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, 2022
or
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission File Number 1-9861
M&T BANK CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New York
16-0968385
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
One M & T Plaza
Buffalo, New York
14203
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(716) 635-4000
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class
Trading Symbols
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $.50 par value
MTB
New York Stock Exchange
Perpetual Fixed-to-Floating RateNon-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series H
MTBPrH
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. ☒ Yes ☐ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files). ☒ Yes ☐ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
☒
Accelerated filer
☐
Non-accelerated filer
Smaller reporting company
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ☐ Yes ☒ No
Number of shares of the registrant's Common Stock, $0.50 par value, outstanding as of the close of business on November 1, 2022: 172,613,343 shares.
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For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2022
Table of Contents of Information Required in Report
Page
Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.
Financial Statements
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET – September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021
3
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME – Three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021
4
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME – Three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021
5
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS – Nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021
6
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY – Three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021
7
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
8
Item 2.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
52
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
89
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
Part II. OTHER INFORMATION
Legal Proceedings
90
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
91
Mine Safety Disclosures
Item 5.
Other Information
Item 6.
Exhibits
SIGNATURES
92
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
M&T BANK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (Unaudited)
September 30,
December 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share)
2022
2021
Assets
Cash and due from banks
$
2,255,810
1,337,577
Interest-bearing deposits at banks
25,391,528
41,872,304
Trading account
129,672
49,745
Investment securities
Available for sale (cost: $11,340,155 at September 30, 2022; $3,849,347 at December 31, 2021)
10,870,346
3,955,804
Held to maturity (fair value: $11,554,655 at September 30, 2022; $2,771,290 at December 31, 2021)
12,898,862
2,734,674
Equity and other securities (cost: $832,604 at September 30, 2022; $461,516 at December 31, 2021)
834,557
465,382
Total investment securities
24,603,765
7,155,860
Loans and leases
128,608,538
93,136,678
Unearned discount
(382,951
)
(224,226
Loans and leases, net of unearned discount
128,225,587
92,912,452
Allowance for credit losses
(1,875,591
(1,469,226
Loans and leases, net
126,349,996
91,443,226
Premises and equipment
1,620,339
1,144,765
Goodwill
8,501,357
4,593,112
Core deposit and other intangible assets
226,974
3,998
Accrued interest and other assets
8,876,038
7,506,573
Total assets
197,955,479
155,107,160
Liabilities
Noninterest-bearing deposits
73,023,271
60,131,480
Savings and interest-checking deposits
86,015,700
68,603,966
Time deposits
4,806,417
2,807,963
Total deposits
163,845,388
131,543,409
Short-term borrowings
917,806
47,046
Accrued interest and other liabilities
4,476,456
2,127,931
Long-term borrowings
3,459,336
3,485,369
Total liabilities
172,698,986
137,203,755
Shareholders' equity
Preferred stock, $1.00 par, 20,000,000 shares authorized; Issued and outstanding: Liquidation preference of $1,000 per share: 350,000 shares at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021; Liquidation preference of $10,000 per share: 140,000 shares at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021; Liquidation preference of $25 per share: 10,000,000 shares at September 30, 2022
2,010,600
1,750,000
Common stock, $.50 par, 250,000,000 shares authorized, 179,436,779 shares issued at September 30, 2022 and 159,741,898 shares issued at December 31, 2021
89,718
79,871
Common stock issuable, 13,951 shares at September 30, 2022; 15,769 shares at December 31, 2021
1,098
1,212
Additional paid-in capital
9,994,395
6,635,000
Retained earnings
15,219,828
14,646,448
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net
(899,993
(127,578
Treasury stock — common, at cost — 6,551,133 shares at September 30, 2022; 31,052,845 shares at December 31, 2021
(1,159,153
(5,081,548
Total shareholders’ equity
25,256,493
17,903,405
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30
Nine Months Ended September 30
(In thousands, except per share)
Interest income
Loans and leases, including fees
1,455,612
944,422
3,572,954
2,843,969
Fully taxable
135,766
33,209
294,290
104,736
Exempt from federal taxes
16,555
48
34,388
113
Deposits at banks
172,956
14,923
272,009
30,507
Other
624
344
1,270
941
Total interest income
1,781,513
992,946
4,174,911
2,980,266
Interest expense
68,690
7,000
103,344
26,556
1,124
3,573
3,748
15,667
Deposits at Cayman Islands office
—
201
2,670
2
6,090
30,338
15,121
67,147
46,852
Total interest expense
102,822
25,696
180,329
89,281
Net interest income
1,678,691
967,250
3,994,582
2,890,985
Provision for credit losses
115,000
(20,000
427,000
(60,000
Net interest income after provision for credit losses
1,563,691
987,250
3,567,582
2,950,985
Other income
Mortgage banking revenues
83,041
159,995
275,115
432,062
Service charges on deposit accounts
115,213
105,426
340,890
296,721
Trust income
186,577
156,876
545,874
475,889
Brokerage services income
21,086
20,490
65,414
43,868
Trading account and non-hedging derivative gains
5,081
5,563
12,743
18,349
Gain/(loss) on bank investment securities
(1,108
291
(1,913
(22,646
Other revenues from operations
153,189
120,485
436,943
344,114
Total other income
563,079
569,126
1,675,066
1,588,357
Other expense
Salaries and employee benefits
736,354
510,422
2,090,075
1,530,634
Equipment and net occupancy
127,117
80,738
337,584
244,057
Outside data processing and software
95,068
72,782
268,607
213,025
FDIC assessments
28,105
18,810
66,266
50,874
Advertising and marketing
21,398
15,208
58,057
43,200
Printing, postage and supplies
14,768
7,917
40,488
28,367
Amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets
18,384
2,738
38,024
8,213
Other costs of operations
238,059
190,719
743,047
565,753
Total other expense
1,279,253
899,334
3,642,148
2,684,123
Income before taxes
847,517
657,042
1,600,500
1,855,219
Income taxes
200,921
161,582
374,208
454,441
Net income
646,596
495,460
1,226,292
1,400,778
Net income available to common shareholders
Basic
620,549
475,958
1,152,400
1,342,805
Diluted
620,554
475,961
1,152,406
1,342,812
Net income per common share
3.55
3.70
7.18
10.44
3.53
3.69
7.14
10.43
Average common shares outstanding
174,609
128,689
160,474
128,632
175,682
128,844
161,295
128,786
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited)
(In thousands)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax and reclassification adjustments:
Net unrealized losses on investment securities
(218,852
(9,314
(425,770
(39,808
Cash flow hedges adjustments
(172,285
(38,038
(344,534
(152,175
Foreign currency translation adjustments
(5,359
(1,579
(11,271
(886
Defined benefit plans liability adjustments
2,993
15,486
9,160
45,482
Total other comprehensive income (loss)
(393,503
(33,445
(772,415
(147,387
Total comprehensive income
253,093
462,015
453,877
1,253,391
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
Cash flows from operating activities
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization of premises and equipment
219,737
169,232
Amortization of capitalized servicing rights
75,165
66,000
Provision for deferred income taxes
(89,413
70,190
Asset write-downs
7,358
5,046
Net gain on sales of assets
(14,583
(15,260
Net change in accrued interest receivable, payable
(58,629
20,395
Net change in other accrued income and expense
(71,004
50,804
Net change in loans originated for sale
560,861
(117,139
Net change in trading account and non-hedging derivative assets and liabilities
1,299,313
419,772
Net cash provided by operating activities
3,620,121
2,018,031
Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from sales of investment securities
Equity and other securities
42,999
8,937
Proceeds from maturities of investment securities
Available for sale
641,573
1,139,203
Held to maturity
1,053,989
476,352
Purchases of investment securities
(7,219,785
(5,389
(796,312
(1,087,656
(155,290
(27,270
Net (increase) decrease in loans and leases
(58,942
4,977,272
Net (increase) decrease in interest-bearing deposits at banks
25,674,122
(14,781,978
Capital expenditures, net
(126,810
(87,165
Net (increase) decrease in loan servicing advances
1,324,912
(402,175
Acquisition, net of cash consideration
Bank and bank holding company
393,923
Other, net
(516,504
(388,305
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities
20,257,875
(10,178,174
Cash flows from financing activities
Net increase (decrease) in deposits
(20,663,949
8,895,558
Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings
(24,111
44,066
Proceeds from long-term borrowings
499,250
9,500
Payments on long-term borrowings
(907,191
(853,041
Purchases of treasury stock
(1,200,000
Dividends paid — common
(578,968
(425,541
Dividends paid — preferred
(80,600
(55,388
Proceeds from issuance of Series I preferred stock
495,000
(4,194
(23,042
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities
(22,959,763
8,087,112
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
918,233
(73,031
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
1,552,743
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
1,479,712
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Interest received during the period
4,145,231
2,976,574
Interest paid during the period
214,552
116,402
Income taxes paid during the period
362,866
278,783
Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities
Real estate acquired in settlement of loans
21,017
6,822
Additions to right-of-use assets under operating leases
99,705
34,404
Loans held for sale transferred to loans held for investment
330,188
Acquisition of bank and bank holding company
Common stock issued
8,286,515
Common stock awards converted
104,810
Fair value of
Assets acquired (noncash)
63,757,316
Liabilities assumed
55,499,314
Preferred stock converted
260,600
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Unaudited)
Accumulated
Common
Additional
Comprehensive
Preferred
Stock
Paid-in
Retained
Income
Treasury
Dollars in thousands, except per share
Issuable
Capital
Earnings
(Loss), Net
Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2022
Balance — July 1, 2022
1,090
9,986,881
14,808,637
(506,490
(595,905
25,794,531
Preferred stock cash dividends (a)
(24,941
(600,000
Stock-based compensation transactions, net
7,514
(327
36,752
43,947
Common stock cash dividends — $1.20 per share
(210,137
Balance — September 30, 2022
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
Balance — January 1, 2022
Acquisition of People's United Financial, Inc.:
9,824
3,256,821
5,019,870
Conversion of Series H preferred stock
(71,647
23
(114
(2,236
(970
102,525
99,228
Common stock cash dividends — $3.60 per share
(580,295
Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
Balance — July 1, 2021
1,250,000
1,179
6,620,528
14,030,215
(176,974
(5,084,515
16,720,304
(17,050
Issuance of Series I preferred stock
500,000
(5,000
17
9,128
(207
2,069
11,007
Common stock cash dividends — $1.10 per share
(142,505
Balance — September 30, 2021
1,196
6,624,656
14,365,913
(210,419
(5,082,446
17,528,771
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Balance — January 1, 2021
1,344
6,617,404
13,444,428
(63,032
(5,142,732
16,187,283
(51,150
(148
12,252
(616
60,286
71,774
Common stock cash dividends — $3.30 per share
(427,527
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1. Significant accounting policies
The consolidated interim financial statements of M&T Bank Corporation (“M&T”) and subsidiaries (“the Company”) were compiled in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) using the accounting policies set forth in note 1 of Notes to Financial Statements included in Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 (“2021 Annual Report”). Following the acquisition of People's United Financial, Inc. ("People's United") on April 1, 2022 and conformance of financial statement presentation, certain reclassifications have been made to prior period amounts to conform with current period presentation. The reclassifications had no effect on previously reported total assets, total liabilities, shareholders' equity or net income. Specifically, the fair values of interest rate and foreign exchange derivative contracts not designated as hedging instruments as presented in note 11 have been included in other assets and other liabilities rather than in trading account assets and liabilities. The financial statements contain all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented.
2. Acquisition and divestiture
On April 1, 2022, M&T completed the acquisition of People's United. Through subsidiaries, People's United provided commercial banking, retail banking and wealth management services to individual, corporate and municipal customers through a network of branches located in Connecticut, southeastern New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Following the merger, People's United Bank, National Association, a national banking association and a wholly owned subsidiary of People's United, merged with and into Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company ("M&T Bank"), the principal banking subsidiary of M&T, with M&T Bank as the surviving entity. The results of operations acquired from People's United have been included in the Company's financial results since April 1, 2022.
Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement dated February 22, 2021, People’s United shareholders received consideration valued at .118 of an M&T common share in exchange for each common share of People’s United. The purchase price totaled approximately $8.4 billion (with the price based on M&T’s closing price of $164.66 per share as of April 1, 2022). M&T issued 50,325,004 common shares in completing the transaction. Additionally, People’s United outstanding preferred stock was converted into new shares of Series H Preferred Stock of M&T. The acquisition of People's United expanded the Company's geographical footprint and management expects the Company will benefit from greater geographical diversity and the advantages of scale associated with a larger company.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONTINUED
2. Acquisition and divestiture, continued
The People’s United transaction has been accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting and, accordingly, assets acquired, liabilities assumed and preferred stock converted were recorded at estimated fair value on the acquisition date. The consideration paid for People’s United common equity and the preliminary amounts of identifiable assets acquired, liabilities assumed and preferred stock converted as of the acquisition date follows.
Consideration:
Common stock issued (50,325,004 shares)
Cash
1,824
Total consideration
8,393,149
Net assets acquired:
Identifiable assets
395,747
9,193,346
11,574,689
35,840,648
261,000
Other assets
2,979,388
Total identifiable assets acquired
60,244,818
Liabilities and preferred stock
Deposits
52,967,915
Borrowings
1,389,012
Other liabilities
1,142,387
Total liabilities assumed
Preferred stock
Total liabilities and preferred stock
55,759,914
Net assets acquired
4,484,904
3,908,245
The following is a description of the methodologies used to estimate the fair values of the significant assets acquired, liabilities assumed and preferred stock converted at the acquisition date:
Cash and due from banks and interest-bearing deposits in banks: Given the short-term nature of these assets, the carrying amount was determined to be a reasonable estimate of fair value.
Investment securities: Investment securities have been determined using quoted market prices, if available. If quoted market prices were not available, investment securities were valued by reference to quoted prices for similar securities or through model-based techniques.
Loans and leases: The fair values of loans and leases were generally based on a discounted cash flow methodology that considered market interest rates, expected credit losses, prepayment assumptions and other market factors for loans with similar characteristics including loan type, collateral, fixed or variable interest rate and credit risk characteristics. Expected credit losses were determined based on credit characteristics and other factors such as default and recovery rates of similar products.
Core deposit and other intangible assets: The core deposit intangible asset represents the value of certain customer deposit relationships. The fair value of the core deposit intangible asset was based on a discounted cash flow methodology that considered expected customer attrition rates, costs associated with maintaining the deposit relationships and alternative funding costs. Other intangible assets were also valued using expected and contractual cash flows.
Deposits: The fair value of deposits with no maturity date was determined to be the amount payable on demand at the acquisition date. The fair value of time deposits was determined by discounting contractual cash flows, that considered market interest rates in relation to contractual interest rates for instruments with like remaining maturities.
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Borrowings: The fair value of borrowings was determined using quoted market prices for the instrument, if available. If quoted market prices for the instrument were not available, similar instruments with quoted market prices were referenced.
Preferred stock: The fair value of preferred stock converted was determined using quoted market prices.
GAAP requires loans and leases obtained through an acquisition that have experienced a more-than-insignificant deterioration in credit quality since origination be considered purchased credit deteriorated (“PCD”). The Company considered several factors in the determination of PCD loans, including loan grades assigned to acquired commercial loans and leases and commercial real estate loans utilizing the Company's loan grading system and delinquency status and history for acquired loans backed by residential real estate. Loans and leases acquired from People's United and identified as PCD totaled $3.4 billion at April 1, 2022. For those loans and leases, the initial estimate of expected credit losses of $99 million was established through an adjustment to increase both the initial carrying value and allowance for credit losses. GAAP also provides that an allowance for credit losses on loans acquired, but not classified as PCD, also be recognized. Accordingly, the Company recorded $242 million of provision for credit losses for non-PCD acquired loans and leases at the acquisition date. The following table reconciles the unpaid principal balance to the fair value of PCD loans and leases at April 1, 2022:
Unpaid principal balance (a)
3,410,506
Allowance for credit losses at acquisition (a)
(99,000
Non-credit discount
(106,814
Fair value
3,204,692
In connection with the acquisition, the Company recorded approximately $3.9 billion of goodwill, which represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired, and $261 million of core deposit and other intangible assets. The core deposit and other intangible assets are being amortized over periods of three to seven years. The preliminary allocation of goodwill recorded as a result of the acquisition to the Company’s reportable segments is as follows:
December 31, 2021
Acquisition of People's United
September 30, 2022
Business Banking
864,366
693,905
1,558,271
Commercial Banking
1,401,873
2,686,253
4,088,126
Commercial Real Estate
654,389
291,217
945,606
Discretionary Portfolio
Residential Mortgage Banking
Retail Banking
1,309,191
221,196
1,530,387
All Other
363,293
15,674
378,967
Due to the integration of People's United operating systems and activities with those of the Company, the Company's ability to report on the former operations of People's United is inherently limited. The Company estimates that included in the Consolidated Statement of Income from the acquisition date through September 30, 2022 are total revenues of approximately $1.0 billion and a net loss of approximately $13 million related to the acquisition of People's United.
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The following table presents certain pro forma information as if People’s United had been acquired on January 1, 2021. These results combine the historical results of People’s United into the Company’s consolidated statement of income and, while adjustments were made for the estimated impact of certain fair valuation adjustments and other acquisition-related activity, they are not indicative of what would have occurred had the acquisition taken place as indicated. For example, merger-related expenses noted below are included in the periods where such expenses were incurred. Additionally, the Company expects to achieve operating cost savings and other business synergies as a result of the acquisition which are not reflected in the pro forma amounts that follow:
Pro forma
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Total revenues(a)
6,134,400
6,056,364
2,054,462
1,399,913
1,769,781
664,820
In connection with the People’s United acquisition, the Company incurred merger-related expenses related to systems conversions and other costs of integrating and conforming acquired operations with and into the Company. Those expenses consisted largely of professional services and other temporary help fees associated with preparing for systems conversions and/or integration of operations; costs related to termination of existing contractual arrangements for various services; initial marketing and promotion expenses designed to introduce M&T Bank to its new customers; severance (for former People’s United employees); travel costs; and other costs of completing the transaction and commencing operations in new markets and offices. The Company expects that there will be additional merger-related expenses in 2022. A summary of merger-related expenses included in the consolidated statement of income follows.
13,094
60
98,480
64
2,106
1
4,415
Outside data processing software
2,277
625
3,245
869
2,177
505
4,004
529
651
730
3,833
2,779
Other cost of operations
32,722
6,905
179,231
18,428
53,027
8,826
293,208
22,670
The Company also recognized a $242 million provision for credit losses on acquired loans that were not deemed to be PCD on April 1, 2022. GAAP requires that acquired loans be recorded at estimated fair value, which includes the use of interest rate and expected credit loss assumptions to forecast estimated cash flows. GAAP also provides that an allowance for credit losses on loans acquired, but not classified as PCD also be recognized above and beyond the impact of forecasted losses used in determining the fair value of acquired loans. Accordingly, the Company recorded a $242 million provision for credit losses related to such loans obtained in the People's United transaction in the three months ended June 30, 2022.
On September 29, 2022 M&T Bank announced it had entered into a definitive agreement to sell M&T Insurance Agency, Inc. ("MTIA"), a wholly owned insurance agency subsidiary of M&T Bank to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. The transaction was completed on October 31, 2022. The Company expects to recognize a pre-tax gain on the sale of approximately $135 million. MTIA had assets of $25 million and shareholders' equity of $10 million at September 30, 2022. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, MTIA recorded revenues of $31 million and $29 million, respectively, and net income of $4 million and $1 million, respectively.
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3. Investment securities
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of investment securities were as follows:
AmortizedCost
GrossUnrealizedGains
GrossUnrealizedLosses
EstimatedFair Value
Investment securities available for sale:
U.S. Treasury and federal agencies
7,908,153
413
249,838
7,658,728
Mortgage-backed securities:
Government issued or guaranteed
Commercial
613,752
7,181
606,571
Residential
2,635,976
127
205,157
2,430,946
Other debt securities
182,274
311
8,484
174,101
11,340,155
851
470,660
Investment securities held to maturity:
1,199,539
49,633
1,149,906
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
2,663,917
221,631
2,442,292
927,503
106,215
821,288
8,053,619
967,653
7,085,966
Privately issued
52,479
9,260
8,341
53,398
1,805
9,266
1,353,473
11,554,655
Total debt securities
24,239,017
10,117
1,824,133
22,425,001
Equity and other securities:
Readily marketable equity — at fair value
192,584
4,943
2,990
194,537
Other — at cost
640,020
Total equity and other securities
832,604
682,267
229
3,806
678,690
3,042,771
113,102
561
3,155,312
124,309
1,974
4,481
121,802
3,849,347
115,305
8,848
3,052
9
3,043
177
179
2,667,328
49,221
8,376
2,708,173
61,555
10,520
14,742
57,333
2,562
59,743
23,127
2,771,290
6,584,021
175,048
31,975
6,727,094
73,774
4,460
594
77,640
387,742
461,516
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3. Investment securities, continued
There were no significant gross realized gains or losses from sales of investment securities for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021. Unrealized losses on equity securities were $1 million and $2 million during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively, compared with unrealized gains on equity securities of less than $1 million and unrealized losses of $23 million during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively.
At September 30, 2022, the amortized cost and estimated fair value of debt securities by contractual maturity were as follows:
Debt securities available for sale:
Due in one year or less
6,886
6,813
Due after one year through five years
7,979,072
7,727,233
Due after five years through ten years
74,469
71,558
Due after ten years
30,000
27,225
8,090,427
7,832,829
Mortgage-backed securities available for sale
3,249,728
3,037,517
Debt securities held to maturity:
292,223
290,088
1,096,658
1,045,997
1,045,507
992,244
1,430,873
1,265,674
3,865,261
3,594,003
Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity
9,033,601
7,960,652
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A summary of investment securities that as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 had been in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than twelve months and those that had been in a continuous unrealized loss position for twelve months or longer follows:
Less Than 12 Months
12 Months or More
FairValue
UnrealizedLosses
7,159,893
224,986
253,585
24,852
2,401,907
204,279
18,668
878
99,347
2,827
68,872
5,657
10,267,718
439,273
341,125
31,387
1,146,912
49,618
2,994
15
2,426,287
6,416,154
819,363
669,812
148,290
37,642
10,810,641
1,196,827
710,448
156,646
21,078,359
1,636,100
1,051,573
188,033
598,566
10,111
54
20,824
507
3,760
74
66,419
4,407
612,437
3,934
87,243
4,914
1,372,236
8,356
1,251
20
43,692
1,375,279
8,365
44,943
14,762
1,987,716
12,299
132,186
19,676
The Company owned 4,330 individual debt securities with aggregate gross unrealized losses of $1.8 billion at September 30, 2022. Based on a review of each of the securities in the investment securities portfolio at September 30, 2022, the Company concluded that it expected to recover the amortized cost basis of its investment. As of September 30, 2022, the Company does not intend to sell nor is it anticipated that it would be required to sell any of its impaired investment securities at a loss. At September 30, 2022, the Company has not identified events or changes in circumstances which may have a significant adverse effect on the fair value of the $640 million of cost method equity securities.
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The Company estimated no material allowance for credit losses for its investment securities classified as held-to-maturity at September 30, 2022 or December 31, 2021.
At September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 investment securities with carrying values of $10.3 billion (including $581 million related to repurchase transactions) and $5.1 billion (including $96 million related to repurchase transactions), respectively, were pledged to secure borrowings, lines of credit and governmental deposits.
4. Loans and leases and the allowance for credit losses
A summary of current, past due and nonaccrual loans as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 follows:
Current
30-89 DaysPast Due
AccruingLoans PastDue 90Days orMore
Nonaccrual
Commercial, financial, leasing, etc.
37,938,053
481,091
20,639
368,166
38,807,949
Real estate:
35,880,425
227,399
38,470
1,406,200
37,552,494
Residential builder and developer
1,377,505
62
1,930
1,379,497
Other commercial construction
6,981,412
157,175
1,900
66,187
7,206,674
20,709,362
580,357
411,731
285,395
21,986,845
Residential — limited documentation
974,779
17,274
95,382
1,087,435
Consumer:
Home equity lines and loans
4,959,845
25,370
78,208
5,063,423
Recreational finance
8,738,849
41,758
38,718
8,819,325
Automobile
4,282,895
35,550
40,318
4,358,763
1,897,867
12,730
3,763
48,822
1,963,182
123,740,992
1,578,766
476,503
2,429,326
23,101,810
142,208
8,284
221,022
23,473,324
24,712,643
319,099
31,733
1,069,280
26,132,755
1,400,437
2,904
3,005
1,406,346
7,722,049
17,175
111,405
7,850,629
13,294,872
239,561
920,080
355,858
14,810,371
1,124,520
16,666
122,888
1,264,074
3,476,617
70,488
3,562,591
7,985,173
40,544
27,811
8,053,528
4,604,772
40,064
34,037
4,678,873
1,620,147
12,223
3,302
44,289
1,679,961
89,043,040
845,930
963,399
2,060,083
At September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had $39 million and $1.2 billion, respectively, of outstanding loan balances, consisting predominantly of residential real estate loans, for which COVID-19 related payment deferrals were granted. Those loans met the criteria described in note 1 of Notes to Financial Statements in the 2021 Annual Report and, accordingly, are not considered past due or otherwise in default of loan terms as of the date presented. Included in those loan balances were $20 million and $974 million of government-guaranteed loans at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. Payment deferrals are generally scheduled to expire in 2022 and/or are in the process of formal modification of repayment terms for previously deferred payments.
One-to-four family residential mortgage loans held for sale were $43 million and $474 million at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. Commercial real estate loans held for sale were $300 million at September 30, 2022 and $425 million at December 31, 2021.
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4. Loans and leases and the allowance for credit losses, continued
Credit quality indicators
The Company utilizes a loan grading system to differentiate risk amongst its commercial loans and commercial real estate loans. Loans with a lower expectation of default are assigned one of ten possible “pass” loan grades and are generally ascribed lower loss factors when determining the allowance for credit losses. Loans with an elevated level of credit risk are classified as “criticized” and are ascribed a higher loss factor when determining the allowance for credit losses. Criticized loans may be classified as “nonaccrual” if the Company no longer expects to collect all amounts according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement or the loan is delinquent 90 days or more.
Line of business personnel in different geographic locations with support from and review by the Company’s credit risk personnel review and reassign loan grades based on their detailed knowledge of individual borrowers and their judgment of the impact on such borrowers resulting from changing conditions in their respective regions. Factors considered in assigning loan grades include borrower-specific information related to expected future cash flows and operating results, collateral values, geographic location, financial condition and performance, payment status, and other information. The Company’s policy is that at least annually, updated financial information be obtained from commercial borrowers associated with pass grade loans and additional analysis performed. On a quarterly basis, the Company’s centralized credit risk department reviews all criticized commercial loans and commercial real estate loans greater than $1 million to determine the appropriateness of the assigned loan grade, including whether the loan should be reported as accruing or nonaccruing.
The following table summarizes the loan grades applied at September 30, 2022 to the various classes of the Company’s commercial loans and commercial real estate loans by origination year.
Term Loans by Origination Year
Revolving
Revolving Loans Converted to Term
2020
2019
2018
Prior
Loans
Commercial, financial, leasing, etc.:
Loan grades:
Pass
5,781,789
5,344,496
2,395,097
2,002,268
984,260
2,170,726
17,905,476
33,403
36,617,515
Criticized accrual
183,126
255,935
159,898
119,906
67,885
302,787
715,190
17,541
1,822,268
Criticized nonaccrual
15,954
47,840
42,491
43,953
37,789
64,076
110,414
5,649
Total commercial, financial, leasing, etc.
5,980,869
5,648,271
2,597,486
2,166,127
1,089,934
2,537,589
18,731,080
56,593
Commercial:
3,169,811
3,566,811
3,480,606
4,628,815
3,534,628
11,778,026
852,233
45,264
31,056,194
116,303
325,114
532,354
1,028,855
1,040,898
1,987,906
58,670
5,090,100
9,313
9,119
199,654
185,468
187,115
791,882
23,649
Total commercial real estate
3,295,427
3,901,044
4,212,614
5,843,138
4,762,641
14,557,814
934,552
Residential builder and developer:
561,314
367,867
33,935
31,596
18,574
9,878
169,941
1,193,105
23,263
11,294
107,408
14,514
27,921
184,462
654
518
758
Total residential builder and developer
391,784
45,229
139,522
33,088
10,698
197,862
Other commercial construction:
526,338
1,079,329
1,388,737
1,431,834
401,870
327,992
23,584
618
5,180,302
46,282
163,004
249,622
971,447
386,480
136,358
6,992
1,960,185
25,352
10,588
27,814
2,433
Total other commercial construction
572,620
1,242,333
1,638,359
2,428,633
798,938
492,164
33,009
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The Company considers repayment performance a significant indicator of credit quality for its residential real estate loan and consumer loan portfolios. A summary of loans in accrual and nonaccrual status at September 30, 2022 for the various classes of the Company’s residential real estate loans and consumer loans by origination year follows.
Residential:
4,057,196
4,049,835
2,734,863
1,345,076
760,442
7,731,831
30,119
30-89 days past due
35,387
53,249
28,996
76,049
15,744
363,807
7,125
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more
6,137
39,753
27,044
12,697
17,304
308,796
2,741
7,978
2,831
7,899
2,954
260,243
749
Total residential
4,101,461
4,150,815
2,793,734
1,441,721
796,444
8,664,677
37,993
Residential - limited documentation:
Total residential - limited documentation
Home equity lines and loans:
2,205
2,506
16,700
25,043
104,764
3,323,628
1,484,820
27
993
1,376
22,974
6,311
8,748
63,131
Total home equity lines and loans
182
2,220
16,727
112,068
3,333,752
1,570,925
Recreational finance:
2,270,380
2,397,260
1,673,217
1,016,693
517,571
863,728
3,636
7,922
9,136
6,797
4,199
10,068
862
5,310
7,946
5,821
11,874
Total recreational finance
2,274,878
2,410,492
1,690,299
1,030,395
527,591
885,670
Automobile:
1,040,034
1,698,621
780,755
433,718
202,662
127,105
3,753
9,992
6,091
6,354
4,641
4,719
557
8,573
7,837
8,418
6,710
8,223
Total automobile
1,044,344
1,717,186
794,683
448,490
214,013
140,047
Other:
210,244
192,316
66,148
42,643
11,594
25,864
1,338,436
10,622
2,558
1,083
338
441
161
114
7,598
437
3,755
1,405
742
304
277
79
245
45,668
102
Total other
214,207
194,141
66,790
43,361
11,834
26,231
1,395,457
11,161
Total loans and leases at June 30, 2022
18,045,302
19,658,286
13,841,700
13,558,114
8,259,526
28,514,393
24,663,705
1,684,561
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The following table summarizes the loan grades applied at December 31, 2021 to the various classes of the Company’s commercial loans and commercial real estate loans by origination year.
2017
4,798,052
1,916,072
1,476,786
951,881
500,615
1,398,775
10,993,461
18,699
22,054,341
196,680
98,595
107,010
73,126
36,232
185,935
484,755
15,628
1,197,961
19,462
23,229
17,114
39,908
20,927
33,698
60,175
6,509
5,014,194
2,037,896
1,600,910
1,064,915
557,774
1,618,408
11,538,391
40,836
3,413,587
2,662,999
3,682,178
2,648,388
2,076,155
5,232,790
728,948
20,445,045
133,133
480,146
685,701
1,068,552
468,530
1,743,798
38,570
4,618,430
21,587
133,560
195,084
83,857
76,628
520,473
38,091
3,568,307
3,276,705
4,562,963
3,800,797
2,621,313
7,497,061
805,609
786,983
106,510
75,287
47,587
4,680
12,450
230,017
1,263,514
2,055
5,356
117,258
13,637
630
891
139,827
2,910
95
789,038
111,866
195,455
61,224
12,545
230,908
957,947
1,781,603
2,022,276
832,547
152,669
273,556
38,781
6,059,379
24,103
54,191
675,226
583,428
228,739
114,158
1,679,845
71,613
3,303
12,263
19,970
4,256
982,050
1,835,794
2,769,115
1,419,278
393,671
407,684
43,037
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A summary of loans in accrual and nonaccrual status at December 31, 2021 for the various classes of the Company’s residential real estate loans and consumer loans by origination year follows.
3,057,118
1,672,090
1,075,896
466,040
1,037,958
5,913,461
72,309
15,245
12,535
9,886
6,132
33,097
162,666
10,924
100,581
28,512
31,996
205,318
542,749
3,359
19,858
7,119
4,577
5,890
314,792
263
3,086,646
1,805,064
1,121,413
508,745
1,282,263
6,933,668
72,572
777
2,793
1,730
1,944
38,015
2,348,279
1,082,775
21
698
346
14,421
5,750
4,951
59,787
1,751
44,463
2,353,576
1,156,983
2,890,111
2,088,342
1,267,929
646,883
445,868
646,040
5,929
8,912
8,317
5,074
5,189
7,123
1,341
4,646
4,871
4,918
4,039
7,996
2,897,381
2,101,900
1,281,117
656,875
455,096
661,159
2,220,061
1,097,684
662,000
341,655
211,774
71,598
8,508
6,615
8,936
7,161
5,715
3,129
1,588
4,390
7,847
7,867
6,882
5,463
2,230,157
1,108,689
678,783
356,683
224,371
80,190
244,346
96,945
73,586
24,424
16,924
14,321
1,148,096
1,505
2,937
404
472
255
101
5,712
1,908
434
2,051
326
193
104
353
40,807
129
249,334
97,675
74,384
24,872
17,129
23,688
1,190,811
2,068
Total loans and leases at December 31, 2021
18,817,411
12,376,366
12,286,933
7,895,140
5,558,871
18,542,940
16,234,904
1,199,887
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For purposes of determining the level of the allowance for credit losses, the Company evaluates its loan and lease portfolio by type. Changes in the allowance for credit losses for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:
Commercial,Financial,
Real Estate
Leasing, etc.
Consumer
Beginning balance
414,473
708,393
124,326
576,598
1,823,790
43,343
26,949
(11,169
55,877
Net charge-offs
Charge-offs
(37,396
(35,213
(2,572
(26,086
(101,267
Recoveries
22,022
401
2,234
13,411
38,068
(15,374
(34,812
(338
(12,675
(63,199
Ending balance
442,442
700,530
112,819
619,800
1,875,591
Commercial, Financial,
314,852
679,963
77,869
502,444
1,575,128
(292
(42,016
(3,522
25,830
(26,598
(14,242
(1,925
(21,508
(64,273
3,785
2,362
1,903
16,119
24,169
(22,813
(11,880
(22
(40,104
291,747
626,067
74,325
522,885
1,515,024
Changes in the allowance for credit losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:
283,899
557,239
71,726
556,362
1,469,226
Allowance on acquired PCD loans
41,003
55,812
1,833
352
99,000
Provision for credit losses (a)
167,985
116,288
40,719
102,008
Charge-offs (b)
(94,555
(45,809
(9,407
(78,148
(227,919
44,110
17,000
7,948
39,226
108,284
(50,445
(28,809
(1,459
(38,922
(119,635
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405,846
670,719
103,590
556,232
1,736,387
(57,610
32,650
(29,026
(6,014
(93,638
(87,417
(6,586
(79,926
(267,567
37,149
10,115
6,347
52,593
106,204
(56,489
(77,302
(239
(27,333
(161,363
Despite the allocation in the preceding tables, the allowance for credit losses is general in nature and is available to absorb losses from any loan or lease type. In determining the allowance for credit losses, accruing loans with similar risk characteristics are generally evaluated collectively. The Company utilizes statistically developed models to project principal balances over the remaining contractual lives of the loan portfolios and to determine estimated credit losses through a reasonable and supportable forecast period. Individual loan credit quality indicators including loan grade and borrower repayment performance can inform the models, which have been statistically developed based on historical correlations of credit losses with prevailing economic metrics, including unemployment, gross domestic product and real estate prices. Model forecasts may be adjusted for inherent limitations or biases that have been identified through independent validation and back-testing of model performance to actual realized results. At each of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company utilized a reasonable and supportable forecast period of two years. Subsequent to this forecast period the Company reverted, ratably over a one-year period, to historical loss experience to inform its estimate of losses for the remaining contractual life of each portfolio. The Company also estimates losses attributable to specific troubled credits identified through both normal and targeted credit review processes. The amounts of specific loss components in the Company’s loan and lease portfolios are determined through a loan-by-loan analysis of larger balance commercial loans and commercial real estate loans that are in nonaccrual status. Such loss estimates are typically based on expected future cash flows, collateral values and other factors that may impact the borrower’s ability to pay. To the extent that those loans are collateral-dependent, they are evaluated based on the fair value of the loan’s collateral as estimated at or near the financial statement date. As the quality of a loan deteriorates to the point of classifying the loan as “criticized,” the process of obtaining updated collateral valuation information is usually initiated, unless it is not considered warranted given factors such as the relative size of the loan, the characteristics of the collateral or the age of the last valuation. In those cases where current appraisals may not yet be available, prior appraisals are utilized with adjustments, as deemed necessary, for estimates of subsequent declines in values as determined by line of business and/or loan workout personnel. Those adjustments are reviewed and assessed for reasonableness by the Company’s credit risk personnel. Accordingly, for real estate collateral securing larger nonaccrual commercial loans and commercial real estate loans, estimated collateral values are based on current appraisals and estimates of value. For non-real estate loans, collateral is assigned a discounted estimated liquidation value and, depending on the nature of the collateral, is verified through field exams or other procedures. In assessing collateral, real estate and non-real estate values are reduced by an estimate of selling costs.
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For residential real estate loans, including home equity loans and lines of credit, the excess of the loan balance over the net realizable value of the property collateralizing the loan is charged-off when the loan becomes 150 days delinquent. That charge-off is based on recent indications of value from external parties that are generally obtained shortly after a loan becomes nonaccrual. Loans to consumers that file for bankruptcy are generally charged-off to estimated net collateral value shortly after the Company is notified of such filings. When evaluating individual home equity loans and lines of credit for charge off and for purposes of estimating losses in determining the allowance for credit losses, the Company gives consideration to the required repayment of any first lien positions related to collateral property. Modified loans, including smaller balance homogenous loans, that are considered to be troubled debt restructurings are evaluated for impairment giving consideration to the impact of the modified loan terms on the present value of the loan’s expected cash flows.
Changes in the amount of the allowance for credit losses reflect the outcome of the procedures described herein, including the impact of changes in macroeconomic forecasts as compared with previous forecasts, as well as the impact of portfolio concentrations, imprecision in economic forecasts, geopolitical conditions and other risk factors that might influence the loss estimation process.
The Company’s reserve for off-balance sheet credit exposures was not material at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.
Information with respect to loans and leases that were considered nonaccrual at the beginning and end of the reporting period and the interest income recognized on such loans for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 follows.
June 30, 2022
January 1, 2022
Amortized Cost with Allowance
Amortized Cost without Allowance
Amortized Cost
Interest Income Recognized
207,841
160,325
442,496
4,708
20,423
394,502
1,011,698
1,476,658
7,059
14,944
1,687
25,235
40,952
73,046
22
3,398
160,704
124,691
331,376
8,059
21,397
61,297
34,085
112,608
456
38,324
39,884
79,445
669
3,291
31,295
7,423
33,414
166
488
36,075
4,243
36,266
35
110
48,741
81
47,178
84
268
1,005,944
1,423,382
2,633,005
21,031
66,462
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September 30, 2021
June 30, 2021
January 1, 2021
171,040
109,149
280,189
330,040
306,827
10,661
332,014
820,856
1,152,870
1,081,546
775,894
2,256
4,518
14,552
1,094
206
239
36,750
121,949
158,699
133,758
114,039
570
196,918
156,508
353,426
372,144
365,729
6,809
17,603
81,538
44,991
126,529
136,683
147,170
100
336
38,582
32,892
71,474
76,711
79,392
979
2,924
5,479
23,907
23,276
25,519
164
478
27,258
3,744
31,002
31,090
39,404
46
143
43,330
243
43,573
42,257
38,231
433
946,452
1,295,811
2,242,263
2,242,057
1,893,299
15,571
37,905
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Loan modifications
During the normal course of business, the Company modifies loans to maximize recovery efforts. If the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty and a concession is granted, the Company considers such modifications as troubled debt restructurings and classifies those loans as either nonaccrual loans or renegotiated loans. The types of concessions that the Company grants typically include principal deferrals and interest rate concessions, but may also include other types of concessions.
The tables that follow summarize the Company’s loan modification activities that were considered troubled debt restructurings for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021:
Post-modification (a)
Number
Pre-modification Recorded Investment
Principal Deferral
Interest Rate Reduction
Combination of Concession Types
(Dollars in thousands)
70
32,451
11,237
446
21,519
33,431
14
22,951
7,222
122
15,543
22,887
57
14,380
11,094
3,470
14,564
155
25
1,700
1,504
196
167
6,937
474
9,755
30
371
839
88,700
48,275
351
40,728
89,800
49,884
6,051
40,242
3,479
49,772
53,198
30,311
262
22,599
53,172
14,443
12,281
1,984
14,265
828
1,349
1,246
103
67
2,565
146
2,711
123
395
125,101
56,116
40,504
28,165
124,785
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147
79,437
49,671
455
983
30,262
81,371
44
33,349
13,052
2,223
17,728
33,003
221
56,912
40,821
18,469
59,290
1,231
1,049
1,242
93
6,483
6,089
461
6,550
514
19,138
19,131
1,537
29,789
29,759
128
1,170
2,691
227,509
160,742
3,206
67,113
231,516
244
174,366
42,143
40,464
90,770
173,377
83
223,209
48,841
30,832
141,456
221,129
542
532
88,067
80,411
7,391
87,802
2,349
2,292
5,034
4,702
4,979
173
5,896
516
9,182
9,168
2,393
1,742
511,038
196,378
71,296
239,908
507,582
Troubled debt restructurings are evaluated for impairment giving consideration to the impact of the modified loan terms on the present value of the loan’s expected cash flows. Impairment of troubled debt restructurings that have subsequently defaulted may also be measured based on the loan’s observable market price or the fair value of collateral if the loan is collateral-dependent. Charge-offs may also be recognized on troubled debt restructurings that have subsequently defaulted. Loans that were modified as troubled debt restructurings during the twelve months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 and for which there was a subsequent payment default during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, were not material.
The amount of foreclosed residential real estate property held by the Company was $36 million and $24 million at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. There were $187 million and $151 million at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, of loans secured by residential real estate that were in the process of foreclosure. Of all loans in the process of foreclosure at September 30, 2022, approximately 46% were government guaranteed.
The Company pledged certain loans to secure outstanding borrowings and available lines of credit. At September 30, 2022, the Company pledged approximately $9.9 billion of commercial loans and leases, $13.9 billion of commercial real estate loans, $18.7 billion of one-to-four family residential real estate loans, $3.1 billion of home equity loans and lines of credit and $10.4 billion of other consumer loans. At December 31, 2021, the Company pledged approximately $9.5 billion of commercial loans and leases, $11.9 billion of commercial real estate loans, $11.5 billion of one-to-four family residential real estate loans, $1.9 billion of homes equity loans and lines of credit and $10.2 billion of other consumer loans.
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5. Borrowings
M&T had $535 million of fixed and variable rate junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures ("Junior Subordinated Debentures") outstanding at September 30, 2022 that are held by various trusts that were issued in connection with the issuance by those trusts of preferred capital securities ("Capital Securities") and common securities ("Common Securities"). The proceeds from the issuances of the Capital Securities and the Common Securities were used by the trusts to purchase the Junior Subordinated Debentures. The Common Securities of each of those trusts are wholly owned by M&T and are the only class of each trust's securities possessing general voting powers. The Capital Securities represent preferred undivided interests in the assets of the corresponding trust. Under the Federal Reserve Board’s risk-based capital guidelines, the securities are includable in M&T’s Tier 2 regulatory capital.
Holders of the Capital Securities receive preferential cumulative cash distributions unless M&T exercises its right to extend the payment of interest on the Junior Subordinated Debentures as allowed by the terms of each such debenture, in which case payment of distributions on the respective Capital Securities will be deferred for comparable periods. During an extended interest period, M&T may not pay dividends or distributions on, or repurchase, redeem or acquire any shares of its capital stock. In general, the agreements governing the Capital Securities, in the aggregate, provide a full, irrevocable and unconditional guarantee by M&T of the payment of distributions on, the redemption of, and any liquidation distribution with respect to the Capital Securities. The obligations under such guarantee and the Capital Securities are subordinate and junior in right of payment to all senior indebtedness of M&T.
The Capital Securities will remain outstanding until the Junior Subordinated Debentures are repaid at maturity, are redeemed prior to maturity or are distributed in liquidation to the trusts. The Capital Securities are mandatorily redeemable in whole, but not in part, upon repayment at the stated maturity dates (ranging from 2027 to 2033) of the Junior Subordinated Debentures or the earlier redemption of the Junior Subordinated Debentures in whole upon the occurrence of one or more events set forth in the indentures relating to the Capital Securities, and in whole or in part at any time after an optional redemption prior to contractual maturity contemporaneously with the optional redemption of the related Junior Subordinated Debentures in whole or in part, subject to possible regulatory approval.
On April 18, 2022, M&T Bank, the principal subsidiary of M&T, redeemed $650 million of fixed rate senior notes that were due to mature on May 18, 2022. In addition, $250 million of variable rate senior notes of M&T Bank matured on May 18, 2022. On August 16, 2022, M&T issued $500 million of 4.553% fixed rate senior notes that mature in August 2028.
Short-term borrowings assumed in the People's United acquisition totaled $895 million and included $503 million of 3.65% fixed-rate unsecured senior notes due to mature in December 2022, $390 million of agreements to repurchase securities which consisted of secured overnight transactions with commercial and municipal customers that subsequently matured and $2 million of Federal Home Loan Bank secured advances accruing interest at fixed-rates ranging from .01% to .75% and maturing at various dates through January 2023. On October 6, 2022, M&T redeemed the fixed rate senior notes assumed in the People's United acquisition.
Long-term borrowings assumed in the People's United acquisition totaled $494 million and included $405 million of 4.0% fixed-rate subordinated notes due to mature in July 2024, $78 million of 5.75% fixed-rate subordinated notes due to mature in October 2024 and $11 million of Federal Home Loan Bank secured advances accruing interest at fixed-rates ranging from .01% to 3.00% and maturing at various dates through 2039.
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6. Shareholders’ Equity
M&T is authorized to issue 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a $1.00 par value per share. Preferred shares outstanding rank senior to common shares both as to dividends and liquidation preference, but have no general voting rights.
Issued and outstanding preferred stock of M&T as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 is presented below:
SharesIssued andOutstanding
Carrying Value
Series E (a)
Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock $1,000 liquidation preference per share
350,000
Series F (b)
Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock $10,000 liquidation preference per share
50,000
Series G (c)
Fixed-Rate Reset Non-cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock $10,000 liquidation preference per share
40,000
400,000
Series H (d)
Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock $25 liquidation preference per share
10,000,000
Series I (e)
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7. Revenue from contracts with customers
The Company generally charges customer accounts or otherwise bills customers upon completion of its services. Typically the Company’s contracts with customers have a duration of one year or less and payment for services is received at least annually, but oftentimes more frequently as services are provided. At September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had $70 million and $68 million, respectively, of amounts receivable related to recognized revenue from the sources in the accompanying tables. Such amounts are classified in accrued interest and other assets in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. In certain situations the Company is paid in advance of providing services and defers the recognition of revenue until its service obligation is satisfied. At September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had deferred revenue of $46 million and $45 million, respectively, related to the sources in the accompanying tables recorded in accrued interest and other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet.
The following tables summarize sources of the Company’s noninterest income during the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 that are subject to the revenue recognition accounting guidance.
Classification in consolidated statement of income
19,277
30,406
3,683
61,223
Other revenues from operations:
Merchant discount and credit card fees
16,234
17,731
1,104
6,874
42,504
1,961
904
558
3,980
8,767
26,048
35,511
58,015
6,748
72,077
217,615
391,428
14,205
25,054
2,977
61,696
1,494
(20
20,510
14,376
14,970
5,912
138
36,274
1,879
2,180
283
1,501
5,674
8,311
19,828
28,581
41,903
6,035
73,262
187,329
338,894
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7. Revenue from contracts with customers, continued
53,581
85,806
10,903
185,990
4,610
45,874
48,044
2,836
19,408
946
117,108
13,040
8,228
2,468
3,413
16,752
33,416
77,317
99,455
146,890
21,967
222,150
650,260
1,146,603
39,644
74,304
8,768
169,734
4,271
37,570
39,812
1,823
15,741
94,739
3,890
5,197
1,043
4,670
17,493
30,456
62,749
77,214
118,006
15,788
202,968
554,277
973,966
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8. Pension plans and other postretirement benefits
The Company provides defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefits (including health care and life insurance benefits) to qualified retired employees. Net periodic defined benefit cost for defined benefit plans consisted of the following:
Pension Benefits
OtherPostretirementBenefits
Service cost
4,423
5,128
689
254
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation
22,060
15,468
581
328
Expected return on plan assets
(50,188
(35,862
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)
139
(693
(1,185
Amortization of net actuarial loss (gain)
4,974
22,254
(370
(324
Net periodic cost (benefit)
(18,602
7,127
207
(927
13,237
15,385
1,914
760
60,407
46,404
1,607
984
(137,421
(107,586
387
415
(2,079
(3,554
14,921
66,763
(1,111
(971
(48,469
21,381
331
(2,781
Service cost is reflected in salaries and employee benefits expense in the consolidated statement of income. The other components of net periodic benefit cost are reflected in other costs of operations. Expenses incurred in connection with the Company's defined contribution pension and retirement savings plans totaled $32 million and $23 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $98 million and $81 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and are included in salaries and employee benefits expense.
Prior to 2022, net actuarial losses were generally amortized over the average remaining service periods of active participants in the Company’s defined benefit pension plan. If substantially all of the plan’s participants are inactive, GAAP provides for the average remaining life expectancy of the participants to be used instead of average remaining service period in determining such amortization. Substantially all of the participants in the Company’s defined benefit pension plan were inactive and beginning in 2022 the average remaining life expectancy is now utilized prospectively to amortize the net unrecognized losses. The change increased the amortization period by approximately sixteen years and reduced the amount of amortization of unrecognized losses recorded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 from what would have been recorded without such change in amortization period by $9 million and $27 million, respectively.
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9. Earnings per common share
The computations of basic earnings per common share follow:
Income available to common shareholders:
Less: Preferred stock dividends
Net income available to common equity
621,655
478,410
1,154,645
1,349,628
Less: Income attributable to unvested stock-based compensation awards
(1,106
(2,452
(2,245
(6,823
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Common shares outstanding (including common stock issuable) and unvested stock-based compensation awards
174,921
129,580
160,793
129,529
Less: Unvested stock-based compensation awards
(312
(891
(319
(897
Weighted-average shares outstanding
Basic earnings per common share
The computations of diluted earnings per common share follow:
(1,101
(2,449
(2,239
(6,816
Adjusted weighted-average shares outstanding:
Common and unvested stock-based compensation awards
Plus: Incremental shares from assumed conversion of stock-based compensation awards and warrants to purchase common stock
1,073
821
154
Adjusted weighted-average shares outstanding
Diluted earnings per common share
GAAP defines unvested share-based awards that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid) as participating securities that shall be included in the computation of earnings per common share pursuant to the two-class method. The Company has issued stock-based compensation awards in the form of restricted stock and restricted stock units which, in accordance with GAAP, are considered participating securities.
Stock-based compensation awards to purchase common stock of M&T representing 252,793 common shares and 314,155 common shares during the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022, respectively, and 460,710 common shares and 461,792 common shares during the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2021, respectively, were not included in the computations of diluted earnings per common share because the effect on those periods would have been antidilutive.
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10. Comprehensive income
The following tables display the components of other comprehensive income (loss) and amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to net income:
Investment
Defined Benefit
Total Amount
Securities
Plans
Before Tax
Tax
Net
104,691
(360,276
83,531
(172,054
44,476
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications:
Unrealized holding losses, net
(576,266
149,186
(427,080
Foreign currency translation adjustment
(14,564
3,293
Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges
(429,310
111,150
(318,160
Total other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
(443,874
(1,020,140
263,629
(756,511
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) that (increase) decrease net income:
Amortization of unrealized holding losses on held-to-maturity securities
1,766
(a)
(456
1,310
Accretion of net gain on terminated cash flow hedges
(90
(c)
24
(66
Net yield adjustment from cash flow hedges currently in effect
(35,500
9,192
(26,308
Amortization of prior service credit
(1,692
(d)
(1,279
Amortization of actuarial losses
13,810
(3,371
10,439
(574,500
12,118
(479,464
(1,041,846
269,431
(469,809
(348,158
(395,933
(1,213,900
313,907
195,386
(650,087
369,558
(85,143
22,111
(57,388
15,124
(42,264
(1,246
360
Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges
(214
607
(425
(57,813
15,270
(42,543
3,333
(871
2,462
Gains realized in net income
(8
(b)
(6
(206,713
53,997
(152,716
(3,139
860
(2,279
65,792
(18,031
47,761
(54,063
62,653
(207,228
(198,638
51,251
141,323
(587,434
162,330
(283,781
73,362
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net consisted of the following:
Defined
Benefit
Balance — December 31, 2021
77,625
(267,145
61,942
Net gain (loss) during period
(355,805
(348,145
(257,985
(293,863
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11. Derivative financial instruments
As part of managing interest rate risk, the Company enters into interest rate swap agreements to modify the repricing characteristics of certain portions of the Company’s portfolios of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. The Company designates interest rate swap agreements utilized in the management of interest rate risk as either fair value hedges or cash flow hedges. Interest rate swap agreements are generally entered into with counterparties that meet established credit standards and most contain master netting, collateral and/or settlement provisions protecting the at-risk party. Based on adherence to the Company’s credit standards and the presence of the netting, collateral or settlement provisions, the Company believes that the credit risk inherent in these contracts was not material as of September 30, 2022.
The net effect of interest rate swap agreements was to decrease net interest income by $22 million and to increase net interest income by $50 million during the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022, respectively, and to increase net interest income by $67 million and $233 million during the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2021, respectively.
Information about interest rate swap agreements entered into for interest rate risk management purposes summarized by type of financial instrument the swap agreements were intended to hedge follows:
Weighted-
Estimated
Notional
Average
Average Rate
Fair Value
Amount
Maturity
Fixed
Variable
Gain (Loss) (a)
(In years)
Fair value hedges:
Fixed rate long-term borrowings (b)
1,500,000
3.5
2.98
%
3.59
(2,765
Cash flow hedges:
Interest payments on variable rate commercial real estate loans (b)(c)
19,900,000
1.3
1.80
3.09
(8,730
21,400,000
1.5
(11,495
1,650,000
2.3
2.86
0.74
41
Interest payments on variable rate commercial real estate loans (b)(d)
21,700,000
0.6
1.24
0.09
(248
23,350,000
0.7
The Company utilizes commitments to sell residential and commercial real estate loans to hedge the exposure to changes in the fair value of real estate loans held for sale. Such commitments have generally been designated as fair value hedges. The Company also utilizes commitments to sell real estate loans to offset the exposure to changes in fair value of certain commitments to originate real estate loans for sale.
Derivative financial instruments not designated as hedging instruments included interest rate contracts, foreign exchange and other option and futures contracts. Interest rate contracts not designated as hedging instruments had notional values of $45.6 billion and $32.6 billion at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. The notional amounts of foreign exchange and other option and futures contracts not designated as hedging instruments aggregated $1.9 billion and $1.1 billion at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
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11. Derivative financial instruments, continued
Information about the fair values of derivative instruments in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statement of income follows:
Asset Derivatives
Liability Derivatives
Derivatives designated and qualifying as hedging instruments (a)
Interest rate swap agreements
228
258
11,723
465
Commitments to sell real estate loans
18,364
4,044
548
18,592
4,302
11,727
1,013
Derivatives not designated and qualifying as hedging instruments (a)
Mortgage banking:
Mortgage-related commitments to originate real estate loans for sale
843
11,728
49,149
5,288
56,167
8,137
4,108
Interest rate contracts (b)
371,834
410,056
1,378,145
76,278
Foreign exchange and other option and futures contracts
44,431
8,230
42,343
7,156
473,275
438,151
1,469,637
92,830
Total derivatives
491,867
442,453
1,481,364
93,843
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized
Derivative
Hedged Item
Derivatives in fair value hedging relationships
Interest rate swap agreements:
Fixed rate long-term borrowings (a)
(50,976
50,821
(9,713
9,636
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
6,946
Foreign exchange and other option and futures contracts (b)
4,462
3,060
11,408
(114,932
114,581
(42,217
41,456
17,907
8,047
10,701
6,286
28,608
14,333
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Carrying Amount of the Hedged Item
Cumulative Amount of Fair Value Hedging Adjustment Increasing (Decreasing) the Carrying Amount of the Hedged Item
Location in the Consolidated Balance Sheet of the Hedged Items in Fair Value Hedges
Long-term debt
1,427,977
1,692,943
(70,971
43,610
The amount of interest income recognized in the consolidated statement of income associated with derivatives designated as cash flow hedges was a decrease of $22 million and an increase of $58 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and an increase of $36 million and $207 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. As of September 30, 2022 the unrealized net loss recognized in other comprehensive income related to cash flow hedges was $377 million, of which losses of $16 million, $75 million and $286 million related to interest rate swap agreements maturing in 2022, 2023, and 2025, respectively.
The Company also has commitments to sell and commitments to originate residential and commercial real estate loans that are considered derivatives. The Company designates certain of the commitments to sell real estate loans as fair value hedges of real estate loans held for sale. The Company also utilizes commitments to sell real estate loans to offset the exposure to changes in the fair value of certain commitments to originate real estate loans for sale. As a result of these activities, net unrealized pre-tax gains related to hedged loans held for sale, commitments to originate loans for sale and commitments to sell loans were approximately $12 million and $24 million at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. Changes in unrealized gains and losses are included in mortgage banking revenues and, in general, are realized in subsequent periods as the related loans are sold and commitments satisfied.
The Company does not offset derivative asset and liability positions in its consolidated financial statements. The Company’s exposure to credit risk by entering into derivative contracts is mitigated through master netting agreements and collateral posting or settlement requirements. Master netting agreements covering interest rate and foreign exchange contracts with the same party include a right to set-off that becomes enforceable in the event of default, early termination or under other specific conditions.
The aggregate fair value of derivative financial instruments in a liability position and the net liability positions with counterparties which are subject to master netting arrangements was $1 million and $35 million at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. The Company was required to post collateral for those positions of $33 million at December 31, 2021. No collateral was posted for those positions at September 30, 2022. Certain of the Company’s derivative financial instruments contain provisions that require the Company to maintain specific credit ratings from credit rating agencies to avoid higher collateral posting requirements. If the Company’s debt rating were to fall below specified ratings, the counterparties of the derivative financial instruments could demand immediate incremental collateralization on those instruments in a net liability position. The aggregate fair value of all derivative financial instruments with such credit risk-related contingent features in a net liability position on September 30, 2022 was not material.
The aggregate fair value of derivative financial instruments in an asset position and the net asset positions with counterparties which are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements was $316 million at September 30, 2022 and $7 million at December 31, 2021. Counterparties posted collateral relating to those positions of $308 million at September 30, 2022 and $6 million at December 31, 2021. Interest rate swap agreements entered into with customers are subject to the Company’s credit risk standards and often contain collateral provisions.
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In addition to the derivative contracts noted above, the Company clears certain derivative transactions through a clearinghouse, rather than directly with counterparties. Those transactions cleared through a clearinghouse require initial margin collateral and variation margin payments depending on the contracts being in a net asset or liability position. The amount of initial margin collateral posted by the Company was $215 million and $132 million at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. The fair value asset and liability amounts of derivative contracts have been reduced by variation margin payments treated as settlements as described herein. Variation margin on derivative contracts not treated as settlements continues to represent collateral posted or received by the Company.
12. Variable interest entities and asset securitizations
The Company’s securitization activity has consisted of securitizing loans originated for sale into government issued or guaranteed mortgage-backed securities. The Company has not recognized any losses as a result of having securitized assets.
As described in note 5, M&T has issued junior subordinated debentures payable to various trusts that have issued Capital Securities. M&T owns the common securities of those trust entities. The Company is not considered to be the primary beneficiary of those entities and, accordingly, the trusts are not included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. At each of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company included the junior subordinated debentures as “long-term borrowings” in its consolidated balance sheet and recognized $23 million in other assets for its “investment” in the common securities of the trusts that will be concomitantly repaid to M&T by the respective trust from the proceeds of M&T’s repayment of the junior subordinated debentures associated with preferred capital securities described in note 5.
The Company has invested as a limited partner in various partnerships that collectively had total assets of approximately $8.5 billion at September 30, 2022 and $3.0 billion at December 31, 2021. Those partnerships generally construct or acquire properties for which the investing partners are eligible to receive certain federal income tax credits in accordance with government guidelines. Such investments may also provide tax deductible losses to the partners. The partnership investments also assist the Company in achieving its community reinvestment initiatives. As a limited partner, there is no recourse to the Company by creditors of the partnerships. However, the tax credits that result from the Company’s investments in such partnerships are generally subject to recapture should a partnership fail to comply with the respective government regulations. The Company’s carrying amount of its investments in such partnerships was $1.4 billion, including $505 million of unfunded commitments, at September 30, 2022 and $933 million, including $361 million of unfunded commitments, at December 31, 2021. Contingent commitments to provide additional capital contributions to these partnerships were not material at September 30, 2022. The Company has not provided financial or other support to the partnerships that was not contractually required. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss from its investments in such partnerships as of September 30, 2022 was $1.6 billion, including possible recapture of certain tax credits. Management currently estimates that no material losses are probable as a result of the Company’s involvement with such entities. The Company, in its position as limited partner, does not direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the partnerships and, therefore, in accordance with the accounting provisions for variable interest entities, the partnership entities are not included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company’s investment in qualified affordable housing projects is amortized to income taxes in the consolidated statement of income as tax credits and other tax benefits resulting from deductible losses associated with the projects are received. The Company amortized $37 million and $94 million of its investments in qualified affordable housing projects to income tax expense during the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022, respectively, and recognized $44 million and $108 million of tax credits and other tax benefits during those respective periods. Similarly, for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2021, the Company amortized $25 million and $63 million of its investments in qualified affordable housing projects to income tax expense, respectively, and recognized $27 million and $70 million of tax credits and other tax benefits during those respective periods.
The Company serves as investment advisor for certain registered money-market funds. The Company has no explicit arrangement to provide support to those funds, but may waive portions of its allowable management fees as a result of market conditions.
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13. Fair value measurements
GAAP permits an entity to choose to measure eligible financial instruments and other items at fair value. The Company has not made any fair value elections at September 30, 2022.
Pursuant to GAAP, fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A three-level hierarchy exists in GAAP for fair value measurements based upon the inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability.
When available, the Company attempts to use quoted market prices in active markets to determine fair value and classifies such items as Level 1 or Level 2. If quoted market prices in active markets are not available, fair value is often determined using model-based techniques incorporating various assumptions including interest rates, prepayment speeds and credit losses. Assets and liabilities valued using model-based techniques are classified as either Level 2 or Level 3, depending on the lowest level classification of an input that is considered significant to the overall valuation. The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for the Company's assets and liabilities that are measured on a recurring basis at estimated fair value.
Mutual funds held in connection with deferred compensation and other arrangements have been classified as Level 1 valuations. Valuations of investments in debt securities can generally be obtained through reference to quoted prices in less active markets for the same or similar securities or through model-based techniques in which all significant inputs are observable and, therefore, such valuations have been classified as Level 2.
Investment securities available for sale and equity securities
The majority of the Company's available-for-sale investment securities have been valued by reference to prices for similar securities or through model-based techniques in which all significant inputs are observable and, therefore, such valuations have been classified as Level 2. Certain investments in mutual funds and equity securities are actively traded and, therefore, have been classified as Level 1 valuations.
Real estate loans held for sale
The Company utilizes commitments to sell real estate loans to hedge the exposure to changes in fair value of real estate loans held for sale. The carrying value of hedged real estate loans held for sale includes changes in estimated fair value during the hedge period. Typically, the Company attempts to hedge real estate loans held for sale from the date of close through the sale date. The fair value of hedged real estate loans held for sale is generally calculated by reference to quoted prices in secondary markets for commitments to sell real estate loans with similar characteristics and, accordingly, such loans have been classified as a Level 2 valuation.
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13. Fair value measurements, continued
Commitments to originate real estate loans for sale and commitments to sell real estate loans
The Company enters into various commitments to originate real estate loans for sale and commitments to sell real estate loans. Such commitments are accounted for as derivative financial instruments and, therefore, are carried at estimated fair value on the consolidated balance sheet. The estimated fair values of such commitments were generally calculated by reference to quoted prices in secondary markets for commitments to sell real estate loans to certain government-sponsored entities and other parties. The fair valuations of commitments to sell real estate loans generally result in a Level 2 classification. The estimated fair value of commitments to originate real estate loans for sale are adjusted to reflect the Company's anticipated commitment expirations. The estimated commitment expirations are considered significant unobservable inputs contributing to the Level 3 classification of commitments to originate real estate loans for sale. Significant unobservable inputs used in the determination of estimated fair value of commitments to originate real estate loans for sale are included in the accompanying table of significant unobservable inputs to Level 3 measurements.
Interest rate swap agreements used for interest rate risk management
The Company utilizes interest rate swap agreements as part of the management of interest rate risk to modify the repricing characteristics of certain portions of its portfolios of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. The Company generally determines the fair value of its interest rate swap agreements using externally developed pricing models based on market observable inputs and, therefore, classifies such valuations as Level 2. The Company has considered counterparty credit risk in the valuation of its interest rate swap agreement assets and has considered its own credit risk in the valuation of its interest rate swap agreement liabilities.
Non-hedging derivatives
Non-hedging derivatives consist primarily of interest rate contracts and foreign exchange contracts with customers who require such services with offsetting positions with third parties to minimize the Company's risk with respect to such transactions. The Company generally determines the fair value of its non-hedging derivative assets and liabilities using externally developed pricing models based on market observable inputs and, therefore, classifies such valuations as Level 2.
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The following tables present assets and liabilities at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 measured at estimated fair value on a recurring basis:
Fair Value Measurements
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Equity securities
184,811
9,726
342,720
Other assets (a)
491,024
12,029,142
314,483
11,713,816
Other liabilities (a)
1,432,215
49,545
200
68,850
8,790
899,282
430,725
5,424,924
118,395
5,294,801
88,555
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The changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at estimated fair value on a recurring basis during the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:
Other Assets and Other Liabilities
Balance — June 30, 2022
(24,181
Total gains (losses) realized/unrealized:
Included in earnings
(9,321
Transfers out of Level 3
(14,804
(48,306
Changes in unrealized gains included in earnings related to assets still held at September 30, 2022
(17,160
Balance — June 30, 2021
35,666
Total gains realized/unrealized:
44,152
(59,673
20,145
Changes in unrealized gains included in earnings related to assets still held at September 30, 2021
18,196
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The changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at estimated fair value on a recurring basis during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:
Investment Securities Available for Sale
Privately Issued Mortgage-Backed Securities
6,440
(34,630
(20,116
(48,108
16
43,234
102,489
Settlements
(16
(125,578
21,722
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The Company is required, on a nonrecurring basis, to adjust the carrying value of certain assets or provide valuation allowances related to certain assets using fair value measurements. The more significant of those assets follow.
Loans are generally not recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Periodically, the Company records nonrecurring adjustments to the carrying value of loans based on fair value measurements for partial charge-offs of the uncollectable portions of those loans. Nonrecurring adjustments also include certain impairment amounts for collateral-dependent loans when establishing the allowance for credit losses. Such amounts are generally based on the fair value of the underlying collateral supporting the loan and, as a result, the carrying value of the loan less the calculated valuation amount does not necessarily represent the fair value of the loan. Real estate collateral is typically valued using appraisals or other indications of value based on recent comparable sales of similar properties or assumptions generally observable in the marketplace and the related nonrecurring fair value measurement adjustments have been classified as Level 2, unless significant adjustments have been made to the valuation that are not readily observable by market participants. Non-real estate collateral supporting commercial loans generally consists of business assets such as receivables, inventory and equipment. Fair value estimations are typically determined by discounting recorded values of those assets to reflect estimated net realizable value considering specific borrower facts and circumstances and the experience of credit personnel in their dealings with similar borrower collateral liquidations. Such discounts were in the range of 15% to 90% with a weighted-average of 37% at September 30, 2022. As these discounts are not readily observable and are considered significant, the valuations have been classified as Level 3. Automobile collateral is typically valued by reference to independent pricing sources based on recent sales transactions of similar vehicles and, accordingly, the related nonrecurring fair value measurement adjustments have been classified as Level 2. Collateral values for other consumer installment loans are generally estimated based on historical recovery rates for similar types of loans which at September 30, 2022 was 66%. As these recovery rates are not readily observable by market participants, such valuation adjustments have been classified as Level 3. Loans subject to nonrecurring fair value measurement were $706 million at September 30, 2022 ($439 million and $267 million of which were classified as Level 2 and Level 3, respectively), $574 million at December 31, 2021 ($340 million and $234 million of which were classified as Level 2 and Level 3, respectively) and $591 million at September 30, 2021 ($330 million and $261 million of which were classified as Level 2 and Level 3, respectively). Changes in fair value recognized for partial charge-offs of loans and loan impairment reserves on loans held by the Company on September 30, 2022 were decreases of $38 million and $128 million for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022, respectively. Changes in fair value recognized for partial charge-offs of loans and loan impairment reserves on loans held by the Company on September 30, 2021 were decreases of $35 million and $125 million for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2021, respectively.
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Assets taken in foreclosure of defaulted loans
Assets taken in foreclosure of defaulted loans are primarily comprised of commercial and residential real property and are generally measured at the lower of cost or fair value less costs to sell. The fair value of the real property is generally determined using appraisals or other indications of value based on recent comparable sales of similar properties or assumptions generally observable in the marketplace and the related nonrecurring fair value measurement adjustments have generally been classified as Level 2. Assets taken into foreclosure of defaulted loans subject to nonrecurring fair value measurement were not material at September 30, 2022 and 2021. Changes in fair value recognized for foreclosed assets held by the Company were not material during the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.
Capitalized servicing rights
Capitalized servicing rights are initially measured at fair value in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. The Company utilizes the amortization method to subsequently measure its capitalized servicing assets. In accordance with GAAP, the Company must record impairment charges, on a nonrecurring basis, when the carrying value of certain strata exceed their estimated fair value. To estimate the fair value of servicing rights, the Company considers market prices for similar assets, if available, and the present value of expected future cash flows associated with the servicing rights calculated using assumptions that market participants would use in estimating future servicing income and expense. Such assumptions include estimates of the cost of servicing loans, loan default rates, an appropriate discount rate, and prepayment speeds. For purposes of evaluating and measuring impairment of capitalized servicing rights, the Company stratifies such assets based on the predominant risk characteristics of the underlying financial instruments that are expected to have the most impact on projected prepayments, cost of servicing and other factors affecting future cash flows associated with the servicing rights. Such factors may include financial asset or loan type, note rate and term. The amount of impairment recognized is the amount by which the carrying value of the capitalized servicing rights for a stratum exceed estimated fair value. Impairment is recognized through a valuation allowance. The determination of fair value of capitalized servicing rights is considered a Level 3 valuation. Capitalized servicing rights related to residential mortgage loans of $138 million at December 31, 2021 required a valuation allowance of $24 million. Significant unobservable inputs used in this Level 3 valuation included a weighted-average prepayment speed of 14.64% and a weighted-average option-adjusted spread of 900 basis points at December 31, 2021. Changes in fair value recognized for impairment of capitalized servicing rights were decreases in the valuation allowance of $10 million and $24 million, respectively, for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022 and $1 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2021.
Significant unobservable inputs to Level 3 measurements
The following table presents quantitative information about significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements for certain Level 3 assets and liabilities at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021:
ValuationTechnique
UnobservableInputs/Assumptions
Range(Weighted-Average)
Recurring fair value measurements
Net other assets (liabilities) (a)
Discounted cash flow
Commitment expirations
0% - 90% (4%)
0% - 80% (10%)
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Sensitivity of fair value measurements to changes in unobservable inputs
An increase (decrease) in the estimate of expirations for commitments to originate real estate loans would generally result in a lower (higher) fair value measurement. Estimated commitment expirations are derived considering loan type, changes in interest rates and remaining length of time until closing.
Disclosures of fair value of financial instruments
The carrying amounts and estimated fair value for financial instrument assets (liabilities) are presented in the following tables:
CarryingAmount
Estimated Fair Value
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
2,115,730
140,080
23,259,558
23,021,349
Loans and leases:
Commercial loans and leases
38,230,478
Commercial real estate loans
46,138,665
44,324,720
300,373
44,024,347
Residential real estate loans
23,074,280
21,173,522
7,262,522
13,911,000
Consumer loans
20,204,693
19,844,173
123,572,893
7,562,895
116,009,998
Accrued interest receivable
539,270
Financial liabilities:
(73,023,271
(86,015,700
(4,806,417
(4,797,112
(917,806
(3,459,336
(3,431,790
Accrued interest payable
(38,502
Other financial instruments:
Commitments to originate real estate loans for sale
74,527
Other credit-related commitments
(135,000
Interest rate and foreign exchange contracts not designated as hedging instruments
(1,004,223
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1,205,269
132,308
7,192,476
7,066,293
23,285,224
35,389,730
34,730,191
425,010
34,305,181
16,074,445
16,160,799
4,524,018
11,636,781
17,974,953
18,121,363
92,297,577
4,949,028
87,348,549
335,162
(60,131,480
(68,603,966
(2,807,963
(2,810,143
(47,046
(3,485,369
(3,562,223
(40,866
7,525
(123,032
334,852
With the exception of marketable securities, certain off-balance sheet financial instruments and mortgage loans originated for sale, the Company’s financial instruments are not readily marketable and market prices do not exist. The Company, in attempting to comply with the provisions of GAAP that require disclosures of fair value of financial instruments, has not attempted to market its financial instruments to potential buyers, if any exist. Since negotiated prices in illiquid markets depend greatly upon the then present motivations of the buyer and seller, it is reasonable to assume that actual sales prices could vary widely from any estimate of fair value made without the benefit of negotiations. Additionally, changes in market interest rates can dramatically impact the value of financial instruments in a short period of time.
The Company does not believe that the estimated information presented herein is representative of the earnings power or value of the Company. The preceding analysis, which is inherently limited in depicting fair value, also does not consider any value associated with existing customer relationships nor the ability of the Company to create value through loan origination, deposit gathering or fee generating activities. Many of the estimates presented herein are based upon the use of highly subjective information and assumptions and, accordingly, the results may not be precise. Management believes that fair value estimates may not be comparable between financial institutions due to the wide range of permitted valuation techniques and numerous estimates which must be made. Furthermore, because the disclosed fair value amounts were estimated as of the balance sheet date, the amounts actually realized or paid upon maturity or settlement of the various financial instruments could be significantly different.
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14. Commitments and contingencies
In the normal course of business, various commitments and contingent liabilities are outstanding. The following table presents the Company's significant commitments. Certain of these commitments are not included in the Company's consolidated balance sheet.
Commitments to extend credit
Home equity lines of credit
8,317,141
5,693,045
Commercial real estate loans to be sold
401,369
324,943
Other commercial real estate
5,063,155
4,998,631
Residential real estate loans to be sold
57,155
233,257
Other residential real estate
889,013
924,211
Commercial and other
32,089,753
22,145,057
Standby letters of credit
2,393,048
2,151,595
Commercial letters of credit
28,926
31,981
Financial guarantees and indemnification contracts
3,893,455
4,211,797
783,405
1,367,523
Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to customers, generally having fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses that may require payment of a fee. In addition to the amounts in the preceding table, the Company had discretionary funding commitments to commercial customers of $15.2 billion and $10.8 billion at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, that the Company had the unconditional right to cancel prior to funding. Standby and commercial letters of credit are conditional commitments issued to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. Standby letters of credit generally are contingent upon the failure of the customer to perform according to the terms of the underlying contract with the third party, whereas commercial letters of credit are issued to facilitate commerce and typically result in the commitment being funded when the underlying transaction is consummated between the customer and a third party. The credit risk associated with commitments to extend credit and standby and commercial letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved with extending loans to customers and is subject to normal credit policies. Collateral may be obtained based on management's assessment of the customer's creditworthiness.
Financial guarantees and indemnification contracts are predominantly comprised of recourse obligations associated with sold loans and other guarantees and commitments. Included in financial guarantees and indemnification contracts are loan principal amounts sold with recourse in conjunction with the Company's involvement in the Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting and Servicing program. The Company's maximum credit risk for recourse associated with loans sold under this program totaled approximately $3.7 billion at September 30, 2022 and $4.0 billion at December 31, 2021. There have been no material losses incurred as a result of those credit recourse arrangements.
Since many loan commitments, standby letters of credit, and guarantees and indemnification contracts expire without being funded in whole or in part, the contract amounts are not necessarily indicative of future cash flows.
The Company utilizes commitments to sell real estate loans to hedge exposure to changes in the fair value of real estate loans held for sale. Such commitments are accounted for as derivatives and along with commitments to originate real estate loans to be held for sale are generally recorded in the consolidated balance sheet at estimated fair market value.
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14. Commitments and contingencies, continued
The Company is contractually obligated to repurchase previously sold residential real estate loans that do not ultimately meet investor sale criteria related to underwriting procedures or loan documentation. When required to do so, the Company may reimburse loan purchasers for losses incurred or may repurchase certain loans. The Company reduces residential mortgage banking revenues by an estimate for losses related to its obligations to loan purchasers. The amount of those charges is based on the volume of loans sold, the level of reimbursement requests received from loan purchasers and estimates of losses that may be associated with previously sold loans. At September 30, 2022, the Company believes that its obligation to loan purchasers was not material to the Company’s consolidated financial position.
M&T and its subsidiaries are subject in the normal course of business to various pending and threatened legal proceedings and matters in which claims for monetary damages are asserted. On an on-going basis management, after consultation with legal counsel, assesses the Company’s liabilities and contingencies in connection with such proceedings. For those matters where it is probable that the Company will incur losses and the amounts of the losses can be reasonably estimated, the Company records an expense and corresponding liability in its consolidated financial statements. To the extent pending or threatened litigation could result in exposure in excess of that liability, the amount of such excess is not currently estimable. Although not considered probable, the range of reasonably possible losses for such matters in the aggregate, beyond the existing recorded liability, was between $0 and $25 million as of September 30, 2022. Although the Company does not believe that the outcome of pending legal matters will be material to the Company’s consolidated financial position, it cannot rule out the possibility that such outcomes will be material to the consolidated results of operations for a particular reporting period in the future.
15. Segment information
Reportable segments have been determined based upon the Company's internal profitability reporting system, which is organized by strategic business unit. Certain strategic business units have been combined for segment information reporting purposes where the nature of the products and services, the type of customer and the distribution of those products and services are similar. The reportable segments are Business Banking, Commercial Banking, Commercial Real Estate, Discretionary Portfolio, Residential Mortgage Banking and Retail Banking.
The financial information of the Company's segments was compiled utilizing the accounting policies described in note 23 of Notes to Financial Statements in the 2021 Annual Report. The management accounting policies and processes utilized in compiling segment financial information are highly subjective and, unlike financial accounting, are not based on authoritative guidance similar to GAAP. As a result, the financial information of the reported segments is not necessarily comparable with similar information reported by other financial institutions. Furthermore, changes in management structure or allocation methodologies and procedures may result in changes in reported segment financial data. Information about the Company's segments follows.
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15. Segment information, continued
Total Revenues(a)
Inter-segmentRevenues
Net Income(Loss)
241,629
663
94,094
181,873
694
72,017
510,549
802
214,063
295,209
1,009
144,367
234,479
249
94,937
228,317
227
84,663
36,622
(23,044
11,813
112,529
(14,448
74,666
95,091
35,647
(3,283
159,213
25,150
46,077
650,229
(5
181,639
357,335
(53
88,004
473,171
(14,312
53,333
201,900
(12,579
(14,334
2,241,770
1,536,376
586,605
2,060
205,741
482,874
2,157
159,895
Commercial Banking (b)
1,239,300
2,605
521,749
865,780
2,830
378,040
676,176
687
314,284
629,719
679
242,625
190,761
(74,952
103,283
365,380
(34,554
243,744
346,409
110,986
35,028
459,655
70,208
125,791
Retail Banking (b)
1,523,992
(12
379,688
1,055,240
500
262,562
All Other (b)
1,106,405
(41,374
(333,481
620,694
(41,820
(11,879
5,669,648
4,479,342
Average Total Assets
Year EndedDecember 31
(In millions)
7,515
8,386
8,007
29,109
28,559
28,811
25,913
25,628
40,987
22,317
22,262
4,370
6,582
6,463
20,063
17,701
17,897
45,185
40,959
43,853
187,395
150,967
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16. Relationship with Bayview Lending Group LLC and Bayview Financial Holdings, L.P.
M&T holds a 20% minority interest in Bayview Lending Group LLC ("BLG"), a privately-held commercial mortgage company. That investment had no remaining carrying value at September 30, 2022 as a result of cumulative losses recognized and cash distributions received in prior years. Cash distributions now received from BLG are recognized as income by M&T and included in other revenues from operations. That income totaled $30 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022. There was no similar cash distribution during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2021 or in the three-month period ended September 30, 2022.
Bayview Financial Holdings, L.P. (together with its affiliates, "Bayview Financial"), a privately-held specialty finance company, is BLG's majority investor. In addition to their common investment in BLG, the Company and Bayview Financial conduct other business activities with each other. The Company has obtained loan servicing rights for mortgage loans from BLG and Bayview Financial having outstanding principal balances of $1.4 billion and $1.6 billion at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. Revenues from those servicing rights were $3 million and $2 million in the three-month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $7 million for each of the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021. The Company sub-services residential mortgage loans for Bayview Financial having outstanding principal balances of $81.2 billion and $74.7 billion at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. Revenues earned for sub-servicing loans for Bayview Financial were $33 million and $39 million for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $119 million and $110 million in the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. In addition, the Company held $52 million and $62 million of mortgage-backed securities in its held-to-maturity portfolio at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, that were securitized by Bayview Financial. At September 30, 2022, the Company held $298 million of Bayview Financial's $2.0 billion syndicated loan facility. The Company held $210 million of Bayview Financial's $1.4 billion syndicated loan facility at December 31, 2021.
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17. Recent accounting developments
The following table provides a description of accounting standards that were adopted by the Company in 2022 as well as standards that are not effective that could have an impact to M&T’s consolidated financial statements upon adoption.
Standard
Description
Required date
of adoption
Effect on consolidated financial statements
Standards Adopted in 2022
Changes to Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity
The amendments reduce the number of accounting models for convertible debt instruments and convertible preferred stock. The amendments also reduce form-over-substance-based guidance for the derivatives scope exception for contracts in an entity’s own equity.
At January 1, 2022 the Company did not have the types of instruments affected by the amended guidance and, therefore, the adoption had no impact on its consolidated financial statements.
Issuer’s Accounting for Certain Modifications or Exchanges of Freestanding Equity-Classified Written Call Options
The amendments clarify and reduce diversity in an issuer’s accounting for modifications or exchanges of freestanding equity-classified written call options (for example, warrants) that remain equity classified after modification or exchange.
Lessor’s Accounting for Certain Leases with Variable Lease Payments
The amendments update the classification guidance for lessors. Under the amended guidance lessors should classify and account for a lease with variable lease payments that do not depend on a reference index or a rate as an operating lease if both of the following criteria are met:
1. The lease would have been classified as a sales-type lease or a direct financing lease.
2. The lessor would have otherwise recognized a day-one loss.
When a lease is classified as operating, the lessor does not recognize a net investment in the lease, does not derecognize the underlying asset, and, therefore, does not recognize a selling profit or loss.
The Company adopted the amended guidance effective January 1, 2022 using a prospective transition method. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
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17. Recent accounting developments, continued
Standards Not Yet Adopted as of September 30, 2022
Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers in a Business Combination
The amendments require that an entity (acquirer) recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination in accordance with specified revenue recognition guidance. At the acquisition date, an acquirer should account for the related revenue contracts as if it had originated the contracts and may assess how the acquiree applied the revenue guidance to determine what to record for such contracts. The guidance is generally expected to result in an acquirer recognizing and measuring the acquired contract assets and contract liabilities consistent with how they were recognized and measured in the acquiree’s financial statements.
January 1, 2023
Early adoption permitted
The amendments should be applied prospectively to business combinations occurring on or after the effective date of the amendments. However, if early adoption is elected, the amendments should be applied (1) retrospectively to all business combinations for which the acquisition date occurs on or after the beginning of the fiscal year that includes the interim period of early application and (2) prospectively to all business combinations that occur on or after the date of initial application.
The Company does not expect the guidance will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
Fair Value Hedging of Multiple Hedge Layers under Portfolio Layer Method
The amendments allow multiple hedged layers to be designated for a single closed portfolio of financial assets or one or more beneficial interests secured by a portfolio of financial instruments. If multiple hedged layers are designated, the amendments require an analysis to be performed to support the expectation that the aggregate amount of the hedged layers is anticipated to be outstanding for the designated hedge periods. Only closed portfolios may be hedged under the portfolio layer method (that is, no assets can be added to the closed portfolio once established), however designating new hedging relationships and dedesignating existing hedging relationships associated with the closed portfolio any time after the closed portfolio is established is permitted.
The amendments should be applied on a modified retrospective basis by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings on the initial application date.
Accounting for Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDRs) and Expansion of Vintage Disclosures Applicable to Credit Losses
The amendments (1) eliminate the accounting guidance for TDRs and require enhanced disclosure for certain loan refinancings by creditors when a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty and (2) require disclosure of current-period gross write-offs by year of origination for financing receivables and net investments in leases within credit loss disclosures.
The amendments should be applied prospectively, except for the amendments related to the recognition and measurement of TDRs for which an option is permitted to apply a modified retrospective transition method.
Under the amended guidance the Company will no longer be required to identify TDRs and apply specialized accounting to such loans. The Company does not expect the guidance will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements outside of the modified disclosure requirements.
Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions
The amendments clarify that a contractual restriction on the sale of an equity security is not considered part of the unit of account of the equity security and, therefore, is not considered in measuring fair value. The amendments also clarify that an entity cannot, as a separate unit of account, recognize and measure a contractual sale restriction. In addition, the amendments require the following disclosures for equity securities subject to contractual sale restrictions:
1. The fair value of equity securities subject to contractual sale restrictions reflected in the balance sheet;
2. The nature and remaining duration of the restriction(s); and
3. The circumstances that could cause a lapse in the restriction(s).
January 1, 2024
The amendments should be applied prospectively with any adjustments from the adoption of the amendments recognized in earnings and disclosed on the date of adoption.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Overview
M&T Bank Corporation (“M&T”) had net income of $647 million in the third quarter of 2022, compared with $495 million in the corresponding quarter of 2021 and $218 million in the second quarter of 2022. Diluted and basic earnings per common share were $3.53 and $3.55, respectively, in the recent quarter, $3.69 and $3.70, respectively, in the third quarter of 2021 and were each $1.08 in the second quarter of 2022. M&T's second and third quarter results each reflect a full-quarter impact of its April 1, 2022 acquisition of People's United Financial, Inc. ("People's United"). The after-tax impact of merger-related expenses was $39 million ($53 million pre-tax) or $.22 of basic and diluted earnings per common share in the recent quarter, $7 million ($9 million pre-tax) or $.05 of basic and diluted earnings per common share in the third quarter of 2021 and $346 million ($465 million pre-tax) or $1.94 of basic and diluted earnings per common share in the second quarter of 2022. Such expenses included professional services and other temporary help fees associated with conversions of systems and/or integration of operations, costs related to terminations of existing contractual arrangements to purchase various services, severance, travel costs and, in the second quarter of 2022, an initial provision for credit losses on loans not deemed to be purchased credit deteriorated ("PCD") on April 1, 2022. Net income aggregated $1.23 billion or $7.14 of diluted and $7.18 of basic earnings per common share in the first nine months of 2022, compared with $1.40 billion or $10.43 of diluted and $10.44 of basic earnings per common share in the corresponding 2021 period. Merger-related expenses were $398 million ($535 million pre-tax) or $2.46 of basic and diluted earnings per common share in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and $17 million ($23 million pre-tax) or $.13 of basic and diluted earnings per common share in the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
The annualized rate of return on average total assets for M&T and its consolidated subsidiaries (“the Company”) in each of the third quarters of 2022 and 2021 was 1.28% compared with .42% in the second quarter of 2022. The annualized rate of return on average common shareholders’ equity was 10.43% in the recent quarter, 12.16% in the third quarter of 2021 and 3.21% in the second quarter of 2022. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022, the annualized rates of return on average assets and average common shareholders’ equity were .87% and 7.24%, respectively, compared with 1.24% and 11.76%, respectively, in the corresponding period of 2021.
On April 1, 2022, the Company closed the acquisition of People's United resulting in the issuance of 50,325,004 common shares. Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement, People’s United shareholders received consideration valued at .118 of an M&T common share in exchange for each common share of People’s United. The purchase price totaled approximately $8.4 billion (with the price based on M&T’s closing price of $164.66 per share as of April 1, 2022). Additionally, People’s United outstanding preferred stock was converted into new shares of Series H preferred stock of M&T.
The People's United transaction has been accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting and, accordingly, assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and consideration exchanged were recorded at estimated fair value on the acquisition date. M&T preliminarily recorded assets acquired of $64.2 billion, including $35.8 billion of loans and leases and $11.6 billion of investment securities, and liabilities assumed totaling $55.5 billion, including $53.0 billion of deposits. The transaction added $8.4 billion to M&T's common shareholders' equity and $261 million to preferred equity. In connection with the acquisition the Company recorded $3.9 billion of goodwill and $261 million of core deposit and other intangible assets. The acquisition of People's United formed a banking franchise with approximately $200 billion in assets serving communities in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic from Maine to Virginia, including Washington, D.C. M&T completed the transfer of most financial records of People’s United to M&T’s core operating systems in the recent quarter.
On July 19, 2022 the Company's Board of Directors authorized a program to repurchase up to $3.0 billion of M&T's common stock. The action replaced the previous program under which the repurchases in the second quarter of 2022 were conducted. In accordance with the program and its capital plan, M&T repurchased 3,282,449 shares of its common stock during the recent quarter at an average cost per share of $182.79 resulting in a total cost of $600 million. During the first nine months of 2022, M&T repurchased 6,788,395 shares of its common stock at an average cost per share of $176.77 resulting in a total cost of $1.2 billion.
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Supplemental Reporting of Non-GAAP Results of Operations
M&T consistently provides supplemental reporting of its results on a “net operating” or “tangible” basis, from which M&T excludes the after-tax effect of amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets (and the related goodwill, core deposit intangible and other intangible asset balances, net of applicable deferred tax amounts) and gains (when realized) and expenses (when incurred) associated with merging acquired operations into the Company, since such items are considered by management to be “nonoperating” in nature. Although “net operating income” as defined by M&T is not a GAAP measure, M&T’s management believes that this information helps investors understand the effect of acquisition activity in reported results.
Net operating income totaled $700 million in the third quarter of 2022, compared with $504 million in the year-earlier quarter and $578 million in the second 2022 quarter. Diluted net operating earnings per common share in the third quarters of 2022 and 2021 were $3.83 and $3.76, respectively, compared with $3.10 in the second quarter of 2022. For the first nine months of 2022, net operating income and diluted net operating earnings per common share were $1.65 billion and $9.78, respectively, compared with $1.42 billion and $10.61, respectively, in the first nine months of 2021.
Net operating income in the recent quarter expressed as an annualized rate of return on average tangible assets was 1.44%, compared with 1.34% in the third quarter of 2021 and 1.16% in 2022’s second quarter. Net operating income represented an annualized return on average tangible common equity of 17.89% in the third quarter of 2022, 17.54% in the year-earlier quarter and 14.41% in the second quarter of 2022. For the first nine months of 2022, net operating income represented an annualized return on average tangible assets and average tangible common shareholders’ equity of 1.23% and 15.13%, respectively, compared with 1.30% and 17.10%, respectively, in the corresponding 2021 period.
Reconciliations of GAAP amounts with corresponding non-GAAP amounts are provided in table 2.
Taxable-equivalent Net Interest Income
Taxable-equivalent net interest income was $1.69 billion in the third quarter of 2022, 74% higher than $971 million recorded in the year-earlier quarter. That increase reflects the impact of $42.0 billion in additional average earning assets predominantly resulting from the People's United transaction, and a 94 basis point (hundredths of one percent) expansion of the net interest margin, or taxable-equivalent net interest income expressed as an annualized percentage of average earning assets, to 3.68% in the recent quarter from 2.74% in the third quarter of 2021. That increase resulted from higher yields on loans, deposits at the Federal Reserve Bank ("FRB") of New York, and investment securities, partially offset by a 27 basis point increase in the rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities. Taxable-equivalent net interest income in the recent quarter increased $268 million from the second quarter of 2022 reflecting an increase in the net interest margin in the recent quarter from 3.01% in the prior quarter. For the first nine months of 2022, taxable-equivalent net interest income was $4.02 billion, up 39% from $2.90 billion in the corresponding 2021 period. The increase was largely attributable to the higher level of earning assets, including the impact of the People's United transaction, and a 32 basis point widening of the net interest margin to 3.15% in the 2022 period from 2.83% in the year-earlier period. The higher net interest margin in the recent periods is generally reflective of a rising interest rate environment resulting from actions taken by the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates in an attempt to temper inflationary pressures on the U.S. economy.
Average loans and leases totaled $127.5 billion in the third quarter of 2022, up $32.2 billion or 34% from $95.3 billion in the similar quarter of 2021. Included in average loans and leases in the recent quarter were loans obtained in the People's United acquisition. Loans acquired from People's United totaled $35.8 billion on the April 1, 2022 acquisition date and consisted of approximately $13.6 billion of commercial loans and leases, $13.5 billion of commercial real estate loans, $7.1 billion of residential real estate loans and $1.6 billion of consumer loans. Including the impact of the acquired loan balances, commercial loans and leases averaged $38.3 billion in the recent quarter, $14.6 billion or 61% higher than in the year-earlier quarter. Partially offsetting the increase from acquired loans was a reduction in average balances of Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans, reflecting loan repayments by the Small Business Administration. PPP loans averaged $241 million in the third quarter of 2022, compared with $3.3 billion in the third quarter of 2021. Average commercial real estate loans were $46.3 billion in the recent quarter, up
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$8.7 billion or 23% from $37.5 billion in the corresponding quarter of 2021. That increase was predominantly due to the impact of loans obtained in the acquisition of People's United partially offset by a reduction in balances of construction and permanent mortgage loans, reflecting repayments by customers. Average residential real estate loans increased $6.6 billion or 40% to $23.0 billion in the third quarter of 2022 from $16.4 billion in the year-earlier quarter. The growth in residential real estate loans was largely attributable to the acquisition of loans from People's United and the Company's decision in the third quarter of 2021 to retain rather than sell most originated residential mortgage loans. Consumer loans averaged $20.0 billion in the third quarter of 2022, up $2.3 billion or 13% from $17.7 billion in the year-earlier quarter, reflecting the impact of loans obtained in the acquisition of People's United (that consisted predominantly of outstanding balances of home equity lines of credit) and growth in average recreational finance loans (consisting predominantly of loans secured by recreational vehicles and boats).
Average loan and lease balances in the third quarter of 2022 were $127.5 billion, little changed from $127.6 billion in the second quarter of 2022. Commercial loan and lease average balances in the recent quarter increased $504 million from $37.8 billion in the second quarter of 2022. Average commercial real estate loans in the third quarter of 2022 declined $946 million from $47.2 billion in the second quarter of 2022. Average balances of residential real estate loans in the recently completed quarter increased $201 million from $22.8 billion in 2022’s second quarter. Average consumer loans in the recent quarter increased $167 million from $19.8 billion in 2022’s second quarter. The accompanying table summarizes quarterly changes in the major components of the loan and lease portfolio.
AVERAGE LOANS AND LEASES
(net of unearned discount)
Percent Increase
(Decrease) from
Third Quarter
Second Quarter
Commercial, financial, etc.
38,321
61
Real estate — commercial
(2
Real estate — consumer
22,962
40
8,626
4,379
(4
5,056
38
1,899
Total consumer
19,960
13
127,525
34
For the first nine months of 2022, average loans and leases totaled $115.9 billion, up 19% from $97.7 billion in the corresponding 2021 period. The impact of loans obtained in the People's United acquisition was the most significant factor for that increase offset, in part, by lower average balances of PPP loans of $549 million and $4.9 billion in the first nine months of 2022 and 2021, respectively.
The investment securities portfolio averaged $23.9 billion in the third quarter of 2022, up $17.9 billion from $6.0 billion in the year-earlier quarter and $1.6 billion higher than the $22.4 billion averaged in the second quarter of 2022. For the first nine months of 2022 and 2021, investment securities averaged $18.1 billion and $6.3 billion, respectively. The higher average balance in the recent periods reflect the acquisition of People’s United, which added approximately $11.6 billion to the investment securities portfolio on April 1, 2022, and purchases of approximately $2.7 billion of investment securities during each of the quarters ended September 30, 2022, June 30, 2022 and March 31, 2022. The purchases in the first nine months of 2022 consisted predominantly of U.S. Treasury notes and fixed rate residential mortgage-backed securities. There were no significant sales of investment securities during the first nine months of 2022 or 2021. The Company routinely has increases and decreases in its holdings of capital stock of the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) of New York and the FRB of New York. Those holdings are accounted for at cost and are adjusted based on amounts of outstanding borrowings and available lines of credit with those entities.
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The investment securities portfolio is largely comprised of residential mortgage-backed securities and shorter-term U.S. Treasury notes and, following the acquisition of People's United, municipal securities. When purchasing investment securities, the Company considers its liquidity position and its overall interest-rate risk profile as well as the adequacy of expected returns relative to risks assumed, including prepayments. The Company may occasionally sell investment securities as a result of changes in interest rates and spreads, actual or anticipated prepayments, credit risk associated with a particular security, or as a result of restructuring its investment securities portfolio in connection with a business combination. The amounts of investment securities held by the Company are influenced by such factors as available yield in comparison with alternative investments, demand for loans, which generally yield more than investment securities, ongoing repayments, the levels of deposits, and management of liquidity and balance sheet size and resulting capital ratios.
Fair value changes in equity securities with readily determinable fair values are recognized in the consolidated statement of income. Net unrealized losses on such equity securities were not significant in the third quarter of 2022, the second quarter of 2022 or the third quarter of 2021. Net unrealized losses for the first nine months of 2022 and 2021 were $2 million and $23 million, respectively. Those losses include changes in the value of the Company’s holdings of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac preferred stock.
The Company regularly reviews its debt investment securities for declines in value below amortized cost that might be indicative of credit-related losses. In light of such reviews, there were no credit-related losses on debt investment securities recognized in either of the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022 or 2021. Based on management’s assessment of future cash flows associated with individual investment securities as of September 30, 2022, the Company did not expect to incur any material credit-related losses in its portfolios of debt investment securities. Additional information about the investment securities portfolio is included in notes 3 and 13 of Notes to Financial Statements.
Other earning assets include interest-bearing deposits at the FRB of New York and other banks, trading account assets, federal funds sold and agreements to resell securities. Those other earning assets in the aggregate averaged $30.9 billion in the recently completed quarter, compared with $39.1 billion in the year-earlier quarter and $39.8 billion in the second quarter of 2022. Interest-bearing deposits at banks averaged $30.8 billion, $39.0 billion and $39.4 billion during the three months ended September 30, 2022, September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2022, respectively. The amounts of interest-bearing deposits at banks at the respective dates were predominantly comprised of deposits held at the FRB of New York. The decline in the recent quarter reflects actions taken by the Company including the purchases of investment securities and treasury stock and the management of select deposit relationships designed to reduce the balances of higher-cost deposit accounts. In general, the level of deposits held at the FRB of New York also fluctuates due to changes in deposits of commercial entities, trust-related deposits and additions to or maturities of investment securities or borrowings.
As a result of the changes described herein, average earning assets totaled $182.4 billion in the most recent quarter, compared with $140.4 billion in the third quarter of 2021 and $189.8 billion in the second quarter of 2022. Average earning assets totaled $170.4 billion and $137.3 billion during the first nine months of 2022 and 2021, respectively.
The most significant source of funding for the Company is core deposits. The Company considers noninterest-bearing deposits, interest-bearing transaction accounts, savings deposits and time deposits of $250,000 or less as core deposits. The Company’s branch network is its principal source of core deposits, which generally carry lower interest rates than wholesale funds of comparable maturities. Average core deposits totaled $162.8 billion in the third quarter of 2022, up 28% from $127.1 billion in the similar 2021 quarter, but down 4% from $169.6 billion in the second quarter of 2022. The People's United acquisition added approximately $50.8 billion of core deposits on April 1, 2022, including $30.8 billion of savings and interest-checking deposits, $2.6 billion of time deposits and $17.4 billion of noninterest-bearing deposits. The decline in average core deposits in the recent quarter as compared with the second quarter of 2022 is largely reflective of the Company's initiative to reduce certain historically higher-cost deposits as well as customer reactions to the generally rising rate environment. The following table provides an analysis of quarterly changes in the components of average core deposits.
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AVERAGE CORE DEPOSITS
85,585
4,313
72,861
162,759
28
The Company also receives funding from other deposit sources, including branch-related time deposits over $250,000, brokered deposits and, prior to June 30, 2021, deposits associated with the Company’s Cayman Islands office. Time deposits over $250,000 averaged $681 million in the recent quarter, compared with $357 million in the third quarter of 2021 and $808 million in the second quarter of 2022. In the second quarter of 2021, the Company introduced a new interest-bearing sweep product (included in savings and interest-bearing deposits) that replaced the Eurodollar sweep product previously recorded as Cayman Islands office deposits. As a result, there are no longer deposits maintained at the Cayman Islands office and the office is closed. The Company had brokered savings and interest-bearing transaction accounts, which in the aggregate averaged $3.8 billion during each of the recent quarter and the third quarter of 2021 and $4.2 billion during the second quarter of 2022. Total uninsured deposits, including deposits associated with the People's United acquisition, were estimated to be $74.7 billion at September 30, 2022 and $69.1 billion at December 31, 2021.
The accompanying table summarizes average total deposits for the quarters ended September 30, 2022, June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021.
AVERAGE DEPOSITS
Retail
Trust
Commercial and Other
51,196
7,008
31,156
89,360
4,607
12
431
5,050
14,414
10,927
47,520
70,217
17,947
79,107
167,271
Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
52,750
6,852
35,547
95,149
5,001
462
5,480
14,483
11,691
47,880
74,054
72,234
18,560
83,889
174,683
34,344
5,934
30,698
70,976
2,892
157
3,061
8,557
12,022
36,639
57,218
45,793
17,968
67,494
131,255
The Company also uses borrowings from banks, securities dealers, various Federal Home Loan Banks, the FRB of New York and others as sources of funding. Short-term borrowings represent borrowing arrangements that at the time they were entered into or were assumed in an acquisition had a contractual maturity of one year or less. Average short-term borrowings totaled $913 million in the third quarter of 2022, compared with $91 million in the year-earlier quarter and $1.1 billion in the second quarter of 2022. Short-term borrowings assumed in connection with the People's United acquisition totaled $895 million. In October 2022 M&T redeemed $500 million of unsecured senior notes due to mature in December 2022 that had been assumed in the acquisition of People's United and included in short-term borrowings.
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Long-term borrowings averaged $3.3 billion in each of the two most recent quarters, compared with $3.4 billion in the third quarter of 2021. Average balances of the Company’s outstanding senior notes were $1.7 billion during each of the three months ended September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022, compared with $2.4 billion in the third quarter of 2021. In August 2022, M&T issued $500 million of senior notes that mature in August 2028 and pay a fixed rate of 4.553% semi-annually until August 2027 after which the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") plus 1.78% will be paid quarterly until maturity. In April 2022, M&T Bank redeemed $650 million of fixed rate senior notes that were due to mature on May 18, 2022. During May 2022, $250 million of variable rate senior notes of M&T Bank matured. In January 2021, $350 million of variable rate senior notes matured. Subordinated capital notes included in long-term borrowings averaged $982 million in the third quarter of 2022, $500 million in the three-month period ended September 30, 2021 and $983 million in the second quarter of 2022. In March 2021, M&T Bank redeemed $500 million of subordinated capital notes. Junior subordinated debentures associated with trust preferred securities that were included in average long-term borrowings were $534 million, $530 million and $533 million during the third quarters of 2022 and 2021 and the second quarter of 2022, respectively. Additional information regarding junior subordinated debentures is provided in note 5 of Notes to Financial Statements. As of April 1, 2022, long-term borrowings assumed in the People's United acquisition totaled $494 million and included $483 million of fixed-rate subordinated notes and $11 million of FHLB advances.
The Company has utilized interest rate swap agreements to modify the repricing characteristics of certain components of its loans and long-term debt. As of September 30, 2022, interest rate swap agreements were used as fair value hedges of approximately $1.5 billion of outstanding fixed rate long-term borrowings. Additionally, interest rate swap agreements with a notional amount of $15.25 billion were used as cash flow hedges of interest payments associated with variable rate commercial real estate loans. Further information on interest rate swap agreements is provided herein and in note 11 of Notes to Financial Statements.
Changes in the composition of the Company’s earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, as discussed herein, as well as changes in interest rates and spreads, can impact net interest income. Net interest spread, or the difference between the taxable-equivalent yield on earning assets and the rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities, was 3.49% in the recent quarter, up 81 basis points from 2.68% in the third quarter of 2021. The yield on earning assets during the third quarter of 2022 was 3.90%, up 108 basis points from 2.82% in the similar 2021 period, while the rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities increased 27 basis points to .41% in the recent quarter from .14% in the year-earlier period. In the second quarter of 2022, the net interest spread was 2.92%, the yield on earning assets was 3.12% and the rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities was .20%. The increases in the net interest spread since the third quarter of 2021 reflect the impact of generally rising interest rates that resulted in higher yields on loans and leases, deposits at the FRB of New York and investment securities, partially offset by higher rates on interest-bearing liabilities. For the first nine months of 2022, the net interest spread was 3.03%, up 27 basis points from 2.76% in the year-earlier period. The yield on earning assets and the rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities for the first nine months of 2022 were 3.30% and .27%, respectively, compared with 2.91% and .15%, respectively, in the initial nine months of 2021. The Federal Reserve raised its target Federal funds rate 3.00% since September 30, 2021, including hikes of 1.50% and 1.25% in the third quarter of 2022 and second quarter of 2022, respectively.
Net interest-free funds consist largely of noninterest-bearing demand deposits and shareholders’ equity, partially offset by bank owned life insurance and non-earning assets, including goodwill and core deposit and other intangible assets. Net interest-free funds averaged $83.8 billion in the third quarter of 2022, compared with $62.9 billion in the year-earlier quarter and $84.7 billion in the second quarter of 2022. During the first nine months of 2022 and 2021, average net interest-free funds aggregated $78.0 billion and $59.0 billion, respectively. The increases in average net interest-free funds in the recent quarter and the second quarter of 2022 as compared with third quarter of 2021 reflect higher average balances of noninterest-bearing deposits and shareholders’ equity that include the impact of the acquisition of People's United. Shareholders’ equity averaged $25.7 billion during the three-month period ended September 30, 2022, compared with $17.1 billion during the year-earlier period and $26.1 billion during the three-month period ended June 30, 2022. The higher amounts of shareholders' equity in the two most recent quarters as compared with 2021's third quarter reflect retained earnings and additional equity issued in connection with the People's United acquisition, partially offset by share repurchase activity. M&T issued $8.4 billion of common equity and $261 million of preferred equity in completing the acquisition of People's United on April 1, 2022. M&T also
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repurchased $600 million of its common stock in each of the third and second quarters of 2022. Goodwill and core deposit and other intangible assets averaged $8.7 billion and $8.8 billion in the third quarter of 2022 and second quarter of 2022, respectively, up from $4.6 billion in the third quarter of 2021. The Company recorded $3.9 billion of goodwill on April 1, 2022 which represents excess consideration over the fair value of net assets acquired in the People's United transaction. As part of the transaction, intangible assets were identified and recorded at fair value, thereby increasing the balance of core deposit and other intangible assets on the Company's balance sheet by $261 million on April 1, 2022. Reflecting the impact of the People's United acquisition, the cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance averaged $2.6 billion in each of the third and second quarters of 2022, compared with $1.9 billion in the third quarter of 2021. Changes in the cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance and benefits received are not included in interest income, but rather are recorded in “other revenues from operations.” The contribution of net interest-free funds to net interest margin was .19% in the third quarter of 2022, compared with .06% and .09% in the third quarter of 2021 and the second quarter of 2022, respectively. The increased contribution of net interest-free funds to net interest margin in the most recent quarter as compared with the third quarter of 2021 and second quarter of 2022 reflects the higher rates on interest-bearing liabilities used to value net interest-free funds. The contribution of net interest-free funds to net interest margin in the first nine months of 2022 and 2021 was .12% and .07%, respectively.
Reflecting the changes to the net interest spread and the contribution of net interest-free funds as described herein, the Company’s net interest margin was 3.68% in the third quarter of 2022, compared with 2.74% in the year-earlier period and 3.01% in the second quarter of 2022. During the first nine months of 2022 and 2021, the net interest margin was 3.15% and 2.83%, respectively. Future changes in market interest rates or spreads, as well as changes in the composition of the Company’s portfolios of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities that result in changes to spreads, could impact the Company’s net interest income and net interest margin. The Federal Open Market Committee has conducted a series of basis point increases in short-term interest rates during the first nine months of 2022. These actions have led to generally higher interest rates overall and, accordingly, have contributed to the Company's higher net interest margin in the recent quarter as compared with the year-earlier quarter and immediately preceding quarter.
Management assesses the potential impact of future changes in interest rates and spreads by projecting net interest income under several interest rate scenarios. In managing interest rate risk, the Company has utilized interest rate swap agreements to modify the repricing characteristics of certain portions of its earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. Periodic settlement amounts arising from these agreements are reflected in either the yields on earning assets or the rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities. The notional amount of interest rate swap agreements entered into for interest rate risk management purposes was $16.75 billion (excluding $4.65 billion of forward-starting swap agreements) at September 30, 2022, $19.0 billion (excluding $8.35 billion of forward-starting swap agreements) at September 30, 2021 and $15.0 billion (excluding $8.35 billion of forward-starting swap agreements) at December 31, 2021. Under the terms of those interest rate swap agreements, the Company received payments based on the outstanding notional amount at fixed rates and made payments at variable rates. At September 30, 2022 interest rate swap agreements with notional amounts of $15.25 billion were serving as cash flow hedges of interest payments associated with variable rate commercial real estate loans, compared with $17.35 billion at September 30, 2021 and $13.35 billion at December 31, 2021. Interest rate swap agreements with notional amounts of $1.5 billion at September 30, 2022 and $1.65 billion at each of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2021 were serving as fair value hedges of fixed rate long-term borrowings. The Company enters into forward-starting interest rate swap agreements predominantly to extend the term of its interest rate swap agreements serving as cash flow hedges and provide a hedge against changing interest rates on certain of its variable rate loans.
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In a fair value hedge, the fair value of the derivative (the interest rate swap agreement) and changes in the fair value of the hedged item are recorded in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet with the corresponding gain or loss recognized in current earnings. The difference between changes in the fair value of the interest rate swap agreements and the hedged items represents hedge ineffectiveness and is recorded as an adjustment to the interest income or interest expense of the respective hedged item. In a cash flow hedge, the derivative’s gain or loss is initially reported as a component of other comprehensive income and subsequently reclassified into earnings when the forecasted transaction affects earnings. The amounts of hedge ineffectiveness recognized during each of the quarters ended September 30, 2022, September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2022 were not material to the Company’s consolidated results of operations. Information regarding the fair value of interest rate swap agreements and hedge ineffectiveness is presented in note 11 of Notes to Financial Statements. Information regarding the valuation of cash flow hedges included in other comprehensive income is presented in note 10 of Notes to Financial Statements. The changes in the fair values of the interest rate swap agreements and the hedged items primarily result from the effects of changing interest rates and spreads.
The average notional amounts of interest rate swap agreements entered into for interest rate risk management purposes, the related effect on net interest income and margin, and the weighted-average interest rates paid or received on those swap agreements are presented in the accompanying table. Additional information about the Company’s use of interest rate swap agreements and other derivatives is included in note 11 of Notes to Financial Statements.
INTEREST RATE SWAP AGREEMENTS
.
Rate(a)
Increase (decrease) in:
(22,466
.(05
58,058
.16
(651
(8,731
.(04
Net interest income/margin
(21,815
66,789
.19
Average notional amount (c)
16,472,826
18,923,913
Rate received (b)
2.06
1.53
Rate paid (b)
2.57
.15
35,500
.03
206,713
.20
(14,436
.(02
(26,084
49,936
.04
232,797
.23
15,452,015
18,915,751
1.67
1.79
1.25
.17
As a financial intermediary, the Company is exposed to various risks, including liquidity and market risk. Liquidity refers to the Company’s ability to ensure that sufficient cash flow and liquid assets are available to satisfy current and future obligations, including demands for loans and deposit withdrawals, funding operating costs and other corporate purposes. Liquidity risk arises whenever the maturities of financial instruments included in assets and liabilities differ.
The most significant source of funding for the Company is core deposits, which are generated from a large base of consumer, corporate and institutional customers. That customer base has, over the past several years, become more geographically diverse as a result of expansion of the Company’s businesses. Nevertheless, the Company faces competition in offering products and services from a large array of financial market participants, including banks,
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thrifts, mutual funds, securities dealers and others. The Company supplements funding provided through deposits with various short-term and long-term wholesale borrowings, including overnight federal funds purchased, short-term advances from the FHLB of New York, brokered deposits, and longer-term borrowings. M&T Bank has access to additional funding sources through borrowings from the FHLB of New York, lines of credit with the FRB of New York, M&T Bank’s Bank Note Program, and other available borrowing facilities. The Bank Note Program enables M&T Bank to offer unsecured senior and subordinated notes. The Company has, from time to time, also issued subordinated capital notes and junior subordinated debentures associated with trust preferred securities to provide liquidity and enhance regulatory capital ratios. The Company’s junior subordinated debentures associated with trust preferred securities and other subordinated capital notes are considered Tier 2 capital and are includable in total regulatory capital. At each of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, long-term borrowings aggregated $3.5 billion.
Cayman Islands office deposits had been used by some customers of the Company as an alternative to other deposit and investment products. During the second quarter of 2021, the Company introduced a new interest-bearing sweep product (included in savings and interest-checking deposits) that replaced the Eurodollar sweep product previously recorded as Cayman Islands office deposits. As a result, the Cayman Islands office has been closed and there were no Cayman Islands office deposits outstanding as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021. The Company has benefited from the placement of brokered deposits. The Company had brokered savings and interest-checking deposit accounts which aggregated approximately $3.3 billion at September 30, 2022, $3.2 billion at December 31, 2021 and $3.4 billion at September 30, 2021. Brokered time deposits were not a significant source of funding as of those dates.
The Company’s ability to obtain funding from these sources could be negatively impacted should the Company experience a substantial deterioration in its financial condition or its debt ratings, or should the availability of funding become restricted due to a disruption in the financial markets. The Company attempts to quantify such credit-event risk by modeling scenarios that estimate the liquidity impact resulting from a short-term ratings downgrade over various grading levels. Such impact is estimated by attempting to measure the effect on available unsecured lines of credit, available capacity from secured borrowing sources and securitizable assets. In addition to deposits and borrowings, other sources of liquidity include maturities of investment securities and other earning assets, repayments of loans and investment securities, and cash generated from operations, such as fees collected for services.
Certain customers of the Company obtain financing through the issuance of variable rate demand bonds (“VRDBs”). The VRDBs are generally enhanced by letters of credit provided by M&T Bank. M&T Bank oftentimes acts as remarketing agent for the VRDBs and, at its discretion, may from time-to-time own some of the VRDBs while such instruments are remarketed. When this occurs, the VRDBs are classified as trading account assets in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. Nevertheless, M&T Bank is not contractually obligated to purchase the VRDBs. The value of VRDBs in the Company’s trading account was not material at September 30, 2022 or December 31, 2021. The total amounts of VRDBs outstanding backed by M&T Bank letters of credit were $633 million at September 30, 2022, $662 million at December 31, 2021 and $683 million at September 30, 2021. M&T Bank also serves as remarketing agent for most of those bonds.
The Company enters into contractual obligations in the normal course of business that require future cash payments. Such obligations include, among others, payments related to deposits, borrowings, leases and other contractual commitments. Off-balance sheet commitments to customers may impact liquidity, including commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit, commercial letters of credit, financial guarantees and indemnification contracts, and commitments to sell real estate loans. Because many of these commitments or contracts expire without being funded in whole or in part, the contract amounts are not necessarily indicative of future cash flows. Further discussion of these commitments is provided in note 14 of Notes to Financial Statements.
M&T’s primary source of funds to pay for operating expenses, shareholder dividends and treasury stock repurchases has historically been the receipt of dividends from its bank subsidiaries, which are subject to various regulatory limitations. Dividends from any bank subsidiary to M&T are limited by the amount of earnings of the subsidiary in the current year and the two preceding years. For purposes of that test, at September 30, 2022 approximately $937 million was available for payment of dividends to M&T from bank subsidiaries. M&T also may
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obtain funding through long-term borrowings. Outstanding senior notes of M&T at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 were $1.22 billion and $766 million, respectively. M&T assumed $503 million of short-term borrowings and $78 million of long-term borrowings in the acquisition of People's United. In October 2022, M&T redeemed the short-term borrowings obtained in the acquisition of People's United. Junior subordinated debentures of M&T associated with trust preferred securities outstanding at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 totaled $535 million and $532 million, respectively.
Management closely monitors the Company’s liquidity position on an ongoing basis for compliance with internal policies and believes that available sources of liquidity are adequate to meet funding needs anticipated in the ordinary course of business. Management does not anticipate engaging in any activities, either currently or in the long-term, for which adequate funding would not be available and would therefore result in a significant strain on liquidity at either M&T or its subsidiary banks.
Market risk is the risk of loss from adverse changes in the market prices and/or interest rates of the Company’s financial instruments. The primary market risk the Company is exposed to is interest rate risk. Interest rate risk arises from the Company’s core banking activities of lending and deposit-taking, because assets and liabilities reprice at different times and by different amounts as interest rates change. As a result, net interest income earned by the Company is subject to the effects of changing interest rates. The Company measures interest rate risk by calculating the variability of net interest income in future periods under various interest rate scenarios using projected balances for earning assets, interest-bearing liabilities and derivatives used to manage interest rate risk. Management’s philosophy toward interest rate risk management is to limit the variability of net interest income. The balances of financial instruments used in the projections are based on expected growth from forecasted business opportunities, anticipated prepayments of loans and investment securities, and expected maturities of investment securities, loans and deposits. Management uses a “value of equity” model to supplement the modeling technique described above. Those supplemental analyses are based on discounted cash flows associated with on- and off-balance sheet financial instruments. Such analyses are modeled to reflect changes in interest rates and provide management with a long-term interest rate risk metric. The Company has entered into interest rate swap agreements to help manage exposure to interest rate risk. At September 30, 2022, the aggregate notional amount of interest rate swap agreements entered into for interest rate risk management purposes that were currently in effect was $16.75 billion. In addition, the Company has entered into $4.65 billion of forward-starting interest rate swap agreements.
The Company’s Asset-Liability Committee, which includes members of senior management, monitors the sensitivity of the Company’s net interest income to changes in interest rates with the aid of a computer model that forecasts net interest income under different interest rate scenarios. In modeling changing interest rates, the Company considers different yield curve shapes that consider both parallel (that is, simultaneous changes in interest rates at each point on the yield curve) and non-parallel (that is, allowing interest rates at points on the yield curve to vary by different amounts) shifts in the yield curve. In utilizing the model, market-implied forward interest rates over the subsequent twelve months are generally used to determine a base interest rate scenario for the net interest income simulation. That calculated base net interest income is then compared to the income calculated under the varying interest rate scenarios. The model considers the impact of ongoing lending and deposit-gathering activities, as well as interrelationships in the magnitude and timing of the repricing of financial instruments, including the effect of changing interest rates on expected prepayments and maturities. When deemed prudent, management has taken actions to mitigate exposure to interest rate risk through the use of on- or off-balance sheet financial instruments and intends to do so in the future. Possible actions include, but are not limited to, changes in the pricing of loan and deposit products, modifying the composition of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, and adding to, modifying or terminating existing interest rate swap agreements or other financial instruments used for interest rate risk management purposes.
The accompanying table as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 displays the estimated impact on net interest income in the base scenario described above resulting from parallel changes in interest rates across repricing categories during the first modeling year.
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SENSITIVITY OF NET INTEREST INCOME
TO CHANGES IN INTEREST RATES
Calculated Increase (Decrease) in Projected Net Interest Income
Changes in interest rates
+200 basis points
251,494
533,317
+100 basis points
179,848
297,573
-100 basis points
(248,760
(204,760
-200 basis points
(520,661
The Company utilized many assumptions to calculate the impact that changes in interest rates may have on net interest income. The more significant of those assumptions included the rate of prepayments of mortgage-related assets, cash flows from derivative and other financial instruments, loan and deposit volumes and pricing, and deposit maturities. In the scenarios presented, the Company also assumed gradual changes in interest rates during a twelve-month period as compared with the base scenario. In the declining rate scenario, the rate changes may be limited to lesser amounts such that interest rates remain at or above zero on all points of the yield curve. Changes in amounts presented since December 31, 2021 reflect higher balances of earnings assets obtained in the People's United acquisition, changes in portfolio composition, the level of market-implied forward interest rates and hedging actions taken by the Company. The assumptions used in interest rate sensitivity modeling are inherently uncertain and, as a result, the Company cannot precisely predict the impact of changes in interest rates on net interest income. Actual results may differ significantly from those presented due to the timing, magnitude and frequency of changes in interest rates and changes in market conditions and interest rate differentials (spreads) between maturity/repricing categories, as well as any actions, such as those previously described, which management may take to counter such changes.
A significant amount of the Company’s interest-earning assets, interest-bearing liabilities, preferred equity instruments and interest rate swap agreements have contractual repricing terms that reference the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). Various regulatory bodies have encouraged banks to transition away from LIBOR as soon as practicable, generally cease entering new contracts that use LIBOR as a reference rate no later than December 31, 2021, and for new contracts entered into before December 31, 2021 to utilize a reference rate other than LIBOR or include robust language that includes a clearly defined alternative reference rate after LIBOR’s discontinuation. Publication of certain tenors of LIBOR has already ceased and complete cessation of LIBOR publication is expected by June 30, 2023. Effective December 31, 2021, the Company essentially discontinued entering into new LIBOR-based contracts.
At September 30, 2022 the Company had LIBOR-based commercial loans and leases and commercial real estate loans of $36.6 billion and residential mortgage and consumer loans of $4.3 billion outstanding. Approximately 70% of the loans either mature before June 30, 2023 or have been amended to include appropriate alternative language to be effective upon cessation of LIBOR publication. Approximately $731 million of borrowings and $1.1 billion of preferred equity instruments reference LIBOR as of September 30, 2022. The Company’s interest rate swap agreements primarily reference LIBOR. In October 2020, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. published the IBOR Fallbacks Supplement (“Supplement”) and the IBOR Fallback Protocol (“Protocol”). The Protocol enables market participants to incorporate certain revisions into their legacy non-cleared derivative trades with other counterparties that also choose to adhere to the Protocol. M&T adhered to the Protocol in November 2020 and is in the process of remediating its interest rate swap transactions with its end-user customers. With respect to the Company’s cleared interest rate swap agreements that reference LIBOR, clearinghouses have adopted the same relevant Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) benchmark alternatives of the Supplement and Protocol.
As loans mature and new originations occur a larger percentage of the Company’s variable-rate loans are expected to reference SOFR or other indexes, including the Bloomberg Short Term Bank Yield Index (“BSBY”). At September 30, 2022 the Company had approximately $21.3 billion and $274 million of outstanding loan balances that reference SOFR and BSBY, respectively. Additionally, as of September 30, 2022, the Company had $15.6 billion of notional amount of interest rate swap agreements designated as cash flow hedges of commercial real estate loans,
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including $4.7 billion of forward-starting interest rate swap agreements that become effective in 2023, and notional amounts of $4.3 billion of non-hedging derivative interest rate contracts that are referenced to SOFR. The Company’s usage of interest rate swap agreements referenced to SOFR or BSBY is expected to increase in response to the discontinuation of LIBOR. The Company continues to work with its customers and other counterparties to remediate LIBOR-based agreements which expire after June 30, 2023 by incorporating alternative language, negotiating new agreements, or other means. The discontinuation of LIBOR and uncertainty relating to the emergence of one or more alternative benchmark indexes to replace LIBOR could materially impact the Company’s interest rate risk profile and its management thereof.
Changes in fair value of the Company’s financial instruments can also result from a lack of trading activity for similar instruments in the financial markets. That impact is most notable on the values assigned to some of the Company’s investment securities. Information about the fair valuation of investment securities is presented in notes 3 and 13 of Notes to Financial Statements.
The Company enters into interest rate and foreign exchange contracts to meet the financial needs of customers that it includes in its financial statements as non-hedging derivatives within other assets and other liabilities. Financial instruments utilized for such activities consist predominantly of interest rate swap agreements and forward and futures contracts related to foreign currencies. The Company generally mitigates the foreign currency and interest rate risk associated with customer activities by entering into offsetting positions with third parties that are also included in other assets and other liabilities. The fair values of non-hedging derivative positions associated with interest rate contracts and foreign currency and other option and futures contracts are presented in note 11 of Notes to Financial Statements. As with any non-government guaranteed financial instrument, the Company is exposed to credit risk associated with counterparties to the Company’s non-hedging derivative activities. Although the notional amounts of these contracts are not recorded in the consolidated balance sheet, the unsettled fair values of such financial instruments are recorded in the consolidated balance sheet. The fair values of such non-hedging derivative assets and liabilities recognized on the balance sheet were $416 million and $1.42 billion, respectively, at September 30, 2022 and $418 million and $83 million, respectively, at December 31, 2021. The fair value asset and liability amounts at September 30, 2022 have been reduced by contractual settlements of $1.15 billion and $20 million, respectively, and at December 31, 2021 have been reduced by contractual settlements of $54 million and $305 million, respectively. The values associated with the Company's non-hedging derivative activities at September 30, 2022 as compared with December 31, 2021 reflect changes in values associated with interest rate swap agreements entered into with commercial customers that are not subject to periodic variation margin settlement payments.
Trading account assets were $130 million at September 30, 2022, $50 million at December 31, 2021 and $51 million at September 30, 2021. Included in trading account assets were assets related to deferred compensation plans aggregating $23 million at September 30, 2022, compared with $21 million at each of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2021. Changes in the fair values of such assets are recorded as “trading account and non-hedging derivative gains” in the consolidated statement of income. Included in “other liabilities” in the consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2022 was $29 million of liabilities related to deferred compensation plans, compared with $25 million at September 30, 2021 and $24 million at December 31, 2021. Changes in the balances of such liabilities due to the valuation of allocated investment options to which the liabilities are indexed are recorded in “other costs of operations” in the consolidated statement of income. Also included in trading account assets were investments in mutual funds and other assets that the Company was required to hold under terms of certain non-qualified supplemental retirement and other benefit plans that were assumed by the Company in various acquisitions. Those assets totaled $107 million at September 30, 2022 and $29 million at each of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2021. The increase at September 30, 2022 as compared with the prior dates reflects assets obtained in the acquisition of the People's United non-qualified supplemental retirement and other benefit plans.
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Given the Company’s policies and positions, management believes that the potential loss exposure to the Company resulting from market risk associated with trading account and non-hedging derivative activities was not material, however, as previously noted, the Company is exposed to credit risk associated with counterparties to transactions related to the Company’s actions to mitigate foreign currency and interest rate risk associated with customer activities. Additional information about the Company’s use of derivative financial instruments is included in note 11 of Notes to Financial Statements.
Provision for Credit Losses
A provision for credit losses is recorded to adjust the level of the allowance to reflect expected credit losses that are based on economic forecasts as of each reporting date. Provisions for credit losses of $115 million and $302 million were recorded in the third and second quarters of 2022, respectively, compared with a credit loss recapture of $20 million in the third quarter of 2021. The provision recorded in the second quarter of 2022 included $242 million on loans obtained in the acquisition of People's United not deemed to be PCD. GAAP requires a provision for credit losses to be recorded beyond the recognition of the fair value of the loans at the acquisition date. In addition to the recorded provision, the allowance for credit losses was also increased by $99 million in the second quarter of 2022 to reflect the expected credit losses on loans obtained in the acquisition of People's United deemed to be PCD. That addition represents an increase of the carrying values of loans identified as PCD at the time of the acquisition. The Company's estimates of expected credit losses at September 30, 2022 reflect anticipated increases in unemployment spurred by Federal Reserve initiatives to curb high rates of inflation that could lead to overall deterioration of economic conditions and, thus, credit quality during an eight-quarter forecast period. Risks considered included inflation, a projected rise in unemployment, reduction of economic growth projections, decreasing residential real estate prices as compared with the immediately preceding quarter and continued concerns about commercial real estate values in the hospitality and office building sectors. Macroeconomic assumptions used to estimate credit losses on loans acquired from People's United at the April 1, 2022 acquisition date were consistent with those used by the Company to estimate credit losses at March 31, 2022.
Net charge-offs of loans were $63 million in the recent quarter, compared with net charge-offs of $40 million in the third quarter of 2021 and $50 million in the second quarter of 2022. Net charge-offs as an annualized percentage of average loans and leases were .20% in the third quarter of 2022, .17% in the year-earlier quarter and .16% in the second quarter of 2022. As an annualized percentage by loan type, net charge-offs (recoveries) for the third quarter of 2022, third quarter of 2021 and the second quarter of 2022 were .16%, .38% and .31% for commercial loans and leases, .30%, .13% and .06% for commercial real estate loans and .25%, .12% and .26% for consumer loans, respectively. Net charge-offs of residential real estate loans as an annualized percentage of average loan balances were less than .01% for each of the three quarters noted herein. Net charge-offs for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 were $120 million and $161 million, respectively, representing an annualized .14% and .22%, respectively, of average loans and leases. A summary of net charge-offs by loan type is presented in the table that follows.
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NET CHARGE-OFFS (RECOVERIES)
BY LOAN/LEASE TYPE
First Quarter
SecondQuarter (a)
Year-to-date (a)
5,569
29,502
15,374
50,445
(13,143
7,140
34,812
28,809
865
256
1,459
13,576
12,671
12,675
38,922
6,867
49,569
63,199
119,635
Year-to-date
4,434
29,242
22,813
56,489
54,092
11,330
11,880
77,302
366
(149
16,289
5,655
5,389
27,333
75,181
46,078
40,104
161,363
The net charge-offs of commercial loans in the third quarter of 2022 reflect a $23 million charge-off of a loan to a paper distribution company partially offset by recoveries of previously charged-off loan balances. Net charge-offs of commercial loans in the second quarter of 2022 include a $23 million charge-off of a loan to a consumer products manufacturer. The net charge-offs of commercial real estate loans in the third quarter of 2022 reflect a $20 million charge-off of a loan to a healthcare provider and a $7 million charge-off of a loan to a residential leasing company. Included in net charge-offs of consumer loans were: net recoveries of automobile loans of less than $1 million in the recent quarter, $2 million in the year-earlier quarter and $1 million in the second quarter of 2022; net charge-offs of recreational finance loans of $5 million in the third quarter of 2022, $1 million in the year-earlier quarter and $7 million in the second 2022 quarter; and net recoveries of home equity loans and lines of credit secured by one-to-four family residential properties of less than $1 million in each of the recent quarter, the third quarter of 2021 and the second quarter of 2022. Net charge-offs associated with other consumer loans including credit cards and installment loans totaled $8 million in each of the recent quarter and the second quarter of 2022, compared with $7 million in the third quarter of 2021.
Nonaccrual loans aggregated $2.43 billion or 1.89% of total loans and leases outstanding at September 30, 2022, compared with $2.24 billion or 2.40% at September 30, 2021, $2.06 billion or 2.22% at December 31, 2021 and $2.63 billion or 2.05% at June 30, 2022. Loans obtained in the acquisition of People's United that have been classified as nonaccrual totaled $581 million at September 30, 2022 and $545 million at June 30, 2022. The level of nonaccrual loans reflects the continuing impact of economic conditions on borrowers’ abilities to make contractual payments on their loans, most notably commercial real estate loans in the hospitality, office, retail and health care-related sectors.
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more were $477 million or .37% of loans and leases at September 30, 2022, compared with $1.03 billion or 1.10% at September 30, 2021, $963 million or 1.04% at December 31, 2021 and $524 million or .41% at June 30, 2022. Accruing loans past due 90 days or more were predominantly residential real estate loans and included loans guaranteed by government-related entities of $423 million, $947 million, $928 million and $468 million at September 30, 2022, September 30, 2021, December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2022, respectively. The lower balance at September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022 compared with the 2021 dates reflects residential real estate loans guaranteed by government-related entities receiving payment deferrals during the COVID-19 pandemic, but ineligible for treatment under the CARES act, that exited these arrangements and complied with modified terms to
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become current. Guaranteed loans included one-to-four family residential mortgage loans serviced by the Company that were purchased to reduce associated servicing costs, including a requirement to advance principal and interest payments that had not been received from individual mortgagors. Despite the loans being purchased by the Company, the insurance or guarantee by the applicable government-related entity remains in force. The outstanding principal balances of those purchased loans that are guaranteed by government-related entities totaled $366 million at September 30, 2022, $919 million a year earlier, $889 million at December 31, 2021 and $435 million at June 30, 2022. The remaining accruing loans past due 90 days or more not guaranteed by government-related entities were loans considered to be with creditworthy borrowers that were in the process of collection or renewal.
The direct and indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a dramatic reduction in 2020 in economic activity that severely hampered the ability of some businesses and consumers to meet their repayment obligations. Information regarding the Company's treatment of loan modifications subject to applicable regulatory guidance issued during the pandemic, including the CARES Act, can be found in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations within Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. COVID-19 related modifications with payment deferrals at September 30, 2022 were not material.
The Company also modified the terms of select loans in an effort to assist borrowers that were not related to the COVID-19 pandemic. If the borrower was experiencing financial difficulty and a concession was granted, the Company considered such modifications as troubled debt restructurings. Loan modifications included such actions as the extension of loan maturity dates and the lowering of interest rates and monthly payments. The objective of the modifications was to increase loan repayments by customers and thereby reduce net charge-offs. Information about modifications of loans that are considered troubled debt restructurings is included in note 4 of Notes to Financial Statements.
Residential real estate loans modified under specified loss mitigation programs prescribed by government guarantors that were not related to the COVID-19 pandemic have not been included in renegotiated loans because the loan guarantee remains in full force and, accordingly, the Company has not granted a concession with respect to the ultimate collection of the original loan balance. Such loans aggregated $382 million at September 30, 2022, $425 million at each of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2021, and $356 million at June 30, 2022.
Commercial loans and leases classified as nonaccrual totaled $368 million, $280 million, $221 million and $442 million at September 30, 2022, September 30, 2021, December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2022, respectively. Commercial real estate loans in nonaccrual status aggregated $1.47 billion, $1.31 billion, $1.18 billion, and $1.55 billion September 30, 2022, September 30, 2021, December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2022, respectively. Commercial real estate loans in nonaccrual status were largely reflective of loans in the hospitality, office, retail and health care-related sectors. Commercial loans and leases and commercial real estate loans acquired from People's United and classified as nonaccrual totaled $136 million and $416 million, respectively, at September 30, 2022 and $188 million and $312 million, respectively, at June 30, 2022.
Nonaccrual residential real estate loans totaled $381 million at September 30, 2022, compared with $480 million at September 30, 2021, $479 million at December 31, 2021 and $444 million at June 30, 2022. The decreases since September 30, 2021 largely reflect borrower repayment performance since that date partially offset by $17 million of residential real estate loans acquired from People's United and classified as nonaccrual at September 30, 2022. Included in residential real estate loans classified as nonaccrual were limited documentation first mortgage loans of $95 million at September 30, 2022, compared with $127 million at September 30, 2021, $123 million at December 31, 2021 and $113 million at June 30, 2022. Limited documentation first mortgage loans represent loans secured by residential real estate that at origination typically included some form of limited borrower documentation requirements as compared with more traditional loans. The Company no longer originates limited documentation loans. Residential real estate loans past due 90 days or more and accruing interest aggregated $412 million at September 30, 2022, compared with $945 million at September 30, 2021, $920 million at December 31, 2021 and $474 million at June 30, 2022. Those amounts related predominantly to government-guaranteed loans as previously noted. The lower balances at the two most recent quarter-ends also reflect improved borrower repayment performance. Information about the location of nonaccrual and charged-off residential real estate loans as of and for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 is presented in the accompanying table.
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Nonaccrual consumer loans were $206 million at September 30, 2022, $170 million at September 30, 2021, $177 million at December 31, 2021 and $196 million at June 30, 2022. Included in nonaccrual consumer loans at September 30, 2022, September 30, 2021, December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2022 were: automobile loans of $40 million, $31 million, $34 million and $36 million, respectively; recreational finance loans of $39 million, $24 million, $28 million and $33 million, respectively; and outstanding balances of home equity loans and lines of credit of $78 million, $71 million, $70 million and $79 million, respectively. Consumer loans acquired from People's United and classified as nonaccrual at September 30, 2022 totaled $12 million and consisted predominantly of home equity loans and lines of credit. Information about the location of nonaccrual and charged-off home equity loans and lines of credit as of and for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 is presented in the accompanying table.
Information about past due and nonaccrual loans as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 is also included in note 4 of Notes to Financial Statements.
SELECTED RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE-RELATED LOAN DATA
Quarter Ended
Net Charge-offs (Recoveries)
Percent of
Outstanding
Balances
Residential mortgages:
6,553,820
111,080
1.69
1,383
.09
Mid-Atlantic (a)
6,549,714
104,464
1.59
(185
.(01
New England (b)
6,187,859
49,177
.79
(124
2,631,196
19,086
.73
(216
.(03
21,922,589
283,807
1.29
858
.02
Residential construction loans:
21,563
375
1.74
21,688
1.55
18,439
877
4.76
2,566
64,256
2.47
Limited documentation first lien mortgages:
501,679
40,427
8.06
45
442,905
34,664
7.83
99,097
15,358
15.50
43,754
4,933
11.27
(565
(4.94
8.77
(520
.(18
%)
First lien home equity loans and lines of credit:
969,253
16,728
1.73
274
1,110,862
21,961
1.98
(18
704,555
2,551
.36
20,620
1,010
4.90
2,805,290
42,250
1.51
236
Junior lien home equity loans and lines of credit:
768,949
16,106
2.09
(479
.(41
929,851
16,674
(539
.(45
538,721
2,802
.52
376
20,612
1.82
2,258,133
35,958
(642
.(11
Real estate and other foreclosed assets totaled $37 million at September 30, 2022, compared with $25 million at September 30, 2021, $24 million at December 31, 2021 and $29 million at June 30, 2022. Net gains or losses associated with real estate and other foreclosed assets were not material during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021. At September 30, 2022, foreclosed assets are comprised predominantly of residential real estate-related properties.
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A comparative summary of nonperforming assets and certain past due, renegotiated and impaired loan data and credit quality ratios is presented in the accompanying table.
NONPERFORMING ASSET AND PAST DUE, RENEGOTIATED AND IMPAIRED LOAN DATA
2022 Quarters
2021 Quarters
Third
Second
First
Fourth
Nonaccrual loans
2,134,231
Real estate and other foreclosed assets
37,031
28,692
23,524
23,901
24,786
Total nonperforming assets
2,466,357
2,661,697
2,157,755
2,083,984
2,267,049
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more(a)
523,662
776,751
1,026,080
Government guaranteed loans included in totals above:
44,797
46,937
46,151
51,429
47,358
423,371
467,834
689,831
927,788
947,091
Renegotiated loans
356,797
276,584
242,108
230,408
242,955
Nonaccrual loans to total loans and leases, net of unearned discount
1.89
2.05
2.32
2.22
2.40
Nonperforming assets to total net loans and leases and real estate and other foreclosed assets
1.92
2.07
2.35
2.24
2.42
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more(a) to total loans and leases, net of unearned discount
.37
.41
.85
1.04
1.10
Management determines the allowance for credit losses under accounting guidance that requires estimating the amount of current expected credit losses over the remaining contractual term of the loan and lease portfolio. A description of the methodologies used by the Company to estimate its allowance for credit losses can be found in note 4 of Notes to Financial Statements.
In establishing the allowance for credit losses, the Company estimates losses attributable to specific troubled credits identified through both normal and targeted credit review processes and also estimates losses for other loans and leases with similar risk characteristics on a collective basis. For purposes of determining the level of the allowance for credit losses, the Company evaluates its loan and lease portfolio by type. At the time of the Company’s analysis regarding the determination of the allowance for credit losses as of September 30, 2022, concerns existed about the somewhat incomplete recovery evident in some sectors of the economy; elevated levels of inflation; fears of a slowing economy and possible recession in coming quarters; the volatile nature of global markets and international economic conditions that could impact the U.S. economy; Federal Reserve positioning of monetary policy; ongoing supply chain issues and wage pressures impacting commercial borrowers; the extent to which borrowers, in particular commercial real estate borrowers, may be negatively affected by pandemic-related and general economic conditions; and continued stagnant population and economic growth in the upstate New York and central Pennsylvania regions (approximately 37% of the Company’s loans and leases are to customers in New York State and Pennsylvania) that historically lag other regions of the country. The Company utilizes a loan grading system to differentiate risk amongst its commercial loans and commercial real estate loans. Loans with a lower expectation of default are assigned one of ten possible “pass” loan grades while specific loans determined to have an elevated level of credit risk are classified as “criticized.” A criticized loan may be classified as “nonaccrual” if the Company no longer expects to collect all amounts according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement or the loan is delinquent 90 days or more. Criticized commercial loans and commercial real estate loans totaled $10.9 billion, including $2.8 billion of loans acquired from People's United, at September 30, 2022, compared with $9.6 billion at September 30, 2021, $9.0 billion at December 31, 2021 and $11.6 billion at June 30, 2022, including $2.8 billion of loans acquired from People's United. The level of criticized loans remains reflective of the impact of current conditions on many borrowers, particularly those with investor-owned commercial real estate loans in the hotel, office and healthcare sectors. Investor-owned commercial real estate loans
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comprised $8.0 billion or 74% of total criticized loans at September 30, 2022. The weighted-average loan-to-value (“LTV”) ratio for investor-owned commercial real estate properties was approximately 60%. Criticized loans secured by investor-owned commercial real estate had a weighted-average LTV ratio of approximately 65%.
Line of business personnel in different geographic locations with support from and review by the Company’s credit risk personnel review and reassign loan grades based on their detailed knowledge of individual borrowers and their judgment of the impact on such borrowers resulting from changing conditions in their respective regions. The Company’s policy is that, at least annually, updated financial information is obtained from commercial borrowers associated with pass grade loans and additional analysis performed. On a quarterly basis, the Company’s centralized credit risk department reviews all criticized commercial loans and commercial real estate loans greater than $1 million to determine the appropriateness of the assigned loan grade, including whether the loan should be reported as accruing or nonaccruing. For criticized nonaccrual loans, additional meetings are held with loan officers and their managers, workout specialists and senior management to discuss each of the relationships. In analyzing criticized loans, borrower-specific information is reviewed, including operating results, future cash flows, recent developments and the borrower’s outlook, and other pertinent data. The timing and extent of potential losses, considering collateral valuation and other factors, and the Company’s potential courses of action are contemplated.
With regard to residential real estate loans, the Company’s loss identification and estimation techniques make reference to loan performance and house price data in specific areas of the country where collateral securing the Company’s residential real estate loans is located. For residential real estate-related loans, including home equity loans and lines of credit, the excess of the loan balance over the net realizable value of the property collateralizing the loan is charged-off when the loan becomes 150 days delinquent. That charge-off is based on recent indications of value from external parties that are generally obtained shortly after a loan becomes nonaccrual. Loans to consumers that file for bankruptcy are generally charged off to estimated net collateral value shortly after the Company is notified of such filings. At September 30, 2022, approximately 55% of the Company’s home equity portfolio consisted of first lien loans and lines of credit and 45% were junior liens. With respect to junior lien loans, to the extent known by the Company, if a related senior lien loan would be on nonaccrual status because of payment delinquency, even if such senior lien loan was not owned by the Company, the junior lien loan or line that is owned by the Company is placed on nonaccrual status. In monitoring the credit quality of its home equity portfolio for purposes of determining the allowance for credit losses, the Company reviews delinquency and nonaccrual information and considers recent charge-off experience. When evaluating individual home equity loans and lines of credit for charge off and for purposes of determining the allowance for credit losses, the Company gives consideration to the required repayment of any first lien positions related to collateral property. Home equity line of credit terms vary but such lines are generally originated with an open draw period of ten years followed by an amortization period of up to twenty years. At September 30, 2022 approximately 86% of all outstanding balances of home equity lines of credit related to lines that were still in the draw period, the weighted-average remaining draw periods were approximately five years, and approximately 18% were making contractually allowed payments that do not include any repayment of principal.
Factors that influence the Company’s credit loss experience include overall economic conditions affecting businesses and consumers, generally, but also residential and commercial real estate valuations, in particular, given the size of the Company’s real estate loan portfolios. Commercial real estate valuations can be highly subjective, as they are based upon many assumptions. Such valuations can be significantly affected over relatively short periods of time by changes in business climate, economic conditions, interest rates and, in many cases, the results of operations of businesses and other occupants of the real property. Similarly, residential real estate valuations can be impacted by housing trends, the availability of financing at reasonable interest rates and general economic conditions affecting consumers.
The Company generally estimates current expected credit losses on loans with similar risk characteristics on a collective basis. To estimate expected losses, the Company utilizes statistically developed models to project principal balances over the remaining contractual lives of the loan portfolios and determine estimated credit losses through a reasonable and supportable forecast period. The Company’s approach for estimating current expected credit losses for loans and leases at September 30, 2022, September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2021 included utilizing macroeconomic assumptions to project losses over a two-year reasonable and supportable forecast period. Subsequent
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to the forecast period, the Company reverted to longer-term historical loss experience, over a period of one year, to estimate expected credit losses over the remaining contractual life. Forward-looking estimates of certain macroeconomic variables are determined by the M&T Scenario Development Group, which is comprised of senior management business leaders and economists. Events posing emerging risks to the macroeconomic environment, such as international conflicts and other events, inflation and supply chain issues, are considered when developing economic forecasts even if the events do not directly and materially impact the Company’s financial results. Supply chain disruptions, inflationary pressures or other peripheral impacts of global events may alter economic forecasts and the Company monitors this activity as part of its risk management procedures in assessing the allowance for credit losses. Among the assumptions utilized as of September 30, 2022 was that the national unemployment rate will average 3.9% through the reasonable and supportable forecast period. The forecast also assumed gross domestic product grows at a 1.5% average rate during the first year of the reasonable and supportable forecast period and at a 2.7% average rate in the second year. Commercial real estate prices were assumed to cumulatively grow 6.5% and residential real estate prices were assumed to contract 4.4% over the two-year reasonable and supportable forecast period. As of June 30, 2022 the national unemployment rate was assumed to average 3.4% through the reasonable and supportable period. The forecast also assumed gross domestic product would grow during the first year of the reasonable and supportable period at a 2.4% average annual rate and at a 2.9% average rate in the second year. Commercial real estate and residential real estate prices were assumed to cumulatively grow 11.6% and 0.4%, respectively, over the two-year reasonable and supportable forecast period. As of December 31, 2021 the forecast assumed that national unemployment would average 4.6% through the first year of the reasonable and supportable forecast period before gradually improving to 3.7% in the latter half of 2023. The forecast also assumed gross domestic product would grow during 2022 at a 3.1% average annual rate and during 2023 at a 2.7% annual rate. Commercial and residential real estate prices were assumed to cumulatively grow 11.1% and 5.9%, respectively, over the two-year reasonable and supportable forecast period. Among the assumptions utilized as of September 30, 2021 was that the national unemployment rate would continue to be at then elevated levels, on average 4.6%, through the remainder of 2021, followed by a gradual improvement reaching 3.5% within the reasonable and supportable forecast period. The forecast also assumed gross domestic product would grow at an average annualized rate of 3.3% during the eight-quarter forecast period. The commercial real estate price index was assumed to be down modestly in 2021, but improving in 2022 and 2023. Residential real estate prices were not assumed to fluctuate significantly. The assumptions utilized were based on the information available to the Company at or near September 30, 2022, June 30, 2022, December 31, 2021 and September 30, 2021 (at the time the Company was preparing its estimate of expected credit losses as of those dates).
In establishing the allowance for credit losses the Company also considers the impact of portfolio concentrations, imprecision in economic forecasts, geopolitical conditions and other risk factors that might influence the loss estimation process. With respect to economic forecasts the Company assessed the likelihood of alternative economic scenarios during the two-year reasonable and supportable time period. Generally, an increase in unemployment rate or a decrease in any of the rate of change in gross domestic product, commercial real estate prices or home prices could have an adverse impact on expected credit losses and may result in an increase to the allowance for credit losses. Forward looking economic forecasts are subject to inherent imprecision and future events may differ materially from forecasted events. In consideration of such uncertainty, the following alternative economic scenarios were considered to estimate the possible impact on modeled credit losses.
A potential downside economic scenario assumed the unemployment rate averages 7.1% in the reasonable and supportable forecast period. The scenario also assumed gross domestic product contracts 2.4% in the first year of the reasonable and supportable forecast period before recovering to 2.2% growth in the second year and commercial real estate and residential real estate prices cumulatively decline 18.4% and 11.4%, respectively, by the end of the reasonable and supportable forecast period.
A potential upside economic scenario assumed the unemployment rate declines to approximately 3.4% for the duration of the reasonable and supportable forecast period. The scenario also assumes gross domestic product grows 5.2% in the initial year of the reasonable and supportable forecast period and 2.0% in the second year while commercial real estate and residential real estate prices cumulatively rise 8.9% and 1.4%, respectively, over the two-year reasonable and supportable forecast period.
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The scenario analyses resulted in an additional $370 million of modeled credit losses under the assumptions of the downside economic scenario, whereas under the assumptions of the upside economic scenario a $161 million reduction in modeled credit losses could occur. These examples are only a few of the numerous possible economic scenarios that could be utilized in assessing the sensitivity of expected credit losses. The estimated impacts on credit losses in such scenarios pertain only to modeled credit losses and do not include consideration of other factors the Company may evaluate when determining its allowance for credit losses.
As a result, it is possible that the Company may, at another point in time, reach different conclusions regarding credit loss estimates. The Company’s process for determining the allowance for credit losses undergoes quarterly and periodic evaluations by independent risk management personnel, which among many other considerations, evaluate the reasonableness of management’s methodology and significant assumptions. Further information about the Company’s methodology to estimate expected credit losses is included in note 4 of Notes to Financial Statements.
Management believes that the allowance for credit losses at September 30, 2022 appropriately reflected expected credit losses inherent in the portfolio as of that date. The allowance for credit losses totaled $1.88 billion at September 30, 2022, compared with $1.52 billion at September 30, 2021, $1.47 billion at December 31, 2021 and $1.82 billion at June 30, 2022. As a percentage of loans outstanding, the allowance was 1.46% at September 30, 2022, 1.62% at September 30, 2021, 1.58% at December 31, 2021 and 1.42% at June 30, 2022. Using the same methodology described herein, the Company added $341 million to the allowance for credit losses related to the $35.8 billion of loans and leases obtained in the acquisition of People's United on April 1, 2022. The combined Company allowance for credit losses at April 1, 2022 as a percentage of loans outstanding was 1.42%. The level of the allowance reflects management’s evaluation of the loan and lease portfolio using the methodology and considering the factors as described herein. Should the various economic forecasts and credit factors considered by management in establishing the allowance for credit losses change and should management’s assessment of losses in the loan portfolio also change, the level of the allowance as a percentage of loans could increase or decrease in future periods. The reported level of the allowance reflects management’s evaluation of the loan and lease portfolio as of each respective date.
The ratio of the allowance for credit losses to total nonaccrual loans at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was 77% and 71%, respectively. Given the Company’s general position as a secured lender and its practice of charging off loan balances when collection is deemed doubtful, that ratio and changes in the ratio are generally not an indicative measure of the adequacy of the Company’s allowance for credit losses, nor does management rely upon that ratio in assessing the adequacy of the Company’s allowance for credit losses.
Other Income
Other income totaled $563 million in the third quarter of 2022, compared with $569 million in the year-earlier quarter. Trust income, service charges on deposit accounts and credit-related fees all increased reflecting the acquisition of People's United, but were offset by a decline in mortgage banking revenues resulting from the Company's decision to retain the substantial majority of recently originated mortgage loans in portfolio rather than sell such loans. Other income was $571 million in the second quarter of 2022. The modest decline in the recent quarter resulted from lower service charges on deposit accounts and trust income, offset by higher credit-related fees.
Mortgage banking revenues were $83 million in each of the third quarter and second quarter of 2022, compared with $160 million in the third quarter of 2021. Mortgage banking revenues are comprised of both residential and commercial mortgage banking activities. The Company’s involvement in commercial mortgage banking activities includes the origination, sales and servicing of loans under the multi-family loan programs of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Residential mortgage banking revenues, consisting of realized gains and losses from sales of residential real estate loans and loan servicing rights, unrealized gains and losses on residential real estate loans held for sale and related commitments, residential real estate loan servicing fees, and other residential real estate loan-related fees and income, were $55 million in the third quarter of 2022, $110 million in the similar quarter of 2021 and $50 million in the second quarter of 2022. As compared with the third quarter of 2021, lower residential mortgage banking revenues in the recent quarter resulted from decreased gains associated with loans held for sale and related commitments, reflecting the Company’s decision late in the third quarter of 2021 to retain most originated mortgage loans in portfolio
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rather than sell such loans. Residential mortgage banking revenues were $5 million lower in the second quarter of 2022 as compared with the recent quarter as a result of the Company recognizing a loss on lower-yielding repurchased mortgage loans in the second quarter of 2022.
New commitments to originate residential real estate loans to be sold were approximately $47 million in the third quarter of 2022, compared with $1.1 billion in the year-earlier quarter and $78 million in the second quarter of 2022. Realized gains and losses from sales of residential real estate loans and loan servicing rights and recognized net unrealized gains or losses attributable to residential real estate loans held for sale, commitments to originate loans for sale and commitments to sell loans totaled gains of $1 million in the third quarter of 2022 and $49 million in the corresponding period of 2021, compared with losses of $17 million in 2022’s second quarter.
Loans held for sale that were secured by residential real estate aggregated $43 million at September 30, 2022, $279 million at September 30, 2021 and $474 million at December 31, 2021. Commitments to sell residential real estate loans and commitments to originate residential real estate loans for sale at pre-determined rates totaled $80 million and $57 million, respectively, at September 30, 2022, compared with $795 million and $751 million, respectively, at September 30, 2021 and $617 million and $233 million, respectively, at December 31, 2021. Net recognized unrealized gains on residential real estate loans held for sale, commitments to sell loans, and commitments to originate loans for sale were $1 million at September 30, 2022, $22 million at September 30, 2021 and $10 million at December 31, 2021. Changes in net unrealized gains or losses are recorded in mortgage banking revenues and resulted in a net increase in revenues of $1 million in the recent quarter and $10 million in the third quarter of 2021, compared with a net decrease of $5 million in the second quarter of 2022.
Revenues from servicing residential real estate loans for others were $54 million during the quarter ended September 30, 2022, compared with $61 million and $67 million during the three months ended September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2022, respectively. Residential real estate loans serviced for others totaled $104.0 billion at September 30, 2022, $97.1 billion at September 30, 2021, $97.9 billion at December 31, 2021 and $102.5 billion at June 30, 2022. Reflected in residential real estate loans serviced for others were loans sub-serviced for others of $81.2 billion, $73.2 billion, $74.7 billion and $79.0 billion at September 30, 2022, September 30, 2021, December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2022, respectively. Revenues earned for sub-servicing loans totaled $33 million during the recent quarter, $39 million in the third quarter of 2021 and $44 million in the second quarter of 2022. The decrease in sub-servicing fees in the recent quarter reflects lower fees associated with modifying and selling reperforming loans previously repurchased by the holder of the contractual servicing rights. The contractual servicing rights associated with loans sub-serviced by the Company were predominantly held by affiliates of Bayview Lending Group LLC ("BLG"). Information about the Company’s relationship with BLG and its affiliates is included in note 16 of Notes to Financial Statements. Capitalized residential mortgage servicing assets totaled $208 million at September 30, 2022, $218 million at September 30, 2021, $217 million at December 31, 2021 and $215 million at June 30, 2022.
Commercial mortgage banking revenues totaled $28 million in the third quarter of 2022 compared to $50 million in the third quarter of 2021 and $33 million in the second quarter of 2022. Included in such amounts were revenues from loan origination and sales activities of $12 million and $24 million in the third quarters of 2022 and 2021, respectively, compared with $14 million in the second quarter of 2022. Commercial real estate loans originated for sale to other investors were $906 million in the recent quarter, compared with $1.7 billion in the third quarter of 2021 and $692 million in the second quarter of 2022. Loan servicing revenues totaled $16 million and $26 million in the third quarters of 2022 and 2021, respectively, compared with $19 million in the second quarter of 2022. Capitalized commercial mortgage servicing assets were $129 million and $131 million at September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively, and $133 million at December 31, 2021. Commercial real estate loans serviced for other investors totaled $25.1 billion at September 30, 2022, $23.1 billion at September 30, 2021 and $23.7 billion at December 31, 2021. Those servicing amounts included $3.7 billion at September 30, 2022, $3.9 billion at September 30, 2021 and $4.0 billion at December 31, 2021 of loan balances for which investors had recourse to the Company if such balances are ultimately uncollectable. Included in commercial real estate loans serviced for others were loans sub-serviced for others of $3.7 billion at September 30, 2022, $3.4 billion at September 30, 2021 and $3.5 billion at December 31, 2021. Commitments to sell commercial real estate loans and commitments to originate commercial real estate loans for sale were $703 million and $401 million, respectively, at September 30, 2022, $993 million and $434 million,
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respectively, at September 30, 2021 and $751 million and $325 million, respectively, at December 31, 2021. Commercial real estate loans held for sale at September 30, 2022, September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2021 were $300 million, $559 million and $425 million, respectively.
Service charges on deposit accounts were $115 million and $105 million in the third quarters of 2022 and 2021, respectively, compared with $124 million in the second quarter of 2022. The People's United acquisition contributed $20 million to the service charges on deposit accounts total in the most recent quarter and $33 million in the second quarter of 2022. The lower fees associated with People's United reflect waivers of certain fees in September following conversion of customer deposit accounts to the Company's deposit servicing system. The Company is waiving additional fees and reimbursing select customers in the fourth quarter. The Company does not expect those amounts to ultimately be material to its consolidated financial position or results of operations. Excluding the contribution associated with the People's United acquisition, the decrease in the recent quarter as compared with the year-earlier quarter, reflected the Company's planned elimination, announced in February 2022, of certain non-sufficient funds fees and overdraft protection transfer charges from linked deposit accounts.
Trust income includes fees related to two significant businesses. The Institutional Client Services (“ICS”) business provides a variety of trustee, agency, investment management and administrative services for corporations and institutions, investment bankers, corporate tax, finance and legal executives, and other institutional clients who: (i) use capital markets financing structures; (ii) use independent trustees to hold retirement plan and other assets; and (iii) need investment and cash management services. The Wealth Advisory Services (“WAS”) business offers personal trust, planning, fiduciary, asset management, family office and other services designed to help high net worth individuals and families grow, preserve and transfer wealth. Trust income aggregated $187 million in the third quarter of 2022, compared with $157 million in the year-earlier quarter and $190 million in the second quarter of 2022. Trust income contributed from the acquisition of People's United totaled approximately $11 million in the recent quarter and $14 million in the second quarter of 2022. Revenues associated with the ICS business were $114 million during the quarter ended September 30, 2022 and $109 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2022, each inclusive of $2 million of People's United-related revenue, compared with $94 million during the quarter ended September 30, 2021. The higher revenues in the recent quarter as compared with the prior year third quarter were largely attributable to reduced fee waivers of $13 million resulting from higher rates on money market fund accounts and incremental fees from sales. Relative to the second quarter of 2022, the higher level of ICS revenues resulted from lower money market fund account fee waivers and higher collective fund fees. Revenues attributable to WAS, including $8 million of People's United-related fees, totaled approximately $71 million in the three-month period ended September 30, 2022, compared with $78 million, including $10 million of People's United-related fees, during the quarter ended June 30, 2022 and $63 million during the quarter ended September 30, 2021. The decline in WAS revenues in the recent quarter as compared with the second quarter of 2022 was largely reflective of annual tax service fees of $4 million recognized in the second quarter of 2022. Trust assets under management were $153.5 billion, $152.2 billion, $165.6 billion and $151.8 billion at September 30, 2022, September 30, 2021, December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2022, respectively. Trust assets under management include the Company’s proprietary mutual funds’ assets of $12.7 billion, $13.0 billion, $13.2 billion and $11.9 billion at September 30, 2022, September 30, 2021, December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2022, respectively. Additional trust income from investment management activities comprised of fees earned from retail customer investment accounts was $2 million in the third quarter of 2022, less than $1 million in the third quarter of 2021 and $3 million in the second quarter of 2022.
Brokerage services income, which includes revenues from the sale of mutual funds and annuities and securities brokerage fees, and, since June 2021, sales of select investment products of LPL Financial, totaled $21 million in the third quarter of 2022, $20 million in the third quarter of 2021 and $24 million in the second quarter of 2022. The acquisition of People's United contributed approximately $2 million and $3 million to brokerage services income in the third and second quarters of 2022, respectively. Trading account and non-hedging derivative gains were $5 million, $6 million and $2 million during the quarters ended September 30, 2022, September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2022, respectively. Information about the notional amount of interest rate, foreign exchange and other contracts entered into by the Company is included in note 11 of Notes to Financial Statements and herein under the heading “Taxable-equivalent Net Interest Income.”
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Other revenues from operations were $153 million in the third quarter of 2022, compared with $120 million in the corresponding 2021 period and $148 million in the second quarter of 2022. Other revenues from operations associated with the People's United acquisition totaled $28 million and $29 million in the third and second quarters of 2022, respectively. Included in other revenues from operations were the following significant components. Letter of credit and other credit-related fees aggregated $54 million in the recent quarter, compared with $36 million in the year-earlier quarter and $38 million in the second quarter of 2022. As compared with the second quarter of 2022, the higher credit-related fees in 2022's third quarter resulted from an increase in loan syndication fees. The increase in letter of credit and other credit-related fees in the recent quarter as compared with the year-earlier quarter reflects both higher loan syndication fees and the impact resulting from the acquisition of People's United. Reflecting increased customer activity and incremental revenues associated with the People's United acquisition, revenues from merchant discount and credit card fees were $45 million in each of the recent quarter and second quarter of 2022, compared with $39 million in the year-earlier quarter. Tax-exempt income from bank owned life insurance, which includes changes in the cash surrender value of life insurance policies and benefits received, totaled $12 million in the third quarter of 2022, $11 million in the third quarter of 2021 and $14 million in the second quarter of 2022. The Company owns both general account and separate account policies. To the extent market conditions change such that the market value of assets in a separate account bank owned life insurance policy becomes less than the previously recorded cash surrender value, an adjustment is recorded as a reduction to "other revenues from operations." The increase in interest rates during 2022 has led to reductions of the market values of assets in some separate account bank owned life insurance policies below previously recorded cash surrender value. While the resultant reductions in recognized cash surrender value have not been material, a continued rise in interest rates could result in additional adjustments. Insurance-related sales commissions and other revenues totaled $13 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2022, compared with $10 million in the third quarter of 2021 and $14 million in the second quarter of 2022.
Other income totaled $1.68 billion during the first nine months of 2022, compared with $1.59 billion during the year-earlier period. Higher trust income, service charges on deposit accounts, brokerage services income, income resulting from a distribution received from the Company's investment in BLG in 2022, a reduction in unrealized losses on investment securities, and an increase in credit-related and merchant discount and credit card fees were partially offset by lower mortgage banking revenues. The acquisition of People's United contributed approximately $140 million to other income in the second and third quarters of 2022.
Mortgage banking revenues totaled $275 million during the first nine months of 2022, compared with $432 million during the similar period in 2021. Residential mortgage banking revenues aggregated $181 million and $315 million during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. New commitments to originate residential real estate loans to be sold aggregated $286 million and $3.7 billion in the initial nine months of 2022 and 2021, respectively. Realized gains from sales of residential real estate loans and loan servicing rights and recognized unrealized gains and losses on residential real estate loans held for sale, commitments to originate loans for sale and commitments to sell loans aggregated to losses of $2 million in the first nine months of 2022, compared with gains of $138 million in the first nine months of 2021. The reductions in volume and revenues reflect the Company’s decision to retain the substantial majority of recently originated mortgage loans in portfolio rather than sell such loans. Revenues from servicing residential real estate loans for others were $183 million in the first nine months of 2022 and $177 million in the corresponding 2021 period. Included in servicing revenues were sub-servicing revenues aggregating $119 million and $110 million in the first nine months of 2022 and 2021, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, commercial mortgage banking revenues were $94 million and $117 million in 2022 and 2021, respectively. Commercial real estate loans originated for sale to other investors totaled $2.2 billion and $2.7 billion during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The decline in commercial mortgage banking revenues is predominantly reflective of the origination volumes.
Service charges on deposit accounts aggregated $341 million during the first nine months of 2022, compared with $297 million in the year-earlier period. The increase can be attributed to the acquisition of People's United and increased consumer activity, partially offset by reductions resulting from the Company's planned elimination of certain fees and charges beginning in the second quarter of 2022. Trust income totaled $546 million and $476 million during the first nine months of 2022 and 2021, respectively. The increase in trust income in 2022 as compared with 2021 was largely due to higher revenues from the ICS business, reflecting lower money market fund fee waivers, increased sales
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activities and higher retirement services income from growth in collective fund balances, as well as WAS revenues associated with the People's United acquisition. Brokerage services income totaled $65 million in the first nine months of 2022, compared with $44 million in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2021. That increase reflects a change in June 2021 in product delivery to retail brokerage and certain trust customers related to the LPL Financial relationship. Revenues associated with the sale of investment products of LPL Financial, an independent financial services broker, are included in “brokerage services income.” Prior to the transition to LPL Financial’s product platform, revenues earned from providing those customers with proprietary trust products managed by the Company were reported as trust income.
Net unrealized losses on investment securities, including investments of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac preferred stock, totaling $2 million were recognized during the first nine months of 2022, compared with net unrealized losses of $23 million in the corresponding 2021 period.
Other revenues from operations totaled $437 million (including approximately $55 million associated with the acquisition of People's United) in the first nine months of 2022, compared with $344 million in the year-earlier period. Other revenues from operations include the following significant components. Letter of credit and other credit-related fees aggregated $119 million (including $21 million associated with the acquisition of People's United) and $96 million in 2022 and 2021, respectively. Merchant discount and credit card fees were $124 million (including $5 million associated with the acquisition of People's United) and $101 million in the first nine months of 2022 and 2021, respectively. Income from bank owned life insurance totaled $36 million in the first nine months of 2022, compared with $34 million in the corresponding 2021 period. Insurance-related commissions and other revenues aggregated $42 million and $35 million in the first nine months of 2022 and 2021, respectively. M&T’s investment in BLG resulted in income of $30 million in the first nine months of 2022; there was no similar income in the first nine months of 2021.
Other Expense
Other expense totaled $1.28 billion in the third quarter of 2022, compared with $899 million in the year-earlier quarter and $1.40 billion in the second quarter of 2022. Included in those amounts are expenses considered to be “nonoperating” in nature consisting of amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets of $18 million in each of the second and third quarter of 2022 and $3 million in the third quarter of 2021, and merger-related expenses of $53 million, $9 million and $223 million in the recent quarter, third quarter of 2021 and second quarter of 2022, respectively. Exclusive of those nonoperating expenses, noninterest operating expenses were $1.21 billion in the recent quarter, compared with $888 million in the year-earlier quarter and $1.16 billion in the second quarter of 2022. Operations acquired from People's United were the largest contributor to the rise in noninterest operating expenses in the third and second quarters of 2022 as compared with the third quarter of 2021. Factors contributing to the higher level of operating expenses in 2022’s third quarter as compared with the year-earlier quarter, in addition to People's United-related noninterest operating expenses, were higher costs for salaries and employee benefits and outside data processing and software, offset by lower defined benefit pension-related expenses included in other costs of operations. As compared with the second quarter of 2022, the increase in the recent quarter was predominantly attributed to higher salaries and benefits expenses resulting from an additional pay day and M&T's continued investment in its talent base through salaries and incentive compensation. Table 2 provides a reconciliation of other expense to noninterest operating expense.
Other expense for the first nine months of 2022 totaled $3.64 billion, compared with $2.68 billion in the year-earlier period. Included in those amounts are expenses considered to be “nonoperating” in nature consisting of amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets of $38 million and $8 million in the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and merger-related expenses of $293 million and $23 million during the same respective periods. Exclusive of those nonoperating expenses, noninterest operating expenses for the first nine months of 2022 were $3.31 billion, compared with $2.65 billion in the first nine months of 2021. Approximately three-fourths of that increase can be attributed to operating expenses associated with the People's United acquisition. In addition, the year-over-year increase reflects higher costs for salaries and employee benefits, outside data processing and software, equipment and net occupancy and professional services expenses partially offset by lower defined benefit pension-related expenses included in other costs of operations.
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Salaries and employee benefits expense totaled $736 million in the third quarter of 2022, compared with $510 million in the year-earlier quarter and $776 million in the second quarter of 2022. Excluding the nonoperating expense items described earlier, salaries and employee benefits expense totaled $723 million and $691 million in the third and second quarters of 2022, respectively. The higher operating expense in the recent quarter as compared with the third quarter of 2021 reflects higher employee staffing levels, including employees retained from the acquisition of People's United, and higher salaries from merit increases and incentive compensation. Comparing the recent quarter with the second quarter of 2022, the increase reflected an additional pay day in the recent quarter and M&T's continued investment in its talent base through salaries and incentive compensation. During the first nine months of 2022 and 2021, salaries and employee benefits expense aggregated $2.09 billion and $1.53 billion, respectively. Excluding nonoperating expenses described herein, salaries and employee benefits expense in the first nine months of 2022 totaled $1.99 billion. The higher operating expense level in 2022 largely reflects increased staffing levels, including the addition of People's United employees at the beginning of the second quarter, higher salaries resulting from merit increases and a rise in incentive compensation. The Company, in accordance with GAAP, has accelerated the recognition of compensation costs for stock-based awards granted to retirement-eligible employees and employees who will become retirement-eligible prior to full vesting of the award. Salaries and employee benefits expense included stock-based compensation of $21 million, $12 million and $23 million, in the three-month periods ended September 30, 2022, September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2022, respectively, and $94 million and $74 million during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively. The number of full-time equivalent employees was 22,879 at September 30, 2022, compared with 17,103 and 22,680 at September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2022, respectively. The increase in staffing levels since September 30, 2021 was predominantly the result of the acquisition of People's United.
Excluding the nonoperating expense items described earlier from each quarter, non-personnel operating expenses were $485 million, $377 million and $471 million in the quarters ended September 30, 2022, September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2022, respectively. On that same basis, such expenses were $1.32 billion and $1.12 billion in the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The increase in non-personnel operating expenses in 2022’s third quarter as compared with 2022’s second quarter reflects higher FDIC assessments and professional services expenses. The higher non-personnel operating expenses in the 2022 periods as compared with the corresponding 2021 periods is predominantly attributable to the impact of the People's United acquisition. In addition to those expenses, higher costs for outside data processing and software, professional services and equipment and net occupancy were offset by reduced defined benefit pension-related expenses. Components of pension expense included in other costs of operations reflect the amortization of net unrecognized losses included in accumulated other comprehensive income. Such net unrecognized losses had been amortized over the average remaining service periods of active participants in the plan. If all or substantially all of the plan’s participants are inactive, GAAP provides for the average remaining life expectancy of the participants to be used instead of average remaining service period. Substantially all of the participants in the Company’s qualified defined benefit pension plan were inactive and beginning in 2022 the average remaining life expectancy was utilized prospectively to amortize the net unrecognized gains and losses of the Plan existent at each measurement date. The change increased the amortization period by approximately sixteen years and reduced the amount of quarterly amortization of unrecognized losses recorded in 2022 from what would have been recorded without such change in the amortization period by $9 million.
The efficiency ratio measures the relationship of noninterest operating expenses to revenues. The Company’s efficiency ratio was 53.6% during the recent quarter, compared with 57.7% and 58.3% in the third quarter of 2021 and second quarter of 2022, respectively. The efficiency ratios for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 were 58.1% and 58.8%, respectively. The calculation of the efficiency ratio is presented in Table 2.
Income Taxes
Income tax expense was $201 million in the third quarter of 2022, compared with $162 million in the year-earlier quarter and $60 million in the second quarter of 2022. For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, income tax expense was $374 million and $454 million, respectively. The effective tax rates were 23.7%, 24.6% and 21.7% for the quarters ended September 30, 2022, September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2022, respectively, and 23.4% and 24.5% for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
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The effective tax rate is affected by the level of income earned that is exempt from tax relative to the overall level of pre-tax income, the level of income allocated to the various state and local jurisdictions where the Company operates, because tax rates differ among such jurisdictions, and the impact of any large discrete or infrequently occurring items. The Company’s effective tax rate in future periods will also be affected by any change in income tax laws or regulations and interpretations of income tax regulations that differ from the Company’s interpretations by any of various tax authorities that may examine tax returns filed by M&T or any of its subsidiaries.
Shareholders’ equity was $25.3 billion at September 30, 2022, representing 12.76% of total assets, compared with $17.5 billion or 11.54% a year earlier and $17.9 billion or 11.54% at December 31, 2021. The increase in shareholders' equity reflects the issuance of 50,325,004 M&T common shares and other common equity consideration totaling $8.4 billion for the acquisition of People's United and the conversion of People's United preferred stock into 10,000,000 shares of Series H Perpetual Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-cumulative Preferred Stock of M&T ("Series H Preferred Stock") amounting to $261 million.
Included in shareholders’ equity was preferred stock with financial statement carrying values of $2.01 billion at September 30, 2022, compared with $1.75 billion at each of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2021. On April 1, 2022, the Company closed the acquisition of People's United resulting in the issuance of 10,000,000 shares of Series H Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share and liquidation preference of $25.00 per share, valued at $261 million. Through December 14, 2026, holders of the Series H Preferred Stock are entitled to receive, only when, as and if declared by M&T's Board of Directors, non-cumulative cash dividends at an annual rate of 5.625%, payable quarterly in arrears. Subsequent to December 14, 2026, holders will be entitled to receive, only when, as and if declared by M&T's Board of Directors, non-cumulative cash dividends at an annual rate of the three-month LIBOR plus 402 basis points. The Series H preferred stock may be redeemed at M&T's option, in whole or in part, from time to time, on or after April 1, 2027 or, in whole but not in part, at any time within 90 days following a regulatory capital treatment event whereby the full liquidation value of the shares no longer qualifies as "additional Tier 1 capital". The Series H Preferred Stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol MTPrH.
Common shareholders’ equity was $23.2 billion, or $134.45 per share, at September 30, 2022, compared with $15.8 billion, or $122.60 per share, a year earlier and $16.2 billion, or $125.51 per share, at December 31, 2021. Tangible equity per common share, which excludes goodwill and core deposit and other intangible assets and applicable deferred tax balances, was $84.28 at the end of the recent quarter, compared with $86.88 at September 30, 2021 and $89.80 at December 31, 2021. The Company’s ratio of tangible common equity to tangible assets was 7.70% at September 30, 2022, compared with 7.59% a year earlier and 7.68% at December 31, 2021. Reconciliations of total common shareholders’ equity and tangible common equity and total assets and tangible assets as of each of those dates are presented in table 2.
Shareholders’ equity reflects accumulated other comprehensive income or loss, which includes the net after-tax impact of unrealized gains or losses on investment securities classified as available for sale, remaining unrealized losses on held-to-maturity securities transferred from available for sale that have not yet been amortized, gains or losses associated with interest rate swap agreements designated as cash flow hedges, foreign currency translation adjustments and adjustments to reflect the funded status of defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans. Net unrealized losses on investment securities reflected in shareholders’ equity, net of applicable tax effect, were $348 million or $2.01 per common share, at September 30, 2022 compared with net unrealized gains of $105 million, or $.81 per common share, at September 30, 2021 and $78 million, or $.60 per common share, at December 31, 2021. Changes in unrealized gains and losses on investment securities are predominantly reflective of the impact of changes in interest rates on the values of such securities. Information about unrealized gains and losses as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 is included in note 3 of Notes to Financial Statements.
Reflected in the carrying amount of available-for-sale investment securities at September 30, 2022 were pre-tax effect unrealized gains of $1 million on securities with an amortized cost of $261 million and pre-tax effect unrealized losses of $471 million on securities with an amortized cost of $11.1 billion. Information concerning the Company’s fair valuations of investment securities is provided in notes 3 and 13 of Notes to Financial Statements.
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Each reporting period the Company reviews its available-for-sale investment securities for declines in value that might be indicative of credit-related losses through an analysis of the creditworthiness of the issuer or the credit performance of the underlying collateral supporting the bond. If the Company does not expect to recover the entire amortized cost basis of a debt security a credit loss is recognized in the consolidated statement of income. A loss is also recognized if the Company intends to sell a bond or it more likely than not will be required to sell a bond before recovery of the amortized cost basis.
As of September 30, 2022, based on a review of each of the securities in the available-for-sale investment securities portfolio, the Company concluded that it expected to realize the amortized cost basis of each security. As of September 30, 2022, the Company did not intend to sell nor is it anticipated that it would be required to sell any securities for which fair value was less than the amortized cost basis of the security. The Company intends to continue to closely monitor the performance of its securities because changes in their underlying credit performance or other events could cause the amortized cost basis of those securities to become uncollectable.
Accounting guidance requires investment securities held to maturity to be presented at their net carrying value that is expected to be collected over their contractual term. The Company estimated no material credit losses for its investment securities classified as held-to-maturity at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021. The amortized cost basis of obligations of states and political subdivisions in the held-to-maturity portfolio totaled $2.7 billion at September 30, 2022 and less than $1 million at December 31, 2021. The increase reflected municipal securities obtained in the acquisition of People's United. At September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had in its held-to-maturity portfolio privately issued mortgage-backed securities with an amortized cost basis of $52 million and $62 million, respectively, and a fair value of $53 million and $57 million, respectively. At September 30, 2022, 83% of those mortgage-backed securities were in the most senior tranche of the securitization structure. The mortgage-backed securities are generally collateralized by residential and small-balance commercial real estate loans originated between 2004 and 2008. After considering the repayment structure and estimated future collateral cash flows of each individual bond, the Company concluded that as of September 30, 2022, it expected to recover the amortized cost basis of those privately issued mortgage-backed securities. Nevertheless, it is possible that adverse changes in the estimated future performance of mortgage loan collateral underlying such securities could impact the Company’s conclusions.
Adjustments to reflect the funded status of defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans, net of applicable tax effect, reduced accumulated other comprehensive income by $258 million, or $1.49 per common share, at September 30, 2022, $436 million or $3.38 per common share, at September 30, 2021 and $267 million or $2.08 per common share, at December 31, 2021.
In January 2021 M&T’s Board of Directors authorized a plan to repurchase up to $800 million of shares of M&T’s common stock subject to all applicable regulatory limitations. In February 2022, the Board reaffirmed that plan. M&T repurchased 3,505,946 shares of its common stock for $600 million in the second quarter of 2022. There were no repurchases pursuant to that repurchase plan during 2021. On July 19, 2022, M&T's Board of Directors authorized a new stock purchase program to repurchase up to $3.0 billion of common shares subject to all applicable regulatory reporting limitations. The new plan authorized in July 2022 replaced the previous plan. M&T repurchased 3,282,449 shares of its common stock for $600 million under the new program in the third quarter of 2022.
Cash dividends declared on M&T's common stock totaled $210 million in the recent quarter, compared with $143 million and $215 million in the quarters ended September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2022, respectively. During the fourth quarter of 2021, M&T's Board of Directors authorized an increase in the quarterly common stock dividend to $1.20 per common share from the previous rate of $1.10 per common share. Common stock cash dividends declared during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 were $581 million and $428 million, respectively. Cash dividends declared on preferred stock aggregated $25 million in both the recent quarter and second quarter of 2022 compared with $17 million in the third quarter of 2021. Preferred stock dividends totaled $72 million and $51 million during the first nine months of 2022 and 2021, respectively.
M&T and its subsidiary banks are required to comply with applicable capital adequacy standards established by the federal banking agencies. Pursuant to those regulations, the minimum capital ratios are as follows:
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Capital regulations require buffers in addition to the minimum risk-based capital ratios noted above. M&T is subject to a stress capital buffer requirement that is determined through the Federal Reserve’s supervisory stress tests and M&T’s bank subsidiaries are subject to a capital conservation buffer requirement. The buffer requirement must be composed entirely of CET1 and for each entity was 2.5% of risk-weighted assets at September 30, 2022. In June 2022, the Federal Reserve released the results of its most recent supervisory stress tests. Based on those results, on October 1, 2022, M&T's stress capital buffer of 4.7% became effective.
The federal bank regulatory agencies have issued rules that allow banks and bank holding companies to phase-in the impact of adopting the expected credit loss accounting model on regulatory capital. Those rules allow banks and bank holding companies to delay for two years the day one impact on retained earnings of adopting the expected loss accounting standard and 25% of the cumulative change in the reported allowance for credit losses subsequent to the initial adoption through the end of 2021, followed by a three-year transition period. M&T and its subsidiary banks adopted these rules and the impact is reflected in the regulatory capital ratios presented herein.
The regulatory capital ratios of the Company and its bank subsidiaries, M&T Bank and Wilmington Trust, N.A., as of September 30, 2022 are presented in the accompanying table.
REGULATORY CAPITAL RATIOS
M&T
Wilmington
(Consolidated)
Bank
Trust, N.A.
Common equity Tier 1
10.75
11.37
257.25
Tier 1 capital
12.13
Total capital
13.96
12.87
257.76
Tier 1 leverage
9.13
8.56
83.96
The Company is subject to the comprehensive regulatory framework applicable to bank and financial holding companies and their subsidiaries, which includes examinations by a number of regulators. Regulation of financial institutions such as M&T and its subsidiaries is intended primarily for the protection of depositors, the Deposit Insurance Fund of the FDIC and the banking and financial system as a whole, and generally is not intended for the protection of shareholders, investors or creditors other than insured depositors. Changes in laws, regulations and regulatory policies applicable to the Company’s operations can increase or decrease the cost of doing business, limit or expand permissible activities or affect the competitive environment in which the Company operates, all of which could have a material effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and in M&T’s ability to pay dividends. For additional information concerning this comprehensive regulatory framework, refer to Part I, Item 1 of M&T’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Segment Information
The Company's reportable segments have been determined based upon its internal profitability reporting system, which is organized by strategic business unit. Financial information about the Company's segments is presented in note 15 of Notes to Financial Statements. The reportable segments are Business Banking, Commercial Banking, Commercial Real Estate, Discretionary Portfolio, Residential Mortgage Banking and Retail Banking.
The Business Banking segment contributed net income of $94 million in the third quarter of 2022, up from $72 million in the third quarter of 2021 and $71 million in the second quarter of 2022. As compared with 2021’s third
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quarter, the recent quarter’s higher net income primarily reflected a rise in net interest income of $54 million and higher service charges on deposit accounts of $5 million partially offset by a $20 million increase in centrally-allocated costs associated with data processing, risk management and other support services provided to the Business Banking segment and higher personnel-related costs of $6 million (each reflecting the impact of the People’s United acquisition). The increase in net interest income resulted largely from a widening of the net interest margin on deposits of 126 basis points and higher average deposit balances of $7.1 billion, which was offset, in part, by a narrowing of the net interest margin on loans. The growth in net income in the recent quarter as compared with the second quarter of 2022 reflected a $40 million increase in net interest income, resulting largely from an 80 basis point widening of the net interest margin on deposits. Partially offsetting that increase in net interest income was a $7 million rise in centrally-allocated costs associated with data processing, risk management and other support services provided to the Business Banking segment. Net income for the Business Banking segment totaled $206 million during the first nine months of 2022, compared with $160 million in the corresponding 2021 period. The 29% year-over-year increase reflected a six-month impact of the People’s United acquisition and was predominantly attributable to higher net interest income of $82 million, an increase in service charges on deposit accounts of $14 million and higher merchant discount and credit card fees of $8 million, partially offset by a rise in centrally-allocated costs associated with data processing, risk management and other support services provided to the Business Banking segment of $32 million and higher personnel-related costs of $6 million. The higher net interest income reflected a widening of the net interest margin on deposits of 59 basis points and higher average balances of deposits of $5.5 billion, partially offset by a narrowing of the net interest margin on loans of 67 basis points.
Net income earned by the Commercial Banking segment totaled $214 million during the recent quarter, up from $144 million in the year-earlier quarter and $163 million in the second quarter of 2022. As compared with the third quarter of 2021, the recent quarter included a $178 million increase in net interest income reflecting a 140 basis point widening of the net interest margin on deposits and an increase in average outstanding loan and deposit balances of $18.8 billion and $3.2 billion, respectively, and higher credit-related fees each reflecting the impact of the People’s United acquisition. Partially offsetting that higher net interest income was a $58 million increase in centrally-allocated costs associated with data processing, risk management and other support services provided to the Commercial Banking segment, higher personnel-related costs of $28 million and a $27 million increase in the provision for credit losses. The 31% rise in net income in the recent quarter as compared with the second quarter of 2022 was primarily due to a $57 million increase in net interest income, driven by a 94 basis point widening of the net interest margin on deposits and higher credit-related fees of $13 million. Through the first nine months of the year, net income for the Commercial Banking segment totaled $522 million in 2022, compared with $378 million in the corresponding 2021 period. That rise in net income was predominantly due to an increase in net interest income of $305 million, reflecting a widening of the net interest margin on deposits of 98 basis points and higher average outstanding balances in loans of $11.1 billion (including the six-month impact of the People’s United acquisition), an increase of $35 million in letter of credit and other credit-related fees, and higher deposit service charges. Those favorable factors were offset, in part, by increases in centrally-allocated costs associated with data processing, risk management and other support services provided to the Commercial Banking segment, personnel-related expenses and other costs of operations (all largely reflecting the six-month impact of the People’s United acquisition).
The Commercial Real Estate segment recorded net income of $95 million in the third quarter of 2022, compared with $85 million in the similar 2021 period and $122 million in the second quarter of 2022. The higher net income as compared with the year-earlier quarter reflected an $18 million increase in net interest income, a $19 million decrease in the provision for credit losses and a $6 million decline in other costs of operations. The higher net interest income predominantly resulted from a 129 basis point widening of the net interest margin on deposits and higher loan balances of $5.1 billion, partially offset by a reduction in the net interest margin on loans of 56 basis points. A decrease in commercial mortgage banking revenues and a rise in centrally-allocated costs associated with data processing, risk management and other support services provided to the Commercial Real Estate segment largely offset those favorable factors. The decline in commercial mortgage banking revenues reflects reduced origination volume and lower servicing revenues. The $27 million decrease in the recent quarter’s net income as compared with the immediately preceding quarter was largely the result of a $9 million increase in each of centrally-allocated costs associated with data processing, risk management and other support services provided to the Commercial Real Estate segment and the
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provision for credit losses, and a decline in commercial mortgage banking revenues mainly resulting from lower servicing revenues. Net income for the Commercial Real Estate segment was $314 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022, up 30% from $243 million in the corresponding 2021 period. That rise reflects a $72 million decrease in the provision for credit losses and higher revenues of $46 million that includes an increase in net interest income of $45 million. Higher credit-related and other fees were offset by a decline in commercial mortgage banking revenues. The impact of those overall improvements was reduced by higher centrally-allocated costs associated with data processing, risk management and other support services provided to the Commercial Real Estate segment. The increase in net interest income reflected a widening of the net interest margin on deposits of 56 basis points and higher average outstanding balances of loans and deposits of $2.7 billion and $2.0 billion, respectively, partially offset by a narrowing of the net interest margin on loans of 24 basis points.
Net income recorded by the Discretionary Portfolio segment aggregated $12 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2022, compared with $75 million in the year-earlier period and $56 million earned in the second quarter of 2022. The decline in the recent quarter’s net income as compared with the third quarter of 2021 was due primarily to a $63 million decrease in net interest income. The lower net interest income was mainly driven by a decline in average outstanding deposit balances of $4.0 billion and reduced income from interest rate swap agreements entered into for interest rate risk management purposes, partially offset by an increase in average balances of investment securities and loans of $17.8 billion and $7.9 billion, respectively, reflecting balances obtained in the acquisition of People’s United and the purchase of investment securities during 2022. The lower net income in the recent quarter as compared with the 2022’s second quarter reflected decreases in net interest income of $57 million. The decline in net interest income was primarily due to reduced income from interest rate swap agreements entered into for interest rate risk management purposes. Net income for this segment for the first nine months totaled $103 million in 2022 and $244 million in 2021. The decline in net income can be attributed to lower net interest income due to reduced income from interest rate swap agreements entered into for interest rate risk management purposes. Intersegment fees paid to the Residential Mortgage Banking segment during the first nine months of 2022 increased $40 million. Partially offsetting those unfavorable factors was a $22 million reduction of valuation losses on investment securities as compared with the corresponding 2021 period.
The Residential Mortgage Banking segment recorded a net loss of $3 million in the recent quarter, compared with net income of $46 million in the third quarter of 2021 and $9 million in the second quarter of 2022. The decline in the recent quarter from the third quarter of 2021 predominantly resulted from a $38 million decrease in revenues (including intersegment revenues) associated with lower mortgage origination and sales activities, lower net interest income and a rise in centrally-allocated costs associated with data processing, risk management and other support services provided to the Residential Mortgage Banking segment. As compared with the net income in the second quarter of 2022, the net loss in the recent quarter reflected lower mortgage banking revenues of $13 million, predominantly associated with servicing residential real estate loans (including intersegment revenues) and a decline in net interest income of $11 million, partially offset by higher revenues of $7 million (including intersegment revenues) associated with mortgage origination and sales activities. The Residential Mortgage Banking segment earned $35 million in the first nine months of 2022, compared with $126 million in the similar period of 2021. The decline compared with the corresponding 2021 period was largely due to a decrease in revenues of $95 million (including intersegment revenues) resulting from lower mortgage origination and sales activities, lower net interest income of $31 million and a $19 million rise in centrally-allocated costs associated with data processing, risk management and other support services provided to the Residential Mortgage Banking segment, partially offset by an increase of $20 million in revenues associated with servicing residential real estate loans (including intersegment revenues). The decline in net interest income was driven by a decline in average outstanding balances in loans and deposits of $1.7 billion and $1.4 billion, respectively.
Net income for the Retail Banking segment totaled $182 million in the third quarter of 2022, compared with $88 million in the corresponding quarter of 2021 and $114 million in the second quarter of 2022. The rise in net income in the recent quarter as compared with the year-earlier quarter reflected a $291 million increase in net interest income, largely driven by a widening of the net interest margin earned on deposits of 119 basis points and higher average outstanding deposit and loan balances of $24.4 billion and $2.2 billion, respectively (reflecting the impact of the People’s United acquisition). Those favorable factors were partially offset by higher expenses, also reflecting the
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impact of the People's United acquisition, including higher personnel-related costs of $73 million, a rise in centrally-allocated expenses associated with support services provided to the Retail Banking segment of $32 million, an increase in equipment and net occupancy costs of $28 million, higher other costs of operations of $21 million and an increase in the provision for credit losses of $7 million. The 59% improvement in net income in the current quarter as compared with the second quarter of 2022 reflected an increase in net interest income of $137 million, which was offset, in part, by lower service charges on deposit accounts of $5 million, higher personnel-related costs of $20 million and increases in other operating expenses of $26 million. The increase in net interest income reflected a widening of the net interest margin on deposits of 81 basis points, partially offset by lower average deposit balances of $2.0 billion. The Retail Banking segment recorded net income of $380 million and $263 million in the first nine months of 2022 and 2021, respectively. The improvement from the 2021 period reflected higher net interest income of $449 million and higher consumer service charges on deposit accounts of $16 million. Those favorable factors were partially offset by higher personnel-related costs of $122 million, a rise in centrally-allocated expenses associated with support services provided to the Retail Banking segment of $104 million, an increase in equipment and net occupancy costs of $49 million, higher professional services expense of $20 million, and an increase in the provision for credit losses of $6 million (all reflecting a six-month impact of the People’s United acquisition). The increase in net interest income reflected a 54 basis point widening of the net interest margin on deposits and higher average outstanding deposit and loan balances of $18.2 billion and $2.1 billion, respectively, partially offset by a 25 basis point narrowing of the net interest margin on loans.
The “All Other” category reflects other activities of the Company that are not directly attributable to the reported segments. Reflected in this category are the amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets resulting from the acquisitions of financial institutions, distributed income from BLG, merger-related expenses resulting from acquisitions (when incurred) and the net impact of the Company’s allocation methodologies for internal transfers for funding charges and credits associated with the earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities of the Company’s reportable segments and the provision for credit losses. The “All Other” category also includes trust income of the Company that reflects the ICS and WAS business activities. The various components of the “All Other” category reported net income totaling $53 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 as compared with net losses of $14 million and $317 million in the year-earlier quarter and second quarter of 2022, respectively. The “All Other” category had net losses of $333 million and $12 million for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. As compared with the respective 2021 periods the recent quarter and first nine months of 2022 each reflected higher net interest income and trust income, as well as the favorable impact from the Company’s allocation methodologies for internal transfers for funding charges and credits associated with earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities of the Company’s reportable segments. Those favorable factors were offset by increases in the provision for credit losses and expenses resulting from the acquisition of People’s United (inclusive of merger-related expenses). The net loss recorded in the second quarter of 2022 reflected an increased provision for credit losses and merger-related expenses associated with the acquisition of People's United.
Recent Accounting Developments
A discussion of recent accounting developments is included in note 17 of Notes to Financial Statements.
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Forward-Looking Statements
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and other sections of this quarterly report contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the rules and regulations of the SEC. Any statement that does not describe historical or current facts is a forward-looking statement, including statements based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the Company’s business, and management's beliefs and assumptions.
Statements regarding the potential effects of events or factors specific to the Company and/or the financial industry as a whole, as well as national and global events generally, on the Company's business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations may constitute forward-looking statements and are subject to the risk that the actual effects may differ, possibly materially, from what is reflected in those forward-looking statements due to factors and future developments that are uncertain, unpredictable and in many cases beyond the Company's control. As described further below, statements regarding M&T's expectations or predictions regarding the acquisition of People's United are also forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the expected financial results, prospects, targets, goals and outlook.
Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "target," "estimate," "continue," or "potential," by future conditional verbs such as "will," "would," "should," "could," or "may," or by variations of such words or by similar expressions. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions ("future factors") which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements.
Examples of future factors include: the impact of the People's United transaction (as described in the next paragraph); economic conditions including inflation and supply chain issues; the impact of international conflicts and other events; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; changes in interest rates, spreads on earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, and interest rate sensitivity; prepayment speeds, loan originations, credit losses and market values on loans, collateral securing loans, and other assets; sources of liquidity; common shares outstanding; common stock price volatility; fair value of and number of stock-based compensation awards to be issued in future periods; the impact of changes in market values on trust-related revenues; legislation and/or regulations affecting the financial services industry and/or M&T and its subsidiaries individually or collectively, including tax policy; regulatory supervision and oversight, including monetary policy and capital requirements; governmental and public policy changes; the outcome of pending and future litigation and governmental proceedings, including tax-related examinations and other matters; changes in accounting policies or procedures as may be required by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, regulatory agencies or legislation; increasing price, product and service competition by competitors, including new entrants; rapid technological developments and changes; the ability to continue to introduce competitive new products and services on a timely, cost-effective basis; the mix of products and services; containing costs and expenses; protection and validity of intellectual property rights; reliance on large customers; technological, implementation and cost/financial risks in large, multi-year contracts; continued availability of financing; financial resources in the amounts, at the times and on the terms required to support M&T and its subsidiaries' future businesses; and material differences in the actual financial results of merger, acquisition and investment activities compared with M&T's initial expectations, including the full realization of anticipated cost savings and revenue enhancements.
In addition, future factors related to the acquisition of People's United include, among others: the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against M&T or its subsidiaries; the possibility that the anticipated benefits of the transaction will not be realized when expected or at all, including as a result of the impact of, or problems arising from, the integration of the two companies or as a result of the strength of the economy and competitive factors in the areas where the Company does business; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities; potential adverse reactions or changes to business or employee relationships; the Company's success in executing its business plans and strategies and managing the risks involved in the foregoing; the business, economic and political conditions in the markets in which the Company operates; and other factors that may affect future results of the Company.
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Future factors related to the acquisition also include risks, such as, among others: that there could be an adverse effect on the Company's ability to retain customers and retain or hire key personnel and maintain relationships with customers; that integration efforts may be more difficult or time-consuming than anticipated, including in areas such as sales force, cost containment, asset realization, systems integration and other key strategies; that profitability following the combination may be lower than expected including for possible reasons such as lower than expected revenues or higher or unexpected costs, charges or expenses resulting from the transaction; unforeseen risks that may exist; and other factors that may affect future results of the Company.
These are representative of the future factors that could affect the outcome of the forward-looking statements. In addition, such statements could be affected by general industry and market conditions and growth rates, general economic and political conditions, either nationally or in the states in which M&T and its subsidiaries do business, including interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations, changes and trends in the securities markets, and other future factors.
M&T provides further detail regarding these risks and uncertainties in its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, including in the Risk Factors section of such report, as well as in other SEC filings. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made, and M&T does not assume any duty and does not undertake to update forward-looking statements.
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Table 1
QUARTERLY TRENDS
Earnings and dividends
Amounts in thousands, except per share
Interest income (taxable-equivalent basis)
1,793,340
1,475,868
931,490
962,081
996,649
974,090
1,020,695
53,425
24,082
24,725
28,018
35,567
1,690,518
1,422,443
907,408
937,356
970,953
946,072
985,128
Less: provision for credit losses
302,000
10,000
(15,000
(25,000
571,100
540,887
578,637
513,633
505,598
Less: other expense
1,403,154
959,741
927,500
865,345
919,444
Income before income taxes
859,344
288,389
478,554
603,493
660,745
609,360
596,282
Applicable income taxes
60,141
113,146
141,962
147,559
145,300
Taxable-equivalent adjustment
11,827
10,726
3,234
3,563
3,703
3,732
3,733
217,522
362,174
457,968
458,069
447,249
Net income available to common shareholders-diluted
192,236
339,590
434,171
438,759
428,093
Per common share data
Basic earnings
1.08
2.63
3.37
3.41
3.33
Diluted earnings
2.62
Cash dividends
1.20
177,367
128,945
128,698
128,671
128,537
178,277
129,416
128,888
128,842
128,669
Performance ratios, annualized
Return on
Average assets
1.28
.42
.97
1.15
1.22
Average common shareholders’ equity
3.21
8.55
10.91
12.16
11.55
11.57
Net interest margin on average earning assets (taxable-equivalent basis)
3.68
3.01
2.65
2.58
2.74
2.77
2.97
2.31
1.97
Net operating (tangible) results (a)
Net operating income (in thousands)
700,030
577,622
375,999
475,477
504,030
462,959
457,372
Diluted net operating income per common share
3.83
3.10
2.73
3.50
3.76
3.45
Annualized return on
Average tangible assets
1.44
1.16
1.23
1.34
1.27
Average tangible common shareholders’ equity
17.89
14.41
12.44
15.98
17.54
16.68
17.05
Efficiency ratio (b)
53.6
58.3
64.9
59.7
57.7
58.4
60.3
Balance sheet data
In millions, except per share
Average balances
Total assets (c)
201,131
208,865
151,648
157,722
154,037
150,641
148,157
Total tangible assets (c)
192,450
200,170
147,053
153,125
149,439
146,041
143,554
Earning assets
182,382
189,755
138,624
144,420
140,420
136,951
134,355
23,945
22,384
7,724
6,804
6,019
6,211
6,605
127,599
92,159
93,250
95,314
98,610
99,356
128,055
134,444
128,413
125,733
Common shareholders’ equity (c)
23,654
24,079
16,144
15,863
15,614
15,321
15,077
Tangible common shareholders’ equity (c)
14,973
15,384
11,549
11,266
11,016
10,721
10,474
At end of quarter
197,955
204,033
149,864
155,107
151,901
150,623
150,481
189,281
195,344
145,269
150,511
147,304
146,023
145,879
178,351
185,109
137,237
141,990
138,527
137,171
137,367
24,604
22,802
9,357
6,448
6,143
6,611
128,226
128,486
91,808
92,912
93,583
97,113
99,299
163,845
170,358
126,319
131,543
128,701
128,269
128,476
23,245
23,784
16,126
16,153
15,779
15,470
15,197
14,571
15,095
11,531
11,557
11,182
10,870
10,595
Equity per common share
134.45
135.16
124.93
125.51
122.60
120.22
118.12
Tangible equity per common share
84.28
85.78
89.33
89.80
86.88
84.47
82.35
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Table 2
RECONCILIATION OF QUARTERLY GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES
Income statement data (in thousands, except per share)
Amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets (a)
14,141
14,138
933
1,447
2,028
2,023
2,034
Merger-related expenses (a)
39,293
345,962
12,892
16,062
6,542
2,867
8,089
Net operating income
Earnings per common share
.08
.01
.22
1.94
.10
.12
.05
.06
Diluted net operating earnings per common share
(18,384
(1,256
(1,954
(2,738
(2,737
Merger-related expenses
(53,027
(222,809
(17,372
(21,190
(8,826
(3,893
(9,951
Noninterest operating expense
1,207,842
1,161,961
941,113
904,356
887,770
858,715
906,755
85,299
87
112
502
1,807
340
716
252
250
1,199
628
337
2,460
722
186
2,049
132,633
13,876
19,965
1,572
9,951
222,809
17,372
21,190
3,893
242,000
464,809
Efficiency ratio
Noninterest operating expense (numerator)
Taxable-equivalent net interest income
Less: Gain (loss) on bank investment securities
(62
(743
1,426
(10,655
(12,282
Denominator
2,254,705
1,993,605
1,449,038
1,514,567
1,539,788
1,470,360
1,503,008
Balance sheet data (in millions)
(8,501
(4,593
(236
(254
(3
(7
(10
(13
Deferred taxes
56
Average common equity
Average total equity
25,665
26,090
17,894
17,613
17,109
16,571
16,327
(2,011
(1,750
(1,495
(1,250
Average tangible common equity
(227
(245
(9
Total tangible assets
Total common equity
Total equity
25,256
25,795
17,876
17,903
17,529
16,720
16,447
Common equity
Total tangible common equity
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Table 3
AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS AND ANNUALIZED TAXABLE-EQUIVALENT RATES
2022 Third Quarter
2022 Second Quarter
2022 First Quarter
AverageBalance
Interest
AverageRate
Average balance in millions; interest in thousands
Loans and leases, net of unearned discount (a)
470,738
4.87
37,818
373,543
3.96
23,305
207,715
3.61
Real estate – commercial
531,225
4.49
47,227
461,594
3.87
34,957
337,100
3.86
Real estate – consumer
220,464
3.84
22,761
207,080
3.64
15,870
141,001
239,471
19,793
210,290
4.26
18,027
188,017
4.23
Total loans and leases, net
1,461,898
4.55
1,252,507
3.94
873,833
3.85
30,752
2.23
39,386
80,773
.82
38,693
18,280
Federal funds sold and agreements to resell securities
29
.55
253
.71
131
583
1.78
136
199
.59
194
1.61
Investment securities (b)
20,227
124,084
2.43
18,644
109,755
2.36
7,077
35,911
2,688
23,626
3.49
2,768
23,344
3.38
6.99
1,030
10,152
3.91
972
9,037
3.73
647
3,269
157,862
142,136
2.55
39,183
Total earning assets
3.90
3.12
2.72
(1,822
(1,814
(1,475
1,962
1,690
1,448
18,609
19,234
13,051
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
Interest-bearing liabilities
Interest-bearing deposits
.31
27,907
67,267
6,747
1,227
2,647
1,397
.21
Total interest-bearing deposits
94,410
69,814
.29
100,629
29,134
69,914
8,144
913
1,126
3,419
3,281
3.67
3,282
20,872
3,442
15,937
1.88
Total interest-bearing liabilities
98,604
105,037
73,412
.13
58,141
4,001
3,684
2,201
175,466
182,775
133,754
Shareholders’ equity
Net interest spread
2.92
2.59
Contribution of interest-free funds
Net interest income/margin on earning assets
(continued)
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Table 3 (continued)
AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS AND ANNUALIZED TAXABLE-EQUIVALENT RATES (continued)
2021 Fourth Quarter
2021 Third Quarter
22,330
205,491
3.65
23,730
236,820
36,717
364,795
3.89
37,547
371,150
16,290
143,675
16,379
146,898
17,913
194,619
4.31
17,658
193,256
4.34
908,580
948,124
3.95
44,316
16,984
39,036
14,922
.47
50
202
1.62
51
345
2.71
6,150
32,516
2.10
5,352
30,362
2.25
6.82
6.44
3,796
2.30
667
2,893
1.72
36,315
2.12
33,258
2.19
2.64
2.82
(1,521
(1,577
1,483
1,480
13,340
13,714
70,518
6,443
2,914
2,968
.40
.46
73,432
9,411
74,037
10,573
58
3,441
15,314
1.77
3,431
1.75
76,931
77,559
.14
61,012
2,166
2,151
140,109
136,928
2.52
2.68
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Incorporated by reference to the discussion contained under the caption “Taxable-equivalent Net Interest Income” in Part I, Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon their evaluation of the effectiveness of M&T’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)), René F. Jones, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, and Darren J. King, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that M&T’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2022.
(b) Changes in internal control over financial reporting. M&T regularly assesses the adequacy of its internal control over financial reporting and enhances its controls in response to internal control assessments and internal and external audit and regulatory recommendations. No changes in internal control over financial reporting have been identified in connection with the evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures during the quarter ended September 30, 2022 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, M&T’s internal control over financial reporting. Management has excluded processes and controls of People’s United from its assessment of internal control over financial reporting for the quarter ended September 30, 2022. Assets and liabilities associated with the People's United transaction that have not yet been converted to M&T's systems or processes as of September 30, 2022 include loans and leases of $5.5 billion, other assets of $106 million and other liabilities of $170 million. Approximately $94 million and $182 million of total revenues for the three and six months ended September 30, 2022, respectively, was contributed from business activities of People's United that have not yet been converted to M&T's systems or processes.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
M&T and its subsidiaries are subject in the normal course of business to various pending and threatened legal proceedings and other matters in which claims for monetary damages are asserted. On an on-going basis management, after consultation with legal counsel, assesses the Company’s liabilities and contingencies in connection with such proceedings. For those matters where it is probable that the Company will incur losses and the amounts of the losses can be reasonably estimated, the Company records an expense and corresponding liability in its consolidated financial statements. To the extent the pending or threatened litigation could result in exposure in excess of that liability, the amount of such excess is not currently estimable. Although not considered probable, the range of reasonably possible losses for such matters in the aggregate, beyond the existing recorded liability, was between $0 and $25 million as of September 30, 2022. Although the Company does not believe that the outcome of pending legal matters will be material to the Company’s consolidated financial position, it cannot rule out the possibility that such outcomes will be material to the consolidated results of operations for a particular reporting period in the future.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
There have been no material changes in risk factors relating to M&T to those disclosed in response to Item 1A. to Part I of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
(a) – (b) Not applicable.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Period
(a)TotalNumberof Shares(or Units)Purchased (1)
(b)AveragePrice Paidper Share(or Unit)
(c)TotalNumber ofShares(or Units)Purchasedas Part ofPubliclyAnnouncedPlans orPrograms
(d)MaximumNumber (orApproximateDollar Value)of Shares(or Units)that may yetbe PurchasedUnder thePlans orPrograms (2)
July 1 - July 31, 2022
275,689
172.00
275,000
2,952,688,995
August 1 - August 31, 2022
1,754,105
183.75
2,631,148,585
September 1 - September 30, 2022
1,265,647
183.80
1,257,449
2,400,000,142
3,295,441
182.78
3,282,449
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Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
(None.)
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
(Not applicable.)
Item 5. Other Information.
Item 6.Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed as a part of this report.
Exhibit
No.
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.
31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.
32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer under 18 U.S.C. §1350 pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.
32.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer under 18 U.S.C. §1350 pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.
101.INS
Inline XBRL Instance Document. Filed herewith.
101.SCH
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema. Filed herewith.
101.CAL
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase. Filed herewith.
101.DEF
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase. Filed herewith.
101.LAB
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase. Filed herewith.
101.PRE
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase. Filed herewith.
The cover page from M&T Bank Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2022 has been formatted in Inline XBRL.
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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.
Date: November 7, 2022
By:
/s/ Darren J. King
Darren J. King
Senior Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
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