcker Rule. For more information on prohibitions and restrictions imposed by the Volcker Rule, see the discussion under the heading “Other Regulatory Developments under the Dodd-Frank Act – ‘Volcker Rule’” in the section entitled “Supervision and Regulation” in Item 1 of our 2015 Form 10-K.

The following discussion explains the composition of certain elements of our noninterest income and the factors that caused those elements to change.

Trust and investment services income 

Trust and investment services income is one of our largest sources of noninterest income and consists of brokerage commissions, trust and asset management commissions, and insurance income. The assets under management that primarily generate these revenues are shown in Figure 13. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, trust and investment services income increased $14 million, or 13.0%, and $13 million, or 4.0%, respectively, primarily due to the acquisition of First Niagara. 

A significant portion of our trust and investment services income depends on the value and mix of assets under management. At September 30, 2016, our bank, trust, and registered investment advisory subsidiaries had assets under management of $36.8 billion, compared to $35.2 billion at September 30, 2015. The increase in assets under management, as shown in Figure 13, was primarily attributable to the First Niagara acquisition.

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Figure 13. Assets Under Management
 
 
2016
 
2015
in millions
Third
Second
First
 
Fourth
Third
Assets under management by investment type:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity
$
21,568

$
20,458

$
20,210

 
$
20,199

$
19,728

Securities lending
991

968

1,147

 
1,215

2,872

Fixed income
11,016

10,053

9,789

 
9,705

9,823

Money market
3,177

3,056

2,961

 
2,864

2,735

Total
$
36,752

$
34,535

$
34,107

 
$
33,983

$
35,158

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Investment banking and debt placement fees

Investment banking and debt placement fees consist of syndication fees, debt and equity financing fees, financial adviser fees, gains on sales of commercial mortgages, and agency origination fees. Investment banking and debt placement fees increased $47 million, or 43.1%, for the third quarter of 2016, and $7 million, or 2.2%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to the same periods one year ago. These increases were related to strength in commercial mortgage banking, equity capital markets, and merger and acquisition advisory fees.

Service charges on deposit accounts

Service charges on deposit accounts increased $17 million, or 25%, and $26 million, or 13.5%, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, compared to the same periods one year ago. The increase from the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, was primarily due to the acquisition of First Niagara and higher overdraft and account analysis fees.

Operating lease income and other leasing gains

Operating lease income and other leasing gains decreased $9 million, or 60%, for the third quarter of 2016, and $17 million, or 29.3%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to the same periods one year ago. These declines reflect $12 million of lease residual losses recognized in the third quarter of 2016. The expense related to the rental of leased equipment is presented in Figure 13 as “operating lease expense.”

Corporate services income

Corporate services income decreased $6 million, or 10.5%, from the year-ago quarter, and increased $11 million, or 7.7%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to the same period one year ago. These increases were primarily due to the acquisition of First Niagara.

Cards and payments income

Cards and payments income, which consists of debit card, consumer and commercial credit card, and merchant services income, increased $19 million, or 40.4%, from the year-ago quarter, and $28 million, or 20.6%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to the same period one year ago. These increases were primarily due to the acquisition of First Niagara and higher purchase card, credit card, and ATM debit card fees driven by increased volume.

Consumer mortgage income

Consumer mortgage income increased $3 million, or 100%, from the year-ago quarter, and $1 million, or 10%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to the same period one year ago. These increases were primarily due to the acquisition of First Niagara.

Mortgage servicing fees

Mortgage servicing fees increased $4 million, or 36.4%, from the year-ago quarter, and $4 million, or 12.1%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to the same period one year ago. These increases were primarily driven by the acquisition of First Niagara and increased service fee income on mortgage loans sold.


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Other income 

Other income, which consists primarily of gains on sales of loans held for sale, other service charges, and certain dealer trading income, decreased $3 million, or 27.3%, from the year-ago quarter, and increased $26 million, or 74.3%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to the same period one year ago. These changes in other income were primarily attributable to changes in various miscellaneous income categories.

Noninterest expense

As shown in Figure 14, noninterest expense was $1.1 billion for the third quarter of 2016, including $140 million related to the operations of First Niagara, which was primarily attributable to personnel expense, net occupancy, business services and professional fees and other expense.

Additionally, noninterest expense included $189 million of merger-related charges, primarily made up of $97 million in personnel expense related to severance and technology development for systems conversions, as well as fully-dedicated personnel for merger and integration efforts. The remaining $92 million of merger-related charges were nonpersonnel expense, largely recognized in business services and professional fees, computer processing and other expense. No merger-related charges were incurred in the third quarter of 2015.

Excluding the $140 million impact of First Niagara and $189 million of merger-related charges, noninterest expense was $29 million higher than the third quarter of last year. The increase is primarily driven by higher performance-based compensation, along with slight increases across various nonpersonnel line items, including FDIC assessment expense. These increases were partially offset by lower employee benefits expense.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, noninterest expense increased $432 million, or 20.5%, compared to the same period one year ago. Noninterest expense included $140 million related to the operations of First Niagara which primarily impacted personnel expense, net occupancy, business services and professional fees and other expense.

Additionally, noninterest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, included $258 million of merger-related charges, primarily made up of $148 million in personnel expense related to severance and technology development for systems conversions, as well as fully-dedicated personnel for merger and integration efforts. The remaining $110 million of merger-related charges were nonpersonnel expense, largely recognized in business services and professional fees, computer processing and other expense.

Excluding merger-related charges, noninterest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, was $34 million higher than the same period one year ago. Personnel expense increased $54 million driven by higher performance-based compensation along with increases across various nonpersonnel line items including computer processing and FDIC assessment. These increases were partially offset by lower employee benefits expense and business services and professional fees.


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Figure 14. Noninterest Expense
 
 
Three months ended
September 30,
Change
 
Nine months ended
September 30,
Change
dollars in millions
2016
2015
Amount
Percent
 
2016
2015
Amount
Percent
Personnel (a)
$
594

$
426

$
168

39.4
%
 
$
1,425

$
1,223

$
202

16.5
%
Net occupancy
73

60

13

21.7

 
193

191

2

1.0

Computer processing
70

41

29

70.7

 
158

121

37

30.6

Business services and professional fees
76

40

36

90.0

 
157

115

42

36.5

Equipment
26

22

4

18.2

 
68

66

2

3.0

Operating lease expense
15

11

4

36.4

 
42

34

8

23.5

Marketing
32

17

15

88.2

 
66

40

26

65.0

FDIC assessment
21

8

13

162.5

 
38

24

14

58.3

Intangible asset amortization
13

9

4

44.4

 
28

27

1

3.7

OREO expense, net
3

2

1

50.0

 
6

5

1

20.0

Other expense
159

88

71

80.7

 
355

258

97

37.6

Total noninterest expense
$
1,082

$
724

$
358

49.4
%
 
$
2,536

$
2,104

$
432

20.5
%
Merger-related charges (b)
189


189

N/M

 
258


258

N/M

First Niagara impact (c)
140


140

N/M

 
140


140

N/M

Total noninterest expense excluding
merger-related charges
$
753

$
724

$
29

4.0

 
$
2,138

$
2,104

$
34

1.6

Average full-time equivalent employees (d)
17,079

13,555

3,524

26.0
%
 
14,642

13,525

1,117

8.3
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Additional detail provided in Figure 16 entitled “Personnel Expense.”

(b)
Additional detail provided in Figure 15 entitled “Merger-Related Charges.”

(c)
Reflects two months of First Niagara activity during the third quarter of 2016.

(d)
The number of average full-time equivalent employees has not been adjusted for discontinued operations.

Figure 15. Merger-Related Charges
 
 
Three months ended
September 30,
Change
Nine months ended
September 30,
Change
dollars in millions
2016
2015
Amount
Percent
2016
2015
Amount
Percent
Net interest income
$
(6
)

$
(6
)
N/M
$
(6
)

$
(6
)
N/M
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
Operating lease income and other leasing gains
(2
)

(2
)
N/M
(2
)

(2
)
N/M
Other income
(10
)

(10
)
N/M
(10
)

(10
)
N/M
Noninterest income
(12
)

(12
)
N/M
(12
)
 
(12
)
N/M
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
Personnel (a)
97


97

N/M
148


148

N/M
Business services and professional fees
32


32

N/M
44


44

N/M
Computer processing
15


15

N/M
15


15

N/M
Marketing
9


9

N/M
13


13

N/M
Other nonpersonnel expense
36


36

N/M
38


38

N/M
Noninterest expense
189


189

N/M
258


258

N/M
     Total merger-related charges
$
207


$
207

N/M
$
276


$
276

N/M
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Personnel expense includes severance, technology development related to systems conversion, and fully-dedicated personnel for merger and integration efforts.

Personnel

As shown in Figure 16, personnel expense, the largest category of our noninterest expense, increased by $168 million, or 39.4%, for the third quarter of 2016 compared to the year-ago quarter. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, personnel expense increased $202 million, or 16.5%, from the same period one year ago. These increases were primarily attributable to the acquisition of First Niagara and higher-performance based compensation, partially offset by lower employee benefits expense

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Figure 16. Personnel Expense
 
 
Three months ended
September 30,
Change
 
Nine months ended
September 30,
Change
dollars in millions
2016
2015
Amount
Percent
 
2016
2015
Amount
Percent
Salaries and contract labor
$
329

$
247

$
82

33.2
 %
 
$
839

$
714

$
125

17.5
 %
Incentive and stock-based compensation
162

103

59

57.3

 
352

295

57

19.3

Employee benefits
73

75

(2
)
(2.7
)
 
199

202

(3
)
(1.5
)
Severance
30

1

29

N/M

 
35

12

23

191.7

Total personnel expense
$
594

$
426

$
168

39.4
 %
 
$
1,425

$
1,223

$
202

16.5
 %
Merger-related charges
97


97

N/M

 
148


148

N/M

First Niagara impact (a)
72


72

N/M

 
72


72

N/M

Total personnel expense excluding merger-related charges and First Niagara impact
$
425

$
426

$
(1
)
(.2
)%
 
$
1,205

$
1,223

$
(18
)
(1.5
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(a)     Reflects two months of First Niagara activity during the third quarter of 2016.

Net occupancy

Net occupancy expense increased $13 million, or 21.7 %, for the third quarter of 2016, and $2 million, or 1%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to the same periods one year ago. These increases were primarily due to the acquisition of First Niagara.

Operating lease expense

Operating lease expense increased $4 million, or 36.4%, from the year-ago quarter, and $8 million, or 23.5%, from the nine-month period ended one year ago. These increases were due to increased depreciation expense on operating lease equipment. Income related to the rental of leased equipment is presented in Figure 11 as “operating lease income and other leasing gains.”

Other expense

Other expense comprises various miscellaneous expense items. The $71 million, or 80.7%, increase in the current quarter and the $97 million, or 37.6%, increase in the first nine months of 2016 compared to the same periods one year ago reflect the impact of the First Niagara acquisition, certain real estate investments, and other miscellaneous expenses.

Income taxes

We recorded tax expense from continuing operations of $16 million for the third quarter of 2016 and $72 million for the third quarter of 2015. For the first nine months of 2016, we recorded tax expense from continuing operations of $141 million, compared to $230 million for the same period one year ago.

Our federal tax expense (benefit) differs from the amount that would be calculated using the federal statutory tax rate, primarily because we generate income from investments in tax-advantaged assets, such as corporate-owned life insurance, and credits associated with renewable energy and low-income housing investments. The tax expense for the third quarter of 2016 was also significantly reduced due to merger-related charges of $207 million. Excluding those expenses, the tax expense for the third quarter of 2016 was $93 million.

Additional information pertaining to how our tax expense (benefit) and the resulting effective tax rates were derived is included in Note 12 (“Income Taxes”) beginning on page 184 of our 2015 Form 10-K.

Line of Business Results

This section summarizes the financial performance and related strategic developments of our two major business segments (operating segments): Key Community Bank and Key Corporate Bank. Note 19 (“Line of Business Results”) describes the products and services offered by each of these business segments, provides more detailed financial information pertaining to the segments, and explains “Other Segments” and “Reconciling Items.”


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Figure 17 summarizes the contribution made by each major business segment to our “taxable-equivalent revenue from continuing operations” and “income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key” for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015.

Figure 17. Major Business Segments — Taxable-Equivalent Revenue from Continuing Operations and Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Attributable to Key
 
 
Three months ended
September 30,
Change
 
Nine months ended
September 30,
Change
dollars in millions
2016
2015
Amount
Percent
 
2016
2015
Amount
Percent
REVENUE FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS (TE)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Key Community Bank
$
779

$
579

$
200

34.5
 %
 
$
1,971

$
1,687

$
284

16.8
 %
Key Corporate Bank
553

454

99

21.8

 
1,430

1,334

96

7.2

Other Segments
17

35

(18
)
(51.4
)
 
69

144

(75
)
(52.1
)
Total Segments
1,349

1,068

281

26.3

 
3,470

3,165

305

9.6

Reconciling Items (a)
(12
)

(12
)
N/M

 
(12
)
(4
)
(8
)
N/M

Total
$
1,337

$
1,068

$
269

25.2
 %
 
$
3,458

$
3,161

$
297

9.4
 %
INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO KEY
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
Key Community Bank
$
103

$
74

$
29

39.2
 %
 
$
257

$
194

$
63

32.5
 %
Key Corporate Bank
159

136

23

16.9

 
412

394

18

4.6

Other Segments
16

26

(10
)
(38.5
)
 
54

100

(46
)
(46.0
)
Total Segments
278

236

42

17.8

 
723

688

35

5.1

Reconciling Items (a)
(107
)
(14
)
(93
)
N/M

 
(166
)
(3
)
(163
)
N/M

Total
$
171

$
222

$
(51
)
(23.0
)%
 
$
557

$
685

$
(128
)
(18.7
)%
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 

(a)    Reconciling items consist primarily of the unallocated portion of merger-related charges and items not allocated to the business segments because
they do not reflect their normal operations.

Key Community Bank summary of operations
 
Net income increased $29 million, or 39.2% from the year-ago quarter (up $11 million, or 14.9% excluding the impact of First Niagara)
Average deposits increased $18.2 billion, or 35.5% from the year-ago quarter (up $3.8 billion, or 7.4% excluding the impact of First Niagara)
Average loans increased $10.5 billion, or 33.9% from the year-ago quarter (up $206 million, or .7% excluding the impact of First Niagara)

As shown in Figure 18, Key Community Bank recorded net income attributable to Key of $103 million for the third quarter of 2016, compared to $74 million for the year-ago quarter. First Niagara contributed $18 million of the growth year-over-year.

Taxable-equivalent net interest income increased by $151 million, or 39.8%, from the third quarter of 2015. Excluding the impact of First Niagara, taxable-equivalent net interest income increased $27 million, primarily driven by deposit growth and higher interest rates.

Noninterest income increased $49 million, or 24.5%, from the year-ago quarter. Excluding the impact of First Niagara, noninterest income increased $8 million, or 4%, related to positive trends in cards and payments income and service charges on deposit accounts. Investment banking and debt placement fees also increased from the year-ago period. These increases were partially offset by declines in trust and investment services and consumer mortgage income.

The provision for credit losses increased by $19 million, or 105.6%, from the third quarter of 2015, primarily related to the acquired credit card portfolio from First Niagara. Excluding the impact of First Niagara, the provision for credit losses increased $3 million, or 16.6%, related to an increase in net loan charge-offs of $9 million from the same period one year ago.

Noninterest expense increased by $134 million, or 30.2%, from the year-ago quarter. Excluding the impact of First Niagara, noninterest expense increased $14 million, or 3.1%, mostly driven by the implementation of an FDIC surcharge and increased marketing expense.


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Figure 18. Key Community Bank
 
 
Three months ended
September 30,
Change
 
Nine months ended
September 30,
Change
dollars in millions
2016
2015
Amount
Percent
 
2016
2015
Amount
Percent
SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income (TE)
$
530

$
379

$
151

39.8
%
 
$
1,320

$
1,099

$
221

20.1
%
Noninterest income
249

200

49

24.5

 
651

588

63

10.7

Total revenue (TE)
779

579

200

34.5

 
1,971

1,687

284

16.8

Provision for credit losses
37

18

19

105.6

 
103

50

53

106.0

Noninterest expense
578

444

134

30.2

 
1,458

1,328

130

9.8

Income (loss) before income taxes (TE)
164

117

47

40.2

 
410

309

101

32.7

Allocated income taxes (benefit) and TE adjustments
61

43

18

41.9

 
153

115

38

33.0

Net income (loss) attributable to Key
$
103

$
74

$
29

39.2
%
 
$
257

$
194

$
63

32.5
%
AVERAGE BALANCES
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
Loans and leases
$
41,548

$
31,039

$
10,509

33.9
%
 
$
34,450

$
30,804

$
3,646

11.8
%
Total assets
44,219

33,155

11,064

33.4

 
36,707

32,912

3,795

11.5

Deposits
69,397

51,234

18,163

35.5

 
58,704

50,807

7,897

15.5

Assets under management at period end
$
36,752

$
35,158

$
1,594

4.5
%
 
$
36,752

$
35,158

$
1,594

4.5
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

ADDITIONAL KEY COMMUNITY BANK DATA
 
 
Three months ended
September 30,
Change
 
Nine months ended
September 30,
Change
dollars in millions
2016
2015
Amount
Percent
 
2016
2015
Amount
Percent
NONINTEREST INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trust and investment services income
$
86

$
73

$
13

17.8
%
 
233

224

$
9

4.0
%
Services charges on deposit accounts
70

56

14

25.0

 
180

159

21

13.2

Cards and payments income
54

43

11

25.6

 
143

124

19

15.3

Other noninterest income
39

28

11

39.3

 
95

81

14

17.3

Total noninterest income
$
249

$
200

$
49

24.5
%
 
651

588

$
63

10.7
%
AVERAGE DEPOSITS OUTSTANDING
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOW and money market deposit accounts
$
38,417

$
28,568

$
9,849

34.5
%
 
32,685

28,244

$
4,441

15.7
%
Savings deposits
4,369

2,362

2,007

85.0

 
3,030

2,374

656

27.6

Certificates of deposits ($100,000 or more)
2,607

1,560

1,047

67.1

 
2,371

1,555

816

52.5

Other time deposits
4,943

3,061

1,882

61.5

 
3,799

3,134

665

21.2

Deposits in foreign office

271

(271
)
N/M

 

301

(301
)
N/M

Noninterest-bearing deposits
19,061

15,412

3,649

23.7

 
16,819

15,199

1,620

10.7

Total deposits
$
69,397

$
51,234

$
18,163

35.5
%
 
58,704

50,807

$
7,897

15.5
%
HOME EQUITY LOANS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average balance
$
11,703

$
10,281




 
 
 
 
 
Combined weighted-average loan-to-value ratio (at date of origination)
70
%
71
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Percent first lien positions
55

60

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OTHER DATA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Branches
1,322

972




 
 
 
 
 
Automated teller machines
1,701

1,259



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Key Corporate Bank summary of operations
 
Record quarter for investment banking and debt placement fees, up $46 million, or 43% from the year-ago quarter (no impact from First Niagara)
Net income increased $23 million, or 16.9% from the year-ago quarter (up $9 million, or 6.6% excluding the impact of First Niagara)
Average loans and leases increased $8.1 billion, or 30.8% from the year-ago quarter (up $3.1 billion, or 11.7% excluding the impact of First Niagara)
Average deposits increased $3.9 billion, or 20.7% from the year-ago quarter (up $1.5 billion, or 7.9% excluding the impact of First Niagara)

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As shown in Figure 19, Key Corporate Bank recorded net income attributable to Key of $159 million for the third quarter of 2016, compared to $136 million for the same period one year ago. First Niagara contributed $14 million of the growth year-over year.

Taxable-equivalent net interest income increased by $55 million, or 24.9%, compared to the third quarter of 2015. Excluding the impact of First Niagara, taxable-equivalent net interest income increased by $18 million, or 8%, compared to the third quarter of 2015. Average loan and lease balances increased $8.1 billion, or 30.8%, from the year-ago quarter, primarily driven by the First Niagara acquisition as well as growth in commercial, financial and agricultural loans. This loan growth was offset by spread compression due to higher funding costs. Average deposit balances increased $3.9 billion, or 20.7%, from the year-ago quarter, mostly driven by the First Niagara acquisition as well as growth in commercial escrow deposits.

Noninterest income increased $44 million, or 18.9%, from the prior year. Excluding the impact of First Niagara, noninterest income increased $40 million, or 17%. This growth was mostly due to a record quarter for investment banking and debt placement fees, which were up $46 million, or 43%, related to strength in commercial mortgage banking, equity capital markets, and merger and acquisition advisory fees.

The provision for credit losses decreased $5 million, or 16.7%, compared to the third quarter of 2015. Excluding the impact of First Niagara, the provision for credit losses decreased $7 million, or 22.2%. The decrease was mostly due to lower net loan charge-offs.

Noninterest expense increased by $57 million, or 22.8%, from the third quarter of 2015. Excluding the impact of First Niagara, noninterest expense increased $39 million, or 15.4%. Personnel expense increased $32 million, or 26%, mostly due to increases in incentive compensation and salaries. Several other line items increased over the prior year, including operating lease, cards and payments, FDIC, and overhead expenses.

Figure 19. Key Corporate Bank  
 
Three months ended
September 30,
Change
 
Nine months ended
September 30,
Change
dollars in millions
2016
2015
Amount
Percent
 
2016
2015
Amount
Percent
SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income (TE)
$
276

$
221

$
55

24.9
 %
 
$
715

$
662

$
53

8.0
 %
Noninterest income
277

233

44

18.9

 
715

672

43

6.4

Total revenue (TE)
553

454

99

21.8

 
1,430

1,334

96

7.2

Provision for credit losses
25

30

(5
)
(16.7
)
 
98

77

21

27.3

Noninterest expense
307

250

57

22.8

 
802

725

77

10.6

Income (loss) before income taxes (TE)
221

174

47

27.0

 
530

532

(2
)
(.4
)
Allocated income taxes and TE adjustments
62

41

21

51.2

 
119

140

(21
)
(15.0
)
Net income (loss)
$
159

$
133

$
26

19.5
 %
 
$
411

$
392

$
19

4.8
 %
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

(3
)
3

N/M

 
(1
)
(2
)
1

N/M

Net income (loss) attributable to Key
$
159

$
136

$
23

16.9
 %
 
$
412

$
394

$
18

4.6
 %
AVERAGE BALANCES
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
Loans and leases
$
34,561

$
26,425

$
8,136

30.8
 %
 
$
30,312

$
25,488

$
4,824

18.9
 %
Loans held for sale
1,103

918

185

20.2

 
836

976

(140
)
(14.3
)
Total assets
40,581

32,099

8,482

26.4

 
35,985

31,178

4,807

15.4

Deposits
22,708

18,809

3,899

20.7

 
19,980

19,030

950

5.0
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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ADDITIONAL KEY CORPORATE BANK DATA
 
 
Three months ended
September 30,
Change
 
Nine months ended
September 30,
Change
dollars in millions
2016
2015
Amount
Percent
 
2016
2015
Amount
Percent
NONINTEREST INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trust and investment services income
$
36

$
35

$
1

2.9
 %
 
$
108

$
105

$
3

2.9
 %
Investment banking and debt placement fees
153

107

46

43.0

 
317

314

3

1.0

Operating lease income and other leasing gains
9

16

(7
)
(43.8
)
 
37

49

(12
)
(24.5
)
Corporate services income
36

46

(10
)
(21.7
)
 
114

110

4

3.6

Service charges on deposit accounts
15

11

4

36.4

 
38

32

6

18.8

Cards and payments income
10

4

6

150.0

 
20

12

8

66.7

Payments and services income
61

61



 
172

154

18

11.7

Mortgage servicing fees
13

11

2

18.2

 
35

34

1

2.9

Other noninterest income
5

3

2

66.7

 
46

16

30

187.5

Total noninterest income
$
277

$
233

$
44

18.9
 %
 
$
715

$
672

$
43

6.4
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Other Segments

Other Segments consist of Corporate Treasury, Key’s Principal Investing unit and various exit portfolios. Other Segments generated net income attributable to Key of $16 million for the third quarter of 2016, compared to $26 million for the same period last year. This decline was largely attributable to spread compression.

Financial Condition

Loans and loans held for sale

At September 30, 2016, total loans outstanding from continuing operations were $85.5 billion, compared to $59.9 billion at December 31, 2015, and $60.1 billion at September 30, 2015. The balance at September 30, 2016, included $23 billion of loans that were acquired from First Niagara. The September 30, 2016, balance reflects the estimated fair value adjustment on the acquired portfolio of $686 million and the divestiture of $439 million of loans.

Excluding the impact of the acquisition, total loans outstanding from continuing operations were $62.5 billion. The increase in our outstanding loans from continuing operations over the past twelve months results primarily from increased lending activity in our commercial, financial and agricultural and commercial mortgage portfolios. Loans related to the discontinued operations of the education lending business, which are excluded from total loans at September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015, totaled $1.6 billion, $1.8 billion, and $1.9 billion, respectively. For more information on balance sheet carrying value, see Note 1 (“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”) under the headings “Loans” and “Loans Held for Sale” on page 121 of our 2015 Form 10-K.

Commercial loan portfolio

Commercial loans outstanding were $61.4 billion at September 30, 2016, an increase of $17.1 billion, or 38.6%, compared to September 30, 2015, primarily due to the acquisition of First Niagara.

Figure 20 provides our commercial loan portfolios by industry classification at September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015.


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Figure 20. Commercial Loans by Industry
 
September 30, 2016
Commercial,
financial and
agricultural
 
Commercial
real estate
 
Commercial
lease financing
 
Total commercial
loans
 
Percent of
total
dollars in millions
 
 
 
 
Industry classification:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agricultural
$
771

 
$
163

 
$
146

 
$
1,080

 
1.7
%
Automotive
1,900

 
478

 
72

 
2,450

 
4.0

Business products
1,283

 
155

 
33

 
1,471

 
2.4

Business services
2,622

 
200

 
300

 
3,122

 
5.1

Commercial real estate
4,422

 
11,135

 
6

 
15,563

 
25.3

Construction materials and contractors
1,279

 
340

 
70

 
1,689

 
2.8

Consumer discretionary
3,602

 
601

 
309

 
4,512

 
7.3

Consumer services
2,270

 
768

 
68

 
3,106

 
5.1

Equipment
1,640

 
132

 
97

 
1,869

 
3.0

Financial
3,852

 
107

 
317

 
4,276

 
7.0

Healthcare
3,642

 
2,137

 
548

 
6,327

 
10.3

Materials manufacturing and mining
2,674

 
268

 
244

 
3,186

 
5.2

Media
478

 
51

 
72

 
601

 
1.0

Oil and gas
1,114

 
41

 
57

 
1,212

 
2.0

Public exposure
2,496

 
290

 
1,245

 
4,031

 
6.6

Technology
516

 
8

 
24

 
548

 
.9

Transportation
965

 
143

 
919

 
2,027

 
3.3

Utilities
3,305

 
31

 
252

 
3,588

 
5.8

Other
602

 
120

 
4

 
726

 
1.2

Total
$
39,433

 
$
17,168

 
$
4,783

 
$
61,384

 
100.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
Commercial,
financial and
agricultural
 
Commercial
real estate
 
Commercial
lease financing
 
Total commercial
loans
 
Percent of
total
dollars in millions
 
 
 
 
Industry classification:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agricultural
$
745

 
$
147

 
$
143

 
$
1,035

 
2.3
%
Automotive
1,736

 
387

 
31

 
2,154

 
4.9

Business products
1,093

 
115

 
40

 
1,248

 
2.8

Business services
2,222

 
116

 
293

 
2,631

 
5.9

Commercial real estate
3,906

 
5,387

 
2

 
9,295

 
21.0

Construction materials and contractors
750

 
141

 
67

 
958

 
2.2

Consumer discretionary
2,521

 
347

 
270

 
3,138

 
7.1

Consumer services
1,683

 
452

 
73

 
2,208

 
5.0

Equipment
1,170

 
79

 
50

 
1,299

 
2.9

Financial
3,347

 
68

 
270

 
3,685

 
8.3

Healthcare
3,089

 
1,281

 
493

 
4,863

 
11.0

Materials manufacturing and mining
2,074

 
164

 
183

 
2,421

 
5.5

Media
349

 
22

 
88

 
459

 
1.0

Oil and gas
1,080

 
52

 
67

 
1,199

 
2.7

Public exposure
1,477

 
148

 
856

 
2,481

 
5.6

Technology
354

 
5

 
22

 
381

 
.9

Transportation
806

 
90

 
836

 
1,732

 
3.9

Utilities
2,482

 
5

 
236

 
2,723

 
6.2

Other
356

 
6

 

 
362

 
.8

Total
$
31,240

 
$
9,012

 
$
4,020

 
$
44,272

 
100.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2015
Commercial,
financial and
agricultural
 
Commercial
real estate
 
Commercial
lease financing
 
Total commercial
loans
 
Percent of
total
dollars in millions
 
 
 
 
Industry classification:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agricultural
$
736

 
$
142

 
$
141

 
$
1,019

 
2.3
%
Automotive
1,666

 
398

 
33

 
2,097

 
4.7

Business products
1,121

 
118

 
39

 
1,278

 
2.9

Business services
2,168

 
115

 
288

 
2,571

 
5.8

Commercial real estate
3,934

 
5,486

 
2

 
9,422

 
21.3

Construction materials and contractors
783

 
146

 
62

 
991

 
2.2

Consumer discretionary
2,690

 
374

 
279

 
3,343

 
7.6

Consumer services
1,631

 
456

 
70

 
2,157

 
4.9

Equipment
1,210

 
74

 
56

 
1,340

 
3.0

Financial
3,214

 
52

 
244

 
3,510

 
7.9

Healthcare
2,902

 
1,400

 
486

 
4,788

 
10.8

Materials manufacturing and mining
2,164

 
164

 
171

 
2,499

 
5.6

Media
388

 
23

 
99

 
510

 
1.2

Oil and gas
1,046

 
15

 
66

 
1,127

 
2.6

Public exposure
1,507

 
174

 
808

 
2,489

 
5.6

Technology
344

 
5

 
11

 
360

 
.8

Transportation
902

 
93

 
841

 
1,836

 
4.1

Utilities
2,222

 
4

 
233

 
2,459

 
5.6

Other
467

 
11

 

 
478

 
1.1

Total
$
31,095

 
$
9,250

 
$
3,929

 
$
44,274

 
100.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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Commercial, financial and agricultural. Our commercial, financial and agricultural loans, also referred to as “commercial and industrial,” represented 46% of our total loan portfolio at September 30, 2016, 52% at December 31, 2015, and 52% at September 30, 2015, and is the largest component of our total loans. These loans are originated by both Key Corporate Bank and Key Community Bank and consist of fixed and variable rate loans to our large, middle market, and small business clients.

Commercial, financial and agricultural loans increased $8.3 billion, or 26.8%, from the same period last year, with Key Corporate Bank increasing $4 billion, Key Community Bank up $4.5 billion, and Other Segments decreasing $185 million.

We have experienced growth in new high credit quality loan commitments and utilization with clients in our middle market segment and Institutional and Capital Markets business. Our two largest industry classifications — commercial real estate and healthcare — increased by 12.4% and 25.5%, respectively, when compared to one year ago. The commercial real estate and healthcare industries represented approximately 11% and 9%, respectively, of the total commercial, financial and agricultural loan portfolio at September 30, 2016, and approximately 13% and 9%, respectively, at September 30, 2015. In addition, utilities and financial, which represented approximately 8% and 10%, respectively, of the commercial, financial and agricultural loan portfolio at September 30, 2016, increased 48.7% and 19.9%, respectively, from one year ago. The increases in our utilities and financial portfolios were due to the acquisition of First Niagara.

Our oil and gas loan portfolio focuses on lending to middle market companies and represents approximately 1% of total loans outstanding at September 30, 2016. Our oil and gas portfolio represented $1.1 billion of outstanding commercial, financial and agricultural loans at September 30, 2016. In addition, the commercial real estate and commercial lease financing loan portfolios also included $41 million and $57 million, respectively, of outstanding oil and gas loans at September 30, 2016. We have nearly 15 years of experience in energy lending with over 20 specialists dedicated to this sector, focusing on middle market companies, which is aligned with our relationship strategy.

The upstream segment, comprising oil and gas exploration and production, represents approximately 56% of our exposure, is primarily secured by oil and gas reserves, subject to a borrowing base, and is regularly stress-tested. The midstream segment, comprising mostly distribution companies, has lower exposure to commodity risk. Oil field services exposure is minimal and concentrated in very few borrowers. This mix was essentially unchanged from the prior year. Our total commitments in the oil and gas sector were approximately $3.1 billion at September 30, 2016.

Commercial real estate loans. Our commercial real estate lending business is conducted through two primary sources: our 15-state banking franchise, and KeyBank Real Estate Capital, a national line of business that cultivates relationships with owners of commercial real estate located both within and beyond the branch system. This line of business deals primarily with nonowner-occupied properties (generally properties for which at least 50% of the debt service is provided by rental income from nonaffiliated third parties) and accounted for approximately 52% of our average year-to-date commercial real estate loans, compared to 67% one year ago. KeyBank Real Estate Capital generally focuses on larger owners and operators of commercial real estate.

Commercial real estate loans totaled $17.2 billion at September 30, 2016, and $9.3 billion at September 30, 2015, and represented 20% and 15% of our total loan portfolio at September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015, respectively. The increase from September 30, 2016, was due to the acquisition of First Niagara. These loans, which include both owner- and nonowner-occupied properties, represented 28% and 21% of our commercial loan portfolio at September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015, respectively. We continue to de-risk the portfolio by changing our focus from developers to owners of completed and stabilized commercial real estate.

Figure 21 includes commercial mortgage and construction loans in both Key Community Bank and Key Corporate Bank. As shown in Figure 21, this loan portfolio is diversified by both property type and geographic location of the underlying collateral.

As presented in Figure 21, at September 30, 2016, our commercial real estate portfolio included mortgage loans of $15 billion and construction loans of $2.2 billion, representing 18% and 3%, respectively, of our total loans. At September 30, 2016, nonowner-occupied loans represented 15% of our total loans and owner-occupied loans represented 5% of our total loans. The average size of mortgage loans originated during the third quarter of 2016 was $6.8 million, and our largest mortgage loan at September 30, 2016, had a balance of $68.6 million. At September 30, 2016, our average construction loan commitment was $8.5 million, our largest construction loan commitment was $48.2 million, and our largest construction loan amount outstanding was $30.6 million.

Also shown in Figure 21, 76% of our commercial real estate loans at September 30, 2016, were for nonowner-occupied properties compared to 73% at September 30, 2015. Approximately 15% of these loans were construction loans at both September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015. Typically, these properties are not fully leased at the origination of the loan. The

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borrower relies upon additional leasing through the life of the loan to provide the cash flow necessary to support debt service payments. A significant decline in economic growth, and in turn rental rates and occupancy, would adversely affect our portfolio of construction loans.

Figure 21. Commercial Real Estate Loans
 
 
Geographic Region
 
Total
 
Percent of
Total
 
Construction
 
Commercial
Mortgage
dollars in millions
West
 
Southwest
 
Central
 
Midwest
 
Southeast
 
Northeast
 
National
 
September 30, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nonowner-occupied:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Retail properties
$
176

 
$
86

 
$
78

 
$
204

 
$
203

 
$
678

 
$
159

 
$
1,584

 
9.2
%
 
$
204

 
$
1,380

Multifamily properties
374

 
156

 
668

 
554

 
1,128

 
2,258

 
165

 
5,303

 
30.9

 
1,203

 
4,100

Health facilities
253

 

 
137

 
142

 
382

 
788

 
50

 
1,752

 
10.2

 
91

 
1,661

Office buildings
133

 
16

 
147

 
197

 
178

 
1,165

 

 
1,836

 
10.7

 
200

 
1,636

Warehouses
75

 
20

 
48

 
97

 
144

 
262

 
163

 
809

 
4.7

 
61

 
748

Manufacturing facilities
17

 

 
2

 
10

 
2

 
75

 
65

 
171

 
1.0

 

 
171

Hotels/Motels
14

 

 
16

 
6

 

 
165

 

 
201

 
1.2

 
31

 
170

Residential properties
1

 

 
23

 

 
2

 
105

 

 
131

 
.8

 
11

 
120

Land and development
5

 
19

 
4

 
11

 
44

 
218

 

 
301

 
1.7

 
96

 
205

Other
55

 
12

 
2

 
47

 
55

 
669

 
121

 
961

 
5.6

 
126

 
835

Total nonowner-occupied
1,103

 
309

 
1,125

 
1,268

 
2,138

 
6,383

 
723

 
13,049

 
76.0

 
2,023

 
11,026

Owner-occupied
954

 
4

 
273

 
549

 
92

 
2,247

 

 
4,119

 
24.0

 
166

 
3,953

Total
$
2,057

 
$
313

 
$
1,398

 
$
1,817

 
$
2,230

 
$
8,630

 
$
723

 
$
17,168

 
100.0
%
 
$
2,189

 
$
14,979

December 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
$
2,163

 
$
277

 
$
1,309

 
$
1,671

 
$
1,721

 
$
1,282

 
$
589

 
$
9,012

 
 
 
$
1,053

 
$
7,959

September 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
$
2,351

 
$
312

 
$
1,350

 
$
1,666

 
$
1,621

 
$
1,321

 
$
629

 
$
9,250

 
 
 
$
1,070

 
$
8,180

September 30, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nonowner-occupied:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nonperforming loans

 

 
$
10

 
$
5

 
$
1

 
$
20

 

 
$
36

 
N/M

 
$
12

 
$
24

Accruing loans past due 90 days or more

 

 

 
3

 

 
5

 

 
8

 
N/M

 
2

 
6

Accruing loans past due 30 through 89 days
$
31

 
$
3

 

 
1

 
19

 
24

 

 
78

 
N/M

 
32

 
46

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
West –
Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming
Southwest –
Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico
Central –
Arkansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah
Midwest –
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin
Southeast –
Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington D.C., and West Virginia
Northeast –
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont
National –
Accounts in three or more regions

Nonperforming loans related to nonowner-occupied properties increased by $20 million from December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015, to $36 million at September 30, 2016. Our nonowner-occupied commercial real estate portfolio has increased by 94.1%, or approximately $6.3 billion, since September 30, 2015, due to the First Niagara acquisition. The increase also reflects many of our clients who have taking advantage of opportunities to permanently refinance their loans at historically low interest rates.

Commercial lease financing. We conduct commercial lease financing arrangements through our KEF line of business and have both the scale and array of products to compete in the equipment lease financing business. Commercial lease financing receivables represented 8% of commercial loans at September 30, 2016, and 9% of commercial loans at September 30, 2015.

Commercial loan modification and restructuring

We modify and extend certain commercial loans in the normal course of business for our clients. Loan modifications vary and are handled on a case-by-case basis with strategies responsive to the specific circumstances of each loan and borrower. In many cases, borrowers have other resources and can reinforce the credit with additional capital, collateral, guarantees, or other income sources.

Modifications are negotiated to achieve mutually agreeable terms that maximize loan credit quality while at the same time meeting our clients’ financing needs. Modifications made to loans of creditworthy borrowers not experiencing financial

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difficulties and under circumstances where ultimate collection of all principal and interest is not in doubt are not classified as TDRs. In accordance with applicable accounting guidance, a loan is classified as a TDR only when the borrower is experiencing financial difficulties and a creditor concession has been granted.

Our concession types are primarily interest rate reductions, forgiveness of principal, and other modifications. Loan extensions are sometimes coupled with these primary concession types. Because economic conditions have improved modestly and we have restructured loans to provide the optimal opportunity for successful repayment by the borrower, certain of our restructured loans have returned to accrual status and consistently performed under the restructured loan terms over the past year.

If loan terms are extended at less than normal market rates for similar lending arrangements, our Asset Recovery Group is consulted to help determine if any concession granted would result in designation as a TDR. Transfer to our Asset Recovery Group is considered for any commercial loan determined to be a TDR. During the first nine months of 2016, we had $50 million of new restructured commercial loans compared to $51 million of new restructured commercial loans during the first nine months of 2015.

For more information on concession types for our commercial accruing and nonaccruing TDRs, see Note 5 (“Asset Quality”).

Figure 22. Commercial TDRs by Accrual Status
 
in millions
September 30, 2016

June 30, 2016

March 31, 2016

December 31, 2015

September 30, 2015

Commercial TDRs by Accrual Status
 
 
 
 
 
Nonaccruing
$
67

$
33

$
50

$
52

$
57

Accruing
18

20

2

2

4

Total Commercial TDRs
$
85

$
53

$
52

$
54

$
61

 
 
 
 
 
 

We often use an A-B note structure for our TDRs, breaking the existing loan into two tranches. First, we create an A note. Since the objective of this TDR note structure is to achieve a fully performing and well-rated A note, we focus on sizing that note to a level that is supported by cash flow available to service debt at current market terms and consistent with our customary underwriting standards. This note structure typically will include a debt coverage ratio of 1.2 or better of cash flow to monthly payments of market interest, and principal amortization of generally not more than 25 years. These metrics are adjusted from time to time based upon changes in long-term markets and “take-out underwriting standards” of our various lines of business. Appropriately sized A notes are more likely to return to accrual status, allowing us to resume recognizing interest income. As the borrower’s payment performance improves, these restructured notes typically also allow for an upgraded internal quality risk rating classification.

The B note typically is a structurally subordinate note that may or may not require any debt service until the primary payment source stabilizes and generates excess cash flow. This excess cash flow customarily is captured for application to either the A note or B note dependent upon the terms of the restructure. We evaluate the B note when we consider returning the A note to accrual status. In many cases, the B note is charged off at the same time the A note is returned to accrual status in accordance with our interpretation of accounting and regulatory guidance applicable to TDRs. Alternatively, both A and B notes may be simultaneously returned to accrual if credit metrics are supportive.

Restructured nonaccrual loans may be returned to accrual status based on a current, well-documented evaluation of the credit, which would include analysis of the borrower’s financial condition, prospects for repayment under the modified terms, and alternate sources of repayment such as the value of loan collateral. We consider the borrower’s ability to perform under the modified terms for a reasonable period (generally a minimum of six months) before returning the loan to accrual status. Sustained historical repayment performance prior to the restructuring also may be taken into account. The primary consideration for returning a restructured loan to accrual status is the reasonable assurance that the full contractual principal balance of the loan and the ongoing contractually required interest payments will be fully repaid. Although our policy is a guideline, considerable judgment is required to review each borrower’s circumstances.

All loans processed as TDRs, including A notes and any non-charged-off B notes, are reported as TDRs during the calendar year in which the restructure took place. At September 30, 2016, we had $85 million of A note commercial TDRs. We did not have any B note commercial TDRs at September 30, 2016.

Additional information regarding TDRs is provided in Note 5 (“Asset Quality”).


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Extensions. Project loans typically are refinanced into the permanent commercial loan market at maturity, but they are often modified and extended. Extension terms take into account the specific circumstances of the client relationship, the status of the project, and near-term prospects for the client, the repayment source, and the collateral. In all cases, pricing and loan structure are reviewed and, where necessary, modified to ensure the loan has been priced to achieve a market rate of return and loan terms that are appropriate for the risk. Typical enhancements include one or more of the following: principal pay down, increased amortization, additional collateral, increased guarantees, and a cash flow sweep. Some maturing loans have automatic extension options built in; in those cases, pricing and loan terms cannot be altered.

Loan pricing is determined based on the strength of the borrowing entity, the strength of the guarantor, if any, and the structure and residual risk of the transaction. Therefore, pricing for an extended loan may remain the same because the loan is already priced at or above current market.

We do not consider loan extensions in the normal course of business (under existing loan terms or at market rates) as TDRs, particularly when ultimate collection of all principal and interest is not in doubt and no concession has been made. In the case of loan extensions where either collection of all principal and interest is uncertain or a concession has been made, we would analyze such credit under the applicable accounting guidance to determine whether it qualifies as a TDR. Extensions that qualify as TDRs are measured for impairment under the applicable accounting guidance.

Guarantors. We conduct a detailed guarantor analysis (1) for all new extensions of credit, (2) at the time of any material modification/extension, and (3) typically annually, as part of our on-going portfolio and loan monitoring procedures. This analysis requires the guarantor entity to submit all appropriate financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, tax returns, and real estate schedules.

While the specific steps of each guarantor analysis may vary, the high-level objectives include determining the overall financial conditions of the guarantor entities, including size, quality, and nature of asset base; net worth (adjusted to reflect our opinion of market value); leverage; standing liquidity; recurring cash flow; contingent and direct debt obligations; and near-term debt maturities.

Borrower and guarantor financial statements are required at least annually within 90-120 days of the calendar/fiscal year end. Income statements and rent rolls for project collateral are required quarterly. We may require certain information, such as liquidity, certifications, status of asset sales or debt resolutions, and real estate schedules, to be provided more frequently.

We routinely seek performance from guarantors of impaired debt if the guarantor is solvent. We may not seek to enforce the guaranty if we are precluded by bankruptcy or we determine the cost to pursue a guarantor exceeds the value to be returned given the guarantor’s verified financial condition. We often are successful in obtaining either monetary payment or the cooperation of our solvent guarantors to help mitigate loss, cost, and the expense of collections.

Mortgage and construction loans with a loan-to-value ratio greater than 1.0 are accounted for as performing loans. These loans were not considered impaired due to one or more of the following factors: (i) underlying cash flow adequate to service the debt at a market rate of return with adequate amortization; (ii) a satisfactory borrower payment history; and (iii) acceptable guarantor support. As of September 30, 2016, we did not have any mortgage and construction loans that had a loan-to-value ratio greater than 1.0.

Consumer loan portfolio

Consumer loans outstanding increased by $8.3 billion, or 52.7%, from one year ago, largely due to the acquisition of First Niagara, partially offset by paydowns in our home equity loan portfolio.

The home equity portfolio is the largest segment of our consumer loan portfolio. Approximately 99% of this portfolio at September 30, 2016, was originated from our Key Community Bank within our 15-state footprint. The remainder of the portfolio, which has been in an exit mode since the fourth quarter of 2007, was originated from the Consumer Finance line of business and is now included in Other Segments. Home equity loans in Key Community Bank increased by $2.3 billion, or 22%, over the past twelve months, primarily due to the acquisition of First Niagara.

As shown in Figure 17, we held the first lien position for approximately 55% of the Key Community Bank home equity portfolio at September 30, 2016, and 60% at September 30, 2015. For consumer loans with real estate collateral, we track borrower performance monthly. Regardless of the lien position, credit metrics are refreshed quarterly, including recent Fair Isaac Corporation scores as well as original and updated loan-to-value ratios. This information is used in establishing the

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ALLL. Our methodology is described in Note 1 (“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”) under the heading “Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses” beginning on page 122 of our 2015 Form 10-K.

At September 30, 2016, 45% of our home equity portfolio was secured by second lien mortgages. On at least a quarterly basis, we continue to monitor the risk characteristics of these loans when determining whether our loss estimation methods are appropriate.

Figure 23 summarizes our home equity loan portfolio at the end of each of the last five quarters, as well as certain asset quality statistics and yields on the portfolio as a whole.

Figure 23. Home Equity Loans
 
 
2016
 
2015
dollars in millions
Third
Second
First
 
Fourth
Third
Home Equity Loans
$
12,757

$
10,062

$
10,149

 
$
10,335

$
10,504

Nonperforming loans at period end
$
225

$
189

$
191

 
$
190

$
181

Net loan charge-offs for the period
2

3

7

 
5

3

Yield for the period
4.07
%
4.04
%
4.06
%
 
3.97
%
3.96
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Loans held for sale

As shown in Note 4 (“Loans and Loans Held for Sale”), our loans held for sale increased to $1.1 billion at September 30, 2016, from $639 million at December 31, 2015, and from $916 million at September 30, 2015.

At September 30, 2016, loans held for sale included $56 million of commercial, financial and agricultural loans, which decreased $18 million from September 30, 2015; $1 billion of commercial mortgage loans, which increased $210 million from September 30, 2015; $62 million of residential mortgage loans, which increased $36 million from September 30, 2015; and $3 million of commercial lease financing loans, which decreased $7 million from September 30, 2015.

Loan sales

As shown in Figure 24, during the first nine months of 2016, we sold $4.2 billion of commercial real estate loans, $460 million of residential real estate loans, $261 million of commercial lease financing loans, and $234 million of commercial loans. Most of these sales came from the held-for-sale portfolio; however, $100 million of these loan sales related to the held-to-maturity portfolio.

Loan sales classified as held for sale generated net gains of $92 million in the first nine months of 2016 and are included in “investment banking and debt placement fees” and “other income” on the income statement.

Among the factors that we consider in determining which loans to sell are:
 
our business strategy for particular lending areas;

whether particular lending businesses meet established performance standards or fit with our relationship banking strategy;

our A/LM needs;

the cost of alternative funding sources;

the level of credit risk;

capital requirements; and

market conditions and pricing.

Figure 24 summarizes our loan sales for the first nine months of 2016 and all of 2015.


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Figure 24. Loans Sold (Including Loans Held for Sale)
 
in millions
Commercial
Commercial
Real Estate
Commercial
Lease
Financing
Residential
Real Estate
Total
2016
 
 
 
 
 
Third quarter
$
105

$
1,791

$
52

$
260

$
2,208

Second quarter
83

1,518

121

111

1,833

First quarter
46

925

88

89

1,148

Total
$
234

$
4,234

$
261

$
460

$
5,189

2015
 
 
 
 
 
Fourth quarter
$
86

$
1,570

$
204

$
104

$
1,964

Third quarter
150

1,246

100

142

1,638

Second quarter
41

2,210

48

188

2,487

First quarter
58

1,010

63

120

1,251

Total
$
335

$
6,036

$
415

$
554

$
7,340

 
 
 
 
 
 

Figure 25 shows loans that are either administered or serviced by us, but not recorded on the balance sheet, and includes loans that were sold.

Figure 25. Loans Administered or Serviced
 
in millions
September 30, 2016

June 30, 2016

March 31, 2016

December 31, 2015

September 30, 2015

Commercial real estate loans
$
213,998

$
213,879

$
214,756

$
211,274

$
206,893

Education loans
1,172

1,226

1,280

1,339

1,398

Commercial lease financing
930

930

891

932

779

Commercial loans
1,461

355

347

335

340

Total
$
217,561

$
216,390

$
217,274

$
213,880

$
209,410

 
 
 
 
 
 

In the event of default by a borrower, we are subject to recourse with respect to approximately $2.3 billion of the $217.6 billion of loans administered or serviced at September 30, 2016. Additional information about this recourse arrangement is included in Note 16 (“Contingent Liabilities and Guarantees”) under the heading “Recourse agreement with FNMA.”

We derive income from several sources when retaining the right to administer or service loans that are sold. We earn noninterest income (recorded as “mortgage servicing fees”) from fees for servicing or administering loans. This fee income is reduced by the amortization of related servicing assets. In addition, we earn interest income from investing funds generated by escrow deposits collected in connection with the servicing of commercial real estate loans.

Securities

Our securities portfolio totaled $29.5 billion at September 30, 2016, compared to $19.1 billion at December 31, 2015, and $19.3 billion at September 30, 2015. Available-for-sale securities were $20.5 billion at September 30, 2016, compared to $14.2 billion at December 31, 2015, and $14.4 billion at September 30, 2015. Held-to-maturity securities were $9 billion at September 30, 2016, compared to $4.9 billion at December 31, 2015, and $4.9 billion at September 30, 2015. The acquisition of First Niagara contributed $9 billion of securities at September 30, 2016.

As shown in Figure 26, all of our mortgage-backed securities, which include both securities available for sale and held-to-maturity securities, are issued by government-sponsored enterprises or GNMA and traded in liquid secondary markets. These securities are recorded on the balance sheet at fair value for the available-for-sale portfolio and at cost for the held-to-maturity portfolio. For more information about these securities, see Note 6 (“Fair Value Measurements”) under the heading “Qualitative Disclosures of Valuation Techniques,” and Note 7 (“Securities”).


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Figure 26. Mortgage-Backed Securities by Issuer
 
in millions
September 30, 2016
December 31, 2015
September 30, 2015
FHLMC
$
6,691

$
4,349

$
4,694

FNMA
9,650

4,511

4,810

GNMA
12,953

10,152

9,749

Total (a)
$
29,294

$
19,012

$
19,253

 
 
 
 
 Includes securities held in the available-for-sale and held-to-maturity portfolios.

Securities available for sale

The majority of our securities available-for-sale portfolio consists of Federal Agency CMOs and mortgage-backed securities. CMOs are debt securities secured by a pool of mortgages or mortgage-backed securities. These mortgage securities generate interest income, serve as collateral to support certain pledging agreements, and provide liquidity value under regulatory requirements. At September 30, 2016, we had $20.3 billion invested in CMOs and other mortgage-backed securities in the available-for-sale portfolio, compared to $14.2 billion at December 31, 2015, and $14.3 billion at September 30, 2015.

We periodically evaluate our securities available-for-sale portfolio in light of established A/LM objectives, changing market conditions that could affect the profitability of the portfolio, the regulatory environment, and the level of interest rate risk to which we are exposed. These evaluations may cause us to take steps to adjust our overall balance sheet positioning.
In addition, the size and composition of our securities available-for-sale portfolio could vary with our needs for liquidity and the extent to which we are required (or elect) to hold these assets as collateral to secure public funds and trust deposits. Although we generally use debt securities for this purpose, other assets, such as securities purchased under resale agreements or letters of credit, are used occasionally when they provide a lower cost of collateral or more favorable risk profiles.

Our investing activities continue to complement other balance sheet developments and provide for our ongoing liquidity management needs. Our actions to not reinvest the monthly security cash flows at various times provide the liquidity necessary to address our funding requirements. These funding requirements include ongoing loan growth and occasional debt maturities. At other times, we may make additional investments that go beyond the replacement of maturities or mortgage security cash flows as our liquidity position and/or interest rate risk management strategies may require. Lastly, our focus on investing in high quality liquid assets, including GNMA-related securities, is related to liquidity management strategies to satisfy regulatory requirements.

Figure 27 shows the composition, yields, and remaining maturities of our securities available for sale. For more information about these securities, including gross unrealized gains and losses by type of security and securities pledged, see Note 7 ("Securities").


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Figure 27. Securities Available for Sale
dollars in millions
U.S. Treasury, Agencies, and Corporations
States and
Political
Subdivisions
Agency Residential Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (a), (b)
Agency Residential Mortgage-backed Securities (a), (b)
Agency Commercial Mortgage-backed Securities (a)
Other
Securities
(c)
 
Total
 
Weighted-
Average
Yield
(d)
September 30, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Remaining maturity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
One year or less
$
18

$
1

$
200

$
14

$

$

 
$
233

 
2.94
%
After one through five years
56

10

13,138

1,459

765

12

 
15,440

 
1.98

After five through ten years
114


121

450

98

7

 
790

 
2.02

After ten years
2


3,979

95


1

 
4,077

 
1.79

Fair value
$
190

$
11

$
17,438

$
2,018

$
863

$
20

 
$
20,540

 

Amortized cost
190

11

17,303

1,991

863

21

 
20,379

 
1.95
%
Weighted-average yield (d)
1.57
%
6.17
%
1.93
%
2.09
%
2.05
%
3.13
%
(e) 
1.95
%
(e) 

Weighted-average maturity
3.5 years

2.8 years

3.4 years

3.7 years

4.1 years

4.2 years

 
3.5 years

 

December 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value

$
14

$
11,995

$
2,189


$
20

 
$
14,218

  

Amortized cost

14

12,082

2,193


21

 
14,310

  
2.14
%
September 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value

$
15

$
12,003

$
2,330


$
28

 
$
14,376

  

Amortized cost

14

11,938

2,309


27

 
14,288

  
2.13
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Maturity is based upon expected average lives rather than contractual terms.

(b)
"Collateralized mortgage obligations” and “Other mortgage-back securities” were renamed to “Agency residential collateralized mortgage obligations” and “Agency residential mortgage-backed securities” in September 2016. There was no reclassification of previously reported balances.

(c)
Includes primarily marketable equity securities.

(d)
Weighted-average yields are calculated based on amortized cost. Such yields have been adjusted to a taxable-equivalent basis using the statutory federal income tax rate of 35%.

(e)
Excludes $20 million of securities at September 30, 2016, that have no stated yield.

Held-to-maturity securities

Federal Agency CMOs and mortgage-backed securities constitute essentially all of our held-to-maturity securities. The remaining balance comprises foreign bonds and capital securities. Figure 28 shows the composition, yields, and remaining maturities of these securities.

Figure 28. Held-to-Maturity Securities
dollars in millions
Agency Residential Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (a)
Agency Residential Mortgage-backed Securities (a)
Agency Commercial Mortgage-backed Securities (a)
Other
Securities
 
Total
 
Weighted-
Average
Yield (b)
September 30, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Remaining maturity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
One year or less
$
87



$
7

 
$
94

 
2.38
%
After one through five years
6,585

$
51


13

 
6,649

 
1.89

After five through ten years

618

268


 
886

 
2.50

After ten years
1,106


260


 
1,366

 
1.90

Amortized cost
$
7,778

$
669

$
528

$
20

 
$
8,995

 
1.96
%
Fair value
7,812

689

528

20

 
9,048

 

Weighted-average yield
1.88
%
2.65
%
2.19
%
2.72
%
(c) 
1.96
%
(c) 

Weighted-average maturity
3.1 years

6.2 years

10.4 years

1.7 years

 
3.8 years

 

December 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortized cost
$
4,174

$
703


$
20

 
$
4,897

 
2.01
%
Fair value
4,129

699


20

 
4,848

 

September 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortized cost
$
4,299

$
617


$
20

 
$
4,936

 
1.99
%
Fair value
4,300

620


20

 
4,940

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
"Collateralized mortgage obligations” and “Other mortgage-back securities” were renamed to “Agency residential collateralized mortgage obligations” and “Agency residential mortgage-backed securities” in September 2016. There was no reclassification of previously reported balances.
(b)
Weighted-average yields are calculated based on amortized cost. Such yields have been adjusted to a taxable-equivalent basis using the statutory federal income tax rate of 35%.

(c)
Excludes $5 million of securities at September 30, 2016, that have no stated yield.


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Other investments

Principal investments — investments in equity and debt instruments made by our Principal Investing unit — represented 27%, 46%, and 49% of other investments at September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015, respectively. They include direct investments (investments made in a particular company) as well as indirect investments (investments made through funds that include other investors). Principal investments are predominantly made in privately held companies and are carried at fair value. The fair value of the direct investments was $27 million at September 30, 2016, $69 million at December 31, 2015, and $66 million at September 30, 2015, while the fair value of the indirect investments was $173 million at September 30, 2016, $235 million at December 31, 2015, and $271 million at September 30, 2015. Under the requirements of the Volcker Rule, we will be required to dispose of some or all of our indirect principal investments. The Federal Reserve extended the conformance period to July 21, 2017, for all banking entities with respect to covered funds. Key is permitted to file for an additional extension of up to five years for illiquid funds, to retain the indirect investments for a longer period of time. We plan to continue to evaluate our options, including applying for the extension and holding the investments. Additional information about this investment is provided in the “Principal investments” section of Note 6 (“Fair Value Measurements”). For more information about the Volcker Rule, see the discussion in Item 1 under the heading “Other Regulatory Developments under the Dodd-Frank Act — ‘Volcker Rule’” in the section entitled “Supervision and Regulation” beginning on page 17 of our 2015 Form 10-K.

In addition to principal investments, “other investments” include other equity and mezzanine instruments, such as certain real-estate-related investments and an indirect ownership interest in a partnership, that are carried at fair value, as well as other types of investments that generally are carried at cost. The real-estate-related investments were valued at $8 million at both September 30, 2016, and December 31, 2015, and $9 million at September 30, 2015. The indirect investment in a partnership was valued at $4 million at September 30, 2015. Under the requirements of the Volcker Rule, we were required to dispose of this investment, which was redeemed prior to December 31, 2015. Additional information pertaining to the equity investment is included in the “Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis” section of Note 6 ("Fair Value Measurements").

Most of our other investments are not traded on an active market. We determine the fair value at which these investments should be recorded based on the nature of the specific investment and all available relevant information. This review may encompass such factors as the issuer’s past financial performance and future potential, the values of public companies in comparable businesses, the risks associated with the particular business or investment type, current market conditions, the nature and duration of resale restrictions, the issuer’s payment history, our knowledge of the industry, third-party data, and other relevant factors. During the first nine months of 2016, net gains from our principal investing activities (including results attributable to noncontrolling interests) totaled $16 million, which includes $57 million of net unrealized losses. These amounts are recorded as “net gains (losses) from principal investing” on the income statement. Additional information regarding these investments is provided in Note 6 ("Fair Value Measurements").

Deposits and other sources of funds

Domestic deposits are our primary source of funding. The composition of our average deposits is shown in Figure 9 in the section entitled “Net interest income.” During the third quarter of 2016, average domestic deposits were $94.9 billion and represented 86% of the funds we used to support loans and other earning assets, compared to $70 billion and 84% during the third quarter of 2015. The acquisition of First Niagara contributed $18.9 billion of average deposits which are spread across deposit products and consist primarily of consumer deposits. During the quarter, $1.6 billion of deposits were divested.

Excluding the impact of First Niagara, average deposits increased $5.7 billion over the year-ago quarter. Interest-bearing deposits increased $5.9 billion driven by a $4.7 billion increase in NOW and money market deposit accounts and a $1.2 billion increase in certificates of deposits and other time deposits. The increase from the year-ago quarter reflects core deposit growth in our retail banking franchise and growth in escrow deposits from our commercial mortgage servicing business.

Wholesale funds, consisting of deposits in our foreign office and short-term borrowings, averaged $1.8 billion during the third quarter of 2016, compared to $1.9 billion during the third quarter of 2015. The change from the third quarter of 2015 was caused by declines of $492 million in foreign office deposits and $281 million in federal funds purchased and securities sold under repurchase agreements, partially offset by an increase of $619 million in bank notes and other short-term borrowings.


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Capital

At September 30, 2016, our shareholders’ equity was $15 billion, up $4.3 billion from December 31, 2015. The following sections discuss certain factors that contributed to this change. For other factors that contributed to the change, see the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity and Note 18 ("Shareholders' Equity").

CCAR and capital actions 

As part of its ongoing supervisory process, the Federal Reserve requires BHCs like KeyCorp to submit an annual comprehensive capital plan and to update that plan to reflect material changes in the BHC’s risk profile, business strategies, or corporate structure, including but not limited to changes in planned capital actions. In April 2016, we submitted to the Federal Reserve and provided to the OCC our 2016 capital plan under the annual CCAR process. On June 29, 2016, the Federal Reserve announced that it did not object to our 2016 capital plan. Share repurchases of up to $350 million were included in the 2016 capital plan, which is effective through the second quarter of 2017. As previously reported, we resumed our share repurchase program under the 2016 capital plan following the close of the First Niagara acquisition. We completed $65 million of common share repurchases in the third quarter of 2016, including repurchases to offset issuances of common shares under our employee compensation plans.

Dividends

As previously reported, our 2015 capital plan proposed an increase in our quarterly common share dividend from $.075 to $.085 per share, which was approved by our Board in May 2016. An additional potential increase in our quarterly common share dividend, up to $.095 per share, will be considered by the Board for the second quarter of 2017, consistent with the 2016 capital plan. Further information regarding the capital planning process and CCAR is included under the heading “Regulatory capital and liquidity” in the “Supervision and Regulation” section beginning on page 10 of our 2015 Form 10-K.

Consistent with the 2016 capital plan, we made a dividend payment of $.085 per share, or $72 million, on our common shares during the third quarter of 2016.

We also made a quarterly dividend payment of $1.9375 per share, or $5.6 million, on our Series A Preferred Stock during the third quarter of 2016.

Common shares outstanding

Our common shares are traded on the NYSE under the symbol KEY with 42,629 holders of record at September 30, 2016. Our book value per common share was $12.78 based on 1.1 billion shares outstanding at September 30, 2016, compared to $12.51 per common share based on 835.8 million shares outstanding at December 31, 2015, and $12.47 per common share based on 835.3 million shares outstanding at September 30, 2015. At September 30, 2016, our tangible book value per common share was $10.14, compared to $11.22 per common share at December 31, 2015, and $11.17 per common share at September 30, 2015.

Figure 29 shows activities that caused the change in outstanding common shares over the past five quarters.

Figure 29. Changes in Common Shares Outstanding
 
 
2016
 
2015
in thousands
Third
Second
First
 
Fourth
Third
Shares outstanding at beginning of period
842,703

842,290

835,751

 
835,285

843,608

Common shares repurchased
(5,240
)


 

(8,386
)
Shares reissued (returned) under employee benefit plans
4,857

413

6,539

 
466

63

Common shares issued to acquire First Niagara
239,735



 


Shares outstanding at end of period
1,082,055

842,703

842,290

 
835,751

835,285

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

As shown above, common shares outstanding increased by 239 million shares during the third quarter of 2016 due to common shares being issued to acquire First Niagara and the net activity in our employee benefit plans.

At September 30, 2016, we had 174.7 million treasury shares, compared to 181.2 million treasury shares at December 31, 2015, and 181.7 million treasury shares at September 30, 2015. Going forward we expect to reissue treasury shares as needed in connection with stock-based compensation awards and for other corporate purposes.

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Information on repurchases of common shares by KeyCorp is included in Part II, Item 2. “Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds” of this report.

Capital adequacy

Capital adequacy is an important indicator of financial stability and performance. All of KeyCorp's capital ratios remained in excess of regulatory requirements at September 30, 2016. Our capital and liquidity levels are intended to position us to weather an adverse credit cycle while continuing to serve our clients’ needs, as well as to meet the Regulatory Capital Rules described in the “Supervision and regulation” section of Item 2 of this report. Our shareholders’ equity to assets ratio was 11.04% at September 30, 2016, compared to 11.30% at December 31, 2015, and 11.22% at September 30, 2015. Our tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio was 8.27% at September 30, 2016, compared to 9.98% at December 31, 2015, and 9.90% at September 30, 2015.

The capital modifications mandated by the Regulatory Capital Rules, which became effective on January 1, 2015, for KeyCorp, require higher and better-quality capital and introduced a new capital measure, “Common Equity Tier 1.” The Rules phased out
the treatment of certain capital securities and cumulative preferred securities as eligible Tier 1 capital. The phase-out period, which began January 1, 2015, for standardized approach banking organizations such as KeyCorp, resulted in our trust preferred securities issued by the KeyCorp capital trusts being treated only as Tier 2 capital starting in 2016. The new minimum capital and leverage ratios under the Regulatory Capital Rules together with the estimated ratios of KeyCorp at September 30, 2016, calculated on a fully phased-in basis, are set forth under the heading “New minimum capital and leverage ratio requirements” in the “Supervision and regulation” section in Item 2 of this report.

As of January 1, 2016, KeyCorp (and its banking subsidiaries) were each required to maintain, on a consolidated basis, a minimum Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 6.0%, a total risk-based capital ratio of 8.0%, and a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 4.0%. At September 30, 2016, our Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio, total risk-based capital ratio, and Tier 1 leverage ratio were 10.53%, 12.63%, and 10.22%, respectively, compared to 11.35%, 12.97%, and 10.72%, respectively, at December 31, 2015, and 10.87%, 12.47%, and 10.68%, respectively, at September 30, 2015. Information regarding the regulatory capital ratios of KeyCorp’s banking subsidiaries is presented annually, in KeyCorp’s 10-K.

Common Equity Tier 1 is not formally defined by GAAP and is considered to be a non-GAAP financial measure. Figure 7 in the “Highlights of Our Performance” section reconciles Key shareholders’ equity, the GAAP performance measure, to Common Equity Tier 1, the corresponding non-GAAP measure. Beginning with the implementation of the Regulatory Capital Rules, deferred tax assets that arise from net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards are deductible from Common Equity Tier 1 on a phase-in basis. As of September 30, 2016, this balance was $1 million. As of January 1, 2016, KeyCorp (and its banking subsidiaries) were each required to maintain, on a consolidated basis, a minimum Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 4.5%. At September 30, 2016, our Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio was 9.56%.


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Figure 30. Capital Components and Risk-Weighted Assets
 
dollars in millions
September 30, 2016
December 31, 2015
September 30, 2015
COMMON EQUITY TIER 1
 
 
 
Key shareholders’ equity (GAAP)
$
14,996

$
10,746

$
10,705

Less: Preferred Stock (a)
1,150

281

281

Common Equity Tier 1 capital before adjustments and deductions
13,846

10,465

10,424

Less: Goodwill, net of deferred taxes
2,450

1,034

1,036

Intangible assets, net of deferred taxes
216

26

29

Deferred tax assets
6

1

1

Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, net of deferred taxes
101

(58
)
54

Accumulated gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net of deferred taxes
39

(20
)
21

Amounts in AOCI attributed to pension and postretirement benefit costs, net of deferred taxes
(359
)
(365
)
(385
)
Total Common Equity Tier 1 capital
$
11,393

$
9,847

$
9,668

TIER 1 CAPITAL
 
 
 
Common Equity Tier 1
$
11,393

$
9,847

$
9,668

Additional Tier 1 capital instruments and related surplus
1,150

281

281

Non-qualifying capital instruments subject to phase out

85

85

Less: Deductions
4

1

1

Total Tier 1 capital
12,539

10,212

10,033

TIER 2 CAPITAL
 
 
 
Tier 2 capital instruments and related surplus
1,569

578

614

Allowance for losses on loans and liability for losses on lending-related commitments (b)
936

881

868

Net unrealized gains on available-for-sale preferred stock classified as an equity security



Less: Deductions



Total Tier 2 capital
2,505

1,459

1,482

Total risk-based capital
$
15,044

$
11,671

$
11,515

RISK-WEIGHTED ASSETS
 
 
 
Risk-weighted assets on balance sheet
$
93,542

$
67,390

$
69,101

Risk-weighted off-balance sheet exposure
24,847

21,983

22,625

Market risk-equivalent assets
731

607

581

Gross risk-weighted assets
119,120

89,980

92,307

Less: Excess allowance for loan and lease losses



Net risk-weighted assets
$
119,120

$
89,980

$
92,307

AVERAGE QUARTERLY TOTAL ASSETS
$
122,659

$
95,272

$
93,982

CAPITAL RATIOS
 
 
 
Tier 1 risk-based capital
10.53
%
11.35
%
10.87
%
Total risk-based capital
12.63

12.97

12.47

Leverage (c)
10.22

10.72

10.68

Common Equity Tier 1
9.56

10.94

10.47

 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Net of capital surplus.

(b)
The ALLL included in Tier 2 capital is limited by regulation to 1.25% of the institution’s standardized total risk-weighted assets (excluding its standardized market risk-weighted assets). The ALLL includes $18 million, $28 million, and $23 million of allowance classified as “discontinued assets” on the balance sheet at September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015, respectively.

(c)
This ratio is Tier 1 capital divided by average quarterly total assets as defined by the Federal Reserve less: (i) goodwill, (ii) the disallowed intangible and deferred tax assets, and (iii) other deductions from assets for leverage capital purposes.

Risk Management

Overview

Like all financial services companies, we engage in business activities and assume the related risks. The most significant risks we face are credit, compliance, operational, liquidity, market, reputation, strategic, and model risks. Our risk management activities are focused on ensuring we properly identify, measure, and manage such risks across the entire enterprise to maintain safety and soundness and maximize profitability. Certain of these risks are defined and discussed in greater detail in the remainder of this section.

The Board serves in an oversight capacity ensuring that Key’s risks are managed in a manner that is effective and balanced and adds value for the shareholders. The Board understands Key’s risk philosophy, approves the risk appetite, inquires about risk practices, reviews the portfolio of risks, compares the actual risks to the risk appetite, and is apprised of significant risks, both actual and emerging, and determines whether management is responding appropriately. The Board challenges management and ensures accountability.


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The Board’s Audit Committee assists the Board in oversight of financial statement integrity, regulatory and legal requirements, independent auditors’ qualifications and independence, and the performance of the internal audit function and independent auditors. The Audit Committee meets with management and approves significant policies relating to the risk areas overseen by the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee has responsibility over all risk review functions, including internal audit, as well as financial reporting, legal matters, and fraud risk. The Audit Committee also receives reports on enterprise risk. In addition to regularly scheduled bi-monthly meetings, the Audit Committee convenes to discuss the content of our financial disclosures and quarterly earnings releases.

The Board’s Risk Committee assists the Board in oversight of strategies, policies, procedures, and practices relating to the assessment and management of enterprise-wide risk, including credit, market, liquidity, model, operational, compliance, reputation, and strategic risks. The Risk Committee also assists the Board in overseeing risks related to capital adequacy, capital planning, and capital actions. The Risk Committee reviews and provides oversight of management’s activities related to the enterprise-wide risk management framework, which includes review of the ERM Policy, including the Risk Appetite Statement, and management and ERM reports. The Risk Committee also approves any material changes to the charter of the ERM Committee and significant policies relating to risk management.

The Audit and Risk Committees meet jointly, as appropriate, to discuss matters that relate to each committee’s responsibilities. Committee chairpersons routinely meet with management during interim months to plan agendas for upcoming meetings and to discuss emerging trends and events that have transpired since the preceding meeting. All members of the Board receive formal reports designed to keep them abreast of significant developments during the interim months.

Our ERM Committee, chaired by the Chief Executive Officer and comprising other senior level executives, is responsible for managing risk and ensuring that the corporate risk profile is managed in a manner consistent with our risk appetite. The ERM Program encompasses our risk philosophy, policy, framework, and governance structure for the management of risks across the entire company. The ERM Committee reports to the Board’s Risk Committee. Annually, the Board reviews and approves the ERM Policy, as well as the risk appetite, including corporate risk tolerances for major risk categories. We use a risk-adjusted capital framework to manage risks. This framework is approved and managed by the ERM Committee.

Tier 2 Risk Governance Committees support the ERM Committee by identifying early warning events and trends, escalating emerging risks, and discussing forward-looking assessments. Risk Governance Committees include attendees from each of the Three Lines of Defense. The First Line of Defense is the Line of Business primarily responsible to accept, own, proactively identify, monitor, and manage risk. The Second Line of Defense comprises Risk Management representatives who provide independent, centralized oversight over all risk categories by aggregating, analyzing, and reporting risk information. Risk Review, our internal audit function, provides the Third Line of Defense in their role to provide independent assessment and testing of the effectiveness, appropriateness, and adherence to KeyCorp’s risk management policies, practices, and controls.
The Chief Risk Officer ensures that relevant risk information is properly integrated into strategic and business decisions, ensures appropriate ownership of risks, provides input into performance and compensation decisions, assesses aggregate enterprise risk, monitors capabilities to manage critical risks, and executes appropriate Board and stakeholder reporting.
Federal banking regulators continue to emphasize with financial institutions the importance of relating capital management strategy to the level of risk at each institution. We believe our internal risk management processes help us achieve and maintain capital levels that are commensurate with our business activities and risks and conform to regulatory expectations.

Market risk management

Market risk is the risk that movements in market risk factors, including interest rates, foreign exchange rates, equity prices, commodity prices, credit spreads, and volatilities will reduce Key’s income and the value of its portfolios. These factors influence prospective yields, values, or prices associated with the instrument. For example, the value of a fixed-rate bond will decline when market interest rates increase, while the cash flows associated with a variable rate loan will increase when interest rates increase. The holder of a financial instrument is exposed to market risk when either the cash flows or the value of the instrument is tied to such external factors.

We are exposed to market risk both in our trading and nontrading activities, which include asset and liability management activities. Our trading positions are carried at fair value with changes recorded in the income statement. These positions are subject to various market-based risk factors that impact the fair value of the financial instruments in the trading category. Our traditional banking loan and deposit products as well as long-term debt and certain short-term borrowings are nontrading positions. These positions are generally carried at the principal amount outstanding for assets and the amount owed for liabilities. The nontrading positions are subject to changes in economic value due to varying market conditions, primarily changes in interest rates.


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Trading market risk

Key incurs market risk as a result of trading, investing, and client facilitation activities, principally within our investment banking and capital markets businesses. Key has exposures to a wide range of interest rates, equity prices, foreign exchange rates, credit spreads, and commodity prices, as well as the associated implied volatilities and spreads. Our primary market risk exposures are a result of trading activities in the derivative and fixed income markets and maintaining positions in these instruments. We maintain modest trading inventories to facilitate customer flow, make markets in securities, and hedge certain risks. The majority of our positions are traded in active markets.

Management of trading market risks. Market risk management is an integral part of Key’s risk culture. The Risk Committee of our Board provides oversight of trading market risks. The ERM Committee and the Market Risk Committee regularly review and discuss market risk reports prepared by our MRM that contain our market risk exposures and results of monitoring activities. Market risk policies and procedures have been defined and approved by the Market Risk Committee, a Tier 2 Risk Governance Committee, and take into account our tolerance for risk and consideration for the business environment.
The MRM is an independent risk management function that partners with the lines of business to identify, measure, and monitor market risks throughout our company. The MRM is responsible for ensuring transparency of significant market risks, monitoring compliance with established limits, and escalating limit exceptions to appropriate senior management. The various business units and trading desks are responsible for ensuring that market risk exposures are well-managed and prudent. Market risk is monitored through various measures, such as VaR, and through routine stress testing, sensitivity, and scenario analyses. The MRM conducts stress tests for each covered position using historical worst case and standard shock scenarios. VaR, stressed VaR, and other analyses are prepared daily and distributed to appropriate management.

Covered positions. We monitor the market risk of our covered positions, which includes all of our trading positions as well as all foreign exchange and commodity positions, regardless of whether the position is in a trading account. All positions in the trading account are recorded at fair value, and changes in fair value are reflected in our consolidated statements of income. Information regarding our fair value policies, procedures, and methodologies is provided in Note 1 (“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”) under the heading “Fair Value Measurements” on page 124 of our 2015 Form 10-K and Note 6 (“Fair Value Measurements”) in this report. Instruments that are used to hedge nontrading activities, such as bank-issued debt and loan portfolios, equity positions that are not actively traded, and securities financing activities, do not meet the definition of a covered position. The MRM is responsible for identifying our portfolios as either covered or non-covered. The Covered Position Working Group develops the final list of covered positions, and a summary is provided to the Market Risk Committee.
Our significant portfolios of covered positions are detailed below. We analyze market risk by portfolios of covered positions, and do not separately measure and monitor our portfolios by risk type. The descriptions below incorporate the respective risk types associated with each of these portfolios.
 
Fixed income includes those instruments associated with our capital markets business and the trading of securities as a dealer. These instruments may include positions in municipal bonds, bonds backed by the U.S. government, agency and corporate bonds, certain mortgage-backed securities, securities issued by the U.S. Treasury, money markets, and certain CMOs. The activities and instruments within the fixed income portfolio create exposures to interest rate and credit spread risks.

Interest rate derivatives include interest rate swaps, caps, and floors, which are transacted primarily to accommodate the needs of commercial loan clients. In addition, we enter into interest rate derivatives to offset or mitigate the interest rate risk related to the client positions. The activities within this portfolio create exposures to interest rate risk.

Credit derivatives generally include credit default swap indexes, which are used to manage the credit risk exposure associated with anticipated sales of certain commercial real estate loans. The transactions within the credit derivatives portfolio result in exposure to counterparty credit risk and market risk.

VaR and stressed VaR. VaR is the estimate of the maximum amount of loss on an instrument or portfolio due to adverse market conditions during a given time interval within a stated confidence level. Stressed VaR is used to assess extreme conditions on market risk within our trading portfolios. MRM calculates VaR and stressed VaR on a daily basis, and the results are distributed to appropriate management. VaR and stressed VaR results are also provided to our regulators and utilized in regulatory capital calculations.

We use a historical VaR model to measure the potential adverse effect of changes in interest rates, foreign exchange rates, equity prices, and credit spreads on the fair value of our covered positions. Historical scenarios are customized for specific covered positions, and numerous risk factors are incorporated in the calculation. Additional consideration is given to the risk factors to estimate the exposures that contain optionality features, such as options and cancelable provisions. VaR is calculated

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using daily observations over a one-year time horizon, and approximates a 95% confidence level. Statistically, this means that we would expect to incur losses greater than VaR, on average, five out of 100 trading days, or three to four times each quarter. We also calculate VaR and stressed VaR at a 99% confidence level.

The VaR model is an effective tool in estimating ranges of possible gains and losses on our covered positions. However, there are limitations inherent in the VaR model since it uses historical results over a given time interval to estimate future performance. Historical results may not be indicative of future results, and changes in the market or composition of our portfolios could have a significant impact on the accuracy of the VaR model. We regularly review and enhance the modeling techniques, inputs and assumptions used. Our market risk policy includes the independent validation of our VaR model by Key’s Risk Management Group on an annual basis. The Model Risk Management Committee oversees the Model Validation Program, and results of validations are discussed with the ERM Committee.

Actual losses for the total covered positions did not exceed aggregate daily VaR on any day during the quarters ended September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015. The MRM backtests our VaR model on a daily basis to evaluate its predictive power. The test compares VaR model results at the 99% confidence level to daily held profit and loss. Results of backtesting are provided to the Market Risk Committee. Backtesting exceptions occur when trading losses exceed VaR.
We do not engage in correlation trading, or utilize the internal model approach for measuring default and credit migration risk. Our net VaR approach incorporates diversification, but our VaR calculation does not include the impact of counterparty risk and our own credit spreads on derivatives.

The aggregate VaR at the 99% confidence level for all covered positions was $1.1 million at September 30, 2016, and $1.3 million at September 30, 2015. The decrease in aggregate VaR was primarily due to the decreased exposure in our fixed income and equity portfolios. Figure 31 summarizes our VaR at the 99% confidence level for significant portfolios of covered positions for the three months ended September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015. During these periods, none of our significant portfolios daily trading VaR numbers exceeded their VaR limits or stress VaR limits.

Figure 31. VaR for Significant Portfolios of Covered Positions
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
Three months ended September 30,
 
 
Three months ended September 30,
 
in millions
High

Low

Mean

September 30,

 
High

Low

Mean

September 30,
Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed income
$
.7

$
.3

$
.4

$
.5

 
$
.9

$
.3

$
.5

$
.6

Derivatives:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate
$
.2


$
.1

$
.1

 
$
.1


$
.1

$
.1

Credit
.3

$
.1

.2

.3

 
.4

$
.1

.3

.4


Stressed VaR is calculated using our general VaR results at the 99% confidence level and applying certain assumptions. The aggregate stressed VaR for all covered positions was $2.9 million at September 30, 2016, and $3.8 million at September 30, 2015. Figure 32 summarizes our stressed VaR for significant portfolios of covered positions for the three months ended September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015, as used for market risk capital charge calculation purposes.

Figure 32. Stressed VaR for Significant Portfolios of Covered Positions
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
Three months ended September 30,
 
 
Three months ended September 30,
 
in millions
High

Low

Mean

September 30,

 
High

Low

Mean

September 30,

Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed income
$
1.8

$
.9

$
1.3

$
1.5

 
$
2.6

$
1.0

$
1.6

$
1.9

Derivatives:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate
$
.3

$
.1

$
.1

$
.3

 
$
.4

$
.1

$
.2

$
.2

Credit
.8

.2

.5

.7

 
1.3

.4

.8

1.3


Internal capital adequacy assessment. Market risk is a component of our internal capital adequacy assessment. Our risk-weighted assets include a market risk-equivalent asset position, which consists of a VaR component, stressed VaR component, a de minimis exposure amount, and a specific risk add-on, which are added together to arrive at total market risk equivalent assets. Specific risk is the price risk of individual financial instruments, which is not accounted for by changes in broad market risk factors and is measured through a standardized approach. Specific risk calculations are run quarterly by the MRM, and approved by the Chief Market Risk Officer.

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Nontrading market risk

Most of our nontrading market risk is derived from interest rate fluctuations and its impacts on our traditional loan and deposit products, as well as investments, hedging relationships, long-term debt, and certain short-term borrowings. Interest rate risk, which is inherent in the banking industry, is measured by the potential for fluctuations in net interest income and the EVE. Such fluctuations may result from changes in interest rates and differences in the repricing and maturity characteristics of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. We manage the exposure to changes in net interest income and the EVE in accordance with our risk appetite and within Board-approved policy limits.

Interest rate risk positions are influenced by a number of factors including the balance sheet positioning that arises out of customer preferences for loan and deposit products, economic conditions, the competitive environment within our markets, changes in market interest rates that affect client activity, and our hedging, investing, funding, and capital positions. The primary components of interest rate risk exposure consist of reprice risk, basis risk, yield curve risk, and option risk.
The management of nontrading market risk is centralized within Corporate Treasury. The Risk Committee of our Board provides oversight of nontrading market risk. The ERM Committee and the ALCO review reports on the components of interest rate risk described above as well as sensitivity analyses of these exposures. These committees have various responsibilities related to managing nontrading market risk, including recommending, approving, and monitoring strategies that maintain risk positions within approved tolerance ranges. The A/LM policy provides the framework for the oversight and management of interest rate risk and is administered by the ALCO. Internal and external emerging issues are monitored on a daily basis. The MRM, as the second line of defense, provides additional oversight.

“Reprice risk is the exposure to changes in the level of interest rates and occurs when the volume of interest-bearing liabilities and the volume of interest-earning assets they fund (e.g., deposits used to fund loans) do not mature or reprice at the same time.

“Basis risk” is the exposure to asymmetrical changes in interest rate indexes and occurs when floating-rate assets and floating-rate liabilities reprice at the same time, but in response to different market factors or indexes.

“Yield curve risk” is the exposure to non-parallel changes in the slope of the yield curve (where the yield curve depicts the relationship between the yield on a particular type of security and its term to maturity) and occurs when interest-bearing liabilities and the interest-earning assets that they fund do not price or reprice to the same term point on the yield curve.

“Option risk” is the exposure to a customer or counterparty’s ability to take advantage of the interest rate environment and terminate or reprice one of our assets, liabilities, or off-balance sheet instruments prior to contractual maturity without a penalty. Option risk occurs when exposures to customer and counterparty early withdrawals or prepayments are not mitigated with an offsetting position or appropriate compensation.

Net interest income simulation analysis. The primary tool we use to measure our interest rate risk is simulation analysis. For purposes of this analysis, we estimate our net interest income based on the current and projected composition of our on- and off-balance sheet positions, accounting for recent and anticipated trends in customer activity. The analysis also incorporates assumptions for the current and projected interest rate environments, including a most likely macro-economic scenario. Simulation modeling assumes that residual risk exposures will be managed to within the risk appetite and Board-approved policy limits.

We measure the amount of net interest income at risk by simulating the change in net interest income that would occur if the federal funds target rate were to gradually increase or decrease over the next 12 months, and term rates were to move in a similar direction, although at a slower pace. Our standard rate scenarios encompass a gradual increase or decrease of 200 basis points, but due to the low interest rate environment, we have modified the standard decrease scenario to a gradual decrease of 50 basis points over three months with no change over the following nine months. After calculating the amount of net interest income at risk to interest rate changes, we compare that amount with the base case of an unchanged interest rate environment. We also perform regular stress tests and sensitivities on the model inputs that could materially change the resulting risk assessments. One set of stress tests and sensitivities assesses the effect of interest rate inputs on simulated exposures. Assessments are performed using different shapes of the yield curve, including steepening or flattening of the yield curve, changes in credit spreads, an immediate parallel change in market interest rates, and changes in the relationship of money market interest rates. Another set of stress tests and sensitivities assesses the effect of loan and deposit assumptions and assumed discretionary strategies on simulated exposures. Assessments are performed on changes to the following assumptions:

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the pricing of deposits without contractual maturities; changes in lending spreads; prepayments on loans and securities; other loan and deposit balance shifts; investment, funding and hedging activities; and liquidity and capital management strategies.

Simulation analysis produces only a sophisticated estimate of interest rate exposure based on judgments related to assumption inputs into the simulation model. We tailor assumptions to the specific interest rate environment and yield curve shape being modeled, and validate those assumptions on a regular basis. Our simulations are performed with the assumption that interest rate risk positions will be actively managed through the use of on- and off-balance sheet financial instruments to achieve the desired residual risk profile. However, actual results may differ from those derived in simulation analysis due to unanticipated changes to the balance sheet composition, customer behavior, product pricing, market interest rates, investment, funding and hedging activities, and repercussions from unanticipated or unknown events.

Figure 33 presents the results of the simulation analysis at September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015. At September 30, 2016, our simulated exposure to changes in interest rates was moderately asset sensitive, and net interest income would benefit over time from either an increase in short-term or intermediate-term interest rates. Tolerance levels for risk management require the development of remediation plans to maintain residual risk within tolerance if simulation modeling demonstrates that a gradual increase or decrease in short-term interest rates over the next 12 months would adversely affect net interest income over the same period by more than 4%. In December 2015, the Federal Reserve increased the range for the federal funds target rate, which led to an increased modeled exposure to declining interest rates. Subsequent to the Federal Reserve’s action in December, we increased the magnitude of the declining rate scenario to 50 basis points, increasing our overall modeled exposure. The modeled exposure depends on the relationships of interest rates on our interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities, notably on instruments that are expected to react to the short end of the yield curve. As shown in Figure 33, we are operating within these levels as of September 30, 2016.

Figure 33. Simulated Change in Net Interest Income
September 30, 2016
 
 
Basis point change assumption (short-term rates)
-50

+200

Tolerance level
-4.00
 %
-4.00
 %
Interest rate risk assessment
-2.73
 %
1.96
 %
September 30, 2015
 
 
Basis point change assumption (short-term rates)
-25

+200

Tolerance level
-4.00
 %
-4.00
 %
Interest rate risk assessment
-.54
 %
2.39
 %

The results of additional sensitivity analysis of alternate interest rate paths and loan and deposit behavior assumptions indicate that net interest income could increase or decrease from the base simulation results presented in Figure 33. Net interest income is highly dependent on the timing, magnitude, frequency, and path of interest rate increases and the associated assumptions for deposit repricing relationships, lending spreads, and the balance behavior of transaction accounts. The unprecedented low level of interest rates increases the uncertainty of assumptions for deposit balance behavior and deposit repricing relationships to market interest rates. Recent balance growth in deposits has caused the uncertainty in assumptions to increase further. Our historical deposit repricing betas in the last rising rate cycle ranged between 50% and 60% for interest-bearing deposits, and we continue to make similar assumptions in our modeling. The sensitivity testing of these assumptions supports our confidence that actual results are likely to be within a 100 basis point range of modeled results.

We will continue to monitor balance sheet flows and expect the benefit from rising rates to increase modestly prior to any increase in the federal funds rate. Our current interest rate risk position could fluctuate to higher or lower levels of risk depending on the competitive environment and client behavior that may affect the actual volume, mix, maturity, and repricing characteristics of loan and deposit flows. As changes occur to both the configuration of the balance sheet and the outlook for the economy, management proactively evaluates hedging opportunities that may change our interest rate risk profile.
We also conduct simulations that measure the effect of changes in market interest rates in the second and third years of a three-year horizon. These simulations are conducted in a manner similar to those based on a 12-month horizon. To capture longer-term exposures, we calculate exposures to changes of the EVE as discussed in the following section.

Economic value of equity modeling. EVE complements net interest income simulation analysis as it estimates risk exposure beyond 12-, 24-, and 36-month horizons. EVE modeling measures the extent to which the economic values of assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet instruments may change in response to fluctuations in interest rates. EVE is calculated by subjecting the balance sheet to an immediate 200 basis point increase or decrease in interest rates, measuring the resulting change in the values of assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet instruments, and comparing those amounts with the base case of the current interest rate environment. Because the calculation of EVE under an immediate 200 basis point decrease in interest rates in the current low rate environment results in certain interest rates declining to zero and a less than 200 basis point decrease in certain

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yield curve term points, we have modified the standard declining rate scenario to an immediate 100 basis point decrease. This analysis is highly dependent upon assumptions applied to assets and liabilities with non-contractual maturities. Those assumptions are based on historical behaviors, as well as our expectations. We develop remediation plans that would maintain residual risk within tolerance if this analysis indicates that our EVE will decrease by more than 15% in response to an immediate increase or decrease in interest rates. We are operating within these guidelines as of September 30, 2016.

Management of interest rate exposure. We use the results of our various interest rate risk analyses to formulate A/LM strategies to achieve the desired risk profile while managing to our objectives for capital adequacy and liquidity risk exposures. Specifically, we manage interest rate risk positions by purchasing securities, issuing term debt with floating or fixed interest rates, and using derivatives — predominantly in the form of interest rate swaps, which modify the interest rate characteristics of certain assets and liabilities.

Figure 34 shows all swap positions that we hold for A/LM purposes. These positions are used to convert the contractual interest rate index of agreed-upon amounts of assets and liabilities (i.e., notional amounts) to another interest rate index. For example, fixed-rate debt is converted to a floating rate through a “receive fixed/pay variable” interest rate swap. The volume, maturity and mix of portfolio swaps change frequently as we adjust our broader A/LM objectives and the balance sheet positions to be hedged. For more information about how we use interest rate swaps to manage our risk profile, see Note 8 (“Derivatives and Hedging Activities”).

Figure 34. Portfolio Swaps by Interest Rate Risk Management Strategy
 
 
September 30, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted-Average
 
September 30, 2015
 
dollars in millions
Notional
Amount
Fair
Value
 
Maturity
(Years)
Receive
Rate
Pay
Rate
 
Notional
Amount
Fair
Value
 
Receive fixed/pay variable — conventional A/LM (a)
$
14,250

$
105

  
2.0

1.0
%
.5
%
 
$
10,705

$
74

  
Receive fixed/pay variable — conventional debt
8,473

293

  
3.3

1.6

.5

 
7,004

275

  
Pay fixed/receive variable — conventional debt
50

(11
)
 
11.8

.6

3.6

 
50

(8
)
 
Total portfolio swaps
$
22,773

$
387

 (b)  
2.5

1.2
%
.5
%
 
$
17,759

$
341

 (b)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Portfolio swaps designated as A/LM are used to manage interest rate risk tied to both assets and liabilities.

(b)
Excludes accrued interest of $49 million and $45 million at September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015, respectively.

Liquidity risk management

Liquidity risk, which is inherent in the banking industry, is measured by our ability to accommodate liability maturities and deposit withdrawals, meet contractual obligations, and fund new business opportunities at a reasonable cost, in a timely manner, and without adverse consequences. Liquidity management involves maintaining sufficient and diverse sources of funding to accommodate planned, as well as unanticipated, changes in assets and liabilities under both normal and adverse conditions.

Governance structure

We manage liquidity for all of our affiliates on an integrated basis. This approach considers the unique funding sources available to each entity, as well as each entity’s capacity to manage through adverse conditions. The approach also recognizes that adverse market conditions or other events that could negatively affect the availability or cost of liquidity will affect the access of all affiliates to sufficient wholesale funding.

The management of consolidated liquidity risk is centralized within Corporate Treasury. Oversight and governance is provided by the Board, the ERM Committee, the ALCO, and the Chief Risk Officer. The Asset Liability Management Policy provides the framework for the oversight and management of liquidity risk and is administered by the ALCO. The MRM, as the second line of defense, provides additional oversight. Our current liquidity risk management practices are in compliance with the Federal Reserve Board’s Enhanced Prudential Standards and the OCC’s Heightened Standards for Large Insured National Banks.

These committees regularly review liquidity and funding summaries, liquidity trends, peer comparisons, variance analyses, liquidity projections, hypothetical funding erosion stress tests, and goal tracking reports. The reviews generate a discussion of positions, trends, and directives on liquidity risk and shape a number of our decisions. When liquidity pressure is elevated,

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positions are monitored more closely and reporting is more intensive. To ensure that emerging issues are identified, we also communicate with individuals inside and outside of the company on a daily basis.

Factors affecting liquidity

Our liquidity could be adversely affected by both direct and indirect events. An example of a direct event would be a downgrade in our public credit ratings by a rating agency. Examples of indirect events (events unrelated to us) that could impair our access to liquidity would be an act of terrorism or war, natural disasters, political events, or the default or bankruptcy of a major corporation, mutual fund or hedge fund. Similarly, market speculation, or rumors about us or the banking industry in general, may adversely affect the cost and availability of normal funding sources.

Following our announced acquisition of First Niagara in October 2015, S&P and Fitch affirmed Key’s ratings but changed the outlook to negative. Moody’s placed Key’s ratings under review for downgrade. On July 13, 2016, Moody’s subsequently confirmed Key’s ratings and changed the outlook from negative to stable, concluding their review.

Our credit ratings at September 30, 2016, are shown in Figure 35. We believe these credit ratings, under normal conditions in the capital markets, will enable KeyCorp or KeyBank to issue fixed income securities to investors. As a result of the First Niagara acquisition on August 1, 2016, the credit ratings of First Niagara Bank were changed to match the credit ratings of KeyBank.

Figure 35. Credit Ratings
 
September 30, 2016
Short-Term
Borrowings
Long-Term
Deposits
Senior
Long-Term
Debt
Subordinated
Long-Term
Debt
Capital
Securities
Preferred
Stock
KEYCORP (THE PARENT COMPANY)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Standard & Poor’s
A-2
N/A
BBB+
BBB
BB+
BB+
Moody’s
P-2
N/A
Baa1
Baa1
Baa2
Baa3
Fitch
F1
N/A
A-
BBB+
BB+
BB
DBRS
R-2(high)
N/A
BBB(high)
BBB
BBB
N/A
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
KEYBANK
 
 
 
 
 
 
Standard & Poor’s
A-2
N/A
A-
BBB+
N/A
N/A
Moody’s
P-1
Aa3
A3
Baa1
N/A
N/A
Fitch
F1
A
A-
BBB+
N/A
N/A
DBRS
R-1(low)
A(low)
A(low)
BBB(high)
N/A
N/A

Managing liquidity risk

Most of our liquidity risk is derived from our lending activities, which inherently places funds into illiquid assets. Liquidity risk is also derived from our deposit gathering activities and the ability of our customers to withdraw funds that do not have a stated maturity or to withdraw funds before their contractual maturity. The assessments of liquidity risk are measured under the assumption of normal operating conditions as well as under a stressed environment. We manage these exposures in accordance with our risk appetite, and within Board-approved policy limits.

We regularly monitor our liquidity position and funding sources and measure our capacity to obtain funds in a variety of hypothetical scenarios in an effort to maintain an appropriate mix of available and affordable funding. In the normal course of business, we perform a monthly hypothetical funding erosion stress test for both KeyCorp and KeyBank. In a “heightened monitoring mode,” we may conduct the hypothetical funding erosion stress tests more frequently, and use assumptions to reflect the changed market environment. Our testing incorporates estimates for loan and deposit lives based on our historical studies. Hypothetical erosion stress tests analyze potential liquidity scenarios under various funding constraints and time periods. Ultimately, they determine the periodic effects that major direct and indirect events would have on our access to funding markets and our ability to fund our normal operations. To compensate for the effect of these assumed liquidity pressures, we consider alternative sources of liquidity and maturities over different time periods to project how funding needs would be managed.

We maintain a Contingency Funding Plan that outlines the process for addressing a liquidity crisis. The plan provides for an evaluation of funding sources under various market conditions. It also assigns specific roles and responsibilities for managing liquidity through a problem period. As part of the plan, we maintain on-balance sheet liquid reserves referred to as our liquid asset portfolio, which consists of high quality liquid assets. During a problem period, that reserve could be used as a source of

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funding to provide time to develop and execute a longer-term strategy. The liquid asset portfolio at September 30, 2016, totaled $21.3 billion, consisting of $18.8 billion of unpledged securities, $466 million of securities available for secured funding at the FHLB, and $2 billion of net balances of federal funds sold and balances in our Federal Reserve account. The liquid asset portfolio can fluctuate due to excess liquidity, heightened risk, or prefunding of expected outflows, such as debt maturities. Additionally, as of September 30, 2016, our unused borrowing capacity secured by loan collateral was $16.5 billion at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and $5.5 billion at the FHLB of Cincinnati. During the third quarter of 2016, Key’s outstanding FHLB of Cincinnati advances were reduced by $3.9 million due to repayments.

Final U.S. liquidity coverage ratio

Under the Liquidity Coverage Rules, we are required to calculate the Modified LCR for Key. Implementation for Modified LCR banking organizations, like Key, began on January 1, 2016, with a minimum requirement of 90% coverage, reaching 100% coverage by January 1, 2017. For the third quarter of 2016, our Modified LCR was above 100%. In the future, we may change the composition of our investment portfolio, increase the size of the overall investment portfolio, and/or modify product offerings to enhance or optimize our liquidity position.

Additional information about the Liquidity Coverage Ratio is included in the “Supervision and regulation” section under the heading “Liquidity coverage ratio” in Item 2 of this report.

Long-term liquidity strategy

Our long-term liquidity strategy is to be predominantly funded by core deposits. However, we may use wholesale funds to sustain an adequate liquid asset portfolio, meet daily cash demands, and allow management flexibility to execute business initiatives. Key’s client-based relationship strategy provides for a strong core deposit base that, in conjunction with intermediate and long-term wholesale funds managed to a diversified maturity structure and investor base, supports our liquidity risk management strategy. We use the loan-to-deposit ratio as a metric to monitor these strategies. Our target loan-to-deposit ratio, which we calculate as total loans, loans held for sale, and nonsecuritized discontinued loans divided by total deposits, is 90-100% (at September 30, 2016, our loan-to-deposit ratio was 85%).

Sources of liquidity

Our primary sources of liquidity include customer deposits, wholesale funding, and liquid assets. If the cash flows needed to support operating and investing activities are not satisfied by deposit balances, we rely on wholesale funding or on-balance sheet liquid reserves. Conversely, excess cash generated by operating, investing, and deposit-gathering activities may be used to repay outstanding debt or invest in liquid assets.

Liquidity programs

We have several liquidity programs, which are described in Note 18 (“Long-Term Debt”) beginning on page 208 of our 2015 Form 10-K, that are designed to enable KeyCorp and KeyBank to raise funds in the public and private debt markets. The proceeds from most of these programs can be used for general corporate purposes, including acquisitions. These liquidity programs are reviewed from time to time by the Board and are renewed and replaced as necessary. There are no restrictive financial covenants in any of these programs.

On August 22, 2016, KeyBank issued $500 million of 1.60% Senior Bank Notes due August 22, 2019, under its Global Bank Note Program.

On September 9, 2016, KeyCorp issued $525 million of depositary shares, each representing a 1/25th ownership interest in a share of our fixed-to-floating rate perpetual noncumulative Series D Preferred Stock. Our Series D Preferred Stock has a $1 par value with a $25,000 liquidation preference.

Liquidity for KeyCorp 

The primary source of liquidity for KeyCorp is from subsidiary dividends, primarily from KeyBank. KeyCorp has sufficient liquidity when it can service its debt; support customary corporate operations and activities (including acquisitions); support occasional guarantees of subsidiaries’ obligations in transactions with third parties at a reasonable cost, in a timely manner, and without adverse consequences; and pay dividends to shareholders.


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We use a parent cash coverage months metric as the primary measure to assess parent company liquidity. The parent cash coverage months metric measures the months into the future where projected obligations can be met with the current amount of liquidity. KeyCorp generally issue term debt to supplement dividends from KeyBank to manage our liquidity position at or above our targeted levels. The parent company generally maintains cash and short-term investments in an amount sufficient to meet projected debt maturities over at least the next 24 months. At September 30, 2016, KeyCorp held $3 billion in short-term investments, which we projected to be sufficient to meet our projected obligations, including the repayment of our maturing debt obligations for the periods prescribed by our risk tolerance.

Typically, KeyCorp meets its liquidity requirements through regular dividends from KeyBank and other non-bank subsidiaries, supplemented with term debt. Federal banking law limits the amount of capital distributions that a bank can make to its holding company without prior regulatory approval. A national bank’s dividend-paying capacity is affected by several factors, including net profits (as defined by statute) for the two previous calendar years and for the current year, up to the date of dividend declaration. During the third quarter of 2016, KeyBank paid $125 million in dividends to KeyCorp, while other non-bank subsidiaries paid $50 million in dividends to KeyCorp. As of September 30, 2016, KeyBank had regulatory capacity to pay $678 million in dividends to KeyCorp without prior regulatory approval.

Our liquidity position and recent activity

Over the past quarter, our liquid asset portfolio, which includes overnight and short-term investments, as well as unencumbered, high quality liquid securities held as protection against a range of potential liquidity stress scenarios, has increased as a result of an increase in unpledged securities and net customer loan and deposit flows. The liquid asset portfolio continues to exceed the amount that we estimate would be necessary to manage through an adverse liquidity event by providing sufficient time to develop and execute a longer-term solution.

From time to time, KeyCorp or KeyBank may seek to retire, repurchase, or exchange outstanding debt, capital securities, preferred shares, or common shares through cash purchase, privately negotiated transactions or other means. During the quarter, KeyCorp redeemed $21 million of Trust Preferred securities that we acquired in the First Niagara acquisition. Additional information on repurchases of common shares by KeyCorp is included in Part II Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds of this report and in Part II, Item 5. Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities on page 32 of our 2015 Form 10-K. Such transactions depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity and capital requirements, contractual restrictions, regulatory requirements, and other factors. The amounts involved may be material, individually or collectively.

We generate cash flows from operations and from investing and financing activities. We have approximately $167 million of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments in international tax jurisdictions as of September 30, 2016. As we consider alternative long-term strategic and liquidity plans, opportunities to repatriate these amounts would result in approximately $3 million in taxes to be paid. We have included the appropriate amount as a deferred tax liability at September 30, 2016.

The Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows summarize our sources and uses of cash by type of activity for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015.

Credit risk management

Credit risk is the risk of loss to us arising from an obligor’s inability or failure to meet contractual payment or performance terms. Like other financial services institutions, we make loans, extend credit, purchase securities, and enter into financial derivative contracts, all of which have related credit risk.

Credit policy, approval, and evaluation

We manage credit risk exposure through a multifaceted program. The Credit Risk Committee and the Commercial Credit Policy Committee approve retail and commercial credit policies. Significant policies are reviewed periodically with our Executive Risk Management Committee and the Risk Committee of our Board of Directors on a prescribed schedule. These policies are communicated throughout the organization to foster a consistent approach to granting credit.

Our credit risk management team and individuals within our lines of business to whom credit risk management has delegated authority are responsible for credit approval. Individuals with assigned credit authority are authorized to grant exceptions to credit policies. It is not unusual to make exceptions to established policies when mitigating circumstances dictate, however, a

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corporate level tolerance has been established to keep exceptions at an acceptable level based upon portfolio and economic considerations.

Most extensions of credit are subject to loan grading or scoring. Loan grades are assigned to commercial loans at the time of origination, verified by the credit risk management team and periodically reevaluated thereafter. This risk rating methodology blends our judgment with quantitative modeling. Commercial loans generally are assigned two internal risk ratings. The first rating reflects the probability that the borrower will default on an obligation; the second rating reflects expected loss rates on the credit facility. Default probability is determined based on, among other factors, the financial strength of the borrower, an assessment of the borrower’s management, the borrower’s competitive position within its industry sector, and our view of industry risk within the context of the general economic outlook. Types of exposure, transaction structure and collateral, including credit risk mitigants, affect the expected loss assessment.

Our credit risk management team uses risk models to evaluate consumer loans. These models, known as scorecards, forecast the probability of serious delinquency and default for an applicant. The scorecards are embedded in the application processing system, which allows for real-time scoring and automated decisions for many of our products. We periodically validate the loan grading and scoring processes.

We maintain an active concentration management program to mitigate concentration risk in our credit portfolios. For aggregate credit relationships, we employ a sliding scale of exposure, known as hold limits, which is dictated by the type of loan and strength of the borrower. KeyBank’s legal lending limit is approximately $1.7 billion and First Niagara Bank’s legal lending limit is approximately $433 million for any aggregate credit relationship. However, internal hold limits generally restrict the largest exposures to less than 20% of that amount. As of September 30, 2016, we had six client relationships with loan commitments net of credit default swaps of more than $200 million. The average amount outstanding on these six individual net obligor commitments was $52 million at September 30, 2016. In general, our philosophy is to maintain a diverse portfolio with regard to credit exposures.

We actively manage the overall loan portfolio in a manner consistent with asset quality objectives and concentration risk tolerances to mitigate portfolio credit risk. We utilize credit default swaps on a limited basis to transfer a portion of the credit risk associated with a particular extension of credit to a third party. At September 30, 2016, we used credit default swaps with a notional amount of $271 million to manage the credit risk associated with specific commercial lending obligations. We may also sell credit derivatives — primarily single name credit default swaps — to offset our purchased credit default swap position prior to maturity. At September 30, 2016, we did not have any sold credit default swaps outstanding.

Credit default swaps are recorded on the balance sheet at fair value. Related gains or losses, as well as the premium paid or received for credit protection, are included in the “corporate services income” and “other income” components of noninterest income.

Allowance for loan and lease losses

At September 30, 2016, the ALLL was $865 million, or 1.01% of period-end loans, compared to $796 million, or 1.33%, at December 31, 2015, or $790 million, or 1.31%, at September 30, 2015. The allowance includes $39 million that was specifically allocated for impaired loans of $556 million at September 30, 2016, compared to $35 million that was specifically allocated for impaired loans of $308 million at December 31, 2015, and $36 million that was specifically allocated for impaired loans of $318 million at September 30, 2015. For more information about impaired loans, see Note 5 (“Asset Quality”). At September 30, 2016, the ALLL was 119.6% of nonperforming loans, compared to 205.7% at December 31, 2015, and 197.5% at September 30, 2015.

The allowance for loan and lease losses to period-end outstanding balances, and other related asset quality ratios, reflect the impact of the First Niagara acquisition, which added approximately $23 billion in loans at the Acquisition Date.  Since estimates for future credit losses were incorporated into the estimated fair value as of the acquisition date, there was minimal ALLL recorded at September 30, 2016, for the acquired portfolio.  As such, given that our total loan population increased significantly and our total ALLL remained relatively stable as compared to previous quarters, our asset quality metrics have decreased accordingly as a result of the acquisition.

Selected asset quality statistics for each of the past five quarters are presented in Figure 36. The factors that drive these statistics are discussed in the remainder of this section.


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Figure 36. Selected Asset Quality Statistics from Continuing Operations
 
 
2016
 
2015
dollars in millions
Third
Second
First
 
Fourth
Third
Net loan charge-offs
$
44

$
43

$
46

 
$
37

$
41

Net loan charge-offs to average total loans
.23
%
.28
%
.31
%
 
.25
%
.27
%
Allowance for loan and lease losses
$
865

$
854

$
826

 
$
796

$
790

Allowance for credit losses (a) 
918

904

895

 
852

844

Allowance for loan and lease losses to period-end loans
1.01
%
1.38
%
1.37
%
 
1.33
%
1.31
%
Allowance for credit losses to period-end loans
1.07

1.46

1.48

 
1.42

1.40

Allowance for loan and lease losses to nonperforming loans (b) 
119.6

138.0

122.2

 
205.7

197.5

Allowance for credit losses to nonperforming loans (b) 
127.0

146.0

132.4

 
220.2

211.0

Nonperforming loans at period end (b) 
$
723

$
619

$
676

 
$
387

$
400

Nonperforming assets at period end (b) 
760

637

692

 
403

417

Nonperforming loans to period-end portfolio loans (b) 
.85
%
1.00
%
1.12
%
 
.65
%
.67
%
Nonperforming assets to period-end portfolio loans plus
 
 
 
 
 
 
OREO and other nonperforming assets (b) 
.89

1.03

1.14

 
.67

.69

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Includes the ALLL plus the liability for credit losses on lending-related unfunded commitments.

(b)
Nonperforming loan balances exclude $959 million, $11 million, $11 million, $11 million, and $12 million of PCI loans at September 30, 2016, June 30, 2016, March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015, respectively.

We estimate the appropriate level of the ALLL on at least a quarterly basis. The methodology used is described in Note 1 (“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”) under the heading “Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses” beginning on page 122 of our 2015 Form 10-K. Briefly, our allowance applies expected loss rates to existing loans with similar risk characteristics. We exercise judgment to assess any adjustment to the expected loss rates for the impact of factors such as changes in economic conditions, lending policies including underwriting standards, and the level of credit risk associated with specific industries and markets.

For all commercial and consumer loan TDRs, regardless of size, as well as impaired commercial loans with an outstanding balance of $2.5 million or greater, we conduct further analysis to determine the probable loss content and assign a specific allowance to the loan if deemed appropriate. We estimate the extent of the individual impairment for commercial loans and TDRs by comparing the recorded investment of the loan with the estimated present value of its future cash flows, the fair value of its underlying collateral, or the loan’s observable market price. Secured consumer loan TDRs that are discharged through Chapter 7 bankruptcy and not formally re-affirmed are adjusted to reflect the fair value of the underlying collateral, less costs to sell. Other consumer loan TDRs are combined in homogenous pools and assigned a specific allocation based on the estimated present value of future cash flows using the effective interest rate. A specific allowance also may be assigned — even when sources of repayment appear sufficient — if we remain uncertain about whether the loan will be repaid in full. On at least a quarterly basis, we evaluate the appropriateness of our loss estimation methods to reduce differences between estimated incurred losses and actual losses. The ALLL at September 30, 2016, represents our best estimate of the probable credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio at that date.

As shown in Figure 37, our ALLL from continuing operations increased by $75 million, or 9.5%, during the past 12 months. Our allowance applies expected loss rates to our existing loans with similar risk characteristics as well as any adjustments to reflect our current assessment of qualitative factors, such as changes in economic conditions, underwriting standards, and concentrations of credit. Our commercial ALLL increased by $71 million, or 11%, from the third quarter of 2015 primarily because of loan growth and continued stabilization in portfolio risk attributes which resulted in increased incurred loss estimates. The increase in these incurred loss estimates during 2015 and into 2016 was primarily due to the continued decline in oil and gas prices since 2014. Our consumer ALLL increased by $4 million, or 2.8%, from the third quarter of 2015. Our consumer ALLL increase was primarily due to the addition of the acquired credit card portfolio, which was acquired at a premium. This increase was partially offset by continued improvement in consumer credit metrics, such as delinquency, average credit bureau score, and loan to value, which have decreased expected loss rates since 2014. The continued improvement in the consumer portfolio credit quality metrics from the third quarter of 2015 was primarily due to benefits of relatively stable economic conditions and improved delinquency rates, average credit bureau scores, and residential LTVs.
Our liability for credit losses on lending-related commitments decreased by $1 million to $53 million at September 30, 2016. When combined with our ALLL, our total allowance for credit losses represented 1.07% of period-end loans at September 30, 2016, compared to 1.42% at December 31, 2015, and 1.40% at September 30, 2015.


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Figure 37. Allocation of the Allowance for Loan Lease Losses
 
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
September 30, 2015
dollars in millions
Amount

Percent of
Allowance to
Total Allowance

Percent of
Loan Type to
Total Loans

 
Amount

Percent of
Allowance to
Total Allowance

Percent of
Loan Type to
Total Loans

 
Amount

Percent of
Allowance to
Total Allowance

Percent of
Loan Type to
Total Loans

Commercial, financial and agricultural
$
517

59.8
%
46.1
%
 
$
450

56.5
%
52.2
%
 
$
438

55.4
%
51.8
%
Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial mortgage
139

16.0

17.5

 
134

16.8

13.3

 
139

17.6

13.6

Construction
17

2.0

2.6

 
25

3.2

1.7

 
25

3.2

1.8

Total commercial real estate loans
156

18.0

20.1

 
159

20.0

15.0

 
164

20.8

15.4

Commercial lease financing
45

5.2

5.6

 
47

5.9

6.7

 
45

5.7

6.5

Total commercial loans
718

83.0

71.8

 
656

82.4

73.9

 
647

81.9

73.7

Real estate — residential mortgage
15

1.7

6.4

 
18

2.3

3.7

 
19

2.4

3.7

Home equity loans
64

7.4

14.9

 
57

7.2

17.3

 
58

7.3

17.5

Consumer direct loans
18

2.1

2.1

 
20

2.5

2.7

 
20

2.5

2.7

Credit cards
39

4.5

1.3

 
32

4.0

1.3

 
32

4.1

1.3

Consumer indirect loans
11

1.3

3.5

 
13

1.6

1.1

 
14

1.8

1.1

Total consumer loans
147

17.0

28.2

 
140

17.6

26.1

 
143

18.1

26.3

Total loans (a)
$
865

100.0
%
100.0
%
 
$
796

100.0
%
100.0
%
 
$
790

100.0
%
100.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Excludes allocations of the ALLL related to the discontinued operations of the education lending business in the amount of $18 million, $28 million, and $23 million at September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015, respectively.

Our provision for credit losses was $59 million for the third quarter of 2016, compared to $45 million for the third quarter of 2015. Our provision for credit losses in the third quarter of 2016 included $12 million related to the acquired credit card portfolio from First Niagara. Excluding the $12 million impact of First Niagara, the increase in our provision is primarily due to the growth in our loan portfolio over the past twelve months and increased charge-offs, primarily in the oil and gas portfolio, compared to the first nine months of 2015. We continue to reduce our exposure in our higher-risk businesses, including the residential properties portion of our construction loan portfolio, marine/RV financing, and other selected leasing portfolios through the sale of certain loans, payments from borrowers, or net loan charge-offs.

Asset quality of our oil and gas loan portfolio, which represents approximately 1% of total loans at September 30, 2016, is performing in-line with expectations. Our reserve for credit losses allocated to our oil and gas loan exposure was 8% of the total oil and gas loan portfolio at September 30, 2016, up from 6% at December 31, 2015, and reflected the estimated impact of current oil prices at that date.

Net loan charge-offs 

Net loan charge-offs for the third quarter of 2016 totaled $44 million, or .23% of average loans, compared to net loan charge-offs of $41 million, or .27%, for the same period last year. Net loan charge-offs for the third quarter of 2016 included $2 million of net charge-offs related to First Niagara. Figure 38 shows the trend in our net loan charge-offs by loan type, while the composition of loan charge-offs and recoveries by type of loan is presented in Figure 39.

Excluding the $2 million impact of First Niagara, net loan charge-offs increased $1 million from the third quarter of 2015. This increase is primarily attributable to growth and higher charge-offs in our commercial loan portfolio.


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Figure 38. Net Loan Charge-offs from Continuing Operations (a) 
 
 
2016
 
2015
dollars in millions
Third
Second
First
 
Fourth
Third
Commercial, financial and agricultural
$
15

$
32

$
23

 
$
15

$
24

Real estate — Commercial mortgage
(1
)
(4
)
(1
)
 
(2
)

Real estate — Construction
8


(1
)
 


Commercial lease financing
5

1

3

 
6


Total commercial loans
27

29

24

 
19

24

Real estate — Residential mortgage

1


 

1

Home equity loans
2

3

7

 
5

3

Consumer direct loans
5

4

5

 
5

5

Credit cards
8

7

7

 
7

6

Consumer indirect loans
2

(1
)
3

 
1

2

Total consumer loans
17

14

22

 
18

17

Total net loan charge-offs
$
44

$
43

$
46

 
$
37

$
41

Net loan charge-offs to average loans
.23
%
.28
%
.31
%
 
.25
%
.27
%
Net loan charge-offs from discontinued operations — education lending business
$
3

$
4

$
6

 
$
7

$
7

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Credit amounts indicate that recoveries exceeded charge-offs.

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Figure 39. Summary of Loan and Lease Loss Experience from Continuing Operations
 
 
Three months ended September 30,
 
Nine months ended September 30,
dollars in millions
2016
2015
 
2016
2015
Average loans outstanding
$
77,697

$
59,281

 
$
66,375

$
58,263

Allowance for loan and lease losses at beginning of period
$
854

$
796

 
$
796

$
794

Loans charged off:
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial, financial and agricultural
17

26

 
78

59

Real estate — commercial mortgage


 
3

2

Real estate — construction
9


 
9

1

Total commercial real estate loans (a)
9


 
12

3

Commercial lease financing
5

2

 
11

5

Total commercial loans (b)
31

28

 
101

67

Real estate — residential mortgage
1

1

 
4

4

Home equity loans
5

7

 
22

25

Consumer direct loans
6

6

 
18

18

Credit cards
9

7

 
25

23

Consumer indirect loans
3

4

 
9

15

Total consumer loans
24

25

 
78

85

Total loans charged off
55

53

 
179

152

Recoveries:
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial, financial and agricultural
2

2

 
8

13

Real estate — commercial mortgage
1


 
9

2

Real estate — construction
1


 
2

1

Total commercial real estate loans (a)
2


 
11

3

Commercial lease financing

2

 
2

7

Total commercial loans (b)
4

4

 
21

23

Real estate — residential mortgage
1


 
3

1

Home equity loans
3

4

 
10

9

Consumer direct loans
1

1

 
4

5

Credit cards
1

1

 
3

2

Consumer indirect loans
1

2

 
5

7

Total consumer loans
7

8

 
25

24

Total recoveries
11

12

 
46

47

Net loan charge-offs
(44
)
(41
)
 
(133
)
(105
)
Provision (credit) for loan and lease losses
56

36

 
203

102

Foreign currency translation adjustment
(1
)
(1
)
 
(1
)
(1
)
Allowance for loan and lease losses at end of period
$
865

$
790

 
$
865

$
790

Liability for credit losses on lending-related commitments at beginning of period
$
50

$
45

 
$
56

$
35

Provision (credit) for losses on lending-related commitments
3

9

 
(3
)
19

Liability for credit losses on lending-related commitments at end of period (c)
$
53

$
54

 
$
53

$
54

Total allowance for credit losses at end of period
$
918

$
844

 
$
918

$
844

Net loan charge-offs to average total loans
.23
%
.27
%
 
.27
%
.24
%
Allowance for loan and lease losses to period-end loans
1.01

1.31

 
1.01

1.31

Allowance for credit losses to period-end loans
1.07

1.40

 
1.07

1.40

Allowance for loan and lease losses to nonperforming loans
119.6

197.5

 
119.6

197.5

Allowance for credit losses to nonperforming loans
127.0

211.0

 
127.0

211.0

Discontinued operations — education lending business:
 
 
 
 
 
Loans charged off
$
6

$
9

 
$
21

$
25

Recoveries
3

2

 
8

10

Net loan charge-offs
$
(3
)
$
(7
)
 
$
(13
)
$
(15
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
See Figure 21 and the accompanying discussion in the “Loans and loans held for sale” section for more information related to our commercial real estate loan portfolio.

(b)
See Figure 20 and the accompanying discussion in the “Loans and loans held for sale” section for more information related to our commercial loan portfolio.

(c)
Included in “accrued expense and other liabilities” on the balance sheet.


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Nonperforming assets

Figure 40 shows the composition of our nonperforming assets. These assets totaled $760 million at September 30, 2016, and represented .89% of period-end portfolio loans, OREO and other nonperforming assets, compared to $403 million, or .67%, at December 31, 2015, and $417 million, or .69%, at September 30, 2015. Nonperforming assets at September 30, 2016, included $167 million of nonperforming assets related to First Niagara. See Note 1 (“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”) under the headings “Nonperforming Loans,” “Impaired Loans,” and “Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses” beginning on page 121 of our 2015 Form 10-K for a summary of our nonaccrual and charge-off policies.

Figure 40. Summary of Nonperforming Assets and Past Due Loans from Continuing Operations
 
dollars in millions
September 30, 2016

June 30, 2016

March 31, 2016

December 31, 2015

September 30, 2015

Commercial, financial and agricultural
$
335

$
321

$
380

$
82

$
89

Real estate — commercial mortgage
32

14

16

19

23

Real estate — construction
17

25

12

9

9

Total commercial real estate loans (a)
49

39

28

28

32

Commercial lease financing
13

10

11

13

21

Total commercial loans (b)
397

370

419

123

142

Real estate — residential mortgage
72

54

59

64

67

Home equity loans
225

189

191

190

181

Consumer direct loans
2

1

1

2

1

Credit cards
3

2

2

2

2

Consumer indirect loans
24

3

4

6

7

Total consumer loans
326

249

257

264

258

Total nonperforming loans (c)
723

619

676

387

400

OREO
35

15

14

14

17

Other nonperforming assets
2

3

2

2


Total nonperforming assets (c)
$
760

$
637

$
692

$
403

$
417

Accruing loans past due 90 days or more
$
49

$
70

$
70

$
72

$
54

Accruing loans past due 30 through 89 days
317

203

237

208

271

Restructured loans — accruing and nonaccruing (d)
304

277

283

280

287

Restructured loans included in nonperforming loans (d)
149

133

151

159

160

Nonperforming assets from discontinued operations — education lending business
5

5

6

7

8

Nonperforming loans to period-end portfolio loans (c)
.85
%
1.00
%
1.12
%
.65
%
.67
%
Nonperforming assets to period-end portfolio loans plus OREO and other nonperforming assets (c)
.89

1.03

1.14

.67

.69

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
See Figure 21 and the accompanying discussion in the “Loans and loans held for sale” section for more information related to our commercial real estate loan portfolio.

(b)
See Figure 20 and the accompanying discussion in the “Loans and loans held for sale” section for more information related to our commercial loan portfolio.

(c)
Nonperforming loan balances exclude $959 million, $11 million, $11 million, $11 million, and $12 million of PCI loans at September, 30 2016, June 30, 2016, March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015, respectively.

(d)
Restructured loans (i.e., TDRs) are those for which Key, for reasons related to a borrower’s financial difficulties, grants a concession to the borrower that it would not otherwise consider. These concessions are made to improve the collectability of the loan and generally take the form of a reduction of the interest rate, extension of the maturity date or reduction in the principal balance.

As shown in Figure 40, nonperforming assets at September 30, 2016, increased $343 million from one year ago. The balance at September 30, 2016, included $167 million of nonperforming assets related to First Niagara. Excluding the $167 million impact of First Niagara, increases in nonperforming assets in the commercial, financial and agricultural portfolio, which were primarily due to the credit migration in the oil and gas portfolio, were partially offset by declines in nonperforming assets in the commercial lease financing and consumer loan portfolios. 

At September 30, 2016, the approximate carrying amount of our commercial nonperforming loans outstanding represented 80% of their original contractual amount owed, total nonperforming loans outstanding represented 84% of their original contractual amount owed, and nonperforming assets in total were carried at 84% of their original contractual amount owed.

At September 30, 2016, our 20 largest nonperforming loans totaled $302 million, representing 42% of total nonperforming loans. At September 30, 2015, our 20 largest nonperforming loans totaled $112 million, representing 28% of total nonperforming loans.

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Figure 41 shows the types of activity that caused the change in our nonperforming loans during each of the last five quarters.

Figure 41. Summary of Changes in Nonperforming Loans from Continuing Operations
 
 
2016
 
2015
in millions
Third
Second
First
 
Fourth
Third
Balance at beginning of period
$
619

$
676

$
387

 
$
400

$
419

Loans placed on nonaccrual status
78

124

406

 
81

81

Nonperforming loans acquired from First Niagara
150



 


Charge-offs
(53
)
(64
)
(60
)
 
(51
)
(53
)
Loans sold


(11
)
 

(2
)
Payments
(32
)
(75
)
(8
)
 
(21
)
(16
)
Transfers to OREO
(5
)
(6
)
(4
)
 
(4
)
(4
)
Transfers to other nonperforming assets



 
(1
)

Loans returned to accrual status
(34
)
(36
)
(34
)
 
(17
)
(25
)
Balance at end of period (a)
$
723

$
619

$
676

 
$
387

$
400

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Nonperforming loan balances exclude $959 million, $11 million, $11 million, $11 million, and $12 million of PCI loans at September, 30 2016, June 30, 2016, March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015, respectively.

Figure 42 shows the factors that contributed to the change in our OREO during each of the last five quarters.

Figure 42. Summary of Changes in Other Real Estate Owned, Net of Allowance, from Continuing Operations
 
 
2016
 
2015
in millions
Third
Second
First
 
Fourth
Third
Balance at beginning of period
$
15

$
14

$
14

 
$
17

$
20

Properties acquired — First Niagara
19



 


Properties acquired — nonperforming loans
5

6

4

 
4

4

Valuation adjustments
(2
)
(2
)
(1
)
 
(2
)
(2
)
Properties sold
(2
)
(3
)
(3
)
 
(5
)
(5
)
Balance at end of period
$
35

$
15

$
14

 
$
14

$
17

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Operational and compliance risk management

Like all businesses, we are subject to operational risk, which is the risk of loss resulting from human error or malfeasance, inadequate or failed internal processes and systems, and external events. These events include, among other things, threats to our cybersecurity, as we are reliant upon information systems and the Internet to conduct our business activities.
Operational risk also encompasses compliance risk, which is the risk of loss from violations of, or noncompliance with, laws, rules and regulations, prescribed practices, and ethical standards. Under the Dodd-Frank Act, large financial companies like Key are subject to heightened prudential standards and regulation. This heightened level of regulation has increased our operational risk. We have created work teams to respond to and analyze the regulatory requirements that have been or will be promulgated as a result of the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act. Resulting operational risk losses and/or additional regulatory compliance costs could take the form of explicit charges, increased operational costs, harm to our reputation, or foregone opportunities.

We seek to mitigate operational risk through identification and measurement of risk, alignment of business strategies with risk appetite and tolerance, and a system of internal controls and reporting. We continuously strive to strengthen our system of internal controls to improve the oversight of our operational risk and to ensure compliance with laws, rules, and regulations. For example, an operational event database tracks the amounts and sources of operational risk and losses. This tracking mechanism helps to identify weaknesses and to highlight the need to take corrective action. We also rely upon software programs designed to assist in assessing operational risk and monitoring our control processes. This technology has enhanced the reporting of the effectiveness of our controls to senior management and the Board.

The Operational Risk Management Program provides the framework for the structure, governance, roles, and responsibilities, as well as the content, to manage operational risk for Key. The Compliance Risk Committee serves the same function in managing compliance risk for Key. Primary responsibility for managing and monitoring internal control mechanisms lies with the managers of our various lines of business. The Operational Risk Committee and Compliance Risk Committee are senior

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management committees that oversee our level of operational and compliance risk and direct and support our operational and compliance infrastructure and related activities. These committees and the Operational Risk Management and Compliance functions are an integral part of our ERM Program. Our Risk Review function regularly assesses the overall effectiveness of our Operational Risk Management and Compliance Programs and our system of internal controls. Risk Review reports the results of reviews on internal controls and systems to senior management and the Risk and Audit Committees and independently supports the Risk Committee’s oversight of these controls.

Cybersecurity

We maintain comprehensive Cyber Incident Response Plans, and we devote significant time and resources to maintaining and regularly updating our technology systems and processes to protect the security of our computer systems, software, networks, and other technology assets against attempts by third parties to obtain unauthorized access to confidential information, destroy data, disrupt or degrade service, sabotage systems, or cause other damage. We and many other U.S. financial institutions have experienced distributed denial-of-service attacks from technologically sophisticated third parties. These attacks are intended to disrupt or disable consumer online banking services and prevent banking transactions. We also periodically experience other attempts to breach the security of our systems and data. These cyberattacks have not, to date, resulted in any material disruption of our operations or material harm to our customers, and have not had a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

Cyberattack risks may also occur with our third-party technology service providers, and may interfere with their ability to fulfill their contractual obligations to us, with attendant potential for financial loss or liability that could adversely affect our financial condition or results of operations. Recent high-profile cyberattacks have targeted retailers and other businesses for the purpose of acquiring the confidential information (including personal, financial, and credit card information) of customers, some of whom are customers of ours. We may incur expenses related to the investigation of such attacks or related to the protection of our customers from identity theft as a result of such attacks. Risks and exposures related to cyberattacks are expected to remain high for the foreseeable future due to the rapidly evolving nature and sophistication of these threats, as well as due to the expanding use of Internet banking, mobile banking, and other technology-based products and services by us and our clients.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our business is dynamic and complex. Consequently, we must exercise judgment in choosing and applying accounting policies and methodologies. These choices are critical – not only are they necessary to comply with GAAP, they also reflect our view of the appropriate way to record and report our overall financial performance. All accounting policies are important, and all policies described in Note 1 (“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”) beginning on page 119 of our 2015 Form 10-K should be reviewed for a greater understanding of how we record and report our financial performance.

In our opinion, some accounting policies are more likely than others to have a critical effect on our financial results and to expose those results to potentially greater volatility. These policies apply to areas of relatively greater business importance, or require us to exercise judgment and to make assumptions and estimates that affect amounts reported in the financial statements. Because these assumptions and estimates are based on current circumstances, they may prove to be inaccurate, or we may find it necessary to change them.

We rely heavily on the use of judgment, assumptions, and estimates to make a number of core decisions, including accounting for the ALLL; contingent liabilities, guarantees and income taxes; derivatives and related hedging activities; and assets and liabilities that involve valuation methodologies. In addition, we may employ outside valuation experts to assist us in determining fair values of certain assets and liabilities. A brief discussion of each of these areas appears on pages 103 through 107 of our 2015 Form 10-K.

At September 30, 2016, $23 billion, or 17%, of our total assets were measured at fair value on a recurring basis. Approximately 99% of these assets, before netting adjustments, were classified as Level 1 or Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. At September 30, 2016, $2 billion, or 1%, of our total liabilities were measured at fair value on a recurring basis. All of these liabilities were classified as Level 1 or Level 2.

During the third quarter of 2016, $13 million of our total assets were measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. All of these assets were classified as Level 3. At September 30, 2016, there were no liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis.

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value. Other than this one change, we did not significantly alter the manner in which we applied our critical accounting policies or developed related assumptions and estimates during the first nine months of 2016.


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European Sovereign and Non-Sovereign Debt Exposures

Our total European sovereign and non-sovereign debt exposure is presented in Figure 43.

Figure 43. European Sovereign and Non-Sovereign Debt Exposures
September 30, 2016
Short-and Long-
Term Commercial
Total (a)
Foreign Exchange
and Derivatives
with Collateral
(b)
Net
Exposure
in millions
France:
 
 

Sovereigns



Non-sovereign financial institutions

$
1

$
1

Non-sovereign non-financial institutions
$
6


6

Total
6

1

7

Germany:
 
 

Sovereigns



Non-sovereign financial institutions



Non-sovereign non-financial institutions
180


180

Total
180


180

Greece:
 
 

Sovereigns



Non-sovereign financial institutions



Non-sovereign non-financial institutions



Total



Iceland:
 
 

Sovereigns



Non-sovereign financial institutions



Non-sovereign non-financial institutions



Total



Ireland:
 
 

Sovereigns



Non-sovereign financial institutions



Non-sovereign non-financial institutions



Total



Italy:
 
 

Sovereigns



Non-sovereign financial institutions



Non-sovereign non-financial institutions
23


23

Total
23


23

Netherlands:
 
 

Sovereigns



Non-sovereign financial institutions



Non-sovereign non-financial institutions
8


8

Total
8


8

Portugal:
 
 

Sovereigns



Non-sovereign financial institutions



Non-sovereign non-financial institutions



Total



Spain:
 
 

Sovereigns



Non-sovereign financial institutions



Non-sovereign non-financial institutions
13


13

Total
13


13

Switzerland:
 
 

Sovereigns



Non-sovereign financial institutions

(1
)
(1
)
Non-sovereign non-financial institutions
60


60

Total
60

(1
)
59

United Kingdom:
 
 

Sovereigns



Non-sovereign financial institutions

177

177

Non-sovereign non-financial institutions
71


71

Total
71

177

248

Other Europe: (c)
 
 

Sovereigns



Non-sovereign financial institutions



Non-sovereign non-financial institutions
64


64

Total
64


64

Total Europe:
 
 

Sovereigns



Non-sovereign financial institutions

177

177

Non-sovereign non-financial institutions
425


425

Total
$
425

$
177

$
602

 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Represents our outstanding leases.

(b)
Represents contracts to hedge our balance sheet asset and liability needs, and to accommodate our clients’ trading and/or hedging needs. Our derivative mark-to-market exposures are calculated and reported on a daily basis. These exposures are largely covered by cash or highly marketable securities collateral with daily collateral calls.

(c)
Other Europe consists of the following countries: Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, and Ukraine. 100% of our exposure in Other Europe is in Belgium, Finland, and Sweden.

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Our credit risk exposure is largely concentrated in developed countries with emerging market exposure essentially limited to commercial facilities; these exposures are actively monitored by management. We do not have at-risk exposures in the rest of the world.

Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk

The information presented in the “Market risk management” section of the Management’s Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition & Results of Operations is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 4.
Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this report, KeyCorp carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of KeyCorp’s management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of KeyCorp’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)), to ensure that information required to be disclosed by KeyCorp in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to KeyCorp’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based upon that evaluation, KeyCorp’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the design and operation of these disclosure controls and procedures were effective, in all material respects, as of the end of the period covered by this report. We acquired First Niagara on August 1, 2016. We are in the process of integrating the acquired operations into our overall internal control over financial reporting process and have extended our oversight and monitoring processes that support internal control over financial reporting to include the acquired operations. No changes were made to KeyCorp’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the last fiscal quarter that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, KeyCorp’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
 

Item 1.
Legal Proceedings

The information presented in the Legal Proceedings section of Note 16 (“Contingent Liabilities and Guarantees”) of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) is incorporated herein by reference.

On at least a quarterly basis, we assess our liabilities and contingencies in connection with outstanding legal proceedings utilizing the latest information available. Where it is probable that we will incur a loss and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated, we record a liability in our consolidated financial statements. These legal reserves may be increased or decreased to reflect any relevant developments on a quarterly basis. Where a loss is not probable or the amount of the loss is not estimable, we have not accrued legal reserves, consistent with applicable accounting guidance. Based on information currently available to us, advice of counsel, and available insurance coverage, we believe that our established reserves are adequate and the liabilities arising from the legal proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition. We note, however, that in light of the inherent uncertainty in legal proceedings there can be no assurance that the ultimate resolution will not exceed established reserves. As a result, the outcome of a particular matter or a combination of matters may be material to our results of operations for a particular period, depending upon the size of the loss or our income for that particular period.

Item 1A.
Risk Factors

For a discussion of certain risk factors affecting us, see the section titled “Supervision and Regulation” in Part I, Item 1. Business, on pages 9-18 of our 2015 Form 10-K; Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors, on pages 18-30 of our 2015 Form 10-K; the section titled “Supervision and regulation” in this Form 10-Q; and our disclosure regarding forward-looking statements in this Form 10-Q. The risk factor in our 2015 Form 10-K entitled “We may not be able to complete the acquisition of First Niagara” is no longer applicable, as the First Niagara acquisition was completed on August 1, 2016. Except for the changes described in this Item 1A, including the additional risk factor set forth below, there have been no material changes from the risk factors described in our Form 10-K.


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We face additional legal and regulatory risk arising out of our increased offering of consumer products.

As a result of the merger with First Niagara, we acquired certain lines of business that offer additional consumer products, including indirect auto loans and various new insurance products. In addition, the First Niagara acquisition allowed us to expand our residential mortgage business. As a financial services company, we are subject to extensive federal and state regulation and supervision. The amount of regulation and supervision to which we are subject and our cost of compliance have increased with the additional consumer products that we now offer. We, like other companies who provide similar consumer products, face the risk of class actions and other litigation and claims arising out of these products.

For more information, see “Supervision and Regulation” beginning on page 9 of our 2015 Form 10-K; the risk factor entitled “We are subject to extensive and increasing government regulation and supervision” beginning on page 20 of our 2015 Form 10-K; and the risk factor entitled “We are subject to claims and litigation” beginning on page 22 of our 2015 Form 10-K.



Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

From time to time, KeyCorp or its principal subsidiary, KeyBank, may seek to retire, repurchase, or exchange outstanding debt of KeyCorp or KeyBank, and capital securities or preferred stock of KeyCorp, through cash purchase, privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise. Such transactions, if any, depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity and capital requirements, contractual restrictions, and other factors. The amounts involved may be material.

In April 2016, we submitted to the Federal Reserve and provided to the OCC our 2016 capital plan under the annual CCAR process. On June 29, 2016, the Federal Reserve announced that it did not object to our 2016 capital plan. Share repurchases of up to $350 million were included in the 2016 capital plan, which is effective through the second quarter of 2017. As previously reported, we resumed our share repurchase program under the 2016 capital plan following the close of the First Niagara acquisition. During the third quarter of 2016, we completed $65 million of common share repurchases including repurchases to offset issuances of common shares under our employee compensation plans.

The following table summarizes our repurchases of our common shares for the three months ended September 30, 2016.
 
Calendar month
Total number of shares
repurchased
(a)

 
Average price paid
per share

 
Total number of shares purchased as
part of publicly announced plans or
programs

 
Maximum number of shares that may
yet be purchased as part of publicly
announced plans or programs (b)

July 1 — 31
1,641

 
$
11.81

 

 
39,552,984

August 1 — 31
4,482,262

 
11.94

 
4,481,930

 
32,584,845

September 1 — 30
756,002

 
12.30

 
486,550

 
32,864,726

Total
5,239,905

 
$
11.99

 
4,968,480

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Includes common shares deemed surrendered by employees in connection with our stock compensation and benefit plans to satisfy tax obligations. There were $65 million of common shares repurchased in the open market during the third quarter of 2016.

(b)
Calculated using the remaining general repurchase amount divided by the closing price of KeyCorp common shares as follows: on July 31, 2016, at $11.70; on August 31, 2016, at $12.56; and on September 30, 2016, at $12.17.


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Item 6. Exhibits
 
3.1
Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of KeyCorp, effective August 1, 2016, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K on August 1, 2016.*
 
 
3.2
Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of KeyCorp, effective September 7, 2016, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K on September 9, 2016.*
 
 
4.1
Form of Certificate representing Fixed-to-Floating Rate Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series D, filed as Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K on September 9, 2016.*
 
 
4.2
Deposit Agreement, dated as of September 9, 2016, among KeyCorp, Computershare Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., jointly as depositary, and the holders from time to time of the depositary receipts described therein, filed as Exhibit 4.3 to Form 8-K on September 9, 2016.*
 
 
4.3
Form of Depositary Receipt (included as part of Exhibit 4.2), filed as Exhibit 4.4 to Form 8-K on September 9, 2016.*
 
 
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Acknowledgment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
 
 
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
32.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
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The following materials from KeyCorp’s Form 10-Q Report for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2016, formatted in XBRL: (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income and Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (v) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
*
Incorporated by reference. Copies of these Exhibits have been filed with the SEC. Exhibits that are not incorporated by reference are filed with this report. Shareholders may obtain a copy of any exhibit, upon payment of reproductions costs, by writing KeyCorp Investor Relations, 127 Public Square, Mail Code OH-01-27-0737, Cleveland, OH 44114-1306.

Information Available on Website

KeyCorp makes available free of charge on its website, www.key.com, its 2015 Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to these reports as soon as reasonably practicable after KeyCorp electronically files such material with, or furnishes it to, the SEC. We also make available a summary of filings made with the SEC of statements of beneficial ownership of our equity securities filed by our directors and officers under Section 16 of the Exchange Act. The “Regulatory Disclosures and Filings” tab of the investor relations section of our website includes public disclosures concerning our annual and mid-year stress-testing activities under the Dodd-Frank Act. Information contained on or accessible through our website or any other website referenced in this report is not part of this report.


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SIGNATURE

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, on the date indicated.
 
 
KEYCORP
 
(Registrant)
 
 
Date: November 7, 2016
/s/ Douglas M. Schosser
 
By:  Douglas M. Schosser
 
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)


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