UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20459 

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)
ýQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31,September 30, 2016, or

¨TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from             to              

Commission File No. 0-10587
FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 
PENNSYLVANIA 23-2195389
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
   
One Penn Square, P.O. Box 4887, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17604
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(717) 291-2411
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Indicate by checkmark 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  ý    No  ¨
Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ý    No  ¨
Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ý  Accelerated filer ¨
Non-accelerated filer ¨  Smaller reporting company ¨
Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  ý

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:
Common Stock, $2.50 Par Value –173,466,000–173,271,000 shares outstanding as of April 29,October 28, 2016.


FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
FORM 10-Q FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
INDEX
 
DescriptionPage
   
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION 
   
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited):
 
   
(a)
Consolidated Balance Sheets - March 31,September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015
3
   
(b)
Consolidated Statements of Income - Three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2016 and 2015
4
   
(c)
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - Three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2016 and 2015
5
   
(d)
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity - ThreeNine months ended March 31,September 30, 2016 and 2015
6
   
(e)
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - ThreeNine months ended March 31,September 30, 2016 and 2015
7
   
(f)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
8
   
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
3639
   
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
5465
   
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
5869
   
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
 
   
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
5970
   
Item 1A. Risk Factors
5970
   
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
6071
   
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
6071
   
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
6071
   
Item 5. Other Information
6071
   
Item 6. Exhibits
6071
   
Signatures
6172
   
Exhibit Index
6273
   




Item 1. Financial Statements
 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 
 
(in thousands, except per-share data)
March 31,
2016		 December 31,
2015		September 30,
2016		 December 31,
2015
(unaudited) (unaudited) 
ASSETS      
Cash and due from banks$83,479
 $101,120
$86,497
 $101,120
Interest-bearing deposits with other banks346,582
 230,300
368,031
 230,300
Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock61,478
 62,216
60,935
 62,216
Loans held for sale19,719
 16,886
27,836
 16,886
Available for sale investment securities2,516,205
 2,484,773
2,508,068
 2,484,773
Loans, net of unearned income13,870,701
 13,838,602
14,391,238
 13,838,602
Less: Allowance for loan losses(163,841) (169,054)(162,526) (169,054)
Net Loans13,706,860
 13,669,548
14,228,712
 13,669,548
Premises and equipment228,057
 225,535
228,009
 225,535
Accrued interest receivable44,379
 42,767
43,600
 42,767
Goodwill and intangible assets531,556
 531,556
531,556
 531,556
Other assets583,939
 550,017
617,818
 550,017
Total Assets$18,122,254
 $17,914,718
$18,701,062
 $17,914,718
LIABILITIES      
Deposits:      
Noninterest-bearing$4,134,861
 $3,948,114
$4,210,099
 $3,948,114
Interest-bearing10,269,419
 10,184,203
10,742,380
 10,184,203
Total Deposits14,404,280
 14,132,317
14,952,479
 14,132,317
Short-term borrowings:      
Federal funds purchased32,645
 197,235
8,444
 197,235
Other short-term borrowings320,238
 300,428
255,598
 300,428
Total Short-Term Borrowings352,883
 497,663
264,042
 497,663
Accrued interest payable13,567
 10,724
13,645
 10,724
Other liabilities312,561
 282,578
376,174
 282,578
Federal Home Loan Bank advances and long-term debt965,654
 949,542
965,286
 949,542
Total Liabilities16,048,945
 15,872,824
16,571,626
 15,872,824
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY      
Common stock, $2.50 par value, 600 million shares authorized, 218.9 million shares issued in 2016 and 2015547,262
 547,141
Common stock, $2.50 par value, 600 million shares authorized, 219.1 million shares issued in 2016 and 218.9 million shares issued in 2015547,735
 547,141
Additional paid-in capital1,452,471
 1,450,690
1,457,597
 1,450,690
Retained earnings664,236
 641,588
710,833
 641,588
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(5,137) (22,017)
Treasury stock, at cost, 45.5 million shares in 2016 and 44.7 million shares in 2015(585,523) (575,508)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)4,491
 (22,017)
Treasury stock, at cost, 45.9 million shares in 2016 and 44.7 million shares in 2015(591,220) (575,508)
Total Shareholders’ Equity2,073,309
 2,041,894
2,129,436
 2,041,894
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity$18,122,254
 $17,914,718
$18,701,062
 $17,914,718
      
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements      
 


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
 
(in thousands, except per-share data)Three months ended March 31Three months ended September 30 Nine months ended September 30
2016 20152016 2015 2016 2015
INTEREST INCOME          
Loans, including fees$134,079
 $129,777
$136,639
 $131,804
 $405,361
 $391,491
Investment securities:          
Taxable12,003
 11,282
10,874
 11,252
 34,036
 33,478
Tax-exempt2,040
 2,087
2,550
 1,904
 6,910
 5,872
Dividends160
 348
143
 190
 438
 834
Loans held for sale131
 173
210
 194
 529
 632
Other interest income898
 2,105
1,052
 884
 2,814
 3,922
Total Interest Income149,311
 145,772
151,468
 146,228
 450,088
 436,229
INTEREST EXPENSE          
Deposits10,727
 9,823
11,311
 10,217
 32,925
 30,093
Short-term borrowings268
 77
254
 92
 739
 272
Long-term debt9,262
 12,291
9,338
 10,225
 27,889
 33,669
Total Interest Expense20,257
 22,191
20,903
 20,534
 61,553
 64,034
Net Interest Income129,054
 123,581
130,565
 125,694
 388,535
 372,195
Provision for credit losses1,530
 (3,700)4,141
 1,000
 8,182
 (500)
Net Interest Income After Provision for Credit Losses127,524
 127,281
126,424
 124,694
 380,353
 372,695
NON-INTEREST INCOME          
Other service charges and fees14,407
 10,965
 38,140
 31,316
Service charges on deposit accounts12,558
 11,569
13,078
 12,982
 38,532
 37,188
Investment management and trust services10,988
 10,889
11,425
 11,237
 33,660
 33,137
Other service charges and fees10,750
 9,363
Mortgage banking income4,030
 4,688
4,529
 3,864
 12,456
 13,891
Net gains on sales of investment securities947
 4,145
Investment securities gains, net2
 1,730
 1,025
 8,290
Other3,864
 4,083
4,708
 3,996
 13,610
 12,178
Total Non-Interest Income43,137
 44,737
48,149
 44,774
 137,423
 136,000
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE          
Salaries and employee benefits69,372
 64,990
70,696
 65,308
 210,097
 195,365
Net occupancy expense12,220
 13,692
11,782
 10,710
 35,813
 36,211
Other outside services6,056
 5,750
5,783
 7,373
 17,347
 21,248
Data processing5,400
 4,768
4,610
 5,105
 15,486
 14,767
Software3,921
 3,318
4,117
 3,984
 11,991
 10,678
Equipment expense3,371
 3,958
3,137
 3,595
 9,380
 10,888
FDIC insurance expense2,949
 2,822
Supplies and postage2,579
 2,369
2,559
 2,708
 7,844
 7,803
Professional fees2,333
 2,871
2,535
 2,828
 8,221
 8,430
FDIC insurance expense1,791
 2,867
 7,700
 8,574
Marketing1,624
 1,233
1,774
 2,102
 5,314
 5,570
Telecommunications1,488
 1,716
1,411
 1,587
 4,358
 4,920
Other real estate owned and repossession expense638
 1,362
742
 1,016
 1,745
 2,507
Operating risk loss540
 827
556
 1,136
 2,082
 2,637
Loss on redemption of trust preferred securities—
 5,626
 —
 5,626
Intangible amortization—
 130
—
 5
 —
 241
Other7,922
 8,672
8,355
 8,939
 24,520
 26,256
Total Non-Interest Expense120,413
 118,478
119,848
 124,889
 361,898
 361,721
Income Before Income Taxes50,248
 53,540
54,725
 44,579
 155,878
 146,974
Income taxes11,991
 13,504
13,257
 10,328
 36,403
 36,007
Net Income$38,257
 $40,036
$41,468
 $34,251
 $119,475
 $110,967
          
PER SHARE:          
Net Income (Basic)$0.22
 $0.22
$0.24
 $0.20
 $0.69
 $0.63
Net Income (Diluted)0.22
 0.22
0.24
 0.20
 0.69
 0.63
Cash Dividends0.09
 0.09
0.10
 0.09
 0.29
 0.27
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements          



CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)
 
(in thousands)
Three months ended March 31Three months ended September 30 Nine months ended September 30
2016 20152016 2015 2016 2015
  
Net Income$38,257
 $40,036
$41,468
 $34,251
 $119,475
 $110,967
Other Comprehensive Income, net of tax:   
Unrealized gain on securities17,026
 9,992
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net of tax:       
Unrealized (loss) gain on securities(3,580) 7,857
 26,285
 5,841
Reclassification adjustment for securities gains included in net income(616) (2,695)(1) (1,124) (666) (5,388)
Reclassification adjustment for loss on derivative financial instruments included in net income—
 2,456
 —
 2,456
Non-credit related unrealized gain on other-than-temporarily impaired debt securities—
 125
—
 —
 —
 125
Amortization of unrealized loss on derivative financial instruments4
 34
4
 3
 12
 71
Amortization of net unrecognized pension and postretirement items466
 466
379
 466
 877
 1,398
Other Comprehensive Income16,880
 7,922
Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income(3,198) 9,658
 26,508
 4,503
Total Comprehensive Income$55,137
 $47,958
$38,270
 $43,909
 $145,983
 $115,470
          
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements          




CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
THREENINE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 AND 2015
 
(in thousands, except per-share data)
Common Stock   
Retained
Earnings
   
Treasury
Stock
 TotalCommon Stock   
Retained
Earnings
   
Treasury
Stock
 Total
Shares
Outstanding
 Amount 
Additional Paid-in
Capital
 
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
Shares
Outstanding
 Amount 
Additional Paid-in
Capital
 
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
  
Balance at December 31, 2015174,176
 $547,141
 $1,450,690
 $641,588
 $(22,017) $(575,508) $2,041,894
174,176
 $547,141
 $1,450,690
 $641,588
 $(22,017) $(575,508) $2,041,894
Net income
 
 
 38,257
 
 
 38,257

 
 
 119,475
 
 
 119,475
Other comprehensive income
 
 
 
 16,880
 
 16,880

 
 
 
 26,508
 
 26,508
Stock issued, including related tax benefits134
 121
 345
 
 
 1,181
 1,647
454
 594
 2,099
 
 
 2,833
 5,526
Stock-based compensation awards
 
 1,436
 
 
 
 1,436

 
 4,808
 
 
 
 4,808
Acquisition of treasury stock(917)         (11,196) (11,196)(1,486)         (18,545) (18,545)
Common stock cash dividends - $0.09 per share
 
 
 (15,609) 
 
 (15,609)
Balance at March 31, 2016173,393
 $547,262
 $1,452,471
 $664,236
 $(5,137) $(585,523) $2,073,309
Common stock cash dividends - $0.29 per share
 
 
 (50,230) 
 
 (50,230)
Balance at September 30, 2016173,144
 $547,735
 $1,457,597
 $710,833
 $4,491
 $(591,220) $2,129,436
                          
Balance at December 31, 2014178,924
 $545,555
 $1,420,523
 $558,810
 $(17,722) $(510,501) $1,996,665
178,924
 $545,555
 $1,420,523
 $558,810
 $(17,722) $(510,501) $1,996,665
Net income
 
 
 40,036
 
 
 40,036

 
 
 110,967
 
 
 110,967
Other comprehensive income
 
 
 
 7,922
 
 7,922
Other comprehensive loss
 
 
 
 4,503
 
 4,503
Stock issued, including related tax benefits174
 179
 418
 
 
 1,344
 1,941
613
 889
 2,675
 
 
 3,374
 6,938
Stock-based compensation awards
 
 1,071
 
 
 
 1,071

 
 4,371
 
 
 
 4,371
Common stock cash dividends - $0.09 per share
 
 
 (16,122) 
 
 (16,122)
Balance at March 31, 2015179,098
 $545,734
 $1,422,012
 $582,724
 $(9,800) $(509,157) $2,031,513
Acquisition of treasury stock(3,976)         (50,000) (50,000)
Settlement of accelerated stock repurchase agreement(1,790)   20,000
    —
(20,000) —
Common stock cash dividends - $0.27 per share
 
 
 (47,540) 
 
 (47,540)
Balance at September 30, 2015173,771
 $546,444
 $1,447,569
 $622,237
 $(13,219) $(577,127) $2,025,904
                          
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                          
 


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
 
(in thousands)
Three months ended March 31Nine months ended September 30
2016 20152016 2015
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:      
Net Income$38,257
 $40,036
$119,475
 $110,967
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Provision for credit losses1,530
 (3,700)8,182
 (500)
Depreciation and amortization of premises and equipment6,949
 7,361
20,547
 20,302
Net amortization of investment securities premiums2,055
 1,431
7,434
 5,369
Investment securities gains, net(947) (4,145)(1,025) (8,290)
Gain on sales of mortgage loans held for sale(2,670) (3,533)(11,967) (10,588)
Proceeds from sales of mortgage loans held for sale114,255
 171,051
493,457
 599,557
Originations of mortgage loans held for sale(114,418) (184,120)(492,440) (598,384)
Amortization of intangible assets—
 130
—
 241
Amortization of issuance costs on long-term debt154
 147
347
 432
Stock-based compensation1,436
 1,071
4,808
 4,371
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation(10) (15)(58) (86)
Loss on redemption of trust preferred securities—
 5,626
Increase in accrued interest receivable(1,612) (398)(833) (1,028)
(Increase) decrease in other assets(4,469) 3,794
Increase in accrued interest payable2,843
 312
(Decrease) increase in other liabilities(9,245) 1,234
Increase in other assets(9,075) (10,926)
Increase (decrease) in accrued interest payable2,921
 (3,318)
Increase in other liabilities2,061
 21,604
Total adjustments(4,149) (9,380)24,359
 24,382
Net cash provided by operating activities34,108
 30,656
143,834
 135,349
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:      
Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale46,541
 11,567
84,978
 29,309
Proceeds from maturities of securities available for sale117,221
 105,647
Proceeds from principal repayments and maturities of securities available for sale426,932
 317,813
Purchase of securities available for sale(169,436) (37,142)(484,164) (444,111)
Increase in short-term investments(115,544) (280,584)(136,450) (156,837)
Net increase in loans(38,976) (6,362)(567,061) (440,681)
Net purchases of premises and equipment(9,471) (7,575)(23,021) (19,980)
Net cash used in investing activities(169,665) (214,449)(698,786) (714,487)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:      
Net increase in demand and savings deposits269,899
 171,022
880,795
 852,611
Net increase (decrease) in time deposits2,064
 (24,031)
Net decrease in time deposits(60,633) (135,723)
(Decrease) increase in short-term borrowings(144,780) 80,386
(233,621) 101,912
Additions to long-term debt16,000
 —
16,000
 347,778
Repayments of long-term debt(42) (45,043)(603) (510,038)
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock1,637
 1,926
5,468
 6,852
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation10
 15
58
 86
Dividends paid(15,676) (14,314)(48,590) (46,239)
Acquisition of treasury stock(11,196) —
(18,545) (50,000)
Net cash provided by financing activities117,916
 169,961
540,329
 567,239
Net Decrease in Cash and Due From Banks(17,641) (13,832)(14,623) (11,899)
Cash and Due From Banks at Beginning of Period101,120
 105,702
101,120
 105,702
Cash and Due From Banks at End of Period$83,479
 $91,870
$86,497
 $93,803
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:      
Cash paid during the period for:      
Interest$17,414
 $21,879
$58,632
 $67,352
Income taxes3,972
 146
9,404
 9,168
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements      
 


FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
 
NOTE 1 – Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Fulton Financial Corporation (the "Corporation") have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP") for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements as well as revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. Operating results for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2016. The Corporation evaluates subsequent events through the date of filing of this Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

The Corporation adopted FASB ASC Update 2015-02, "Consolidation: Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis" effective January 1, 2016. ASC Update 2015-02 changed the way reporting enterprises evaluate whether: (a) they should consolidate limited partnerships and similar entities, (b) fees paid to a decision maker or service provider are variable interests in a variable interest entity ("VIE"), and (c) variable interests in a VIE held by related parties of the reporting enterprise require the reporting enterprise to consolidate the VIE.ASC Update 2015-02 was effective for public business entities' annual and interim reporting periods that began after December 15, 2015, with earlier adoption permitted. The adoption of ASC Update 2015-02 did not have a material impact on the Corporation's consolidated financial statements.

Effective January 1, 2016, the Corporation adopted FASB ASC Update 2015-03, "Interest - Imputation of Interest" and the updated ASC Update 2015-03 with the issuance of ASC Update 2015-15, “Presentation and Subsequent Measurement of Debt Issuance Costs Associated with Line-of-Credit Arrangements.” ASC Update 2015-03 simplifies the presentation of debt issuances costs. Debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability will be presented on the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the debt liability, similar to the presentation of debt discounts. Previously under U.S. GAAP, debt issuance costs were reported on the balance sheet as assets. The costs will continue to be amortized to interest expense using the effective interest method. ASC Update 2015-03 was effective for public business entities' annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, with earlier adoption permitted.The adoption of ASC Update 2015-03 did not have a material impact on the Corporation's consolidated financial statements.

The Corporation prospectively adopted FASB issued ASC Update 2015-05, "Customer's Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement" effective January 1, 2016. ASC Update 2015-05 provides explicit guidance to determine when a customer's fees paid in a cloud computing arrangement is for the acquisition of software licenses, services, or both. ASC Update 2015-05 was effective for public business entities' annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, with earlier adoption permitted.The adoption of ASC Update 2015-05 did not have a material impact on the Corporation's consolidated financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In May 2014, the FASBFinancial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASC Update 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers." This standards update establishes a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. The core principle prescribed by this standards update is that an entity recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The standard applies to all contracts with customers, except those that are within the scope of other topics in the FASB ASC. The standard also requires significantly expanded disclosures about revenue recognition. During 2016, the FASB issued amendments to this standard (ASC Updates 2016-08, 2016-10, 2016-11 and 2016-12). These amendments provide further clarification to the standard. For public business entities, ASC Update 2014-09 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early application is not permitted. For the Corporation, this standards update is effective with its March 31, 2018 quarterly report on Form 10-Q. The Corporation is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASC Update 2014-09 on its consolidated financial statements.



In January 2016, the FASB issued ASC Update 2016-01, "Financial Instruments - Overall: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities." ASC Update 2016-01 provides guidance regarding the income statement impact of equity investments held by an entity and the recognition of changes in fair value of financial liabilities when the fair value option is elected. ASC Update 2016-01 is effective for public business entities' annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with earlier adoption permitted. The Corporation intends to adopt this standards update effective with its March 31, 2018 quarterly report on Form 10-Q and does not expect the adoption of ASC Update 2016-01 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASC Update 2016-02, "Leases." This standards update states that a lessee should recognize the assets and liabilities that arise from all leases with a term greater than 12 months. The core principle requires the lessee to recognize a liability to make lease payments and a "right-of-use" asset. The accounting applied by the lessor is relatively unchanged. The standards update also requires expanded qualitative and quantitative disclosures. For public business entities, ASC Update 2016-02 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018. ASC Update 2016-02 mandates a modified retrospective transition for all entities. Early application is permitted. For theThe Corporation intends to adopt this standards update is effective with its March 31, 2019 quarterly report on Form 10-Q. The Corporation is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASC Update 2016-02 on its consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASC Update 2016-09, "Stock Compensation: Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting." The purpose of this standards update is to simplify several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liability, and classification on the statement of cash flows. ASC Update 2016-09 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early application is permitted. For the Corporation, this standards update is effective with its March 31, 2017 quarterly report on Form 10-Q. The Corporation is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASC Update 2016-09 on its consolidated financial statements and does not expect the adoption of ASC Update 2016-09 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.



In June 2016, the FASB issued ASC Update 2016-13, "Financial Instruments - Credit Losses." The new impairment model prescribed by this standards update is a single impairment model for all financial assets (i.e., loans and investments). The recognition of credit losses would be based on an entity’s current estimate of expected losses (referred to as the Current Expected Credit Loss model, or "CECL"), as opposed to recognition of losses only when they are probable (current practice). ASC Update 2016-13 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. The Corporation intends to adopt this standards update effective with its March 31, 2020 quarterly report on Form 10-Q. The Corporation is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASC Update 2016-13 on its consolidated financial statements.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASC Update 2016-15, "Statement of Cash Flows - Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments." This standards update provides guidance regarding the presentation of certain cash receipts and cash payments in the statement of cash flows, addressing eight specific cash flow classification issues, in order to reduce existing diversity in practice. ASC Update 2016-15 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. The Corporation intends to adopt this standards update effective with its March 31, 2018 quarterly report on Form 10-Q and does not expect the adoption of ASC Update 2016-15 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

Reclassifications

Certain amounts in the 2015 consolidated financial statements and notes have been reclassified to conform to the 2016 presentation.

NOTE 2 – Net Income Per Share

Basic net income per share is calculated as net income divided by the weighted average number of shares outstanding.

Diluted net income per share is calculated as net income divided by the weighted average number of shares outstanding plus the incremental number of shares added as a result of converting common stock equivalents, calculated using the treasury stock method. The Corporation’s common stock equivalents consist of outstanding stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units ("RSUs") and performance-based restricted stock units ("PSUs"). PSUs are required to be included in weighted average shares outstanding if performance measures, as defined in each PSU award agreement, are met as of the end of the period.

A reconciliation of weighted average shares outstanding used to calculate basic net income per share and diluted net income per share follows:
Three months ended March 31Three months ended September 30 Nine months ended September 30
2016 20152016 2015 2016 2015
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Weighted average shares outstanding (basic)173,331
 178,471
173,020
 174,338
 173,248
 176,399
Impact of common stock equivalents1,085
 986
1,044
 1,004
 1,017
 1,029
Weighted average shares outstanding (diluted)174,416
 179,457
174,064
 175,342
 174,265
 177,428
For the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2016, 447,000 and 712,000 stock options, respectively, were excluded from the diluted net income per share computation as their effect would have been anti-dilutive. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, 885,0001.5 million and 2.11.8 million stock options, respectively, were excluded from the diluted net income per share computation as their effect would have been anti-dilutive.


NOTE 3 – Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The following table presents changes in other comprehensive income: 
Before-Tax Amount Tax Effect Net of Tax AmountBefore-Tax Amount Tax Effect Net of Tax Amount
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Three months ended March 31, 2016     
Three months ended September 30, 2016     
Unrealized loss on securities$(5,505) $1,925
 $(3,580)
Reclassification adjustment for securities gains included in net income (1)
(2) 1
 (1)
Amortization of unrealized loss on derivative financial instruments (2)
6
 (2) 4
Amortization of net unrecognized pension and postretirement items (3)
583
 (204) 379
Total Other Comprehensive Loss$(4,918) $1,720
 $(3,198)
Three months ended September 30, 2015     
Unrealized gain on securities$12,088
 $(4,231) $7,857
Reclassification adjustment for securities gains included in net income (1)
(1,730) 606
 (1,124)
Reclassification adjustment for loss on derivative financial instruments included in net income (2)
3,778
 (1,322) 2,456
Amortization of unrealized loss on derivative financial instruments(2)
5
 (2) 3
Amortization of net unrecognized pension and postretirement items (3)
717
 (251) 466
Total Other Comprehensive Income$14,858
 $(5,200) $9,658
     
Nine months ended September 30, 2016     
Unrealized gain on securities$26,193
 $(9,167) $17,026
$40,441
 $(14,156) $26,285
Reclassification adjustment for securities gains included in net income (1)
(947) 331
 (616)(1,025) 359
 (666)
Amortization of unrealized loss on derivative financial instruments (2)
6
 (2) 4
18
 (6) 12
Amortization of net unrecognized pension and postretirement items (3)
717
 (251) 466
1,349
 (472) 877
Total Other Comprehensive Income$25,969
 $(9,089) $16,880
$40,783
 $(14,275) $26,508
Three months ended March 31, 2015     
     
Nine months ended September 30, 2015     
Unrealized gain on securities$15,371
 $(5,379) $9,992
$8,987
 $(3,146) $5,841
Reclassification adjustment for securities gains included in net income (1)
(4,145) 1,450
 (2,695)(8,290) 2,902
 (5,388)
Reclassification adjustment for loss on derivative financial instruments included in net income (2)
3,778
 (1,322) 2,456
Non-credit related unrealized gains on other-than-temporarily impaired debt securities192
 (67) 125
192
 (67) 125
Amortization of unrealized loss on derivative financial instruments(2)
52
 (18) 34
110
 (39) 71
Amortization of net unrecognized pension and postretirement items (3)
717
 (251) 466
2,151
 (753) 1,398
Total Other Comprehensive Income$12,187
 $(4,265) $7,922
$6,928
 $(2,425) $4,503
     

(1)Amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income. Before-tax amounts included in "Investment securities gains, net" on the consolidated statements of income. See Note 4, "Investment Securities," for additional details.
(2)Amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income. Before-tax amounts included in "Interest expense" on the consolidated statements of income.
(3)Amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income. Before-tax amounts included in "Salaries and employee benefits" on the consolidated statements of income. See Note 8, "Employee Benefit Plans," for additional details.








The following table presents changes in each component of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax: 
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investment Securities Not Other-Than-Temporarily Impaired Unrealized Non-Credit Gains (Losses) on Other-Than-Temporarily Impaired Debt Securities Unrealized Effective Portions of Losses on Forward-Starting Interest Rate Swaps Unrecognized Pension and Postretirement Plan Income (Costs) TotalUnrealized Gains (Losses) on Investment Securities Not Other-Than-Temporarily Impaired Unrealized Non-Credit Gains (Losses) on Other-Than-Temporarily Impaired Debt Securities Unrealized Effective Portions of Losses on Forward-Starting Interest Rate Swaps Unrecognized Pension and Postretirement Plan Income (Costs) Total
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Three months ended March 31, 2016         
Three months ended September 30, 2016         
Balance at June 30, 2016$22,701
 $458
 $(7) $(15,463) $7,689
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications(3,580) —
 —
 —
 (3,580)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)(1) —
 4
 379
 382
Balance at September 30, 2016$19,120
 $458
 $(3) $(15,084) $4,491
Three months ended September 30, 2015
 
   
 
Balance at June 30, 2015$830
 $344
 $(2,478) $(21,573) $(22,877)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications7,857

—
 —
 —
 7,857
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)(1,124) —
 3
 466
 (655)
Reclassification adjustment for loss on derivative financial instruments included in net income—
 —
 2,456
 —
 2,456
Balance at September 30, 2015$7,563
 $344
 $(19) $(21,107) $(13,219)
         
Nine months ended September 30, 2016         
Balance at December 31, 2015$(6,499) $458
 $(15) $(15,961) $(22,017)$(6,499) $458
 $(15) $(15,961) $(22,017)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications17,026
 —
 —
 —
 17,026
26,285
 —
 —
 —
 26,285
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)(616) —
 4
 466
 (146)(666) —
 12
 877
 223
Balance at March 31, 2016$9,911
 $458
 $(11) $(15,495) $(5,137)
Three months ended March 31, 2015
 
   
 
Balance at September 30, 2016$19,120
 $458
 $(3) $(15,084) $4,491
Nine months ended September 30, 2015         
Balance at December 31, 2014$5,980
 $1,349
 $(2,546) $(22,505) $(17,722)$5,980
 $1,349
 $(2,546) $(22,505) $(17,722)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications9,992

125
 —
 —
 10,117
5,841
 125
 —
 —
 5,966
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)(1,661) (1,034) 34
 466
 (2,195)(4,258) (1,130) 71
 1,398
 (3,919)
Balance at March 31, 2015$14,311
 $440
 $(2,512) $(22,039) $(9,800)
Reclassification adjustment for loss on derivative financial instruments included in net income—
 —
 2,456
 —
 2,456
Balance at September 30, 2015$7,563
 $344
 $(19) $(21,107) $(13,219)



NOTE 4 – Investment Securities

The following table presents the amortized cost and estimated fair values of investment securities, which were all classified as available for sale:
Amortized
Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Estimated
Fair
Value
Amortized
Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Estimated
Fair
Value
(in thousands)(in thousands)
March 31, 2016       
September 30, 2016       
U.S. Government sponsored agency securities$25,149
 $24
 $—
 $25,173
$137
 $3
 $—
 $140
State and municipal securities307,038
 7,025
 (53) 314,010
394,162
 8,145
 (735) 401,572
Corporate debt securities95,389
 2,773
 (8,276) 89,886
109,495
 3,096
 (5,350) 107,241
Collateralized mortgage obligations782,018
 5,322
 (5,265) 782,075
651,060
 4,070
 (2,771) 652,359
Mortgage-backed securities1,169,552
 19,454
 (338) 1,188,668
1,201,771
 24,790
 (14) 1,226,547
Auction rate securities106,871
 —
 (9,545) 97,326
107,107
 —
 (9,381) 97,726
Total debt securities2,486,017
 34,598
 (23,477) 2,497,138
2,463,732
 40,104
 (18,251) 2,485,585
Equity securities14,228
 4,852
 (13) 19,067
14,206
 8,277
 —
 22,483
Total$2,500,245
 $39,450
 $(23,490) $2,516,205
$2,477,938
 $48,381
 $(18,251) $2,508,068
Amortized
Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Estimated
Fair
Value
Amortized
Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Estimated
Fair
Value
(in thousands)(in thousands)
December 31, 2015              
U.S. Government sponsored agency securities$25,154
 $35
 $(53) $25,136
$25,154
 $35
 $(53) $25,136
State and municipal securities256,746
 6,019
 —
 262,765
256,746
 6,019
 —
 262,765
Corporate debt securities100,336
 2,695
 (6,076) 96,955
100,336
 2,695
 (6,076) 96,955
Collateralized mortgage obligations835,439
 3,042
 (16,972) 821,509
835,439
 3,042
 (16,972) 821,509
Mortgage-backed securities1,154,935
 10,104
 (6,204) 1,158,835
1,154,935
 10,104
 (6,204) 1,158,835
Auction rate securities106,772
 —
 (8,713) 98,059
106,772
 —
 (8,713) 98,059
Total debt securities2,479,382
 21,895
 (38,018) 2,463,259
2,479,382
 21,895
 (38,018) 2,463,259
Equity securities$14,677
 $6,845
 $(8) $21,514
14,677
 6,845
 (8) 21,514
Total2,494,059
 28,740
 (38,026) 2,484,773
$2,494,059
 $28,740
 $(38,026) $2,484,773
Securities carried at $1.6$1.8 billion as of March 31,September 30, 2016 and $1.7 billion as of December 31, 2015 were pledged as collateral to secure public and trust deposits and customer repurchase agreements.
Equity securities include common stocks of financial institutions (estimated fair value of $18.2$21.6 million at March 31,September 30, 2016 and $20.6 million at December 31, 2015) and other equity investments (estimated fair value of $892,000$901,000 at March 31,September 30, 2016 and $914,000 at December 31, 2015).
As of March 31,September 30, 2016, the financial institutions stock portfolio had a cost basis of $13.4 million and an estimated fair value of $18.2$21.6 million, including an investment in a single financial institution with a cost basis of $7.4 million and an estimated fair value of $9.1$11.4 million. The estimated fair value of this investment accounted for 50.3%52.7% of the estimated fair value of the Corporation's investments in the common stocks of publicly traded financial institutions. No other investment in a single financial institution in the financial institutions stock portfolio exceeded 10% of the portfolio's estimated fair value.


The amortized cost and estimated fair values of debt securities as of March 31,September 30, 2016, by contractual maturity, are shown in the following table. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the rightas certain investment securities are subject to call or prepay obligationsprepayment with or without call or prepayment penalties.
 Amortized
Cost		 Estimated
Fair Value		 Amortized
Cost		 Estimated
Fair Value
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Due in one year or less $64,096
 $64,475
 $50,521
 $51,020
Due from one year to five years 89,237
 91,302
 34,278
 35,356
Due from five years to ten years 92,154
 95,021
 96,172
 99,187
Due after ten years 288,960
 275,597
 429,930
 421,116
 534,447
 526,395
 610,901
 606,679
Collateralized mortgage obligations 782,018
 782,075
 651,060
 652,359
Mortgage-backed securities 1,169,552
 1,188,668
 1,201,771
 1,226,547
Total debt securities $2,486,017
 $2,497,138
 $2,463,732
 $2,485,585
The following table presents information related to the gross realized gains and losses on the sales of equity and debt securities:
Gross
Realized
Gains		 Gross
Realized
Losses		 Net Gains (Losses)Gross
Realized
Gains		 Gross
Realized
Losses		 Net Gains (Losses)
Three months ended March 31, 2016(in thousands)
Three months ended September 30, 2016(in thousands)
Equity securities$733
 $—
 $733
$2
 $—
 $2
Debt securities214
 —
 214
—
 —
 —
Total$947
 $—
 $947
$2
 $—
 $2
Three months ended March 31, 2015     
Three months ended September 30, 2015     
Equity securities$1,970
 $—
 $1,970
$1,730
 $—
 $1,730
Debt securities2,175
 —
 2,175
—
 —
 —
Total$4,145
 $—
 $4,145
$1,730
 $—
 $1,730
     
Nine months ended September 30, 2016     
Equity securities$739
 $(10) $729
Debt securities322
 (26) 296
Total$1,061
 $(36) $1,025
Nine months ended September 30, 2015     
Equity securities$5,990
 $—
 $5,990
Debt securities2,300
 —
 2,300
Total$8,290
 $—
 $8,290



The following table presents a summary of the cumulative credit related other-than-temporary impairment charges, recognized as components of earnings, for debt securities held by the Corporation at March 31,September 30, 2016 and 2015:
Three months ended March 31Three months ended September 30 Nine months ended September 30
2016 20152016 2015 2016 2015
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Balance of cumulative credit losses on debt securities, beginning of period$(11,510) $(16,242)$(11,510) $(11,510) $(11,510) $(16,242)
Reductions for securities sold during the period—
 3,938
—
 —
 —
 4,730
Reductions for increases in cash flows expected to be collected that are recognized over the remaining life of the security—
 2
—
 —
 —
 2
Balance of cumulative credit losses on debt securities, end of period$(11,510) $(12,302)$(11,510) $(11,510) $(11,510) $(11,510)
The following table presents the gross unrealized losses and estimated fair values of investments, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at March 31,September 30, 2016:
Less than 12 months 12 months or longer TotalLess than 12 months 12 months or longer Total
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
(in thousands)(in thousands)
State and municipal securities$17,961
 $(53) $—
 $—
 $17,961
 $(53)$91,790
 $(735) $—
 $—
 $91,790
 $(735)
Corporate debt securities—
 —
 30,762
 (8,276) 30,762
 (8,276)4,000
 (35) 33,766
 (5,315) 37,766
 (5,350)
Collateralized mortgage obligations21,078
 (87) 461,807
 (5,178) 482,885
 (5,265)124,739
 (376) 266,062
 (2,395) 390,801
 (2,771)
Mortgage-backed securities98,180
 (175) 30,243
 (163) 128,423
 (338)6,171
 (14) —
 —
 6,171
 (14)
Auction rate securities—
 —
 97,326
 (9,545) 97,326
 (9,545)—
 —
 97,726
 (9,381) 97,726
 (9,381)
Total debt securities137,219
 (315) 620,138
 (23,162) 757,357
 (23,477)226,700
 (1,160) 397,554
 (17,091) 624,254
 (18,251)
Equity securities50
 (3) 12
 (10) 62
 (13)—
 —
 —
 —
 —
 —
$137,269
 $(318) $620,150
 $(23,172) $757,419
 $(23,490)
Total$226,700
 $(1,160) $397,554
 $(17,091) $624,254
 $(18,251)
The Corporation’s collateralized mortgage obligations and mortgage-backed securities have contractual terms that generally do not permit the issuer to settle the securities at a price less than the amortized cost of the investment. Because the decline in market value of these securities is attributable to changes in interest rates and not credit quality, and because the Corporation does not have the intent to sell and does not believe it will more likely than not be required to sell any of these securities prior to a recovery of their fair value to amortized cost, therefore the Corporation does not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired as of March 31,September 30, 2016.
As of March 31,September 30, 2016, all of the auction rate securities (auction rate certificates, or "ARCs"), were rated above investment grade, with approximately $5.5 million, or 6%, "AAA" rated and $91.8 million, or 94%, "AA" rated.grade. All of the loans underlying the ARCs have principal payments which are guaranteed by the federal government. As of March 31,September 30, 2016, all ARCs were current and making scheduled interest payments. Based on management’s evaluations, ARCs with an estimated fair value of $97.3$97.7 million were not subject to any other-than-temporary impairment charges as of March 31,September 30, 2016. The Corporation does not have the intent to sell and does not believe it will more likely than not be required to sell any of these securities prior to a recovery of their fair value to amortized cost, which may be at maturity.
For its investments in equity securities, particularly its investments in stocks of financial institutions, management evaluates the near-term prospects of the issuers in relation to the severity and duration of the impairment. Based on that evaluation and the Corporation’s ability and intent to hold those investments for a reasonable period of time sufficient for a recovery of fair value, the Corporation does not consider those investments with unrealized holding losses as of March 31,September 30, 2016 to be other-than-temporarily impaired.


The majority of the Corporation's available for sale corporate debt securities are issued by financial institutions. The following table presents the amortized cost and estimated fair value of corporate debt securities:
March 31, 2016 December 31, 2015September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015
Amortized
cost
 
Estimated
fair value
 
Amortized
cost
 
Estimated
fair value
Amortized
cost
 
Estimated
fair value
 
Amortized
cost
 
Estimated
fair value
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Single-issuer trust preferred securities$43,673
 $35,851
 $44,648
 $39,106
$43,720
 $39,253
 $44,648
 $39,106
Subordinated debt47,681
 49,294
 51,653
 53,108
43,715
 44,660
 39,610
 40,779
Senior debt18,039
 18,601
 12,043
 12,329
Pooled trust preferred securities—
 706
 —
 706
—
 706
 —
 706
Corporate debt securities issued by financial institutions91,354
 85,851
 96,301
 92,920
105,474
 103,220
 96,301
 92,920
Other corporate debt securities4,035
 4,035
 4,035
 4,035
4,021
 4,021
 4,035
 4,035
Available for sale corporate debt securities$95,389
 $89,886
 $100,336
 $96,955
$109,495
 $107,241
 $100,336
 $96,955

Single-issuer trust preferred securities had an unrealized loss of $7.8$4.5 million at March 31,September 30, 2016. Six of the 19 single-issuer trust preferred securities, were rated below investment grade by at least one ratings agency, with an amortized cost of $11.5 million and an estimated fair value of $9.0$10.1 million at March 31, 2016.September 30, 2016, were rated below investment grade by at least one ratings agency. All of the single-issuer trust preferred securities rated below investment grade were rated "BB" orand "Ba". Two single-issuer trust preferred securities with an amortized cost of $3.7 million and an estimated fair value of $2.4 million at March 31,September 30, 2016 were not rated by any ratings agency.


Based on management’s evaluations, corporate debt securities with a fair value of $89.9$107.2 million were not subject to any other-than-temporary impairment charges as of March 31,September 30, 2016. The Corporation does not have the intent to sell and does not believe it will more likely than not be required to sell any of these securities prior to a recovery of their fair value to amortized cost, which may be at maturity.

NOTE 5 – Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses

Loans, Net of Unearned Income
Loans, net of unearned income are summarized as follows:
March 31,
2016		 December 31, 2015September 30,
2016		 December 31, 2015
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Real-estate - commercial mortgage$5,558,108
 $5,462,330
$5,818,915
 $5,462,330
Commercial - industrial, financial and agricultural4,035,333
 4,088,962
4,024,119
 4,088,962
Real-estate - home equity1,659,481
 1,684,439
1,640,421
 1,684,439
Real-estate - residential mortgage1,377,459
 1,376,160
1,542,696
 1,376,160
Real-estate - construction810,872
 799,988
861,634
 799,988
Consumer263,221
 268,588
283,673
 268,588
Leasing and other179,765
 170,914
235,793
 170,914
Overdrafts2,379
 2,737
2,320
 2,737
Loans, gross of unearned income13,886,618
 13,854,118
14,409,571
 13,854,118
Unearned income(15,917) (15,516)(18,333) (15,516)
Loans, net of unearned income$13,870,701
 $13,838,602
$14,391,238
 $13,838,602

Allowance for Credit Losses
The allowance for credit losses consists of the allowance for loan losses and the reserve for unfunded lending commitments. The allowance for loan losses represents management’s estimate of incurred losses in the loan portfolio as of the balance sheet date and is recorded as a reduction to loans. The reserve for unfunded lending commitments represents management’s estimate of incurred losses in its unfunded loan commitments and is recorded in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. The allowance for credit losses is increased by charges to expense, through the provision for credit losses, and decreased by charge-offs, net of recoveries.



The Corporation’s allowance for credit losses includes: (1) specific allowances allocated to loans evaluated for impairment under the FASB's ASC Section 310-10-35; and (2) allowances calculated for pools of loans measured for impairment under FASB ASC Subtopic 450-20.

The Corporation segments its loan portfolio by general loan type, or "portfolio segments," as presented in the table under the heading, "Loans, Net of Unearned Income," above. Certain portfolio segments are further disaggregated and evaluated collectively for impairment based on "class segments," which are largely based on the type of collateral underlying each loan. Commercial loans include loansboth secured by collateral and unsecured loans. Construction loan class segments include loans secured by commercial real estate, loans to commercial borrowers secured by residential real estate and loans to individuals secured by residential real estate. Consumer loan class segments include direct consumer installment loans and indirect automobilevehicle loans.

The following table presents the components of the allowance for credit losses:
 March 31,
2016		 December 31,
2015
 (in thousands)
Allowance for loan losses$163,841
 $169,054
Reserve for unfunded lending commitments2,224
 2,358
Allowance for credit losses$166,065
 $171,412



 September 30,
2016		 December 31,
2015
 (in thousands)
Allowance for loan losses$162,526
 $169,054
Reserve for unfunded lending commitments2,643
 2,358
Allowance for credit losses$165,169
 $171,412

The following table presents the activity in the allowance for credit losses:
Three months ended March 31Three months ended September 30 Nine months ended September 30
2016 20152016 2015 2016 2015
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period$171,412
 $185,931
$165,108
 $169,453
 $171,412
 $185,931
Loans charged off(11,155) (5,764)(7,672) (5,561) (29,573) (26,697)
Recoveries of loans previously charged off4,278
 3,191
3,592
 4,503
 15,148
 10,661
Net loans charged off(6,877) (2,573)(4,080) (1,058) (14,425) (16,036)
Provision for credit losses1,530
 (3,700)4,141
 1,000
 8,182
 (500)
Balance at end of period$166,065
 $179,658
$165,169
 $169,395
 $165,169
 $169,395



The following table presents the activity in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment:
Real Estate -
Commercial
Mortgage
 
Commercial -
Industrial,
Financial and
Agricultural
 
Real Estate -
Home
Equity
 
Real Estate -
Residential
Mortgage
 
Real Estate -
Construction
 Consumer 
Leasing, other
and
overdrafts
 Unallocated Total
Real Estate -
Commercial
Mortgage
 
Commercial -
Industrial,
Financial and
Agricultural
 
Real Estate -
Home
Equity
 
Real Estate -
Residential
Mortgage
 
Real Estate -
Construction
 Consumer 
Leasing, other
and
overdrafts
 Unallocated Total
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Three months ended March 31, 2016                 
Three months ended September 30, 2016                 
Balance at June 30, 2016$43,740
 $51,755
 $26,170
 $21,226
 $5,772
 $2,984
 $2,518
 $8,381
 $162,546
Loans charged off(1,350) (3,144) (709) (802) (150) (685) (832) —
 (7,672)
Recoveries of loans previously charged off296
 1,539
 241
 228
 898
 222
 168
 —
 3,592
Net loans charged off(1,054) (1,605) (468) (574) 748
 (463) (664) —
 (4,080)
Provision for loan losses (1)3,171
 (1,871) 1,419
 1,452
 23
 852
 1,075
 (2,061) 4,060
Balance at September 30, 2016$45,857
 $48,279
 $27,121
 $22,104
 $6,543
 $3,373
 $2,929
 $6,320
 $162,526
Three months ended September 30, 2015                 
Balance at June 30, 2015$50,680
 $49,170
 $22,506
 $22,787
 $7,749
 $2,608
 $1,615
 $10,370
 $167,485
Loans charged off(660) (1,640) (940) (1,035) (114) (650) (522) —
 (5,561)
Recoveries of loans previously charged off842
 1,598
 304
 201
 898
 314
 346
 —
 4,503
Net loans charged off182
 (42) (636) (834) 784
 (336) (176) —
 (1,058)
Provision for loan losses (1)825
 (405) 180
 (609) (964) 282
 223
 1,177
 709
Balance at September 30, 2015$51,687
 $48,723
 $22,050
 $21,344
 $7,569
 $2,554
 $1,662
 $11,547
 $167,136
Nine months ended September 30, 2016                 
Balance at December 31, 2015$47,866
 $57,098
 $22,405
 $21,375
 $6,529
 $2,585
 $2,468
 $8,728
 $169,054
$47,866
 $57,098
 $22,405
 $21,375
 $6,529
 $2,585
 $2,468
 $8,728
 $169,054
Loans charged off(582) (6,188) (1,541) (1,068) (326) (1,007) (443) —
 (11,155)(3,406) (13,957) (3,295) (2,210) (1,218) (2,261) (3,226) —
 (29,573)
Recoveries of loans previously charged off825
 2,319
 338
 136
 383
 196
 81
 —
 4,278
2,488
 6,789
 929
 784
 2,844
 957
 357
 —
 15,148
Net loans charged off243
 (3,869) (1,203) (932) 57
 (811) (362) —
 (6,877)(918) (7,168) (2,366) (1,426) 1,626
 (1,304) (2,869) —
 (14,425)
Provision for loan losses (1)202
 1,104
 1,322
 (515) (304) 550
 868
 (1,563) 1,664
(1,091) (1,651) 7,082
 2,155
 (1,612) 2,092
 3,330
 (2,408) 7,897
Balance at March 31, 2016$48,311
 $54,333
 $22,524
 $19,928
 $6,282
 $2,324
 $2,974
 $7,165
 $163,841
Three months ended March 31, 2015                 
Balance at September 30, 2016$45,857
 $48,279
 $27,121
 $22,104
 $6,543
 $3,373
 $2,929
 $6,320
 $162,526
Nine months ended September 30, 2015                 
Balance at December 31, 2014$53,493
 $51,378
 $28,271
 $29,072
 $9,756
 $3,015
 $1,799
 $7,360
 $184,144
$53,493
 $51,378
 $28,271
 $29,072
 $9,756
 $3,015
 $1,799
 $7,360
 $184,144
Loans charged off(709) (1,863) (768) (1,281) —
 (780) (363) —
 (5,764)(3,011) (14,669) (2,578) (3,099) (201) (1,787) (1,352) —
 (26,697)
Recoveries of loans previously charged off436
 786
 251
 159
 1,147
 241
 171
 —
 3,191
1,729
 3,855
 744
 547
 2,276
 923
 587
 —
 10,661
Net loans charged off(273) (1,077) (517) (1,122) 1,147
 (539) (192) —
 (2,573)(1,282) (10,814) (1,834) (2,552) 2,075
 (864) (765) —
 (16,036)
Provision for loan losses (1)(360) 6,849
 (4,273) (4,715) (2,416) 51
 46
 948
 (3,870)(524) 8,159
 (4,387) (5,176) (4,262) 403
 628
 4,187
 (972)
Balance at March 31, 2015$52,860
 $57,150
 $23,481
 $23,235
 $8,487
 $2,527
 $1,653
 $8,308
 $177,701
Balance at September 30, 2015$51,687
 $48,723
 $22,050
 $21,344
 $7,569
 $2,554
 $1,662
 $11,547
 $167,136

(1)
The provision for loan losses excluded a $134,000 decreasean $81,000 and a $170,000$285,000 increase, respectively, in the reserve for unfunded lending commitments for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2016 and a $291,000 and $472,000 increase, respectively, in the reserve for unfunded lending commitments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015. The total provision for credit losses, comprised of allocations for both funded and unfunded loans, was $1.5$4.1 million and $8.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, and $1.0 million and a negative $3.7 million$500,000 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.September 30, 2015.


The following table presents loans, net of unearned income and their related allowance for loan losses, by portfolio segment:
Real Estate -
Commercial
Mortgage
 
Commercial -
Industrial,
Financial and
Agricultural
 
Real Estate -
Home
Equity
 
Real Estate -
Residential
Mortgage
 
Real Estate -
Construction
 Consumer 
Leasing, other
and
overdrafts
 
Unallocated
(1)
 Total
Real Estate -
Commercial
Mortgage
 
Commercial -
Industrial,
Financial and
Agricultural
 
Real Estate -
Home
Equity
 
Real Estate -
Residential
Mortgage
 
Real Estate -
Construction
 Consumer 
Leasing, other
and
overdrafts
 Unallocated Total
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Allowance for loan losses at March 31, 2016:              
Allowance for loan losses at September 30, 2016:Allowance for loan losses at September 30, 2016:              
Measured for impairment under FASB ASC Subtopic 450-20$35,914
 $40,969
 $13,541
 $7,599
 $4,004
 $2,302
 $1,756
 $7,165
 $113,250
$36,151
 $38,858
 $17,828
 $10,410
 $4,422
 $3,346
 $2,929
 $6,320
 $120,264
Evaluated for impairment under FASB ASC Section 310-10-3512,397
 13,364
 8,983
 12,329
 2,278
 22
 1,218
 N/A
 50,591
9,706
 9,421
 9,293
 11,694
 2,121
 27
 —
 N/A
 42,262
$48,311
 $54,333
 $22,524
 $19,928
 $6,282
 $2,324
 $2,974
 $7,165
 $163,841
$45,857
 $48,279
 $27,121
 $22,104
 $6,543
 $3,373
 $2,929
 $6,320
 $162,526
                                  
Loans, net of unearned income at March 31, 2016:              
Loans, net of unearned income at September 30, 2016:Loans, net of unearned income at September 30, 2016:              
Measured for impairment under FASB ASC Subtopic 450-20$5,499,820
 $3,992,567
 $1,641,457
 $1,329,114
 $797,282
 $263,189
 $164,806
 N/A
 $13,688,235
$5,763,863
 $3,972,461
 $1,621,731
 $1,496,461
 $850,315
 $283,633
 $219,780
 N/A
 $14,208,244
Evaluated for impairment under FASB ASC Section 310-10-3558,288
 42,766
 18,024
 48,345
 13,590
 32
 1,421
 N/A
 182,466
55,052
 51,658
 18,690
 46,235
 11,319
 40
 —
 N/A
 182,994
$5,558,108
 $4,035,333
 $1,659,481
 $1,377,459
 $810,872
 $263,221
 $166,227
 N/A
 $13,870,701
$5,818,915
 $4,024,119
 $1,640,421
 $1,542,696
 $861,634
 $283,673
 $219,780
 N/A
 $14,391,238
                                  
Allowance for loan losses at March 31, 2015:              
Allowance for loan losses at September 30, 2015:Allowance for loan losses at September 30, 2015:              
Measured for impairment under FASB ASC Subtopic 450-20$38,916
 $40,027
 $16,937
 $9,162
 $6,037
 $2,504
 $1,653
 $8,308
 $123,544
$38,490
 $36,002
 $14,867
 $7,921
 $5,119
 $2,535
 $1,662
 $11,547
 $118,143
Evaluated for impairment under FASB ASC Section 310-10-3513,944
 17,123
 6,544
 14,073
 2,450
 23
 —
 N/A
 54,157
13,197
 12,721
 7,183
 13,423
 2,450
 19
 —
 N/A
 48,993
$52,860
 $57,150
 $23,481
 $23,235
 $8,487
 $2,527
 $1,653
 $8,308
 $177,701
$51,687
 $48,723
 $22,050
 $21,344
 $7,569
 $2,554
 $1,662
 $11,547
 $167,136
                                  
Loans, net of unearned income at March 31, 2015:              
Loans, net of unearned income at September 30, 2015:Loans, net of unearned income at September 30, 2015:              
Measured for impairment under FASB ASC Subtopic 450-20$5,157,342
 $3,716,037
 $1,688,869
 $1,312,861
 $656,021
 $257,265
 $124,255
 N/A
 $12,912,650
$5,273,819
 $3,885,956
 $1,679,471
 $1,330,778
 $750,629
 $271,667
 $149,530
 N/A
 $13,341,850
Evaluated for impairment under FASB ASC Section 310-10-3569,759
 46,594
 12,754
 51,927
 21,785
 36
 —
 N/A
 202,855
66,109
 43,952
 14,178
 51,307
 18,936
 29
 —
 N/A
 194,511
$5,227,101
 $3,762,631
 $1,701,623
 $1,364,788
 $677,806
 $257,301
 $124,255
 N/A
 $13,115,505
$5,339,928
 $3,929,908
 $1,693,649
 $1,382,085
 $769,565
 $271,696
 $149,530
 N/A
 $13,536,361
 
(1)The unallocated allowance, which was approximately 4% and 5% of the total allowance for credit losses, respectively, as of March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2015, was, in the opinion of management, reasonable and appropriate given that the estimates used in the allocation process are inherently imprecise.

N/A - Not applicable.

Impaired Loans
A loan is considered to be impaired if it is probable that all amounts will not be collected according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Impaired loans consist of all loans on non-accrual status and accruing troubled debt restructurings ("TDRs"). An allowance for loan losses is established for an impaired loan if its carrying value exceeds its estimated fair value. Impaired loans to borrowers with total outstanding commitments greater than or equal to $1.0 million are evaluated individually for impairment. Impaired loans to borrowers with total outstanding commitments less than $1.0 million are pooled and measured for impairment collectively.

Based on an evaluation of all relevant credit quality factors, the Corporation recorded a $1.5$4.1 million provision for credit losses during the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2016, compared to a $3.7$1.0 million negative provision for credit losses for the same period in 2015.
All loans individually evaluated for impairment under FASB ASC Section 310-10-35 are measured for losses on a quarterly basis.
As of March 31,September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, substantially all of the Corporation’s individually evaluated impaired loans with total outstanding balances greater than or equal to $1.0 million were measured based on the estimated fair value of each loan’s collateral. Collateral could be in the form of real estate, in the case of impaired commercial mortgages and construction loans, or business assets, such as accounts receivable or inventory, in the case of commercial and industrial loans. Commercial and industrial loans may also be secured by real property.

As of March 31,September 30, 2016 and 2015, approximately 77%73% and 78%77%, respectively, of impaired loans with principal balances greater than or equal to $1.0 million, whose primary collateral is real estate, were measured at estimated fair value using state certified third-party appraisals that had been updated in the preceding 12 months.

When updated appraisals are not obtained for loans evaluated for impairment under FASB ASC Section 310-10-35 that are secured by real estate, fair values are estimated based on the original appraisal values, as long as the original appraisal indicated an acceptable


loan-to-value position and, in the opinion of the Corporation's internal credit administration staff, there has not been a significant deterioration in the collateral value since the original appraisal was performed. Original appraisals are typically used only when


the estimated collateral value, as adjusted for the age of the appraisal, results in a current loan-to-value ratio that is lower than the Corporation's loan-to-value requirements for new loans, generally less than 70%.
The following table presents total impaired loans by class segment:
March 31, 2016 December 31, 2015September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
Recorded
Investment
 
Related
Allowance
 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
Recorded
Investment
 
Related
Allowance
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
Recorded
Investment
 
Related
Allowance
 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
Recorded
Investment
 
Related
Allowance
(in thousands)(in thousands)
With no related allowance recorded:With no related allowance recorded:          With no related allowance recorded:          
Real estate - commercial mortgage$26,361
 $23,023
 $—
 $27,872
 $22,596
 $—
$30,913
 $27,594
 $—
 $27,872
 $22,596
 $—
Commercial - secured14,638
 12,227
 —
 18,012
 13,702
 —
33,225
 29,535
 —
 18,012
 13,702
 —
Real estate - residential mortgage6,395
 6,211
 —
 4,790
 4,790
 —
6,312
 6,131
 —
 4,790
 4,790
 —
Construction - commercial residential6,916
 6,298
 —
 9,916
 8,865
 —
6,393
 4,923
 —
 9,916
 8,865
 —
54,310
 47,759
 
 60,590
 49,953
 
76,843
 68,183
 
 60,590
 49,953
 
With a related allowance recorded:With a related allowance recorded:          With a related allowance recorded:          
Real estate - commercial mortgage44,849
 35,265
 12,397
 45,189
 35,698
 12,471
37,212
 27,458
 9,706
 45,189
 35,698
 12,471
Commercial - secured34,752
 29,655
 12,850
 39,659
 33,629
 14,085
26,900
 21,192
 8,906
 39,659
 33,629
 14,085
Commercial - unsecured1,039
 884
 514
 971
 821
 498
1,228
 931
 515
 971
 821
 498
Real estate - home equity23,115
 18,024
 8,983
 20,347
 15,766
 7,993
23,580
 18,690
 9,293
 20,347
 15,766
 7,993
Real estate - residential mortgage50,803
 42,134
 12,329
 55,242
 45,635
 13,422
47,746
 40,104
 11,694
 55,242
 45,635
 13,422
Construction - commercial residential9,774
 6,088
 1,851
 9,949
 6,290
 2,110
8,053
 4,850
 1,560
 9,949
 6,290
 2,110
Construction - commercial815
 594
 201
 820
 638
 217
687
 450
 145
 820
 638
 217
Construction - other747
 610
 226
 331
 193
 68
1,096
 1,096
 416
 331
 193
 68
Consumer - direct20
 20
 14
 19
 19
 14
21
 21
 15
 19
 19
 14
Consumer - indirect12
 12
 8
 14
 14
 8
19
 19
 12
 14
 14
 8
Leasing, other and overdrafts1,421
 1,421
 1,218
 1,658
 1,425
 704
—
 —
 —
 1,658
 1,425
 704
167,347
 134,707
 50,591
 174,199
 140,128
 51,590
146,542
 114,811
 42,262
 174,199
 140,128
 51,590
Total$221,657
 $182,466
 $50,591
 $234,789
 $190,081
 $51,590
$223,385
 $182,994
 $42,262
 $234,789
 $190,081
 $51,590
As of March 31,September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, there were $47.8$68.2 million and $50.0 million, respectively, of impaired loans that did not have a related allowance for loan loss. The estimated fair values of the collateral securing these loans exceeded their carrying amount, or they were previously charged down to realizable collateral values. Accordingly, no specific valuation allowance was considered to be necessary.


The following table presents average impaired loans by class segment:
Three months ended March 31Three months ended September 30 Nine months ended September 30
2016 20152016 2015 2016 2015
Average
Recorded
Investment		 Interest
Income (1)		 Average
Recorded
Investment		 Interest
Income (1)		Average
Recorded
Investment		 Interest
Income (1)		 Average
Recorded
Investment		 Interest
Income (1)		 Average
Recorded
Investment		 Interest
Income (1)		 Average
Recorded
Investment		 Interest
Income (1)
(in thousands)(in thousands)
With no related allowance recorded:                      
Real estate - commercial mortgage$22,810
 $69
 $26,849
 $91
$25,048
 $78
 $25,216
 $68
 $23,929
 $219
 $26,033
 246
Commercial - secured12,964
 16
 14,676
 21
23,836
 32
 17,609
 28
 18,400
 68
 16,142
 74
Commercial - unsecured—
 —
 43
 —
 —
 —
 22
 —
Real estate - residential mortgage5,501
 30
 4,866
 28
6,151
 33
 6,212
 34
 5,826
 96
 5,539
 94
Construction - commercial residential7,582
 19
 14,222
 55
5,734
 10
 10,558
 28
 6,658
 45
 12,390
 124
Construction - commercial—
 —
 1,138
 —
—
 —
 1,150
 —
 —
 —
 1,144
 —
48,857
 134
 61,751
 195
60,769
 153
 60,788
 158
 54,813
 428
 61,270
 538
With a related allowance recorded:                      
Real estate - commercial mortgage35,482
 108
 39,660
 133
29,139
 91
 40,572
 110
 32,310
 303
 40,116
 368
Commercial - secured31,642
 38
 24,950
 36
21,688
 29
 22,386
 36
 26,665
 100
 23,668
 111
Commercial - unsecured853
 1
 1,175
 1
953
 1
 2,788
 1
 903
 3
 1,981
 4
Real estate - home equity16,896
 57
 13,106
 31
18,283
 76
 13,728
 37
 17,589
 203
 13,417
 101
Real estate - residential mortgage43,885
 235
 46,774
 273
40,913
 221
 46,039
 254
 42,399
 683
 46,406
 797
Construction - commercial residential6,189
 15
 7,247
 28
4,947
 8
 5,746
 15
 5,568
 37
 6,496
 64
Construction - commercial616
 —
 800
 —
476
 —
 1,210
 —
 546
 —
 1,005
 —
Construction - other402
 —
 281
 —
756
 —
 281
 —
 579
 —
 281
 —
Consumer - direct17
 —
 18
 —
19
 —
 15
 —
 17
 1
 18
 —
Consumer - indirect16
 —
 19
 —
11
 —
 15
 —
 14
 —
 17
 —
Leasing, other and overdrafts1,423
 —
 —
 —
—
 —
 —
 —
 712
 —
 —
 —
137,421
 454
 134,030
 502
117,185
 426
 132,780
 453
 127,302
 1,330
 133,405
 1,445
Total$186,278
 $588
 $195,781
 $697
$177,954
 $579
 $193,568
 $611
 $182,115
 $1,758
 $194,675
 1,983
                      
(1)All impaired loans, excluding accruing TDRs, were non-accrual loans. Interest income recognized for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2016 and 2015 represents amounts earned on accruing TDRs.



Credit Quality Indicators and Non-performing Assets

The following table presents internal credit risk ratings for real estate - commercial mortgages, commercial - secured loans, commercial - unsecured loans, construction - commercial residential loans and construction - commercial loans:
Pass Special Mention Substandard or Lower TotalPass Special Mention Substandard or Lower Total
March 31, 2016 December 31, 2015 March 31, 2016 December 31, 2015 March 31, 2016 December 31, 2015 March 31, 2016 December 31, 2015September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015
(dollars in thousands)(dollars in thousands)
Real estate - commercial mortgage$5,283,340
 $5,204,263
 $121,889
 $102,625
 $152,879
 $155,442
 $5,558,108
 $5,462,330
$5,555,760
 $5,204,263
 $131,941
 $102,625
 $131,214
 $155,442
 $5,818,915
 $5,462,330
Commercial - secured3,668,743
 3,696,692
 78,508
 92,711
 134,446
 136,710
 3,881,697
 3,926,113
3,648,221
 3,696,692
 106,701
 92,711
 121,611
 136,710
 3,876,533
 3,926,113
Commercial - unsecured147,630
 156,742
 2,634
 2,761
 3,372
 3,346
 153,636
 162,849
139,673
 156,742
 5,009
 2,761
 2,904
 3,346
 147,586
 162,849
Total commercial - industrial, financial and agricultural3,816,373
 3,853,434
 81,142
 95,472
 137,818
 140,056
 4,035,333
 4,088,962
3,787,894
 3,853,434
 111,710
 95,472
 124,515
 140,056
 4,024,119
 4,088,962
Construction - commercial residential146,590
 140,337
 17,068
 17,154
 18,621
 21,812
 182,279
 179,303
131,875
 140,337
 15,853
 17,154
 14,180
 21,812
 161,908
 179,303
Construction - commercial559,351
 552,710
 2,842
 3,684
 4,623
 3,597
 566,816
 559,991
629,314
 552,710
 2,530
 3,684
 5,048
 3,597
 636,892
 559,991
Total construction (excluding Construction - other)705,941
 693,047
 19,910
 20,838
 23,244
 25,409
 749,095
 739,294
761,189
 693,047
 18,383
 20,838
 19,228
 25,409
 798,800
 739,294
$9,805,654
 $9,750,744
 $222,941
 $218,935
 $313,941
 $320,907
 $10,342,536
 $10,290,586
$10,104,843
 $9,750,744
 $262,034
 $218,935
 $274,957
 $320,907
 $10,641,834
 $10,290,586
% of Total94.8% 94.8% 2.2% 2.1% 3.0% 3.1% 100.0% 100.0%95.0% 94.8% 2.4% 2.1% 2.6% 3.1% 100.0% 100.0%



The following is a summary of the Corporation's internal risk rating categories:
Pass: These loans do not currently pose undue credit risk and can range from the highest to average quality, depending on the degree of potential risk.
Special Mention: These loans constitute an undue and unwarranted credit risk, but not to a point of justifying a classification of substandard. Loans in this category are currently acceptable, but are nevertheless potentially weak.
Substandard or Lower: These loans are inadequately protected by current sound worth and paying capacity of the borrower. There exists a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the normal repayment of the debt.

The risk rating process allows management to identify credits that potentially carry more risk in a timely manner and to allocate resources to managing troubled accounts. The Corporation believes that internal risk ratings are the most relevant credit quality indicator for the class segments presented above. The migration of loans through the various internal risk rating categories is a significant component of the allowance for credit loss methodology, which bases the probability of default on this migration. Assigning risk ratings involves judgment. Risk ratings are initially assigned to loans by loan officers and are reviewed on a regular basis by credit administration staff. The Corporation's loan review officers provide a separatean independent assessment of risk rating accuracy. Ratings may be changed based on the ongoing monitoring procedures performed by loan officers or credit administration staff, or if specific loan review activities identify a deterioration or an improvement in the loan.

The Corporation does not assign internal risk ratings to smaller balance, homogeneous loans, such as home equity, residential mortgage, consumer, lease receivables and construction loans to individuals secured by residential real estate.estate, consumer and lease receivables. For these loans, the most relevant credit quality indicator is delinquency status. The migration of loans through the various delinquency status categories is a significant component of the allowance for credit losses methodology for those loans, which bases the probability of default on this migration.


The following table presents a summary of performing, delinquency and non-performing status for home equity, real estate - residential mortgages, construction loans to individuals and consumer, leasing and other loans by class segment:
Performing Delinquent (1) Non-performing (2) TotalPerforming Delinquent (1) Non-performing (2) Total
March 31, 2016 December 31, 2015 March 31, 2016 December 31, 2015 March 31, 2016 December 31, 2015 March 31, 2016 December 31, 2015September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015
(dollars in thousands)(dollars in thousands)
Real estate - home equity$1,636,040
 $1,660,773
 $9,033
 $8,983
 $14,408
 $14,683
 $1,659,481
 $1,684,439
$1,615,657
 $1,660,773
 $10,504
 $8,983
 $14,260
 $14,683
 $1,640,421
 $1,684,439
Real estate - residential mortgage1,334,744
 1,329,371
 17,533
 18,305
 25,182
 28,484
 1,377,459
 1,376,160
1,501,486
 1,329,371
 17,759
 18,305
 23,451
 28,484
 1,542,696
 1,376,160
Construction - other60,481
 59,997
 686
 88
 610
 609
 61,777
 60,694
61,738
 59,997
 —
 88
 1,096
 609
 62,834
 60,694
Consumer - direct90,204
 94,262
 1,662
 2,254
 1,597
 2,203
 93,463
 98,719
91,164
 94,262
 1,675
 2,254
 1,943
 2,203
 94,782
 98,719
Consumer - indirect167,863
 166,823
 1,690
 2,809
 205
 237
 169,758
 169,869
185,873
 166,823
 2,795
 2,809
 223
 237
 188,891
 169,869
Total consumer258,067
 261,085
 3,352
 5,063
 1,802
 2,440
 263,221
 268,588
277,037
 261,085
 4,470
 5,063
 2,166
 2,440
 283,673
 268,588
Leasing, overdrafts and other164,002
 155,870
 711
 759
 1,514
 1,506
 166,227
 158,135
Leasing218,275
 155,870
 1,454
 759
 51
 1,506
 219,780
 158,135
$3,453,334
 $3,467,096
 $31,315
 $33,198
 $43,516
 $47,722
 $3,528,165
 $3,548,016
$3,674,193
 $3,467,096
 $34,187
 $33,198
 $41,024
 $47,722
 $3,749,404
 $3,548,016
% of Total97.9% 97.7% 0.9% 1.0% 1.2% 1.3% 100.0% 100.0%98.0% 97.7% 0.9% 1.0% 1.1% 1.3% 100.0% 100.0%

(1)Includes all accruing loans 30 days to 89 days past due.
(2)Includes all accruing loans 90 days or more past due and all non-accrual loans.
The following table presents non-performing assets:

March 31,
2016		 December 31,
2015		September 30,
2016		 December 31,
2015
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Non-accrual loans$122,170
 $129,523
$124,017
 $129,523
Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing15,013
 15,291
14,095
 15,291
Total non-performing loans137,183
 144,814
138,112
 144,814
Other real estate owned (OREO)10,946
 11,099
11,981
 11,099
Total non-performing assets$148,129
 $155,913
$150,093
 $155,913



The following table presents past due status and non-accrual loans by portfolio segment and class segment:
March 31, 2016September 30, 2016
30-59
Days Past
Due
 
60-89
Days Past
Due
 
≥ 90 Days
Past Due
and
Accruing
 
Non-
accrual
 
Total ≥ 90
Days
 
Total Past
Due
 Current Total
30-59
Days Past
Due
 
60-89
Days Past
Due
 
≥ 90 Days
Past Due
and
Accruing
 
Non-
accrual
 
Total ≥ 90
Days
 
Total Past
Due
 Current Total
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Real estate - commercial mortgage$6,604
 $1,824
 $2,271
 $40,861
 $43,132
 $51,560
 $5,506,548
 $5,558,108
$9,268
 $1,447
 $664
 $38,967
 $39,631
 $50,346
 $5,768,569
 $5,818,915
Commercial - secured16,053
 3,194
 2,024
 36,360
 38,384
 57,631
 3,824,066
 3,881,697
8,369
 3,622
 3,023
 43,304
 46,327
 58,318
 3,818,215
 3,876,533
Commercial - unsecured415
 —
 —
 756
 756
 1,171
 152,465
 153,636
234
 53
 137
 866
 1,003
 1,290
 146,296
 147,586
Total commercial - industrial, financial and agricultural16,468
 3,194
 2,024
 37,116
 39,140
 58,802
 3,976,531
 4,035,333
8,603
 3,675
 3,160
 44,170
 47,330
 59,608
 3,964,511
 4,024,119
Real estate - home equity7,024
 2,009
 2,914
 11,494
 14,408
 23,441
 1,636,040
 1,659,481
6,016
 4,488
 3,237
 11,023
 14,260
 24,764
 1,615,657
 1,640,421
Real estate - residential mortgage12,136
 5,397
 4,402
 20,780
 25,182
 42,715
 1,334,744
 1,377,459
12,920
 4,839
 4,070
 19,381
 23,451
 41,210
 1,501,486
 1,542,696
Construction - commercial residential1,550
 1,967
 1,495
 9,294
 10,789
 14,306
 167,973
 182,279
2,004
 629
 72
 8,930
 9,002
 11,635
 150,273
 161,908
Construction - commercial—
 —
 12
 594
 606
 606
 566,210
 566,816
—
 9
 675
 450
 1,125
 1,134
 635,758
 636,892
Construction - other686
 —
 —
 610
 610
 1,296
 60,481
 61,777
—
 —
 —
 1,096
 1,096
 1,096
 61,738
 62,834
Total real estate - construction2,236
 1,967
 1,507
 10,498
 12,005
 16,208
 794,664
 810,872
2,004
 638
 747
 10,476
 11,223
 13,865
 847,769
 861,634
Consumer - direct1,068
 594
 1,597
 —
 1,597
 3,259
 90,204
 93,463
1,147
 528
 1,943
 —
 1,943
 3,618
 91,164
 94,782
Consumer - indirect1,483
 207
 205
 —
 205
 1,895
 167,863
 169,758
2,466
 329
 223
 —
 223
 3,018
 185,873
 188,891
Total consumer2,551
 801
 1,802
 —
 1,802
 5,154
 258,067
 263,221
3,613
 857
 2,166
 —
 2,166
 6,636
 277,037
 283,673
Leasing, overdrafts
and other		615
 96
 93
 1,421
 1,514
 2,225
 164,002
 166,227
Leasing, other and overdrafts998
 456
 51
 —
 51
 1,505
 218,275
 219,780
Total$47,634
 $15,288
 $15,013
 $122,170
 $137,183
 $200,105
 $13,670,596
 $13,870,701
$43,422
 $16,400
 $14,095
 $124,017
 $138,112
 $197,934
 $14,193,304
 $14,391,238
 December 31, 2015
 
30-59
Days Past
Due
 
60-89
Days Past
Due
 
≥ 90 Days
Past Due
and
Accruing
 
Non-
accrual
 
Total ≥ 90
Days
 
Total Past
Due
 Current Total
 (in thousands)
Real estate - commercial mortgage$6,469
 $1,312
 $439
 $40,731
 $41,170
 $48,951
 $5,413,379
 $5,462,330
Commercial - secured5,654
 2,615
 1,853
 41,498
 43,351
 51,620
 3,874,493
 3,926,113
Commercial - unsecured510
 83
 19
 701
 720
 1,313
 161,536
 162,849
Total commercial - industrial, financial and agricultural6,164
 2,698
 1,872
 42,199
 44,071
 52,933
 4,036,029
 4,088,962
Real estate - home equity6,438
 2,545
 3,473
 11,210
 14,683
 23,666
 1,660,773
 1,684,439
Real estate - residential mortgage15,141
 3,164
 6,570
 21,914
 28,484
 46,789
 1,329,371
 1,376,160
Construction - commercial residential1,366
 494
 —
 11,213
 11,213
 13,073
 166,230
 179,303
Construction - commercial50
 176
 —
 638
 638
 864
 559,127
 559,991
Construction - other88
 —
 416
 193
 609
 697
 59,997
 60,694
Total real estate - construction1,504
 670
 416
 12,044
 12,460
 14,634
 785,354
 799,988
Consumer - direct1,687
 567
 2,203
 —
 2,203
 4,457
 94,262
 98,719
Consumer - indirect2,308
 501
 237
 —
 237
 3,046
 166,823
 169,869
Total consumer3,995
 1,068
 2,440
 —
 2,440
 7,503
 261,085
 268,588
Leasing, other and overdrafts483
 276
 81
 1,425
 1,506
 2,265
 155,870
 158,135
Total$40,194
 $11,733
 $15,291
 $129,523
 $144,814
 $196,741
 $13,641,861
 $13,838,602


 December 31, 2015
 
30-59
Days Past
Due
 
60-89
Days Past
Due
 
≥ 90 Days
Past Due
and
Accruing
 
Non-
accrual
 
Total ≥ 90
Days
 
Total Past
Due
 Current Total
 (in thousands)
Real estate - commercial mortgage$6,469
 $1,312
 $439
 $40,731
 $41,170
 $48,951
 $5,413,379
 $5,462,330
Commercial - secured5,654
 2,615
 1,853
 41,498
 43,351
 51,620
 3,874,493
 3,926,113
Commercial - unsecured510
 83
 19
 701
 720
 1,313
 161,536
 162,849
Total commercial - industrial, financial and agricultural6,164
 2,698
 1,872
 42,199
 44,071
 52,933
 4,036,029
 4,088,962
Real estate - home equity6,438
 2,545
 3,473
 11,210
 14,683
 23,666
 1,660,773
 1,684,439
Real estate - residential mortgage15,141
 3,164
 6,570
 21,914
 28,484
 46,789
 1,329,371
 1,376,160
Construction - commercial residential1,366
 494
 —
 11,213
 11,213
 13,073
 166,230
 179,303
Construction - commercial50
 176
 —
 638
 638
 864
 559,127
 559,991
Construction - other88
 —
 416
 193
 609
 697
 59,997
 60,694
Total real estate - construction1,504
 670
 416
 12,044
 12,460
 14,634
 785,354
 799,988
Consumer - direct1,687
 567
 2,203
 —
 2,203
 4,457
 94,262
 98,719
Consumer - indirect2,308
 501
 237
 —
 237
 3,046
 166,823
 169,869
Total consumer3,995
 1,068
 2,440
 —
 2,440
 7,503
 261,085
 268,588
Leasing, overdrafts
and other		483
 276
 81
 1,425
 1,506
 2,265
 155,870
 158,135
Total$40,194
 $11,733
 $15,291
 $129,523
 $144,814
 $196,741
 $13,641,861
 $13,838,602

The following table presents TDRs:TDRs, by class segment:
March 31,
2016		 December 31,
2015		September 30,
2016		 December 31,
2015
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Real-estate - residential mortgage$27,565
 $28,511
$26,854
 $28,511
Real-estate - commercial mortgage17,427
 17,563
16,085
 17,563
Real estate - home equity7,668
 4,556
Commercial - secured5,522
 5,833
7,422
 5,833
Construction - commercial residential3,092
 3,942
843
 3,942
Real estate - home equity6,530
 4,556
Commercial - unsecured128
 120
66
 120
Consumer - indirect12
 14
20
 14
Consumer - direct20
 19
19
 19
Total accruing TDRs60,296
 60,558
58,977
 60,558
Non-accrual TDRs (1)27,277
 31,035
27,904
 31,035
Total TDRs$87,573
 $91,593
$86,881
 $91,593
 
(1)Included in non-accrual loans in the preceding table detailing non-performing assets.

As of March 31,September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, there were $3.8$3.5 million and $5.3 million, respectively, of commitments to lend additional funds to borrowers whose loans were modified under TDRs.













The following table presents TDRs, by class segment as of March 31, 2016 and 2015, that were modified during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:

 2016 2015
Number of Loans Post-Modification Recorded Investment Number of Loans Post-Modification Recorded Investment
 (dollars in thousands)
Commercial – secured:       
 Extend maturity without rate concession2
 $830
 8
 $6,776
Commercial – unsecured:       
 Extend maturity without rate concession2
 103
 1
 42
Real estate - commercial mortgage:       
 Extend maturity without rate concession—
 —
 3
 2,495
Real estate - home equity:       
 Extend maturity with rate concession1
 44
 —
 —
 Bankruptcy37
 2,698
 10
 492
Real estate – residential mortgage:       
 Extend maturity with rate concession—
 —
 1
 104
 Extend maturity without rate concession—
 —
 2
 225
 Bankruptcy—
 —
 1
 281
Construction - commercial residential:       
 Extend maturity without rate concession—
 —
 1
 889
Consumer - direct:       
 Bankruptcy1
 2
 —
 —
Consumer - indirect:       
 Bankruptcy—
 —
 1
 13
         
Total43
 $3,677
 28
 $11,317






















The following table presents TDRs, by class segment as of March 31,September 30, 2016 and 2015, that were modified during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015:
  Three months ended September 30 Nine months ended September 30
 2016 2015 2016 2015
Number of Loans Post-Modification Recorded Investment Number of Loans Post-Modification Recorded Investment Number of Loans Post-Modification Recorded Investment Number of Loans Post-Modification Recorded Investment
 (dollars in thousands)
Commercial – secured:               
 Extend maturity with rate concession—
 $—
 2
 $1,374
 —
 $—
 2
 $1,374
 Extend maturity without rate concession4
 1,826
 1
 6
 10
 3,801
 12
 7,830
Commercial – unsecured:               
 Extend maturity without rate concession—
 —
 —
 —
 2
 103
 1
 42
Real estate - commercial mortgage:               
 Extend maturity with rate concession—
 —
 2
 188
 —
 —
 2
 188
 Extend maturity without rate concession—
 —
 —
 —
 —
 —
 4
 2,626
Real estate - home equity:               
 Extend maturity without rate concession24
 1,063
 5
 341
 63
 3,058
 5
 341
 Bankruptcy11
 563
 9
 221
 33
 2,279
 34
 1,452
Real estate – residential mortgage:               
 Extend maturity with rate concession—
 —
 1
 171
 —
 —
 2
 276
 Extend maturity without rate concession—
 —
 —
 —
 2
 315
 2
 225
 Bankruptcy2
 350
 1
 58
 3
 723
 6
 795
Construction - commercial residential:               
 Extend maturity without rate concession—
 —
 —
 —
 —
 —
 1
 889
Consumer - direct:               
 Bankruptcy—
 —
 —
 —
 1
 2
 —
 —
Consumer - indirect:               
 Bankruptcy1
 21
 —
 —
 1
 21
 1
 13
                 
Total42
 $3,823
 21
 $2,359
 115
 $10,302
 72
 $16,051
                 

The following table presents TDRs, by class segment, as of September 30, 2016 and 2015, that were modified in the previous 12 months and had a post-modification payment default during the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2016 and 2015. The Corporation defines a payment default as a single missed payment.
2016 20152016 2015
Number of Loans Recorded Investment Number of Loans Recorded InvestmentNumber of Loans Recorded Investment Number of Loans Recorded Investment
(dollars in thousands)(dollars in thousands)
Commercial - secured6
 $2,593
 6
 $3,855
Commercial - unsecured1
 26
 —
 —
Real estate - commercial mortgage2
 129
 2
 233
Real estate - home equity14 $1,039
 7 $816
29
 1,902
 9
 459
Real estate - residential mortgage3 260
 8 748
7
 1,395
 4
 500
Real estate - commercial mortgage3 235
 2 1,659
Commercial - secured1 47
 7 7,888
Construction - commercial residential— —
 1 1,366
Total21 $1,581
 25 $12,477
45
 $6,045
 21
 $5,047




NOTE 6 – Mortgage Servicing Rights

The following table summarizes the changes in mortgage servicing rights ("MSRs"), which are included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets:
Three months ended March 31 Three months ended September 30 Nine months ended September 30
2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Amortized cost:           
Balance at beginning of period$40,944
 $42,148
 $39,874
 $41,598
 $40,944
 $42,148
Originations of mortgage servicing rights920
 1,557
 1,499
 1,463
 3,927
 4,976
Amortization(1,669) (1,902) (2,064) (1,829) (5,562) (5,892)
Balance at end of period$40,195
 $41,803
 $39,309
 $41,232
 $39,309
 $41,232
       
Valuation allowance:       
Balance at beginning of period$(1,721) $—
 $—
 $—
Additions(1,280) —
 (3,001) —
Balance at end of period$(3,001) $—
 $(3,001) $—
       
Net MSRs at end of period$36,308
 $41,232
 $36,308
 $41,232

MSRs represent the economic value of existing contractual rights to service mortgage loans that have been sold. Accordingly, actual and expected prepayments of the underlying mortgage loans can impact the value of MSRs. The Corporation accounts for MSRs at the lower of amortized cost or fair value.

The fair value of MSRs is estimated by discounting the estimated cash flows from servicing income, net of expense, over the expected life of the underlying loans at a discount rate commensurate with the risk associated with these assets. Expected life is based on the contractual terms of the loans, as adjusted for prepayment projections. Based on its fair value analysis, the Corporation determined that additions to the valuation allowance of $1.3 million and $3.0 million were necessary for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. No valuation allowance was necessary as of March 31, 2016 orSeptember 30, 2015.

As of March 31, 2016, the estimated fair value of MSRs was $40.8 million, which exceeded their book value.


NOTE 7 – Stock-Based Compensation

The Corporation grants equity awards to employees, consisting of stock options, restricted stock, RSUs and PSUs under its Amended and Restated Equity and Cash Incentive Compensation Plan ("Employee Equity Plan"). In addition, employees may purchase stock under the Corporation’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The fair value of equity awards granted to employees is recognized as compensation expense over the period during which employees are required to provide service in exchange for such awards. Compensation expense for PSUs is also recognized over the period during which employees are required to provide service in exchange for such awards, however, compensation expense may vary based on the expectations for actual performance relative to defined performance measures.

The Corporation also grants equity awards to non-employee members of its board of directors under the 2011 Directors’ Equity Participation Plan ("Directors’ Plan"). Under the Directors’ Plan, the Corporation can grant equity awards to non-employee holding company and subsidiary bank directors in the form of stock options, restricted stock or common stock.

Equity awards issued under the Employee Equity Plan are generally granted annually and become fully vested over or after a three-year vesting period. The vesting period for non-performance-based awards represents the period during which employees are required to provide service in exchange for such awards. Equity awards under the Directors' Plan generally vest immediately upon grant. Certain events, as defined in the Employee Equity Plan and the Directors' Plan, result in the acceleration of the vesting of equity awards.



The following table presents compensation expense and the related tax benefits for equity awards recognized in the consolidated statements of income:
Three months ended March 31Three months ended September 30 Nine months ended September 30
2016 20152016 2015 2016 2015
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Stock-based compensation expense$1,436
 $1,071
$1,552
 $1,533
 $4,808
 $4,371
Tax benefit(433) (292)(536) (489) (1,611) (1,403)
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax$1,003
 $779
$1,016
 $1,044
 $3,197
 $2,968

Stock option fair values are estimated through the use of the Black-Scholes valuation methodology as of the date of grant. Stock options carry terms of up to ten years. Fair values for restricted stock, RSUs and a majority of PSUs are based on the trading price of the Corporation’s stock on the date of grant and earn dividends during the vesting period, which are forfeitable if the awards do not vest. The fair value of certain PSUs are estimated through the use of the Monte Carlo valuation methodology as of the date of grant.

As of March 31,September 30, 2016, the Employee Equity Plan had 11.511.4 million shares reserved for future grants through 2023, and the Directors’ Plan had approximately 396,000384,000 shares reserved for future grants through 2021.

NOTE 8 – Employee Benefit Plans

The Corporation maintains a defined benefit pension plan ("Pension Plan") for certain employees, which was curtailed in 2008. Contributions to the Pension Plan are actuarially determined and funded annually, if required. The Corporation made contributions totaling $4.6 million during the first nine months of 2016. Pension Plan assets are invested in: money markets; fixed income securities, including corporate bonds, U.S. Treasury securities and common trust funds; and equity securities, including common stocks and common stock mutual funds.
The net periodic benefit cost for the Corporation’s Pension Plan consisted of the following components:
Three months ended March 31Three months ended September 30 Nine months ended September 30
2016 20152016 2015 2016 2015
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Service cost (1)
$150
 $145
$172
 $145
 $516
 $435
Interest cost881
 851
880
 851
 2,640
 2,553
Expected return on plan assets(726) (752)(580) (752) (1,739) (2,256)
Net amortization and deferral782
 782
605
 782
 1,815
 2,346
Net periodic benefit cost$1,087
 $1,026
$1,077
 $1,026
 $3,232
 $3,078

(1)Service cost was related to administrative costs associated with the plan and was not due to the accrual of additional participant benefits.
The Corporation provides benefits under a postretirement benefits plan ("Postretirement Plan") to certain retirees who were employees of the Corporation prior to January 1, 1998 and retired from employment with the Corporation prior to February 1, 2014.


The net periodic cost (benefit) of the Corporation’s Postretirement Plan consisted of the following components:
Three months ended March 31Three months ended September 30 Nine months ended September 30
2016 20152016 2015 2016 2015
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Interest cost38
 52
21
 52
 64
 156
Expected return on plan assets—
 —
 (1) —
Net accretion and deferral(65) (65)(138) (65) (413) (195)
Net periodic benefit$(27) $(13)$(117) $(13) $(350) $(39)

The Corporation recognizes the funded status of its Pension Plan and Postretirement Plan on the consolidated balance sheets and recognizes the change in that funded status through other comprehensive income.

NOTE 9 – Derivative Financial Instruments

The Corporation manages its exposure to certain interest rate and foreign currency risks through the use of derivatives. None of the Corporation's outstanding derivative contracts are designated as hedges, and none are entered into for speculative purposes. Derivative instruments are carried at fair value, with changes in fair values recognized in earnings as components of non-interest income and non-interest expense on the consolidated statements of income.

Derivative contracts create counterparty credit risk with both the Corporation's customers and with institutional derivative counterparties. The Corporation manages counterparty credit risk through its credit approval processes, monitoring procedures and obtaining adequate collateral, when the Corporation determines it is appropriate to do so and in accordance with counterparty contracts.



Mortgage Banking Derivatives

In connection with its mortgage banking activities, the Corporation enters into commitments to originate certain fixed rate residential mortgage loans for customers, also referred to as interest rate locks. In addition, the Corporation enters into forward commitments for the future sales or purchases of mortgage-backed securities to or from third-party counterparties to hedge the effect of changes in interest rates on the values of both the interest rate locks and mortgage loans held for sale. Forward sales commitments may also be in the form of commitments to sell individual mortgage loans at a fixed price at a future date. The amount necessary to settle each interest rate lock is based on the price that secondary market investors would pay for loans with similar characteristics, including interest rate and term, as of the date fair value is measured. Gross derivative assets and liabilities are recorded in other assets and other liabilities, respectively, on the consolidated balance sheets, and changes in fair values during the period are recorded in mortgage banking income on the consolidated statements of income.

Interest Rate Swaps

The Corporation enters into interest rate swaps with certain qualifying commercial loan customers to meet their interest rate risk management needs. The Corporation simultaneously enters into interest rate swaps with dealer counterparties, with identical notional amounts and terms. The net result of these interest rate swaps is that the customer pays a fixed rate of interest and the Corporation receives a floating rate. These interest rate swaps are derivative financial instruments thatand the gross fair values are recorded at their fair value in other assets and other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets, with changes in fair valuevalues during the period recorded in other non-interest expense on the consolidated statements of income.


Foreign Exchange Contracts

The Corporation enters into foreign exchange contracts to accommodate the needs of its customers. Foreign exchange contracts are commitments to buy or sell foreign currency on a future date at a contractual price. The Corporation offsets its foreign exchange contract exposure with customers by entering into contracts with third-party correspondent financial institutions to mitigate its exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. The Corporation also holds certain amounts of foreign currency with international correspondent banks. The Corporation's policy limits the total net foreign currency open positions, which includes all outstanding contracts and foreign account balances, to $500,000. Gross derivative assets and liabilitiesfair values are recorded in other assets and other liabilities respectively, on the consolidated balance sheets, with changes in fair values during the period recorded within other service charges and fees on the consolidated statements of income.


The following table presents a summary of the notional amounts and fair values of derivative financial instruments:
March 31, 2016 December 31, 2015September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015
Notional
Amount		 Asset
(Liability)
Fair Value		 Notional
Amount		 Asset
(Liability)
Fair Value		Notional
Amount		 Asset
(Liability)
Fair Value		 Notional
Amount		 Asset
(Liability)
Fair Value
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Interest Rate Locks with Customers              
Positive fair values$130,306
 $2,507
 $87,781
 $1,291
$188,543
 $3,199
 $87,781
 $1,291
Negative fair values3
 —
 267
 (16)611
 (2) 267
 (16)
Net interest rate locks with customers
 2,507
 
 1,275

 3,197
 
 1,275
Forward Commitments              
Positive fair values—
 —
 69,045
 205
22,037
 5
 69,045
 205
Negative fair values120,830
 (925) 16,193
 (24)137,181
 (866) 16,193
 (24)
Net forward commitments  (925)   181
  (861)   181
Interest Rate Swaps with Customers              
Positive fair values939,820
 62,323
 846,490
 32,915
1,307,072
 80,930
 846,490
 32,915
Negative fair values8,000
 (32) 8,757
 (55)8,000
 (18) 8,757
 (55)
Net interest rate swaps with customers  62,291
   32,860
  80,912
   32,860
Interest Rate Swaps with Dealer Counterparties              
Positive fair values8,000
 32
 8,757
 55
8,000
 18
 8,757
 55
Negative fair values939,820
 (62,323) 846,490
 (32,915)1,307,072
 (80,930) 846,490
 (32,915)
Net interest rate swaps with dealer counterparties  (62,291)   (32,860)  (80,912)   (32,860)
Foreign Exchange Contracts with Customers              
Positive fair values8,661
 565
 4,897
 114
10,904
 464
 4,897
 114
Negative fair values6,380
 (261) 8,050
 (184)1,763
 (32) 8,050
 (184)
Net foreign exchange contracts with customers  304
   (70)  432
   (70)
Foreign Exchange Contracts with Correspondent Banks              
Positive fair values10,863
 463
 9,728
 428
5,619
 59
 9,728
 428
Negative fair values8,910
 (461) 6,899
 (147)7,376
 (391) 6,899
 (147)
Net foreign exchange contracts with correspondent banks  2
   281
  (332)   281
Net derivative fair value asset  $1,888
   $1,667
  $2,436
   $1,667

The following table presents a summary of the fair value gains and losses(losses) on derivative financial instruments:
Three months ended March 31Three months ended September 30 Nine months ended September 30
2016 20152016 2015 2016 2015
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Interest rate locks with customers$1,232
 $1,122
$178
 $1,041
 $1,922
 $876
Forward commitments(1,106) 554
970
 (3,183) (1,042) (338)
Interest rate swaps with customers29,431
 9,404
(1,948) 18,266
 48,052
 17,831
Interest rate swaps with dealer counterparties(29,431) (9,404)1,948
 (18,266) (48,052) (17,831)
Foreign exchange contracts with customers374
 567
47
 (197) 502
 (378)
Foreign exchange contracts with correspondent banks(279) (324)(266) 323
 (613) 710
Net fair value gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments$221
 $1,919
$929
 $(2,016) $769
 $870

Fair Value Option

U.S. GAAP permits entities to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value and requires certain disclosures for amounts for which the fair value option is applied. The Corporation has elected to measure mortgage loans held for sale at fair value to more accurately reflect the financial results of its mortgage banking activities in its consolidated financial statements. Derivative financial instruments related to these activities are also recorded at fair value, as noted above. The Corporation


determines fair value for its mortgage loans held for sale based on the price that secondary market investors would pay for loans with similar characteristics, including interest rate and term, as of the date fair value is measured. Changes in fair values during the period are recorded as components of mortgage banking income on the consolidated statements of income. Interest income earned on mortgage loans held for sale is classified in interest income on the consolidated statements of income.

The following table presents a summary of the Corporation’s mortgage loans held for sale:
March 31,
2016		 December 31,
2015		September 30,
2016		 December 31,
2015
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Cost$19,187
 $16,584
$27,030
 $16,584
Fair value19,719
 16,886
27,836
 16,886

During the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2016, the Corporation recorded losses related to changes in fair values of mortgage loans held for sale of $360,000 compared to gains of $531,000 for the same period in 2015. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, the Corporation recorded gains related to changes in fair values of mortgage loans held for sale of $230,000$504,000 and $261,000,$309,000, respectively.

Balance Sheet Offsetting

Certain financial assets and liabilities may be eligible for offset on the consolidated balance sheets because they are subject to master netting arrangements or similar agreements. The Corporation elects to not offset assets and liabilities subject to such arrangements on the consolidated financial statements.

The Corporation is a party to interest rate swap transactions with financial institution counterparties and customers, disclosed in detail above. Under these agreements, the Corporation has the right to net-settle multiple contracts with the same counterparty in the event of default on, or termination of, any one contract. Cash collateral is posted by the party with a net liability position or the right to reclaim cash collateral exists in a net asset position in accordance with contract thresholds and can be used to settle the fair value of the interest rate swap agreements in the event of default.

The Corporation is also a party to foreign currency exchange contracts with financial institution counterparties, under which the Corporation has the right to net-settle multiple contracts with the same counterparty in the event of default on, or termination of, any one contract. As with interest rate swap contracts, cash collateral is posted by the party with a net liability position or the right to reclaim cash collateral exists in a net asset position in accordance with contract thresholds and can be used to settle the fair value of the foreign currency exchange contracts in the event of default.

The Corporation also enters into agreements with customers in which it sells securities subject to an obligation to repurchase the same or similar securities, referred to as repurchase agreements. Under these agreements, the Corporation may transfer legal control over the assets but still maintain effective control through agreements that both entitle and obligate the Corporation to repurchase the assets. Therefore, repurchase agreements are reported as secured borrowings, classified in short-term borrowings on the consolidated balance sheets, while the securities underlying the repurchase agreements remain classified with investment securities on the consolidated balance sheets. The Corporation has no intention of setting off these amounts. Therefore, these repurchase agreements are not eligible for offset.



















The following table presents the Corporation's financial instruments that are eligible for offset, and the effects of offsetting, on the consolidated balance sheets:
Gross Amounts Gross Amounts Not Offset  Gross Amounts Gross Amounts Not Offset  
Recognized  on the Consolidated  Recognized  on the Consolidated  
on the Balance Sheets  on the Balance Sheets  
Consolidated Financial Cash NetConsolidated Financial Cash Net
Balance Sheets Instruments (1) Collateral (2) AmountBalance Sheets 
Instruments(1)
 
Collateral (2)

 Amount
(in thousands)(in thousands)
March 31, 2016       
September 30, 2016       
Interest rate swap derivative assets$62,355
 $(32) $—
 $62,323
$80,948
 $(18) $—
 $80,930
Foreign exchange derivative assets with correspondent banks463
 (303) —
 160
59
 (59) —
 —
Total$62,818
 $(335) $—
 $62,483
$81,007
 $(77) $—
 $80,930
              
Interest rate swap derivative liabilities$62,355
 $(32) $(59,130) $3,193
$80,948
 $(18) $(80,930) $—
Foreign exchange derivative liabilities with correspondent banks461
 (303) 300
 458
391
 (59) (260) 72
Total$62,816
 $(335) $(58,830) $3,651
$81,339
 $(77) $(81,190) $72
              
December 31, 2015              
Interest rate swap derivative assets$32,970
 $(55) $—
 $32,915
$32,970
 $(55) $—
 $32,915
Foreign exchange derivative assets with correspondent banks428
 (147) —
 281
428
 (147) —
 281
Total$33,398
 $(202) $—
 $33,196
$33,398
 $(202) $—
 $33,196
              
Interest rate swap derivative liabilities$32,970
 $(55) $(31,130) $1,785
$32,970
 $(55) $(31,130) $1,785
Foreign exchange derivative liabilities with correspondent banks147
 (147) —
 —
147
 (147) —
 —
Total$33,117
 $(202) $(31,130) $1,785
$33,117
 $(202) $(31,130) $1,785

(1)For derivative assets, amounts represent any derivative liability fair values that could be offset in the event of counterparty or customer default. For derivative liabilities, amounts represent any derivative asset fair values that could be offset in the event of counterparty or customer default.
(2)Amounts represent cash collateral received from the counterparty or posted orby the right to reclaim cash collateral on interest rate swap transactions with financial institution counterparties and on foreign exchange derivative transactions with correspondent banks.Corporation.


NOTE 10 – Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments

The Corporation is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers.

Those financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and letters of credit, which involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk and interest rate risk in excess of the amounts recognized on the Corporation’s consolidated balance sheets. Exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit and letters of credit is represented by the outstanding amount of those instruments.

The outstanding amounts of commitments to extend credit and letters of credit as of the dates indicated were as follows:
March 31,
2016		 December 31, 2015September 30,
2016		 December 31, 2015
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Commitments to extend credit$5,932,144
 $5,784,138
$6,073,712
 $5,784,138
Standby letters of credit369,932
 374,729
365,562
 374,729
Commercial letters of credit37,596
 39,529
35,532
 39,529

The Corporation records a reserve for unfunded lending commitments, which represents management’s estimate of losses associated with unused commitments to extend credit. See Note 5, "Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses," for additional details.







Residential Lending

Residential mortgages originated and sold by the Corporation consist primarily of conforming, prime loans sold to government sponsored agencies, such as the Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae") and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Mac"). The Corporation also sells certain prime loans it originates to non-government sponsored agency investors.

The Corporation provides customary representations and warranties to government sponsored entities and investors that specify, among other things, that the loans have been underwritten to the standards established by the government sponsored entity or investor. The Corporation may be required to repurchase a loan, or reimburse the government sponsored entity or investor for a credit loss incurred on a loan, if it is determined that the representations and warranties have not been met. Such repurchases or reimbursements generally result from an underwriting or documentation deficiency. As of both March 31,September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, total outstanding repurchase requests totaled approximately $543,000.

From 2000 to 2011, the Corporation sold loans to the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh under its Mortgage Partnership Finance Program ("MPF Program"). The Corporation provided a "credit enhancement" for residential mortgage loans sold under the MPF Program whereby it would assume credit losses in excess of a defined "First Loss Account," or "FLA" balance, up to specified amounts. The FLA is funded by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh based on a percentage of the outstanding principal balance of loans sold. As of March 31,September 30, 2016, the unpaid principal balance of loans sold under the MPF Program was approximately $120$108 million. As of March 31,September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the reserve for estimated credit losses related to loans sold under the MPF Program was $2.0$1.7 million and $1.8 million, respectively. Required reserves are calculated based on delinquency status and estimated loss rates established through the Corporation's existing allowance for credit losses methodology for residential mortgage loans.

As of March 31,September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the total reserve for losses on residential mortgage loans sold was $2.7$2.5 million and $2.6 million, respectively, including both reserves for credit losses under the MPF Program and reserves for representation and warranty exposures. Management believes that the reserves recorded as of March 31,September 30, 2016 are adequate. However, declines in collateral values, the identification of additional loans to be repurchased, or a deterioration in the credit quality of loans sold under the MPF Program could necessitate additional reserves, established through charges to earnings, in the future.

Legal Proceedings

The Corporation and its subsidiaries are involved in various legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business of the Corporation. The Corporation periodically evaluates the possible impact of pending litigation matters based on, among other factors, the advice of counsel, available insurance coverage and recorded liabilities and reserves for probable legal liabilities and costs. In addition, from time to time, the Corporation is the subject of investigations or other forms of regulatory or governmental inquiry covering a range of possible issues and, in some cases, these may be part of similar reviews of the specified activities of other industry participants. These inquiries could lead to administrative, civil or criminal proceedings, and could possibly result in fines, penalties, restitution or the need to alter the Corporation’s business practices, and cause the Corporation to incur additional costs. The Corporation’s practice is to cooperate fully with regulatory and governmental investigations.

As of the date of this report, the Corporation believes that any liabilities, individually or in the aggregate, which may result from the final outcomes of pending proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Corporation. However, legal proceedings are often unpredictable, and it is possible that the ultimate resolution of any such matters, if unfavorable, may be material to the Corporation’s results of operations for any particular period, depending, in part, upon the size of the loss or liability imposed and the operating results for the applicable period.

BSA/AML Enforcement Orders

The Corporation and each of its bank subsidiaries are subject to regulatory enforcement orders issued during 2014 and 2015 by their respective federal and state bank regulatory agencies relating to identified deficiencies in the Corporation’s centralized Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering compliance program (the "BSA/AML Compliance Program"), which was designed to comply with the requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act, the USA Patriot Act of 2001 and related anti-money laundering regulations (collectively, the "BSA/AML Requirements"). The regulatory enforcement orders, which are in the form of consent orders or orders to cease and desist issued upon consent ("Consent Orders"), generally require, among other things, that the Corporation and its bank subsidiaries undertake a number of required actions to strengthen and enhance the BSA/AML Compliance Program, and, in some cases, conduct retrospective reviews of past account activity and transactions, as well as certain reports filed in accordance with the BSA/AML Requirements, to determine whether suspicious activity and certain transactions in currency were


properly identified and reported in accordance with the BSA/AML Requirements. In addition to requiring strengthening and


enhancement of the BSA/AML Compliance Program, while the Consent Orders remain in effect, the Corporation is subject to certain restrictions on expansion activities of the Corporation and its bank subsidiaries. Further, any failure to comply with the requirements of any of the Consent Orders involving the Corporation or its bank subsidiaries could result in further enforcement actions, the imposition of material restrictions on the activities of the Corporation or its bank subsidiaries, or the assessment of fines or penalties.

Fair Lending Investigation

During the second quarter of 2015, Fulton Bank, N.A. (the "Bank"), the Corporation’s largest bank subsidiary, received a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice (the "Department") indicating that the Department had initiated an investigation regarding potential violations of the fair lending laws (specifically, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Fair Housing Act) by theFulton Bank, N.A. in certain of its geographies. TheFulton Bank, N.A. has been and is cooperating with the Department and responding to the Department’s requests for information. AlthoughDuring the third quarter of 2016, the Department informed the Corporation, isFulton Bank, N.A., and three of the Corporation’s other bank subsidiaries, Fulton Bank of New Jersey, The Columbia Bank and Lafayette Ambassador Bank, that the Department was expanding its investigation of potential lending discrimination on the basis of race and national origin to encompass additional geographies that were not included in the initial letter from the Department. In addition to requesting information concerning the lending activities of these bank subsidiaries, the Department also requested information concerning the Corporation and the residential mortgage lending activities conducted under the Fulton Mortgage Company brand, the trade name used by all of the Corporation’s bank subsidiaries for residential mortgage lending. The investigation relates to lending activities during the period January 1, 2009 to the present. The Corporation and the identified bank subsidiaries are cooperating with the Department and responding to the Department’s requests for information. The Corporation and its bank subsidiaries are not able at this time to predictdetermine the outcometerms on which this investigation will be resolved or the timing of such resolution, or to reliably estimate the Department’s investigation, it could result in legal proceedings the resolutionamounts or range of which could potentially involve apossible amounts of any settlement, fines or other penalties or, the cost of any other remedial actions.actions, if enforcement action is taken. In addition, should the investigation result in an enforcement action against the Corporation or its bank subsidiaries, or a settlement with the Department, the ability of the Corporation and its bank subsidiaries to engage in certain expansion or other other activities may be restricted.

Agostino, et al. Litigation

Fulton Bank, N.A. (the "Bank"), the Corporation’s largest bank subsidiary, and two unrelated, third-party defendants, Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. and Riverview Bank, have been named as defendants in a lawsuit brought on behalf of a group of 58 plaintiffs filed on March 31, 2016 in the Court of Common Pleas for Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Agostino, et al. v. Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., et al., No. 2016-CV-2048-CV). The plaintiffs in this action, who are individuals, trustees of certain irrevocable trusts or the executors of the estates of deceased individuals, were clients of Jeffrey M. Mottern, a now deceased attorney, who is alleged to have operated a Ponzi scheme which defrauded the plaintiffs over a period of years through the sale of fictitious, high-yielding investments or by otherwise misappropriating funds entrusted to Mr. Mottern. Mr. Mottern is alleged to have used the proceeds of these activities to engage in speculative securities trading, which incurred significant losses, and for Mr. Mottern’s personal expenses. The allegations against the Bank relate to a commercial checking account at the Bank maintained by Mr. Mottern in connection with Mr. Mottern’s law practice. The lawsuit alleges that the Bank is liable to the plaintiffs for failing to properly monitor Mr. Mottern’s checking account and detect Mr. Mottern’s fraudulent activity, and specifically alleges that the Bank aided and abetted Mr. Mottern’s: (1) fraud; (2) breach of fiduciary duty; (3) violations of the Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law; and (4) conversion. Similar claims have been asserted against Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. and Riverview Bank, which allegedly maintained a personal brokerage account and a trust account for client or other third-party funds, respectively, for Mr. Mottern. The lawsuit seeks damages from the defendants, including the Bank, alleged to be in excess of $11.3 million, treble damages and attorneys’ fees with respect to alleged violations of the Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, punitive damages, plus interest and costs. On April 29, 2016, the Bank filed a Notice of Removal to remove this lawsuit to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. On May 31, 2016, the plaintiffs filed a motion to remand the lawsuit to the Court of Common Pleas for Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. On October 24, 2016, the District Court granted the plaintiffs' motion and the lawsuit was remanded back to the Court of Common Pleas for Dauphin County.



NOTE 11 – Fair Value Measurements

FASB ASC Topic 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy for the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure assets and liabilities at fair value using the following three categories (from highest to lowest priority):
Level 1 – Inputs that represent quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.
Level 2 – Inputs that represent quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, or quoted prices for identical instruments in non-active markets. Also includes valuation techniques whose inputs are derived principally from observable market data other than quoted prices, such as interest rates or other market-corroborated means.
Level 3 – Inputs that are largely unobservable, as little or no market data exists for the instrument being valued.
The Corporation has categorized all assets and liabilities measured at fair value on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis into the above three levels.







The following tables present summaries of the Corporation’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and reported on the consolidated balance sheets:
March 31, 2016September 30, 2016
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 TotalLevel 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Mortgage loans held for sale$—
 $19,719
 $—
 $19,719
$—
 $27,836
 $—
 $27,836
Available for sale investment securities:              
Equity securities19,067
 —
 —
 19,067
22,483
 —
 —
 22,483
U.S. Government sponsored agency securities—
 25,173
 —
 25,173
—
 140
 —
 140
State and municipal securities—
 314,010
 —
 314,010
—
 401,572
 —
 401,572
Corporate debt securities—
 86,780
 3,106
 89,886
—
 104,100
 3,141
 107,241
Collateralized mortgage obligations—
 782,075
 —
 782,075
—
 652,359
 —
 652,359
Mortgage-backed securities—
 1,188,668
 —
 1,188,668
—
 1,226,547
 —
 1,226,547
Auction rate securities—
 —
 97,326
 97,326
—
 —
 97,726
 97,726
Total available for sale investment securities19,067
 2,396,706
 100,432
 2,516,205
22,483
 2,384,718
 100,867
 2,508,068
Other assets16,674
 64,862
 —
 81,536
16,903
 84,152
 —
 101,055
Total assets$35,741
 $2,481,287
 $100,432
 $2,617,460
$39,386
 $2,496,706
 $100,867
 $2,636,959
Other liabilities$16,373
 $63,280
 $—
 $79,653
$16,800
 $81,815
 $—
 $98,615
 December 31, 2015
 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
 (in thousands)
Mortgage loans held for sale$—
 $16,886
 $—
 $16,886
Available for sale investment securities:       
Equity securities21,514
 —
 —
 21,514
U.S. Government sponsored agency securities—
 25,136
 —
 25,136
State and municipal securities—
 262,765
 —
 262,765
Corporate debt securities—
 93,619
 3,336
 96,955
Collateralized mortgage obligations—
 821,509
 —
 821,509
Mortgage-backed securities—
 1,158,835
 —
 1,158,835
Auction rate securities—
 —
 98,059
 98,059
Total available for sale investment securities21,514
 2,361,864
 101,395
 2,484,773
Other assets16,129
 34,465
 —
 50,594
Total assets$37,643
 $2,413,215
 $101,395
 $2,552,253
Other liabilities$15,914
 $33,010
 $—
 $48,924
The valuation techniques used to measure fair value for the items in the preceding tables are as follows:
Mortgage loans held for sale – This category consists of mortgage loans held for sale that the Corporation has elected to measure at fair value. Fair values as of March 31,September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were measured based on the price


that secondary market investors were offering for loans with similar characteristics. See Note 9, "Derivative Financial Instruments" for details related to the Corporation’s election to measure assets and liabilities at fair value.
Available for sale investment securities – Included in this asset category are both equity and debt securities. Level 2 available for sale debt securities are valued by a third-party pricing service commonly used in the banking industry. The pricing service uses pricing models that vary based on asset class and incorporate available market information, including quoted prices of investment securities with similar characteristics. Because many fixed income securities do not trade on a daily basis, pricing models use available information, as applicable, through processes such as benchmark yield curves, benchmarking of like securities, sector groupings, and matrix pricing.
Standard market inputs include: benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark securities, bids, offers and reference data, including market research publications. For certain security types, additional inputs may be used, or some of the standard market inputs may not be applicable.



Management tests the values provided by the pricing service by obtaining securities prices from an alternative third-party source and comparing the results. This test is done for approximately 80%94% of the securities valued by the pricing service. Generally, differences by security in excess of 5% are researched to reconcile the difference.
Equity securities – Equity securities consist of common stocks of financial institutions ($18.221.6 million at March 31,September 30, 2016 and $20.6 million at December 31, 2015) and other equity investments ($892,000901,000 at March 31,September 30, 2016 and $914,000 at December 31, 2015). These Level 1 investments are measured at fair value based on quoted prices for identical securities in active markets.
U.S. Government securities/U.S. Government sponsored agency securities/State and municipal securities/Collateralized mortgage obligations/Mortgage-backed securities – These debt securities are classified as Level 2 investments. Fair values are determined by a third-party pricing service, as detailed above.
Corporate debt securities – This category consists of subordinated debt issued by financial institutions ($49.344.7 million at March 31,September 30, 2016 and $53.1$40.8 million at December 31, 2015), senior debt ($18.6 million at September 30, 2016 and $12.3 million at December 31, 2015), single-issuer trust preferred securities issued by financial institutions ($35.939.3 million at March 31,September 30, 2016 and $39.1 million at December 31, 2015), pooled trust preferred securities issued by financial institutions ($706,000 at both March 31,September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015) and other corporate debt issued by non-financial institutions ($4.0 million at both March 31,September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015).
Level 2 investments include the Corporation’s holdings of subordinated debt, other corporate debt issued by non-financial institutions and $33.5$36.8 million and $36.5 million of single-issuer trust preferred securities held at March 31,September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. The fair values for these corporate debt securities are determined by a third-party pricing service, as detailed above.
Level 3 investments include the Corporation’s investments in pooled trust preferred securities ($706,000 at both March 31,September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015) and certain single-issuer trust preferred securities ($2.4 million at March 31,September 30, 2016 and $2.6 million at December 31, 2015). The fair values of these securities were determined based on quotes provided by third-party brokers who determined fair values based predominantly on internal valuation models which were not indicative prices or binding offers. The Corporation’s third-party pricing service cannot derive fair values for these securities primarily due to inactive markets for similar investments. Level 3 values are tested by management primarily through trend analysis, by comparing current values to those reported at the end of the preceding calendar quarter, and determining if they are reasonable based on price and spread movements for this asset class.
Auction rate securities – Due to their illiquidity, ARCs are classified as Level 3 investments and are valued through the use of an expected cash flows model prepared by a third-party valuation expert. The assumptions used in preparing the expected cash flows model include estimates for coupon rates, time to maturity and market rates of return. The most significant unobservable input to the expected cash flows model is an assumed return to market liquidity sometime in the next five years. If the assumed return to market liquidity was lengthened beyond the next five years, this would result in a decrease in the fair value of these ARCs. The Corporation believes that the trusts underlying the ARCs will self-liquidate as student loans are repaid. Level 3 fair values are tested by management through the performance of a trend analysis of the market price and discount rate. Changes in the price and discount rates are compared to changes in market data, including bond ratings, parity ratios, balances and delinquency levels.


Other assets – Included in this category are the following:
Level 1 assets include mutual funds that are held in trust for employee deferred compensation plans ($15.716.4 million at March 31,September 30, 2016 and $15.6 million at December 31, 2015) and the fair value of foreign currency exchange contracts ($1.0 million527,000 at March 31,September 30, 2016 and $547,000 at December 31, 2015). The mutual funds and foreign exchange prices used to measure these items at fair value are based on quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.
Level 2 assets include the fair value of mortgage banking derivatives in the form of interest rate locks and forward commitments with secondary market investors ($2.53.2 million at March 31,September 30, 2016 and $1.5 million at December 31, 2015) and the fair value of interest rate swaps ($62.480.9 million at March 31,September 30, 2016 and $33.0 million at December 31, 2015). The fair values of the Corporation’s interest rate locks, forward commitments and interest rate swaps represent the amounts that would be required to settle the derivative financial instruments at the balance sheet date. See Note 9, "Derivative Financial Instruments," for additional information.



Other liabilities – Included in this category are the following:

Level 1 liabilities include employee deferred compensation liabilities which represent amounts due to employees under deferred compensation plans ($15.716.4 million at March 31,September 30, 2016 and $15.6 million at December 31, 2015) and the fair value of foreign currency exchange contracts ($722,000424,000 at March 31,September 30, 2016 and $331,000 at December 31, 2015). The fair value of these liabilities are determined in the same manner as the related assets, as described under the heading "Other assets" above.

Level 2 liabilities include the fair value of mortgage banking derivatives in the form of interest rate locks and forward commitments with secondary market investors ($925,000868,000 at March 31,September 30, 2016 and $40,000 at December 31, 2015) and the fair value of interest rate swaps ($62.480.9 million at March 31,September 30, 2016 and $33.0 million at December 31, 2015). The fair values of these liabilities are determined in the same manner as the related assets, as described under the heading "Other assets" above.



The following table presents the changes in the Corporation’s available for sale investment securities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using unobservable inputs (Level 3):
Three months ended September 30, 2016
Pooled Trust
Preferred
Securities		 Single-issuer
Trust Preferred
Securities		 ARCs
(in thousands)
Balance at June 30, 2016$706
 $2,425
 $97,886
Unrealized adjustment to fair value (1)
—
 7
 (318)
Discount accretion (2)
—
 3
 158
Balance at September 30, 2016$706
 $2,435
 $97,726
     
Three months ended September 30, 2015
Balance at June 30, 2015$530
 $3,820
 $98,606
Unrealized adjustment to fair value (1)
—
 (203) (890)
Settlements - calls—
 (970) —
Discount accretion (2)
—
 3
 157
Balance at September 30, 2015$530
 $2,650
 $97,873
     
Three months ended March 31, 2016Nine months ended September 30, 2016
Pooled Trust
Preferred
Securities		 Single-issuer
Trust Preferred
Securities		 ARCsPooled Trust
Preferred
Securities		 Single-issuer
Trust Preferred
Securities		 ARCs
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2015$706
 $2,630
 $98,059
$706
 $2,630
 $98,059
Unrealized adjustment to fair value (1)
—
 (233) (832)—
 (204) (668)
Discount accretion (2)
—
 3
 99
—
 9
 335
Balance at March 31, 2016$706
 $2,400
 $97,326
Balance at September 30, 2016$706
 $2,435
 $97,726
          
Three months ended March 31, 2015Nine months ended September 30, 2015
Balance at December 31, 2014$4,088
 $3,820
 $100,941
$4,088
 $3,820
 $100,941
Sales(3,079) —
 —
(3,633) —
 —
Unrealized adjustment to fair value (1)
190
 (2) 332
190
 (207) (978)
Settlements - calls(117) —
 (2,446)(117) (970) (2,446)
Discount accretion (2)
2
 2
 105
2
 7
 356
Balance at March 31, 2015$1,084
 $3,820
 $98,932
Balance at September 30, 2015$530
 $2,650
 $97,873
          

(1)Pooled trust preferred securities, single-issuer trust preferred securities and ARCs are classified as available for sale investment securities; as such, the unrealized adjustment to fair value was recorded as an unrealized holding gain (loss) and included as a component of available for sale investment securities on the consolidated balance sheets.
(2)Included as a component of net interest income on the consolidated statements of income.














Certain financial assets are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis, but are subject to fair value measurement in certain circumstances, such as upon their acquisition or when there is evidence of impairment. The following table presents the Corporation’s financial assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis and reported on the Corporation’s consolidated balance sheets:
March 31, 2016September 30, 2016
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 TotalLevel 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Net loans$—
 $—
 $131,875
 $131,875
$—
 $—
 $140,732
 $140,732
Other financial assets—
 —
 51,141
 51,141
—
 —
 48,288
 48,288
Total assets$—
 $—
 $183,016
 $183,016
$—
 $—
 $189,020
 $189,020
 December 31, 2015
 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
 (in thousands)
Net loans$—
 $—
 $138,491
 $138,491
Other financial assets—
 —
 52,043
 52,043
Total assets$—
 $—
 $190,534
 $190,534
The valuation techniques used to measure fair value for the items in the table above are as follows:
Net loans – This category consists of loans that were evaluated for impairment under FASB ASC Section 310-10-35 and have been classified as Level 3 assets. The amount shown is the balance of impaired loans, net of the related allowance for loan losses. See Note 5, "Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses," for additional details.
Other financial assets – This category includes OREO ($10.912.0 million at March 31,September 30, 2016 and $11.1 million at December 31, 2015) and MSRs ($40.236.3 million at March 31,September 30, 2016 and $40.9 million at December 31, 2015), both classified as Level 3 assets.
Fair values for OREO were based on estimated selling prices less estimated selling costs for similar assets in active markets.
MSRs are initially recorded at fair value upon the sale of residential mortgage loans to secondary market investors. MSRs are amortized as a reduction to servicing income over the estimated lives of the underlying loans. MSRs are stratified and evaluated for impairment by comparing each stratum's carrying amount to its estimated fair value. Fair values are determined at the end of each quarter through a discounted cash flows valuation performed by a third-party valuation expert. Significant inputs to the valuation included expected net servicing income, the discount rate and the expected life of the underlying loans. Expected life is based on the contractual terms of the loans, as adjusted for prepayment projections. The weighted average annual constant prepayment rate and the weighted average discount rate used in the March 31,September 30, 2016 valuation were 12.5%14.4% and 9.6%10.1%, respectively. Management tests the reasonableness of the significant inputs to the third-party valuation in comparison to market data.











As required by FASB ASC Section 825-10-50, the following table details the book values and estimated fair values of the Corporation’s financial instruments as of March 31,September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. In addition, a general description of the methods and assumptions used to estimate such fair values is also provided.
March 31, 2016 December 31, 2015September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015
Book Value Estimated
Fair Value		 Book Value Estimated
Fair Value		Book Value Estimated
Fair Value		 Book Value Estimated
Fair Value
(in thousands)(in thousands)
FINANCIAL ASSETS              
Cash and due from banks$83,479
 $83,479
 $101,120
 $101,120
$86,497
 $86,497
 $101,120
 $101,120
Interest-bearing deposits with other banks346,582
 346,582
 230,300
 230,300
368,031
 368,031
 230,300
 230,300
Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock61,478
 61,478
 62,216
 62,216
60,935
 60,935
 62,216
 62,216
Loans held for sale (1)
19,719
 19,719
 16,886
 16,886
27,836
 27,836
 16,886
 16,886
Available for sale investment securities (1)
2,516,205
 2,516,205
 2,484,773
 2,484,773
2,508,068
 2,508,068
 2,484,773
 2,484,773
Net Loans (1)
13,706,860
 13,615,387
 13,669,548
 13,540,903
14,228,712
 14,155,453
 13,669,548
 13,540,903
Accrued interest receivable44,379
 44,379
 42,767
 42,767
43,600
 43,600
 42,767
 42,767
Other financial assets (1)
200,456
 200,456
 166,920
 166,920
227,310
 227,310
 166,920
 166,920
FINANCIAL LIABILITIES              
Demand and savings deposits$11,537,266
 $11,537,266
 $11,267,367
 $11,267,367
$12,148,162
 $12,148,162
 $11,267,367
 $11,267,367
Time deposits2,867,014
 2,961,225
 2,864,950
 2,862,868
2,804,317
 2,824,653
 2,864,950
 2,862,868
Short-term borrowings352,883
 352,883
 497,663
 497,663
264,042
 264,042
 497,663
 497,663
Accrued interest payable13,567
 13,567
 10,724
 10,724
13,645
 13,645
 10,724
 10,724
Other financial liabilities (1)
220,267
 220,267
 190,927
 190,927
263,489
 263,489
 190,927
 190,927
Federal Home Loan Bank advances and long-term debt965,654
 990,222
 949,542
 959,315
965,286
 986,323
 949,542
 959,315
 
(1)These financial instruments, or certain financial instruments in these categories, are measured at fair value on the Corporation’s consolidated balance sheets. Descriptions of the fair value determinations for these financial instruments are disclosed above.
Fair values of financial instruments are significantly affected by the assumptions used, principally the timing of future cash flows and discount rates. Because assumptions are inherently subjective in nature, the estimated fair values cannot be substantiated by comparison to independent market quotes and, in many cases, the estimated fair values could not necessarily be realized in an immediate sale or settlement of the instrument. The aggregate fair value amounts presented do not necessarily represent management’s estimate of the underlying value of the Corporation.
For short-term financial instruments, defined as those with remaining maturities of 90 days or less, and excluding those recorded at fair value on the Corporation’s consolidated balance sheets, book value was considered to be a reasonable estimate of fair value.

The following instruments are predominantly short-term:
Assets  Liabilities
Cash and due from banks  Demand and savings deposits
Interest-bearing deposits with other banks  Short-term borrowings
Accrued interest receivable  Accrued interest payable

Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") stock represent restricted investments and are carried at cost on the consolidated balance sheets.
Fair values for loans and time deposits were estimated by discounting future cash flows using the current rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers and similar deposits would be issued to customers for the same remaining maturities. Fair values estimated in this manner do not fully incorporate an exit price approach to fair value, as defined in FASB ASC Topic 820.
The fair values of FHLB advances and long-term debt were estimated by discounting the remaining contractual cash flows using a rate at which the Corporation could issue debt with similar remaining maturities as of the balance sheet date. These borrowings would be categorized in Level 2 liabilities under FASB ASC Topic 820.



Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ("Management’s Discussion") relates to Fulton Financial Corporation (the "Corporation"), a financial holding company registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1982, and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Management’s Discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes presented in this report.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The Corporation has made, and may continue to make, certain forward-looking statements with respect to its financial condition and results of operations. Do not unduly rely on forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "may," "should," "will," "could," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," "continue," "anticipates," "believes," "plans," "expects," "future," "intends" and similar expressions which are intended to identify forward-looking statements.  Statements relating to the "outlook" or "2016 outlook" contained herein are forward-looking statements.

These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond the Corporation's control and ability to predict, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. The Corporation undertakes no obligation, other than as required by law, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Many factors could affect future financial results including, without limitation:

the impact of adverse conditions in the economy and capital markets on the performance of the Corporation’s loan portfolio and demand for the Corporation’s products and services;
increases in non-performing assets, which may require the Corporation to increase the allowance for credit losses, charge off loans and incur elevated collection and carrying costs related to such non-performing assets;
investment securities gains and losses, including other-than-temporary declines in the value of securities which may result in charges to earnings;
the effects of market interest rates, and the relative balances of rate-sensitive assets to rate-sensitive liabilities, on net interest margin and net interest income;
the effects of changes in interest rates on demand for the Corporation’s products and services;
the effects of changes in interest rates or disruptions in liquidity markets on the Corporation’s sources of funding;
the Corporation’s ability to manage liquidity, both at the holding company level and at its bank subsidiaries;
the impact of increased regulatory scrutiny of the banking industry;
the effects of the increasing amounts of time and expense associated with regulatory compliance and risk management;
the potential for negative consequences from regulatory violations and investigations, including potential supervisory actions and the assessment of fines and penalties;
the additional time, expense and investment required to comply with, and the restrictions on potential growth and investment activities resulting from, the existing enforcement orders applicable to the Corporation and its bank subsidiaries by federal and state bank regulatory agencies requiring improvement in compliance functions and other remedial actions, or any future enforcement orders;
the Corporation’s ability to manage the uncertainty associated with the delay in implementing many of the regulations mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act;
the effects of negative publicity on the Corporation’s reputation;
the effects of adverse outcomes in litigation and governmental or administrative proceedings;
the Corporation’s ability to successfully transform its business model;
the Corporation’s ability to achieve its growth plans;
the effects of competition on deposit rates and growth, loan rates and growth and net interest margin;
the Corporation’s ability to manage the level of non-interest expenses, including salaries and employee benefits expenses, operating risk losses and goodwill impairment;
the impact of operational risks, including the risk of human error, inadequate or failed internal processes and systems, computer and telecommunications systems failures, faulty or incomplete data and an inadequate risk management framework;
the impact of failures of third parties upon which the Corporation relies to perform in accordance with contractual arrangements;
the failure or circumvention of the Corporation’s system of internal controls;
the loss of, or failure to safeguard, confidential or proprietary information;
the Corporation’s failure to identify and to address cyber-security risks;


the Corporation’s ability to keep pace with technological changes;
the Corporation’s ability to attract and retain talented personnel;
capital and liquidity strategies, including the Corporation’s ability to comply with applicable capital and liquidity requirements, and the Corporation’s ability to generate capital internally or raise capital on favorable terms;
the Corporation’s reliance on its subsidiaries for substantially all of its revenues and its ability to pay dividends or other distributions; and
the effects of any downgrade in the Corporation’s credit ratings on its borrowing costs or access to capital markets.markets; and
the effects of changes in accounting policies, standards, and interpretations on the Corporation’s financial condition and results of operations.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Overview and Outlook

Fulton Financial Corporation is a financial holding company comprised of six wholly owned bankingbank subsidiaries which provide a full range of retail and commercial financial services in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Virginia.Virginia and eight wholly owned non-bank subsidiaries. The Corporation generates the majority of its revenue through net interest income, or the difference between interest earned on loans, investments and investmentsother interest-earning assets, and interest paid on deposits and borrowings. Growth in net interest income is dependent upon balance sheet growth and/orand maintaining or increasing the net interest margin, which is net interest income (fully taxable-equivalent, or "FTE") as a percentage of average interest-earning assets. The Corporation also generates revenue through fees earned on the various services and products offered to its customers and through gains on sales of assets, such as loans, investments, or properties. Offsetting these revenue sources are provisions for credit losses on loans, non-interest expenses and income taxes.

The following table presents a summary of the Corporation’s earnings and selected performance ratios:
As of or for the
Three months ended
March 31		As of or for the
Three months ended
September 30		 As of or for the
Nine months ended
September 30
2016 20152016 2015 2016 2015
Net income (in thousands)$38,257
 $40,036
$41,468
 $34,251
 $119,475
 $110,967
Diluted net income per share$0.22
 $0.22
$0.24
 $0.20
 $0.69
 $0.63
Return on average assets0.86% 0.95%0.89% 0.78% 0.87% 0.86%
Return on average equity7.47% 8.05%7.78% 6.72% 7.64% 7.33%
Return on average tangible equity (1)
10.07% 10.96%10.38% 9.11% 10.24% 9.96%
Net interest margin (2)
3.23% 3.27%3.14% 3.18% 3.19% 3.22%
Efficiency ratio (1)
68.33% 70.16%65.16% 68.82% 67.01% 69.30%
Non-performing assets to total assets0.82% 0.94%0.80% 0.87% 0.80% 0.87%
Annualized net charge-offs to average loans0.20% 0.08%0.11% 0.03% 0.14% 0.16%
 
(1)Ratio represents a financial measure derived by methods other than Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"). See reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the most comparable GAAP measure under the heading, "Supplemental Reporting of Non-GAAP Based Financial Measures" at the end of this "Overview and Outlook" section.
(2)Presented on an FTE basis, using a 35% federal tax rate and statutory interest expense disallowances. See also the “Net Interest Income” section of Management’s Discussion.

Net income for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2016 decreased $1.8increased $7.2 million, or 4.4%21.1%, and $8.5 million, or 7.7%, respectively, compared to the same period of 2015,periods in 2015. These increases were mainly due to an increasehigher net interest income and non-interest income, excluding investment securities gains, partially offset by increases in the provision for credit losses, a decreasedecreases in investment securities gains and an increaseincreases in non-interest expense, partially offset by an increaseexpenses, excluding the loss on redemption of trust preferred securities that occurred in net interest income.the third quarter of 2015.

Following






The following is a summary of financial highlights for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2016:

FTE Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin - For the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2016, FTE net interest income increased $5.9$5.5 million, or 4.2%, and $17.9 million, or 4.6%, respectively, in comparison to the same periodperiods in 2015. This increase wasThese increases were driven by growth in interest-earning assets, partially offset by a 4 basis point decrease in the impact of net interest margin.margin compression.

Average interest-earning assets increased $825.2$940.4 million, or 5.2%5.8%, in the firstthird quarter of 2016 in comparison to the same period in 2015, mainly due to a $757.9$842.4 million, or 5.8%6.3%, increase in average loans, a $71.7 million, or 3.0%, increase in average investment securities and a $24.5 million, or 5.1%, increase in average other interest-earning assets. Average interest-bearing liabilities increased $571.7 million, or 5.1%, primarily due to a $501.1 million, or 5.0%, increase in average interest-bearing deposits and a $101.7 million, or 31.3%, increase in average short-term borrowings, partially offset by a $31.0 million, or 3.1%, decrease in average FHLB advances and average long-term debt. Additional funding to support the increase in average interest-earning assets was provided by a $323.5 million, or 8.3%, increase in average noninterest-bearing deposits.

During the first nine months of 2016, average interest-earning assets increased $871.1 million, or 5.4%, compared to the same period in 2015, mainly due to a $791.0 million, or 6.0%, increase in average loans and a $187.5$140.7 million, or 8.3%6.1%, increase in average investment securities, partially offset by a $115.5$57.4 million, or 24.4%12.4%, decrease in average other interest-earning assets.



Average interest-bearing liabilities increased $494.6$522.7 million, or 4.4%4.7%, primarily due to a $524.3the result of $521.2 million, or 5.4%5.3%, increase in average interest-bearing deposits, and a $136.2$87.1 million, or 44.0%25.8%, increase in average short-term borrowings, partially offset by $165.9a $85.6 million, or 14.8%8.2%, decrease in average FHLB advances and average long-term debt. Additional funding to support the increase in average interest-earning assets was provided by a $305.8$323.6 million, or 8.4%8.6%, increase in average noninterest-bearing deposits.

Asset Quality - The Corporation recorded a $1.5$4.1 million provision for credit losses duringfor the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2016, compared to a $3.7$1.0 million negative provision for the same period in 2015. TheFor the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Corporation recorded an $8.2 million provision for credit losses compared to a $500,000 negative provision in the same period of 2015. The increase in provision for credit losses in 2016 was largely due to growth in the loan portfolio. In 2015, the negative provision was driven by an improvement in net charge-off levels, particularly among pooled impaired loans across all portfolio segments.

Overall asset quality improved for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 as compared to the same periods of 2015 with the exception of annualized net charge-offs for the third quarter. Annualized net charge-offs to average loans outstanding were 0.20%0.11% for the firstthird quarter of 2016, compared to 0.08%0.03% for the third quarter of 2015. Annualized net charge-offs to average loans outstanding were 0.14% for the first quarternine months of 2016, compared to 0.16% for the nine months of 2015. Non-performing assets decreased $15.4$5.5 million, or 9.4%3.5%, as of March 31,September 30, 2016 compared to March 31,September 30, 2015 and were 0.82%0.80% and 0.94%0.87% of total assets as of March 31,September 30, 2016 and March 31,September 30, 2015, respectively. The total delinquency rate was 1.44%1.38% as of March 31,September 30, 2016, compared to 1.76%1.49% as of March 31,September 30, 2015.

Non-interest Income - For the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2016, non-interest income, excluding investment securities gains, increased $1.6$5.1 million, or 3.9%11.9%, and $8.7 million, or 6.8%, respectively, in comparison to the same periods in 2015. The increase during the third quarter of 2016 was primarily athe result of increases in commercial loan interest rate swap fees and an increase in mortgage banking income. The increase in year to date results was driven by higher commercial loan interest rate swap fees and an increase in service charges on deposit accounts, and other service charges and fees, partially offset by a decrease in mortgage sales gains.banking income. During 2016, $3.0 million of impairment charges on MSRs were recorded as a reduction to mortgage banking income. See Note 6, "Mortgage Servicing Rights," in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details regarding the impairment charge.

Gains on sales of investmentInvestment securities gains for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2016 were $947,000$2,000 and $1.0 million, respectively, as compared to $4.1$1.7 million and $8.3 million for the three months ended March 31,same periods in 2015.

Non-interest Expense - For the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2016, non-interest expense, excluding the on loss redemption of trust preferred securities incurred in the third quarter of 2015, increased $1.9$585,000, or 0.5%, in comparison to the third quarter of 2015. For the three months ended September 30, 2016, all expense categories were lower with the exception of salaries and employee benefits, net occupancy expense and software.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, non-interest expense, excluding the loss on redemption of trust preferred securities incurred in the third quarter of 2015, increased $5.8 million, or 1.6%, in comparison to the same period in 2015. The primary driver of the increase was a $4.4 million, or 6.7%, increaseIncreases in salaries and employee benefits was the primary driver, partially offset by decreases in most other expense categories, most notably occupancy.categories.




2016 Outlook

The Corporation'sOriginally the Corporation provided its outlook for 2016:2016 results in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. The following outlook for 2016 remains unchanged:

annual mid- to high- single digit growth rate in average loans and deposits;
net interest margin expected to be stable on an annual basis with modest quarterly volatility of plus or minus 0 to 3 basis points;
provision for credit losses driven primarily by loan growth;
annual mid- to high- single digit growth rate in non-interest income, excluding the impact of securities gains;
annual low- to mid- single digit growth rate in non-interest expense (excluding, for comparison purposes, the impact of the loss on redemption of Trust Preferred Securities (TruPS) incurred in the third quarter of 2015); and
focus on utilizing capital to support growth and provide appropriate returns to shareholders.

The Corporation's original outlook expected net interest margin to be stable on an annual basis with modest quarterly volatility of plus or minus 0 to 3 basis points. This outlook was updated during the second quarter of 2016 as follows:

absent further market interest rate increases, low-single digit quarterly compression in net interest margin.
















































Supplemental Reporting of Non-GAAP Based Financial Measures
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains supplemental financial information, as detailed below, which has been derived by methods other than GAAP. The Corporation has presented these non-GAAP financial measures because it believes that these measures provide useful and comparative information to assess trends in the Corporation's results of operations. Presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is consistent with how the Corporation evaluates its performance internally, and these non-GAAP financial measures are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in the Corporation's industry. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures, in addition to GAAP measures, are also useful to investors to evaluate the Corporation's results. Investors should recognize that the Corporation's presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures might not be comparable to similarly-titled measures of other companies. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for GAAP basis measures, and the Corporation strongly encourages a review of its consolidated financial statements in their entirety. Following are reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure as of and for the quarterthree and nine months ended March 31:September 30:
2016 2015As of or for the
Three months ended
September 30		 As of or for the
Nine months ended
September 30
(in thousands)2016 2015 2016 2015
Return on average common shareholders' equity (tangible)
(in thousands)
Return on average tangible equityReturn on average tangible equity
Net income$38,257
 $40,036
$41,468
 $34,251
 $119,475
 $110,967
Plus: Intangible amortization, net of tax—
 85
—
 3
 —
 153
Numerator$38,257
 $40,121
$41,468
 $34,254
 $119,475
 $111,120
          
Average common shareholders' equity$2,058,799
 $2,015,963
$2,120,596
 $2,022,829
 $2,089,882
 $2,023,552
Less: Average goodwill and intangible assets(531,556) (531,732)(531,556) (531,564) (531,556) (531,638)
Average tangible shareholders' equity (denominator)$1,527,243
 $1,484,231
$1,589,040
 $1,491,265
 $1,558,326
 $1,491,914
          
Return on average common shareholders' equity (tangible), annualized10.07% 10.96%
Return on average tangible equity, annualized10.38% 9.11% 10.24% 9.96%
          
Efficiency ratio          
Non-interest expense$120,413
 $118,478
$119,848
 $124,889
 $361,898
 $361,721
Less: Intangible amortization—
 (130)—
 (5) —
 (241)
Less: Loss on redemption of trust preferred securities—
 (5,626) —
 (5,626)
Numerator$120,413
 $118,348
$119,848
 $119,258
 $361,898
 $355,854
          
Net interest income (fully taxable equivalent) (1)
$134,026
 $128,086
$135,784
 $130,250
 $403,700
 $385,781
Plus: Total Non-interest income43,137
 44,737
48,149
 44,774
 137,423
 136,000
Less: Investment securities gains, net(947) (4,145)(2) (1,730) (1,025) (8,290)
Denominator$176,216
 $168,678
$183,931
 $173,294
 $540,098
 $513,491
          
Efficiency ratio68.33% 70.16%65.16% 68.82% 67.01% 69.30%

(1)Presented on an FTE basis, using a 35% federal tax rate and statutory interest expense disallowances. See also the “Net Interest Income” section of Management’s Discussion.



Quarter Ended March 31,September 30, 2016 compared to the Quarter Ended March 31,September 30, 2015

Net Interest Income

FTE net interest income increased $5.9$5.5 million, to $134.0$135.8 million, in the firstthird quarter of 2016, from $128.1$130.3 million in the firstthird quarter of 2015. ThisThe increase was primarily due to an $825.2a $940.4 million, or 5.2%5.8%, increase in interest earning assets, partially offset by the impact of a 4 basis point, or 1.2%, decrease in theinterest-earning assets. The net interest margin declined 4 basis points, to 3.23%3.14%, for the firstthird quarter of 2016 from 3.27%compared to 3.18% for the firstthird quarter of 2015. The following table provides a comparative average balance sheet and net interest income analysis for those periods. Interest income and yields are presented on an FTE basis, using a 35% federal tax rate and statutory interest expense disallowances. The discussion following this table is based on these FTE amounts.
Three months ended March 31Three months ended September 30
2016 20152016 2015
Average
Balance
 Interest (1) 
Yield/
Rate
 
Average
Balance
 Interest (1) 
Yield/
Rate
Average
Balance
 Interest (1) 
Yield/
Rate
 
Average
Balance
 Interest (1) 
Yield/
Rate
ASSETS(dollars in thousands)(dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:                      
Loans, net of unearned income (2)
$13,853,420
 $137,895
 4.00% $13,095,528
 $133,055
 4.11%$14,212,250
 $140,434
 3.93% $13,369,874
 $135,268
 4.02%
Taxable investment securities (3)
2,180,593
 12,003
 2.20
 2,005,542
 11,282
 2.25
2,110,084
 10,872
 2.06
 2,148,403
 11,252
 2.09
Tax-exempt investment securities (3)
259,396
 3,138
 4.84
 229,082
 3,212
 5.61
344,231
 3,923
 4.56
 230,178
 2,929
 5.09
Equity securities (3)
14,386
 218
 6.10
 32,210
 450
 5.66
14,209
 196
 5.50
 18,280
 257
 5.58
Total investment securities2,454,375
 15,359
 2.50
 2,266,834
 14,944
 2.64
2,468,524
 14,991
 2.43
 2,396,861
 14,438
 2.41
Loans held for sale12,252
 131
 4.28
 17,002
 173
 4.07
22,593
 210
 3.72
 20,704
 194
 3.74
Other interest-earning assets358,562
 898
 1.00
 474,033
 2,105
 1.78
501,666
 1,051
 0.84
 477,145
 884
 0.74
Total interest-earning assets16,678,609
 154,283
 3.72% 15,853,397
 150,277
 3.83%17,205,033
 156,686
 3.63% 16,264,584
 150,784
 3.68%
Noninterest-earning assets:                      
Cash and due from banks98,449
     105,271
    101,927
     104,622
    
Premises and equipment226,284
     226,391
    227,906
     226,446
    
Other assets1,137,292
     1,114,078
    1,219,844
     1,097,600
    
Less: Allowance for loan losses(167,372)     (183,927)    (163,074)     (168,770)    
Total Assets$17,973,262
     $17,115,210
    $18,591,636
     $17,524,482
    
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY                      
Interest-bearing liabilities:                      
Demand deposits$3,438,355
 $1,494
 0.17% $3,135,927
 $983
 0.13%$3,602,448
 $1,706
 0.19% $3,316,532
 $1,122
 0.13%
Savings deposits3,932,824
 1,804
 0.18
 3,517,057
 1,119
 0.13
4,078,942
 2,042
 0.20
 3,714,282
 1,436
 0.15
Time deposits2,867,651
 7,429
 1.04
 3,061,593
 7,721
 1.02
2,814,258
 7,562
 1.07
 2,963,774
 7,659
 1.03
Total interest-bearing deposits10,238,830
 10,727
 0.42
 9,714,577
 9,823
 0.41
10,495,648
 11,310
 0.43
 9,994,588
 10,217
 0.41
Short-term borrowings445,402
 268
 0.24
 309,215
 77
 0.10
426,369
 254
 0.23
 324,685
 92
 0.11
Federal Home Loan Bank advances and long-term debt958,213
 9,262
 3.88
 1,124,074
 12,291
 4.40
965,228
 9,338
 3.86
 996,247
 10,225
 4.09
Total interest-bearing liabilities11,642,445
 20,257
 0.70% 11,147,866
 22,191
 0.80%11,887,245
 20,902
 0.70% 11,315,520
 20,534
 0.72%
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
          
          
Demand deposits3,967,887
     3,662,040
    4,227,639
     3,904,176
    
Other304,131
     289,341
    356,156
     281,957
    
Total Liabilities15,914,463
     15,099,247
    16,471,040
     15,501,653
    
Shareholders’ equity2,058,799
     2,015,963
    2,120,596
     2,022,829
    
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity$17,973,262
     $17,115,210
    $18,591,636
     $17,524,482
    
Net interest income/net interest margin (FTE)  134,026
 3.23%   128,086
 3.27%  135,784
 3.14%   130,250
 3.18%
Tax equivalent adjustment  (4,972)     (4,505)    (5,219)     (4,556)  
Net interest income  $129,054
     $123,581
    $130,565
     $125,694
  
(1)Includes dividends earned on equity securities.
(2)Includes non-performing loans.
(3)Balances include amortized historical cost for available for sale securities; the related unrealized holding gains (losses) are included in other assets.


The following table summarizes the changes in FTE interest income and interest expense resulting from changes in average balances (volume) and changes in rates for the three months ended March 31:September 30:
2016 vs. 2015
Increase (Decrease) due
to change in
2016 vs. 2015
Increase (Decrease) due
to change in
Volume Rate NetVolume Rate Net
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Interest income on:          
Loans, net of unearned income$8,168
 $(3,328) $4,840
$8,275
 $(3,109) $5,166
Taxable investment securities986
 (265) 721
(210) (170) (380)
Tax-exempt investment securities393
 (467) (74)1,328
 (334) 994
Equity securities(265) 33
 (232)(57) (4) (61)
Loans held for sale(51) 9
 (42)17
 (1) 16
Other interest-earning assets(433) (774) (1,207)46
 121
 167
Total interest income$8,798
 $(4,792) $4,006
$9,399
 $(3,497) $5,902
Interest expense on:          
Demand deposits$103
 $408
 $511
$92
 $492
 $584
Savings deposits137
 548
 685
137
 469
 606
Time deposits(432) 140
 (292)(392) 295
 (97)
Short-term borrowings46
 145
 191
36
 126
 162
Federal Home Loan Bank advances and long-term debt(1,676) (1,353) (3,029)(316) (571) (887)
Total interest expense$(1,822) $(112) $(1,934)$(443) $811
 $368
Note: Changes which are partially attributable to both volume and rate are allocated to the volume and rate components presented above based on the percentage of direct changes that are attributable to each component.
As summarized above, the increase in average interest-earning assets, primarily loans, resulted in a $8.8an $9.4 million increase in FTE interest income, whichincome. This was partially offset by an 11the impact of a 5 basis point, or 2.9%1.4%, decrease in yields on average interest-earning assets, which resulted in a $4.8$3.5 million decrease in FTE interest income.
Average loans and average FTE yields, by type, are summarized in the following table:
Three months ended March 31 Increase (Decrease) inThree months ended September 30 Increase (Decrease) in
2016 2015 Balance2016 2015 Balance
Balance Yield Balance Yield $ %Balance Yield Balance Yield $ %
(dollars in thousands)(dollars in thousands)
Real estate – commercial mortgage$5,487,421
 4.03% $5,163,845
 4.22% $323,576
 6.3%$5,670,888
 3.99% $5,242,021
 4.09% $428,867
 8.2%
Commercial – industrial, financial and agricultural4,095,268
 3.79
 3,770,187
 3.87
 325,081
 8.6
4,066,275
 3.76
 3,887,161
 3.78
 179,114
 4.6
Real estate – home equity1,674,032
 4.10
 1,721,300
 4.14
 (47,268) (2.7)1,640,913
 4.08
 1,692,860
 4.08
 (51,947) (3.1)
Real estate – residential mortgage1,381,409
 3.78
 1,370,376
 3.84
 11,033
 0.8
1,503,209
 3.76
 1,381,141
 3.78
 122,068
 8.8
Real estate – construction792,014
 3.82
 688,690
 3.93
 103,324
 15.0
837,920
 3.76
 753,584
 3.88
 84,336
 11.2
Consumer263,295
 5.53
 259,138
 5.26
 4,157
 1.6
281,517
 5.31
 270,391
 5.81
 11,126
 4.1
Leasing, overdrafts and other159,981
 7.46
 121,992
 8.41
 37,989
 31.1
Leasing, other and overdrafts211,528
 4.74
 142,716
 6.79
 68,812
 48.2
Total$13,853,420
 4.00% $13,095,528
 4.11% $757,892
 5.8%$14,212,250
 3.93% $13,369,874
 4.02% $842,376
 6.3%
Average loans increased $757.9$842.4 million, or 5.8%6.3%, compared to the firstthird quarter of 2015, mainly2015. The increase was driven largely by growth in the commercial mortgage and residential mortgage portfolios as well as the commercial loan, construction and leasing portfolios. The $428.9 million, or 8.2%, increase in commercial loans, commercialmortgages occurred in both owner-occupied and investment property types and was primarily in the Pennsylvania and New Jersey markets. The $122.1 million, or 8.8%, increase in the residential mortgages was primarily the result of a strategic decision to retain certain mortgage construction loans and leasing and other.loans. The average yield on loans decreased 119 basis points, or 2.7%2.2%, to 4.00%3.93% in 2016 from 4.11%4.02% in 2015. The decrease in average yields on loans was attributable to repayments of higher-yielding loans, continued refinancing activity at lower rates, and new loan production at rates lower than the overall portfolio yield.




Average total interest-bearing liabilities increased $494.6$571.7 million, or 4.4%5.1%, compared to the firstthird quarter of 2015. Interest expense decreased $1.9 million,increased $368,000, or 8.7%1.8%, to $20.3$20.9 million in the firstthird quarter of 2016 primarily as a result of an increase in rates, largely a changeresult of the Federal Reserve Board's decision to raise the target range for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points in the mix from higher cost long-term debt to lower-cost deposits.December 2015. Average deposits and average interest rates, by type, are summarized in the following table:
Three months ended March 31 Increase (Decrease) in BalanceThree months ended September 30 Increase (Decrease) in Balance
2016 2015 2016 2015 
Balance Rate Balance Rate $ %Balance Rate Balance Rate $ %
(dollars in thousands)(dollars in thousands)
Noninterest-bearing demand$3,967,887
 —% $3,662,040
 —% $305,847
 8.4%$4,227,639
 —% $3,904,176
 —% $323,463
 8.3%
Interest-bearing demand3,438,355
 0.17
 3,135,927
 0.13
 302,428
 9.6
3,602,448
 0.19
 3,316,532
 0.13
 285,916
 8.6
Savings3,932,824
 0.18
 3,517,057
 0.13
 415,767
 11.8
4,078,942
 0.20
 3,714,282
 0.15
 364,660
 9.8
Total demand and savings11,339,066
 0.12
 10,315,024
 0.08
 1,024,042
 9.9
11,909,029
 0.13
 10,934,990
 0.09
 974,039
 8.9
Time deposits2,867,651
 1.04
 3,061,593
 1.02
 (193,942) (6.3)2,814,258
 1.07
 2,963,774
 1.03
 (149,516) (5.0)
Total deposits$14,206,717
 0.30% $13,376,617
 0.30% $830,100
 6.2%$14,723,287
 0.31% $13,898,764
 0.29% $824,523
 5.9%

The $1.0 billion,$974.0 million, or 9.9%8.9%, increase in total demand and savings accounts was primarily due to a $465.7$516.3 million, or 9.7%10.4%, increase in personal account balances, a $363.6$315.8 million, or 10.0%7.9%, increase in business account balances and a $195.6$145.8 million, or 10.7%7.6%, increase in municipal account balances. The average cost of total deposits remained unchangedincreased 2 basis points to 0.31% in the firstthird quarter of 2016 compared to 0.29% in the firstthird quarter of 2015 as a result of an increase in noninterest-bearing deposits, which offset the impact of higher average rates on interest-bearing deposits.2015.

Average borrowings and interest rates, by type, are summarized in the following table:
Three months ended March 31 Increase (Decrease)Three months ended September 30 Increase (Decrease)
2016 2015 in Balance2016 2015 in Balance
Balance Rate Balance Rate $ %Balance Rate Balance Rate $ %
(dollars in thousands)(dollars in thousands)
Short-term borrowings:                      
Customer repurchase agreements$171,408
 0.11% $173,625
 0.10% $(2,217) (1.3)%$187,588
 0.10% $149,415
 0.10% $38,173
 25.5 %
Customer short-term promissory notes74,013
 0.04
 86,258
 0.03
 (12,245) (14.2)70,072
 0.04
 79,308
 0.02
 (9,236) (11.6)
Total short-term customer funding245,421
 0.09
 259,883
 0.08
 (14,462) (5.6)257,660
 0.09
 228,723
 0.07
 28,937
 12.7
Federal funds purchased183,970
 0.42
 25,054
 0.15
 158,916
 N/M
148,546
 0.47
 85,092
 0.19
 63,454
 74.6
Short-term FHLB advances (1)
16,011
 0.46
 24,278
 0.28
 (8,267) (34.1)20,163
 0.41
 10,870
 0.34
 9,293
 85.5
Total short-term borrowings445,402
 0.24
 309,215
 0.10
 136,187
 44.0
426,369
 0.23
 324,685
 0.11
 101,684
 31.3
Long-term debt:
   
   
 
    
   
 
FHLB advances596,351
 3.19
 657,697
 3.49
 (61,346) (9.3)603,285
 3.17
 618,010
 3.49
 (14,725) (2.4)
Other long-term debt361,862
 5.00
 466,377
 5.69
 (104,515) (22.4)361,943
 5.01
 378,237
 5.06
 (16,294) (4.3)
Total long-term debt958,213
 3.88
 1,124,074
 4.40
 (165,861) (14.8)965,228
 3.86
 996,247
 4.09
 (31,019) (3.1)
Total borrowings$1,403,615
 2.72% $1,433,289
 3.47% $(29,674) (2.1)%$1,391,597
 2.75% $1,320,932
 3.11% $70,665
 5.3 %
           
N/M - Not meaningful
(1) Represents FHLB advances with an original maturity term of less than one year.

Total short-term borrowings increased $136.2$101.7 million, or 44.0%31.3%, primarily as a result of increases in federal funds purchased. The increase generally reflects a shift from long-term to short-term wholesale funding.

Average other long-term debt decreased $165.9$31.0 million, or 14.8%. This decrease was primarily3.1%, due to ofFHLB advance maturities and the maturity of $100.0 million of subordinated debt in April 2015 and a $61.3 million decrease in FHLB advances. In addition, during 2015, the Corporation redeemed $150.0 million of TruPS with the proceeds from the issuance of $150.0 million of lower-cost subordinated debt. These transactions contributed to a 52 basis point decrease in the costrestructuring of other long-term debt. TheIn the third quarter of 2015, the Corporation executed two transactions to restructure its long-term FHLB advances. First, $200 million of FHLB advances, with a weighted average costrate of total borrowings decreased 754.45% and a maturity date in the first quarter of 2017, were refinanced with new advances maturing from September 2019 to December 2020, at a weighted average rate of 2.95%. This transaction reduced interest expense on a quarterly basis points, or 21.6%, primarily dueby approximately $750,000, beginning in the fourth quarter of 2015. Second, forward agreements were executed to refinance an additional $200 million of FHLB advances when the Corporation's continuing effortsadvances mature in December 2016. These forward agreements have maturity dates from March 2021 to lengthen maturitiesDecember 2021 and lockthe refinancing will reduce the weighted average rate on these advances from 4.03% to 2.40% and decrease interest expense on a quarterly basis by approximately $800,000, beginning in longer-term rates.the first quarter of 2017.



Provision for Credit Losses

The provision for credit losses was $1.5$4.1 million for the firstthird quarter of 2016, an increase of $5.2$3.1 million from the negative provision in the firstthird quarter of 2015. The negative provision for the three months ended March 31, 2015, was driven by an improvement in net charge-off levels, particularly among pooled impaired loans across all portfolio segments.

attributable to continued loan growth with overall credit metrics stable.

The provision for credit losses is recognized as an expense in the consolidated statements of income and is the amount necessary to adjust the allowance for credit losses to its appropriate balance, as determined through the Corporation's allowance methodology. The Corporation determines the appropriate level of the allowance for credit losses based on many quantitative and qualitative factors, including, but not limited to: the size and composition of the loan portfolio, changes in risk ratings, changes in collateral values, delinquency levels, historical losses and economic conditions. See the "Financial Condition" section of Management's Discussion under the heading "Provision for Credit Losses and Allowance for Credit Losses" for details related to the Corporation's allowance and provision for credit losses.

Non-Interest Income

The following table presents the components of non-interest income:
Three months ended March 31 Increase (Decrease)Three months ended September 30 Increase (Decrease)
2016 2015 $ %2016 2015 $ %
(dollars in thousands)(dollars in thousands)
Service charges on deposit accounts:              
Overdraft fees$5,272
 $4,803
 $469
 9.8 %$5,770
 $5,652
 $118
 2.1%
Cash management fees3,466
 3,217
 249
 7.7
3,605
 3,418
 187
 5.5
Other3,820
 3,549
 271
 7.6
3,703
 3,912
 (209) (5.3)
Total service charges on deposit accounts12,558
 11,569
 989
 8.5
13,078
 12,982
 96
 0.7
Investment management and trust services10,988
 10,889
 99
 0.9
11,425
 11,237
 188
 1.7
Other service charges and fees:              
Commercial interest rate swap fees4,359
 1,251
 3,108
 248.4
Merchant fees3,682
 3,177
 505
 15.9
4,220
 4,000
 220
 5.5
Debit card income2,511
 2,389
 122
 5.1
2,718
 2,572
 146
 5.7
Commercial interest rate swap fees1,442
 811
 631
 77.8
Letter of credit fees1,146
 1,157
 (11) (1.0)1,078
 1,143
 (65) (5.7)
Other1,969
 1,829
 140
 7.7
2,032
 1,999
 33
 1.7
Total other service charges and fees10,750
 9,363
 1,387
 14.8
14,407
 10,965
 3,442
 31.4
Mortgage banking income:              
Gains on sales of mortgage loans2,670
 3,533
 (863) (24.4)4,857
 2,627
 2,230
 84.9
MSR impairment charge(1,280) —
 (1,280) N/M
Mortgage servicing income1,360
 1,155
 205
 17.7
952
 1,237
 (285) (23.0)
Total mortgage banking income4,030
 4,688
 (658) (14.0)4,529
 3,864
 665
 17.2
Credit card income2,424
 2,235
 189
 8.5
2,668
 2,548
 120
 4.7
Other income1,440
 1,848
 (408) (22.1)2,040
 1,448
 592
 40.9
Total, excluding gains on sales of investment securities42,190
 40,592
 1,598
 3.9
Net gains on sales of investment securities947
 4,145
 (3,198) (77.2)
Total, excluding investment securities gains, net48,147
 43,044
 5,103
 11.9
Investment securities gains, net2
 1,730
 (1,728) (99.9)
Total$43,137
 $44,737
 $(1,600) (3.6)%$48,149
 $44,774
 $3,375
 7.5%

Excluding gains on sales of investment securities gains, non-interest income increased $1.6$5.1 million, or 3.9%11.9%.Other service charges and fees grew $1.4increased $3.4 million, or 14.8%31.4%, driven mainly by a $631,000$3.1 million increase in commercial loan interest rate swap fees, as new loan volumes increasedborrowers executed such swaps to lock in comparison tofixed rates during the firstthird quarter of 2015,2016, and by a $505,000$220,000 increase in merchant fee income related toresulting from higher transaction volumes in the firstthird quarter of 2016.Service charges on deposits increased $989,000, or 8.5%, across all categories.
Gains on sales of mortgage loans decreased $863,000,increased $2.2 million, or 24.4%84.9%, when compared to the first quarter ofsame period in 2015, the net effect of a 34.7% decrease inas both new loan volumes and a 15.6% increase in spreads.pricing spreads increased. Mortgage servicing income increased $205,000,recognized in the third quarter of 2016, decreased $285,000, or 17.7%23.0%, due to a decrease in amortization of MSRs, as prepayments were lower when compared to the firstthird quarter of 2015. An $1.3 million impairment charge on MSRs was recorded in the third quarter of 2016. See Note 6, "Mortgage Servicing Rights," in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details regarding the impairment charge.
Gains

Other income increased $592,000, or 40.9%, due mainly to an increase in gains on salesthe sale of investmentloans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration.

Investment securities gains decreased $3.2$1.7 million from the firstthird quarter of 2015, which included gains from the sales of two pooled trust preferred debt securities in 2015. 2015. See Note 4, "Investment Securities," in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details.


Non-Interest Expense

The following table presents the components of non-interest expense:
Three months ended March 31 Increase (Decrease)Three months ended September 30 Increase (Decrease)
2016 2015 $ %2016 2015 $ %
(dollars in thousands)(dollars in thousands)
Salaries and employee benefits$69,372
 $64,990
 $4,382
 6.7%$70,696
 $65,308
 $5,388
 8.3 %
Net occupancy expense12,220
 13,692
 (1,472) (10.8)11,782
 10,710
 1,072
 10.0
Other outside services6,056
 5,750
 306
 5.3
5,783
 7,373
 (1,590) (21.6)
Data processing5,400
 4,768
 632
 13.3
4,610
 5,105
 (495) (9.7)
Software3,921
 3,318
 603
 18.2
4,117
 3,984
 133
 3.3
Equipment expense3,371
 3,958
 (587) (14.8)3,137
 3,595
 (458) (12.7)
FDIC insurance expense2,949
 2,822
 127
 4.5
Supplies and postage2,579
 2,369
 210
 8.9
2,559
 2,708
 (149) (5.5)
Professional fees2,333
 2,871
 (538) (18.7)2,535
 2,828
 (293) (10.4)
FDIC insurance expense1,791
 2,867
 (1,076) (37.5)
Marketing1,624
 1,233
 391
 31.7
1,774
 2,102
 (328) (15.6)
Telecommunications1,488
 1,716
 (228) (13.3)1,411
 1,587
 (176) (11.1)
Other real estate owned and repossession expense638
 1,362
 (724) (53.2)742
 1,016
 (274) (27.0)
Operating risk loss540
 827
 (287) (34.7)556
 1,136
 (580) (51.1)
Loss on redemption of trust preferred securities—
 5,626
 (5,626) (100.0)
Intangible amortization—
 130
 (130) (100.0)—
 5
 (5) (100.0)
Other7,922
 8,672
 (750) (8.6)8,355
 8,939
 (584) (6.5)
Total$120,413
 $118,478
 $1,935
 1.6%$119,848
 $124,889
 $(5,041) (4.0)%

The $4.4$5.4 million, or 8.3%, increase in salaries and employee benefits was primarily driven by a $3.7 million, or 6.7%, increase in salaries, and employee benefits primarily resulted from a $4.2 million, or 7.9%, increase in salaries, resulting primarily from higher average salaries per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee, normal merit increases and an increase in incentive compensation, and an additional day ofcompensation. Employee benefits expense in the first quarter of 2016. Benefits expenses wereincreased $1.7 million, or 17.0%, largely unchanged.due to higher health care expenses.

Net occupancy expense decreased $1.5increased $1.1 million, or 10.8%10.0%, as a result of milder winter conditionslower than normal expenses recognized in 2016 driving down snow removal and utilities costs when compared to the firstthird quarter of 2015. In addition, 2015 included $600,000 of accelerated depreciation related to consolidated branches.

Outside services include fees paid to consultants and expenses for contracted or outsourced services. Consulting expenses can fluctuate based on the timing and need for such services. The $306,000,$1.6 million, or 5.3%21.6%, increasedecrease in expense in comparison to the firstthird quarter of 2015 was largely due to the timing of certain expenses related to the Corporation’s BSA/AML Compliance Programcompliance program remediation efforts.efforts and certain information technology and human resources initiatives.

Data processing expense decreased $495,000, or 9.7%, due to renegotiated contracts. Equipment expense decreased $458,000, or 12.7%, primarily due to lower depreciation expense when compared to the third quarter of 2015, as certain assets became fully depreciated. The $293,000, or 10.4%, decrease in professional fees was driven by lower net legal expenses due to recoveries on settled non-performing loan accounts. FDIC insurance expense decreased $1.1 million, or 37.5% as the assessment rates for banks with less than $10 billion in assets decreased with Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) exceeding 1.15% of the deposit base. Marketing expense decreased $328,000, or 15.6%, compared to the third quarter of 2015 due to the timing of various marketing promotions.

Other real estate owned and repossession expense decreased $274,000, or 27.0%, when compared to the third quarter of 2015. This decrease was due to a $147,000 decrease in net losses on the sales of other real estate properties. This expense category can experience fluctuations from period to period based on the timing of sales of properties and payments of expenses, such as real estate taxes.

The $1.2$580,000, or 51.1%, decrease in operating risk loss was due to a $426,000 decrease in debit card fraud and $289,000 decrease in losses associated with previously sold mortgages, partially offset by increases in wire transfer fraud and other categories.



In July 2015, the Corporation redeemed $150.0 million of TruPS. In connection with this redemption, a loss of $5.6 million was
recognized as a component of non-interest expense.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense for the third quarter of 2016 was $13.3 million, a $2.9 million, or 15.3%28.4%, increase from $10.3 million for the third quarter of 2015.

The Corporation’s effective tax rate was 24.2% in the third quarter of 2016, as compared to 23.2% in the third quarter of 2015.The effective tax rate is generally lower than the federal statutory rate of 35% due to tax-exempt interest income earned on loans, investments in tax-free municipal securities and credits earned from investments in partnerships that generate tax credits under various federal programs (Tax Credit Investments). The increase in the effective rate from the third quarter of 2015 was driven by higher income before income taxes and higher state income taxes, partially offset by an increase in net credits on Tax Credit Investments.


Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015

Net Interest Income

FTE net interest income increased $17.9 million, or 4.6%, to $403.7 million in the first nine months of 2016 from $385.8 million in the same period of 2015. Net interest margin decreased 3 basis points to 3.19% for the first nine months of 2016 from 3.22% for the same period of 2015. The increase in FTE net interest income was mainly due to an $871.1 million, or 5.4%, increase in interest earning assets. The following table provides a comparative average balance sheet and net interest income analysis for those periods. Interest income and yields are presented on an FTE basis, using a 35% federal tax rate and statutory interest expense disallowances. The discussion following this table is based on these FTE amounts.

 Nine months ended September 30
 2016 2015
 Average
Balance		 Interest  (1) Yield/
Rate		 Average
Balance		 Interest  (1) Yield/
Rate
ASSETS(dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:           
Loans, net of unearned income (2)
$14,011,301
 $416,646
 3.97% $13,220,339
 $401,662
 4.06%
Taxable investment securities (3)
2,139,378
 34,034
 2.12
 2,068,025
 33,478
 2.16
Tax-exempt investment securities (3)
306,298
 10,631
 4.63
 225,209
 9,035
 5.35
Equity securities (3)
14,272
 599
 5.60
 25,985
 1,086
 5.59
Total investment securities2,459,948
 45,264
 2.45
 2,319,219
 43,599
 2.51
Loans held for sale18,114
 529
 3.90
 21,360
 632
 3.94
Other interest-earning assets406,163
 2,813
 0.92
 463,545
 3,922
 1.13
Total interest-earning assets16,895,526
 465,252
 3.68% 16,024,463
 449,815
 3.75%
Noninterest-earning assets:           
Cash and due from banks100,417
     104,870
    
Premises and equipment227,237
     226,469
    
Other assets1,182,260
     1,101,856
    
Less: Allowance for loan losses(164,999)     (176,205)    
Total Assets$18,240,441
     $17,281,453
    
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY           
Interest-bearing liabilities:           
Demand deposits$3,498,659
 $4,727
 0.18% $3,202,380
 $3,092
 0.13%
Savings deposits4,000,871
 5,732
 0.19
 3,600,695
 3,802
 0.14
Time deposits2,842,011
 22,465
 1.06
 3,017,271
 23,199
 1.03
Total interest-bearing deposits10,341,541
 32,924
 0.43
 9,820,346
 30,093
 0.41
Short-term borrowings425,151
 739
 0.23
 338,019
 272
 0.11
FHLB advances and long-term debt962,997
 27,889
 3.86
 1,048,634
 33,669
 4.29
Total interest-bearing liabilities11,729,689
 61,552
 0.70% 11,206,999
 64,034
 0.76%
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:           
Demand deposits4,091,555
     3,767,919
    
Other329,315
     282,983
    
Total Liabilities16,150,559
     15,257,901
    
Shareholders’ equity2,089,882
     2,023,552
    
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity$18,240,441
     $17,281,453
    
Net interest income/net interest margin (FTE)  403,700
 3.19%   385,781
 3.22%
Tax equivalent adjustment  (15,165)     (13,586)  
Net interest income  $388,535
     $372,195
  
(1)Includes dividends earned on equity securities.
(2)Includes non-performing loans.
(3)Balances include amortized historical cost for available for sale securities; the related unrealized holding gains (losses) are included in other assets.



The following table summarizes the changes in FTE interest income and expense for the first nine months of 2016 as compared to the same period in 2015 due to changes in average balances (volume) and changes in rates:
 2016 vs. 2015
Increase (Decrease) due
to change in
 Volume Rate Net
 (in thousands)
Interest income on:     
Loans, net of unearned income$23,932
 $(8,948) $14,984
Taxable investment securities1,168
 (612) 556
Tax-exempt investment securities2,929
 (1,333) 1,596
Equity securities(489) 2
 (487)
Loans held for sale(97) (6) (103)
Other interest-earning assets(443) (666) (1,109)
Total interest income$27,000
 $(11,563) $15,437
Interest expense on:     
Demand deposits$310
 $1,325
 $1,635
Savings deposits469
 1,461
 1,930
Time deposits(1,419) 685
 (734)
Short-term borrowings86
 381
 467
FHLB advances and long-term debt(2,587) (3,193) (5,780)
Total interest expense$(3,141) $659
 $(2,482)
Note: Changes which are partially attributable to both volume and rate are allocated to the volume and rate components presented above based on the percentage of direct changes that are attributable to each component.
As summarized above, the increase in FTE interest income was the result of an increase in average interest-earning assets, primarily loans, which resulted in a $27.0 million increase in FTE interest income, partially offset by an $11.6 million decrease due to lower yields on average interest-earning assets.
Average loans, by type, are summarized in the following table:

 Nine months ended September 30 Increase (Decrease)
 2016 2015 in Balance
 Balance Yield Balance Yield $ %
 (dollars in thousands)
Real estate – commercial mortgage$5,572,356
 4.01% $5,205,755
 4.15% $366,601
 7.0%
Commercial – industrial, financial and agricultural4,080,638
 3.79
 3,831,678
 3.81
 248,960
 6.5
Real estate – home equity1,656,969
 4.09
 1,703,006
 4.11
 (46,037) (2.7)
Real estate – residential mortgage1,428,430
 3.77
 1,369,367
 3.81
 59,063
 4.3
Real estate – construction817,014
 3.80
 713,893
 3.93
 103,121
 14.4
Consumer272,402
 5.40
 265,002
 5.52
 7,400
 2.8
Leasing, other and overdrafts183,492
 6.01
 131,638
 7.33
 51,854
 39.4
Total$14,011,301
 3.97% $13,220,339
 4.06% $790,962
 6.0%

Average loans increased $791.0 million, or 6.0%, which contributed $23.9 million to the increase in FTE interest income. The average yield on loans decreased 9 basis points, or 2.2%, to 3.97% in 2016 from 4.06% in 2015. The increase in average loans was driven largely by growth in the commercial mortgage and residential mortgage portfolios as well as the commercial loan, construction and leasing portfolios. The commercial mortgage growth was realized in all geographical markets. The decrease in average yields on loans was attributable to repayments of higher-yielding loans, continued refinancing activity at lower rates, and new loan production at rates lower than the overall portfolio yield.



Average investment securities increased $140.7 million, or 6.1%.The yield on average investments decreased 6 basis points, or 2.4%, to 2.45% in 2016 from 2.51% in 2015. The increase in average investment securities was partially offset by a $57.4 million, or 12.4%, decrease in other interest-earning assets.
Interest expense decreased $2.5 million, or 3.9%, to $61.6 million in the first nine months of 2016 from $64.0 million in the first nine months of 2015. Although total average interest-bearing liabilities increased $522.7 million, or 4.7%, compared to the first nine months of 2015, the funding mix became more concentrated in lower-cost deposits and short-term borrowings. This shift and the impact of FHLB Advance refinancing activity and the impact of the redemption of TruPs funded with lower-cost subordinated debt resulted in a decrease in interest expense.
Average deposits, by type, are summarized in the following table:
 Nine months ended September 30 Increase (Decrease) in Balance
 2016 2015 
 Balance Rate Balance Rate $ %
 (dollars in thousands)
Noninterest-bearing demand$4,091,555
 —% $3,767,919
 —% $323,636
 8.6%
Interest-bearing demand3,498,659
 0.18
 3,202,380
 0.13
 296,279
 9.3
Savings4,000,871
 0.19
 3,600,695
 0.14
 400,176
 11.1
Total demand and savings11,591,085
 0.12
 10,570,994
 0.09
 1,020,091
 9.6
Time deposits2,842,011
 1.06
 3,017,271
 1.03
 (175,260) (5.8)
Total deposits$14,433,096
 0.30% $13,588,265
 0.30% $844,831
 6.2%

The $1.0 billion, or 9.6%, increase in total demand and savings account balances was primarily due to a $495.1 million, or 10.1%, increase in personal account balances, a $361.7 million, or 9.4%, increase in business account balances and a $166.1 million, or 9.3%, increase in municipal account balances. While the cost of both demand and savings deposits and time deposits increased, the shift to a higher concentration of lower-cost demand and savings deposits resulted in a total cost of interest-bearing deposits of 0.30% for both the first nine months of 2016 and 2015.
The following table summarizes changes in average short-term borrowings and long-term debt, by type:
 Nine months ended September 30 Increase (Decrease)
 2016 2015 in Balance
 Balance Rate Balance Rate $ %
 (dollars in thousands)
Short-term borrowings:           
Customer repurchase agreements$179,892
 0.11% $167,526
 0.10% $12,366
 7.4%
Customer short-term promissory notes73,859
 0.04
 81,854
 0.02
 (7,995) (9.8)
Total short-term customer funding253,751
 0.09
 249,380
 0.07
 4,371
 1.8
Federal funds purchased156,812
 0.44
 72,961
 0.17
 83,851
 114.9
Short-term FHLB advances (1)
14,588
 0.43
 15,678
 0.31
 (1,090) (7.0)
Total short-term borrowings425,151
 0.23
 338,019
 0.11
 87,132
 25.8
Long-term debt:           
FHLB advances601,120
 3.18
 634,403
 3.50
 (33,283) (5.2)
Other long-term debt361,877
 5.00
 414,231
 5.50
 (52,354) (12.6)
Total long-term debt962,997
 3.86
 1,048,634
 4.29
 (85,637) (8.2)
Total borrowings$1,388,148
 2.75% $1,386,653
 3.27% $1,495
 0.1%
(1) Represents FHLB advances with an original maturity term of less than one year.

Average total borrowings increased $1.5 million during the first nine months of 2016 in comparison to the same period of 2015. The cost of borrowings, however, decreased 52 basis points, or 15.9%, as a result of lower-cost, short-term borrowings comprising a larger percentage of total borrowings.

Total long-term debt decreased $85.6 million, or 8.2%, as the result of maturing FHLB advances and the maturity of $100.0 million of subordinated debt in April 2015. In addition, in June 2015, the Corporation issued $150 million of subordinated debt at an


effective rate of 4.69%. The proceeds of this issuance were used to redeem $150 million of trust preferred securities, with an effective rate of 6.52%, in July 2015.

In the third quarter of 2015, the Corporation executed two transactions to restructure its long-term FHLB advances. First, $200 million of FHLB advances, with a weighted average rate of 4.45% and a maturity date in the first quarter of 2017, were refinanced with new advances maturing from September 2019 to December 2020, at a weighted average rate of 2.95%. This transaction reduced interest expense on a quarterly basis by approximately $750,000, beginning in the fourth quarter of 2015. Second, forward agreements were executed to refinance an additional $200 million of FHLB advances when the advances mature in December 2016. These forward agreements have maturity dates from March 2021 to December 2021 and the refinancing will reduce the weighted average rate on these advances from 4.03% to 2.40% and decrease interest expense on a quarterly basis by approximately $800,000, beginning in the first quarter of 2017.

Provision for Credit Losses

The provision for credit losses was $8.2 million for the first nine months of 2016, an increase of $8.7 million in comparison to the first nine months of 2015. In the first nine months of 2015, a negative provision of $500,000 was recorded, primarily due to an improvement in net charge-off levels, particularly among pooled impaired loans. For details related to the Corporation's allowance and provision for credit losses, see the "Financial Condition" section of Management's Discussion under the heading "Provision for Credit Losses and Allowance for Credit Losses."

Non-Interest Income

The following table presents the components of non-interest income:
 Nine months ended September 30 Increase (Decrease)
 2016 2015 $ %
 (dollars in thousands)
Service charges on deposit accounts:       
Overdraft fees$16,426
 $15,806
 $620
 3.9%
Cash management fees10,651
 10,004
 647
 6.5
Other11,455
 11,378
 77
 0.7
         Total service charges on deposit accounts38,532
 37,188
 1,344
 3.6
Investment management and trust services33,660
 33,137
 523
 1.6
Other service charges and fees:       
Merchant fees12,155
 11,265
 890
 7.9
Debit card income7,948
 7,587
 361
 4.8
Commercial swap fees8,552
 3,088
 5,464
 176.9
Letter of credit fees3,385
 3,474
 (89) (2.6)
Other6,100
 5,902
 198
 3.4
        Total other service charges and fees38,140
 31,316
 6,824
 21.8
Mortgage banking income:       
Gains on sales of mortgage loans11,967
 10,588
 1,379
 13.0
MSR impairment charge(3,001) —
 (3,001) N/M
Mortgage servicing income3,490
 3,303
 187
 5.7
        Total mortgage banking income12,456
 13,891
 (1,435) (10.3)
Credit card income7,688
 7,257
 431
 5.9
Other income5,922
 4,921
 1,001
 20.3
        Total, excluding investment securities gains, net136,398
 127,710
 8,688
 6.8
Investment securities gains, net1,025
 8,290
 (7,265) (87.6)
              Total$137,423
 $136,000
 $1,423
 1.0%

The $620,000, or 3.9%, increase in overdraft fee income during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 in comparison to the same period in 2015 consisted of a $385,000 increase in fees assessed on personal accounts and a $235,000 increase in fees assessed


on commercial accounts, due to higher volumes. Cash management fees increased $647,000, or 6.5%, compared to 2015 due to higher transaction volumes and fee increases in 2016.
The $890,000, or 7.9%, increase in merchant fee income and the $361,000, or 4.8%, increase in debit card income were due to an increase in the volumes of transactions in comparison to 2015. The $5.5 million increase in commercial loan interest rate swap fees was due to growth in commercial loans and the attractiveness of interest rate swaps in the current rate environment.
Gains on sales of mortgage loans increased $1.4 million, or 13.0%, due to a 23.3% increase in pricing spreads compared to the prior year, partially offset by a $68.1 million, or 8.3%, decrease in new loan volumes. Mortgage servicing income increased $187,000, or 5.7%. A $3.0 million impairment charges on MSRs was recognized in the first nine months of 2016. See Note 6, "Mortgage Servicing Rights," in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details regarding the impairment charge.
Gains on sales of investment securities decreased $7.3 million compared to the first nine months of 2015. See Note 4, "Investment Securities," in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details.
Non-Interest Expense

The following table presents the components of non-interest expense:
 Nine months ended September 30 Increase (Decrease)
 2016 2015 $ %
 (dollars in thousands)
Salaries and employee benefits$210,097
 $195,365
 $14,732
 7.5 %
Net occupancy expense35,813
 36,211
 (398) (1.1)
Other outside services17,347
 21,248
 (3,901) (18.4)
Data processing15,486
 14,767
 719
 4.9
Software11,991
 10,678
 1,313
 12.3
Equipment expense9,380
 10,888
 (1,508) (13.9)
Professional fees8,221
 8,430
 (209) (2.5)
Supplies and postage7,844
 7,803
 41
 0.5
FDIC insurance expense7,700
 8,574
 (874) (10.2)
Marketing5,314
 5,570
 (256) (4.6)
Telecommunications4,358
 4,920
 (562) (11.4)
Operating risk loss2,082
 2,637
 (555) (21.0)
Other real estate owned and repossession expense1,745
 2,507
 (762) (30.4)
Loss on redemption of trust preferred securities—
 5,626
 (5,626) (100.0)
Intangible amortization—
 241
 (241) (100.0)
Other24,520
 26,256
 (1,736) (6.6)
Total$361,898
 $361,721
 $177
 — %

The $14.7 million, or 7.5%, increase in salaries and employee benefits during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 in comparison to the same period in 2015 was primarily driven by a $12.1 million, or 7.3%, increase in salaries, resulting from higher average salaries per full-time equivalent employee, normal merit increases and an increase in incentive compensation. The average number of full-time equivalent employees increased to 3,490 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to 3,470 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. Benefits expenses increased $2.6 million, or 8.3%, due to an increase in health care expense, 401(k) matching expense, defined benefit plan expense, employee education and other employee benefits.

The $3.9 million, or 18.4%, decrease in other outside services in comparison to the first nine months of 2015 was due to lower expenses associated with the Corporation's BSA/AML compliance program remediation efforts, and lower costs for information technology and human resources initiatives.

The $2.0 million, or 8.0%, combined increase in data processing and software resulted from higher transaction volumes and contractual increases related to core processing systems, and amortization of capitalized software investments.



Equipment expense decreased $587,000,$1.5 million, or 14.8%13.9%, primarily due to lower depreciation expense, when compared to the first quarter of 2015 as certain assets became fully depreciated.

The $538,000, FDIC insurance expense decreased $874,000, or 18.7%10.2%, decreasedue to a reduction in professional fees was driven by lower costs for legal services resulting from both the timing andassessment rate beginning in the need for such services.

the third quarter of 2016. Other real estate owned and repossession expense decreased $724,000,$762,000, or 53.2%30.4%, when compared to the first quarternine months of 2015. This decrease was2015 due to a $473,000 decreasedecreases in net lossesrepossession expense, maintenance expense and insurance expense on the sales of other real estate properties. This expense category can experience volatility from period to period based on the timing of foreclosures and sales of properties due to fewer transactions, and a $212,000 decrease in repossession expense due to lower activity.payments of expenses, such as real estate taxes.

The $750,000 decrease inIn July 2015, the other categoryCorporation redeemed $150.0 million of TruPS. In connection with this redemption, a loss of $5.6 million was mainly
recognized as a component of non-interest expense.

Other expense decreased $1.7 million, or 6.6%, due to lower state taxes as liabilities were adjustedand the timing of certain expense items, which can fluctuate from period to reflect current expectations regarding state tax exposures.



period.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense for the first quarternine months of 2016 was $12.0$36.4 million, a $1.5$396,000, or 1.1%, increase from $36.0 million or 11.2%, decrease from $13.5 million for the first quarter ofin 2015.

The Corporation’s effective tax rate was 23.9%23.4% in the first quarternine months of 2016, as compared to 25.2%24.5% in the first quarternine months of 2015. The effective tax rate is generally lower than the federal statutory rate of 35% due to tax-exempt interest income earned on loans, investments in tax-free municipal securities and credits earned from investments in partnerships that generate tax credits under various federal programs.Tax Credit Investments. The decrease in the effective rate from the first quarter of 2015 was driven by lower pre-tax earnings and higher low-income housing tax credits.net credits from these investments.

FINANCIAL CONDITION

The table below presents condensed consolidated ending balance sheets.
  Increase (Decrease)  Increase (Decrease)
March 31, 2016 December 31, 2015 $ %September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 $ %
(dollars in thousands)(dollars in thousands)
Assets              
Cash and due from banks$83,479
 $101,120
 $(17,641) (17.4)%$86,497
 $101,120
 $(14,623) (14.5)%
Other interest-earning assets408,060
 292,516
 115,544
 39.5
428,966
 292,516
 136,450
 46.6
Loans held for sale19,719
 16,886
 2,833
 16.8
27,836
 16,886
 10,950
 64.8
Investment securities2,516,205
 2,484,773
 31,432
 1.3
2,508,068
 2,484,773
 23,295
 0.9
Loans, net of allowance13,706,860
 13,669,548
 37,312
 0.3
14,228,712
 13,669,548
 559,164
 4.1
Premises and equipment228,057
 225,535
 2,522
 1.1
228,009
 225,535
 2,474
 1.1
Goodwill and intangible assets531,556
 531,556
 —
 —
531,556
 531,556
 —
 —
Other assets628,318
 592,784
 35,534
 6.0
661,418
 592,784
 68,634
 11.6
Total Assets$18,122,254
 $17,914,718
 $207,536
 1.2 %$18,701,062
 $17,914,718
 $786,344
 4.4 %
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity              
Deposits$14,404,280
 $14,132,317
 $271,963
 1.9 %$14,952,479
 $14,132,317
 $820,162
 5.8 %
Short-term borrowings352,883
 497,663
 (144,780) (29.1)264,042
 497,663
 (233,621) (46.9)
Long-term debt965,654
 949,542
 16,112
 1.7
965,286
 949,542
 15,744
 1.7
Other liabilities326,128
 293,302
 32,826
 11.2
389,819
 293,302
 96,517
 32.9
Total Liabilities16,048,945
 15,872,824
 176,121
 1.1
16,571,626
 15,872,824
 698,802
 4.4
Total Shareholders’ Equity2,073,309
 2,041,894
 31,415
 1.5
2,129,436
 2,041,894
 87,542
 4.3
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity$18,122,254
 $17,914,718
 $207,536
 1.2 %$18,701,062
 $17,914,718
 $786,344
 4.4 %

Other Interest-earning Assets

The $115.5$136.5 million, or 39.5%46.6%, increase in other interest-earning assets during the first nine months of 2016 resulted from higher balances of excess cash on deposit with the Federal Reserve Bank due to a higher net liquidity position, generally resulting fromas funding provided by deposit outpaced the growth exceeding loan growth.

The $35.5 million, or 6.0%, increase in other assetsloans and the $32.8 million, or 11.2%, increase in other liabilities were driven by higher fair values for derivative financial instruments. See Note 9, "Derivative Financial Instruments," in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details.









investments.



Investment Securities

The following table presents the carrying amount of investment securities:
  Increase (Decrease)  Increase (Decrease)
March 31, 2016 December 31, 2015 $ %September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 $ %
(dollars in thousands)(dollars in thousands)
U.S. Government sponsored agency securities$25,173
 $25,136
 $37
 0.1 %$140
 $25,136
 $(24,996) (99.4)%
State and municipal securities314,010
 262,765
 51,245
 19.5
401,572
 262,765
 138,807
 52.8
Corporate debt securities89,886
 96,955
 (7,069) (7.3)107,241
 96,955
 10,286
 10.6
Collateralized mortgage obligations782,075
 821,509
 (39,434) (4.8)652,359
 821,509
 (169,150) (20.6)
Mortgage-backed securities1,188,668
 1,158,835
 29,833
 2.6
1,226,547
 1,158,835
 67,712
 5.8
Auction rate securities97,326
 98,059
 (733) (0.7)97,726
 98,059
 (333) (0.3)
Total debt securities2,497,138
 2,463,259
 33,879
 1.4
2,485,585
 2,463,259
 22,326
 0.9
Equity securities19,067
 21,514
 (2,447) (11.4)22,483
 21,514
 969
 4.5
Total$2,516,205
 $2,484,773
 $31,432
 1.3 %$2,508,068
 $2,484,773
 $23,295
 0.9 %

State andU.S. Government sponsored agency securities decreased $25.0 million, or 99.4%, as the result of maturities. The proceeds were generally reinvested in municipal securities, which increased $51.2$138.8 million, or 19.5%52.8%. These investments have a more attractive yield in the current low interest rate environment.

Collateralized mortgage obligations decreased $169.2 million, or 20.6%, as the Corporation reduced its holdings in lower coupon investments due to volatility in market pricing. In addition to state and municipal securities, the proceeds were also reinvested in mortgage-backed securities, which increased purchases of these securities to take advantage of higher after tax equivalent yields relative to other investment options.$67.7 million, or 5.8%.

Loans, net of unearned incomeUnearned Income

The following table presents ending balances of loans outstanding, net of unearned income:
     Increase (Decrease)
 March 31, 2016 December 31, 2015 $ %
 (dollars in thousands)  
Real-estate – commercial mortgage$5,558,108
 $5,462,330
 $95,778
 1.8 %
Commercial – industrial, financial and agricultural4,035,333
 4,088,962
 (53,629) (1.3)
Real-estate – home equity1,659,481
 1,684,439
 (24,958) (1.5)
Real-estate – residential mortgage1,377,459
 1,376,160
 1,299
 0.1
Real-estate – construction810,872
 799,988
 10,884
 1.4
Consumer263,221
 268,588
 (5,367) (2.0)
Leasing, overdrafts and other166,227
 158,135
 8,092
 5.1
Loans, net of unearned income$13,870,701
 $13,838,602
 $32,099
 0.2 %
     Increase (Decrease)
 September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 $ %
 (dollars in thousands)  
Real estate – commercial mortgage$5,818,915
 $5,462,330
 $356,585
 6.5 %
Commercial – industrial, financial and agricultural4,024,119
 4,088,962
 (64,843) (1.6)
Real estate – home equity1,640,421
 1,684,439
 (44,018) (2.6)
Real estate – residential mortgage1,542,696
 1,376,160
 166,536
 12.1
Real estate – construction861,634
 799,988
 61,646
 7.7
Consumer283,673
 268,588
 15,085
 5.6
Leasing, other and overdrafts219,780
 158,135
 61,645
 39.0
Loans, net of unearned income$14,391,238
 $13,838,602
 $552,636
 4.0 %

Loans, net of unearned income, increased $552.6 million, or 4.0%, in comparison to December 31, 2015, with the increases realized across all of the Corporation's geographic markets. Commercial mortgage loans increased $356.6 million, or 6.5%, in comparison to December 31, 2015, with the growth occurring primarily in the Pennsylvania ($197.3 million, or 7.1%), Maryland ($56.5 million, or 9.9%) and New Jersey ($45.4 million, or 3.2%) markets. Residential mortgage loans increased $166.5 million, or 12.1%, compared to December 31, 2015, with the growth occurring primarily in the Maryland ($85.3 million, or 46.9%) and Virginia ($70.2 million, or 31.3%) markets as the result of new portfolio product offerings that were introduced in 2015. Construction loans increased $61.6 million, or 7.7%, in comparison to December 31, 2015, with the growth occurring primarily in the Maryland ($24.2 million, or 38.7%), Pennsylvania ($17.5 million, or 3.7%) and New Jersey ($16.8 million, or 10.8%) markets. Leasing, other and overdrafts increased compared to December 31, 2015 as a result of a $61.6 million increase in the leasing portfolio.



Construction loans include loans to commercial borrowers secured by commercial real estate, loans to commercial borrowers secured by residential real estate, and other construction loans, which represent loans to individuals secured by residential real estate. The following table presents outstanding construction loans and their delinquency rates by these class segments:
 September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015
 Balance Delinquency Rate (1) % of Total Balance Delinquency Rate (1) % of Total
 (dollars in thousands)
Commercial$636,892
 0.2% 73.9% $559,991
 0.2% 70.0%
Commercial - residential161,908
 7.2
 18.8
 179,303
 7.3
 22.4
Other62,834
 1.7
 7.3
 60,694
 1.1
 7.6
Total Real estate - construction$861,634
 1.6% 100.0% $799,988
 1.8% 100.0%

(1)Represents all accruing loans 30 days or more past due and non-accrual loans as a percentage of total loans in each class segment.

The Corporation does not have a significant concentration of credit risk with any single borrower, industry or geographical location. Approximately $6.4$6.7 billion, or 45.9%46.4%, of the loan portfolio was in commercial mortgage and construction loans as of March 31,September 30, 2016. The Corporation's maximum total lending commitment to an individual borrowerborrowing relationship was $50.0 million as of March 31,September 30, 2016. In addition to its policy of limiting the maximum total lending commitment to any individual borrowerborrowing relationship to $50.0 million, the Corporation has established lower total lending limits for certain types of lending commitments, and lower total lending limits based on the Corporation's internal risk rating of an individual borrowerborrowing relationship at the time the lending commitment is approved. As of March 31,September 30, 2016, the Corporation had 112115 individual borrowing relationships with total borrowing commitments between $20.0 million and $50.0 million.

Commercial mortgage loans increased $95.8 million, or 1.8%, in comparison to December 31, 2015 across all of the Corporation's geographical markets. Commercial loans decreased $53.6 million, or 1.3%, primarily in the New Jersey ($31.2 million, or 5.5%), Pennsylvania ($19.0 million, or 0.6%), Virginia ($8.8 million, or 6.3%) and Delaware ($4.2 million, or 3.3%) markets, partially offset by an increase in the Maryland market ($9.5 million, or 2.9%).








The following table summarizes the industry concentrationconcentrations within the commercial loan portfolio:
March 31,
2016		 December 31, 2015September 30,
2016		 December 31, 2015
Services22.3% 22.6%21.0% 22.6%
Manufacturing11.2
 11.3
Retail15.0
 8.3
Health care11.1
 10.6
10.6
 10.6
Construction (1)
9.7
 9.7
9.5
 9.7
Retail8.5
 8.3
Manufacturing9.3
 11.3
Wholesale8.0
 8.0
7.3
 8.0
Real estate (2)
7.7
 7.3
6.9
 7.3
Agriculture4.8
 5.1
4.7
 5.1
Arts and entertainment2.9
 2.8
2.7
 2.8
Transportation2.7
 2.7
2.4
 2.7
Financial services2.0
 1.7
2.1
 1.7
Other9.1
 9.9
8.5
 9.9
Total100.0% 100.0%100.0% 100.0%
(1)Includes commercial loans to borrowers engaged in the construction industry.
(2)Includes commercial loans to borrowers engaged in the business of: renting, leasing or managing real estate for others; selling and/or buying real estate for others; and appraising real estate.












Commercial loans and commercial mortgage loans also include shared national credits, which are participations in loans or loan commitments of at least $20.0 million that are shared by three or more banks. Below is a summary of the Corporation's outstanding purchased shared national credits:
March 31, 2016 December 31, 2015September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Commercial - industrial, financial and agricultural$154,491
 $152,830
$163,452
 $152,830
Real estate - commercial mortgage99,463
 96,219
77,977
 96,219
Total$253,954
 $249,049
$241,429
 $249,049
Total shared national credits increased $4.9decreased $7.6 million, or 2.0%3.1%, in comparison to December 31, 2015. The Corporation's shared national credits are to borrowers located in its geographical markets, and the increase was dueare subject to normal lending activities consistent with the Corporation's underwriting policies. As of March 31,September 30, 2016, none of the shared national credits were past due compared to one credit totaling $1.1 million, or 0.4%, of the total balance that was past due as of December 31, 2015.
Construction loans include loans to commercial borrowers secured by commercial real estate, loans to commercial borrowers secured by residential real estate, and other construction loans, which represent loans to individuals secured by residential real estate. The following table presents outstanding construction loans and their delinquency rates by these class segments:
 March 31, 2016 December 31, 2015
 Balance Delinquency Rate (1) % of Total Balance Delinquency Rate (1) % of Total
 (dollars in thousands)
Commercial$566,816
 0.1% 69.9% $559,991
 0.2% 70.0%
Commercial - residential182,279
 7.8
 22.5
 179,303
 7.3
 22.4
Other61,777
 2.1
 7.6
 60,694
 1.1
 7.6
Total Real estate - construction$810,872
 2.0% 100.0% $799,988
 1.8% 100.0%

(1)Represents all accruing loans 30 days or more past due and non-accrual loans as a percentage of total loans in each class segment.

Construction loans increased $10.9 million, or 1.4%, in comparison to December 31, 2015 and comprised 5.8% of the total loan portfolio at March 31, 2016.The increase in construction loans was primarily in loans secured by commercial real estate. Geographically, the increase in real estate construction loans was primarily in the New Jersey ($12.1 million, or 7.7%) and Delaware


($11.0 million, or 24.9%) markets, with slight increases also in the Virginia market, partially offset by decreases in the Pennsylvania ($10.1 million, or 2.1%) and Maryland ($2.2 million, or 3.5%) markets.

Provision for Credit Losses and Allowance for Credit Losses

The following table presents the activity in the allowance for credit losses:
Three months ended March 31Three months ended September 30 Nine months ended September 30
2016 20152016 2015 2016 2015
(dollars in thousands)(dollars in thousands)
Average balance of loans, net of unearned income$13,853,420
 $13,095,528
$14,212,250
 $13,369,874
 $14,011,301
 $13,220,339
          
Balance of allowance for credit losses at beginning of period$171,412
 $185,931
$165,108
 $169,453
 $171,412
 $185,931
Loans charged off:          
Commercial – industrial, financial and agricultural6,188
 1,863
3,144
 1,640
 13,957
 14,669
Real estate – residential mortgage1,068
 1,281
802
 1,035
 2,210
 3,099
Real estate – home equity1,541
 768
709
 940
 3,295
 2,578
Real estate – commercial mortgage582
 709
1,350
 660
 3,406
 3,011
Consumer1,007
 780
685
 650
 2,261
 1,787
Real estate – construction326
 —
150
 114
 1,218
 201
Leasing, overdrafts and other443
 363
Leasing, other and overdrafts832
 522
 3,226
 1,352
Total loans charged off11,155
 5,764
7,672
 5,561
 29,573
 26,697
Recoveries of loans previously charged off:          
Commercial – industrial, financial and agricultural2,319
 786
1,539
 1,598
 6,789
 3,855
Real estate – residential mortgage136
 159
228
 201
 784
 547
Real estate – home equity338
 251
241
 304
 929
 744
Real estate – commercial mortgage825
 436
296
 842
 2,488
 1,729
Consumer196
 241
222
 314
 957
 923
Real estate – construction383
 1,147
898
 898
 2,844
 2,276
Leasing, overdrafts and other81
 171
Leasing, other and overdrafts168
 346
 357
 587
Total recoveries4,278
 3,191
3,592
 4,503
 15,148
 10,661
Net loans charged off6,877
 2,573
4,080
 1,058
 14,425
 16,036
Provision for credit losses1,530
 (3,700)4,141
 1,000
 8,182
 (500)
Balance of allowance for credit losses at end of period$166,065
 $179,658
$165,169
 $169,395
 $165,169
 $169,395
          
Net charge-offs to average loans (annualized)0.20% 0.08%0.11% 0.03% 0.14% 0.16%




The following table presents the components of the allowance for credit losses:
March 31,
2016		 December 31,
2015		September 30,
2016		 December 31,
2015
(dollars in thousands)(dollars in thousands)
Allowance for loan losses$163,841
 $169,054
$162,526
 $169,054
Reserve for unfunded lending commitments2,224
 2,358
2,643
 2,358
Allowance for credit losses$166,065
 $171,412
$165,169
 $171,412
      
Allowance for credit losses to loans outstanding1.20% 1.24%1.15% 1.24%
The provision for credit losses for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2016 was $1.5$4.1 million, an increase of $5.2$3.1 million in comparison to the same period in 2015. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the provision for credit losses was $8.2 million, an increase of $8.7 million in comparison to the first nine months of 2015. The increase in the provision for credit losses was dueattributable to a negative provision for the three months ended March 31, 2015 which was driven by an improvement in net charge-off levels, particularly among pooled impaired loans across all portfolio segments.


continued loan growth as overall credit metrics were stable to improving.
Net charge-offs increased $4.3$3.0 million, or 167.3%, to $6.9$4.1 million for the firstthird quarter of 2016, compared to $2.6$1.1 million for the firstthird quarter of 2015. The increase in netGross charge-offs was primarily due to a $2.8increased by $2.1 million increase in commercial loan net charge-offs and a $1.1 million increase in real estate construction net charge-offs as a result of lower recoveries compared to the same period in the prior year.decreased by $911,000. Of the $6.9$4.1 million of net charge-offs recorded in the firstthird quarter of 2016, the majority were for loans originated in Pennsylvania ($5.5 million, or 80.0%)1.9 million), Maryland ($1.6 million) and New Jersey ($1.2737,000) partially offset by net recoveries in Virginia and Delaware.
During the first nine months of 2016, net charge-offs decreased $1.6 million, or 17.2%).10.0%, to $14.4 million compared to $16.0 million for the same period of 2015. The decrease in net charge-offs was primarily due to an increase in recoveries during the first nine months of 2016 compared to the same period in the prior year. Of the $14.4 million of net charge-offs recorded in the first nine months of 2016, the majority were for loans originated in Pennsylvania ($9.8 million), New Jersey ($4.4 million) and Maryland ($601,000) partially offset by net recoveries in Virginia and Delaware.

The following table summarizes non-performing assets as of the indicated dates:
March 31, 2016 March 31, 2015 December 31, 2015September 30, 2016 September 30, 2015 December 31, 2015
(dollars in thousands)(dollars in thousands)
Non-accrual loans$122,170
 $129,929
 $129,523
$124,017
 $132,154
 $129,523
Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing15,013
 19,365
 15,291
14,095
 12,867
 15,291
Total non-performing loans137,183
 149,294
 144,814
138,112
 145,021
 144,814
Other real estate owned (OREO)10,946
 14,251
 11,099
11,981
 10,561
 11,099
Total non-performing assets$148,129
 $163,545
 $155,913
$150,093
 $155,582
 $155,913
Non-accrual loans to total loans0.88% 0.99% 0.94%0.86% 0.98% 0.94%
Non-performing assets to total assets0.82% 0.94% 0.87%0.80% 0.87% 0.87%
Allowance for credit losses to non-performing loans121.05% 120.34% 118.37%119.59% 116.81% 118.37%



















The following table presents accruing loans whose terms have been modified under troubled debt restructurings ("TDRs"), by
type, as of the indicated dates:
March 31, 2016 March 31, 2015 December 31, 2015September 30, 2016 September 30, 2015 December 31, 2015
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Real estate – residential mortgage$27,565
 $31,574
 $28,511
$26,854
 $29,330
 $28,511
Real estate – commercial mortgage17,427
 23,468
 17,563
16,085
 17,282
 17,563
Real estate – construction3,092
 7,791
 3,942
843
 4,363
 3,942
Commercial – industrial, financial and agricultural5,650
 6,975
 5,953
7,488
 7,399
 5,953
Real estate – home equity6,530
 3,084
 4,556
7,668
 3,954
 4,556
Consumer32
 34
 33
39
 29
 33
Total accruing TDRs60,296
 72,926
 60,558
58,977
 62,357
 60,558
Non-accrual TDRs (1)
27,277
 29,392
 31,035
27,904
 27,618
 31,035
Total TDRs$87,573
 $102,318
 $91,593
$86,881
 $89,975
 $91,593
(1) Included with non-accrual loans in the preceding table.

TDRs modified during the first threenine months of 2016 and still outstanding as of March 31,September 30, 2016 totaled $3.7$10.3 million. During the first threenine months of 2016, $1.6$6.0 million of TDRs that were modified in the previous 12 months had a payment default, which the Corporation defines as a single missed scheduled payment, subsequent to modification.


The following table presents the changes in non-accrual loans for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2016:
Commercial -
Industrial,
Financial and
Agricultural		 Real Estate -
Commercial
Mortgage		 Real Estate -
Construction		 Real Estate -
Residential
Mortgage		 Real Estate -
Home
Equity		 Consumer Leasing TotalCommercial -
Industrial,
Financial and
Agricultural		 Real Estate -
Commercial
Mortgage		 Real Estate -
Construction		 Real Estate -
Residential
Mortgage		 Real Estate -
Home
Equity		 Consumer Leasing Total
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Three months ended March 31, 2016              
Balance of non-accrual loans at December 31, 2015$42,199
 $40,731
 $12,044
 $21,914
 $11,210
 $—
 $1,425
 $129,523
Three months ended September 30, 2016Three months ended September 30, 2016              
Balance of non-accrual loans at June 30, 2016$35,538
 $35,512
 $9,420
 $20,569
 $10,703
 $—
 $—
 $111,742
Additions6,436
 5,959
 752
 1,397
 2,987
 1,007
 85
 18,623
17,267
 9,573
 2,653
 1,371
 1,907
 685
 381
 33,837
Payments(5,331) (3,543) (1,972) (151) (366) —
 (4) (11,367)(2,913) (1,844) (801) (476) (527) —
 —
 (6,561)
Charge-offs(6,188) (582) (326) (1,068) (1,541) (1,007) (85) (10,797)(3,144) (1,350) (150) (802) (709) (685) (381) (7,221)
Transfers to accrual status—
 —
 —
 (160) (675) —
 —
 (835)(2,525) (2,543) —
 —
 (23) —
 —
 (5,091)
Transfers to OREO—
 (1,704) —
 (1,152) (121) —
 —
 (2,977)(53) (381) (646) (1,281) (328) —
 —
 (2,689)
Balance of non-accrual loans at March 31, 2016$37,116
 $40,861
 $10,498
 $20,780
 $11,494
 $—
 $1,421
 $122,170
Balance of non-accrual loans at September 30, 2016$44,170
 $38,967
 $10,476
 $19,381
 $11,023
 $—
 $—
 $124,017
               
Nine months ended September 30, 2016Nine months ended September 30, 2016              
Balance of non-accrual loans as of December 31, 2015$42,199
 $40,731
 $12,044
 $21,914
 $11,210
 $—
 $1,425
 $129,523
Additions30,043
 20,367
 6,503
 4,868
 6,962
 2,264
 673
 71,680
Payments(11,132) (10,537) (5,169) (2,222) (1,979) (1) (24) (31,064)
Charge-offs(13,957) (3,406) (1,218) (2,210) (3,295) (2,261) (2,074) (28,421)
Transfers to accrual status(2,525) (5,692) —
 (310) (904) (2) —
 (9,433)
Transfers to OREO(458) (2,496) (1,684) (2,659) (971) —
 —
 (8,268)
Balance of non-accrual loans at September 30, 2016$44,170
 $38,967
 $10,476
 $19,381
 $11,023
 $—
 $—
 $124,017

Non-accrual loans decreased $7.8$8.1 million, or 6.0%6.2%, and $7.4$5.5 million, or 5.7%4.3%, in comparison to March 31,September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2015, respectively.





The following table summarizes non-performing loans, by type, as of the indicated dates:
March 31, 2016 March 31, 2015 December 31, 2015September 30, 2016 September 30, 2015 December 31, 2015
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Real estate – commercial mortgage$43,132
 $46,331
 $41,170
$39,631
 $49,021
 $41,170
Commercial – industrial, financial and agricultural39,140
 43,265
 44,071
47,330
 38,032
 44,071
Real estate – residential mortgage25,182
 28,595
 28,484
23,451
 27,707
 28,484
Real estate – home equity14,408
 14,455
 14,683
14,260
 13,107
 14,683
Real estate – construction12,005
 14,140
 12,460
11,223
 14,989
 12,460
Consumer1,802
 2,484
 2,440
2,166
 2,079
 2,440
Leasing1,514
 24
 1,506
51
 86
 1,506
Total non-performing loans$137,183
 $149,294
 $144,814
$138,112
 $145,021
 $144,814

Non-performing loans decreased $12.1$6.9 million, or 8.1%4.8%, and $7.6$6.7 million, or 5.3%4.6%, in comparison to March 31,September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2015, respectively. The decrease in non-performing loans was realized across mostall loan categories.categories except commercial, which increased $9.3 million, or 24.4%, and $3.3 million, or 7.4%, in comparison to September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2015, respectively, and home equity which increased $1.2 million, or 8.8%, in comparison to September 30, 2015.

The following table summarizes the Corporation’s OREO, by property type, as of the indicated dates:
March 31, 2016 March 31, 2015 December 31, 2015September 30, 2016 September 30, 2015 December 31, 2015
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Residential properties$6,235
 $8,055
 $7,303
$6,279
 $6,934
 $7,303
Commercial properties3,101
 3,254
 2,167
3,050
 1,584
 2,167
Undeveloped land1,610
 2,942
 1,629
2,652
 2,043
 1,629
Total OREO$10,946
 $14,251
 $11,099
$11,981
 $10,561
 $11,099

The Corporation's ability to identify potential problem loans in a timely manner is important to maintaining an adequate allowance for credit losses. For commercial loans, commercial mortgages and construction loans to commercial borrowers, an internal risk rating process is used to monitor credit quality. The evaluation of credit risk for residential mortgages, home equity loans, construction loans to individuals, consumer loans and lease receivables is based on payment history, through the monitoring of delinquency levels and trends. For a description of the Corporation's risk ratings, see Note 5, "Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses," in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.























Total internally risk rated loans were $10.6 billion and $10.3 billion as of March 31,September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.2015, respectively. The following table presents internal risk ratings for commercial loans, commercial mortgages and construction loans to commercial borrowers with internal risk ratings of Special Mention (considered criticized loans) or Substandard or lower (considered classified loans), by class segment:
Special Mention Increase (decrease) Substandard or lower Increase (decrease) Total Criticized and Classified LoansSpecial Mention Increase (decrease) Substandard or lower Increase (decrease) Total Criticized and Classified Loans
March 31, 2016 December 31, 2015 $ % March 31, 2016 December 31, 2015 $ % March 31, 2016 December 31, 2015September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 $ % September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 $ % September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015
(dollars in thousands)(dollars in thousands)
Real estate - commercial mortgage$121,889
 $102,625
 $19,264
 18.8 % $152,879
 $155,442
 $(2,563) (1.6)% $274,768
 $258,067
$131,941
 $102,625
 $29,316
 28.6 % $131,214
 $155,442
 $(24,228) (15.6)% $263,155
 $258,067
Commercial - secured78,508
 92,711
 (14,203) (15.3) 134,446
 136,710
 (2,264) (1.7) 212,954
 229,421
106,701
 92,711
 13,990
 15.1
 121,611
 136,710
 (15,099) (11.0) 228,312
 229,421
Commercial -unsecured2,634
 2,761
 (127) (4.6) 3,372
 3,346
 26
 0.8
 6,006
 6,107
5,009
 2,761
 2,248
 81.4
 2,904
 3,346
 (442) (13.2) 7,913
 6,107
Total Commercial - industrial, financial and agricultural81,142
 95,472
 (14,330) (15.0) 137,818
 140,056
 (2,238) (1.6) 218,960
 235,528
111,710
 95,472
 16,238
 17.0
 124,515
 140,056
 (15,541) (11.1) 236,225
 235,528
Construction - commercial residential17,068
 17,154
 (86) (0.5) 18,621
 21,812
 (3,191) (14.6) 35,689
 38,966
15,853
 17,154
 (1,301) (7.6) 14,180
 21,812
 (7,632) (35.0) 30,033
 38,966
Construction - commercial2,842
 3,684
 (842) (22.9) 4,623
 3,597
 1,026
 28.5
 7,465
 7,281
2,530
 3,684
 (1,154) (31.3) 5,048
 3,597
 1,451
 40.3
 7,578
 7,281
Total real estate - construction (excluding construction - other)19,910
 20,838
 (928) (4.5) 23,244
 25,409
 (2,165) (8.5) 43,154
 46,247
18,383
 20,838
 (2,455) (11.8) 19,228
 25,409
 (6,181) (24.3) 37,611
 46,247
Total$222,941
 $218,935
 $4,006
 1.8 % $313,941
 $320,907
 $(6,966) (2.2)% $536,882
 $539,842
$262,034
 $218,935
 $43,099
 19.7 % $274,957
 $320,907
 $(45,950) (14.3)% $536,991
 $539,842
                                      
% of total risk rated loans2.2% 2.1%     3.0% 3.1%     5.2% 5.2%2.4% 2.1%     2.6% 3.1%     5.0% 5.2%

The following table summarizes loan delinquency rates, by type, as of the dates indicated:
March 31, 2016 March 31, 2015 December 31, 2015September 30, 2016 September 30, 2015 December 31, 2015
30-89
Days		 ≥ 90 Days (1) Total 30-89
Days		 ≥ 90 Days (1) Total 30-89
Days		 ≥ 90 Days (1) Total30-89
Days		 ≥ 90 Days (1) Total 30-89
Days		 ≥ 90 Days (1) Total 30-89
Days		 ≥ 90 Days (1) Total
Real estate – commercial mortgage0.15% 0.78% 0.93% 0.50% 0.89% 1.39% 0.14% 0.77% 0.91%0.18% 0.69% 0.87% 0.16% 0.92% 1.08% 0.14% 0.77% 0.91%
Commercial – industrial, financial and agricultural0.49% 0.97% 1.46% 0.26% 1.15% 1.41% 0.21% 1.06% 1.27%0.31% 1.17% 1.48% 0.35% 0.97% 1.32% 0.21% 1.06% 1.27%
Real estate – construction0.52% 1.48% 2.00% 0.31% 2.09% 2.40% 0.28% 1.59% 1.87%0.31% 1.30% 1.61% 0.30% 1.95% 2.25% 0.28% 1.59% 1.87%
Real estate – residential mortgage1.27% 1.83% 3.10% 1.75% 2.10% 3.85% 1.33% 2.07% 3.40%1.15% 1.52% 2.67% 1.27% 2.00% 3.27% 1.33% 2.07% 3.40%
Real estate – home equity0.54% 0.87% 1.41% 0.74% 0.85% 1.59% 0.53% 0.87% 1.40%0.64% 0.87% 1.51% 0.54% 0.77% 1.31% 0.53% 0.87% 1.40%
Consumer, leasing and other0.95% 0.77% 1.72% 1.72% 0.65% 2.37% 1.36% 0.92% 2.28%1.18% 0.44% 1.62% 1.30% 0.51% 1.81% 1.36% 0.92% 2.28%
Total0.45% 0.99% 1.44% 0.62% 1.14% 1.76% 0.37% 1.04% 1.41%0.42% 0.96% 1.38% 0.42% 1.07% 1.49% 0.37% 1.04% 1.41%
Total dollars (in thousands)$62,922
 $137,183
 $200,105
 $81,289
 $149,294
 $230,583
 $51,927
 $144,814
 $196,741
$59,822
 $138,112
 $197,934
 $56,694
 $145,021
 $201,715
 $51,927
 $144,814
 $196,741
 
(1)Includes non-accrual loans.
Management believes that the allowance for credit losses of $166.1$165.2 million as of March 31,September 30, 2016 is sufficient to cover incurred losses in both the loan portfolio and the unfunded lending commitments as of that date and is appropriate based on applicable accounting standards.

Other Assets and Other Liabilities





The $68.6 million, or 11.6%, increase in other assets and the $96.5 million, or 32.9%, increase in other liabilities were primarily driven by higher fair values for derivative financial instruments, mainly commercial loan interest rate swaps. See Note 9, "Derivative Financial Instruments," in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details.




Deposits and Borrowings
The following table presents ending deposits, by type:
    Increase (Decrease)    Increase (Decrease)
March 31, 2016 December 31, 2015 $ %September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 $ %
(dollars in thousands)(dollars in thousands)
Noninterest-bearing demand$4,134,861
 $3,948,114
 $186,747
 4.7 %$4,210,099
 $3,948,114
 $261,985
 6.6 %
Interest-bearing demand3,430,206
 3,451,207
 (21,001) (0.6)3,703,048
 3,451,207
 251,841
 7.3
Savings3,972,199
 3,868,046
 104,153
 2.7
4,235,015
 3,868,046
 366,969
 9.5
Total demand and savings11,537,266
 11,267,367
 269,899
 2.4
12,148,162
 11,267,367
 880,795
 7.8
Time deposits2,867,014
 2,864,950
 2,064
 0.1
2,804,317
 2,864,950
 (60,633) (2.1)
Total deposits$14,404,280
 $14,132,317
 $271,963
 1.9 %$14,952,479
 $14,132,317
 $820,162
 5.8 %

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits increased $186.7$262.0 million, or 4.7%6.6%, primarily as a result of increases in business account balances of $161.9$234.9 million, or 5.4%7.9%, and municipal account balances of $20.8$27.0 million, or 22.7%.29.4%, due to seasonality.

Interest-bearing demand accounts decreased $21.0The $367.0 million, or 0.6%, primarily due to a $29.5 million, or 1.5%, decrease in personal account balances and a $3.6 million, or 1.2%, decrease in business account balances partially offset by a $12.1 million, or 1.0%, increase in municipal account balances. The $104.2 million, or 2.7%9.5%, increase in savings account balances was due to a $141.4$298.9 million, or 5.7%12.0%, increase in personal account balances, partially offset by a decrease of $28.1$37.9 million, or 4.9%6.6%, increase in municipal account balances due to seasonality, and a $9.2$30.2 million, or 1.2%6.6%, decreaseincrease in business account balances. Interest-bearing demand accounts increased $251.8 million, or 7.3%, primarily due to a $294.4 million, or 23.2%, seasonal increase in municipal account balances.

The following table summarizes the changes in ending borrowings, by type:
  Increase (Decrease)  Increase (Decrease)
March 31, 2016 December 31, 2015 $ %September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 $ %
(dollars in thousands)(dollars in thousands)
Short-term borrowings:              
Customer repurchase agreements$162,431
 $111,496
 $50,935
 45.7 %$189,727
 $111,496
 $78,231
 70.2 %
Customer short-term promissory notes76,807
 78,932
 (2,125) (2.7)65,871
 78,932
 (13,061) (16.5)
Total short-term customer funding239,238
 190,428
 48,810
 25.6
255,598
 190,428
 65,170
 34.2
Federal funds purchased32,645
 197,235
 (164,590) (83.4)8,444
 197,235
 (188,791) (95.7)
Short-term FHLB advances (1)81,000
 110,000
 (29,000) (26.4)—
 110,000
 (110,000) (100.0)
Total short-term borrowings352,883
 497,663
 (144,780) (29.1)264,042
 497,663
 (233,621) (46.9)
Long-term debt:              
FHLB advances603,720
 587,756
 15,964
 2.7
603,271
 587,756
 15,515
 2.6
Other long-term debt361,934
 361,786
 148
 —
362,015
 361,786
 229
 0.1
Total long-term debt965,654
 949,542
 16,112
 1.7
965,286
 949,542
 15,744
 1.7
Total borrowings$1,318,537
 $1,447,205
 $(128,668) (8.9)%$1,229,328
 $1,447,205
 $(217,877) (15.1)%
              
(1) Represents FHLB advances with an original maturity term of less than one year.

The $144.8$233.6 million, or 29.1%46.9%, decrease in total short-term borrowings reflects the use of a portion of the $272.0 million increase in deposits to repay short-term borrowings, asresulted from deposit growth exceeding loan growth was lower.during the first nine months of 2016.

Shareholders' Equity

Total shareholders’ equity increased $31.4$87.5 million, or 1.5%4.3%, during the first threenine months of 2016. The increase was due primarily to $38.3$119.5 million of net income and a $16.9$26.5 million increase in other comprehensive income, partially offset by $15.6$50.2 million of common stock dividends and $11.2$18.5 million in treasury stock purchases.



Regulatory Capital

The Corporation and its subsidiary banks are subject to regulatory capital requirements administered by various banking regulators. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements could result in certain actions by regulators that could have a material effect on the Corporation’s financial statements. In July 2013, the Federal Reserve Board approved final rules (the "U.S. Basel III Capital Rules") establishing a new comprehensive capital framework for U.S. banking organizations and implementing the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's December 2010 framework for strengthening international capital standards. The U.S. Basel III Capital Rules substantially revise the risk-based capital requirements applicable to bank holding companies and depository institutions.

The new minimum regulatory capital requirements established by the U.S. Basel III Capital Rules became effective for the Corporation on January 1, 2015, and will be fully phased in on January 1, 2019.

The U.S. Basel III Capital Rules require the Corporation and its bank subsidiaries to:
Meet a new minimum Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 4.50% of risk-weighted assets and a Tier 1 capital ratio of 6.00% of risk-weighted assets;
Continue to require the current minimum Total capital ratio of 8.00% of risk-weighted assets and the minimum Tier 1 leverage capital ratio of 4.00% of average assets; and
Comply with a revised definition of capital to improve the ability of regulatory capital instruments to absorb losses. Certain non-qualifying capital instruments, including cumulative preferred stock and TruPS, are being phased out as a component of Tier 1 capital for institutions of the Corporation's size.
When fully phased in on January 1, 2019, the Corporation and its bank subsidiaries will also be required to maintain a "capital conservation buffer" of 2.50% above the minimum risk-based capital requirements, which must be maintained to avoid restrictions on capital distributions and certain discretionary bonus payments.

The U.S. Basel III Capital Rules use a standardized approach for risk weightings that expands the risk-weightings for assets and off-balance sheet exposures from the previous 0%, 20%, 50% and 100% categories to a much larger and more risk-sensitive number of categories, depending on the nature of the assets and off-balance sheet exposures and resulting in higher risk weights for a variety of asset categories.

As of March 31,September 30, 2016, the Corporation and each of its bank subsidiaries met the minimum requirements of the U.S. Basel III Capital Rules, and each of the Corporation’s bank subsidiaries’ capital ratios exceeded the amounts required to be considered "well capitalized" as defined in the regulations. As of March 31,September 30, 2016, the Corporation's capital levels also met the fully-phased in minimum capitalrequirements, including the capital conservation buffers, as prescribed in the U.S. Basel III Capital Rules.

The following table summarizes the Corporation’s capital ratios in comparison to regulatory requirements:
March 31, 2016 December 31, 2015 Regulatory
Minimum
for Capital
Adequacy		 Fully Phased-in, with Capital Conservation BuffersSeptember 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 Regulatory
Minimum
for Capital
Adequacy		 Fully Phased-in, with Capital Conservation Buffers
Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)13.1% 13.2% 8.0% 10.5%13.2% 13.2% 8.0% 10.5%
Tier I Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)10.1% 10.2% 6.0% 8.5%10.4% 10.2% 6.0% 8.5%
Common Equity Tier I (to Risk-Weighted Assets)10.1% 10.2% 4.5% 7.0%10.4% 10.2% 4.5% 7.0%
Tier I Capital (to Average Assets)8.9% 9.0% 4.0% 4.0%9.1% 9.0% 4.0% 4.0%




Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Market risk is the exposure to economic loss that arises from changes in the values of certain financial instruments. The types of market risk exposures generally faced by financial institutions include interest rate risk, equity market price risk, debt security market price risk, foreign currency price risk and commodity price risk. Due to the nature of its operations, foreign currency price risk and commodity price risk are not significant to the Corporation.

Interest Rate Risk, Asset/Liability Management and Liquidity

Interest rate risk creates exposure in two primary areas. First, changes in rates have an impact on the Corporation’s liquidity position and could affect its ability to meet obligations and continue to grow. Second, movements in interest rates can create fluctuations in the Corporation’s net interest income and changes in the economic value of its equity.

The Corporation employs various management techniques to minimize its exposure to interest rate risk. An Asset/Liability Management Committee (ALCO) is responsible for reviewing the interest rate sensitivity and liquidity positions of the Corporation, approving asset and liability management policies, and overseeing the formulation and implementation of strategies regarding balance sheet positions.

The Corporation uses two complementary methods to measure and manage interest rate risk. They are simulation of net interest income and estimates of economic value of equity. Using these measurements in tandem provides a reasonably comprehensive summary of the magnitude of the Corporation's interest rate risk, level of risk as time evolves, and exposure to changes in interest rates.

Simulation of net interest income is performed for the next 12-month period. A variety of interest rate scenarios are used to measure the effects of sudden and gradual movements upward and downward in the yield curve. These results are compared to the results obtained in a flat or unchanged interest rate scenario. Simulation of net interest income is used primarily to measure the Corporation’s short-term earnings exposure to rate movements. The Corporation’s policy limits the potential exposure of net interest income, in a non-parallel instantaneous shock, to 10% of the base case net interest income for a 100 basis point shock in interest rates, 15% for a 200 basis point shock and 20% for a 300 basis point shock. A "shock" is an immediate upward or downward movement of interest rates. The shocks do not take into account changes in customer behavior that could result in changes to mix and/or volumes in the balance sheet, nor do they take into account the potential effects of competition on the pricing of deposits and loans over the forward 12-month period.

Contractual maturities and repricing opportunities of loans are incorporated in the simulation model as are prepayment assumptions, maturity data and call options in the investment portfolio. Assumptions based on past experience are incorporated into the model for non-maturity deposit accounts. The assumptions used are inherently uncertain and, as a result, the model cannot precisely measure future net interest income or precisely predict the impact of fluctuations in market interest rates on net interest income. Actual results will differ from the model's simulated results due to timing, amount and frequency of interest rate changes as well as changes in market conditions and the application and timing of various management strategies.

The following table summarizes the expected impact of abrupt interest rate changes on net interest income as of March 31,September 30, 2016 (due to the current level of interest rates, the 200 and 300 basis point downward shock scenarios are not shown):
Rate Shock (1)
Annual change
in net interest income
 % Change in net interest income
+300 bp+ $82.7$84.5 million 16.0%15.4%
+200 bp+ $55.4$56.8 million 10.7%10.3%
+100 bp+ $25.8$26.3 million 5.0%4.8%
–100 bp– $14.2$18.5 million – 2.7%3.4%

(1)These results include the effect of implicit and explicit interest rate floors that limit further reduction in interest rates.

Economic value of equity estimates the discounted present value of asset and liability cash flows. Discount rates are based upon market prices for like assets and liabilities. Abrupt changes or "shocks" in interest rates, both upward and downward, are used to determine the comparative effect of such interest rate movements relative to the unchanged environment. This measurement tool is used primarily to evaluate the longer-term repricing risks and options in the Corporation’s balance sheet. The Corporation's policy limits the economic value of equity that may be at risk, in a non-parallel instantaneous shock, to 10% of the base case economic value of equity for a 100 basis point shock in interest rates, 20% for a 200 basis point shock and 30% for a 300 basis


point shock. As of March 31,September 30, 2016, the Corporation was within economic value of equity policy limits for every 100 basis point shock.

Interest Rate Swaps

The Corporation enters into interest rate swaps with certain qualifying commercial loan customers to meet their interest rate risk management needs. The Corporation simultaneously enters into interest rate swaps with dealer counterparties, with identical notional amounts and terms. The net result of these interest rate swaps is that the customer pays a fixed rate of interest and the Corporation receives a floating rate. These interest rate swaps are derivative financial instruments that are recorded at their fair value in other assets and liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. Changes in fair value during the period are recorded in other non-interest expense on the consolidated statements of income.

Liquidity

The Corporation must maintain a sufficient level of liquid assets to meet the cash needs of its customers, who, as depositors, may want to withdraw funds or who, as borrowers, need credit availability. Liquidity is provided on a continuous basis through scheduled and unscheduled principal and interest payments on investments and outstanding loans and through the availability of deposits and borrowings. The Corporation also maintains secondary sources that provide liquidity on a secured and unsecured basis to meet short-term and long-term needs. In addition, the Corporation has filed a shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under which the Corporation may, from time to time, offer various types of debt and equity securities.

The Corporation maintains liquidity sources in the form of demand and savings deposits, time deposits, repurchase agreements and short-term promissory notes. The Corporation can access additional liquidity from these sources, if necessary, by increasing the rates of interest paid on those accounts and borrowings. The positive impact to liquidity resulting from paying higher interest rates could have a detrimental impact on the net interest margin and net income if rates on interest-earning assets do not experience a proportionate increase. Borrowing availability with the FHLBFederal Home Loan Bank and the Federal Reserve Bank, along with federal funds lines at various correspondent banks, provides the Corporation with additional liquidity.

Each of the Corporation’s subsidiary banks is a member of the FHLB and has access to FHLB overnight and term credit facilities.As of March 31,September 30, 2016, the Corporation had $684.7$603.3 million of short- and long-term advances outstanding from the FHLB with an additional borrowing capacity of approximately $2.7$2.6 billion under these facilities. Advances from the FHLB are secured by qualifying commercial real estate and residential mortgage loans, investments and other assets.

As of March 31,September 30, 2016, the Corporation had aggregate availability under federal funds lines of $1.2$1.1 billion with $32.6$8.4 million borrowed against that amount. A combination of commercial real estate loans, commercial loans and securities are pledged to the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia to provide access to Federal Reserve Bank Discount Window borrowings. As of March 31,September 30, 2016, the Corporation had $1.2$1.3 billion of collateralized borrowing availability at the Discount Window, and no outstanding borrowings.

Liquidity must also be managed at the Fulton Financial Corporation parent company level. For safety and soundness reasons, banking regulations limit the amount of cash that can be transferred from subsidiary banks to the parent company in the form of loans and dividends. Generally, these limitations are based on the subsidiary banks’ regulatory capital levels and their net income. Management continues to monitor the liquidity and capital needs of the parent company and will implement appropriate strategies, as necessary, to remain adequately capitalized and to meet its cash needs.

The Corporation’s sources and uses of funds were discussed in general terms in the net interest income section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis. The consolidated statements of cash flows provide additional information. The Corporation’s operatingactivities during the first nine months of 2016 generated $34.1$143.8 million of cash, mainly due to net income. Cash used in investing activities was $169.7$698.8 million, mainly due to net increases in loans and investment securities, partially offset by a decrease in short-term investments. Net cash provided by financing activities was $117.9$540.3 million due mainly to increases in deposits, partially offset by a decrease in short-term borrowings and additions to long-term debt, partially offset by repayments of long-term debt, common stock, cash dividends and purchases of treasury stock.dividends.

Equity Market Price Risk

Equity market price risk is the risk that changes in the values of equity investments could have a material impact on the financial position or results of operations of the Corporation. As of March 31,September 30, 2016, equity investments consisted of $18.2$21.6 million of common stocks of publicly traded financial institutions and $892,000$901,000 of other equity investments.



The equity investments most susceptible to equity market price risk are the financial institutions stocks, which had a cost basis of approximately $13.4 million and a fair value of $18.2$21.6 million at March 31,September 30, 2016, including an investment in a single financial


institution with a cost basis of $7.4 million and a fair value of $9.1$11.4 million. The fair value of this investment accounted for 50.3%52.7% of the fair value of the common stocks of publicly traded financial institutions. No other investment in a single financial institution in the financial institutions stock portfolio exceeded 10% of the portfolio's fair value. In total, net unrealized gains in this portfolio were approximately $4.8$8.3 million as of March 31,September 30, 2016.

Management continuously monitors the fair value of its equity investments and evaluates current market conditions and operating results of the issuers. Periodic sale and purchase decisions are made based on this monitoring process. None of the Corporation’s equity securities are classified as trading.

In addition to its equity portfolio, investment management and trust services income may be impacted by fluctuations in the equity markets. A portion of this revenue is based on the value of the underlying investment portfolios, many of which include equity investments. If the values of those investment portfolios decrease, whether due to factors influencing U.S. or international securities markets in general or otherwise, the Corporation’s revenue would be negatively impacted. In addition, the Corporation’s ability to sell its brokerage services in the future will be dependent, in part, upon consumers’ level of confidence in financial markets.

Debt Security Market Price Risk

Debt security market price risk is the risk that changes in the values of debt securities, unrelated to interest rate changes, could have a material impact on the financial position or results of operations of the Corporation. The Corporation’s debt security investments consist primarily of U.S. government sponsored agency issued mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations, state and municipal securities, U.S. government debt securities, auction rate securities and corporate debt securities. All of the Corporation's investments in mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations have principal payments that are guaranteed by U.S. government sponsored agencies.

State and Municipal Securities

As of March 31,September 30, 2016, the Corporation owned $314.0$401.6 million of municipal securities issued by various municipalities. Ongoing uncertainty with respect to the financial strength of municipal bond insurers places much greater emphasis on the underlying strength of issuers. ContinuedDownward pressure on local tax revenues of issuers due to adverse economic conditions could have an adverse impact on the underlying credit quality of issuers. The Corporation evaluates existing and potential holdings primarily based on the creditworthiness of the issuing municipality and then, to a lesser extent, on any underlying credit enhancement. Municipal securities can be supported by the general obligation of the issuing municipality, allowing the securities to be repaid by any means available to the issuing municipality. As of March 31,September 30, 2016, approximately 97%98% of municipal securities were supported by the general obligation of corresponding municipalities. Approximately 78%62% of these securities were school district issuances, which are also supported by the states of the issuing municipalities.

Auction Rate CertificatesSecurities

As of March 31,September 30, 2016, the Corporation’s investments in student loan auction rate securities, also known ascertificates (ARC), a type of auction rate certificates (ARCs),securities, had a cost basis of $106.9$107.1 million and a fair value of $97.3$97.7 million.

ARCs are long-term securities that were structured to allow their sale in periodic auctions, resulting in both the treatment of ARCs as short-term instruments in normal market conditions and fair values that could be derived based on periodic auction prices. However, beginning in 2008, market auctions for these securities began to fail due to an insufficient number of buyers, resulting in an illiquid market. Therefore, as of March 31,September 30, 2016, the fair values of the ARCs currently in the portfolio were derived using significant unobservable inputs based on an expected cash flows model which produced fair values that were materially different from those that would be expected from settlement of these investments in the current market. The expected cash flows model produced fair values which assumed a return to market liquidity sometime in the next five years. The Corporation believes that the trusts underlying the ARCs will self-liquidate as student loans are repaid.

The credit quality of the underlying debt associated with the ARCs is also a factor in the determination of their estimated fair value. As of March 31,September 30, 2016, all of the ARCs were rated above investment grade, with approximately $6 million, or 6%, "AAA" rated and $92 million, or 94%, "AA" rated.grade. All of the loans underlying the ARCs have principal payments that are guaranteed by the federal government. At March 31,September 30, 2016, all ARCs were current and making scheduled interest payments.



Corporate Debt Securities

The Corporation holds corporate debt securities in the form of pooled trust preferred securities, single-issuer trust preferred securities, and subordinated debt issued by financial institutions.institutions and senior debt. As of March 31,September 30, 2016, these securities had an amortized cost of $95.4$109.5 million and an estimated fair value of $89.9$107.2 million.

The amortized cost of pooled trust preferred securities is the purchase price of the securities, net of cumulative credit related other-than-temporary impairment charges, determined using an expected cash flows model. The most significant input to the expected cash flows model was the expected payment deferral rate for each pooled trust preferred security. The Corporation evaluates the financial metrics, such as capital ratios and non-performing asset ratios, of the individual financial institution issuers that comprise each pooled trust preferred security to estimate its expected deferral rate.

The fair values for pooled trust preferred securities and certain single-issuer trust preferred securities were based on quotes provided by third-party brokers who determined fair values based predominantly on internal valuation models which were not indicative prices or binding offers.

See "Note 4 - Investment Securities," in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion related to the Corporation’s other-than-temporary impairment evaluations for debt securities, and see "Note 11 - Fair Value Measurements," in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion related to the fair values of debt securities.



Item 4. Controls and Procedures

The Corporation carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Corporation’s management, including the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15, promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"). Based upon that evaluation, the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report, the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective. Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in Corporation reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

There have been no changes in the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter covered by this quarterly report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting.



PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The information presented in the "Legal Proceedings" section of Note 10 "Commitment and Contingencies" of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements is incorporated herein by reference.
As of the date of this report, the Corporation believes that any liabilities, individually or in the aggregate, which may result from the final outcomes of pending proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Corporation. However, legal proceedings are often unpredictable, and it is possible that the ultimate resolution of any such matters, if unfavorable, may be material to the Corporation’s results of operations for any particular period, depending, in part, upon the size of the loss or liability imposed and the operating results for the applicable period.


Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes to the risk factors as previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. and in Part II, Item 1A of the Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2016.



Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The following table presents the Corporation's monthly repurchases of its common stock during the firstthird quarter of 2016:

Period Total Number of Shares Purchased Average Price Paid per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs Maximum Approximate Dollar Value that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
         
January 1, 2016 to January 31, 2016 375,000
 $12.14
 375,000
 $45,446,078
February 1, 2016 to February 29, 2016 542,200
 $12.25
 542,200
 38,804,488
March 1, 2016 to March 31, 2016 —
 $—
 —
 38,804,488
Period Total Number of Shares Purchased Average Price Paid per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs Maximum Approximate Dollar Value that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
         
July 1, 2016 to July 31, 2016 176,161
 $13.00
 176,161
 $31,455,430
August 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016 —
 —
 —
 31,455,430
September 1, 2016 to September 30, 2016 —
 —
 —
 31,455,430

In October, 2015, the Corporation announced that its board of directors had approved a share repurchase program pursuant to which the Corporation is authorized to repurchase up to $50.0 million of its outstanding shares of common stock, or approximately 2.3% of its outstanding shares, through December 31, 2016. Repurchased shares may be added to treasury stock, at cost. As permitted by securities laws and other legal requirements and subject to market conditions and other factors, purchases may be made from time to time in open market or privately negotiated transactions, including without limitation, through accelerated share repurchase transactions. The share repurchase program may be discontinued at any time. During the first quarter of 2016, 917,2001.5 million shares hadhave been repurchased under this program for a total cost of $11.2$18.5 million, or $12.21$12.48 per share.

No stock repurchases were made outside the program and all repurchases were made in accordance with the guidelines of Rule 10b-18 and in compliance with Regulation M.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Not applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information
Not applicable.

Item 6. Exhibits
See Exhibit Index for a list of the exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K and filed as part of this report.




FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION  
     
Date: May 5,November 4, 2016 /s/ E. Philip Wenger
    E. Philip Wenger
    Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
     
Date: May 5,November 4, 2016 /s/ Patrick S. Barrett
    Patrick S. Barrett
    Senior Executive Vice President and
    Chief Financial Officer



EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibits Required Pursuant
to Item 601 of Regulation S-K
 
    
3.1  Articles of Incorporation, as amended and restated, of Fulton Financial Corporation– Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Fulton Financial Corporation Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 24, 2011.
    
3.2  Bylaws of Fulton Financial Corporation as amended – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Fulton Financial Corporation Current Report on an Amended Form 8-K dated September 23, 2014.
    
10.1Agreement between Fulton Financial Corporation and Fiserv Solutions, Inc. dated July 11, 2016. Portions of this exhibit have been redacted and are subject to a confidential treatment request filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The redacted material was filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
31.1  Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
    
31.2  Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
    
32.1  Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
    
32.2  Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
    
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Financial statements from the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Fulton Financial Corporation for the period ended March 31,2016,September 30, 2016, filed on May 5,November 4, 2016, formatted in XBRL: (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - filed herewith.
    



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