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, 2015

Commission file number: 1-10853

 

BB&T CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

   
North Carolina 56-0939887
(State of Incorporation)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

   
200 West Second Street 27101

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

(336) 733-2000

(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  [X]   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  [X]   No  [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer X     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  [X]

At September 30, 2015, 780,150,285 shares of the Registrant’s common stock, $5 par value, were outstanding.

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

BB&T CORPORATION
FORM 10-Q
September 30, 2015
INDEX
      Page No.
PART I  
Item 1. Financial Statements  
  Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) 3
  Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) 4
  Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) 5
  Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Unaudited) 6
  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) 7
  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)  
    Note 1. Basis of Presentation 8
    Note 2. Acquisitions and Divestitures 10
    Note 3. Securities 13
    Note 4. Loans and ACL 16
    Note 5. Goodwill 23
    Note 6. Loan Servicing 24
    Note 7. Deposits 25
    Note 8. Long-Term Debt 26
    Note 9. Shareholders' Equity 27
    Note 10. AOCI 28
    Note 11. Income Taxes 30
    Note 12. Benefit Plans 31
    Note 13. Commitments and Contingencies 31
    Note 14. Fair Value Disclosures 33
    Note 15. Derivative Financial Instruments 40
    Note 16. Computation of EPS 45
    Note 17. Operating Segments 46
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 48
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk (see Market Risk Management) 74
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 82
PART II  
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 83
Item 1A. Risk Factors 83
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 83
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities - (not applicable.)  
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures - (not applicable.)  
Item 5. Other Information - (none to be reported.)  
Item 6. Exhibits 83
 
 

Glossary of Defined Terms

The following terms may be used throughout this Report, including the consolidated financial statements and related notes.

 

Term   Definition
2015 Repurchase Plan   Plan for the repurchase of up to 50 million shares of BB&T’s common stock
2006 Repurchase Plan   Plan for the repurchase of up to 50 million shares of BB&T’s common stock
ACL   Allowance for credit losses
Acquired from FDIC   Assets of Colonial Bank acquired from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation during 2009, which are currently covered or were formerly covered under loss sharing agreements
AFS   Available-for-sale
Agency MBS   Mortgage-backed securities issued by a U.S. government agency or GSE
ALLL   Allowance for loan and lease losses
American Coastal   American Coastal Insurance Company
AOCI   Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Basel III   Global regulatory standards on bank capital adequacy and liquidity published by the BCBS
BB&T   BB&T Corporation and subsidiaries
BCBS   Basel Committee on Bank Supervision
BHC   Bank holding company
BHCA   Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended
Branch Bank   Branch Banking and Trust Company
BU   Business Unit
CCAR   Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review
CD   Certificate of deposit
CDI   Core deposit intangible assets
CFPB   Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
CEO   Chief Executive Officer
CRO   Chief Risk Officer
CMO   Collateralized mortgage obligation
Colonial   Collectively, certain assets and liabilities of Colonial Bank acquired by BB&T in 2009
Company   BB&T Corporation and subsidiaries (interchangeable with "BB&T" above)
CRA   Community Reinvestment Act of 1977
CRE   Commercial real estate
CRMC   Credit Risk Management Committee
CROC   Compliance Risk Oversight Committee
DIF   Deposit Insurance Fund administered by the FDIC
Directors’ Plan   Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Option Plan
Dodd-Frank Act   Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
EITSC   Enterprise IT Steering Committee
EPS   Earnings per common share
ERP   Enterprise resource planning
EVE   Economic value of equity
Exchange Act   Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
FASB   Financial Accounting Standards Board
FATCA   Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
FDIC   Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FHA   Federal Housing Administration
FHC   Financial Holding Company
FHLB   Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLMC   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FINRA   Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
FNMA   Federal National Mortgage Association
FRB   Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
FTE   Fully taxable-equivalent
FTP   Funds transfer pricing
GAAP   Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
GNMA   Government National Mortgage Association
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Term   Definition
Grandbridge   Grandbridge Real Estate Capital, LLC
GSE   U.S. government-sponsored enterprise
HFI   Held for investment
HMDA   Home Mortgage Disclosure Act
HTM   Held-to-maturity
HUD-OIG   Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
IDI   Insured depository institution
IMLAFA   International Money Laundering Abatement and Financial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001
IPV   Independent price verification
IRC   Internal Revenue Code
IRS   Internal Revenue Service
ISDA   International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.
LCR   Liquidity Coverage Ratio
LHFS   Loans held for sale
LIBOR   London Interbank Offered Rate
MBS   Mortgage-backed securities
MRLCC   Market Risk, Liquidity and Capital Committee
MSR   Mortgage servicing right
MSRB   Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board
NIM   Net interest margin
NPA   Nonperforming asset
NPL   Nonperforming loan
NPR   Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
NYSE   NYSE Euronext, Inc.
OAS   Option adjusted spread
OCC   Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
OCI   Other comprehensive income (loss)
OREO   Other real estate owned
ORMC   Operational Risk Management Committee
OTTI   Other-than-temporary impairment
Parent Company   BB&T Corporation, the parent company of Branch Bank and other subsidiaries
Patriot Act   Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001
PCI   Purchased credit impaired loans as well as assets of Colonial Bank acquired from the FDIC during 2009, which are currently covered or were formerly covered under loss sharing agreements
Peer Group   Financial holding companies included in the industry peer group index
Reform Act   Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2005
RMC   Risk Management Committee
RMO   Risk Management Organization
RSU   Restricted stock unit
RUFC   Reserve for unfunded lending commitments
S&P   Standard & Poor's
SBIC   Small Business Investment Company
SCAP   Supervisory Capital Assessment Program
SEC   Securities and Exchange Commission
Short-Term Borrowings   Federal funds purchased, securities sold under repurchase agreements and other short-term borrowed funds with original maturities of less than one year
Simulation   Interest sensitivity simulation analysis
Susquehanna   Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc., acquired by BB&T effective August 1, 2015
TBA   To be announced
TDR   Troubled debt restructuring
U.S.   United States of America
U.S. Treasury   United States Department of the Treasury
UPB   Unpaid principal balance
VA   U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
VaR   Value-at-risk
VIE   Variable interest entity
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BB&T CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in millions, except per share data, shares in thousands)
                   
          September 30,   December 31,
          2015   2014
Assets          
  Cash and due from banks $  1,538    $  1,639 
  Interest-bearing deposits with banks    1,115       529 
  Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements or similar          
    arrangements    127       157 
  Restricted cash    578       374 
  AFS securities at fair value    24,249       20,907 
  HTM securities (fair value of $19,430 and $20,313 at September 30, 2015          
     and December 31, 2014, respectively)    19,245       20,240 
  LHFS at fair value    1,452       1,423 
  Loans and leases    135,515       119,884 
  ALLL    (1,458)      (1,474)
    Loans and leases, net of ALLL    134,057       118,410 
                   
  Premises and equipment    2,038       1,827 
  Goodwill    8,498       6,869 
  CDI and other intangible assets    700       505 
  Residential MSRs at fair value    848       844 
  Other assets    14,364       13,110 
      Total assets $  208,809    $  186,834 
                   
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity          
  Deposits:          
    Noninterest-bearing deposits $  44,700    $  38,786 
    Interest-bearing deposits    103,127       90,254 
      Total deposits    147,827       129,040 
                   
  Short-term borrowings    2,581       3,717 
  Long-term debt    24,883       23,312 
  Accounts payable and other liabilities    6,254       6,388 
      Total liabilities    181,545       162,457 
                   
  Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)          
  Shareholders’ equity:          
    Preferred stock, $5 par, liquidation preference of $25,000 per share    2,603       2,603 
    Common stock, $5 par    3,901       3,603 
    Additional paid-in capital    8,344       6,517 
    Retained earnings    13,172       12,317 
    AOCI, net of deferred income taxes    (796)      (751)
    Noncontrolling interests    40       88 
      Total shareholders’ equity    27,264       24,377 
      Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $  208,809    $  186,834 
                   
  Common shares outstanding    780,150       720,698 
  Common shares authorized    2,000,000       2,000,000 
  Preferred shares outstanding    107       107 
  Preferred shares authorized    5,000       5,000 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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BB&T CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in millions, except per share data, shares in thousands)
                                 
            Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
              September 30,     September 30,
              2015      2014      2015      2014 
Interest Income                      
  Interest and fees on loans and leases $  1,412    $  1,301    $  3,898    $  3,891 
  Interest and dividends on securities    232       232       704       702 
  Interest on other earning assets    6       8       30       31 
      Total interest income    1,650       1,541       4,632       4,624 
Interest Expense                      
  Interest on deposits    61       61       171       181 
  Interest on short-term borrowings    1       1       3       3 
  Interest on long-term debt    124       130       370       401 
      Total interest expense    186       192       544       585 
Net Interest Income    1,464       1,349       4,088       4,039 
  Provision for credit losses    103       34       299       168 
Net Interest Income After Provision for Credit Losses    1,361       1,315       3,789       3,871 
Noninterest Income                      
  Insurance income    354       385       1,216       1,234 
  Service charges on deposits    167       164       466       472 
  Mortgage banking income    111       107       351       267 
  Investment banking and brokerage fees and commissions    105       95       307       275 
  Bankcard fees and merchant discounts    57       55       162       155 
  Trust and investment advisory revenues    63       56       176       165 
  Checkcard fees    45       42       127       122 
  Operating lease income    32       24       91       66 
  Income from bank-owned life insurance    29       28       86       80 
  FDIC loss share income, net    (58)      (87)      (201)      (259)
  Other income    85       85       226       260 
  Securities gains (losses), net                      
      Gross realized gains    39       ―         41       6 
      Gross realized losses    (40)      (1)      (40)      (4)
      OTTI charges    ―         ―         (2)      (23)
      Non-credit portion recognized in OCI    (1)      (4)      (2)      18 
          Total securities gains (losses), net    (2)      (5)      (3)      (3)
      Total noninterest income    988       949       3,004       2,834 
Noninterest Expense                      
  Personnel expense    882       795       2,576       2,386 
  Occupancy and equipment expense    183       170       516       514 
  Loan-related expense    38       65       113       196 
  Software expense    50       44       140       129 
  Professional services    42       34       101       101 
  Outside IT services    35       30       94       88 
  Regulatory charges    25       23       73       82 
  Amortization of intangibles    29       23       73       69 
  Foreclosed property expense    15       11       42       30 
  Merger-related and restructuring charges, net    77       7       115       28 
  Loss on early extinguishment of debt    ―         122       172       122 
  Other expense    218       215       654       713 
      Total noninterest expense    1,594       1,539       4,669       4,458 
Earnings                      
  Income before income taxes    755       725       2,124       2,247 
  Provision for income taxes    222       172       543       644 
      Net income    533       553       1,581       1,603 
  Noncontrolling interests    4       4       36       60 
  Preferred stock dividends    37       37       111       111 
      Net income available to common shareholders $  492    $  512    $  1,434    $  1,432 
EPS                      
      Basic $  0.64    $  0.71    $  1.95    $  2.00 
      Diluted $  0.64    $  0.70    $  1.92    $  1.97 
  Cash dividends declared $  0.27    $  0.24    $  0.78    $  0.71 
                                 
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding                      
      Basic    764,435       720,117       737,141       717,373 
      Diluted    774,023       729,989       746,822       727,594 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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BB&T CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in millions)
                               
          Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
          September 30,   September 30,
          2015   2014   2015   2014
                               
Net Income $  533    $  553    $  1,581    $  1,603 
OCI, net of tax:                      
  Change in unrecognized net pension and postretirement costs    (14)      (17)      4       (14)
  Change in unrealized net gains (losses) on cash flow hedges    (92)      9       (73)      18 
  Change in unrealized net gains (losses) on AFS securities    51       (36)      1       129 
  Net change in FDIC's share of unrealized gains/losses on AFS securities    9       9       28       18 
  Other, net    (2)      (1)      (5)      ―   
    Total OCI    (48)      (36)      (45)      151 
    Total comprehensive income $  485    $  517    $  1,536    $  1,754 
                               
                               
Income Tax Effect of Items Included in OCI:
  Change in unrecognized net pension and postretirement costs $  (8)   $  (10)   $  3    $  (8)
  Change in unrealized net gains (losses) on cash flow hedges    (55)      4       (44)      10 
  Change in unrealized net gains (losses) on AFS securities    24       (19)      (7)      79 
  Net change in FDIC's share of unrealized gains/losses on AFS securities    6       6       20       10 
  Other, net    1       ―         1       1 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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BB&T CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014
(Dollars in millions, shares in thousands)
                                                     
                                                   
          Shares of               Additional                   Total
          Common   Preferred   Common   Paid-In   Retained       Noncontrolling   Shareholders’
          Stock   Stock   Stock   Capital   Earnings   AOCI   Interests   Equity
Adjusted Balance, January 1, 2014  706,620    $  2,603    $  3,533    $  6,172    $  11,015    $  (593)   $  50    $  22,780 
Add (Deduct):                                            
  Net income  ―         ―         ―         ―         1,543       ―         60       1,603 
  Net change in AOCI  ―         ―         ―         ―         ―         151       ―         151 
  Stock transactions:                                            
    Issued in connection with equity awards  14,857       ―         74       224       ―         ―         ―         298 
    Shares repurchased in connection with equity awards  (2,223)      ―         (11)      (72)      ―         ―         ―         (83)
    Excess tax benefits in connection with equity awards  ―         ―         ―         51       ―         ―         ―         51 
    Issued in connection with dividend reinvestment plan  391       ―         2       13       ―         ―         ―         15 
    Issued in connection with 401(k) plan  653       ―         3       22       ―         ―         ―         25 
  Cash dividends declared on common stock  ―         ―         ―         ―         (508)      ―         ―         (508)
  Cash dividends declared on preferred stock  ―         ―         ―         ―         (111)      ―         ―         (111)
  Equity-based compensation expense  ―         ―         ―         84       ―         ―         ―         84 
  Other, net  ―         ―         ―         ―         ―         ―         (34)      (34)
Balance, September 30, 2014  720,298    $  2,603    $  3,601    $  6,494    $  11,939    $  (442)   $  76    $  24,271 
                                                     
Adjusted Balance, January 1, 2015  720,698    $  2,603    $  3,603    $  6,517    $  12,317    $  (751)   $  88    $  24,377 
Add (Deduct):                                            
  Net income  ―         ―         ―         ―         1,545       ―         36       1,581 
  Net change in AOCI  ―         ―         ―         ―         ―         (45)      ―         (45)
  Stock transactions:                                            
    Issued in business combinations  54,000       ―         270       1,918       ―         ―         ―         2,188 
    Issued in connection with equity awards  6,785       ―         34       76       ―         ―         ―         110 
    Shares repurchased in connection with equity awards  (1,333)      ―         (6)      (45)      ―         ―         ―         (51)
    Excess tax benefits in connection with equity awards  ―         ―         ―         9       ―         ―         ―         9 
  Purchase of additional ownership interest in AmRisc, LP  ―         ―         ―         (219)      ―         ―         (3)      (222)
  Cash dividends declared on common stock  ―         ―         ―         ―         (579)      ―         ―         (579)
  Cash dividends declared on preferred stock  ―         ―         ―         ―         (111)      ―         ―         (111)
  Equity-based compensation expense  ―         ―         ―         88       ―         ―         ―         88 
  Other, net  ―         ―         ―         ―         ―         ―         (81)      (81)
Balance, September 30, 2015  780,150    $  2,603    $  3,901    $  8,344    $  13,172    $  (796)   $  40    $  27,264 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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BB&T CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in millions)
              Nine Months Ended
              September 30,
              2015   2014
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:          
  Net income $  1,581    $  1,603 
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:          
    Provision for credit losses    299       168 
    Adjustment to income tax provision    (107)      (36)
    Depreciation    265       247 
    Loss on early extinguishment of debt    172       122 
    Amortization of intangibles    73       69 
    Equity-based compensation expense    88       84 
    (Gain) loss on securities, net    3       3 
    Net change in operating assets and liabilities:          
      LHFS    5       (779)
      Other assets    (594)      913 
      Accounts payable and other liabilities    (42)      (935)
    Other, net    190       45 
        Net cash from operating activities    1,933       1,504 
                       
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:          
  Proceeds from sales of AFS securities    6,252       1,214 
  Proceeds from maturities, calls and paydowns of AFS securities    4,069       2,984 
  Purchases of AFS securities    (10,306)      (3,050)
  Proceeds from maturities, calls and paydowns of HTM securities    2,637       1,291 
  Purchases of HTM securities    (2,116)      (3,926)
  Originations and purchases of loans and leases, net of principal collected    (2,278)      (3,571)
  Net cash received (paid) for business combinations    1,307       1,025 
  Proceeds from sales of foreclosed property    148       178 
  Other, net    (352)      367 
        Net cash from investing activities    (639)      (3,488)
                       
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:          
  Net change in deposits    1,200       2,192 
  Net change in short-term borrowings    (1,994)      (753)
  Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt    2,266       4,005 
  Repayment of long-term debt    (1,458)      (3,262)
  Cash dividends paid on common stock    (579)      (493)
  Cash dividends paid on preferred stock    (111)      (111)
  Other, net    (163)      258 
        Net cash from financing activities    (839)      1,836 
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents    455       (148)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period    2,325       2,165 
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period $  2,780    $  2,017 
                       
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:          
  Cash paid during the period for:          
    Interest $  518    $  569 
    Income taxes    578       260 
  Noncash investing activities:          
    Transfers of loans to foreclosed assets    389       384 
    Transfer of loans HFI to LHFS    ―         550 
    Stock issued in business combinations    2,188       ―   
    Purchase of additional interest in AmRisc, LP    216       ―   
    Transfer of HTM securities to AFS    517       ―   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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NOTE 1. Basis of Presentation

 

See the Glossary of Defined Terms at the beginning of this Report for terms used throughout the consolidated financial statements and related notes of this Form 10-Q.

 

General

 

These consolidated financial statements and notes are presented in accordance with the instructions for Form 10-Q and, therefore, do not include all information and notes necessary for a complete presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flow activity required in accordance with GAAP. In the opinion of management, all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the consolidated financial position and consolidated results of operations have been made. The year-end consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. The information contained in the financial statements and notes included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 should be referred to in connection with these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.

 

Reclassifications

 

Certain amounts reported in prior periods’ consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation. Such reclassifications had no effect on previously reported cash flows, shareholders’ equity or net income.

 

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change include the determination of the ACL, determination of fair value for financial instruments, valuation of goodwill, intangible assets and other purchase accounting related adjustments, benefit plan obligations and expenses, and tax assets, liabilities and expense.

 

Changes in Accounting Principles and Effects of New Accounting Pronouncements

 

During September 2015, the FASB issued new guidance related to Business Combinations. The new guidance requires acquirers to recognize adjustments to provisional amounts (that are identified during the measurement period) in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined. The new guidance also requires such amounts to be disclosed in the consolidated financial statements. BB&T early adopted this guidance effective September 30, 2015. The adoption of this guidance was not material to the consolidated financial statements.

 

During May 2015, the FASB issued new guidance related to Insurance. The new guidance requires insurance companies to provide additional disclosures about the liability for unpaid claims and claim adjustment expenses. This guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. BB&T’s insurance operations primarily consist of agency/broker transactions; therefore, the adoption of this guidance is not expected to be material to the consolidated financial statements.

 

During May 2015, the FASB issued new guidance related to Fair Value Measurement. The new guidance eliminates the requirement to classify in the fair value hierarchy any investments for which fair value is measured at net asset value per share using the practical expedient. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to be material to the consolidated financial statements.

 

During April 2015, the FASB issued new guidance related to Internal-Use Software. Under the new guidance, if a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license, then the customer 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 guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating this guidance to determine the impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

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During April 2015, the FASB issued new guidance related to Debt Issuance Costs. The new guidance requires that 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. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to be material to the consolidated financial statements.

 

During February 2015, the FASB issued new guidance related to Consolidation. The new guidance provides an additional requirement for a limited partnership or similar entity to qualify as a voting interest entity, amending the criteria for consolidating such an entity and eliminating the deferral provided under previous guidance for investment companies. In addition, the new guidance amends the criteria for evaluating fees paid to a decision maker or service provider as a variable interest and amends the criteria for evaluating the effect of fee arrangements and related parties on a VIE primary beneficiary determination. This guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company is currently evaluating this guidance to determine the impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

During May 2014, the FASB issued new guidance related to Revenue from Contracts with Customers. This guidance supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Accounting Standards Codification Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, and most industry-specific guidance throughout the Accounting Standards Codification. The guidance requires an entity to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. During August 2015, the FASB provided a one-year deferral of the effective date; therefore, the guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company is currently evaluating this guidance to determine the impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

Effective January 1, 2015, the Company adopted new guidance related to Receivables. The new guidance requires that a government guaranteed mortgage loan be derecognized and that a separate other receivable be recognized upon foreclosure if certain conditions are met. The adoption of this guidance was not material to the consolidated financial statements.

 

Effective January 1, 2015, the Company adopted new guidance related to Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions and Repurchase Financings. The new guidance changes the accounting for repurchase-to-maturity transactions to secured borrowing accounting. The guidance also requires separate accounting for a transfer of a financial asset executed contemporaneously with a repurchase agreement with the same counterparty, which results in secured borrowing accounting for the repurchase agreement. The adoption of this guidance was not material to the consolidated financial statements.

 

Effective January 1, 2015, the Company adopted new guidance related to Investments in Qualified Affordable Housing Projects. The Company used the retrospective method of adoption and has elected the proportional amortization method to account for these investments. The proportional amortization method allows an entity to amortize the initial cost of the investment in proportion to the amount of tax credits and other tax benefits received and recognize the net investment performance in the income statement as a component of the provision for income taxes. See Note 13 “Commitments and Contingencies” for the impact of the adoption of this guidance.

 

 

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NOTE 2. Acquisitions and Divestitures

 

Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.

 

On August 1, 2015, BB&T acquired all of the outstanding stock of Susquehanna, a FHC organized in 1982 under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Susquehanna conducted its business operations primarily through its commercial bank subsidiary, Susquehanna Bank, which was merged into Branch Bank. Susquehanna also operated other subsidiaries in the mid-Atlantic region to provide a wide range of retail and commercial banking and financial products and services. In addition to Susquehanna Bank, Susquehanna operated a trust and investment company, an asset management company, an investment advisory and brokerage firm, a property and casualty insurance brokerage company and a vehicle leasing company. Susquehanna had 245 banking offices in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey and West Virginia. BB&T acquired Susquehanna in order to increase BB&T’s market share in these areas.

 

The acquisition of Susquehanna constituted a business combination. Accordingly, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are presented at their fair values in the table below. The determination of fair value requires management to make estimates about discount rates, future expected cash flows, market conditions and other future events that are highly subjective in nature and subject to change. These fair value estimates are considered preliminary and are subject to change for up to one year after the closing date of the acquisition as additional information becomes available. Immaterial amounts of the intangible assets recognized are deductible for income tax purposes.

 

            Susquehanna  
    UPB   Fair Value  
                       
            (Dollars in millions)  
  Assets acquired:            
    Cash, due from banks and federal funds sold       $  304   
    Securities          2,592   
    Loans and leases:            
      Commercial and industrial $  4,158       3,929   
      CRE-income producing properties    2,262       2,158   
      CRE-construction and development    901       855   
      Dealer floor plan    31       30   
      Commercial other lending subsidiaries    852       807   
      Direct retail lending    2,021       1,858   
      Residential mortgage-nonguaranteed    1,555       1,491   
      Sales finance    1,654       1,580   
      PCI    264       202   
        Total loans and leases $  13,698       12,910   
    Goodwill          1,349   
    CDI          167   
    Other assets          926   
      Total assets acquired          18,248   
  Liabilities assumed:            
    Deposits:            
      Noninterest-bearing deposits          2,068   
      Interest-bearing deposits          12,063   
        Total deposits          14,131   
    Debt          1,222   
    Other liabilities          290   
      Total liabilities assumed          15,643   
  Consideration paid       $  2,605   
                       
  Cash paid       $  739   
  Fair value of common stock issued, including replacement equity awards          1,866   
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The following is a description of the methods used to determine the fair values of significant assets and liabilities presented above.

 

Cash, due from banks and federal funds sold: The carrying amount of these assets is a reasonable estimate of fair value based on the short-term nature of these assets.

 

Securities: Fair values for securities are based on quoted market prices, where available. If quoted market prices are not available, fair value estimates are based on observable inputs including quoted market prices for similar instruments, quoted market prices that are not in an active market or other inputs that are observable in the market. In the absence of observable inputs, fair value is estimated based on pricing models and/or discounted cash flow methodologies.

 

Loans and leases: Fair values for loans were based on a discounted cash flow methodology that considered factors including the type of loan and related collateral, classification status, fixed or variable interest rate, term of loan, amortization status and current discount rates. Loans were grouped together according to similar characteristics and were treated in the aggregate when applying various valuation techniques. The discount rates used for loans are based on current market rates for new originations of comparable loans and include adjustments for liquidity concerns. The discount rate does not include a factor for credit losses as that has been included as a reduction to the estimated cash flows.

 

CDI: This intangible asset represents the value of the relationships with deposit customers. The fair value was estimated based on a discounted cash flow methodology that gave appropriate consideration to expected customer attrition rates, cost of the deposit base, reserve requirements and the net maintenance cost attributable to customer deposits. The CDI is being amortized over 10 years based upon the estimated economic benefits received.

 

Deposits: The fair values used for the demand and savings deposits by definition equal the amount payable on demand at the acquisition date. The fair values for time deposits are estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation that applies interest rates currently being offered to the contractual interest rates on such time deposits.

 

Debt: The fair values of long-term debt instruments are estimated based on quoted market prices for the instrument if available, or for similar instruments if not available, or by using discounted cash flow analyses, based on current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of instruments.

 

 

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Other Bank and Branch Acquisitions

 

The following table summarizes the purchase price allocations for certain bank and branch acquisitions. Accordingly, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are presented at their estimated fair values. In many cases, the determination of these fair values required management to make estimates about discount rates, future expected cash flows, market conditions and other future events that are highly subjective in nature and subject to change. The fair value estimates for the current-year acquisitions are considered preliminary and are subject to change for up to one year after the closing date of the acquisition as additional information becomes available.

 

          The Bank of Kentucky   Citi - 41 Branches in Texas   Citi - 21 Branches in Texas  
                                 
                    (Dollars in millions)  
  Period of acquisition           Q2 2015     Q1 2015     Q2 2014  
  Assets acquired:                          
    Cash, due from banks and federal funds sold         $  135    $  14    $  6   
    Securities            347       ―         ―     
    Loans            1,198       61       112   
    Goodwill            234       90       30   
    CDI            17       26       20   
    Other assets            95       47       15   
      Total assets acquired            2,026       238       183   
  Liabilities assumed:                          
    Deposits            1,555       1,907       1,228   
    Debt            73       ―         ―     
    Other liabilities            3       ―         ―     
      Total liabilities assumed            1,631       1,907       1,228   
  Consideration paid (received)         $  395    $  (1,669)   $  (1,045)  
                                     
  Cash paid (received)         $  73    $  (1,669)   $  (1,045)  
  Fair value of common stock issued            322       ―         ―     

 

The acquisition of The Bank of Kentucky provided 32 additional retail branches. The UPB of loans acquired from The Bank of Kentucky was $1.3 billion, and immaterial amounts of the intangible assets recognized are deductible for income tax purposes.

 

BB&T has reached an agreement to acquire National Penn Bancshares, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, which is currently expected to occur during 2016 subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals.

 

Non-Bank Activity

 

During the second quarter of 2015, BB&T purchased additional ownership interest in AmRisc, LP from the noncontrolling owners for cash and ownership of American Coastal. Since BB&T held a controlling interest in AmRisc, LP prior to this transaction, the total consideration less the establishment of a deferred tax asset was recognized as a charge to shareholders’ equity. BB&T will continue to consolidate AmRisc, LP and recognize a noncontrolling interest for the remaining interests held by the noncontrolling owners. The transfer of the ownership of American Coastal was accounted for as a sale, and the resulting pre-tax loss is included in other income in the Consolidated Statements of Income. The following table summarizes these transactions:

 

  Purchase of Additional Ownership of AmRisc, LP   Sale of American Coastal  
                       
  (Dollars in millions)  
  Fair value of American Coastal $  216    Fair value of American Coastal $  216   
  Cash paid    146    Net assets sold    (193)  
  Total consideration    362    Allocated goodwill    (49)  
  Deferred tax asset recognized    (140)     Pre-tax loss on sale    (26)  
              Income tax expense    (8)  
    Net charge to shareholders' equity $  222      After-tax net loss on sale $  (34)  

 

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NOTE 3. Securities

 

          Amortized   Gross Unrealized   Fair  
  September 30, 2015   Cost   Gains   Losses   Value  
                                 
          (Dollars in millions)  
  AFS securities:                          
    U.S. Treasury   $  1,576    $  12    $  —      $  1,588   
    Agency MBS      19,375       63       210       19,228   
    States and political subdivisions      2,038       101       54       2,085   
    Non-agency MBS      207       26       —         233   
    Other      4       —         —         4   
    Acquired from FDIC      802       309       —         1,111   
      Total AFS securities   $  24,002    $  511    $  264    $  24,249   
                                 
  HTM securities:                          
    U.S. Treasury   $  1,097    $  41    $  —      $  1,138   
    GSE      5,395       28       36       5,387   
    Agency MBS      12,612       153       3       12,762   
    States and political subdivisions      83       —         —         83   
    Other      58       2       —         60   
      Total HTM securities   $  19,245    $  224    $  39    $  19,430   

 

          Amortized   Gross Unrealized   Fair  
  December 31, 2014   Cost   Gains   Losses   Value  
                                 
          (Dollars in millions)  
  AFS securities:                          
    U.S. Treasury   $  1,230    $  1    $  —      $  1,231   
    Agency MBS      16,358       93       297       16,154   
    States and political subdivisions      1,913       120       59       1,974   
    Non-agency MBS      232       32       —         264   
    Other      41       —         —         41   
    Acquired from FDIC      886       357       —         1,243   
      Total AFS securities   $  20,660    $  603    $  356    $  20,907   
                                 
  HTM securities:                          
    U.S. Treasury   $  1,096    $  23    $  —      $  1,119   
    GSE      5,394       17       108       5,303   
    Agency MBS      13,120       137       12       13,245   
    States and political subdivisions      22       2       —         24   
    Other      608       14       —         622   
      Total HTM securities   $  20,240    $  193    $  120    $  20,313   

 

BB&T transferred $517 million of HTM securities to AFS during the third quarter of 2015. These securities, which were sold by the end of the third quarter, represented investments in student loans for which there was a significant increase in risk weighting as a result of the implementation of Basel III.

 

The fair value of securities acquired from the FDIC included non-agency MBS of $812 million and $931 million as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, and states and political subdivisions securities of $299 million and $312 million as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. Effective October 1, 2014, securities subject to the commercial loss sharing agreement with the FDIC related to the Colonial acquisition were no longer covered by loss sharing; however, any gains on the sale of these securities through September 30, 2017 would be shared with the FDIC. Since these securities are in a significant unrealized gain position, they continue to be effectively covered as any declines in the unrealized gains of the securities down to a contractually specified amount would reduce the liability to the FDIC at the applicable percentage. The contractually-specified amount is the acquisition date fair value less any paydowns, redemptions or maturities and OTTI and totaled approximately $525 million at September 30, 2015. Any further declines below the contractually-specified amount would not be covered.

 

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Certain investments in marketable debt securities and MBS issued by FNMA and FHLMC exceeded 10% of shareholders’ equity at September 30, 2015. The FNMA investments had total amortized cost and fair value of $12.4 billion and $12.3 billion, respectively. The FHLMC investments had total amortized cost and fair value of $5.9 billion.

 

The following table reflects changes in credit losses on securities with OTTI (excluding securities acquired from the FDIC) where a portion of the unrealized loss was recognized in OCI:

 

          Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended  
          September 30,   September 30,  
            2015     2014     2015     2014  
                                 
          (Dollars in millions)  
  Balance at beginning of period $  59    $  72    $  64    $  78   
  Credit losses on securities without previously recognized OTTI    ―         ―         ―         1   
  Credit losses on securities with previously recognized OTTI    1       4       4       4   
  Reductions for securities sold/settled during the period    (13)      (5)      (19)      (11)  
  Credit recoveries through yield    (1)      (1)      (3)      (2)  
  Balance at end of period $  46    $  70    $  46    $  70   

 

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of the securities portfolio by contractual maturity are shown in the following table. The expected life of MBS may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers have the right to prepay the underlying mortgage loans with or without prepayment penalties.

 

          AFS   HTM  
          Amortized   Fair   Amortized   Fair  
  September 30, 2015   Cost   Value   Cost   Value  
                                 
          (Dollars in millions)  
  Due in one year or less   $  193    $  194    $  1    $  1   
  Due after one year through five years      1,619       1,639       750       749   
  Due after five years through ten years      703       724       5,759       5,793   
  Due after ten years      21,487       21,692       12,735       12,887   
    Total debt securities   $  24,002    $  24,249    $  19,245    $  19,430   

 

The following tables present the fair values and gross unrealized losses of investments based on the length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position:
                                               
            Less than 12 months   12 months or more   Total  
            Fair   Unrealized   Fair   Unrealized   Fair   Unrealized  
  September 30, 2015   Value   Losses   Value   Losses   Value   Losses  
                                               
            (Dollars in millions)  
  AFS securities:                                      
    Agency MBS   $  5,800    $  40    $  5,814    $  170    $  11,614    $  210   
    States and political subdivisions      101       2       309       52       410       54   
      Total   $  5,901    $  42    $  6,123    $  222    $  12,024    $  264   
                                               
  HTM securities:                                      
    GSE   $  1,577    $  10    $  1,898    $  26    $  3,475    $  36   
    Agency MBS      982       3       192       —         1,174       3   
      Total   $  2,559    $  13    $  2,090    $  26    $  4,649    $  39   

 

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            Less than 12 months   12 months or more   Total  
            Fair   Unrealized   Fair   Unrealized   Fair   Unrealized  
  December 31, 2014   Value   Losses   Value   Losses   Value   Losses  
                                               
            (Dollars in millions)  
  AFS securities:                                      
    Agency MBS   $  2,285    $  19    $  6,878    $  278    $  9,163    $  297   
    States and political subdivisions      13       ―         449       59       462       59   
      Total   $  2,298    $  19    $  7,327    $  337    $  9,625    $  356   
                                               
  HTM securities:                                      
    GSE   $  896    $  5    $  3,968    $  103    $  4,864    $  108   
    Agency MBS      1,329       5       800       7       2,129       12   
      Total   $  2,225    $  10    $  4,768    $  110    $  6,993    $  120   

 

The unrealized losses on GSE securities and agency MBS were the result of increases in market interest rates compared to the date the securities were acquired rather than the credit quality of the issuers or underlying loans.

 

At September 30, 2015, $51 million of the unrealized loss on states and political subdivisions securities was the result of fair value hedge basis adjustments that are a component of amortized cost. These securities in an unrealized loss position are evaluated for credit impairment through a qualitative analysis of issuer performance and the primary source of repayment. At September 30, 2015, none of these securities had credit impairment.

 

 

 

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NOTE 4. Loans and ACL

 

During the first quarter of 2014, approximately $8.3 billion of nonguaranteed, closed-end, first and second lien position residential mortgage loans, along with the related allowance, were transferred from direct retail lending to residential mortgage to facilitate compliance with a series of new rules related to mortgage servicing associated with first and second lien position mortgages collateralized by real estate.

 

During the third quarter of 2014, approximately $550 million of loans, which were primarily performing residential mortgage TDRs, with a related ALLL of $57 million were sold for a gain of $42 million. During the fourth quarter of 2014, approximately $140 million of loans, which were primarily residential mortgage NPLs, with a related ALLL of $19 million were sold for a gain of $24 million. Both gains were recognized as reductions to the provision for credit losses.

 

Effective October 1, 2014, loans subject to the commercial loss sharing agreement with the FDIC related to the Colonial acquisition were no longer covered by loss sharing. At September 30, 2015, these loans had a carrying value of $320 million, a UPB of $524 million and an allowance of $43 million and are included in PCI. Loans with a carrying value of $562 million at September 30, 2015 continue to be covered by loss sharing and are included in PCI.

 

          Accruing            
                    90 Days Or          
              30-89 Days   More Past          
  September 30, 2015   Current   Past Due   Due   Nonaccrual   Total  
                                       
          (Dollars in millions)  
  Commercial:                                
    Commercial and industrial   $  47,858    $  26    $  ―      $  211    $  48,095   
    CRE-income producing properties      13,262       6       ―         45       13,313   
    CRE-construction and development      3,781       2       ―         24       3,807   
    Dealer floor plan      1,086       ―         ―         7       1,093   
    Other lending subsidiaries      6,455       19       ―         7       6,481   
  Retail:                                
    Direct retail lending      10,529       46       12       39       10,626   
    Revolving credit      2,400       20       9       ―         2,429   
    Residential mortgage-nonguaranteed      29,620       368       61       196       30,245   
    Residential mortgage-government guaranteed      268       76       481       ―         825   
    Sales finance      10,699       63       4       6       10,772   
    Other lending subsidiaries      6,449       255       ―         50       6,754   
  PCI      787       28       260       ―         1,075   
      Total   $  133,194    $  909    $  827    $  585    $  135,515   

 

 

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            Accruing            
                      90 Days Or          
                30-89 Days   More Past          
  December 31, 2014   Current   Past Due   Due   Nonaccrual   Total  
                                         
            (Dollars in millions)  
  Commercial:                                
    Commercial and industrial   $  41,192    $  23    $  ―      $  239    $  41,454   
    CRE-income producing properties      10,644       4       ―         74       10,722   
    CRE-construction and development      2,708       1       ―         26       2,735   
    Dealer floor plan      1,087       ―         ―         ―         1,087   
    Other lending subsidiaries      5,337       15       ―         4       5,356   
  Retail:                                
    Direct retail lending      8,045       41       12       48       8,146   
    Revolving credit      2,428       23       9       ―         2,460   
    Residential mortgage-nonguaranteed      29,468       392       83       164       30,107   
    Residential mortgage-government guaranteed      251       82       648       2       983   
    Sales finance      9,441       62       5       5       9,513   
    Other lending subsidiaries      5,830       222       ―         54       6,106   
  PCI      994       33       188       ―         1,215   
      Total   $  117,425    $  898    $  945    $  616    $  119,884   

 

The following tables present the carrying amount of loans by risk rating. PCI loans are excluded because their related ALLL is determined by loan pool performance.
 
                CRE -   CRE -          
          Commercial   Income Producing   Construction and   Dealer   Other Lending  
  September 30, 2015   & Industrial   Properties   Development   Floor Plan   Subsidiaries  
                                       
          (Dollars in millions)  
  Commercial:                                
    Pass   $  46,274    $  12,757    $  3,655    $  1,085    $  6,444   
    Special mention      432       183       50       ―         20   
    Substandard-performing      1,178       328       78       1       11   
    Nonperforming      211       45       24       7       6   
      Total   $  48,095    $  13,313    $  3,807    $  1,093    $  6,481   

 

          Direct Retail   Revolving   Residential   Sales   Other Lending  
          Lending   Credit   Mortgage   Finance   Subsidiaries  
                                       
          (Dollars in millions)  
  Retail:                                
    Performing   $  10,587    $  2,429    $  30,874    $  10,766    $  6,703   
    Nonperforming      39       ―         196       6       51   
      Total   $  10,626    $  2,429    $  31,070    $  10,772    $  6,754   

 

                CRE -   CRE -          
          Commercial   Income Producing   Construction and   Dealer   Other Lending  
  December 31, 2014   & Industrial   Properties   Development   Floor Plan   Subsidiaries  
                                       
          (Dollars in millions)  
  Commercial:                                
    Pass   $  40,055    $  10,253    $  2,615    $  1,033    $  5,317   
    Special mention      163       67       7       50       10   
    Substandard-performing      997       328       87       4       25   
    Nonperforming      239       74       26       ―         4   
      Total   $  41,454    $  10,722    $  2,735    $  1,087    $  5,356   

 

 

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            Direct Retail   Revolving   Residential   Sales   Other Lending  
            Lending   Credit   Mortgage   Finance   Subsidiaries  
                                         
            (Dollars in millions)  
  Retail:                                
    Performing   $  8,098    $  2,460    $  30,924    $  9,508    $  6,052   
    Nonperforming      48       ―         166       5       54   
      Total   $  8,146    $  2,460    $  31,090    $  9,513    $  6,106   

 

      ACL Rollforward  
        Beginning   Charge-         Provision     Ending  
  Three Months Ended September 30, 2015   Balance   Offs   Recoveries   (Benefit)   Other Balance  
                                         
        (Dollars in millions)  
  Commercial:                                    
    Commercial and industrial   $  457    $  (16)   $  8    $  13    $  ―    $  462   
    CRE-income producing properties      141       (4)      3       (5)      ―       135   
    CRE-construction and development      38       (1)      3       (7)      ―       33   
    Dealer floor plan      10       ―         ―         (1)      ―       9   
    Other lending subsidiaries      21       (2)      1       1       ―       21   
  Retail:                                    
    Direct retail lending      113       (15)      8       10       ―       116   
    Revolving credit      102       (17)      5       11       ―       101   
    Residential mortgage-nonguaranteed      197       (7)      1       4       ―       195   
    Residential mortgage-government guaranteed      28       (3)      ―         2       ―       27   
    Sales finance      44       (5)      2       1       ―       42   
    Other lending subsidiaries      249       (75)      7       76       ―       257   
  PCI      57       ―         ―         3       ―       60   
  ALLL      1,457       (145)      38       108       ―       1,458   
  RUFC      78       ―         ―         (5)      20     93   
  ACL   $  1,535    $  (145)   $  38    $  103    $  20  $  1,551   

 

      ACL Rollforward  
        Beginning   Charge-         Provision   Ending  
  Three Months Ended September 30, 2014   Balance   Offs   Recoveries   (Benefit)   Balance  
                                     
        (Dollars in millions)  
  Commercial:                                
    Commercial and industrial   $  423    $  (31)   $  10    $  (5)   $  397   
    CRE-income producing properties      127       (8)      2       53       174   
    CRE-construction and development      59       (2)      2       (9)      50   
    Dealer floor plan      6       ―         ―         1       7   
    Other lending subsidiaries      17       (4)      1       8       22   
  Retail:                                
    Direct retail lending      124       (17)      7       6       120   
    Revolving credit      112       (17)      4       9       108   
    Residential mortgage-nonguaranteed      324       (31)      1       (41)      253   
    Residential mortgage-government guaranteed      51       (1)      ―         (9)      41   
    Sales finance      38       (5)      2       5       40   
    Other lending subsidiaries      218       (62)      7       50       213   
  PCI      91       ―         ―         (12)      79   
  ALLL      1,590       (178)      36       56       1,504   
  RUFC      85       ―         ―         (22)      63   
  ACL   $  1,675    $  (178)   $  36    $  34    $  1,567   

 

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      ACL Rollforward  
  Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015   Beginning Balance   Charge-Offs   Recoveries   Provision (Benefit)   Other   Ending Balance  
                                           
        (Dollars in millions)  
  Commercial:                                      
    Commercial and industrial   $  421    $  (62)   $  29    $  74    $  ―      $  462   
    CRE - income producing properties      162       (17)      6       (16)      ―         135   
    CRE - construction and development      48       (3)      9       (21)      ―         33   
    Dealer floor plan      10       ―         ―         (1)      ―         9   
    Other lending subsidiaries      21       (7)      3       4       ―         21   
  Retail:                                      
    Direct retail lending      110       (40)      23       23       ―         116   
    Revolving credit      110       (54)      15       30       ―         101   
    Residential mortgage-nonguaranteed      217       (26)      2       2       ―         195   
    Residential mortgage-government guaranteed      36       (4)      ―         (5)      ―         27   
    Sales finance      40       (16)      7       11       ―         42   
    Other lending subsidiaries      235       (194)      24       192       ―         257   
  PCI      64       (1)      ―         (3)      ―         60   
  ALLL      1,474       (424)      118       290       ―         1,458   
  RUFC      60       ―         ―         9       24       93   
  ACL   $  1,534    $  (424)   $  118    $  299    $  24    $  1,551   

 

      ACL Rollforward  
  Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014   Beginning Balance   Charge-Offs   Recoveries   Provision (Benefit)   Other   Ending Balance  
                                           
        (Dollars in millions)  
  Commercial:                                      
    Commercial and industrial   $  454    $  (104)   $  29    $  18    $  ―      $  397   
    CRE - income producing properties      149       (27)      7       45       ―         174   
    CRE - construction and development      76       (9)      15       (32)      ―         50   
    Dealer floor plan      8       ―         ―         (1)      ―         7   
    Other lending subsidiaries      15       (8)      2       13       ―         22   
  Retail:                                      
    Direct retail lending      209       (55)      22       29       (85)      120   
    Revolving credit      115       (53)      14       32       ―         108   
    Residential mortgage-nonguaranteed      269       (72)      2       (31)      85       253   
    Residential mortgage-government guaranteed      62       (2)      ―         (19)      ―         41   
    Sales finance      37       (16)      7       12       ―         40   
    Other lending subsidiaries      224       (190)      23       156       ―         213   
  PCI      114       (7)      ―         (28)      ―         79   
  ALLL      1,732       (543)      121       194       ―         1,504   
  RUFC      89       ―         ―         (26)      ―         63   
  ACL   $  1,821    $  (543)   $  121    $  168    $  ―      $  1,567   

 

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The following table provides a summary of loans that are collectively evaluated for impairment.
                                 
          September 30, 2015   December 31, 2014  
      Recorded Investment   Related ALLL   Recorded Investment   Related ALLL  
                                 
          (Dollars in millions)  
  Commercial:                          
    Commercial and industrial   $  47,792    $  430    $  41,120    $  379   
    CRE-income producing properties      13,218       127       10,583       147   
    CRE-construction and development      3,766       28       2,670       39   
    Dealer floor plan      1,086       9       1,091       10   
    Other lending subsidiaries      6,475       20       5,351       20   
  Retail:                          
    Direct retail lending      10,538       95       8,048       86   
    Revolving credit      2,394       87       2,419       94   
    Residential mortgage-nonguaranteed      29,794       153       29,660       181   
    Residential mortgage-government guaranteed      504       2       622       4   
    Sales finance      10,753       38       9,488       36   
    Other lending subsidiaries      6,569       224       5,930       204   
  PCI      1,075       60       1,215       64   
      Total   $  133,964    $  1,273    $  118,197    $  1,264   

 

The following tables set forth certain information regarding impaired loans, excluding PCI and LHFS, that were individually evaluated for reserves.
               
                            Average   Interest  
            Recorded       Related   Recorded   Income  
  As Of / For The Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015   Investment   UPB   ALLL   Investment   Recognized  
                                         
            (Dollars in millions)  
  With no related ALLL recorded:                                
    Commercial:                                
      Commercial and industrial   $  87    $  113    $  ―      $  86    $  ―     
      CRE-income producing properties      13       20       ―         19       ―     
      CRE-construction and development      13       15       ―         10       ―     
      Dealer floor plan      7       7       ―         1       ―     
      Other lending subsidiaries      2       3       ―         ―         ―     
    Retail:                                
      Direct retail lending      12       43       ―         13       ―     
      Residential mortgage-nonguaranteed      85       157       ―         101       3   
      Residential mortgage-government guaranteed      2       3       ―         3       ―     
      Sales finance      1       2       ―         1       ―     
      Other lending subsidiaries      4       8       ―         3       ―     
  With an ALLL recorded:                                
    Commercial:                                
      Commercial and industrial      216       224       32       230       3   
      CRE-income producing properties      82       84       8       102       2   
      CRE-construction and development      28       28       5       39       1   
      Dealer floor plan      ―         ―         ―         2       ―     
      Other lending subsidiaries      4       5       1       7       ―     
    Retail:                                
      Direct retail lending      76       77       21       80       3   
      Revolving credit      35       34       14       37       1   
      Residential mortgage-nonguaranteed      366       375       42       351       12   
      Residential mortgage-government guaranteed      319       319       25       328       10   
      Sales finance      18       18       4       19       1   
      Other lending subsidiaries      181       183       33       177       21   
        Total   $  1,551    $  1,718    $  185    $  1,609    $  57   

 

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                            Average   Interest  
            Recorded       Related   Recorded   Income  
  As Of / For The Year Ended December 31, 2014   Investment   UPB   ALLL   Investment   Recognized  
                                         
            (Dollars in millions)  
  With no related ALLL recorded:                                
    Commercial:                                
      Commercial and industrial   $  87    $  136    $  ―      $  138    $  2   
      CRE-income producing properties      18       25       ―         36       ―     
      CRE-construction and development      14       21       ―         20       ―     
      Dealer floor plan      ―         ―         ―         ―         ―     
      Other lending subsidiaries      ―         1       ―         ―         ―     
    Retail:                                
      Direct retail lending      13       49       ―         14       1   
      Residential mortgage-nonguaranteed      87       141       ―         147       5   
      Residential mortgage-government guaranteed      3       4       ―         7       ―     
      Sales finance      1       2       ―         1       ―     
      Other lending subsidiaries      3       7       ―         3       ―     
  With an ALLL recorded:                                
    Commercial:                                
      Commercial and industrial      247       254       42       279       5   
      CRE-income producing properties      121       123       15       133       4   
      CRE-construction and development      51       52       9       65       2   
      Dealer floor plan      ―         ―         ―         ―         ―     
      Other lending subsidiaries      5       5       1       4       ―     
    Retail:                                
      Direct retail lending      85       87       24       95       5   
      Revolving credit      41       41       16       45       2   
      Residential mortgage-nonguaranteed      360       370       36       700       31   
      Residential mortgage-government guaranteed      358       358       32       402       17   
      Sales finance      20       21       4       20       1   
      Other lending subsidiaries      173       175       31       148       22   
        Total   $  1,687    $  1,872    $  210    $  2,257    $  97   

 

The following table provides a summary of TDRs, all of which are considered impaired.
                   
        September 30,   December 31,  
        2015   2014  
                   
        (Dollars in millions)  
  Performing TDRs:            
    Commercial:            
      Commercial and industrial $  54    $  64   
      CRE-income producing properties    12       27   
      CRE-construction and development    14       30   
    Direct retail lending    75       84   
    Sales finance    18       19   
    Revolving credit    34       41   
    Residential mortgage-nonguaranteed    275       261   
    Residential mortgage-government guaranteed    321       360   
    Other lending subsidiaries    173       164   
      Total performing TDRs    976       1,050   
  Nonperforming TDRs (also included in NPL disclosures)    154       126   
      Total TDRs $  1,130    $  1,176   
                   
  ALLL attributable to TDRs $  150    $  159   
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The following table summarizes the primary reason loan modifications were classified as TDRs and includes newly designated TDRs as well as modifications made to existing TDRs. Balances represent the recorded investment at the end of the quarter in which the modification was made. Rate modifications in this table include TDRs made with below market interest rates that also include modifications of loan structures.

 

              Three Months Ended September 30,  
              2015   2014  
              Types of       Types of      
              Modifications   Impact To   Modifications   Impact To  
              Rate   Structure   Allowance   Rate   Structure   Allowance  
                                                 
              (Dollars in millions)  
Commercial:                                    
  Commercial and industrial $  19    $  11    $  ―      $  20    $  11    $  1   
  CRE-income producing properties    ―         1       ―         5       4       ―     
  CRE-construction and development    5       9       ―         8       5       ―     
                                                 
Retail:                                    
  Direct retail lending    6       3       1       8       1       1   
  Revolving credit    4       ―         1       6       ―         1   
  Residential mortgage-nonguaranteed    21       7       2       31       10       3   
  Residential mortgage-government guaranteed    42       ―         2       83       ―         3   
  Sales finance    ―         3       1       ―         5       1   
  Other lending subsidiaries    32       ―         5       34       ―         4   

 

              Nine Months Ended September 30,  
              2015   2014  
              Types of       Types of      
              Modifications   Impact To   Modifications   Impact To  
              Rate   Structure   Allowance   Rate   Structure   Allowance  
                                                 
              (Dollars in millions)  
Commercial:                                    
  Commercial and industrial $  68    $  35    $  2    $  88    $  40    $  3   
  CRE-income producing properties    4       14       ―         18       15       ―     
  CRE-construction and development    5       21       ―         19       18       ―     
Retail:                                    
  Direct retail lending    12       3       3       27       4       5   
  Revolving credit    12       ―         3       19       ―         4   
  Residential mortgage-nonguaranteed    65       29       7       82       27       16   
  Residential mortgage-government guaranteed    151       ―         6       227       ―         10   
  Sales finance    ―         8       1       1       11       2   
  Other lending subsidiaries    92       ―         13       92       ―         12   
                                                 
Charge-offs and forgiveness of principal and interest for TDRs were immaterial for all periods presented.

 

The pre-default balance for modifications that experienced a payment default that had been classified as TDRs during the previous 12 months was $28 million and $22 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $63 million and $60 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Payment default is defined as movement of the TDR to nonaccrual status, foreclosure or charge-off, whichever occurs first.

 

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Changes in the carrying value and accretable yield of PCI loans are presented in the following table:
                                                   
      Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015   Year Ended December 31, 2014
      Purchased Impaired   Purchased Nonimpaired   Purchased Impaired   Purchased Nonimpaired
      Accretable   Carrying   Accretable   Carrying   Accretable   Carrying   Accretable   Carrying
      Yield   Value   Yield   Value   Yield   Value   Yield   Value
                                                   
      (Dollars in millions)
Balance at beginning of period $  134    $  579    $  244    $  636    $  187    $  863    $  351    $  1,172 
  Additions    34       202       ―         ―         ―         ―         ―         ―   
  Accretion    (53)      53       (69)      69       (107)      107       (169)      169 
  Payments received, net    ―         (211)      ―         (253)      ―         (391)      ―         (705)
  Other, net    24       ―         15       ―         54       ―         62       ―   
Balance at end of period $  139    $  623    $  190    $  452    $  134    $  579    $  244    $  636 
                                                   
Outstanding UPB at end of period       $  915          $  629          $  864          $  860 

 

The following table presents additional information about BB&T’s loans and leases:
                   
        September 30,   December 31,  
        2015   2014  
                   
        (Dollars in millions)  
  Unearned income, discounts and net deferred loan fees and costs, excluding PCI $  639    $  147   
  Residential mortgage loans in process of foreclosure    277       379   

 

The increase in unearned income, discounts and net deferred loan fees and costs is due to the acquisition of Susquehanna.

 

NOTE 5. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

 

The changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill attributable to BB&T’s operating segments are reflected in the table below. During the second quarter of 2015, BB&T sold American Coastal, which resulted in the allocation and write-off of goodwill from the Insurance Services segment.

 

Goodwill acquired in connection with the acquisition of Susquehanna is included in the Other, Treasury and Corporate segment until the completion of the systems conversion, which is currently expected to occur during the fourth quarter of 2015.

 

          Residential   Dealer               Other    
      Community   Mortgage   Financial   Specialized   Insurance   Financial   Treasury &    
      Banking   Banking   Services   Lending   Services   Services   Corporate   Total
                                                   
      (Dollars in millions)
Goodwill balance, January 1, 2015 $  4,634    $  326    $  111    $  88    $  1,518    $  192    $  ―      $  6,869 
  Acquisitions    324       ―         ―         ―         3       ―         1,349       1,676 
  Allocated to sale of American Coastal    ―         ―         ―         ―         (49)      ―         ―         (49)
  Other adjustments    5       ―         ―         ―         (3)      ―         ―         2 
Goodwill balance, September 30, 2015 $  4,963    $  326    $  111    $  88    $  1,469    $  192    $  1,349    $  8,498 

 

The following table presents information for identifiable intangible assets subject to amortization:
                                                 
              September 30, 2015   December 31, 2014  
            Gross Carrying Amount   Accumulated Amortization   Net Carrying Amount   Gross Carrying Amount   Accumulated Amortization   Net Carrying Amount  
                                                 
            (Dollars in millions)  
  CDI       $  903    $  (616)   $  287    $  693    $  (585)   $  108   
  Other, primarily customer relationship                                          
    intangibles          1,146       (733)      413       1,088       (691)      397   
    Total       $  2,049    $  (1,349)   $  700    $  1,781    $  (1,276)   $  505   

 

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NOTE 6. Loan Servicing

 

Residential Mortgage Banking Activities

 

The following tables summarize residential mortgage banking activities. Mortgage and home equity loans managed by BB&T exclude loans serviced for others with no other continuing involvement.

 

        September 30,   December 31,  
        2015   2014  
        (Dollars in millions)  
  Mortgage and home equity loans managed $  33,656    $  33,742   
  Less:            
    Mortgage LHFS    1,365       1,317   
    PCI mortgage loans    633       668   
    Mortgage loans sold with recourse    588       667   
  Mortgage loans HFI $  31,070    $  31,090   
                   
  UPB of mortgage loan servicing portfolio $  116,964    $  115,476   
  UPB of home equity loan servicing portfolio    5,675       6,781   
  UPB of residential mortgage and home equity loan servicing portfolio $  122,639    $  122,257   
  UPB of residential mortgage loans serviced for others (primarily agency            
    conforming fixed rate) $  90,446    $  90,230   
  Maximum recourse exposure from mortgage loans sold with recourse liability    325       344   
  Indemnification, recourse and repurchase reserves    87       94   
  FHA-insured mortgage loan reserve    85       85   

 

The potential exposure related to losses incurred by the FHA on defaulted loans ranges from $25 million to $105 million.

 

        As Of / For The  
        Nine Months Ended September 30,  
        2015   2014  
                       
        (Dollars in millions)  
  UPB of residential mortgage loans sold from LHFS $  11,683      $  9,693     
  Pre-tax gains recognized on mortgage loans sold and held for sale    121         72     
  Servicing fees recognized from mortgage loans serviced for others    204         206     
  Approximate weighted average servicing fee on the outstanding balance of                
    residential mortgage loans serviced for others    0.29  %      0.29  %  
  Weighted average interest rate on mortgage loans serviced for others    4.13         4.22     

 

          Nine Months Ended September 30,    
            2015     2014    
                       
          (Dollars in millions)    
  Residential MSRs, carrying value, January 1, $  844    $  1,047     
    Additions    125       105     
    Change in fair value due to changes in valuation inputs or assumptions:              
      Prepayment speeds    76       (125)    
      OAS    (67)      8     
      Servicing costs    (25)      ―       
    Realization of expected net servicing cash flows, passage of time and other    (105)      (92)    
  Residential MSRs, carrying value, September 30, $  848    $  943     
                       
  Gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments used to mitigate the              
    income statement effect of changes in fair value $  56    $  128     

 

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The sensitivity of the fair value of the residential MSRs to changes in key assumptions is included in the accompanying table:
                                               
        September 30, 2015   December 31, 2014  
        Range   Weighted   Range   Weighted  
        Min   Max   Average   Min   Max   Average  
                                               
        (Dollars in millions)  
  Prepayment speed  6.5  %    9.6  %      8.8  %    10.8  %    12.8  %      12.0  %  
    Effect on fair value of a 10% increase             $  (29)                 $  (30)    
    Effect on fair value of a 20% increase                (55)                    (58)    
                                               
  OAS  10.4  %    12.3  %      10.9  %    9.1  %    9.9  %      9.3  %  
    Effect on fair value of a 10% increase             $  (33)                 $  (26)    
    Effect on fair value of a 20% increase                (63)                    (50)    
                                               
  Composition of loans serviced for others:                                        
    Fixed-rate residential mortgage loans                99.3  %                  99.4  %  
    Adjustable-rate residential mortgage loans                0.7                     0.6     
      Total                100.0  %                  100.0  %  
                                               
  Weighted average life                6.8  yrs                  5.7  yrs  

 

The sensitivity calculations above are hypothetical and should not be considered to be predictive of future performance. As indicated, changes in fair value based on adverse changes in assumptions generally cannot be extrapolated because the relationship of the change in assumption to the change in fair value may not be linear. Also, in the above table, the effect of an adverse variation in a particular assumption on the fair value of the MSRs is calculated without changing any other assumption; while in reality, changes in one factor may result in changes in another, which may magnify or counteract the effect of the change.

 

Commercial Mortgage Banking Activities

 

CRE mortgage loans serviced for others are not included in loans and leases on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. The following table summarizes commercial mortgage banking activities for the periods presented:

 

          September 30,   December 31,  
          2015   2014  
                     
          (Dollars in millions)  
  UPB of CRE mortgages serviced for others $  27,909    $  27,599   
  CRE mortgages serviced for others covered by recourse provisions    4,276       4,264   
  Maximum recourse exposure from CRE mortgages sold with recourse liability    1,282       1,278   
  Recorded reserves related to recourse exposure    8       7   
  Originated CRE mortgages during the year    4,825       5,265   

 

NOTE 7. Deposits

 

A summary of deposits is presented in the accompanying table:
                     
          September 30,   December 31,  
          2015   2014  
                     
          (Dollars in millions)  
  Noninterest-bearing deposits $  44,700    $  38,786   
  Interest checking    23,574       20,262   
  Money market and savings    61,689       50,604   
  Time deposits    17,864       19,388   
    Total deposits $  147,827    $  129,040   
                     
  Time deposits $100,000 and greater $  7,053    $  9,782   
  Time deposits $250,000 and greater    2,310       5,753   
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NOTE 8. Long-Term Debt

 

            September 30,   December 31,  
            2015   2014  
                       
            (Dollars in millions)  
  BB&T Corporation:            
    3.95% senior notes due 2016 $  500    $  500   
    3.20% senior notes due 2016    1,000       1,000   
    2.15% senior notes due 2017    749       749   
    1.60% senior notes due 2017    749       749   
    1.45% senior notes due 2018    500       500   
    Floating rate senior notes due 2018 (LIBOR-based, 1.20% at September 30, 2015)    400       400   
    2.05% senior notes due 2018    600       599   
    6.85% senior notes due 2019    540       539   
    2.25% senior notes due 2019    648       648   
    Floating rate senior notes due 2019 (LIBOR-based, 0.96% at September 30, 2015)    450       450   
    2.45% senior notes due 2020    1,298       1,298   
    2.63% senior notes due 2020    999       ―     
    Floating rate senior notes due 2020 (LIBOR-based, 1.00% at September 30, 2015)    200       200   
    5.38% senior notes due 2022    166       ―     
    5.20% subordinated notes due 2015    934       933   
    4.90% subordinated notes due 2017    355       353   
    5.25% subordinated notes due 2019    586       586   
    3.95% subordinated notes due 2022    299       298   
                       
  Branch Bank:            
    1.45% senior notes due 2016    750       750   
    Floating rate senior notes due 2016 (LIBOR-based, 0.75% at September 30, 2015)    375       500   
    1.05% senior notes due 2016    500       500   
    1.00% senior notes due 2017    599       599   
    1.35% senior notes due 2017    750       750   
    2.30% senior notes due 2018    750       750   
    2.85% senior notes due 2021    700       699   
    5.63% subordinated notes due 2016    386       386   
    Floating rate subordinated notes due 2016 (LIBOR-based, 0.66% at September 30, 2015)    350       350   
    Floating rate subordinated note due 2017 (LIBOR-based, 0.63% at September 30, 2015)    262       262   
    3.63% subordinated notes due 2025    1,249       ―     
    3.80% subordinated notes due 2026    848       848   
                       
  FHLB advances to Branch Bank:            
    Varying maturities to 2034    5,579       6,496   
                       
  Other long-term debt    189       119   
                       
  Fair value hedge-related basis adjustments    623       501   
      Total long-term debt $  24,883    $  23,312   

 

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The following table reflects the carrying amounts and effective interest rates for long-term debt:
                           
      September 30, 2015   December 31, 2014
      Carrying   Effective   Carrying   Effective
  Amount   Rate   Amount   Rate
                           
      (Dollars in millions)
BB&T Corporation fixed rate senior notes $  7,883     2.16  %   $  6,669    2.39  %
BB&T Corporation floating rate senior notes    1,050     1.10         1,050    1.07   
BB&T Corporation fixed rate subordinated notes    2,343     1.97         2,362    2.30   
Branch Bank fixed rate senior notes    4,100     1.35         4,060    1.72   
Branch Bank floating rate senior notes    375     0.80         500    0.72   
Branch Bank fixed rate subordinated notes    2,589     3.02         1,299    2.86   
Branch Bank floating rate subordinated notes    612     3.53         612    3.27   
FHLB advances (weighted average maturity of 5.0 years at September 30, 2015)    5,742     3.87         6,641    4.03   
Other long-term debt    189             119       
  Total long-term debt $  24,883          $  23,312       

 

The effective rates above reflect the impact of cash flow and fair value hedges, as applicable. Subordinated notes with a remaining maturity of one year or greater qualify under the risk-based capital guidelines as Tier 2 supplementary capital, subject to certain limitations.

 

During the second quarter of 2015, BB&T terminated FHLB advances totaling $931 million, which resulted in a pre-tax loss on early extinguishment of $172 million. During the third quarter of 2014, BB&T terminated FHLB advances totaling $1.1 billion, resulting in a pre-tax loss on early extinguishment of $122 million.

 

NOTE 9. Shareholders’ Equity

 

The activity relating to options and RSUs during the period is presented in the following tables:

 

          Wtd. Avg.  
          Exercise  
      Options   Price  
               
      (Shares in thousands)  
  Outstanding at January 1, 2015  28,374    $  35.09   
    Granted  434       38.22   
    Replacement awards granted in connection with business combination  823       41.68   
    Exercised  (3,281)      32.47   
    Forfeited or expired  (5,647)      38.67   
  Outstanding at September 30, 2015  20,703       34.86   
               
  Exercisable at September 30, 2015  18,985       35.03   
               
  Exercisable and expected to vest at September 30, 2015  20,589       34.87   

 

          Wtd. Avg.  
      Restricted Grant Date  
      Shares/Units   Fair Value  
               
      (Shares in thousands)  
  Nonvested at January 1, 2015  12,075    $  27.38   
    Granted  3,704       33.28   
    Vested  (3,479)      24.92   
    Forfeited  (274)      31.28   
  Nonvested at September 30, 2015  12,026       29.82   
  Expected to vest at September 30, 2015  11,041       29.82   
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NOTE 10. AOCI

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2015   Unrecognized Net Pension and Postretirement Costs   Unrealized Net Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges   Unrealized Net Gains (Losses) on AFS Securities   FDIC's Share of Unrealized (Gains) Losses on AFS Securities   Other, net   Total
                                     
            (Dollars in millions)
AOCI balance, July 1, 2015   $  (608)   $  (35)   $  102    $  (188)   $  (19)   $  (748)
  OCI before reclassifications, net of tax      (23)      (105)      36       5       (3)      (90)
  Amounts reclassified from AOCI:                                    
    Personnel expense      14       ―         ―         ―         ―         14 
    Interest income      ―         ―         22       ―         2       24 
    Interest expense      ―         21       ―         ―         ―         21 
    FDIC loss share income, net      ―         ―         ―         7       ―         7 
    Securities (gains) losses, net      ―         ―         2       ―         ―         2 
      Total before income taxes      14       21       24       7       2       68 
      Less: Income taxes      5       8       9       3       1       26 
        Net of income taxes      9       13       15       4       1       42 
  Net change in AOCI      (14)      (92)      51       9       (2)      (48)
AOCI balance, September 30, 2015   $  (622)   $  (127)   $  153    $  (179)   $  (21)   $  (796)

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2014   Unrecognized Net Pension and Postretirement Costs   Unrealized Net Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges   Unrealized Net Gains (Losses) on AFS Securities   FDIC's Share of Unrealized (Gains) Losses on AFS Securities   Other, net   Total
                                     
            (Dollars in millions)
AOCI balance, July 1, 2014   $  (300)   $  11    $  123    $  (226)   $  (14)   $  (406)
  OCI before reclassifications, net of tax      (18)      (4)      (42)      3       (1)      (62)
  Amounts reclassified from AOCI:                                    
    Personnel expense      2       ―         ―         ―         ―         2 
    Interest income      ―         ―         5       ―         1       6 
    Interest expense      ―         21       ―         ―         ―         21 
    FDIC loss share income, net      ―         ―         ―         10       ―         10 
    Securities (gains) losses, net      ―         ―         5       ―         ―         5 
      Total before income taxes      2       21       10       10       1       44 
      Less: Income taxes      1       8       4       4       1       18 
        Net of income taxes      1       13       6       6       ―         26 
  Net change in AOCI      (17)      9       (36)      9       (1)      (36)
AOCI balance, September 30, 2014   $  (317)   $  20    $  87    $  (217)   $  (15)   $  (442)

 

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015   Unrecognized Net Pension and Postretirement Costs   Unrealized Net Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges   Unrealized Net Gains (Losses) on AFS Securities   FDIC's Share of Unrealized (Gains) Losses on AFS Securities   Other, net   Total
                                     
            (Dollars in millions)
AOCI balance, January 1, 2015   $  (626)   $  (54)   $  152    $  (207)   $  (16)   $  (751)
  OCI before reclassifications, net of tax      (20)      (112)      (18)      12       (7)      (145)
  Amounts reclassified from AOCI:                                    
    Personnel expense      38       ―         ―         ―         ―         38 
    Interest income      ―         ―         28       ―         3       31 
    Interest expense      ―         63       ―         ―         ―         63 
    FDIC loss share income, net      ―         ―         ―         26       ―         26 
    Securities (gains) losses, net      ―         ―         3       ―         ―         3 
      Total before income taxes      38       63       31       26       3       161 
      Less: Income taxes      14       24       12       10       1       61 
        Net of income taxes      24       39       19       16       2       100 
  Net change in AOCI      4       (73)      1       28       (5)      (45)
AOCI balance, September 30, 2015   $  (622)   $  (127)   $  153    $  (179)   $  (21)   $  (796)

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014   Unrecognized Net Pension and Postretirement Costs   Unrealized Net Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges   Unrealized Net Gains (Losses) on AFS Securities   FDIC's Share of Unrealized (Gains) Losses on AFS Securities   Other, net   Total
                                     
            (Dollars in millions)
AOCI balance, January 1, 2014   $  (303)   $  2    $  (42)   $  (235)   $  (15)   $  (593)
  OCI before reclassifications, net of tax      (16)      (20)      132       (3)      2       95 
  Amounts reclassified from AOCI:                                    
    Personnel expense      3       ―         ―         ―         ―         3 
    Interest income      ―         ―         (8)      ―         (3)      (11)
    Interest expense      ―         61       ―         ―         ―         61 
    FDIC loss share income, net      ―         ―         ―         34       ―         34 
    Securities (gains) losses, net      ―         ―         3       ―         ―         3 
      Total before income taxes      3       61       (5)      34       (3)      90 
      Less: Income taxes      1       23       (2)      13       (1)      34 
        Net of income taxes      2       38       (3)      21       (2)      56 
  Net change in AOCI      (14)      18       129       18       ―         151 
AOCI balance, September 30, 2014   $  (317)   $  20    $  87    $  (217)   $  (15)   $  (442)

 

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NOTE 11. Income Taxes

 

The effective tax rates for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 were 29.4% and 23.7%, respectively. The effective tax rates for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 were 25.6% and 28.7%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2015 was higher than the corresponding period of 2014 primarily due to the result of the IRS’s examination of tax years 2008-2010 which resulted in a $50 million tax benefit in the third quarter of 2014. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was lower than the corresponding period of 2014 primarily due to adjustments for uncertain tax positions as described below.

 

In February 2010, BB&T received an IRS statutory notice of deficiency for tax years 2002-2007 asserting a liability for taxes, penalties and interest of approximately $892 million related to the disallowance of foreign tax credits and other deductions claimed by a subsidiary in connection with a financing transaction. BB&T paid the disputed tax, penalties and interest in March 2010 and filed a lawsuit seeking a refund in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. On September 20, 2013, the court denied the refund claim. BB&T appealed the decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. On May 14, 2015, the appeals court overturned a portion of the earlier ruling, resulting in the recognition of income tax benefits of $107 million during the second quarter. The remainder of the decision was affirmed. On September 29, 2015, BB&T filed a petition requesting the case be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.

 

It is reasonably possible that the litigation associated with the financing transaction may conclude within the next twelve months; however, it is also possible that the appeals process could take longer than one year. Changes in the amount of unrecognized tax benefits, penalties and interest could result in a benefit of up to approximately $596 million.

 

Effective January 1, 2015, the Company adopted new accounting guidance related to investments in qualified affordable housing projects. See Note 13 “Commitments and Contingencies” for additional information.

 

 

 

 

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NOTE 12. Benefit Plans

 

          Qualified Plan   Nonqualified Plans  
  Three Months Ended September 30,   2015   2014   2015   2014  
                                 
          (Dollars in millions)  
  Service cost   $  40    $  31    $  3    $  2   
  Interest cost      36       31       4       5   
  Estimated return on plan assets      (82)      (74)      ―         ―     
  Amortization and other      14       2       4       3   
    Net periodic benefit cost   $  8    $  (10)   $  11    $  10   

 

          Qualified Plan   Nonqualified Plans  
  Nine Months Ended September 30,   2015     2014   2015   2014  
                                 
          (Dollars in millions)  
  Service cost   $  125    $  96    $  9    $  8   
  Interest cost      104       93       12       12   
  Estimated return on plan assets      (244)      (222)      ―         ―     
  Amortization and other      38       3       11       9   
    Net periodic benefit cost   $  23    $  (30)   $  32    $  29   

 

BB&T makes contributions to the qualified pension plan in amounts between the minimum required for funding and the maximum amount deductible for federal income tax purposes. Discretionary contributions totaling $126 million were made during 2015. There are no required contributions for the remainder of 2015, though BB&T may elect to make additional contributions.

 

NOTE 13. Commitments and Contingencies

 

          As Of / For the Year-To-Date Period Ended
          September 30, 2015   December 31, 2014
                   
          (Dollars in millions)
Letters of credit $  3,294    $  3,462 
Carrying amount of the liability for letters of credit    23       22 
                   
Investments in affordable housing and historic building rehabilitation projects:          
  Carrying amount    1,524       1,416 
  Amount of future funding commitments included in carrying amount    566       459 
  Lending exposure    177       169 
  Tax credits subject to recapture    337       300 
  Amortization recognized in the provision for income taxes    138       161 
  Tax credits and other tax benefits recognized in the provision for income taxes    192       222 
                   
Investments in private equity and similar investments    301       329 
Future funding commitments to consolidated private equity funds    240       202 

 

Effective January 1, 2015, BB&T adopted new guidance related to investments in qualified affordable housing projects and elected the proportional amortization method to account for these investments. The following table summarizes the impact to certain previously reported amounts.

 

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              Three Months Ended September 30, 2014   Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014  
                         
              (Dollars in millions)  
  Increase in other income $  30    $  106   
  Increase in provision for income taxes    (38)      (120)  
  Decrease in net income and net income available to common shareholders $  (8)   $  (14)  
                         
  Decrease in diluted EPS $  (0.01)   $  (0.02)  
                         
              January 1,  
              2015   2014  
                         
              (Dollars in millions)  
  Decrease to retained earnings $  (49)   $  (29)  

 

Legal Proceedings

 

The nature of BB&T’s business ordinarily results in a certain amount of claims, litigation, investigations and legal and administrative cases and proceedings, all of which are considered incidental to the normal conduct of business. BB&T believes it has meritorious defenses to the claims asserted against it in its currently outstanding legal proceedings and, with respect to such legal proceedings, intends to continue to defend itself vigorously, litigating or settling cases according to management’s judgment as to what is in the best interests of BB&T and its shareholders.

 

On at least a quarterly basis, liabilities and contingencies in connection with outstanding legal proceedings are assessed utilizing the latest information available. For those matters where it is probable that BB&T will incur a loss and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated, a liability is recorded in the consolidated financial statements. These legal reserves may be increased or decreased to reflect any relevant developments on at least a quarterly basis. For other matters, where a loss is not probable or the amount of the loss is not estimable, legal reserves are not accrued. While the outcome of legal proceedings is inherently uncertain, based on information currently available, advice of counsel and available insurance coverage, management believes that the established legal reserves are adequate and the liabilities arising from legal proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position, consolidated results of operations or consolidated cash flows. However, in the event of unexpected future developments, it is possible that the ultimate resolution of these matters, if unfavorable, may be material to the consolidated financial position, consolidated results of operations or consolidated cash flows of BB&T.

 

Pledged Assets

 

Certain assets were pledged to secure municipal deposits, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, borrowings and borrowing capacity, subject to any applicable asset discount, at the FHLB and FRB as well as for other purposes as required or permitted by law. The following table provides the total carrying amount of pledged assets by asset type, of which the majority are pursuant to agreements that do not permit the other party to sell or repledge the collateral. Assets related to employee benefit plans have been excluded from the following table.

 

        September 30,   December 31,  
        2015   2014  
                   
        (Dollars in millions)  
  Pledged securities $  14,827    $  14,636   
  Pledged loans    67,023       67,248   

 

 

 

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NOTE 14. Fair Value Disclosures

 

Accounting standards define fair value as the exchange price that would be received on the measurement date to sell an asset or the price paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market available to the entity in an orderly transaction between market participants, with a three level valuation input hierarchy.

 

The following tables present fair value information for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
                                 
  September 30, 2015   Total   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3  
                                 
          (Dollars in millions)  
  Assets:                          
    Trading securities   $  813    $  289    $  524    $  ―     
    AFS securities:                          
      U.S. Treasury      1,588       ―         1,588       ―     
      Agency MBS      19,228       ―         19,228       ―     
      States and political subdivisions      2,085       ―         2,085       ―     
      Non-agency MBS      233       ―         233       ―     
      Other      4       4       ―         ―     
      Acquired from FDIC      1,111       ―         454       657   
    LHFS      1,452       ―         1,452       ―     
    Residential MSRs      848       ―         ―         848   
    Derivative assets:                          
      Interest rate contracts      1,348       ―         1,326       22   
      Foreign exchange contracts      4       ―         4       ―     
    Private equity and similar investments      301       ―         ―         301   
      Total assets   $  29,015    $  293    $  26,894    $  1,828   
                                 
  Liabilities:                          
    Derivative liabilities:                          
      Interest rate contracts   $  1,063    $  ―      $  1,058    $  5   
      Foreign exchange contracts      3       ―         3       ―     
    Securities sold short      124       ―         124       ―     
      Total liabilities   $  1,190    $  ―      $  1,185    $  5   

 

 

 

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  December 31, 2014   Total   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3  
                                 
          (Dollars in millions)  
  Assets:                          
    Trading securities   $  482    $  289    $  193    $  ―     
    AFS securities:                          
      U.S. Treasury      1,231       ―         1,231       ―     
      Agency MBS      16,154       ―         16,154       ―     
      States and political subdivisions      1,974       ―         1,974       ―     
      Non-agency MBS      264       ―         264       ―     
      Other      41       6       35       ―     
      Acquired from FDIC      1,243       ―         498       745   
    LHFS      1,423       ―         1,423       ―     
    Residential MSRs      844       ―         ―         844   
    Derivative assets:                          
      Interest rate contracts      1,114       ―         1,094       20   
      Foreign exchange contracts      8       ―         8       ―     
    Private equity and similar investments      329       ―         ―         329   
      Total assets   $  25,107    $  295    $  22,874    $  1,938   
                                 
  Liabilities:                          
    Derivative liabilities:                          
      Interest rate contracts   $  1,007    $  ―      $  1,004    $  3   
      Foreign exchange contracts      6       ―         6       ―     
    Securities sold short      148       ―         148       ―     
      Total liabilities   $  1,161    $  ―      $  1,158    $  3   

 

The following discussion focuses on the valuation techniques and significant inputs for Level 2 and Level 3 assets and liabilities.

 

A third-party pricing service is generally utilized in determining the fair value of the securities portfolio. Management independently evaluates the fair values provided by the pricing service through comparisons to other external pricing sources, review of additional information provided by the pricing service and other third party sources for selected securities and back-testing to compare the price realized on any security sales to the daily pricing information received from the pricing service. Fair value measurements are derived from market-based pricing matrices that were developed using observable inputs that include benchmark yields, benchmark securities, reported trades, offers, bids, issuer spreads and broker quotes. As described by security type below, additional inputs may be used, or some inputs may not be applicable. In the event that market observable data was not available, which would generally occur due to the lack of an active market for a given security, the valuation of the security would be subjective and may involve substantial judgment by management.

 

Trading securities: Trading securities include various types of debt and equity securities, primarily consisting of debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury, GSEs, or states and political subdivisions. The valuation techniques used for these investments are more fully discussed below.

 

U.S. Treasury securities: Treasury securities are valued using quoted prices in active over the counter markets.

 

Agency MBS: GSE pass-through securities are valued using market-based pricing matrices that reference observable inputs including benchmark TBA security pricing and yield curves that were estimated based on U.S. Treasury yields and certain floating rate indices. The pricing matrices for these securities may also give consideration to pool-specific data supplied directly by the GSE. GSE CMOs are valued using market-based pricing matrices that are based on observable inputs including offers, bids, reported trades, dealer quotes and market research reports, the characteristics of a specific tranche, market convention prepayment speeds and benchmark yield curves as described above.

 

States and political subdivisions: These securities are valued using market-based pricing matrices that reference observable inputs including MSRB reported trades, issuer spreads, material event notices and benchmark yield curves.

 

Non-agency MBS: Pricing matrices for these securities are based on observable inputs including offers, bids, reported trades, dealer quotes and market research reports, the characteristics of a specific tranche, market convention prepayment speeds and benchmark yield curves as described above.

 

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Other securities: These securities consist primarily of mutual funds and corporate bonds. These securities are valued based on a review of quoted market prices for assets as well as through the various other inputs discussed previously.

 

Acquired from FDIC securities: Securities acquired from the FDIC consist of re-remic non-agency MBS, municipal securities and non-agency MBS. State and political subdivision securities and certain non-agency MBS acquired from the FDIC are valued in a manner similar to the approach described above for those asset classes. The re-remic non-agency MBS, which are categorized as Level 3, are valued based on broker dealer quotes that reflected certain unobservable market inputs.

 

LHFS: Certain mortgage loans are originated to be sold to investors, which are carried at fair value. The fair value is primarily based on quoted market prices for securities backed by similar types of loans. The changes in fair value of these assets are largely driven by changes in interest rates subsequent to loan funding and changes in the fair value of servicing associated with the mortgage LHFS.

 

Residential MSRs: Residential MSRs are valued using an OAS valuation model to project cash flows over multiple interest rate scenarios, which are then discounted at risk-adjusted rates. The model considers portfolio characteristics, contractually specified servicing fees, prepayment assumptions, delinquency rates, late charges, other ancillary revenue, costs to service and other economic factors. Fair value estimates and assumptions are compared to industry surveys, recent market activity, actual portfolio experience and, when available, other observable market data.

 

Derivative assets and liabilities: The fair values of derivatives are determined based on quoted market prices and internal pricing models that are primarily sensitive to market observable data. The fair values of interest rate lock commitments, which are related to mortgage loan commitments and are categorized as Level 3, are based on quoted market prices adjusted for commitments that are not expected to fund and include the value attributable to the net servicing fees.

 

Private equity and similar investments: Private equity and similar investments are measured at fair value based on the investment’s net asset value. In many cases there are no observable market values for these investments and therefore management must estimate the fair value based on a comparison of the operating performance of the company to multiples in the marketplace for similar entities. This analysis requires significant judgment, and actual values in a sale could differ materially from those estimated.

 

Securities sold short: Securities sold short represent debt securities sold short that are entered into as a hedging strategy for the purposes of supporting institutional and retail client trading activities.

 

The following tables summarize activity for Level 3 assets and liabilities:
                           
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015   Acquired from FDIC Securities   Residential MSRs   Net Derivatives   Private Equity and Similar Investments
     
              (Dollars in millions)
Balance at July 1, 2015   $  688    $  912    $  (2)   $  359 
  Total realized and unrealized gains (losses):                        
    Included in earnings:                        
      Interest income      5       ―         ―         ―   
      Mortgage banking income      ―         (90)      20       ―   
      Other noninterest income      ―         ―         (1)      25 
    Included in unrealized net holding gains (losses) in OCI      (11)      ―         ―         ―   
  Purchases      ―         ―         ―         7 
  Issuances      ―         57       26       ―   
  Sales      ―         ―         ―         (90)
  Settlements      (25)      (31)      (26)      ―   
Balance at September 30, 2015   $  657    $  848    $  17    $  301 
                                   
Change in unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings for the period,                        
  attributable to assets and liabilities still held at September 30, 2015   $  5    $  (90)   $  19    $  (7)

 

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Three Months Ended September 30, 2014   Acquired from FDIC Securities   Residential MSRs   Net Derivatives   Private Equity and Similar Investments
     
              (Dollars in millions)
Balance at July 1, 2014   $  810    $  954    $  24    $  322 
  Total realized and unrealized gains (losses):                        
    Included in earnings:                        
      Interest income      7       ―         ―         ―   
      Mortgage banking income      ―         (19)      26       ―   
    Included in unrealized net holding gains (losses) in OCI      (11)      ―         ―         ―   
  Purchases      ―         ―         ―         5 
  Issuances      ―         39       11       ―   
  Sales      ―         ―         ―         (20)
  Settlements      (31)      (31)      (51)      (2)
Balance at September 30, 2014   $  775    $  943    $  10    $  305 
                                   
Change in unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings for the period,                        
  attributable to assets and liabilities still held at September 30, 2014   $  7    $  (19)   $  10    $  (1)

 

                                Private
              Acquired               Equity and
              from FDIC   Residential   Net   Similar
  Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015   Securities   MSRs   Derivatives   Investments
                         
            (Dollars in millions)
  Balance at January 1, 2015   $  745    $  844    $  17    $  329 
    Total realized and unrealized gains (losses):                        
      Included in earnings:                        
        Interest income      21       ―         ―         ―   
        Mortgage banking income      ―         (21)      68       ―   
        Other noninterest income      ―         ―         (3)      44 
      Included in unrealized net holding gains (losses) in OCI      (36)      ―         ―         ―   
    Purchases      ―         ―         ―         62 
    Issuances      ―         125       67       ―   
    Sales      ―         ―         ―         (119)
    Settlements      (73)      (100)      (132)      (15)
  Balance at September 30, 2015   $  657    $  848    $  17    $  301 
                                   
  Change in unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings for the period,                        
    attributable to assets and liabilities still held at September 30, 2015   $  21    $  (21)   $  19    $  8 

 

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                                Private
              Acquired           Equity and
              from FDIC   Residential   Net   Similar
  Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014   Securities   MSRs   Derivatives   Investments
                         
            (Dollars in millions)
  Balance at January 1, 2014   $  861    $  1,047    $  (11)   $  291 
    Total realized and unrealized gains (losses):                        
      Included in earnings:                        
        Interest income      24       ―         ―         ―   
        Mortgage banking income      ―         (116)      70       ―   
        Other noninterest income      ―         ―         ―         12 
      Included in unrealized net holding gains (losses) in OCI      (26)      ―         ―         ―   
    Purchases      ―         ―         ―         57 
    Issuances      ―         105       51       ―   
    Sales      ―         ―         ―         (50)
    Settlements      (84)      (93)      (100)      (6)
    Transfers into Level 3      ―         ―         ―         1 
  Balance at September 30, 2014   $  775    $  943    $  10    $  305 
                                   
  Change in unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings for the period,                        
    attributable to assets and liabilities still held at September 30, 2014   $  24    $  (116)   $  10    $  (5)

 

BB&T’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out of Levels 1, 2 and 3 as of the end of a reporting period. Transfers involving Level 3 are presented in the preceding tables. There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 or 2014.

 

The majority of private equity and similar investments are in SBIC qualified funds, which primarily focus on equity and subordinated debt investments in privately-held middle market companies. The majority of these investments are not redeemable and distributions are received as the underlying assets of the funds liquidate. The timing of distributions, which are expected to occur on various dates through 2025, is uncertain and dependent on various events such as recapitalizations, refinance transactions and ownership changes among others. Excluding the investment of future funds, these investments have an estimated weighted average remaining life of approximately three years; however, the timing and amount of distributions may vary significantly. Restrictions on the ability to sell the investments include, but are not limited to, consent of a majority member or general partner approval for transfer of ownership. These investments are spread over numerous privately-held middle market companies, and thus the sensitivity to a change in fair value for any single investment is limited. The significant unobservable inputs for these investments are EBITDA multiples that ranged from 5x to 11x, with a weighted average of 8x, at September 30, 2015.

 

The following table details the fair value and UPB of LHFS that were elected to be carried at fair value:
                                             
          September 30, 2015   December 31, 2014  
          Fair   Aggregate       Fair   Aggregate      
          Value   UPB   Difference   Value   UPB   Difference  
                                             
          (Dollars in millions)  
  LHFS reported at fair value $  1,452    $  1,416    $  36    $  1,423    $  1,390    $  33   

 

Excluding government guaranteed, LHFS that were nonaccrual or 90 days or more past due and still accruing interest were not material at September 30, 2015.

 

 

 

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The following table provides information about certain financial assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, which are primarily collateral dependent and may be subject to liquidity adjustments. The carrying values represent end of period values, which approximate the fair value measurements that occurred on the various measurement dates throughout the period. The valuation adjustments represent the amounts recorded during the period regardless of whether the asset is still held at period end. These assets are considered to be Level 3 assets (excludes PCI).
                                       
    September 30, 2015   September 30, 2014  
          Valuation Adjustments         Valuation Adjustments  
    Carrying Value   Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended   Carrying Value   Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended  
                                       
    (Dollars in millions)  
  Impaired loans $  131    $  (6)   $  (19)   $ 187    $  (10)   $  (47)  
  Foreclosed real estate    85       (54)      (137)     75       (43)      (129)  

 

Refer to Note 2 “Acquisitions and Divestitures” for fair value measurements related to acquisitions.

 

For financial instruments not recorded at fair value, estimates of fair value are based on relevant market data and information about the instrument. Values obtained relate to one trading unit without regard to any premium or discount that may result from concentrations of ownership, possible tax ramifications, estimated transaction costs that may result from bulk sales or the relationship between various instruments.

 

An active market does not exist for certain financial instruments. Fair value estimates for these instruments are based on current economic conditions, currency and interest rate risk characteristics, loss experience and other factors. Many of these estimates involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and cannot be determined with precision. Therefore, the fair value estimates in many instances cannot be substantiated by comparison to independent markets and, in many cases, may not be realizable in a current sale of the instrument. In addition, changes in assumptions could significantly affect these fair value estimates. The following assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of these financial instruments.

 

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash: For these short-term instruments, the carrying amounts are a reasonable estimate of fair values.

 

HTM securities: The fair values of HTM securities are based on a market approach using observable inputs such as benchmark yields and securities, TBA prices, reported trades, issuer spreads, current bids and offers, monthly payment information and collateral performance.

 

Loans receivable: The fair values for loans are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, applying interest rates currently being offered for loans with similar terms and credit quality, which are deemed to be indicative of orderly transactions in the current market. For commercial loans and leases, discount rates may be adjusted to address additional credit risk on lower risk grade instruments. For residential mortgage and other consumer loans, internal prepayment risk models are used to adjust contractual cash flows. Loans are aggregated into pools of similar terms and credit quality and discounted using a LIBOR based rate. The carrying amounts of accrued interest approximate fair values.

 

FDIC loss share receivable and payable: The fair values of the receivable and payable are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, applying a risk free interest rate that is adjusted for the uncertainty in the timing and amount of the cash flows. The expected cash flows to/from the FDIC related to loans were estimated using the same assumptions that were used in determining the accounting values for the related loans. The expected cash flows to/from the FDIC related to securities are based upon the fair value of the related securities and the payment that would be required if the securities were sold for that amount. The loss share agreements are not transferrable and, accordingly, there is no market for the receivable or payable.

 

Deposit liabilities: The fair values for demand deposits are equal to the amount payable on demand. Fair values for CDs are estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation that applies current interest rates to aggregate expected maturities. BB&T has developed long-term relationships with its deposit customers, commonly referred to as CDIs, that have not been considered in the determination of the deposit liabilities’ fair value.

 

Short-term borrowings: The carrying amounts of short-term borrowings, excluding securities sold short, approximate their fair values.

 

Long-term debt: The fair values of long-term debt instruments are estimated based on quoted market prices for the instrument if available, or for similar instruments if not available, or by using discounted cash flow analyses, based on current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of instruments.

 

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Contractual commitments: The fair values of commitments are estimated using the fees charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the present creditworthiness of the counterparties. The fair values of guarantees and letters of credit are estimated based on the counterparties’ creditworthiness and average default rates for loan products with similar risks. These respective fair value measurements are categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. Retail lending commitments are assigned no fair value as BB&T typically has the ability to cancel such commitments by providing notice to the borrower.

 

Financial assets and liabilities not recorded at fair value are summarized below:
     
          Carrying   Total          
  September 30, 2015   Amount   Fair Value   Level 2   Level 3  
                         
          (Dollars in millions)  
  Financial assets:                          
    HTM securities   $  19,245    $  19,430    $  19,430    $  ―     
    Loans and leases HFI, net of ALLL      134,057       134,494       ―         134,494   
    FDIC loss share receivable      331       23       ―         23   
                                 
  Financial liabilities:                          
    Deposits      147,827       148,054       148,054       ―     
    FDIC loss share payable      691       692       ―         692   
    Long-term debt      24,883       25,343       25,343       ―     

 

          Carrying   Total          
  December 31, 2014   Amount   Fair Value   Level 2   Level 3  
                         
          (Dollars in millions)  
  Financial assets:                          
    HTM securities   $  20,240    $  20,313    $  20,313    $  ―     
    Loans and leases HFI, net of ALLL      118,410       118,605       ―         118,605   
    FDIC loss share receivable      534       123       ―         123   
                                 
  Financial liabilities:                          
    Deposits      129,040       129,259       129,259       ―     
    FDIC loss share payable      697       696       ―         696   
    Long-term debt      23,312       24,063       24,063       ―     

 

The following is a summary of selected information pertaining to off-balance sheet financial instruments:
                               
        September 30, 2015    December 31, 2014  
        Notional/       Notional/      
        Contract       Contract      
      Amount   Fair Value   Amount   Fair Value  
                       
        (Dollars in millions)  
  Commitments to extend, originate or purchase credit   $  58,376    $  118    $  49,333    $  97   
  Residential mortgage loans sold with recourse      588       8       667       9   
  Other loans sold with recourse      4,276       8       4,264       7   
  Letters of credit      3,294       23       3,462       22   
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NOTE 15. Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Derivative Classifications and Hedging Relationships
                                                 
                September 30, 2015   December 31, 2014
            Hedged Item or   Notional   Fair Value   Notional   Fair Value
            Transaction   Amount   Gain   Loss   Amount   Gain   Loss
                                                 
                (Dollars in millions)
Cash flow hedges:                                      
  Interest rate contracts:                                      
    Pay fixed swaps 3 mo. LIBOR funding   $  9,300    $  ―      $  (285)   $  9,300    $  ―      $  (289)
                                                 
Fair value hedges:                                      
  Interest rate contracts:                                      
    Receive fixed swaps Long-term debt      13,092       456       ―         11,902       269       (5)
    Pay fixed swaps Commercial loans      193       ―         (4)      161       ―         (3)
    Pay fixed swaps Municipal securities      256       ―         (103)      336       ―         (126)
        Total        13,541       456       (107)      12,399       269       (134)
                                                 
Not designated as hedges:                                      
  Client-related and other risk management:                                      
    Interest rate contracts:                                      
      Receive fixed swaps        8,689       422       ―         7,995       350       (3)
      Pay fixed swaps        8,904       ―         (453)      8,163       1       (375)
      Other swaps        953       4       (6)      1,372       5       (7)
      Other        498       1       (2)      528       1       (1)
      Forward commitments        6,948       16       (20)      5,326       10       (12)
    Foreign exchange contracts        486       4       (3)      571       8       (6)
        Total        26,478       447       (484)      23,955       375       (404)
                                                 
  Mortgage banking:                                      
    Interest rate contracts:                                      
      Interest rate lock commitments        2,095       22       ―         1,566       20       ―   
      When issued securities, forward rate agreements and forward                                    
        commitments      2,939       4       (28)      2,623       3       (25)
      Other        985       8       (3)      916       7       ―   
        Total        6,019       34       (31)      5,105       30       (25)
                                                 
  MSRs:                                      
    Interest rate contracts:                                      
      Receive fixed swaps        2,336       124       ―         4,119       215       (1)
      Pay fixed swaps        2,999       ―         (114)      4,362       1       (124)
      Option trades        9,485       286       (44)      9,350       229       (36)
      When issued securities, forward rate agreements and forward                                    
        commitments      2,762       5       (1)      3,731       3       ―   
      Other        58       ―         ―         ―         ―         ―   
        Total        17,640       415       (159)      21,562       448       (161)
          Total derivatives not designated as hedges      50,137       896       (674)      50,622       853       (590)
Total derivatives   $  72,978       1,352       (1,066)   $  72,321       1,122       (1,013)
                                                 
Gross amounts not offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets:                                    
  Amounts subject to master netting arrangements not offset due to policy election      (565)      565             (629)      629 
  Cash collateral (received) posted            (413)      454             (190)      342 
    Net amount         $  374    $  (47)         $  303    $  (42)
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The fair values of derivatives in a gain or loss position are presented on a gross basis in other assets or other liabilities, respectively, in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Cash collateral posted for derivatives in a loss position is reported as restricted cash. Derivatives with dealer counterparties at both the bank and the parent company are governed by the terms of ISDA Master netting agreements and Credit Support Annexes. The ISDA Master agreements allow counterparties to offset trades in a gain against trades in a loss to determine net exposure and allows for the right of setoff in the event of either a default or an additional termination event. Credit Support Annexes govern the terms of daily collateral posting practices. Collateral practices mitigate the potential loss impact to affected parties by requiring liquid collateral to be posted on a scheduled basis to secure the aggregate net unsecured exposure. In addition to collateral, the right of setoff allows counterparties to offset net derivative values with a defaulting party against certain other contractual receivables from or obligations due to the defaulting party in determining the net termination amount. No portion of the change in fair value of derivatives designated as hedges has been excluded from effectiveness testing. The ineffective portion was immaterial for all periods presented.

 

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Income
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014
                                       
              Effective Portion
              Pre-tax Gain       Pre-tax Gain (Loss)
              (Loss) Recognized       Reclassified from
              in AOCI   Location of Amounts   AOCI into Income
              2015   2014    Reclassified from AOCI into Income   2015   2014 
                                       
                (Dollars in millions)
Cash flow hedges:                          
  Interest rate contracts $  (168)   $  (8)   Total interest expense   $  (21)   $  (21)
                                       
                              Pre-tax Gain
                              (Loss) Recognized
                          Location of Amounts   in Income
                          Recognized in Income   2015   2014 
                                       
                              (Dollars in millions)
Fair value hedges:                          
  Interest rate contracts             Total interest income   $  (5)   $  (5)
  Interest rate contracts             Total interest expense      69       58 
        Total                 $  64    $  53 
                                       
Not designated as hedges:                          
  Client-related and other risk management:                
    Interest rate contracts             Other noninterest income   $  3    $  5 
    Foreign exchange contracts             Other noninterest income      7       10 
  Mortgage banking:                          
    Interest rate contracts             Mortgage banking income      (21)      20 
  MSRs:                          
    Interest rate contracts             Mortgage banking income      94       23 
      Total                 $  83    $  58 
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The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Income
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014
                                       
              Effective Portion
              Pre-tax Gain       Pre-tax Gain (Loss)
              (Loss) Recognized   Location of Amounts   Reclassified from
              in AOCI   Reclassified from AOCI   AOCI into Income
              2015   2014    into Income   2015   2014 
                                       
                (Dollars in millions)
Cash Flow Hedges:                          
  Interest rate contracts $  (180)   $  (33)   Total interest expense   $  (63)   $  (61)
                                       
                          Effective Portion
                              Pre-tax Gain
                          Location of Amounts   (Loss) Recognized
                          Recognized   in Income
                          in Income   2015   2014 
                                       
                (Dollars in millions)
Fair Value Hedges:                          
  Interest rate contracts             Total interest income   $  (15)   $  (16)
  Interest rate contracts             Total interest expense      205       168 
        Total                 $  190    $  152 
                                       
Not Designated as Hedges:                          
  Client-related and other risk management:                
    Interest rate contracts             Other noninterest income   $  15    $  15 
    Foreign exchange contracts             Other noninterest income      16       13 
  Mortgage Banking:                          
    Interest rate contracts             Mortgage banking income      (1)      (7)
  MSRs:                          
    Interest rate contracts             Mortgage banking income      56       128 
      Total                 $  86    $  149 

 

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The following table provides a summary of derivative strategies and the related accounting treatment:
                 
        Cash Flow Hedges   Fair Value Hedges   Derivatives Not Designated as Hedges
                 
Risk exposure   Variability in cash flows of interest payments on floating rate business loans, overnight funding and various LIBOR funding instruments.   Losses in value on fixed rate long-term debt, CDs, FHLB advances, loans and state and political subdivision securities due to changes in interest rates.   Risk associated with an asset or liability, including mortgage banking operations and MSRs, or for client needs. Includes exposure to changes in market rates and conditions subsequent to the interest rate lock and funding date for mortgage loans originated for sale.
                 
Risk management objective   Hedge the variability in the interest payments and receipts on future cash flows for forecasted transactions related to the first unhedged payments and receipts of variable interest.   Convert the fixed rate paid or received to a floating rate, primarily through the use of swaps.   For interest rate lock commitment derivatives and LHFS, use mortgage-based derivatives such as forward commitments and options to mitigate market risk. For MSRs, mitigate the income statement effect of changes in the fair value of the MSRs.
                 
Treatment for portion that is highly effective   Recognized in AOCI until the related cash flows from the hedged item are recognized in earnings.   Recognized in current period income along with the corresponding changes in the fair value of the designated hedged item attributable to the risk being hedged.   Entire change in fair value recognized in current period income.
                 
Treatment for portion that is ineffective   Recognized in current period income.   Recognized in current period income.   Not applicable
                 
Treatment if hedge ceases to be highly effective or is terminated   Hedge is dedesignated. Effective changes in value that are recorded in AOCI before dedesignation are amortized to yield over the period the forecasted hedged transactions impact earnings.   If hedged item remains outstanding, termination proceeds are included in cash flows from financing activities and effective changes in value are reflected as part of the carrying value of the financial instrument and amortized to earnings over its estimated remaining life.   Not applicable
                 
Treatment if transaction is no longer probable of occurring during forecast period or within a short period thereafter   Hedge accounting is ceased and any gain or loss in AOCI is reported in earnings immediately.   Not applicable   Not applicable

 

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The following table presents information about BB&T's cash flow and fair value hedges:
                           
            September 30,   December 31,  
             2015    2014  
                           
            (Dollars in millions)  
  Cash flow hedges:                  
    Net unrecognized after-tax loss on active hedges recorded in AOCI   $  (178)     $  (181)    
    Net unrecognized after-tax gain on terminated hedges recorded in AOCI                  
      (to be recognized in earnings through 2022)      51         127     
    Estimated portion of net after-tax loss on active and terminated hedges                  
      to be reclassified from AOCI into earnings during the next 12 months      (25)        (51)    
    Maximum time period over which BB&T has hedged a portion of the variability                  
      in future cash flows for forecasted transactions excluding those transactions                
      relating to the payment of variable interest on existing instruments       yrs     yrs  
                           
  Fair value hedges:                  
    Unrecognized pre-tax net gain on terminated hedges (to be recognized                  
      as interest primarily through 2019)   $  163      $  227     
    Portion of pre-tax net gain on terminated hedges to be recognized as a change                  
      in interest during the next 12 months        69         88     

 

Derivatives Credit Risk – Dealer Counterparties

 

Credit risk related to derivatives arises when amounts receivable from a counterparty exceed those payable to the same counterparty. The risk of loss is addressed by subjecting dealer counterparties to credit reviews and approvals similar to those used in making loans or other extensions of credit and by requiring collateral. Dealer counterparties operate under agreements to provide cash and/or liquid collateral when unsecured loss positions exceed negotiated limits.

 

Derivative contracts with dealer counterparties settle on a monthly, quarterly or semiannual basis, with daily movement of collateral between counterparties required within established netting agreements. BB&T only transacts with dealer counterparties with strong credit standings.

 

Derivatives Credit Risk – Central Clearing Parties

 

Certain derivatives are cleared through central clearing parties that require initial margin collateral, as well as collateral for trades in a net loss position. Initial margin collateral requirements are established by central clearing parties on varying bases, with such amounts generally designed to offset the risk of non-payment. Initial margin is generally calculated by applying the maximum loss experienced in value over a specified time horizon to the portfolio of existing trades. The central clearing party used for TBA transactions does not post variation margin to the bank.

 

              September 30,   December 31,  
                   2015    2014  
                                 
                      (Dollars in millions)  
  Dealer Counterparties:              
    Cash collateral received from dealer counterparties   $  419    $  191   
    Derivatives in a net gain position secured by that collateral      414       201   
    Unsecured positions in a net gain with dealer counterparties after collateral postings      2       10   
                               
    Cash collateral posted to dealer counterparties      177       227   
    Derivatives in a net loss position secured by that collateral      177       231   
    Additional collateral that would have been posted had BB&T's credit ratings              
      dropped below investment grade      2       3   
                                 
  Central Clearing Parties:              
    Cash collateral, including initial margin, posted to central clearing parties      284       114   
    Derivatives in a net loss position secured by that collateral      297       129   
    Securities pledged to central clearing parties      245       116   
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NOTE 16. Computation of EPS

 

Basic and diluted EPS calculations are presented in the following table:
                             
      Three Months Ended September 30,   Nine Months Ended September 30,  
      2015   2014    2015   2014   
                             
      (Dollars in millions, except per share data, shares in thousands)  
  Net income available to common shareholders $  492    $  512    $  1,434    $  1,432   
                             
  Weighted average number of common shares    764,435       720,117       737,141       717,373   
  Effect of dilutive outstanding equity-based awards    9,588       9,872       9,681       10,221   
  Weighted average number of diluted common shares    774,023       729,989       746,822       727,594   
                             
  Basic EPS $  0.64    $  0.71    $  1.95    $  2.00   
                             
  Diluted EPS $  0.64    $  0.70    $  1.92    $  1.97   
                             
  Anti-dilutive awards    7,492       14,016       9,210       14,606   

 

 

 

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NOTE 17. Operating Segments

 

As a result of new qualified mortgage regulations, during January 2014 approximately $8.3 billion of closed-end, first and second lien position residential mortgage loans were transferred from Community Banking to Residential Mortgage Banking based on a change in how these loans are managed. In addition, $319 million of related goodwill was also transferred.

 

Financial data related to Susquehanna is included in the Other, Treasury and Corporate segment until the completion of the systems conversion, which is currently expected to occur during the fourth quarter of 2015.

 

Reportable Segments
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014
                                                     
        Community   Residential   Dealer      Specialized
        Banking   Mortgage Banking   Financial Services   Lending
        2015   2014    2015   2014    2015   2014    2015   2014 
                                                     
        (Dollars in millions)
Net interest income (expense) $  450    $  437    $  337    $  373    $  217    $  212    $  159    $  149 
Net intersegment interest income (expense)    322       296       (221)      (246)      (38)      (41)      (47)      (38)
Segment net interest income    772       733       116       127       179       171       112       111 
Allocated provision for loan and lease losses    4       52       7       (48)      67       53       9       4 
Noninterest income    304       308       92       82       1       ―         59       63 
Intersegment net referral fees (expense)    35       31       1       1       ―         ―         ―         ―   
Noninterest expense    380       355       83       107       34       28       63       55 
Amortization of intangibles    5       7       ―         ―         ―         ―         1       1 
Allocated corporate expenses    305       299       22       22       10       8       16       16 
Income (loss) before income taxes    417       359       97       129       69       82       82       98 
Provision (benefit) for income taxes    153       131       37       49       26       31       20       27 
Segment net income (loss) $  264    $  228    $  60    $  80    $  43    $  51    $  62    $  71 
                                                     
Identifiable assets (period end) $  57,494    $  55,115    $  32,973    $  35,778    $  13,611    $  12,514    $  19,251    $  17,536 
                                                 
                                Other, Treasury   Total BB&T
        Insurance Services   Financial Services   and Corporate (1)   Corporation
        2015   2014    2015   2014    2015   2014    2015   2014 
                                                     
        (Dollars in millions)
Net interest income (expense) $  1    $  ―      $  53    $  46    $  247    $  132    $  1,464    $  1,349 
Net intersegment interest income (expense)    2       1       81       66       (99)      (38)      ―         ―   
Segment net interest income    3       1       134       112       148       94       1,464       1,349 
Allocated provision for loan and lease losses    ―         ―         20       5       (4)      (32)      103       34 
Noninterest income    353       387       225       189       (46)      (80)      988       949 
Intersegment net referral fees (expense)    ―         ―         5       4       (41)      (36)      ―         ―   
Noninterest expense    284       297       176       156       545       518       1,565       1,516 
Amortization of intangibles    12       13       1       1       10       1       29       23 
Allocated corporate expenses    25       21       34       32       (412)      (398)      ―         ―   
Income (loss) before income taxes    35       57       133       111       (78)      (111)      755       725 
Provision (benefit) for income taxes    14       21       50       42       (78)      (129)      222       172 
Segment net income (loss) $  21    $  36    $  83    $  69    $  ―      $  18    $  533    $  553 
                                                     
Identifiable assets (period end) $  2,668    $  2,736    $  15,436    $  12,033    $  67,376    $  51,333    $  208,809    $  187,045 
                                                     
                                                     
(1) Includes financial data from business units below the quantitative and qualitative thresholds requiring disclosure.

 

 

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Reportable Segments
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014
                                                     
        Community   Residential   Dealer   Specialized
        Banking   Mortgage Banking   Financial Services   Lending
        2015   2014    2015   2014    2015   2014    2015   2014 
                                                     
          (Dollars in millions)
Net interest income (expense) $  1,308    $  1,291    $  1,021    $  1,125    $  646    $  621    $  460    $  430 
Net intersegment interest income (expense)    910       893       (680)      (747)      (114)      (118)      (132)      (106)
Segment net interest income    2,218       2,184       341       378       532       503       328       324 
Allocated provision for loan and lease losses    28       103       (2)      (69)      176       157       35       26 
Noninterest income    865       888       277       210       1       1       197       163 
Intersegment net referral fees (expense)    105       87       1       1       ―         ―         ―         ―   
Noninterest expense    1,109       1,088       237       394       107       84       187       156 
Amortization of intangibles    18       22       ―         ―         ―         ―         3       3 
Allocated corporate expenses    916       903       68       68       29       23       47       47 
Income (loss) before income taxes    1,117       1,043       316       196       221       240       253       255 
Provision (benefit) for income taxes    409       381       120       75       84       91       64       65 
Segment net income (loss) $  708    $  662    $  196    $  121    $  137    $  149    $  189    $  190 
                                                     
Identifiable assets (period end) $  57,494    $  55,115    $  32,973    $  35,778    $  13,611    $  12,514    $  19,251    $  17,536 
                                                     
                                Other, Treasury   Total BB&T
        Insurance Services   Financial Services   and Corporate (1)   Corporation
        2015   2014    2015   2014    2015   2014    2015   2014 
                                                     
        (Dollars in millions)
Net interest income (expense) $  2    $  1    $  155    $  133    $  496    $  438    $  4,088    $  4,039 
Net intersegment interest income (expense)    5       4       227       193       (216)      (119)      ―         ―   
Segment net interest income    7       5       382       326       280       319       4,088       4,039 
Allocated provision for loan and lease losses    ―         ―         67       8       (5)      (57)      299       168 
Noninterest income    1,220       1,242       638       560       (194)      (230)      3,004       2,834 
Intersegment net referral fees (expense)    ―         ―         11       8       (117)      (96)      ―         ―   
Noninterest expense    896       908       513       463       1,547       1,296       4,596       4,389 
Amortization of intangibles    35       40       2       2       15       2       73       69 
Allocated corporate expenses    75       57       101       96       (1,236)      (1,194)      ―         ―   
Income (loss) before income taxes    221       242       348       325       (352)      (54)      2,124       2,247 
Provision (benefit) for income taxes    75       74       131       122       (340)      (164)      543       644 
Segment net income (loss) $  146    $  168    $  217    $  203    $  (12)   $  110    $  1,581    $  1,603 
                                                     
Identifiable assets (period end) $  2,668    $  2,736    $  15,436    $  12,033    $  67,376    $  51,333    $  208,809    $  187,045 
                                                     
                                                     
(1) Includes financial data from business units below the quantitative and qualitative thresholds requiring disclosure.

 

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

 

BB&T is a financial holding company organized under the laws of North Carolina. BB&T conducts operations through its principal bank subsidiary, Branch Bank, and its nonbank subsidiaries.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, regarding the financial condition, results of operations, business plans and the future performance of BB&T that are based on the beliefs and assumptions of the management of BB&T and the information available to management at the time that these disclosures were prepared. Words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “intends,” “plans,” “projects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” and other similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from anticipated results. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

·general economic or business conditions, either nationally or regionally, may be less favorable than expected, resulting in, among other things, a deterioration in credit quality and/or a reduced demand for credit, insurance or other services;

 

·disruptions to the national or global financial markets, including the impact of a downgrade of U.S. government obligations by one of the credit ratings agencies and the adverse effects of recessionary conditions in Europe;

 

·changes in the interest rate environment and cash flow reassessments may reduce NIM and/or the volumes and values of loans made or held as well as the value of other financial assets held;

 

·competitive pressures among depository and other financial institutions may increase significantly;

 

·legislative, regulatory or accounting changes, including changes resulting from the adoption and implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act may adversely affect the businesses in which BB&T is engaged;

 

·local, state or federal taxing authorities may take tax positions that are adverse to BB&T;

 

·a reduction may occur in BB&T’s credit ratings;

 

·adverse changes may occur in the securities markets;

 

·competitors of BB&T may have greater financial resources and develop products that enable them to compete more successfully than BB&T and may be subject to different regulatory standards than BB&T;

 

·cyber-security risks, including “denial of service,” “hacking” and “identity theft,” could adversely affect our business and financial performance or our reputation, and we could be liable for financial losses incurred by third parties due to breaches of data shared between financial institutions;

 

·natural or other disasters could have an adverse effect on BB&T in that such events could materially disrupt BB&T’s operations or the ability or willingness of BB&T’s customers to access the financial services BB&T offers;

 

·costs related to the integration of the businesses of BB&T and its merger partners may be greater than expected;

 

·failure to execute on strategic or operational plans, including the ability to successfully complete and/or integrate mergers and acquisitions or fully achieve expected cost savings or revenue growth associated with mergers and acquisitions within the expected time frames could adversely impact financial condition and results of operations;

 

·significant litigation could have a material adverse effect on BB&T;

 

·deposit attrition, customer loss and/or revenue loss following completed mergers and acquisitions may be greater than expected;

 

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·failure to correctly implement or properly utilize the remaining components of the Company’s new ERP system or new commercial loan system could result in impairment charges that adversely impact BB&T’s financial condition and results of operations and could result in significant additional costs; and

 

·widespread system outages, caused by the failure of critical internal systems or critical services provided by third parties, could adversely impact BB&T’s financial conditions and results of operations.

 

These and other risk factors are more fully described in this report and in BB&T’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 under the sections entitled “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and from time to time, in other filings with the SEC. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed in or implied by any forward-looking statements. Except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, BB&T undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.

 

Regulatory Considerations

 

BB&T and its affiliates are subject to numerous examinations by federal and state banking regulators, as well as the SEC, FINRA, and various state insurance and securities regulators. BB&T has from time to time received requests for information from regulatory authorities in various states, including state insurance commissions and state attorneys general, securities regulators and other regulatory authorities, concerning their business practices. Such requests are considered incidental to the normal conduct of business. Refer to BB&T’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 for additional disclosures with respect to laws and regulations affecting BB&T.

 

DIF Assessment

 

During October 2015, the FDIC issued a proposal that will lower the regular assessment rates for all banks when the DIF reserve ratio reaches 1.15%, which the FDIC expects will occur in early 2016. The proposed rule would also impose on banks with at least $10 billion in assets a surcharge of 4.5 cents per $100 of the assessment base, after making certain adjustments, for a period currently estimated by the FDIC to be two years. BB&T estimates that the net effect of the proposed changes would increase the total annual assessment by an amount within the range of $40 million to $50 million.

  

Amendments to the Capital Plan and Stress Test Rules

 

During 2014, the FRB amended the start date of the capital plan and stress test cycles from October 1 to January 1 of the following calendar year. The FRB also amended the capital plan rule to limit a BHC’s ability to make capital distributions to the extent the BHC’s actual capital issuances are less than the amount indicated in its capital plan under baseline conditions, measured on a quarterly basis.

 

The FDIC revised the annual stress testing requirements for state non-member banks and state savings associations with total consolidated assets of more than $10 billion. FDIC regulations require covered banks to conduct annual stress tests, report the results of such stress tests to the FDIC and the FRB and publicly disclose a summary of the results. The FDIC modified the “as-of” dates for financial data that covered banks will use to perform their stress tests as well as the reporting dates and public disclosure dates of the annual stress tests. The revisions to the regulations will become effective January 1, 2016.

 

HMDA Regulations

 

The CFPB has issued final rules changing the reporting requirements for mortgage lenders under the HMDA. The new rules expand the range of transactions subject to these requirements to include most securitized residential mortgage closed-end loans and lines. The rules also increase the overall amount of data required to be collected and submitted, including additional data points about the applicable loans and expanded data about the borrowers. BB&T will be required to begin collecting the expanded data on January 1, 2018.

 

Liquidity Coverage Ratio: Liquidity Risk Measurement Standards

 

The OCC, the FRB, and the FDIC have adopted a final rule that implements a quantitative liquidity requirement consistent with the liquidity coverage ratio standard established by the BCBS. Refer to “Market Risk Management” in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section herein for additional information.

 

 

 

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Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act and Conforming Regulations

 

During 2014, the IRS issued Notice 2014-33 (the “Notice”) regarding FATCA and its related withholding provisions. The Notice announces that calendar years 2014 and 2015 will be regarded as a transition period for purposes of IRS enforcement and administration with respect to the implementation of FATCA by withholding agents, foreign financial institutions and other entities with IRC chapter 4 responsibilities. The Notice also announces the IRS’s intention to further amend the regulations under Sections 1441, 1442, 1471, and 1472 of the IRC. Prior to the IRS issuing these amendments, taxpayers may rely on the provisions of the Notice regarding the proposed amendments to the regulations. The transition period and other guidance described in the Notice are intended to facilitate an orderly transition for withholding agent and foreign financial institution compliance with FATCA’s requirements and respond to comments regarding certain aspects of the regulations under chapters 3 and 4 of the IRC. BB&T will be fully compliant with the new FATCA regulations and its related provisions by the applicable effective date of December 31, 2015.

 

U.S. Implementation of Basel III

 

The Basel III capital requirements became effective on January 1, 2015. As a result, capital information presented for periods after December 31, 2014 is based on the Basel III transitional requirements, while capital data for periods prior to January 1, 2015 is based on the former requirements under Basel I. See the section titled “Capital” in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for further information.

 

Pay Ratio Disclosure

 

The SEC has adopted amendments to Item 402 of Regulation S-K to require disclosure of: (1) the median compensation amount of the annual total compensation of all employees of a registrant (excluding the CEO), (2) the annual total compensation of that registrant’s CEO and (3) the ratio of the median of the annual total compensation of all employees (excluding the CEO) to the annual total compensation of the CEO. The rules will require such pay ratio disclosure information for the first fiscal year beginning on or after January 1, 2017.

 

Executive Summary

 

Consolidated net income available to common shareholders for the third quarter of 2015 was $492 million, a decrease of $20 million compared to the same quarter of 2014. On a diluted per common share basis, earnings for the third quarter of 2015 were $0.64, compared to $0.70 for the earlier quarter.

 

BB&T’s results of operations for the third quarter of 2015 produced an annualized return on average assets of 1.04%, an annualized return on average risk-weighted assets of 1.32% and an annualized return on average common shareholders’ equity of 8.14%, compared to earlier quarter ratios of 1.18%, 1.56% and 9.45%, respectively. BB&T’s return on average tangible common shareholders’ equity was 13.23% for the third quarter of 2015, compared to 14.83% for the earlier quarter.

 

Effective January 1, 2015, BB&T adopted new guidance related to the accounting for investments in qualified affordable housing projects. For periods prior to January 1, 2015, amortization expense related to qualifying investments in low income housing tax credits was reclassified from other income to provision for income taxes, and the amount of amortization and tax benefits recognized was revised as a result of the adoption of the proportional amortization method. See Note 13 “Commitments and Contingencies” for additional information.

 

On August 1, 2015, BB&T completed the acquisition of Susquehanna, which contributed approximately $130 million in net interest income, $21 million in noninterest income and $74 million of noninterest expenses (excluding merger-related and restructuring charges) and provided $14.1 billion in deposits and $12.9 billion in loans as of the acquisition date.

 

Total revenues on a FTE basis were $2.5 billion for the third quarter of 2015, up $155 million compared to the earlier quarter due to a $116 million increase in net interest income and $39 million increase in noninterest income, largely the result of the Susquehanna acquisition.

 

Net interest margin was 3.35%, compared to 3.38% for the earlier quarter. Average earning assets increased $15.6 billion, or 9.6%, while average interest-bearing liabilities increased $8.8 billion, or 7.4%, both of which were primarily driven by Susquehanna. The annualized yield on the total loan portfolio for the third quarter was 4.31%, a decrease of six basis points compared to the earlier quarter, which primarily reflects lower yields on new loans and continued runoff of higher yielding loans acquired from the FDIC, partially offset by higher yields on Susquehanna loans. The annualized fully taxable-equivalent yield on the average securities portfolio for the third quarter was 2.27%, compared to 2.43% for the earlier period.

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The average annualized cost of interest-bearing deposits was 0.24%, a decline of two basis points compared to the earlier quarter. The average annualized rate paid on long-term debt was 2.12%, compared to 2.36% for the earlier quarter. This decrease was the result of lower rates on new issues during the last twelve months and early extinguishments of higher cost FHLB advances.

 

The $39 million increase in noninterest income was driven by improved FDIC loss share income and investment banking and brokerage fees and commissions. These increases were partially offset by a decline in insurance revenues primarily due to the sale of American Coastal.

 

Excluding PCI loans, the provision for credit losses was $100 million, compared to $46 million in the earlier quarter, primarily due to a reserve release in the earlier quarter. Net charge-offs for the third quarter of 2015, excluding PCI loans, totaled $107 million, down $35 million compared to the earlier quarter.

 

Noninterest expense was $1.6 billion for the third quarter of 2015, an increase of $55 million compared to the earlier quarter. This increase was driven by the addition of Susquehanna operating costs and higher personnel expense and merger-related and restructuring charges, partially offset by a decrease in loan-related expense and a loss on the early extinguishment of debt in the earlier quarter.

 

The provision for income taxes was $222 million for the third quarter of 2015, compared to $172 million for the earlier quarter. This produced an effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2015 of 29.4%, compared to 23.7% for the earlier quarter. The earlier quarter included a $50 million income tax benefit.

 

During the second quarter of 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of The Bank of Kentucky Financial Corporation, which provided $1.6 billion in deposits and $1.2 billion in loans as of the acquisition date.

 

Refer to BB&T’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 for additional information with respect to BB&T’s recent accomplishments and significant challenges.

 

 

 

 

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Analysis Of Results Of Operations

 

Net Interest Income and NIM

 

Third Quarter 2015 compared to Third Quarter 2014

 

Net interest income on a FTE basis was $1.5 billion for the third quarter of 2015, an increase of $116 million or 8.4% compared to the same period in 2014. Interest income increased $109 million, which includes $137 million of interest income related to Susquehanna’s operations for the two months they were included, partially offset by runoff of loans acquired from the FDIC as well as lower yields on new loan originations over the past year. Interest expense declined $7 million, which reflects lower deposit costs and the termination of certain higher-rate FLHB advances.

 

Net interest margin was 3.35%, compared to 3.38% for the earlier quarter. Average earning assets increased $15.6 billion, or 9.6%, while average interest-bearing liabilities increased $8.8 billion, or 7.4%, both of which were primarily driven by Susquehanna. The annualized yield on the total loan portfolio for the third quarter was 4.31%, a decrease of six basis points compared to the earlier quarter, which primarily reflects lower yields on new loans and continued runoff of higher yielding loans acquired from the FDIC, partially offset by the impact of Susquehanna purchase accounting. The annualized fully taxable-equivalent yield on the average securities portfolio for the third quarter was 2.27%, compared to 2.43% for the earlier period. This decline reflects runoff of balances acquired from the FDIC as well as the impact of market rates on securities.

 

The average annualized cost of interest-bearing deposits was 0.24%, a decline of two basis points compared to the earlier quarter. The average annualized rate paid on long-term debt was 2.12%, compared to 2.36% for the earlier quarter. This decrease was primarily the result of early extinguishments of higher cost FHLB advances as noted above.

 

Nine Months of 2015 compared to Nine Months of 2014

 

Net interest income on a FTE basis was $4.2 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, an increase of $50 million compared to the same period in 2014. The increase in net interest income reflects an $8 million increase in interest income and a $42 million decline in funding costs. The increase in interest income was driven by an increase in average earning assets of $8.3 billion compared to the same period of 2014, partially offset by lower yields. The decline in funding costs was driven by lower long-term debt costs and an improvement in deposit mix, partially offset by higher average interest-bearing liabilities.

 

The NIM was 3.31% for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to 3.44% for the same period of 2014. The 13 basis point decrease in NIM was due to lower yields on new earning assets and runoff of assets acquired from the FDIC, partially offset by lower funding costs.

 

The annualized FTE yield on the average securities portfolio for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was 2.38%, a decrease of seven basis points compared to the annualized yield earned during the same period of 2014.

 

The annualized FTE yield for the total loan portfolio for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was 4.24%, compared to 4.46% in the corresponding period of 2014. The decrease in the FTE yield on the total loan portfolio was primarily due to lower yields on new loans due to the low interest-rate environment and the runoff of loans acquired from the FDIC.

 

The average annualized cost of interest-bearing deposits for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was 0.24%, compared to 0.26% for the same period in the prior year, primarily reflecting improvements in mix.

 

The average annualized rate paid on long-term debt for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was 2.14%, compared to 2.41% for the same period in 2014. This decrease was primarily the result of early extinguishments of higher cost FHLB advances.

 

The following tables set forth the major components of net interest income and the related annualized yields and rates as well as the variances between the periods caused by changes in interest rates versus changes in volumes. Changes attributable to the mix of assets and liabilities have been allocated proportionally between the changes due to rate and the changes due to volume.

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Table 1-1
FTE Net Interest Income and Rate / Volume Analysis (1)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014
                                                               
            Average Balances (6)   Annualized Yield/Rate   Income/Expense   Increase   Change due to
            2015   2014    2015   2014    2015   2014    (Decrease)   Rate   Volume
                                                               
            (Dollars in millions)
Assets                                                      
Total securities, at amortized cost (2)                                                      
  U.S. Treasury   $  2,745    $  2,183     1.60  %    1.48  %   $  11    $  8    $  3    $  1    $  2 
  GSE      5,395       5,465     2.13       2.12         29       29       ―         ―         ―   
  Agency MBS      31,329       29,340     1.89       1.98         147       145       2       (7)      9 
  States and political subdivisions      1,975       1,825     5.49       5.78         27       26       1       (1)      2 
  Non-agency MBS      211       242     8.45       7.77         4       5       (1)      ―         (1)
  Other      579       592     1.42       1.33         3       2       1       1       ―   
  Acquired from FDIC      814       919     11.57       13.24         24       31       (7)      (4)      (3)
    Total securities      43,048       40,566     2.27       2.43         245       246       (1)      (10)      9 
Other earning assets (3)      2,917       1,842     0.97       1.71         7       8       (1)      (4)      3 
Loans and leases, net of unearned income (4)(5)                                                      
  Commercial:                                                      
    Commercial and industrial      46,462       39,906     3.30       3.35         386       336       50       (5)      55 
    CRE-income producing properties      12,514       10,596     3.74       3.44         118       92       26       8       18 
    CRE-construction and development      3,502       2,670     3.73       3.46         33       23       10       2       8 
    Dealer floor plan      1,056       1,000     1.91       1.86         4       5       (1)      ―         (1)
  Direct retail lending      9,926       7,912     4.18       3.98         105       81       24       4       20 
  Sales finance      10,386       9,313     3.14       2.75         83       64       19       11       8 
  Revolving credit      2,421       2,396     8.70       8.67         53       52       1       ―         1 
  Residential mortgage      30,384       32,000     4.18       4.16         319       334       (15)      2       (17)
  Other lending subsidiaries      12,837       11,234     8.56       8.88         276       251       25       (9)      34 
  PCI      1,052       1,537     14.87       17.12         40       67       (27)      (8)      (19)
    Total loans and leases HFI      130,540       118,564     4.31       4.37         1,417       1,305       112       5       107 
  LHFS      1,959       1,907     3.75       4.23         18       19       (1)      (2)      1 
    Total loans and leases      132,499       120,471     4.31       4.37         1,435       1,324       111       3       108 
    Total earning assets      178,464       162,879     3.76       3.85         1,687       1,578       109       (11)      120 
    Nonearning assets      25,067       23,460                                           
      Total assets   $  203,531     $  186,339                                           
                                                               
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity                                                      
Interest-bearing deposits:                                                      
  Interest-checking   $  22,593    $  18,588     0.08       0.07         4       3       1       1       ―   
  Money market and savings      59,306       49,974     0.20       0.16         30       20       10       6       4 
  Time deposits      16,837       23,304     0.61       0.64         26       38       (12)      (2)      (10)
  Foreign deposits - interest-bearing      948       639     0.13       0.07         1       ―         1       1       ―   
    Total interest-bearing deposits      99,684       92,505     0.24       0.26         61       61       ―         6       (6)
Short-term borrowings      3,572       3,321     0.15       0.14         2       2       ―         ―         ―   
Long-term debt      23,394       22,069     2.12       2.36         123       130       (7)      (15)      8 
    Total interest-bearing liabilities      126,650       117,895     0.59       0.65         186       193       (7)      (9)      2 
    Noninterest-bearing deposits      44,153       38,103                                           
    Other liabilities      6,116       6,190                                           
    Shareholders’ equity      26,612       24,151                                           
      Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity   $  203,531    $  186,339                                           
Average interest rate spread                3.17  %    3.20  %                              
NIM/net interest income                3.35  %    3.38  %   $  1,501    $  1,385    $  116    $  (2)   $  118 
Taxable-equivalent adjustment                           $  37    $  36                   
                                                               
                                                               
(1) Yields are stated on a FTE basis assuming tax rates in effect for the periods presented.
(2) Total securities include AFS securities and HTM securities.
(3) Includes Federal funds sold, securities purchased under resale agreements or similar arrangements, interest-bearing deposits with banks, trading securities, FHLB stock and other earning assets.
(4) Loan fees, which are not material for any of the periods shown, are included for rate calculation purposes.
(5) NPLs are included in the average balances.
(6) Excludes basis adjustments for fair value hedges.
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Table 1-2
FTE Net Interest Income and Rate / Volume Analysis (1)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014
                                                               
            Average Balances (7)   Annualized Yield/Rate   Income/Expense   Increase   Change due to
            2015   2014    2015   2014    2015   2014    (Decrease)   Rate   Volume
                                                               
            (Dollars in millions)
Assets                                                      
Total securities, at amortized cost (2)                                                      
  U.S. Treasury   $  2,602    $  1,918     1.55  %    1.49  %   $  30    $  21    $  9    $  1    $  8 
  GSE      5,396       5,557     2.13       2.09         86       87       (1)      2       (3)
  Agency MBS      30,090       29,436     1.99       2.00         449       441       8       (2)      10 
  States and political subdivisions      1,878       1,830     5.69       5.78         80       79       1       (1)      2 
  Non-agency MBS      220       250     8.06       7.46         13       14       (1)      1       (2)
  Other      615       511     1.30       1.44         7       6       1       (1)      2 
  Acquired from FDIC      842       946     12.49       13.22         79       94       (15)      (5)      (10)
    Total securities      41,643       40,448     2.38       2.45         744       742       2       (5)      7 
Other earning assets (3)      2,524       1,898     1.61       2.20         30       31       (1)      (10)      9 
Loans and leases, net of unearned income (4)(5)                                                      
  Commercial:                                                      
    Commercial and industrial      43,502       39,251     3.22       3.38         1,047       993       54       (49)      103 
    CRE - income producing properties      11,315       10,425     3.51       3.50         297       273       24       1       23 
    CRE - construction and development      3,003       2,565     3.48       3.55         78       68       10       (1)      11 
    Dealer floor plan      1,035       962     1.84       1.88         14       14       ―         ―         ―   
  Direct retail lending (6)      8,862       8,304     4.11       4.17         273       260       13       (4)      17 
  Sales finance      9,788       8,964     2.86       2.81         210       188       22       3       19 
  Revolving credit      2,390       2,372     8.74       8.69         156       154       2       1       1 
  Residential mortgage (6)      30,224       31,690     4.14       4.21         939       1,001       (62)      (16)      (46)
  Other lending subsidiaries      11,958       10,678     8.72       9.17         780       733       47       (37)      84 
  PCI      1,087       1,715     15.15       17.55         123       226       (103)      (28)      (75)
    Total loans and leases HFI      123,164       116,926     4.25       4.47         3,917       3,910       7       (130)      137 
  LHFS      1,811       1,540     3.61       4.28         49       49       ―         (8)      8 
    Total loans and leases      124,975       118,466     4.24       4.46         3,966       3,959       7       (138)      145 
    Total earning assets      169,142       160,812     3.74       3.93         4,740       4,732       8       (153)      161 
    Nonearning assets      24,204       23,823                                           
      Total assets   $  193,346    $  184,635                                           
                                                               
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity                                                      
Interest-bearing deposits:                                                      
  Interest-checking   $  21,396    $  18,536     0.08       0.07         12       9       3       1       2 
  Money market and savings      54,962       49,240     0.18       0.14         75       53       22       16       6 
  Time deposits      16,212       23,421     0.68       0.68         83       119       (36)      ―         (36)
  Foreign deposits - interest-bearing      759       743     0.11       0.07         1       ―         1       1       ―   
    Total interest-bearing deposits      93,329       91,940     0.24       0.26         171       181       (10)      18       (28)
Short-term borrowings      3,397       3,531     0.14       0.13         4       4       ―         ―         ―   
Long-term debt      23,019       22,234     2.14       2.41         369       401       (32)      (46)      14 
    Total interest-bearing liabilities      119,745       117,705     0.61       0.66         544       586       (42)      (28)      (14)
    Noninterest-bearing deposits      41,802       36,720                                           
    Other liabilities      6,436       6,465                                           
    Shareholders’ equity      25,363       23,745                                           
      Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity   $  193,346    $  184,635                                           
Average interest rate spread                3.13  %    3.27  %                              
NIM/net interest income                3.31  %    3.44  %   $  4,196    $  4,146    $  50    $  (125)   $  175 
Taxable-equivalent adjustment                           $  108    $  107                   
                                                               
                                                               
(1) Yields are stated on a FTE basis assuming tax rates in effect for the periods presented.
(2) Total securities include AFS securities and HTM securities.
(3) Includes Federal funds sold, securities purchased under resale agreements or similar arrangements, interest-bearing deposits with banks, trading securities, FHLB stock and other earning assets.
(4) Loan fees, which are not material for any of the periods shown, are included for rate calculation purposes.
(5) NPLs are included in the average balances.
(6) During the first quarter of 2014, $8.3 billion in loans were transferred from direct retail lending to residential mortgage.
(7) Excludes basis adjustments for fair value hedges.
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Provision for Credit Losses

 

Third Quarter 2015 compared to Third Quarter 2014

 

The provision for credit losses totaled $103 million for the third quarter of 2015, compared to $34 million for the same period of the prior year. During the third quarter of 2014, residential mortgage loans (primarily performing TDRs) with a carrying value of approximately $550 million were sold, which resulted in an ALLL release of $42 million and charge-offs of $15 million. In addition, there was a $26 million increase in the provision for retail other lending subsidiaries, which was the result of higher net charge-offs and an increase in delinquent loan balances, which have a higher loss frequency factor than current loans, compared to the earlier period.

 

Net charge-offs were $107 million for the third quarter of 2015 and $142 million for the third quarter of 2014. This decline reflects the charge-offs related to the residential mortgage loan sale in the earlier quarter and lower commercial charge-offs. Net charge-offs were 0.32% of average loans and leases on an annualized basis for the third quarter of 2015, compared to 0.48% of average loans and leases for the same period in 2014.

 

Nine Months of 2015 compared to Nine Months of 2014

 

The provision for credit losses totaled $299 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $168 million for the same period of 2014. The increase was primarily driven by the commercial and industrial portfolio, which had $56 million of higher provision expense due to stabilization in the rate of improvement in credit trends as well as risk considerations related to the energy sector. The increase was also driven by the provision related to the RUFC, which increased $35 million due to higher commitment balances and credit trend stabilization. In addition, the prior period included a reserve release for residential mortgage due to the previously described loan sale.

 

Net charge-offs for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 were $306 million, compared to $422 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The decrease was driven by reductions in the commercial and industrial, residential mortgage-nonguaranteed and direct retail lending portfolios of $42 million, $46 million and $16 million, respectively. Net charge-offs were 0.33% of average loans and leases on an annualized basis for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to 0.48% of average loans and leases for the same period in 2014.

 

Noninterest Income

 

Third Quarter 2015 compared to Third Quarter 2014

 

Noninterest income for the third quarter of 2015 increased $39 million compared to the earlier quarter. This increase was primarily driven by a $29 million improvement in FDIC loss share income primarily due to lower negative accretion related to loans and a $10 million increase in investment banking and brokerage fees and commissions primarily due to capital markets activity. Insurance income declined $31 million, primarily due to the sale of American Coastal. Other income was flat compared to the earlier quarter as $25 million of higher income on partnership investments was largely offset by $24 million of lower income related to assets for certain post-employment benefits.

 

The remaining categories of noninterest income totaled $502 million for the current quarter, compared to $471 million for the third quarter of 2014, reflecting the impact of acquisition activity.

 

Nine Months of 2015 compared to Nine Months of 2014

 

Noninterest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 totaled $3.0 billion, compared to $2.8 billion for the same period in 2014, an increase of $170 million. This change was primarily driven by higher mortgage banking income, FDIC loss share income, investment banking and brokerage fees and commissions and operating lease income, partially offset by reductions in other income and insurance income.

 

Mortgage banking income totaled $351 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $267 million for the same period of the prior year. This $84 million increase reflects a higher volume of residential and commercial mortgage loan sales and higher net mortgage servicing income.

 

FDIC loss share income, net was $58 million better than the prior year, primarily due to lower negative accretion related to acquired loans in the current period as well as the impact of the offset to the provision for loans acquired from the FDIC.

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Investment banking and brokerage fees and commissions totaled $307 million for the first nine months of 2015, up $32 million compared to the first nine months of 2014, primarily due to higher volume. Operating lease income was $91 million for the first nine months of 2015, which is an increase of $25 million primarily due to portfolio growth.

 

Other income totaled $226 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $260 million for the comparable prior year period. This decline was primarily due to a $26 million pre-tax loss on the sale of American Coastal during the second quarter of 2015.

 

Insurance income was $1.2 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, a decrease of $18 million compared to the earlier period. This decline primarily reflects lost revenue resulting from the American Coastal sale, partially offset by higher property and casualty insurance commission revenue.

 

The remaining categories of noninterest income totaled $1.0 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2015, up $23 million compared with the same period of 2014.

 

Noninterest Expense

 

Third Quarter 2015 compared to Third Quarter 2014

 

Noninterest expense totaled $1.6 billion for the third quarter of 2015, an increase of $55 million compared to the same period of 2014. The increase was driven by personnel expense, merger-related and restructuring charges and occupancy and equipment expense, partially offset by lower loan-related expense and the prior period loss on early extinguishment of debt.

 

Personnel expense increased $87 million, primarily due to $37 million for Susquehanna, $23 million in higher salaries and $16 million in higher employee benefits expense. The increase in employee benefits expense was primarily due to $21 million in higher employee health costs and $19 million in higher pension expense, partially offset by $24 million related to certain post-employment benefits.

 

Merger-related and restructuring charges were up $70 million and occupancy and equipment expense increased $13 million, both primarily related to Susquehanna. Loan-related expenses decreased $27 million largely due to improvements related to residential mortgage.

 

The earlier quarter included a $122 million loss on the early extinguishment of $1.1 billion of higher cost FHLB advances. Other categories of noninterest expense totaled $414 million for the current quarter, compared to $380 million for the same period of 2014. This increase primarily reflects acquisition activity in recent periods.

 

Nine Months of 2015 compared to Nine Months of 2014

 

Noninterest expenses totaled $4.7 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, an increase of $211 million, or 4.7%, over the same period of the prior year. Primary drivers for the increase in noninterest expense include higher personnel expense, merger-related and restructuring charges and loss on early extinguishment of debt, partially offset by declines in loan-related expense and other expense.

 

Personnel expense was $2.6 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, an increase of $190 million compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The increase in personnel expense reflects a $56 million increase in pension plan expense that was driven by higher amortization of net actuarial losses and higher service cost. The increase also includes $49 million of higher salaries (including $30 million from Susquehanna), a $46 million increase in employee health costs and a $38 million increase in production-related incentives due to strong performance at certain fee income-generating businesses.

 

Merger-related and restructuring charges totaled $115 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $28 million for the prior year period. This increase is primarily due to activity related to The Bank of Kentucky, Susquehanna and AmRisc/American Coastal.

 

The loss on early extinguishment of debt was $172 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $122 million for the comparable prior year period. The loss amounts were based on the difference between market interest rates at the time of extinguishment and the stated rates on the FHLB advances that were extinguished.

 

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Loan-related expense totaled $113 million for the first nine months of 2015, compared to $196 million for the first nine months of 2014. This improvement is primarily due to the $33 million FHA-insured loan indemnification reserve recorded during the earlier period as well as lower mortgage loan servicing claims activity in the current period.

 

Other expense totaled $654 million for the first nine months of 2015, compared to $713 million for the same period of 2014. This decline is primarily due to an $85 million charge recognized in the earlier period related to FHA-insured loan originations, partially offset by $19 million of higher depreciation on property held for operating leases and $10 million of other expense from Susquehanna.

 

Other categories of noninterest expense totaled $1.0 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, an increase of $26 million compared to the same period of 2014.

 

Provision for Income Taxes

 

Third Quarter 2015 compared to Third Quarter 2014

 

The provision for income taxes was $222 million for the third quarter of 2015, compared to $172 million for the earlier quarter. This produced an effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2015 of 29.4%, compared to 23.7% for the earlier quarter. The earlier quarter included a $50 million income tax benefit as a result of developments in an IRS examination of tax years 2008-2010.

 

Nine Months of 2015 compared to Nine Months of 2014

 

The provision for income taxes was $543 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $644 million for the same period of the prior year. BB&T’s effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was 25.6%, compared to 28.7% for the same period of the prior year. The current year-to-date period includes a tax benefit of $107 million as a result of an appeals court ruling related to the Company’s ongoing case regarding the disallowance of foreign tax credits and other deductions claimed by a subsidiary in connection with a financing transaction. The prior year period includes net tax benefits totaling $36 million resulting from developments in an IRS examination of tax years 2008-2010.

 

Refer to Note 11 “Income Taxes” in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for a discussion of uncertain tax positions and other tax matters.

 

Segment Results

 

See Note 17 “Operating Segments” in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” contained herein and BB&T’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, for additional disclosures related to BB&T’s reportable business segments. Fluctuations in noninterest income and noninterest expense incurred directly by the segments are more fully discussed in the “Noninterest Income” and “Noninterest Expense” sections above.

 

The financial information related to the former Susquehanna’s operations are included in the Other, Treasury & Corporate segment until the systems conversion, which is scheduled to take place in the fourth quarter of 2015.

 

Table 2
Net Income by Reportable Segments
                           
    Three Months Ended September 30,   Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2015   2014   2015   2014  
                           
    (Dollars in millions)  
  Community Banking $  264    $  228    $  708    $  662   
  Residential Mortgage Banking    60       80       196       121   
  Dealer Financial Services    43       51       137       149   
  Specialized Lending    62       71       189       190   
  Insurance Services    21       36       146       168   
  Financial Services    83       69       217       203   
  Other, Treasury and Corporate    —       18       (12)      110   
  BB&T Corporation $  533    $  553    $  1,581    $  1,603   

 

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Third Quarter 2015 compared to Third Quarter 2014

 

Community Banking

 

Community Banking serves individual and business clients by offering a variety of loan and deposit products and other financial services. The segment is primarily responsible for acquiring and maintaining client relationships.

 

Community Banking net income was $264 million for the third quarter of 2015, an increase of $36 million compared to the earlier quarter. Net income results include the impact of the acquisition of additional retail branches in Texas in the first quarter of 2015 and The Bank of Kentucky in the second quarter of 2015. Segment net interest income increased $39 million, primarily driven by commercial and retail loan growth and deposit growth resulting from the acquisitions, partially offset by lower interest rates on new commercial loans. Noninterest income decreased $4 million, primarily due to lower service charges on deposits. The allocated provision for credit losses decreased $48 million as the result of lower net charge-offs and an improvement in credit trends in the commercial loan portfolio. Noninterest expense increased $25 million driven by higher salary, pension, and occupancy and equipment expense due to the acquisitions as well as higher franchise tax expense.

 

Residential Mortgage Banking

 

Residential Mortgage Banking retains and services mortgage loans originated by BB&T as well as those purchased from various correspondent originators. Mortgage loan products include fixed and adjustable-rate government guaranteed and conventional loans for the purpose of constructing, purchasing or refinancing residential properties. Substantially all of the properties are owner-occupied.

 

Residential Mortgage Banking net income was $60 million for the third quarter of 2015, a decrease of $20 million compared to the earlier quarter. Segment net interest income decreased $11 million, primarily the result of lower average loan balances due to the current strategy of selling substantially all conforming mortgage loan production. Noninterest income increased $10 million driven by an increase in gains on mortgage loan production and sales as a result of higher saleable lock volumes and margins. The allocated provision for credit losses was $7 million in the third quarter of 2015, compared to a benefit of $48 million in the earlier quarter. Earlier quarter results reflect the benefit of the sale of approximately $550 million of residential mortgage loans, which resulted in an ALLL release of $42 million. Noninterest expense decreased $24 million compared to the earlier quarter, which primarily reflects lower foreclosure-related expense.

 

Dealer Financial Services

 

Dealer Financial Services primarily originates loans to consumers for the purchase of automobiles. These loans are originated on an indirect basis through approved franchised and independent automobile dealers throughout BB&T’s market area through BB&T Dealer Finance, and on a national basis through Regional Acceptance Corporation. Dealer Financial Services also originates loans for the purchase of recreational and marine vehicles and, in conjunction with the Community Bank, provides financing and servicing to dealers for their inventories.

 

Dealer Financial Services net income was $43 million for the third quarter of 2015, a decrease of $8 million compared to the earlier quarter. Segment net interest income increased $8 million, primarily driven by growth in the Regional Acceptance loan portfolio and the inclusion of dealer floor plan loans in the segment in the first quarter of 2015, partially offset by lower interest rates on new loans. The allocated provision for credit losses increased $14 million, primarily due to an increase in loss severity related to the Regional Acceptance loan portfolio. Noninterest expense increased $6 million driven by higher personnel and loan processing expense.

 

Specialized Lending

 

Specialized Lending consists of businesses that provide specialty finance alternatives to commercial and consumer clients including: commercial finance, mortgage warehouse lending, tax-exempt financing for local governments and special-purpose districts, equipment leasing, full-service commercial mortgage banking, commercial and retail insurance premium finance, and dealer-based financing of equipment for consumers and small businesses.

 

Specialized Lending net income was $62 million for the third quarter of 2015, a decrease of $9 million compared to the earlier quarter. Noninterest income decreased $4 million driven by lower commercial mortgage income and lower gains on finance leases, partially offset by higher operating lease income. The allocated provision for credit losses increased $5 million primarily due to higher net charge-offs in the commercial finance loan portfolio. Noninterest expense increased $8 million, primarily due to higher personnel expense and higher depreciation of property under operating leases.

 

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Insurance Services

 

BB&T’s insurance agency / brokerage network is the fifth largest in the United States and sixth largest in the world. Insurance Services provides property and casualty, life and health insurance to businesses and individual clients. It also provides small business and corporate products, such as workers compensation and professional liability, as well as surety coverage and title insurance.

 

Insurance Services net income was $21 million for the third quarter of 2015, a decrease of $15 million compared to the earlier quarter. Insurance Service’s noninterest income decreased $34 million, which primarily reflects lower direct commercial property and casualty insurance premiums due to the sale of American Coastal. Noninterest expense decreased $13 million driven by lower business referral and insurance claims expense primarily related to the sale of American Coastal and lower operating charge-offs.

 

Financial Services

 

Financial Services provides personal trust administration, estate planning, investment counseling, wealth management, asset management, employee benefits services, corporate banking and corporate trust services to individuals, corporations, institutions, foundations and government entities. In addition, Financial Services offers clients investment alternatives, including discount brokerage services, equities, fixed-rate and variable-rate annuities, mutual funds and governmental and municipal bonds through BB&T Investment Services, Inc. The segment also includes BB&T Securities, a full-service brokerage and investment banking firm, the Corporate Banking Division, which originates and services large corporate relationships, syndicated lending relationships and client derivatives, and BB&T’s consolidated SBIC funds, which constitute the significant majority of BB&T’s private equity investments.

 

Financial Services net income was $83 million for the third quarter of 2015, an increase of $14 million compared to the earlier quarter. Segment net interest income increased $22 million driven by Corporate Banking and BB&T Wealth loan and deposit growth and higher funding spreads, partially offset by lower interest rates on new loans. Noninterest income increased $36 million due to higher capital market fees, investment commissions and brokerage fees and income from SBIC private equity investments. The allocated provision for credit losses increased $15 million as the result of Corporate Banking loan growth, portfolio mix and risk expectations related to the oil and energy sector. Noninterest expense increased $20 million compared to the earlier quarter, primarily driven by higher personnel, occupancy and equipment and professional services expense as a result of increased revenue-producing activities.

 

Other, Treasury & Corporate

 

Net income in Other, Treasury & Corporate can vary due to the changing needs of the Corporation, including the size of the investment portfolio, the need for wholesale funding and income received from derivatives used to hedge the balance sheet.

 

In the third quarter of 2015, Other, Treasury & Corporate net income decreased $18 million compared to the earlier quarter. Segment net interest income increased $54 million driven primarily by the acquisition of Susquehanna and the inclusion of its financial results in the segment. Noninterest income increased $34 million, primarily due to improved FDIC loss share income and higher service charges on deposits primarily related to Susquehanna. The allocated provision for credit losses was a benefit of $4 million in the third quarter of 2015, compared to a benefit of $32 million in the earlier quarter. This $28 million increase primarily reflects the impact of the quarterly reassessment of expected future cash flows on the acquired from FDIC and PCI loan portfolio and a $22 million release in the reserve for unfunded lending commitments driven by improvements related to the mix of lines of credit, letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances in the earlier quarter. Noninterest expense increased $27 million, primarily due to higher salary, employee insurance, occupancy and equipment expense primarily related to Susquehanna as well as merger-related charges, partially offset by the previously disclosed $122 million loss on early extinguishment of FLHB advances in the earlier quarter. Allocated corporate expense decreased by $14 million compared to the earlier quarter.

 

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Nine Months of 2015 compared to Nine Months of 2014

 

Community Banking

 

Community Banking net income was $708 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, an increase of $46 million compared to the same period of the prior year. Net income results include the impact of the acquisition of additional retail branches in Texas in the first quarter of 2015 and the Bank of Kentucky in the second quarter of 2015. Segment net interest income increased $34 million, primarily driven by growth in commercial real estate and direct retail loans partially due to the acquisitions, partially offset by lower interest rates on new loans and lower funding spreads on deposits. Noninterest income decreased $23 million driven by lower service charges on deposits, international factoring commissions and letter of credit fees. Intersegment referral fee income increased $18 million driven by higher loan referrals to the Residential Mortgage Banking segment and higher capital markets and investment services referrals to the Financial Services segment. The allocated provision for credit losses decreased $75 million as a result of lower commercial and retail loan net charge-offs. Noninterest expense increased $21 million driven by higher incentive, pension and franchise tax expense and merger-related charges. Allocated corporate expense increased $13 million driven by internal business initiatives.

 

Residential Mortgage Banking

 

Residential Mortgage Banking net income was $196 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, an increase of $75 million compared to the same period of the prior year. Segment net interest income decreased $37 million, primarily the result of lower interest rates on new LHFS and lower LHFI balances reflecting the current strategy of selling substantially all conforming mortgage loan production. Noninterest income increased $67 million, driven by higher gains on residential mortgage loan production and sales and an increase in net MSR income. The allocated provision for credit losses reflected a benefit of $2 million in the first nine months of 2015, compared to a benefit of $69 million in the earlier period, partially attributable to stabilization in the rate of improvement in credit trends. Earlier period results reflected the benefit of the sale of approximately $550 million of residential mortgage TDRs. Noninterest expense decreased $157 million, which primarily reflects the impact of adjustments totaling $118 million relating to the previously disclosed FHA-insured loan exposures in the earlier period. The decrease in noninterest expense was also partially attributable to lower salary and other loan processing expense.

 

Dealer Financial Services

 

Dealer Financial Services net income was $137 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, a decrease of $12 million compared to the same period of the prior year. Segment net interest income increased $29 million, primarily driven by growth in the Dealer Finance and Regional Acceptance loan portfolios and the inclusion of dealer floor plan loans in the segment results beginning in the first quarter of 2015. The allocated provision for credit losses increased $19 million, primarily due to higher expectations of loss severity related to the nonprime automobile loan portfolio, partially offset by loan growth adjustments. Noninterest expense increased $23 million driven by higher personnel, professional services, loan processing and other expenses.

 

Specialized Lending

 

Specialized Lending net income was $189 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, a decrease of $1 million compared to the same period of the prior year. Segment net interest income increased $4 million driven by strong growth in mortgage warehouse loans, small ticket consumer loans and commercial mortgage loans, partially offset by lower interest rates on new loans. Noninterest income increased $34 million driven by higher commercial mortgage and operating lease income. The allocated provision for credit losses increased $9 million due to higher net charge-offs in the commercial finance loan portfolio. Noninterest expense increased $31 million, primarily due to higher personnel expense and higher depreciation of property under operating leases.

 

Insurance Services

 

Insurance Services net income was $146 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, a decrease of $22 million compared to the same period of the prior year. Insurance Service’s noninterest income decreased $22 million, which primarily reflects lower direct commercial property and casualty insurance premiums due to the previously disclosed sale of American Coastal, partially offset by higher new and renewal commercial property and casualty insurance business. Noninterest expense decreased $12 million driven by lower business referral and insurance claims expense and lower operating charge-offs, partially offset by higher employee insurance and pension expense and merger-related charges. Allocated corporate expenses increased $18 million primarily due to the centralization of certain corporate support functions during mid-2014.

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Financial Services

 

Financial Services net income was $217 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, an increase of $14 million compared to the same period of the prior year. Segment net interest income increased $56 million driven by Corporate Banking and BB&T Wealth loan and deposit growth, partially offset by lower interest rates on new loans and lower funding spreads on deposits. Noninterest income increased $78 million as a result of higher capital market fees, investment commissions and brokerage fees, trust income, commercial unused commitment fees and income from SBIC private equity investments. The allocated provision for credit losses increased $59 million as a result of the Corporate Banking loan portfolio mix and risk expectations related to the oil and energy sector. Noninterest expense increased $50 million compared to the earlier period, driven by higher salary, incentive, pension and professional services expense.

 

Other, Treasury & Corporate

 

Other, Treasury & Corporate generated a net loss of $12 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to net income of $110 million in the same period of the prior year. Segment net interest income decreased $39 million driven by lower PCI loan balances and lower funding spreads. Noninterest income increased $36 million, primarily due to improved FDIC loss share income, partially offset by the loss on the previously disclosed sale of American Coastal. The allocated provision for credit losses reflected a benefit of $5 million in the first nine months of 2015, compared to a benefit of $57 million in the earlier period, primarily due to a release in the RUFC in the earlier period driven by improvements related to the mix of unfunded lending exposures. Noninterest expense increased $251 million, driven by higher salary, employee insurance and pension expense, partially attributable to the Susquehanna acquisition, as well as higher merger-related charges. In addition, noninterest expense for the current year includes the previously disclosed $172 million loss on early extinguishment of FHLB advances, compared to a similar loss of $122 million in the prior year. Intersegment referral fee expenses increased $21 million driven largely by higher mortgage loan referrals shared by other segments. Allocated corporate expense decreased by $42 million compared to the earlier period as a result of higher expense allocations to the other segments related to internal business initiatives and the continued centralization of certain support functions into the respective allocated corporate centers.

 

Analysis of Financial Condition

 

Investment Activities

 

The total securities portfolio was $43.5 billion at September 30, 2015, compared to $41.1 billion at December 31, 2014. As of September 30, 2015, the securities portfolio included $24.2 billion of AFS securities (at fair value) and $19.2 billion of HTM securities (at amortized cost).

 

The effective duration of the securities portfolio was 3.8 years at September 30, 2015, compared to 3.9 years at December 31, 2014. The duration of the securities portfolio excludes equity securities, auction rate securities and certain non-agency residential MBS that were acquired in the Colonial acquisition.

 

BB&T transferred $517 million of HTM securities to AFS during the third quarter of 2015. These securities, which were sold by the end of the third quarter, represented investments in student loans for which there was a significant increase in risk weighting as a result of the implementation of Basel III.

 

See Note 3 “Securities” in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” herein for additional disclosures related to BB&T’s evaluation of securities for OTTI.

 

Lending Activities

 

Loans HFI totaled $135.5 billion at September 30, 2015, up $15.6 billion compared to December 31, 2014. The increase in loans HFI reflects the impact of the Susquehanna acquisition, which added $12.9 billion in loans. Commercial and industrial loans grew $6.6 billion during the first nine months of 2015 ($2.7 billion excluding Susquehanna), CRE – income producing properties loans grew $2.6 billion ($507 million excluding Susquehanna), direct retail lending loans grew $2.5 billion ($765 million excluding Susquehanna) and other lending subsidiaries loans grew $1.8 billion ($986 million excluding Susquehanna). In addition, the acquisition of The Bank of Kentucky added $1.2 billion in loans as of the acquisition date.

 

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The following table presents the composition of average loans and leases:
                                     
  Table 3  
  Composition of Average Loans and Leases  
                                     
        For the Three Months Ended  
        9/30/15   6/30/15   3/31/15   12/31/14   9/30/14  
                                     
          (Dollars in millions)  
  Commercial and industrial $  46,462    $  42,541    $  41,448    $  40,383    $  39,906   
  CRE-income producing properties    12,514       10,730       10,680       10,681       10,596   
  CRE-construction and development    3,502       2,767       2,734       2,772       2,670   
  Dealer floor plan    1,056       1,010       1,040       1,053       1,000   
  Direct retail lending    9,926       8,449       8,191       8,085       7,912   
  Sales finance    10,386       9,507       9,458       9,194       9,313   
  Revolving credit    2,421       2,365       2,385       2,427       2,396   
  Residential mortgage    30,384       29,862       30,427       31,046       32,000   
  Other lending subsidiaries    12,837       11,701       11,318       11,351       11,234   
  PCI    1,052       1,055       1,156       1,309       1,537   
    Total average loans and leases HFI $  130,540    $  119,987    $  118,837    $  118,301    $  118,564   

 

Average loans held for investment for the third quarter of 2015 were $130.5 billion, up $10.6 billion compared to the second quarter of 2015. Excluding Susquehanna and The Bank of Kentucky, average loans were up $976 million, or 3.2% annualized.

 

Average commercial and industrial loans increased $3.9 billion during the third quarter of 2015. Susquehanna contributed $2.7 billion of this increase, while The Bank of Kentucky accounted for $534 million of the increase. Excluding the acquisitions, average commercial and industrial loans increased $715 million, or 6.7% on an annualized basis, which reflects continued growth from large corporate clients.

 

CRE – income producing properties average loan balances increased $1.8 billion, with Susquehanna and The Bank of Kentucky contributing $1.4 billion and $297 million, respectively. CRE – construction and development increased $735 million; excluding the acquisitions, growth for CRE – construction and development was $128 million or 18.4% annualized.

 

Sales finance average loans increased $879 million as Susquehanna added $1.2 billion in average sales finance balances. Effective July 1, 2015, BB&T implemented a new program that no longer allows dealer markup on retail installment sales contracts, but instead offers a flat-fee dealer compensation program. Other lending subsidiaries average loans increased $1.1 billion, or $609 million (20.6% annualized) excluding Susquehanna. Direct retail lending grew $1.5 billion, or $253 million (11.9% annualized) excluding the acquisitions.

 

Excluding acquisition activity, average residential mortgage loans decreased $548 million, which reflects the continued strategy to sell conforming residential mortgage loan production. Acquisition activity contributed $1.1 billion of average residential mortgage loans.

 

Asset Quality

 

Asset quality remained strong during the third quarter of 2015. NPAs, which include foreclosed real estate, repossessions, NPLs and nonperforming TDRs, totaled $744 million at September 30, 2015, compared to $782 million at December 31, 2014. The decrease in NPAs was primarily driven by a decline in NPLs of $31 million. NPAs as a percentage of loans and leases HFI plus foreclosed property were 0.55% at September 30, 2015, compared with 0.65% at December 31, 2014. The acquisition of Susquehanna added $10 million of NPAs.

 

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The following table presents activity related to NPAs, excluding foreclosed real estate acquired from the FDIC:
                         
Table 4
Rollforward of NPAs
                       
              Nine Months Ended September 30,  
              2015   2014  
                         
              (Dollars in millions)  
  Beginning balance $  726    $  1,053   
    New NPAs    908       998   
    Advances and principal increases    54       57   
    Disposals of foreclosed assets (1)    (347)      (362)  
    Disposals of NPLs (2)    (101)      (178)  
    Charge-offs and losses    (183)      (237)  
    Payments    (265)      (305)  
    Transfers to performing status    (104)      (152)  
    Acquired in business combinations    10       ―     
    Other, net    1       9   
  Ending balance $  699    $  883   
                         
                         
(1) Includes charge-offs and losses recorded upon sale of $121 million and $122 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
(2) Includes charge-offs and losses recorded upon sale of $15 million and $25 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

The following tables summarize asset quality information for the past five years. As more fully described below, this information has been adjusted to exclude certain components:

 

·BB&T has recorded certain amounts related to government guaranteed GNMA mortgage loans that BB&T has the option, but not the obligation, to repurchase and has effectively regained control. These amounts are reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheets but have been excluded from the asset quality disclosures, as management believes they result in distortion of the reported metrics. The amount of government guaranteed GNMA mortgage loans that have been excluded are noted in the footnotes to Table 5.

 

·In addition, BB&T has concluded that the inclusion of PCI loans in “Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing as a percentage of total loans and leases” may result in significant distortion to this ratio. The inclusion of these loans could result in a lack of comparability across quarters or years, and could negatively impact comparability with other portfolios that were subject to different accounting requirements. BB&T believes that the presentation of this asset quality measure excluding PCI loans provides additional perspective into underlying trends related to the quality of its loan portfolio. Accordingly, the asset quality measures in Table 6 present asset quality information on a consolidated basis as well as “Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing as a percentage of total loans and leases” excluding PCI loans.

 

 

 

 

 

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  Table 5
  Asset Quality
                                   
        Three Months Ended
        9/30/2015   6/30/2015   3/31/2015   12/31/2014   9/30/2014
                                   
        (Dollars in millions)
NPAs (1)                            
  NPLs:                            
    Commercial and industrial $  211    $  198    $  230    $  239    $  259 
    CRE-income producing properties    45       59       63       74       81 
    CRE-construction and development    24       16       18       26       37 
    Dealer floor plan    7       7       ―         ―         ―   
    Direct retail lending    39       41       47       48       50 
    Sales finance    6       6       7       5       5 
    Residential mortgage-nonguaranteed (2)    196       188       183       166       298 
    Other lending subsidiaries    57       57       51       58       54 
  Total nonaccrual loans and leases HFI (2)    585       572       599       616       784 
    Foreclosed real estate    85       86       90       87       75 
    Foreclosed real estate-acquired from FDIC    45       47       53       56       56 
    Other foreclosed property    29       24       23       23       24 
  Total NPAs (1)(2) $  744    $  729    $  765    $  782    $  939 
                                   
Performing TDRs (3)                            
    Commercial and industrial $  54    $  75    $  54    $  64    $  90 
    CRE-income producing properties    12       21       15       27       25 
    CRE-construction and development    14       23       25       30       28 
    Direct retail lending    75       81       84       84       89 
    Sales finance    18       18       18       19       20 
    Revolving credit    34       36       38       41       44 
    Residential mortgage-nonguaranteed (4)    275       273       269       261       254 
    Residential mortgage-government guaranteed    321       328       325       360       437 
    Other lending subsidiaries    173       172       168       164       151 
  Total performing TDRs (3)(4) $  976    $  1,027    $  996    $  1,050    $  1,138 
                                   
Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing                            
    Direct retail lending $  12    $  10    $  9    $  12    $  13 
    Sales finance    4       4       3       5       5 
    Revolving credit    9       9       10       9       10 
    Residential mortgage-nonguaranteed    61       60       59       83       79 
    Residential mortgage-government guaranteed (5)    128       154       157       238       232 
    PCI    260       124       154       188       229 
  Total loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing (5) $  474    $  361    $  392    $  535    $  568 
                                   
Loans 30-89 days past due                            
    Commercial and industrial $  26    $  16    $  20    $  23    $  19 
    CRE-income producing properties    6       4       7       4       5 
    CRE-construction and development    2       3       2       1       1 
    Direct retail lending    46       41       40       41       40 
    Sales finance    63       53       49       62       55 
    Revolving credit    20       19       19       23       22 
    Residential mortgage-nonguaranteed    368       362       356       392       424 
    Residential mortgage-government guaranteed (6)    73       74       68       80       95 
    Other lending subsidiaries    274       230       151       237       217 
    PCI    28       31       47       33       41 
  Total loans 30-89 days past due (6) $  906    $  833    $  759    $  896    $  919 

 

 

Excludes loans held for sale.

(1)PCI loans are accounted for using the accretion method.
(2)During the fourth quarter of 2014, approximately $121 million of residential mortgage NPLs were sold.
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(3)Excludes TDRs that are nonperforming totaling $154 million, $127 million, $127 million, $126 million and $207 million at September 30, 2015, June 30, 2015, March 31, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014, respectively. These amounts are included in total NPAs.
(4)During the third quarter of 2014, approximately $540 million of performing residential mortgage TDRs were sold.
(5)Excludes government guaranteed GNMA mortgage loans that BB&T has the right but not the obligation to repurchase that are 90 days or more past due totaling $353 million, $338 million, $361 million, $410 million and $395 million at September 30, 2015, June 30, 2015, March 31, 2015, December 31, 2014, and September 30, 2014, respectively.
(6)Excludes government guaranteed GNMA mortgage loans that BB&T has the right but not the obligation to repurchase that are past due 30-89 days totaling $3 million, $3 million, $2 million, $2 million and $4 million at September 30, 2015, June 30, 2015, March 31, 2015, December 31, 2014, and September 30, 2014, respectively.

 

Table 6
Asset Quality Ratios
                                   
        As of / For the Three Months Ended
        9/30/2015   6/30/2015   3/31/2015   12/31/2014   9/30/2014
Asset Quality Ratios (including PCI):                            
  Loans 30-89 days past due and still accruing as a                            
    percentage of loans and leases HFI (1)  0.67  %    0.68  %    0.63  %    0.75  %    0.77  %
  Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing as a                            
    percentage of loans and leases HFI (1)  0.35       0.29       0.33       0.45       0.48   
  NPLs as a percentage of loans and leases HFI  0.43       0.47       0.50       0.51       0.66   
  NPAs as a percentage of:                            
    Total assets  0.36       0.38       0.40       0.42       0.50   
    Loans and leases HFI plus foreclosed property  0.55       0.60       0.64       0.65       0.79   
  Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans and leases                            
    HFI  0.32       0.33       0.34       0.39       0.48   
  ALLL as a percentage of loans and leases HFI  1.08       1.19       1.22       1.23       1.27   
  Ratio of ALLL to:                            
    Net charge-offs  3.44  x    3.71  x    3.60  x    3.21  x    2.67  x
    NPLs  2.49       2.55       2.45       2.39       1.92   
                                   
Asset Quality Ratios (excluding PCI) (2):                            
  Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing as a                            
    percentage of loans and leases HFI (1)  0.16  %    0.19  %    0.20  %    0.29  %    0.29  %

 

        As of / For the
        Nine Months Ended
         September 30,
         2015    2014
Asset Quality Ratios (including PCI):            
    Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans and leases    0.33  %    0.48  %
    Ratio of ALLL to net charge-offs    3.58  x    2.66  x

 

 

Applicable ratios are annualized.

(1)Excludes government guaranteed GNMA mortgage loans that BB&T has the right but not the obligation to repurchase. Refer to the footnotes of Table 5 for amounts related to these loans.
(2)These asset quality ratios have been adjusted to remove the impact of PCI. Appropriate adjustments to the numerator and denominator have been reflected in the calculation of these ratios. Management believes the inclusion of PCI in certain asset quality ratios that include NPAs, past due loans or net charge-offs in the numerator or denominator results in distortion of these ratios and they may not be comparable to other periods presented or to other portfolios that were subject to different accounting requirements.

 

Loans 30-89 days past due and still accruing, excluding government guaranteed GNMA mortgage loans that BB&T has the right but not the obligation to repurchase, totaled $906 million at September 30, 2015, an increase of $10 million compared to December 31, 2014. The increase was primarily due to the Susquehanna acquisition partially offset by improvements in residential mortgage-nonguaranteed due to improved credit quality and the current strategy of selling all conforming loan production.

 

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Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing totaled $474 million at September 30, 2015, a decrease of $61 million compared to December 31, 2014. This decline is due to improvement in residential mortgage delinquencies and runoff of delinquent loans acquired from the FDIC, partially offset by the addition of PCI loans acquired from Susquehanna, the majority of which were 90 days or more past due.

 

Problem loans include loans on nonaccrual status or loans that are 90 days or more past due and still accruing as disclosed in Table 5. In addition, for the commercial portfolio segment, loans that are rated special mention or substandard performing are closely monitored by management as potential problem loans. Refer to Note 4 “Loans and ACL” in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” herein for additional disclosures related to these potential problem loans.

 

Certain residential mortgage loans have an initial period where the borrower is only required to pay the periodic interest. After the interest-only period, the loan will require the payment of both interest and principal over the remaining term. At September 30, 2015, approximately 3.8% of the outstanding balances of residential mortgage loans were in the interest-only phase, compared to 5.3% at December 31, 2014. Approximately 89.6% of the interest-only balances will begin amortizing within the next three years. Approximately 2.0% of interest-only loans are 30 days or more past due and still accruing and 1.5% are on nonaccrual status.

 

Home equity lines, which are a component of the direct retail portfolio, generally require interest-only payments during the first 15 years after origination. After this initial period, the outstanding balance begins amortizing and requires the payment of both interest and principal. At September 30, 2015, approximately 74.2% of the outstanding balances of home equity lines were in the interest-only phase. Approximately 9.0% of these balances will begin amortizing within the next three years. The delinquency rate of interest-only lines is similar to amortizing lines.

 

TDRs occur when a borrower is experiencing, or is expected to experience, financial difficulties in the near-term and a concession has been granted to the borrower. As a result, BB&T will work with the borrower to prevent further difficulties and ultimately improve the likelihood of recovery on the loan. To facilitate this process, a concessionary modification that would not otherwise be considered may be granted, resulting in classification of the loan as a TDR. Refer to Note 1 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 for additional policy information regarding TDRs.

 

Performing TDRs totaled $976 million at September 30, 2015, a decrease of $74 million compared to December 31, 2014. The following table provides a summary of HFI performing TDR activity:

 

Table 7
Rollforward of Performing TDRs
                         
              Nine Months Ended September 30,  
              2015   2014  
                         
              (Dollars in millions)  
  Beginning balance $  1,050    $  1,705   
    Inflows    342       455   
    Payments and payoffs    (183)      (155)  
    Charge-offs    (32)      (66)  
    Transfers to nonperforming TDRs, net    (71)      (53)  
    Removal due to the passage of time    (27)      (108)  
    Non-concessionary re-modifications    (2)      (22)  
    Sold and transferred to LHFS    (101)      (622)  
    Other    ―         4   
  Ending balance $  976    $  1,138   

 

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The following table provides further details regarding the payment status of TDRs outstanding at September 30, 2015:
                                               
Table 8
TDRs
                                               
         September 30, 2015
                    Past Due   Past Due      
        Current Status   30-89 Days   90 Days Or More   Total
                                               
        (Dollars in millions)
Performing TDRs (1):                                        
  Commercial and industrial $  53     98.1  %   $  1     1.9  %   $  ―       ―    %   $  54 
  CRE-income producing properties    12     100.0         ―       ―           ―       ―           12 
  CRE-construction and development    14     100.0         ―       ―           ―       ―           14 
  Direct retail lending    73     97.3         2     2.7         ―       ―           75 
  Sales finance    16     88.9         2     11.1         ―       ―           18 
  Revolving credit    29     85.3         4     11.8         1     2.9         34 
  Residential mortgage-nonguaranteed    224     81.5         43     15.6         8     2.9         275 
  Residential mortgage-government guaranteed    180     56.1         62     19.3         79     24.6         321 
  Other lending subsidiaries    142     82.1         31     17.9         ―       ―           173 
    Total performing TDRs    743     76.1         145     14.9         88     9.0         976 
Nonperforming TDRs (2)    70     45.5         15     9.7         69     44.8         154 
    Total TDRs $  813     71.9      $  160     14.2      $  157     13.9      $  1,130 
                                               
(1)Past due performing TDRs are included in past due disclosures.
(2)Nonperforming TDRs are included in NPL disclosures.

 

Allowance for Credit Losses

 

The ACL, which consists of the ALLL and the RUFC, totaled $1.6 billion at September 30, 2015, an increase of $17 million compared to December 31, 2014. The ALLL amounted to 1.08% of loans and leases held for investment at September 30, 2015, compared to 1.23% at December 31, 2014. This decline reflects the Susquehanna acquisition, which provided $12.9 billion in loans and no related allowance upon the acquisition date as a result of purchase accounting. The UPB of loans acquired from Susquehanna totaled $13.7 billion at the acquisition date. During 2015, $24 million was added to the RUFC as a result of the acquisitions. The ratio of the ALLL to nonperforming loans and leases held for investment was 2.49 times at September 30, 2015, compared to 2.39 times at December 31, 2014.

 

Net charge-offs totaled $107 million for the third quarter of 2015 and amounted to 0.32% of average loans and leases, compared to $142 million, or 0.48% of average loans and leases in the third quarter of 2014. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, net charge-offs were $306 million and amounted to 0.33% of average loans and leases compared to $422 million, or 0.48% of average loans and leases in the same period of 2014.

 

Charge-offs related to PCI loans represent realized losses in certain acquired loan pools that exceed the amounts originally estimated at the acquisition date. This impairment was provided for in prior quarters and therefore the charge-offs have no impact on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

 

Refer to Note 4 “Loans and ACL” in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional disclosures.

 

The following table presents an allocation of the ALLL at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. This allocation of the ALLL is calculated on an approximate basis and is not necessarily indicative of future losses or allocations. The entire amount of the allowance is available to absorb losses occurring in any category of loans and leases.

 

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Table 9
Allocation of ALLL by Category
                             
      September 30, 2015   December 31, 2014  
            % Loans         % Loans  
            in each         in each  
      Amount   category   Amount   category  
                             
        (Dollars in millions)  
  Commercial and industrial $  462     35.6  %   $  422     34.6  %  
  CRE-income producing properties    135     9.8         162     8.9     
  CRE-construction and development    33     2.8         48     2.3     
  Dealer floor plan    9     0.8         10     0.9     
  Direct retail lending    116     7.8         110     6.8     
  Sales finance    42     7.9         40     7.9     
  Revolving credit    101     1.8         110     2.1     
  Residential mortgage-nonguaranteed    195     22.3         217     25.1     
  Residential mortgage-government guaranteed    27     0.6         36     0.8     
  Other lending subsidiaries    278     9.8         255     9.6     
  PCI    60     0.8         64     1.0     
    Total ALLL    1,458     100.0  %      1,474     100.0  %  
    RUFC    93             60         
    Total ACL $  1,551          $  1,534         

 

 

 

 

 

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Activity related to the ACL is presented in the following table:
                                     
Table 10  
Analysis of ACL  
                                     
        Three Months Ended  
        9/30/2015   6/30/2015   3/31/2015   12/31/2014   9/30/2014  
                                     
          (Dollars in millions)  
Beginning balance $  1,535    $  1,532    $  1,534    $  1,567    $  1,675   
Provision for credit losses (excluding PCI)    100       97       105       84       46   
Provision (benefit) for PCI loans    3       ―         (6)      (1)      (12)  
  Charge-offs:                              
    Commercial and industrial    (16)      (32)      (14)      (27)      (31)  
    CRE-income producing properties    (4)      (4)      (9)      (4)      (8)  
    CRE-construction and development    (1)      ―         (2)      (2)      (2)  
    Direct retail lending    (15)      (13)      (12)      (14)      (17)  
    Sales finance    (5)      (5)      (6)      (7)      (5)  
    Revolving credit    (17)      (19)      (18)      (18)      (17)  
    Residential mortgage-nonguaranteed    (7)      (8)      (11)      (10)      (31)  
    Residential mortgage-government guaranteed    (3)      (1)      ―         ―         (1)  
    Other lending subsidiaries    (77)      (57)      (67)      (71)      (66)  
    PCI    ―         ―         (1)      (14)      ―     
  Total charge-offs    (145)      (139)      (140)      (167)      (178)  
                                     
  Recoveries:                              
    Commercial and industrial    8       13       8       13       10   
    CRE-income producing properties    3       1       2       7       2   
    CRE-construction and development    3       2       4       4       2   
    Direct retail lending    8       7       8       7       7   
    Sales finance    2       2       3       2       2   
    Revolving credit    5       5       5       5       4   
    Residential mortgage-nonguaranteed    1       1       ―         5       1   
    Other lending subsidiaries    8       10       9       8       8   
  Total recoveries    38       41       39       51       36   
Net charge-offs    (107)      (98)      (101)      (116)      (142)  
Other    20       4       ―         ―         ―     
  Ending balance $  1,551    $  1,535    $  1,532    $  1,534    $  1,567   
                                     
ALLL (excluding PCI) $  1,398    $  1,400    $  1,407    $  1,410    $  1,425   
Allowance for PCI loans    60       57       57       64       79   
RUFC    93       78       68       60       63   
  Total ACL $  1,551    $  1,535    $  1,532    $  1,534    $  1,567   

 

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            Nine Months Ended  
            September 30,  
            2015     2014  
                     
          (Dollars in millions)  
  Beginning balance $  1,534    $  1,821   
  Provision for credit losses (excluding PCI)    302       196   
  Provision (benefit) for PCI loans    (3)      (28)  
    Charge-offs:            
      Commercial and industrial    (62)      (104)  
      CRE-income producing properties    (17)      (27)  
      CRE-construction and development    (3)      (9)  
      Direct retail lending (1)    (40)      (55)  
      Sales finance    (16)      (16)  
      Revolving credit    (54)      (53)  
      Residential mortgage-nonguaranteed (1)    (26)      (72)  
      Residential mortgage-government guaranteed    (4)      (2)  
      Other lending subsidiaries    (201)      (198)  
      PCI    (1)      (7)  
    Total charge-offs    (424)      (543)  
                     
    Recoveries:            
      Commercial and industrial    29       29   
      CRE-income producing properties    6       7   
      CRE-construction and development    9       15   
      Direct retail lending (1)    23       22   
      Sales finance    7       7   
      Revolving credit    15       14   
      Residential mortgage-nonguaranteed (1)    2       2   
      Other lending subsidiaries    27       25   
    Total recoveries    118       121   
  Net charge-offs    (306)      (422)  
  Other    24       ―     
    Ending balance $  1,551    $  1,567   
                     
                     
 (1) During the first quarter of 2014, $8.3 billion of loans were transferred from direct retail lending to residential mortgage. Charge-offs and recoveries have been reflected in these line items based upon the date the loans were transferred.  

 

 

FDIC Loss Share Receivable and Assets Acquired from the FDIC

 

In connection with the Colonial acquisition, Branch Bank entered into loss sharing agreements with the FDIC that outline the terms and conditions under which the FDIC will reimburse Branch Bank for a portion of the losses incurred on certain loans, OREO, investment securities and other assets. Refer to BB&T’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 for additional information regarding the loss sharing agreements and a summary of the accounting treatment for related assets and liabilities. The following table presents the carrying amount of assets by loss share agreement:

 

Table 11
Assets Acquired from the FDIC by Loss Share Agreement
                                           
        September 30, 2015   December 31, 2014  
        Commercial   Single Family   Total   Commercial   Single Family   Total  
                                           
         (Dollars in millions)  
  Loans and leases   $  320    $  562    $  882    $  561    $  654    $  1,215   
  AFS securities      1,111       ―         1,111       1,243       ―         1,243   
  Other assets      48       30       78       58       38       96   
    Total assets acquired from the FDIC   $  1,479    $  592    $  2,071    $  1,862    $  692    $  2,554   
                                           
  UPB of loans and leases   $  525    $  763    $  1,288    $  836    $  888    $  1,724   

 

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As of October 1, 2014, the loss provisions of the commercial loss sharing agreement expired; however, gains on the disposition of assets subject to this agreement will be shared with the FDIC through September 30, 2017. Any gains realized after September 30, 2017 would not be shared with the FDIC. Assets subject to the single family loss sharing agreement are indemnified through August 31, 2019.

 

The gain/loss sharing coverage related to the acquired AFS securities is based on a contractually-specified value of the securities as of the date of the commercial loss sharing agreement, adjusted to reflect subsequent pay-downs, redemptions or maturities on the underlying securities. The contractually-specified value of these securities was approximately $525 million and $626 million at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. During the period of gain sharing (October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2017), any decline in the fair value of the acquired AFS securities down to the contractually-specified value would reduce BB&T’s liability to the FDIC at the applicable loss sharing percentage. BB&T is not indemnified for declines in the fair value of the acquired securities below the contractually-specified amount.

 

The following table provides information related to the carrying amounts and fair values of the components of the FDIC loss share receivable (payable):

 

Table 12
FDIC Loss Share Receivable (Payable)
                                 
          September 30, 2015   December 31, 2014  
  Attributable to:   Carrying Amount   Fair Value   Carrying Amount   Fair Value  
                                 
          (Dollars in millions)  
  Loans   $  331    $  23    $  534    $  123   
  Securities      (546)      (524)      (565)      (535)  
  Aggregate loss calculation      (145)      (168)      (132)      (161)  
    Total   $  (360)   $  (669)   $  (163)   $  (573)  

 

The decrease in the carrying amount of the FDIC loss share receivable attributable to loans acquired from the FDIC was due to the receipt of cash from the FDIC, negative accretion due to credit loss improvement and the offset to the provision for loans acquired from the FDIC, which was a benefit for the current year. The change in the carrying amount attributable to the aggregate loss calculation is primarily due to accretion of the expected payment. The fair values are based upon a discounted cash flow methodology that is consistent with the acquisition date methodology. The fair value attributable to acquired loans and the aggregate loss calculation changes over time due to the receipt of cash from the FDIC, updated credit loss assumptions and the passage of time. The fair value attributable to securities acquired from the FDIC is based upon the timing and amount that would be payable to the FDIC should the securities settle at the current fair value at the conclusion of the gain sharing period.

 

The cumulative amount recognized through earnings related to securities acquired from the FDIC resulted in a liability of $264 million as of September 30, 2015. Securities acquired from the FDIC are classified as AFS and carried at fair market value, and the changes in unrealized gains/losses are offset by the applicable loss share percentage in AOCI, which resulted in an additional pre-tax liability of $282 million as of September 30, 2015. BB&T would only owe these amounts to the FDIC if BB&T were to sell these securities prior to October 1, 2017. BB&T does not currently intend to dispose of the acquired securities.

 

Following the conclusion of the 10 year loss share period in 2019, should actual aggregate losses, excluding securities, be less than an amount determined in accordance with these agreements, BB&T will pay the FDIC a portion of the difference. As of September 30, 2015, BB&T projects that in 2019 it would owe the FDIC approximately $183 million under the aggregate loss calculation. This liability is expensed over time and BB&T has recognized total expense of approximately $145 million through September 30, 2015.

 

Deposits

 

Deposits totaled $147.8 billion at September 30, 2015, an increase of $18.8 billion from December 31, 2014. The acquisition of Susquehanna added $14.1 billion in deposits. Noninterest-bearing deposits increased $5.9 billion (up $3.9 billion excluding Susquehanna), interest checking increased $3.3 billion (up $46 million excluding Susquehanna) and money market and savings increased $11.1 billion (up $6.5 billion excluding Susquehanna). Time deposits declined $1.5 billion (down $5.5 billion excluding Susquehanna). The acquisitions of Texas retail branches and The Bank of Kentucky added $3.5 billion in deposits.

 

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The following table presents the composition of average deposits for the last five quarters:
                                   
  Table 13  
  Composition of Average Deposits  
                                   
      For the Three Months Ended  
      9/30/15   6/30/15   3/31/15   12/31/14   9/30/14  
                                   
      (Dollars in millions)  
  Noninterest-bearing deposits $  44,153    $  41,502    $  39,701    $  39,130    $  38,103   
  Interest checking    22,593       20,950       20,623       19,308       18,588   
  Money market and savings    59,306       53,852       51,644       51,176       49,974   
  Time deposits    16,837       14,800       17,000       20,041       23,304   
  Foreign office deposits - interest-bearing    948       764       563       660       639   
    Total average deposits $  143,837    $  131,868    $  129,531    $  130,315    $  130,608   

 

Average deposits for the third quarter were $143.8 billion, an increase of $12.0 billion compared to the prior quarter. The acquisition of Susquehanna contributed $1.5 billion in average noninterest-bearing deposits, $2.2 billion in average interest checking balances, $3.1 billion in average money market and savings and $2.7 billion in average time deposit balances. The acquisition of The Bank of Kentucky accounted for growth of $424 million in average noninterest-bearing deposits, $415 million in average interest checking balances, $285 million in average money market and savings and $245 million in average time deposit balances. Excluding these transactions, average deposits grew $1.2 billion, or 3.6% annualized.

 

Excluding these acquisitions, noninterest-bearing deposits increased $721 million (6.9% annualized), average money market and savings balances increased $2.1 billion (15.5% annualized), while average interest checking balances declined $924 million (17.5% annualized) and time deposits declined $878 million (23.6% annualized).

 

Noninterest-bearing deposits represented 30.7% of total average deposits for the third quarter, compared to 31.5% for the prior quarter and 29.2% a year ago. The change in composition from the second quarter to the third quarter was driven by the mix of deposits acquired from Susquehanna and The Bank of Kentucky.

 

The cost of interest-bearing deposits was 0.24% for the third quarter, flat compared to the prior quarter.

 

Borrowings

 

At September 30, 2015, short-term borrowings totaled $2.6 billion, a decrease of $1.1 billion compared to December 31, 2014. Long-term debt totaled $24.9 billion at September 30, 2015, an increase of $1.6 billion from the balance at December 31, 2014. During the third quarter of 2015, $1.2 billion of subordinated bank notes with a stated interest rate of 3.63% were issued. During the second quarter of 2015, higher cost FHLB advances totaling $931 million with a weighted average interest rate of 4.84% were extinguished, and $1.0 billion of medium term senior notes with a stated interest rate of 2.625% were issued.

 

Shareholders’ Equity

 

Total shareholders’ equity at September 30, 2015 was $27.3 billion, an increase of $2.9 billion compared to December 31, 2014. This increase was primarily driven by net income of $1.6 billion and stock issuances for acquisitions totaling $2.2 billion, partially offset by common and preferred dividends totaling $690 million and a reduction of $222 million for the purchase of additional ownership interest in AmRisc, LP. BB&T’s book value per common share at September 30, 2015 was $31.56, compared to $30.09 at December 31, 2014.

 

Merger-Related and Restructuring Activities

 

In conjunction with the consummation of an acquisition and completion of other requirements, BB&T typically accrues certain merger-related expenses related to estimated severance and other personnel-related costs, costs to terminate lease contracts, costs related to the disposal of duplicate facilities and equipment, costs to terminate data processing contracts and other costs associated with the acquisition. Merger-related and restructuring accruals are re-evaluated periodically and adjusted as necessary. The remaining accruals at September 30, 2015 are expected to be utilized within one year, unless they relate to specific contracts that expire later. The following table presents a summary of BB&T’s merger accrual activity.

 

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Table 14
Merger-Related and Restructuring Accrual Rollforward
                                                   
      Three Months Ended September 30, 2015   Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
      Beginning Balance   Merger-Related Charges   Utilized   Ending Balance   Beginning Balance   Merger-Related Charges   Utilized   Ending Balance
                                                   
      (Dollars in millions)
Personnel-related items $  12    $  43    $  (6)   $  49    $  2    $  54    $  (7)   $  49 
Occupancy and equipment    11       5       (3)      13       7       12       (6)      13 
Professional services    15       8       (21)      2       17       13       (28)      2 
Systems conversion and related charges    ―         7       (7)      ―         ―         9       (9)      ―   
Other adjustments    ―         14       (14)      ―         5       27       (32)      ―   
  Total $  38    $  77    $  (51)   $  64    $  31    $  115    $  (82)   $  64 

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

The accounting and reporting policies of BB&T are in accordance with GAAP and conform to the accounting and reporting guidelines prescribed by bank regulatory authorities. BB&T’s financial position and results of operations are affected by management’s application of accounting policies, including estimates, assumptions and judgments made to arrive at the carrying value of assets and liabilities and amounts reported for revenues and expenses. Different assumptions in the application of these policies could result in material changes in the consolidated financial position and/or consolidated results of operations and related disclosures. The more critical accounting and reporting policies include accounting for the ACL, determining fair value of financial instruments, intangible assets, costs and benefit obligations associated with pension and postretirement benefit plans, and income taxes. Understanding BB&T’s accounting policies is fundamental to understanding the consolidated financial position and consolidated results of operations. Accordingly, the critical accounting policies are discussed in detail in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in BB&T’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. Significant accounting policies and changes in accounting principles and effects of new accounting pronouncements are discussed in detail in Note 1 in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in BB&T’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. There have been no changes to the significant accounting policies during 2015. Additional disclosures regarding the effects of new accounting pronouncements are included in Note 1 “Basis of Presentation” included herein.

 

Risk Management

 

BB&T has a strong and consistent risk culture, based on established risk values, which promotes predictable and consistent performance within an environment of open communication and effective challenge. The strong culture influences all associates in the organization daily and helps them evaluate whether risks are acceptable or unacceptable while making decisions that balance quality, profitability and growth appropriately. BB&T’s effective risk management framework establishes an environment which enables it to achieve superior performance relative to peers, ensures that BB&T is viewed among the safest of banks and assures the operational freedom to act on opportunities.

 

BB&T ensures that there is an appropriate return for the amount of risk taken, and that the expected return is in line with its strategic objectives and business plan. Risk-taking activities are evaluated and prioritized to identify those that present attractive risk-adjusted returns while preserving asset value. BB&T only undertakes risks that are understood and can be managed effectively. By managing risk well, BB&T ensures sufficient capital is available to maintain and grow core business operations in a safe and sound manner.

 

Regardless of financial gain or loss to the Company, associates are held accountable if they do not follow the established risk management policies and procedures. Compensation decisions take into account an associate’s adherence to and successful implementation of BB&T’s risk values. The compensation structure supports the Company’s core values and sound risk management practices in an effort to promote judicious risk-taking behavior.

 

BB&T’s risk culture encourages transparency and open dialogue between all levels in the performance of organizational functions, such as the development, marketing and implementation of a product or service.

 

The principal types of inherent risk include compliance, credit, liquidity, market, operational, reputation and strategic risks. Refer to BB&T’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 for disclosures related to each of these risks under the section titled “Risk Management.”

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Market Risk Management

 

The effective management of market risk is essential to achieving BB&T’s strategic financial objectives. As a financial institution, BB&T’s most significant market risk exposure is interest rate risk in its balance sheet; however, market risk also includes product liquidity risk, price risk and volatility risk in BB&T’s BUs. The primary objectives of market risk management are to minimize any adverse effect that changes in market risk factors may have on net interest income, net income and capital and to offset the risk of price changes for certain assets recorded at fair value. At BB&T, market risk management also includes the enterprise-wide IPV function.

 

Interest Rate Market Risk (Other than Trading)

 

BB&T actively manages market risk associated with asset and liability portfolios with a focus on the strategic pricing of asset and liability accounts and management of appropriate maturity mixes of assets and liabilities. The goal of these activities is the development of appropriate maturity and repricing opportunities in BB&T’s portfolios of assets and liabilities that will produce reasonably consistent net interest income during periods of changing interest rates. These portfolios are analyzed for proper fixed-rate and variable-rate mixes under various interest rate scenarios.

 

The asset/liability management process is designed to achieve relatively stable NIM and assure liquidity by coordinating the volumes, maturities or repricing opportunities of earning assets, deposits and borrowed funds. Among other things, this process gives consideration to prepayment trends related to securities, loans and leases and certain deposits that have no stated maturity. Prepayment assumptions are developed using a combination of market data and internal historical prepayment experience for residential mortgage-related loans and securities, and internal historical prepayment experience for client deposits with no stated maturity and loans that are not residential mortgage related. These assumptions are subject to monthly back-testing, and are adjusted as deemed necessary to reflect changes in interest rates relative to the reference rate of the underlying assets or liabilities. On a monthly basis, BB&T evaluates the accuracy of its Simulation model, which includes an evaluation of its prepayment assumptions, to ensure that all significant assumptions inherent in the model appropriately reflect changes in the interest rate environment and related trends in prepayment activity. It is the responsibility of the MRLCC to determine and achieve the most appropriate volume and mix of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, as well as to ensure an adequate level of liquidity and capital, within the context of corporate performance goals. The MRLCC also sets policy guidelines and establishes long-term strategies with respect to interest rate risk exposure and liquidity. The MRLCC meets regularly to review BB&T’s interest rate risk and liquidity positions in relation to present and prospective market and business conditions, and adopts funding and balance sheet management strategies that are intended to ensure that the potential impacts on earnings and liquidity as a result of fluctuations in interest rates are within acceptable tolerance guidelines.

 

BB&T uses derivatives primarily to manage economic risk related to securities, commercial loans, MSRs and mortgage banking operations, long-term debt and other funding sources. BB&T also uses derivatives to facilitate transactions on behalf of its clients. As of September 30, 2015, BB&T had derivative financial instruments outstanding with notional amounts totaling $73.0 billion, with a net fair value gain of $286 million. See Note 15 “Derivative Financial Instruments” in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” herein for additional disclosures.

 

The majority of BB&T’s assets and liabilities are monetary in nature and, therefore, differ greatly from most commercial and industrial companies that have significant investments in fixed assets or inventories. Fluctuations in interest rates and actions of the FRB to regulate the availability and cost of credit have a greater effect on a financial institution’s profitability than do the effects of higher costs for goods and services. Through its balance sheet management function, which is monitored by the MRLCC, management believes that BB&T is positioned to respond to changing needs for liquidity, changes in interest rates and inflationary trends.

 

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Management uses the Simulation to measure the sensitivity of projected earnings to changes in interest rates. The Simulation projects net interest income and interest rate risk for a rolling two-year period of time. The Simulation takes into account the current contractual agreements that BB&T has made with its customers on deposits, borrowings, loans, investments and commitments to enter into those transactions. Furthermore, the Simulation considers the impact of expected customer behavior. Management monitors BB&T’s interest sensitivity by means of a model that incorporates the current volumes, average rates earned and paid, and scheduled maturities and payments of asset and liability portfolios, together with multiple scenarios that include projected prepayments, repricing opportunities and anticipated volume growth. Using this information, the model projects earnings based on projected portfolio balances under multiple interest rate scenarios. This level of detail is needed to simulate the effect that changes in interest rates and portfolio balances may have on the earnings of BB&T. This method is subject to the accuracy of the assumptions that underlie the process, but management believes that it provides a better illustration of the sensitivity of earnings to changes in interest rates than other analyses such as static or dynamic gap. In addition to the Simulation, BB&T uses EVE analysis to focus on projected changes in capital given potential changes in interest rates. This measure also allows BB&T to analyze interest rate risk that falls outside the analysis window contained in the Simulation. The EVE model is a discounted cash flow of the portfolio of assets, liabilities, and derivative instruments. The difference in the present value of assets minus the present value of liabilities is defined as the economic value of equity.

 

The asset/liability management process requires a number of key assumptions. Management determines the most likely outlook for the economy and interest rates by analyzing external factors, including published economic projections and data, the effects of likely monetary and fiscal policies, as well as any enacted or prospective regulatory changes. BB&T’s current and prospective liquidity position, current balance sheet volumes and projected growth, accessibility of funds for short-term needs and capital maintenance are also considered. This data is combined with various interest rate scenarios to provide management with the information necessary to analyze interest sensitivity and to aid in the development of strategies to reach performance goals.

 

The following table shows the effect that the indicated changes in interest rates would have on net interest income as projected for the next twelve months assuming a gradual change in interest rates as described below. Key assumptions in the preparation of the table include prepayment speeds of mortgage-related and other assets, cash flows and maturities of derivative financial instruments, loan volumes and pricing, deposit sensitivity, customer preferences and capital plans. The resulting change in net interest income reflects the level of interest rate sensitivity that income has in relation to the investment, loan and deposit portfolios.

 

Table 15
Interest Sensitivity Simulation Analysis
                                     
                          Annualized Hypothetical  
        Interest Rate Scenario   Percentage Change in  
        Linear   Prime Rate   Net Interest Income  
        Change in   September 30,   September 30,  
        Prime Rate    2015    2014    2015    2014  
        Up 200  bps    5.25  %    5.25  %    2.71  %    2.24  %  
        Up 100      4.25       4.25       1.89       1.50     
        No Change      3.25       3.25       ―         ―       
        Down 25      3.00       3.00       (0.01)      0.32     

 

The MRLCC has established parameters related to interest sensitivity that prescribe a maximum negative impact on net interest income under different interest rate scenarios. In the event the results of the Simulation model fall outside the established parameters, management will make recommendations to the MRLCC on the most appropriate response given the current economic forecast. The following parameters and interest rate scenarios are considered BB&T’s primary measures of interest rate risk:

 

·Maximum negative impact on net interest income of 2% for the next 12 months assuming a 25 basis point change in interest rates each month for four months followed by a flat interest rate scenario for the remaining eight month period.

 

·Maximum negative impact on net interest income of 4% for the next 12 months assuming a 25 basis point change in interest rates each month for eight months followed by a flat interest rate scenario for the remaining four month period.

 

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If a rate change of 200 basis points cannot be modeled due to a low level of rates, a proportional limit applies. Management currently only models a negative 25 basis point decline because larger declines would have resulted in a Federal funds rate of less than zero. In a situation such as this, the maximum negative impact on net interest income is adjusted on a proportional basis. Regardless of the proportional limit, the negative risk exposure limit will be the greater of 1% or the proportional limit.

 

Management has also established a maximum negative impact on net interest income of 4% for an immediate 100 basis points change in rates and 8% for an immediate 200 basis points change in rates. These “interest rate shock” limits are designed to create an outer band of acceptable risk based upon a significant and immediate change in rates.

 

Management must also consider how the balance sheet and interest rate risk position could be impacted by changes in balance sheet mix. Liquidity in the banking industry has been very strong during the current economic cycle. Much of this liquidity increase has been due to a significant increase in noninterest-bearing demand deposits. Consistent with the industry, Branch Bank has seen a significant increase in this funding source. The behavior of these deposits is one of the most important assumptions used in determining the interest rate risk position of BB&T. A loss of these deposits in the future would reduce the asset sensitivity of BB&T’s balance sheet as the Company increases interest-bearing funds to offset the loss of this advantageous funding source.

 

Beta represents the correlation between overall market interest rates and the rates paid by BB&T on interest-bearing deposits. BB&T applies an average beta of approximately 80% to its managed rate deposits for determining its interest rate sensitivity. Managed rate deposits are high beta, premium money market and interest checking accounts, which attract significant client funds when needed to support balance sheet growth. BB&T regularly conducts sensitivity on other key variables to determine the impact they could have on the interest rate risk position. This allows BB&T to evaluate the likely impact on its balance sheet management strategies due to a more extreme variation in a key assumption than expected.

 

The following table shows the effect that the loss of demand deposits and an associated increase in managed rate deposits would have on BB&T’s interest-rate sensitivity position. For purposes of this analysis, BB&T modeled the incremental beta for the replacement of the lost demand deposits at 100%.

 

Table 16
Deposit Mix Sensitivity Analysis
                                 
                    Results Assuming a Decrease in  
        Linear Change     Base Scenario   Noninterest Bearing Demand Deposits  
        in Rates     at September 30, 2015 (1)   $1 Billion   $5 Billion  
        Up 200  bps      2.71  %    2.48  %    1.56  %  
        Up 100        1.89       1.75       1.18     
                                 
                                 
(1) The base scenario is equal to the annualized hypothetical percentage change in net interest income at September 30, 2015 as presented in the preceding table.

 

If rates increased 200 basis points, BB&T could absorb the loss of $11.8 billion, or 26.3%, of noninterest bearing deposits and replace them with managed rate deposits with a beta of 100% before becoming neutral to interest rate changes.

 

The following table shows the effect that the indicated changes in interest rates would have on EVE. Key assumptions in the preparation of the table include prepayment speeds of mortgage-related and other assets, cash flows and maturities of derivative financial instruments, loan volumes and pricing and deposit sensitivity.

 

Table 17
EVE Simulation Analysis
                                     
                          Hypothetical Percentage  
              EVE/Assets   Change in EVE  
        Change in    September 30,    September 30,  
        Interest Rates    2015    2014    2015    2014  
        Up 200  bps    10.7  %    10.7  %    3.0  %    (4.8) %  
        Up 100      10.7       11.1       3.1       (1.3)    
        No Change      10.3       11.2       ―         ―       
        Down 25      10.2       11.2       (1.8)      (0.4)    

 

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Market Risk from Trading Activities

 

BB&T also manages market risk from trading activities which consists of acting as a financial intermediary to provide its customers access to derivatives, foreign exchange and securities markets. Trading market risk is managed through the use of statistical and non-statistical risk measures and limits. BB&T utilizes a historical VaR methodology to measure and aggregate risks across its covered trading BUs. This methodology uses two years of historical data to estimate economic outcomes for a one-day time horizon at a 99% confidence level. The average 99% one-day VaR and the maximum daily VaR for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 were each less than $1 million. Market risk disclosures under Basel II.5 are available in the Additional Disclosures section of the Investor Relations site on www.bbt.com.

 

Contractual Obligations, Commitments, Contingent Liabilities, Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Related Party Transactions

 

Refer to BB&T’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 for discussion with respect to BB&T’s quantitative and qualitative disclosures about its fixed and determinable contractual obligations. Additional disclosures about BB&T’s contractual obligations, commitments and derivative financial instruments are included in Note 13 “Commitments and Contingencies” and Note 14 “Fair Value Disclosures” in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.”

 

The following table presents activity in residential mortgage indemnification, recourse and repurchase reserves:
                               
Table 18
Mortgage Indemnification, Recourse and Repurchase Reserves Activity (1)
                               
        Three Months Ended September 30,   Nine Months Ended September 30,  
        2015   2014    2015   2014   
                               
        (Dollars in millions)  
  Balance, at beginning of period $  83    $  98    $  94    $  72   
    Payments    (1)      (5)      (5)      (21)  
    Expense (benefit)    —       7       (7)      49   
    Acquisitions    5       —       5       —   
  Balance, at end of period $  87    $  100    $  87    $  100   
                               
                               
(1) Excludes the FHA-insured mortgage loan reserve of $85 million established during the second quarter of 2014.

 

Liquidity

 

Liquidity represents the continuing ability to meet funding needs, including deposit withdrawals, timely repayment of borrowings and other liabilities, and funding of loan commitments. In addition to the level of liquid assets, such as cash, cash equivalents and AFS securities, many other factors affect the ability to meet liquidity needs, including access to a variety of funding sources, maintaining borrowing capacity in national money markets, growing core deposits, the repayment of loans and the ability to securitize or package loans for sale.

 

BB&T monitors the ability to meet customer demand for funds under both normal and stressed market conditions. In considering its liquidity position, management evaluates BB&T’s funding mix based on client core funding, client rate-sensitive funding and non-client rate-sensitive funding. In addition, management also evaluates exposure to rate-sensitive funding sources that mature in one year or less. Management also measures liquidity needs against 30 days of stressed cash outflows for Branch Bank. To ensure a strong liquidity position, management maintains a liquid asset buffer of cash on hand and highly liquid unpledged securities. The Company has established a policy that the liquid asset buffer would be a minimum of 5% of total assets, but intends to maintain the ratio well in excess of this level. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, BB&T’s liquid asset buffer was 13.3% and 13.6%, respectively, of total assets.

 

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During 2014, the FDIC, FRB and OCC finalized a rule concerning the U.S. implementation of the Basel III LCR rule. Under the final rule, BB&T would currently be considered a “modified LCR” holding company. BB&T would be subject to full LCR requirements if its operations were to fall under the “internationally active” rules, which would generally be triggered if BB&T’s assets were to increase above $250 billion. BB&T implemented balance sheet changes to support its compliance with the rule and to optimize its balance sheet based on the final rule. These actions included changing the mix of the investment portfolio to include more GNMA and U.S. Treasury securities, which qualify as Level 1 under the rule, and changing its deposit mix to increase retail and commercial deposits. As of September 30, 2015, BB&T is considered a “modified LCR” holding company. BB&T’s LCR was approximately 136% at September 30, 2015, compared to the regulatory minimum for such entities of 90%, which puts BB&T in full compliance with the rule. The regulatory minimum will increase to 100% on January 1, 2017. The final rule requires each financial institution to have a method for determining “operational deposits” as defined by the rule.

 

Parent Company

 

The purpose of the Parent Company is to serve as the primary capital financing vehicle for the operating subsidiaries. The assets of the Parent Company primarily consist of cash on deposit with Branch Bank, equity investments in subsidiaries, advances to subsidiaries, accounts receivable from subsidiaries, and other miscellaneous assets. The principal obligations of the Parent Company are principal and interest payments on long-term debt. The main sources of funds for the Parent Company are dividends and management fees from subsidiaries, repayments of advances to subsidiaries, and proceeds from the issuance of equity and long-term debt. The primary uses of funds by the Parent Company are for investments in subsidiaries, advances to subsidiaries, dividend payments to common and preferred shareholders, retirement of common stock and interest and principal payments due on long-term debt.

 

Liquidity at the Parent Company is more susceptible to market disruptions. BB&T prudently manages cash levels at the Parent Company to cover a minimum of one year of projected contractual cash outflows which includes unfunded external commitments, debt service, preferred dividends and scheduled debt maturities without the benefit of any new cash infusions. Generally, BB&T maintains a significant buffer above the projected one year of contractual cash outflows. In determining the buffer, BB&T considers cash requirements for common and preferred dividends, unfunded commitments to affiliates, being a source of strength to its banking subsidiaries and being able to withstand sustained market disruptions that could limit access to the capital markets. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Parent Company had 32 months and 31 months, respectively, of cash on hand to satisfy projected contractual cash outflows as described above.

 

Branch Bank

 

BB&T carefully manages liquidity risk at Branch Bank. Branch Bank’s primary source of funding is customer deposits. Continued access to customer deposits is highly dependent on the confidence the public has in the stability of the bank and its ability to return funds to the client when requested. BB&T maintains a strong focus on its reputation in the market to ensure continued access to client deposits. BB&T integrates its risk appetite into its overall risk management framework to ensure the bank does not exceed its risk tolerance through its lending and other risk taking functions and thus risk becoming undercapitalized. BB&T believes that sufficient capital is paramount to maintaining the confidence of its depositors and other funds providers. BB&T has extensive capital management processes in place to ensure it maintains sufficient capital to absorb losses and maintain a highly capitalized position that will instill confidence in the bank and allow continued access to deposits and other funding sources. Branch Bank monitors many liquidity metrics at the bank including funding concentrations, diversification, maturity distribution, contingent funding needs and ability to meet liquidity requirements under times of stress.

 

Branch Bank has several major sources of funding to meet its liquidity requirements, including access to capital markets through issuance of senior or subordinated bank notes and institutional CDs, access to the FHLB system, dealer repurchase agreements and repurchase agreements with commercial clients, access to the overnight and term Federal funds markets, use of a Cayman branch facility, access to retail brokered CDs and a borrower in custody program with the FRB for the discount window. As of September 30, 2015, Branch Bank has approximately $69.8 billion of secured borrowing capacity, which represents approximately 8.7 times the amount of one year wholesale funding maturities.

 

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Capital

 

The maintenance of appropriate levels of capital is a management priority and is monitored on a regular basis. BB&T’s principal goals related to the maintenance of capital are to provide adequate capital to support BB&T’s risk profile consistent with the Board-approved risk appetite, provide financial flexibility to support future growth and client needs, comply with relevant laws, regulations, and supervisory guidance, achieve optimal credit ratings for BB&T and its subsidiaries and provide a competitive return to shareholders.

 

Management regularly monitors the capital position of BB&T on both a consolidated and bank level basis. In this regard, management’s overriding policy is to maintain capital at levels that are in excess of the operating capital guidelines, which are above the regulatory “well capitalized” levels. Management has implemented stressed capital ratio minimum guidelines to evaluate whether capital ratios calculated with planned capital actions are likely to remain above minimums specified by the FRB for the annual CCAR. Breaches of stressed minimum guidelines prompt a review of the planned capital actions included in BB&T’s capital plan.

 

Table 19
BB&T's Internal Capital Guidelines
    Operating   Stressed  
  Tier 1 Capital Ratio  10.0  %    7.5  %  
  Total Capital Ratio  12.0       9.5     
  Tier 1 Leverage Capital Ratio  7.0       5.0     
  Tangible Common Equity Ratio  6.0       4.0     
  Common Equity Tier 1 Ratio  8.5       6.0     

 

While nonrecurring events or management decisions may result in the Company temporarily falling below its operating minimum guidelines for one or more of these ratios, it is management’s intent through capital planning to return to these targeted operating minimums within a reasonable period of time. Such temporary decreases below the operating minimums shown above are not considered an infringement of BB&T’s overall capital policy provided the Company and Branch Bank remain “well-capitalized.”

 

Basel III capital requirements became effective on January 1, 2015. Risk-based capital ratios for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, which include common equity tier 1, Tier 1 capital, total capital and leverage capital, are calculated based on Basel III regulatory transitional guidance related to the measurement of capital, risk-weighted assets and average assets.

 

 

 

 

 

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  Table 20  
  Capital Ratios (1)  
                         
          September 30, 2015   December 31, 2014  
          Basel III   Basel I  
                         
          (Dollars in millions, except per share data, shares in thousands)  
  Risk-based:                
    Common equity Tier 1    10.1  %     N/A    
    Tier 1    11.6         12.4  %  
    Total    14.1         14.9     
  Leverage capital    9.9         9.9     
                         
  Non-GAAP capital measures (2):                
    Tangible common equity as a percentage of tangible assets    7.7  %      8.0  %  
    Tangible common equity per common share $  19.77      $  19.86     
                         
  Calculations of tangible common equity and tangible assets (2):                
    Total shareholders' equity $  27,264      $  24,377     
    Less:                
      Preferred stock    2,603         2,603     
      Noncontrolling interests    40         88     
      Intangible assets    9,198         7,374     
    Tangible common equity $  15,423      $  14,312     
                         
    Total assets $  208,809      $  186,834     
    Less:                
      Intangible assets    9,198         7,374     
    Tangible assets $  199,611      $  179,460     
                         
  Risk-weighted assets (3) $  166,863      $  143,675     
  Common shares outstanding at end of period    780,150         720,698     
                         
(1)Current quarter regulatory capital information is preliminary and based on transitional approach.
(2)Tangible common equity and related ratios are non-GAAP measures. Management uses these measures to assess the quality of capital and believes that investors may find them useful in their analysis of the Company. These capital measures are not necessarily comparable to similar capital measures that may be presented by other companies.
(3)Risk-weighted assets are determined based on the regulatory capital requirements in effect for the periods presented.

 

The Company’s estimated common equity tier 1 ratio using the Basel III standardized approach on a fully phased-in basis was 9.8% at September 30, 2015.

 

Table 21
Capital Requirements Under Basel III
                                                 
          Minimum   Well-   Minimum Capital Plus Capital Conservation Buffer   BB&T
          Capital   Capitalized   2016    2017    2018    2019 (1)   Target
Common equity Tier 1 to risk-weighted assets    4.5  %    6.5  %    5.125  %    5.750  %    6.375  %    7.000  %    8.5  %
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets    6.0       8.0       6.625       7.250       7.875       8.500       10.0   
Total capital to risk-weighted assets    8.0       10.0       8.625       9.250       9.875       10.500       12.0   
Leverage ratio    4.0       5.0      N/A     N/A     N/A     N/A      7.0   
                                                 
                                                 
(1) BB&T's goal is to maintain capital levels above the 2019 requirements.
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Share Repurchase Activity

 

No shares were repurchased in connection with the 2006 Repurchase Plan during 2015. During June of 2015, the Board of Directors authorized a new plan, the 2015 Repurchase Plan, to repurchase up to 50 million shares of the Company’s common stock. Repurchases under the 2015 Repurchase Plan may be effected through open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions. The timing and exact amount of repurchases will be consistent with the Company’s capital plan and subject to various factors, including the Company’s capital position, liquidity, financial performance, alternative uses of capital, stock trading price and general market conditions, and may be suspended at any time. Shares that are repurchased pursuant to the 2015 Repurchase Plan will constitute authorized but unissued shares of the Company and will therefore be available for future issuances. The 2015 Repurchase Plan replaces the 2006 Repurchase Plan. No shares have been repurchased in connection with the 2015 Repurchase Plan during 2015.

 

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Share Repurchase Activity  
                         
                      Maximum Remaining  
                      Number of Shares  
        Total   Average   Total Shares Purchased   Available for Repurchase  
        Shares   Price Paid   Pursuant to   Pursuant to  
        Repurchased (1)   Per Share (2)   Publicly-Announced Plan   Publicly-Announced Plan  
                         
        (Shares in thousands)  
                         
  July 2015  8    $  40.43     ―       50,000   
  August 2015  1       40.61     ―       50,000   
  September 2015  11       36.25     ―       50,000   
    Total  20       38.20     ―         
                         
(1)Repurchases reflect shares exchanged or surrendered in connection with the exercise of equity-based awards under BB&T’s equity-based compensation plans.
(2)Excludes commissions.

 

 

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Refer to “Market Risk Management” in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section herein.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the management of the Company, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2015 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

 

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

Refer to the “Commitments and Contingencies” and “Income Taxes” notes in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.”

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in BB&T’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to BB&T or that management has deemed to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect BB&T’s business, financial condition, and/or operating results.

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

(c) Refer to “Share Repurchase Activity” in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section herein.

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
       
  Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 17, 2015, by and between BB&T Corporation and National Penn Bancshares, Inc.  
       
11    Statement re: Computation of Earnings Per Share.  
       
12    Statement re: Computation of Ratios.  
       
31.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  
       
31.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  
       
32    Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  
       
101.INS   XBRL Instance Document.  
       
101.SCH   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema.  
       
101.CAL   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase.  
       
101.LAB   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase.  
       
101.PRE   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase.  
       
101.DEF   XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase.  

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

   

BB&T CORPORATION

(Registrant)

       
Date: October 30, 2015   By: /s/ Daryl N. Bible
     

Daryl N. Bible, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

       
Date: October 30, 2015   By: /s/ Cynthia B. Powell
     

Cynthia B. Powell, Executive Vice President and
Corporate Controller

(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX  
               
Exhibit No.   Description   Location  
               
  Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 17, 2015, by and between BB&T Corporation and National Penn Bancshares, Inc.   Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed August 20, 2015.  
               
11    Statement re: Computation of Earnings Per Share.   Filed herewith as Note 16.  
               
12†   Statement re: Computation of Ratios.   Filed herewith.  
               
31.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.   Filed herewith.  
               
31.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.   Filed herewith.  
               
32    Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.   Furnished herewith.  
               
101.INS   XBRL Instance Document.   Filed herewith.  
               
101.SCH   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema.   Filed herewith.  
               
101.CAL   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase.   Filed herewith.  
               
101.LAB   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase.   Filed herewith.  
               
101.PRE   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase.   Filed herewith.  
               
101.DEF   XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase.   Filed herewith.  
               
               
  Exhibit filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available upon request.  

 

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