UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2019,2020, 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 CORPORATIONCORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 
Pennsylvania23-2195389
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
Pennsylvania23-2195389
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
One Penn SquareP.O. Box 4887Lancaster,Lancaster,PennsylvaniaPennsylvania1760417602
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
(717) (717) 291-2411
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $2.50FULTNASDAQThe Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC
Depositary Shares, Each Representing 1/40th Interest in a Share of Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A*FULTPThe Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC
*Denotes class of security issued and outstanding on the date this report is filed, but not at September 30, 2020.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes      No  

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer", "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filerAccelerated filer
Non-accelerated filerSmaller reporting company
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).    Yes      No  
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 –164,122,000–162,250,000 shares outstanding as of October 31, 2019.
30, 2020.

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FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
FORM 10-Q FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 20192020
INDEX
 
DescriptionPage
DescriptionPage
Glossary of Terms
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures - (not applicable)
Item 5. Other Information - (none to be reported)


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FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
GLOSSARY OF DEFINED ACRONYMS AND TERMS
ACLAllowance for Credit Losses
AFSAvailable for Sale
ALCOAsset/Liability Management Committee
AMLAnti-Money Laundering
ARCAuction Rate Security
ASCAccounting Standards Codification
ASUAccounting Standards Update
bpbasis point(s)
BSABank Secrecy Act
CARES ActCoronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
CECLCurrent Expected Credit Losses
Corporation or CompanyFulton Financial Corporation
COVID-19Coronavirus
ETREffective Tax Rate
Exchange ActSecurities Exchange Act of 1934
EADExposure at default
FASBFinancial Accounting Standards Board
FDICFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Fed Funds RateTarget Federal Funds Rate
FHLBFederal Home Loan Bank
FOMCFederal Open Market Committee
FRBFederal Reserve Bank
FTEFully Taxable-Equivalent
Fulton Bank or the BankFulton Bank, N.A.
GAAPU.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
HTMHeld to Maturity
LGDLoss given default
LIBORLondon Interbank Offered Rate
MSRsMortgage Servicing Rights
NIMNet Interest Margin
Net LoansLoans and lease receivables, (net of unearned income)
OBSOff-Balance-Sheet
OREOOther Real Estate Owned
OTTIOther-than-temporary impairment
PDProbability of default
PPPPaycheck Protection Program
PSUPerformance-Based Restricted Stock Unit
RSURestricted Stock Unit
SBASmall Business Administration
SECUnited States Securities and Exchange Commission
TCITax Credit Investment
TDRTroubled Debt Restructuring
TruPSTrust Preferred Securities
Note: Some numbers contained in the document may not sum due to rounding
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Item 1. Financial Statements

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 
(in thousands, except per-share data)
 September 30,
2019
 December 31,
2018
 (unaudited) 
ASSETS   
Cash and due from banks$120,671
 $103,436
Interest-bearing deposits with other banks477,942
 342,251
        Cash and cash equivalents598,613
 445,687
Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock94,557
 79,283
Loans held for sale33,945
 27,099
Investment securities:   
Available for sale, at estimated fair value2,315,541
 2,080,294
Held to maturity, at amortized cost390,069
 606,679
Loans and leases, net of unearned income16,686,866
 16,165,800
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses(166,135) (160,537)
Net loans and leases16,520,731
 16,005,263
Premises and equipment237,344
 234,529
Accrued interest receivable60,447
 58,879
Goodwill and intangible assets534,178
 531,556
Other assets918,193
 612,883
Total Assets$21,703,618
 $20,682,152
LIABILITIES   
Deposits:   
Noninterest-bearing$4,240,478
 $4,310,105
Interest-bearing13,102,239
 12,066,054
Total Deposits17,342,717
 16,376,159
Short-term borrowings832,860
 754,777
Accrued interest payable9,622
 10,529
Other liabilities467,689
 300,835
Federal Home Loan Bank advances and long-term debt726,714
 992,279
Total Liabilities19,379,602
 18,434,579
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY   
Common stock, $2.50 par value, 600 million shares authorized, 222.4 million shares issued in 2019 and 221.8 million issued in 2018555,888
 554,377
Additional paid-in capital1,496,657
 1,489,703
Retained earnings1,059,517
 946,032
Accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss)6,081
 (59,063)
Treasury stock, at cost, 58.3 million shares in 2019 and 51.6 million shares in 2018(794,127) (683,476)
Total Shareholders’ Equity2,324,016
 2,247,573
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity$21,703,618
 $20,682,152
    
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements   



CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands, except per-share data)Three months ended September 30 Nine months ended September 30
 2019 2018 2019 2018
INTEREST INCOME       
Loans and leases, including fees$186,001
 $175,068
 $558,055
 $503,029
Investment securities:       
Taxable15,565
 13,956
 46,935
 41,039
Tax-exempt3,673
 3,035
 10,222
 8,933
Loans held for sale466
 388
 1,056
 888
Other interest income2,709
 1,601
 6,879
 4,016
Total Interest Income208,414
 194,048
 623,147
 557,905
INTEREST EXPENSE       
Deposits35,737
 23,819
 97,974
 59,553
Short-term borrowings4,156
 2,002
 12,200
 7,079
Federal Home Loan Bank advances and long-term debt7,260
 8,100
 23,854
 23,761
Total Interest Expense47,153
 33,921
 134,028
 90,393
Net Interest Income161,260
 160,127
 489,119
 467,512
Provision for credit losses2,170
 1,620
 12,295
 38,707
Net Interest Income After Provision for Credit Losses159,090
 158,507
 476,824
 428,805
NON-INTEREST INCOME       
Wealth management13,867
 13,066
 41,259
 38,740
Commercial banking18,284
 17,540
 51,489
 47,928
Consumer banking13,333
 12,665
 37,077
 36,005
Mortgage banking6,658
 4,896
 18,023
 14,252
Other3,179
 2,852
 8,298
 9,040
Non-Interest Income Before Investment Securities Gains55,321
 51,019
 156,146
 145,965
Investment securities gains, net4,492
 14
 4,733
 37
Total Non-Interest Income59,813
 51,033
 160,879
 146,002
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE       
Salaries and employee benefits78,211
 76,770
 234,959
 227,457
Net occupancy12,368
 12,578
 39,746
 38,970
Other outside services12,163
 9,122
 31,774
 24,814
Data processing and software11,590
 10,157
 33,211
 31,083
Prepayment penalty on FHLB advances4,326
 
 4,326
 
Equipment3,459
 3,000
 10,100
 9,968
Professional fees3,331
 3,427
 10,261
 10,615
Marketing3,322
 2,692
 8,345
 7,277
State Taxes2,523
 2,707
 7,005
 7,463
Amortization of tax credit investments1,533
 1,637
 4,516
 4,911
Intangible amortization1,071
 
 1,285
 
FDIC insurance239
 2,814
 5,603
 8,430
Other12,634
 10,509
 37,631
 34,431
Total Non-Interest Expense146,770
 135,413
 428,762
 405,419
Income Before Income Taxes72,133
 74,127
 208,941
 169,388
Income taxes10,025
 8,494
 30,391
 19,078
Net Income$62,108
 $65,633
 $178,550
 $150,310
PER SHARE:       
Net Income (Basic)$0.38
 $0.37
 $1.06
 $0.86
Net Income (Diluted)0.37
 0.37
 1.06
 0.85
Cash Dividends0.13
 0.12
 0.39
 0.36
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements       



CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands)
 Three months ended September 30 Nine months ended September 30
 2019 2018 2019 2018
  
Net Income$62,108
 $65,633
 $178,550
 $150,310
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net of tax:       
Unrealized gain (loss) on securities18,029
 (12,531) 63,244
 (46,806)
Reclassification adjustment for securities gains included in net income(3,498) (11) (3,686) (30)
Amortization of net unrealized losses on available for sale securities transferred to held to maturity3,430
 791
 5,425
 791
Non-credit related unrealized (loss) gain on other-than-temporarily impaired debt securities
 
 (682) 232
Amortization of net unrecognized pension and postretirement income277
 369
 843
 1,248
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)18,238
 (11,382) 65,144
 (44,565)
Total Comprehensive Income$80,346
 $54,251
 $243,694
 $105,745
        
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements       




CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands, except per-share data)
September 30,
2020
December 31,
2019
(unaudited)
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks$139,304 $132,283 
Interest-bearing deposits with other banks1,395,586 385,508 
        Cash and cash equivalents1,534,890 517,791 
FRB and FHLB stock93,964 97,422 
Loans held for sale93,621 37,828 
Investment securities:
AFS, at estimated fair value2,793,480 2,497,537 
HTM, at amortized cost304,241 369,841 
Loans19,028,621 16,837,526 
Less: ACL - loans(266,825)(163,622)
Net Loans18,761,796 16,673,904 
Premises and equipment236,943 240,046 
Accrued interest receivable70,766 60,898 
Goodwill and intangible assets534,907 535,303 
Other assets1,118,673 855,470 
Total Assets$25,543,281 $21,886,040 
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing$6,378,077 $4,453,324 
Interest-bearing14,351,974 12,940,589 
Total Deposits20,730,051 17,393,913 
Short-term borrowings611,727 883,241 
Accrued interest payable9,123 8,834 
Long-term borrowings1,296,012 881,769 
Other liabilities506,107 376,107 
Total Liabilities23,153,020 19,543,864 
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock, $2.50 par value, 600 million shares authorized, 223.1 million shares issued in 2020 and 222.4 million issued in 2019557,718 556,110 
Additional paid-in capital1,505,730 1,499,681 
Retained earnings1,099,684 1,079,391 
Accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss)56,954 (137)
Treasury stock, at cost, 61.0 million shares in 2020 and 58.3 million shares in 2019(829,825)(792,869)
Total Shareholders’ Equity2,390,261 2,342,176 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity$25,543,281 $21,886,040 
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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 Common Stock   
Retained
Earnings
   
Treasury
Stock
 Total
 
Shares
Outstanding
 Amount 
Additional Paid-in
Capital
 
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
Three months ended September 30, 2019 
Balance at June 30, 2019166,903
 $555,690
 $1,493,628
 $1,018,736
 $(12,157) $(747,099) $2,308,798
Net income
 
 
 62,108
 
 
 62,108
Other comprehensive income
 
 
 
 18,238
 
 18,238
Stock issued157
 198
 919
 
 
 1,043
 2,160
Stock-based compensation awards

 

 2,110
 
 
 
 2,110
Acquisition of treasury stock(3,024)         (48,071) (48,071)
Common stock cash dividends - $0.13 per share
 
 
 (21,327) 
 
 (21,327)
Balance at September 30, 2019164,036
 $555,888
 $1,496,657
 $1,059,517
 $6,081
 $(794,127) $2,324,016
              
Three months ended September 30, 2018             
Balance at June 30, 2018175,847
 $553,958
 $1,484,185
 $871,192
 $(73,258) $(590,292) $2,245,785
Net income
 
 
 65,633
 
 
 65,633
Other comprehensive loss
 
 
 
 (11,382) 
 (11,382)
Stock issued147
 188
 1,121
 
 
 922
 2,231
Stock-based compensation awards25
 62
 1,823
 
 
 
 1,885
Common stock cash dividends - $0.12 per share
 
 
 (21,138) 
 
 (21,138)
Balance at September 30, 2018176,019
 $554,208
 $1,487,129
 $915,687
 $(84,640) $(589,370) $2,283,014
              
Nine months ended September 30, 2019             
Balance at December 31, 2018170,184
 $554,377
 $1,489,703
 $946,032
 $(59,063) $(683,476) $2,247,573
Net income      178,550
     178,550
Other comprehensive income        65,144
   65,144
Stock issued701
 1,511
 1,496
     806
 3,813
Stock-based compensation awards

 

 5,458
       5,458
Acquisition of treasury stock(6,849)         (111,457) (111,457)
Common stock cash dividends - $0.39 per share      (65,065)     (65,065)
Balance at September 30, 2019164,036
 $555,888
 $1,496,657
 $1,059,517
 $6,081
 $(794,127) $2,324,016
              
Nine months ended September 30, 2018             
Balance at December 31, 2017175,170
 $552,232
 $1,478,389
 $821,619
 $(32,974) $(589,409) $2,229,857
Net income      150,310
     150,310
Other comprehensive loss        (44,565)   (44,565)
Stock issued833
 1,936
 2,773
     39
 4,748
Stock-based compensation awards16
 40
 5,967
       6,007
Reclassification of stranded tax effects (1)
      7,101
 (7,101)   
Common stock cash dividends - $0.36 per share      (63,343)     (63,343)
Balance at September 30, 2018176,019
 $554,208
 $1,487,129
 $915,687
 $(84,640) $(589,370) $2,283,014
              
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements             
(1) The Corporation adopted the Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Update 2018-02, "Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income" in the first quarter of 2018 which permitted a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI") to retained earnings of the stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which changed the federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%. As a result, $7.1 million of stranded tax effects were reclassified from AOCI to retained earnings during the first quarter of 2018.



CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands, except per-share data)Three months ended September 30Nine months ended September 30
 2020201920202019
INTEREST INCOME
Loans, including fees$158,804 $186,001 $493,256 $558,055 
Investment securities:
Taxable13,150 15,565 44,615 46,935 
Tax-exempt5,449 3,673 15,481 10,222 
Loans held for sale728 466 1,557 1,056 
Other interest income1,028 2,709 4,324 6,879 
Total Interest Income179,159 208,414 559,233 623,147 
INTEREST EXPENSE
Deposits14,631 35,737 58,189 97,974 
Short-term borrowings370 4,156 4,960 12,200 
Long-term borrowings10,042 7,260 28,468 23,854 
Total Interest Expense25,043 47,153 91,617 134,028 
Net Interest Income154,116 161,260 467,616 489,119 
Provision for credit losses7,080 2,170 70,680 12,295 
Net Interest Income After Provision for Credit Losses147,036 159,090 396,936 476,824 
NON-INTEREST INCOME
Wealth management14,943 13,867 43,405 41,259 
Commercial banking18,311 18,788 53,477 53,055 
Consumer banking10,423 13,333 30,800 37,077 
Mortgage banking16,801 6,658 32,998 18,023 
Other2,769 2,675 10,080 6,733 
Non-Interest Income Before Investment Securities Gains63,246 55,321 170,761 156,147 
Investment securities gains, net2 4,492 3,053 4,733 
Total Non-Interest Income63,248 59,813 173,814 160,879 
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE
Salaries and employee benefits79,227 78,211 240,467 234,959 
Net occupancy13,221 12,368 39,851 39,746 
Data processing and software12,285 11,590 36,123 33,211 
Other outside services7,617 12,163 23,098 31,774 
Professional fees2,879 3,331 10,412 10,261 
Equipment3,711 3,459 10,322 10,100 
State taxes2,692 2,523 8,583 7,005 
FDIC insurance1,578 239 6,519 5,603 
Marketing1,147 3,322 4,029 8,345 
Amortization of TCI1,694 1,533 4,594 4,516 
Intangible amortization132 1,071 397 1,285 
Prepayment penalty on FHLB advances0 4,326 2,878 4,326 
Other12,962 12,634 37,431 37,631 
Total Non-Interest Expense139,147 146,770 424,705 428,762 
Income Before Income Taxes71,137 72,133 146,045 208,941 
Income taxes9,529 10,025 18,832 30,391 
Net Income$61,607 $62,108 $127,213 $178,550 
PER SHARE:
Net Income (Basic)$0.38 $0.38 $0.78 $1.06 
Net Income (Diluted)0.38 0.37 0.78 1.06 
Cash Dividends0.13 0.13 0.39 0.39 
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands)
 Three months ended September 30Nine months ended September 30
 2020201920202019
 
Net Income$61,607 $62,108 $127,213 $178,550 
Other Comprehensive Income, net of tax:
Unrealized gain on securities4,333 18,029 56,186 63,244 
Reclassification adjustment for securities gains included in net income(1)(3,498)(2,377)(3,686)
Amortization of net unrealized losses on AFS securities transferred to HTM928 3,430 2,517 5,425 
Non-credit related unrealized loss on other-than-temporarily impaired debt securities0 0 (682)
Amortization of net unrecognized pension and postretirement income255 277 765 843 
Other Comprehensive Income5,515 18,238 57,091 65,144 
Total Comprehensive Income$67,122 $80,346 $184,304 $243,694 
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands, except per-share data)
 Common StockRetained
Earnings
Treasury
Stock
Total
 Shares
Outstanding
AmountAdditional Paid-in
Capital
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Three months ended September 30, 2020
Balance at June 30, 2020161,958 $557,569 $1,503,750 $1,059,160 $51,439 $(831,417)$2,340,501 
Net income61,607 61,607 
Other comprehensive income5,515 5,515 
Stock issued176 149 105 1,592 1,846 
Stock-based compensation awards1,875 1,875 
Common stock cash dividends - $0.13 per share(21,083)(21,083)
Balance at September 30, 2020162,134 $557,718 $1,505,730 $1,099,684 $56,954 $(829,825)$2,390,261 
Three months ended September 30, 2019
Balance at June 30, 2019166,903 $555,690 $1,493,628 $1,018,736 $(12,157)$(747,099)$2,308,798 
Net income62,108 62,108 
Other comprehensive income18,238 18,238 
Stock issued157 198 919 1,043 2,160 
Stock-based compensation awards2,110 2,110 
Acquisition of treasury stock(3,024)(48,071)(48,071)
Common stock cash dividends - $0.13 per share(21,327)(21,327)
Balance at September 30, 2019164,036 $555,888 $1,496,657 $1,059,517 $6,081 $(794,127)$2,324,016 
Nine months ended September 30, 2020
Balance at December 31, 2019164,218 $556,110 $1,499,681 $1,079,391 $(137)$(792,869)$2,342,176 
Net income127,213 127,213 
Other comprehensive income57,091 57,091 
Stock issued824 1,608 646 2,792 5,046 
Stock-based compensation awards5,403 5,403 
Acquisition of treasury stock(2,908)(39,748)(39,748)
Impact of adopting CECL (1)
(43,807)(43,807)
Common stock cash dividends - $0.39 per share(63,113)(63,113)
Balance at September 30, 2020162,134 $557,718 $1,505,730 $1,099,684 $56,954 $(829,825)$2,390,261 
Nine months ended September 30, 2019
Balance at December 31, 2018170,184 $554,377 $1,489,703 $946,032 $(59,063)$(683,476)$2,247,573 
Net income178,550 178,550 
Other comprehensive income65,144 65,144 
Stock issued701 1,511 1,496 806 3,813 
Stock-based compensation awards5,458 5,458 
Acquisition of treasury stock(6,849)(111,457)(111,457)
Common stock cash dividends - $0.39 per share(65,065)(65,065)
Balance at September 30, 2019164,036 $555,888 $1,496,657 $1,059,517 $6,081 $(794,127)$2,324,016 
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(1) The Corporation adopted ASU 2016-13 "Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses of Financial Instruments on January 1, 2020. See Note 1, "Basis of Presentation" to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further details.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands)Nine months ended September 30
 2019 2018
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:   
Net Income$178,550
 $150,310
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:   
Provision for credit losses12,295
 38,707
Depreciation and amortization of premises and equipment20,984
 21,423
Amortization of tax credit investments24,608
 25,093
Net amortization of investment securities premiums6,861
 6,153
Investment securities gains, net(4,733) (37)
Gain on sales of mortgage loans held for sale(13,822) (10,158)
Proceeds from sales of mortgage loans held for sale672,314
 608,561
Originations of mortgage loans held for sale(665,338) (594,398)
Intangible amortization1,285
 
Amortization of issuance costs and discounts on long-term debt632
 606
Stock-based compensation5,458
 6,007
Other changes, net(195,560) (19,576)
Total adjustments(135,016) 82,381
Net cash provided by operating activities43,534
 232,691
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:   
Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale697,634
 54,638
Proceeds from principal repayments and maturities of securities held to maturity62,320
 15,475
Proceeds from principal repayments and maturities of securities available for sale169,380
 237,624
Purchase of securities available for sale(838,634) (459,799)
Purchase of Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock(15,274) (5,165)
Net increase in loans and leases(529,974) (200,526)
Net purchases of premises and equipment(23,799) (29,857)
Net cash paid for acquisition(3,907) 
Net change in tax credit investments(14,715) (47,096)
Net cash used in by investing activities(496,969) (434,706)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:   
Net increase in demand and savings deposits627,958
 342,080
Net increase in time deposits338,600
 109,402
Increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings78,083
 (131,959)
Additions to long-term debt305,000
 50,000
Repayments of long-term debt(571,197) (100,122)
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock3,813
 4,748
Dividends paid(64,439) (61,539)
Acquisition of treasury stock(111,457) 
Net cash provided by financing activities606,361
 212,610
Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents152,926
 10,595
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period445,687
 402,096
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period$598,613
 $412,691
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:   
Cash paid during the period for:   
Interest$134,935
 $88,559
Income taxes7,966
 8,178
Supplemental schedule of certain noncash activities:   
Transfer of available for sale securities to held to maturity securities$
 $641,672
Transfer of held to maturity securities to available for sale securities158,898
 
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements   
(in thousands)Nine months ended September 30
 20202019
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net Income$127,213 $178,550 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Provision for credit losses70,680 12,295 
Depreciation and amortization of premises and equipment21,653 20,984 
Amortization of TCI22,883 24,608 
Net amortization of investment securities premiums8,722 6,861 
Investment securities gains, net(3,053)(4,733)
Gain on sales of mortgage loans held for sale(42,208)(13,822)
Proceeds from sales of mortgage loans held for sale1,113,671 672,314 
Originations of mortgage loans held for sale(1,127,256)(665,338)
Intangible amortization397 1,285 
Amortization of issuance costs and discounts on long-term debt836 632 
Stock-based compensation5,403 5,458 
Other changes, net(169,447)(195,560)
Total adjustments(97,719)(135,016)
Net cash provided by operating activities29,494 43,534 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from sales of AFS securities215,150 697,634 
Proceeds from principal repayments and maturities of AFS securities282,832 169,380 
Proceeds from principal repayments and maturities of HTM securities67,268 62,320 
Purchase of AFS securities(728,937)(838,634)
Sale (purchase) of FRB and FHLB stock3,458 (15,274)
Net increase in loans(2,203,974)(529,974)
Net purchases of premises and equipment(18,550)(23,799)
Net cash paid for acquisition0 (3,907)
Net change in tax credit investments(9,585)(14,715)
Net cash used in investing activities(2,392,338)(496,969)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net increase in demand and savings deposits3,669,990 627,958 
Net (decrease) increase in time deposits(333,852)338,600 
Net (decrease) increase in short-term borrowings(271,514)78,083 
Additions to long-term debt495,898 305,000 
Repayments of long-term debt(82,491)(571,197)
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock5,046 3,813 
Dividends paid(63,387)(64,439)
Acquisition of treasury stock(39,748)(111,457)
Net cash provided by financing activities3,379,942 606,361 
Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents1,017,099 152,926 
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period517,791 445,687 
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period$1,534,890 $598,613 
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest$91,328 $134,935 
Income taxes12,118 7,966 
Supplemental schedule of certain noncash activities:
Transfer of HTM securities to AFS securities$0 $158,898 
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

NOTE 1 – Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements of Fulton Financialthe Corporation (the "Corporation") have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP")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 GAAP for complete financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with 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 Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.2019. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20192020 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2019.2020. The Corporation evaluates subsequent events through the date of filing of this Form 10-Q with the U.S. SecuritiesSEC.

CECL Adoption and Exchange Commission ("SEC").

Recently AdoptedUpdated Significant Accounting Standards

Policy
ASC Update 2016-02
- In February 2016,On January 1, 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASC Update 2016-02, "Leases (Topic 842)." This standards update requires a lessee to recognize for all leases with an initial term greater than twelve months: (1) a "right-of-use" ("ROU") asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term; and (2) a lease liability, which is a lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, each measured on a discounted basis. This standards update is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The Corporation adopted ASC Update 2016-02 in the first quarter of 2019 using the alternative transition method, which eliminates the requirement to restate the earliest prior period presented in an entity’s financial statements. As such, financial information will not be updated and the disclosures required under the new standard will not be provided for dates and periods before January 1, 2019.

This standards update provides for a number of practical expedients in transition. The Corporation elected to apply the package of practical expedients permitted within the new standard, which, among other things, allowed it to carryforward the prior conclusions on lease identification, lease classification and initial direct costs. In addition, the Corporation elected to not separate lease and non-lease components. The Corporation did not elect the practical expedient to apply hindsight in determining the lease term and in assessing impairment of the ROU assets. See "Note 6 - Leases" for additional information and expanded lessee disclosures.

This standards update also provides additional guidance on lessor accounting. The Corporation provides equipment lease financing to its customers, which are categorized as direct financing leases. The adoption of this standards update did not result in any changes to the accounting for this type of lease as the lessor.

ASC Update 2019-04ASU 2016-13, - In April 2019, the FASB issued ASC Update 2019-04, "Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (ASC Topic 815, Derivatives326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which replaces the incurred loss methodology, and Hedging,is referred to as CECL. The measurement of expected credit losses under CECL is applicable to financial assets measured at amortized cost, including loans and HTM debt securities. It also applies to OBS credit exposures, such as loan commitments, standby letters of credit, financial guarantees, and other similar instruments, and net investments in leases recognized by a lessor in accordance with ASC Topic 825,842.

The Corporation adopted CECL using the modified retrospective method for all financial assets measured at amortized cost, net of investments in leases and OBS credit exposures. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2020 are presented under CECL, while prior period results are reported in accordance with the previously applicable incurred loss methodology. The Corporation recorded an increase of $58.3 million to the ACL on January 1, 2020 as a result of the adoption of CECL. Retained earnings decreased $43.8 million and deferred tax assets increased by $12.4 million. Included in the $58.3 million increase to the ACL was $2.1 million for certain OBS credit exposures that was previously recognized in other liabilities before the adoption of CECL.

Loans: Loans are stated at their principal amount outstanding, except for mortgage loans held for sale, which are carried at fair value. Interest income on loans is accrued as earned. Unearned income on lease financing receivables is recognized on a basis which approximates the effective yield method.

In general, loans are placed on non-accrual status once they become 90 days delinquent as to principal or interest. In certain cases a loan may be placed on non-accrual status prior to being 90 days delinquent if there is an indication that the borrower is having difficulty making payments, or the Corporation believes it is probable that all amounts will not be collected according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. When interest accruals are discontinued, unpaid interest previously credited to income is reversed. Non-accrual loans may be restored to accrual status when all delinquent principal and interest has been paid currently for six consecutive months or the loan is considered secured and in the process of collection. The Corporation generally applies payments received on non-accruing loans to principal until such time as the principal is paid off, after which time any payments received are recognized as interest income. If the Corporation believes that all amounts outstanding on a non-accrual loan will ultimately be collected, payments received subsequent to its classification as a non-accrual loan are allocated between interest income and principal.

A loan that is 90 days delinquent may continue to accrue interest if the loan is both adequately secured and is in the process of collection. Past due status is determined based on contractual due dates for loan payments. An adequately secured loan is one that has collateral with a supported fair value that is sufficient to discharge the debt, and/or has an enforceable guarantee from a financially responsible party. A loan is considered to be in the process of collection if collection is proceeding through legal action or through other activities that are reasonably expected to result in repayment of the debt or restoration to current status in the near future.

Loans deemed to be a loss are written off through a charge against the ACL. Closed-end consumer loans are generally charged off when they become 120 days past due (180 days for open-end consumer loans) if they are not adequately secured by real
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estate. All other loans are evaluated for possible charge-off when it is probable that the balance will not be collected, based on the ability of the borrower to pay and the value of the underlying collateral, if any. Principal recoveries of loans previously charged off are recorded as increases to the ACL.

Loan Origination Fees and Costs: Loan origination fees and the related direct origination costs are deferred and amortized over the life of the loan as an adjustment to interest income using the effective yield method. For mortgage loans sold, net loan origination fees and costs are included in the gain or loss on sale of the related loan, as components of mortgage banking.

Loan origination fees and the related direct origination costs for loans originated under the PPP loan program are amortized on a straight-line basis over the repayment period of the loan. To the extent that a PPP loan is forgiven, the unamortized fees and costs will be recorded at the time of forgiveness.

Troubled Debt Restructurings: Loans are accounted for and reported as TDRs when, for economic or legal reasons, the Corporation grants a concession to a borrower experiencing financial difficulty that it would not otherwise consider. Concessions, whether negotiated or imposed by bankruptcy, granted under a TDR typically involve a temporary deferral of scheduled loan payments, an extension of a loan’s stated maturity date or a reduction in the interest rate. Non-accrual TDRs can be restored to accrual status if principal and interest payments, under the modified terms, are current for six consecutive months after modification.

On March 27, 2020 the CARES Act was signed into law. The CARES Act includes an option for financial institutions to suspend the requirements of GAAP for certain loan modifications that would otherwise be categorized as a TDR. Certain conditions must be met with respect to the loan modification including that the modification is related to COVID-19, the modified loan was not more than 30 days past due on December 31, 2019 and the modification was executed between March 1, 2020 and the earlier of (a) 60 days after the date of the COVID-19 national emergency comes to an end or (b) December 31, 2020. The Corporation is applying the option under the CARES act for all loan modifications that qualify.

On April 7, 2020, Troubled Debt Restructurings: Interagency Statement on Loan Modifications and Reporting for Financial Instruments.Institutions Working with Customers Affected by COVID-19 was issued by the federal banking regulatory agencies. Included in the Interagency Statement were provisions permitting banks that grant loan modifications to customers impacted by COVID-19 to exclude those modifications from loans categorized as TDRs. The Corporation is adopting the guidance in this Interagency Statement effective for COVID-19-related modifications occurring subsequent to March 13, 2020.

Allowance for Credit Losses: The discussion that follows describes the methodology for determining the ACL under the CECL model that was adopted January 1, 2020. The allowance methodology for prior periods is disclosed in the Corporation’s 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The Corporation has elected to exclude accrued interest receivable from the measurement of its ACL. When a loan is placed on non-accrual status, any outstanding accrued interest is reversed against interest income.

Loans: The ACL for loans is an estimate of the expected losses to be realized over the life of the loans in the portfolio. The ACL is determined for two distinct categories of loans: 1) loans evaluated collectively for expected credit losses and 2) loans evaluated individually for expected credit losses.

Loans Evaluated Collectively: Loans evaluated collectively for expected credit losses include loans on accrual status, excluding accruing TDRs, and loans initially evaluated individually, but determined not to have enhanced credit risk characteristics. This category includes loans on non-accrual status and TDRs where the total commitment amount is less than $1 million. The ACL is estimated by applying a probability of default (PD) and loss given default (LGD) to the exposure at default (EAD) at the loan or lease level. In order to determine the PD, LGD, and EAD inputs:
Loans are aggregated into pools based on similar risk characteristics.
The PD and LGD model components are determined based on loss estimates driven by historical credit loss experience for each pool of loans.
The PD model components use econometric regression models that use the Corporation’s historical credit loss experience and economic variable inputs to estimate a PD for each loan pool. The LGD model component calculates a lifetime LGD estimate across each pool of loans utilizing a loss rate approach based on the Corporation’s historical charge-off and the balance at the time of loan default adjusted for the Corporation’s recovery experience.
Reasonable and supportable economic variable forecasts are incorporated into the PD model components.
Reasonable and supportable forecast periods are based on different economic forecasts and scenarios sourced from an external third party. A future loss forecast over the reasonable and supportable forecast period is based on the projected performance of specific economic variables that statistically correlate loss experience in the various loan pools.
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After the reasonable and supportable forecast period, economic variable forecasts naturally revert, at the input level,to a long-run average.
To calculate the EAD model component, cash flow assumptions are established for each loan using maturity date, amortization schedule and interest rate. In addition, a constant prepayment rate is calculated for each loan pool.

Loans Evaluated Individually: Loans evaluated individually for expected credit losses include loans on non-accrual status and TDRs where the commitment amount equals or exceeds $1.0 million. The required ACL for such loans is determined using either the present value of expected future cash flows, observable market price or the fair value of collateral.

Loans evaluated individually may have specific allocations assigned if the measured value of the loan using one of the noted techniques is less than its current carrying value. For loans measured using the fair value of collateral, if the analysis determines that sufficient collateral value would be available for repayment of the debt, then no allocations would be assigned to those loans. Collateral could be in the form of real estate 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 estate.

For loans secured by real estate, estimated fair values are determined primarily through appraisals performed by third-party appraisers, discounted to arrive at expected net sale proceeds. For collateral dependent loans, estimated real estate fair values are also net of estimated selling costs. When a real estate secured loan is impaired, a decision is made regarding whether an updated appraisal of the real estate is necessary. This decision is based on various considerations, including: the age of the most recent appraisal; the loan-to-value ratio based on the original appraisal; the condition of the property; the Corporation’s experience and knowledge of the real estate market; the purpose of the loan; market factors; payment status; the strength of any guarantors; and the existence and age of other indications of value such as broker price opinions, among others. The Corporation generally obtains updated appraisals performed by third-party appraisers for impaired loans secured predominantly by real estate every 12 months.

When updated appraisals are not obtained for loans 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 there has not been a significant deterioration in the collateral value since the original appraisal was performed.

For loans with principal balances greater than or equal to $1.0 million secured by non-real estate collateral, such as accounts receivable or inventory, estimated fair values are determined based on borrower financial statements, inventory listings, accounts receivable agings or borrowing base certificates. Indications of value from these sources are generally discounted based on the age of the financial information or the quality of the assets. Liquidation or collection discounts are applied to these assets based upon existing loan evaluation policies.

Management regularly reviews loans in the portfolio to assess credit quality indicators and to determine appropriate loan classification. For commercial loans, commercial mortgages and construction loans to commercial borrowers, an internal risk rating process is used. The Corporation believes that internal risk ratings are the most relevant credit quality indicator for these types of loans. The migration of loans through the various internal risk rating categories is a significant component of the ACL methodology for these loans, which bases the PD on this migration. Assigning risk ratings involves judgment. Risk ratings may be changed based on ongoing monitoring procedures, or if specific loan review assessments identify a deterioration or an improvement in the loan.

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 have a heightened credit risk, but not to the 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 allocation of the ACL is reviewed to evaluate its appropriateness in relation to the overall risk profile of the loan portfolio. The Corporation considers risk factors such as: local and national economic conditions; trends in delinquencies and non-accrual loans; the diversity of borrower industry types; and the composition of the portfolio by loan type.

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Qualitative and Other Adjustments to ACL: In addition to the quantitative credit loss estimates for loans evaluated collectively, qualitative factors that may not be fully captured in the quantitative results are also evaluated. These qualitative factors include changes in lending policy, the nature and volume of the portfolio, overall business conditions in the economy, credit concentrations, specific industry risks, competition, model imprecision and legal and regulatory requirements. Qualitative adjustments are judgmental and are based on management’s knowledge of the portfolio and the markets in which the Corporation operates. Qualitative adjustments are evaluated and approved on a quarterly basis. Additionally, the ACL includes other allowance categories that are not directly incorporated in the quantitative results. These categories include but are not limited to loans-in-process, trade acceptances and overdrafts.

OBS Credit Exposures:The ACL for OBS credit exposures is recorded in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. This portion of the ACL represents management’s estimate of expected losses in its unfunded loan commitments and other OBS credit exposures. The ACL specific to unfunded commitments is determined by estimating future draws and applying the expected loss rates on those draws. Future draws are based on historical averages of utilization rates (i.e., the likelihood of draws taken). The ACL for OBS credit exposures is increased or decreased by charges or reductions to expense, through the provision for credit losses.

HTM Debt Securities:Expected credit losses on HTM debt securities would be recorded in the ACL on HTM debt securities. As of September 30, 2020, no HTM debt securities required an ACL as these investments consist solely of government guaranteed residential mortgage-backed securities.

AFS Debt Securities: The ACL approach for AFS debt securities differs from the CECL approach used for HTM debt securities as AFS debt securities are carried at fair value rather than amortized cost. Prior to the adoption of CECL, credit losses on AFS debt securities were determined using an OTTI approach. Under CECL, the concept of OTTI has been eliminated, but the general approach to determining credit losses is largely consistent with the OTTI method. Under CECL, credit losses on AFS debt securities are recognized through an ACL rather than through a direct write-down of the security. As of September 30, 2020, no AFS debt securities required an ACL.

Other Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

On January 1, 2020, the Corporation adopted ASC Update 2018-13 - Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. This update changes the fair value measurement disclosure requirements of ASC Topic 820 "Fair Value Measurement." Among other things, the update modifies the disclosure objective paragraphs of ASC 820 to eliminate: (1) "at a minimum" from the phrase "an entity shall disclose at a minimum;" and (2) other similar disclosure requirements to promote the appropriate exercise of discretion by entities.

The Corporation adopted this standard in the third quarter of 2019, which permitted the one-time reclassification of certain held to maturity investment securities to available for sale under Topic 815, specific to the transition guidance of ASUstandards update 2017-12, whicheffective with its March 31, 2020 quarterly report on Form 10-Q and it did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

On January 1, 2020, the Corporation adopted on January 1, 2019. See “Note 3ASC Update 2018-15 - Investment Securities”Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Topic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for additional information on this reclassification. Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract. This update requires a customer in a cloud computing arrangement that is a service contract to follow the internal-use software guidance in ASC Subtopic 350-40 to determine which implementation costs to capitalize as assets.

The portion ofCorporation adopted this standards update related to codification improvements specific to Topic 326 will be implemented upon the Corporation’s adoption of ASU 2016-13 in the first quarter of 2020. Additional codification improvements to Topic 825, specifically ASU 2016-01, whicheffective with its March 31, 2020 quarterly report on Form 10-Q and it did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements

In March 2020, the Corporation adopted asASC Update 2020-04 - Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of January 1, 2018,the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. This standards update provided optional guidance for a limited time to ease the potential burden in accounting for reference rate reform, specific to those using LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued due to this reform.

The Corporation adopted this standards update effective with its March 31, 2020 quarterly report on Form 10-Q and it did not have ana material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.its consolidated financial statements.











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Recently Issued Accounting Standards

StandardDescriptionDate of Anticipated AdoptionEffect on Financial Statements
ASC Update 2016-13 Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments
The new impairment model prescribed by this standards update applies to all financial assets (i.e., loans and held to maturity investments) and certain off-balance sheet credit exposures. The recognition of credit losses will 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 incurred under current GAAP. This update also requires new disclosures for financial assets measured at amortized cost, loans and available-for-sale debt securities. Entities will apply the standard's provisions as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is adopted. This adjustment will also be recognized in regulatory capital. This update is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019 (January 1, 2020 for the Corporation). Early adoption is permitted.

In November 2018, the FASB issued ASC Update 2018-19, "Codifications Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses" which clarifies that receivables arising from operating leases are accounted for using lease guidance and not as financial instruments.

ASC Update 2019-04 and 2019-05 were issued to provide certain clarifications and transition relief to adopting this standards update.
First Quarter of 2020
The Corporation intends to adopt these standards updates effective with its March 31, 2020 quarterly report on Form 10-Q.
The allowance for credit losses ("ACL") will be based on the Corporation’s historical loss experience, borrower characteristics, forecasts of future economic conditions and other relevant factors.

The Corporation will use models and other loss estimation techniques that are responsive to changes in forecasted economic conditions, to interpret borrower and economic factors in order to estimate the ACL. The Corporation will also apply qualitative factors to account for information that may not be reflected in quantitatively derived results, or other relevant factors to ensure the ACL reflects the best estimate of current expected credit losses.

Preliminary expected loss estimates have been determined and continue to be validated and reviewed. The Corporation believes that the total allowance for credit losses will increase at the adoption date and that the magnitude of the increase will depend on the composition, characteristics and quality of its loan portfolio and its off-balance sheet credit exposures, as well as the prevailing economic conditions and forecasts as of the adoption date.

The Corporation will continue to make refinements to its expected credit loss estimates throughout the remainder of 2019, including refinement of certain models, estimation techniques and the finalization of the operational and control structure supporting the end-to-end process.

The Corporation will be adopting the option to phase in over a three-year period the day-one impact of this standards update on regulatory capital afforded to it in the Final Rule published in the Federal Register on February 14, 2019 by Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.





StandardDescriptionDate of Anticipated AdoptionEffect on Financial Statements
ASC Update 2017-04 Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill ImpairmentThe FASB issued this update to simplify the subsequent quantitative measurement of goodwill by eliminating Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test. Instead, identifying and measuring impairment will take place in a single quantitative step. In addition, no separate qualitative assessment for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts is required. Entities must disclose the existence of these reporting units and the amount of goodwill allocated to them. This update should be applied on a prospective basis, and an entity is required to disclose the nature of and reason for the change in accounting principle upon transition. This update is effective for annual or interim goodwill impairment tests in reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted.Fourth Quarter of 2019, in connection with the annual impairment testThe Corporation does not expect the adoption of this update to have a material impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements. The Corporation has not needed to perform Step 2 since its impairment test completed in 2012.
ASC Update 2018-13 Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value MeasurementThis update changes the fair value measurement disclosure requirements of ASC Topic 820 "Fair Value Measurement." Among other things, the update modifies the disclosure objective paragraphs of ASC 820 to eliminate: (1) "at a minimum" from the phrase "an entity shall disclose at a minimum;" and (2) other similar disclosure requirements to promote the appropriate exercise of discretion by entities.First Quarter of 2020The Corporation intends to adopt this standards update effective with its March 31, 2020 quarterly report on Form 10-Q. This standard will impact the Corporation's Fair Value Measurement disclosure, but the Corporation does not expect the adoption of this update to have a material impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements.
ASC Update 2018-14 Compensation - Retirement Benefits - Defined Benefit Plans - General (Subtopic 715-20): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit PlansThis update amends ASC Topic 715-20 to add, remove, and clarify disclosure requirements related to defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans.

This update is effective for annual reporting periods beginningfiscal years ending after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted.
First Quarter of 2021Fiscal Year 2020The Corporation intends to adopt this standards update effective with its MarchDecember 31, 2021 quarterly2020 annual report on Form 10-Q.10-K. This standard will impact the Corporation's disclosure relating to employee benefit plans, but the Corporation does not expect the adoption of this update to have a material impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements.the consolidated financial statements.
ASC Update 2018-15 Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal Use Software2019-12 Income Taxes (Topic 350-40)740): Customer’sSimplifying the Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement that is a Service ContractIncome TaxesThis update requires a customersimplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in a cloud computing arrangement that is a service contract to follow the internal-use software guidance in ASC Subtopic 350-40 to determine which implementation costs to capitalize as assets. Topic 740. The amendments also improve consistent application of and simplify GAAP for other areas of Topic 740 by clarifying and amending existing guidance.

This update is effective for annual orpublic companies for fiscal years, and interim reporting periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019.2020. Early adoption is permitted.
First Quarter of 20202021The Corporation intends to adopt this standards update effective with its March 31, 20202021 quarterly report on Form 10-Q and does10-Q. This update is not expect the adoption of this updateexpected to have a material impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements.the consolidated financial statements.

Reclassifications

Certain amounts in the 2018 Consolidated Financial Statements2019 consolidated financial statements and notes have been reclassified to conform to the 20192020 presentation.




NOTE 2 – Restrictions on Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Corporation’s subsidiary bank, Fulton Bank N.A. is required to maintain reserves against its deposit liabilities. ThesePrior to March 2020, reserves arewere in the form of cash and balances with the Federal Reserve Bank ("FRB"), included in "interest-bearing deposits with other banks."FRB. The amountsFRB suspended cash reserve requirements effective March 26, 2020. The amount of such reserves as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were $134.0 million and $156.8 million, respectively.

2019 was $218.9 million. In addition, cash collateral is posted by the Corporation with counterparties to secure derivative and other contracts, which is included in "interest-bearing deposits with other banks."contracts. The amounts of such cash collateral as of September 30, 20192020 and December 31, 20182019 were $243.3$460.3 million and $45.1$199.6 million, respectively.

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NOTE 3 – Investment Securities

The following table presents the amortized cost and estimated fair values of investment securities:securities for the periods presented:
September 30, 2020
Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Estimated
Fair
Value
Available for Sale(in thousands)
State and municipal securities$880,495 $46,216 $(157)$926,554 
Corporate debt securities327,143 16,724 (1,309)342,558 
Collateralized mortgage obligations516,312 16,207 (46)532,473 
Residential mortgage-backed securities318,343 3,409 (57)321,695 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities548,076 24,136 (2)572,210 
Auction rate securities101,510 0 (3,520)97,990 
   Total$2,691,879 $106,692 $(5,091)$2,793,480 
Held to Maturity
Residential mortgage-backed securities$304,241 $20,699 $0 $324,940 
September 30, 2019
Amortized
Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Estimated
Fair
Value
 (in thousands)
Available for Sale       
State and municipal securities$530,448
 $17,000
 $(104) $547,344
Corporate debt securities353,771
 7,030
 (2,395) 358,406
Collateralized mortgage obligations686,577
 14,120
 (98) 700,599
Residential mortgage-backed securities183,696
 1,162
 (1,073) 183,785
Commercial mortgage-backed securities413,011
 9,145
 (47) 422,109
Auction rate securities107,410
 
 (4,112) 103,298
   Total$2,274,913
 $48,457
 $(7,829) $2,315,541
        
Held to Maturity       
Residential mortgage-backed securities390,069
 13,888
 
 403,957
Total$390,069
 $13,888
 $
 $403,957
December 31, 2018
Amortized
Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Estimated
Fair
Value
 (in thousands)
Available for Sale       
U.S. Government sponsored agency securities$31,586
 $185
 $(139) $31,632
State and municipal securities282,383
 2,178
 (5,466) 279,095
Corporate debt securities111,454
 1,432
 (3,353) 109,533
Collateralized mortgage obligations841,294
 2,758
 (11,972) 832,080
Residential mortgage-backed securities476,973
 1,583
 (15,212) 463,344
Commercial mortgage-backed securities264,165
 524
 (3,073) 261,616
Auction rate securities107,410
 
 (4,416) 102,994
   Total$2,115,265
 $8,660
 $(43,631) $2,080,294
        
Held to Maturity       
State and municipal securities$156,134
 $1,166
 $(93) $157,207
Residential mortgage-backed securities450,545
 3,667
 
 454,212
Total$606,679
 $4,833
 $(93) $611,419

December 31, 2019
Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Estimated
Fair
Value
Available for Sale(in thousands)
State and municipal securities$638,125 $15,826 $(1,024)$652,927 
Corporate debt securities370,401 8,490 (1,534)377,357 
Collateralized mortgage obligations682,307 11,726 (315)693,718 
Residential mortgage-backed securities177,183 1,078 (949)177,312 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities489,603 6,471 (1,777)494,297 
Auction rate securities107,410 (5,484)101,926 
   Total$2,465,029 $43,591 $(11,083)$2,497,537 
Held to Maturity
Residential mortgage-backed securities$369,841 $13,864 $$383,705 

On July 1, 2019, the Corporation transferred state and municipal securities from the held to maturity classification to the available for sale classification as permitted through the early adoption of ASU 2019-04, as disclosed in "Note 1 - Basis of Presentation." 



2019-04. The amortized cost of the securities transferred was $158.9 million and the estimated fair value was $168.5 million. The Corporation still has the positive intent and ability to hold the remainder of the held to maturity portfolio (residential mortgage-backed securities) to maturity.

Securities carried at $391.5$568.4 million at September 30, 20192020 and $973.4$462.6 million at December 31, 2018,2019 were pledged as collateral to secure public and trust deposits and customer repurchase agreements.











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The amortized cost and estimated fair values of debt securities as of September 30, 2019,2020, by contractual maturity, are shown in the following table. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities as certain investment securities are subject to call or prepayment with or without call or prepayment penalties.
September 30, 2020
Available for SaleHeld to Maturity
 Amortized
Cost
Estimated
Fair Value
Amortized
Cost
Estimated
Fair Value
 (in thousands)
Due in one year or less$11,252 $11,388 $0 $0 
Due from one year to five years32,118 33,397 0 0 
Due from five years to ten years315,094 330,233 0 0 
Due after ten years950,684 992,084 0 0 
1,309,148 1,367,102 0 0 
Residential mortgage-backed securities(1)
318,343 321,695 304,241 324,940 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities(1)
548,076 572,210 0 0 
Collateralized mortgage obligations(1)
516,312 532,473 0 0 
  Total$2,691,879 $2,793,480 $304,241 $324,940 
(1) Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations do not have stated maturities and are dependent upon the interest rate environment and prepayments on the underlying loans.
  Available for Sale Held to Maturity
  Amortized
Cost
 Estimated
Fair Value
 Amortized
Cost
 Estimated
Fair Value
 (in thousands)
Due in one year or less $3,722
 $3,722
 $
 $
Due from one year to five years 38,518
 39,747
 
 
Due from five years to ten years 332,514
 337,519
 
 
Due after ten years 616,875
 628,060
 
 
  991,629
 1,009,048
 
 
Residential mortgage-backed securities(1)
 183,696
 183,785
 390,069
 403,957
Commercial mortgage-backed securities(1)
 413,011
 422,109
 
 
Collateralized mortgage obligations(1)
 686,577
 700,599
 
 
  Total $2,274,913
 $2,315,541
 $390,069
 $403,957
         
(1) Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations do not have stated maturities and are dependent upon the interest rate environment and prepayments on the underlying loans.

The following table presents information related to the gross realized gains and losses on the sales of investment securities:securities for the periods presented:
Gross Realized GainsGross Realized LossesNet Gains
Three months ended(in thousands)
September 30, 2020$94 $(92)$2 
September 30, 20197,938 (3,446)4,492 
Nine months ended
September 30, 2020$6,545 $(3,492)$3,053 
September 30, 201911,207 (6,474)4,733 
 Gross
Realized
Gains
 Gross
Realized
Losses
 Net Gains
Three months ended September 30, 2019(in thousands)
Debt securities$7,938
 $(3,446) $4,492
Total$7,938
 $(3,446) $4,492
Three months ended September 30, 2018     
Debt securities$116
 $(102) $14
Total$116
 $(102) $14
      
Nine months ended September 30, 2019     
Debt securities$11,207
 $(6,474) $4,733
Total$11,207
 $(6,474) $4,733
Nine months ended September 30, 2018     
Equity securities$9
 $
 $9
Debt securities1,656
 (1,628) 28
Total$1,665
 $(1,628) $37


During the second quarter of 2020, the Corporation completed a limited balance sheet restructuring that included the sale of investment securities, with an amortized cost $79.0 million and an estimated fair value of $82.0 million, resulting in net investment securities gains of $3.0 million. Offsetting these gains were $2.9 million of prepayment penalties recorded in non-interest expense for the redemption of FHLB advances.


During the third quarter of 2019, the Corporation completed a balance sheet restructuring that included the sale of investment securities, with an amortized cost of $409.2 million and an estimated fair value of $413.7 million, resulting in net investment securities gains of $4.5 million. Offsetting these gains were $4.3 million of prepayment penalties recorded in non-interest expense for the redemption of FHLB advances.












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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 September 30, 2019 and 2018:
 Three months ended September 30 Nine months ended September 30
 2019 2018 2019 2018
 (in thousands)
Balance of cumulative credit losses on debt securities, beginning of period$(990) $(11,510) $(11,510) $(11,510)
Reductions for securities sold during the period
 
 10,520
 
Balance of cumulative credit losses on debt securities, end of period$(990) $(11,510) $(990) $(11,510)

The following table presentstables present the gross unrealized losses and estimated fair values of investments,investment securities, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:for the periods presented:
September 30, 2020
Less than 12 months12 months or longerTotal
Number of SecuritiesEstimated
Fair Value
Unrealized
Losses
Number of SecuritiesEstimated
Fair Value
Unrealized
Losses
Estimated
Fair Value
Unrealized
Losses
Available for Sale(in thousands)
State and municipal securities6 $25,372 $(157)0 $0 $0 $25,372 $(157)
Corporate debt securities16 67,030 (965)1 6,847 (344)73,877 (1,309)
Collateralized mortgage obligations1 25,489 (46)0 0 0 25,489 (46)
Residential mortgage-backed securities4 75,876 (57)0 0 0 75,876 (57)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities1 9,322 (2)0 0 0 9,322 (2)
Auction rate securities0 0 0 162 97,990 (3,520)97,990 (3,520)
Total available for sale(1)
28 $203,089 $(1,227)163 $104,837 $(3,864)$307,926 $(5,091)
September 30, 2019Less than 12 months 12 months or longer Total
 Number of Securities 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 Number of Securities 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
Available for Sale  (in thousands)
State and municipal securities5
 $17,058
 $(104) 
 $
 $
 $17,058
 $(104)
Corporate debt securities9
 72,569
 (313) 13
 25,729
 (2,082) 98,298
 (2,395)
Collateralized mortgage obligations4
 5,734
 (2) 5
 5,886
 (96) 11,620
 (98)
Residential mortgage-backed securities3
 9,159
 (29) 28
 135,616
 (1,044) 144,775
 (1,073)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities1
 11,843
 (47) 
 
 
 11,843
 (47)
Auction rate securities
 
 
 177
 103,298
 (4,112) 103,298
 (4,112)
Total(1)
22
 $116,363
 $(495) 223
 $270,529
 $(7,334) $386,892
 $(7,829)
                

December 31, 2019
Less than 12 months12 months or longerTotal
Number of SecuritiesEstimated
Fair Value
Unrealized
Losses
Number of SecuritiesEstimated
Fair Value
Unrealized
Losses
Estimated
Fair Value
Unrealized
Losses
Available for Sale(in thousands)
State and municipal securities44 $136,344 $(1,024)$$$136,344 $(1,024)
Corporate debt securities30,719 (346)18,759 (1,188)49,478 (1,534)
Collateralized mortgage obligations33,865 (190)5,330 (125)39,195 (315)
Residential mortgage-backed securities12,247 (40)26 127,373 (909)139,620 (949)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities121,340 (1,777)121,340 (1,777)
Auction rate securities177 101,926 (5,484)101,926 (5,484)
Total available for sale(1)
66 $334,515 $(3,377)212 $253,388 $(7,706)$587,903 $(11,083)
(1) NaN Held to Maturity investments No HTM securities were in an unrealized loss position atas of September 30, 2020 or December 31, 2019.

December 31, 2018Less than 12 months 12 months or longer Total
 Number of Securities Estimated
Fair Value
 Unrealized
Losses
 Number of Securities Estimated
Fair Value
 Unrealized
Losses
 Estimated
Fair Value
 Unrealized
Losses
Available for Sale(in thousands)
U.S. Government sponsored agency securities1
 $4,961
 $(31) 1
 $5,770
 $(108) $10,731
 $(139)
State and municipal securities33
 72,950
 (1,292) 38
 83,770
 (4,174) 156,720
 (5,466)
Corporate debt securities8
 24,419
 (227) 14
 25,642
 (3,126) 50,061
 (3,353)
Collateralized mortgage obligations39
 136,563
 (1,050) 89
 388,173
 (10,922) 524,736
 (11,972)
Residential mortgage-backed securities17
 18,220
 (222) 110
 402,779
 (14,990) 420,999
 (15,212)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities1
 9,778
 (35) 25
 197,326
 (3,038) 207,104
 (3,073)
Auction rate securities
 
 
 177
 102,994
 (4,416) 102,994
 (4,416)
Total99
 $266,891
 $(2,857) 454
 $1,206,454
 $(40,774) $1,473,345
 $(43,631)
Held to Maturity               
State and municipal securities6
 $20,601
 $(93) 
 $
 $
 $20,601
 $(93)
    Total6
 $20,601
 $(93) 
 $
 $
 $20,601
 $(93)


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. The change in fair value of these securities is attributable to changes in interest rates and not credit quality, and thequality. 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 considerhave an ACL for these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired as of September 30, 2019.2020.

As of September 30, 2019, all of the auction rate securities ("ARCs") were rated above investment grade. Based on management’s evaluations, noneno ACL was required for ARCs or corporate debt securities as of the ARCs were subject to any other-than-temporary impairment charges for the three and nine months ended



September 30, 2019.2020. 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.

Based on management’s evaluations, no corporate debt securities were subject to any other-than-temporary impairment charges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019. 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.












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NOTE 4 – Loans and Leases and- Allowance for Credit Losses and Asset Quality

Loans and Leases, Net of Unearned Income

Loans and leases, net of unearned income are summarized as follows:
September 30,
2020
December 31, 2019
 (in thousands)
Real estate - commercial mortgage$7,046,330 $6,700,776 
Commercial and industrial5,968,154 4,446,701 
Real-estate - residential mortgage3,061,835 2,641,465 
Real-estate - home equity1,222,709 1,314,944 
Real-estate - construction1,007,534 971,079 
Consumer469,551 463,164 
Equipment lease financing and other274,570 322,625 
Overdrafts1,694 3,582 
Gross loans19,052,377 16,864,336 
Unearned income(23,756)(26,810)
Net Loans$19,028,621 $16,837,526 
 September 30,
2019
 December 31, 2018
 (in thousands)
Real-estate - commercial mortgage$6,604,634
 $6,434,285
Commercial - industrial, financial and agricultural4,494,496
 4,404,548
Real estate - residential mortgage2,570,793
 2,251,044
Real estate - home equity1,346,115
 1,452,137
Real estate - construction913,644
 916,599
Consumer464,213
 419,186
Equipment lease financing and other316,880
 311,866
Overdrafts2,929
 2,774
Loans and leases, gross of unearned income16,713,704
 16,192,439
Unearned income(26,838) (26,639)
Loans and leases, net of unearned income$16,686,866
 $16,165,800


The Corporation segments its loan and lease portfolio by general loan type, or "portfolio segments," as presented in the table under the heading, "Loans and Leases, Net of Unearned Income," above. Certain portfolio segments are further disaggregated by "class segment" for the purpose of estimating credit losses. See "Allowance for Credit Losses" below for further discussion regarding portfolio and evaluated collectively for impairment based on "classclass segments" which are largely based and their impact on the typedetermination of collateral underlying each loan. Commercial loans include both secured and unsecured loans. Construction loans 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 loans include direct consumer installment loans and indirect vehicle loans.the ACL.

Allowance for Credit Losses, effective January 1, 2020

As discussed in Note 1, "Basis of Presentation," the Corporation adopted CECL effective January 1, 2020. CECL requires estimated credit losses on loans to be determined based on an expected life of loan model, as compared to an incurred loss model (in effect for periods prior to 2020). Accordingly, ACL disclosures subsequent to January 1, 2020 are not always comparable to prior periods. In addition, certain new disclosures required under CECL are not applicable to prior periods. As a result, the following tables present disclosures separately for each period, where appropriate. New disclosures required under CECL are only shown for the current period and are noted. See Note 1, "Basis of Presentation", for a summary of the impact of adopting CECL on January 1, 2020.

Under CECL, loans evaluated individually for impairment consist of non-accrual loans and TDRs. Under the incurred loss model in effect prior to the adoption of CECL, loans evaluated individually for impairment were referred to as impaired loans.

The allowanceACL related to loans consists of loans evaluated collectively and individually for expected credit losses. The ACL related to loans represents an estimate of expected credit losses consistsover the expected life of the allowance for loan and lease losses and the reserve for unfunded lending commitments. The allowance for loan and lease losses represents management’s estimate of incurred losses in the loan and lease portfolioloans as of the balance sheet date and is recorded as a reduction to loans and leases.Net Loans. The reserveACL for unfunded lending commitments represents management’s estimate of incurredOBS credit exposures includes estimated losses in itson unfunded loan commitments, and other off balance sheet credit exposures, such as letters of credit and is recorded in other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.OBS credit exposures. The allowance for credit lossestotal ACL 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 and leases individually evaluated for impairment (FASB ASC Section 310-10-35); and (2) allowances calculated for pools of loans and leases collectively evaluated for impairment (FASB ASC Subtopic 450-20).












The following table presents the components of the allowance for credit losses:ACL under CECL:
September 30, 2020
(in thousands)
ACL - loans$266,825 
ACL - OBS credit exposure15,533 
        Total ACL$282,358 
 September 30,
2019
 December 31,
2018
 (in thousands)
Allowance for loan and lease losses$166,135
 $160,537
Reserve for unfunded lending commitments6,662
 8,873
Allowance for credit losses$172,797
 $169,410






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The following table presents the activity in the ACL in 2020:
Three months ended September 30, 2020Nine months ended September 30, 2020
(in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period$272,920 $166,209 
Impact of adopting CECL on January 1, 2020 (1)
58,348 
Loans charged off(5,489)(27,539)
Recoveries of loans previously charged off7,847 14,660 
Net loans recovered (charged off)2,358 (12,879)
Provision for credit losses (2)
7,080 70,680 
Balance at end of period$282,358 $282,358 
(1) Includes $12.6 million of reserves for OBS credit exposures as of January 1, 2020.
(2) Includes $850,000 and $320,000 related to OBS credit exposures for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively.

The following table presents the activity in the ACL - loans by portfolio segment, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020:
Real Estate -
Commercial
Mortgage
Commercial and
Industrial
Real Estate -
Home
Equity
Real Estate -
Residential
Mortgage
Real Estate -
Construction
ConsumerEquipment lease financing, other
and overdrafts
Total
 (in thousands)
Three months ended September 30, 2020
Balance at June 30, 2020$102,695 $61,447 $16,391 $46,443 $12,314 $10,299 $6,948 $256,537 
Loans charged off(746)(2,969)(393)(198)(701)(483)(5,489)
Recoveries of loans previously charged off100 2,103 44 95 4,873 447 185 7,847 
Net loans recovered (charged off)(646)(866)(349)(103)4,873 (254)(298)2,358 
Provision for loan losses (1)
9,806 (1,743)256 2,013 (2,177)260 (484)7,930 
Balance at September 30, 2020$111,855 $58,838 $16,298 $48,353 $15,010 $10,305 $6,166 $266,825 
Nine months ended September 30, 2020
Balance at December 31, 2019$45,610 $68,602 $17,744 $19,771 $4,443 $3,762 $3,690 $163,622 
Impact of adopting CECL on January 1, 202029,361 (18,576)(65)21,235 4,015 5,969 3,784 45,723 
Loans charged off(3,925)(17,348)(1,138)(620)(17)(2,788)(1,704)(27,539)
Recoveries of loans previously charged off439 6,815 305 292 4,943 1,481 385 14,660 
Net loans recovered (charged off)(3,486)(10,533)(833)(328)4,926 (1,307)(1,319)(12,879)
Provision for loan losses (1)
40,370 19,345 (548)7,675 1,626 1,881 11 70,359 
Balance at September 30, 2020$111,855 $58,838 $16,298 $48,353 $15,010 $10,305 $6,166 $266,825 
(1) Provision included in the table only includes the portion related to Net Loans.

The higher provision during the first nine months of 2020 was largely driven by the overall downturn in economic forecasts due to COVID-19, resulting in higher expected future credit losses under CECL. The ACL includes qualitative adjustments, as appropriate, intended to capture the impact of uncertainties not reflected in the quantitative models. Qualitative adjustments include and consider changes in international, national, regional and local economic and business conditions, an assessment of the lending environment, including underwriting standards and other factors affecting credit quality. Qualitative adjustments used in determining the ACL increased compared to those at the time of adoption of CECL on January 1, 2020 primarily as a result of uncertainties related to forecasted economic variables due to the economic impact of COVID-19 and the future performance of loans that received deferrals or forbearances due to COVID-19.




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Allowance for Credit Losses, prior to January 1, 2020

Prior to January 1, 2020, the ACL consisted of the allowance for loan losses and the reserve for unfunded lending commitments. The allowance for loan losses represented management’s estimate of incurred losses in the loan portfolio as of the balance sheet date and is recorded as a reduction to Net Loans. The reserve for unfunded lending commitments represented management’s estimate of incurred losses in unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit, losses:and was recorded in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. The ACL was increased by charges to expense, through the provision for credit losses, and decreased by charge-offs, net of recoveries.

 Three months ended September 30 Nine months ended September 30
 2019 2018 2019 2018
 (in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period$176,941
 $169,247
 $169,410
 $176,084
Loans and leases charged off(10,128) (6,883) (20,208) (55,440)
Recoveries of loans and leases previously charged off3,814
 3,842
 11,300
 8,475
Net loans and leases charged off(6,314) (3,041) (8,908) (46,965)
Provision for credit losses2,170
 1,620
 12,295
 38,707
Balance at end of period$172,797
 $167,826
 $172,797
 $167,826
The following table presents the components of the ACL:
December 31, 2019
(in thousands)
Allowance for loan losses$163,622 
Reserve for unfunded lending commitments2,587 
ACL$166,209 

The following table presents the activity in the ACL for the periods indicated in 2019:
Three months ended September 30, 2019Nine months ended September 30, 2019
(in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period$176,941 $169,410 
Loans charged off(10,128)(20,208)
Recoveries of loans previously charged off3,814 11,300 
Net loans charged off(6,314)(8,908)
Provision for credit losses(1)
2,170 12,295 
Balance at end of period$172,797 $172,797 

(1) Includes ($46,000) and ($2.2 million) related to reserve for unfunded lending commitments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.

The following table presents the activity in the allowance for loan and lease losses, by portfolio segment:segment, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019:
Real Estate -
Commercial
Mortgage
Commercial &
Industrial
Real Estate -
Home
Equity
Real Estate -
Residential
Mortgage
Real Estate -
Construction
ConsumerEquipment lease financing, other
and overdrafts
Total
(in thousands)
Three months ended September 30, 2019
Balance at June 30, 2019$54,859 $66,341 $18,981 $18,892 $4,928 $3,363 $2,869 $170,233 
Loans charged off(394)(7,181)(498)(533)(45)(877)(600)(10,128)
Recoveries of loans previously charged off444 2,311 132 440 164 216 107 3,814 
Net loans recovered (charged off)50 (4,870)(366)(93)119 (661)(493)(6,314)
Provision for loan losses(1)
(5,529)7,710 (662)(109)(664)798 672 2,216 
Balance at September 30, 2019$49,380 $69,181 $17,953 $18,690 $4,383 $3,500 $3,048 $166,135 
Nine months ended September 30, 2019
Balance at December 31, 2018$52,889 $58,868 $18,911 $18,921 $5,061 $3,217 $2,670 $160,537 
Loans charged off(1,769)(11,863)(923)(1,322)(143)(2,355)(1,833)(20,208)
Recoveries of loans previously charged off749 6,234 552 783 1,493 1,005 484 11,300 
Net loans recovered (charged off)(1,020)(5,629)(371)(539)1,350 (1,350)(1,349)(8,908)
Provision for loan losses(1)
(2,489)15,942 (587)308 (2,028)1,633 1,727 14,506 
Balance at September 30, 2019$49,380 $69,181 $17,953 $18,690 $4,383 $3,500 $3,048 $166,135 
(1)The provision in the table only includes the portion related to Net Loans.
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Real Estate -
Commercial
Mortgage
 
Commercial -
Industrial,
Financial and
Agricultural
 
Real Estate -
Home
Equity
 
Real Estate -
Residential
Mortgage
 
Real Estate -
Construction
 Consumer 
Equipment lease financing, other
and overdrafts
 Total
 (in thousands)
Three months ended September 30, 2019               
Balance at June 30, 2019$54,859
 $66,341
 $18,981
 $18,892
 $4,928
 $3,363
 $2,869
 $170,233
Loans and leases charged off(394) (7,181) (498) (533) (45) (877) (600) (10,128)
Recoveries of loans and leases previously charged off444
 2,311
 132
 440
 164
 216
 107
 3,814
Net loans and leases recovered (charged off)50
 (4,870) (366) (93) 119
 (661) (493) (6,314)
Provision for loan and lease losses (1)
(5,529) 7,710
 (662) (109) (664) 798
 672
 2,216
Balance at September 30, 2019$49,380
 $69,181
 $17,953
 $18,690
 $4,383
 $3,500
 $3,048
 $166,135
Three months ended September 30, 2018               
Balance at June 30, 2018$56,583
 $59,045
 $16,247
 $14,504
 $5,988
 $1,699
 $1,984
 $156,050
Loans and leases charged off(650) (3,541) (743) (483) (212) (672) (582) (6,883)
Recoveries of loans and leases previously charged off928
 731
 217
 317
 664
 390
 595
 3,842
Net loans and leases recovered (charged off)278
 (2,810) (526) (166) 452
 (282) 13
 (3,041)
Provision for loan and lease losses (1)
(2,750) (301) 2,890
 3,774
 (961) 1,429
 720
 4,801
Balance at September 30, 2018$54,111
 $55,934
 $18,611
 $18,112
 $5,479
 $2,846
 $2,717
 $157,810
Nine months ended September 30, 2019               
Balance at December 31, 2018$52,889
 $58,868
 $18,911
 $18,921
 $5,061
 $3,217
 $2,670
 $160,537
Loans and leases charged off(1,769) (11,863) (923) (1,322) (143) (2,355) (1,833) (20,208)
Recoveries of loans and leases previously charged off749
 6,234
 552
 783
 1,493
 1,005
 484
 11,300
Net loans and leases recovered (charged off)(1,020) (5,629) (371) (539) 1,350
 (1,350) (1,349) (8,908)
Provision for loan losses (1)
(2,489) 15,942
 (587) 308
 (2,028) 1,633
 1,727
 14,506
Balance at September 30, 2019$49,380
 $69,181
 $17,953
 $18,690
 $4,383
 $3,500
 $3,048
 $166,135
Nine months ended September 30, 2018               
Balance at December 31, 2017$58,793
 $66,280
 $18,127
 $16,088
 $6,620
 $2,045
 $1,957
 $169,910
Loans and leases charged off(1,283) (46,178) (1,967) (1,128) (976) (2,276) (1,632) (55,440)
Recoveries of loans and leases previously charged off1,528
 2,347
 694
 520
 1,414
 1,015
 957
 8,475
Net loans and leases recovered (charged off)245
 (43,831) (1,273) (608) 438
 (1,261) (675) (46,965)
Provision for loan losses (1)
(4,927) 33,485
 1,757
 2,632
 (1,579) 2,062
 1,435
 34,865
Balance at September 30, 2018$54,111
 $55,934
 $18,611
 $18,112
 $5,479
 $2,846
 $2,717
 $157,810

(1)The provision for loan and lease losses excluded a $46,000 and a $2.2 million decrease in the reserve for unfunded lending commitments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and a $3.2 million decrease and a $3.8 million increase in the reserve for unfunded lending commitments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.


Non-accrual Loans

The following table presents loans and leases, net of unearned income and their related allowance for loan and lease 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 
Equipment lease financing, other and
overdrafts
 Total
 (in thousands)
Allowance for loan and lease losses at September 30, 2019:            
Collectively evaluated for impairment$42,766
 $58,722
 $8,033
 $9,678
 $3,970
 $3,495
 $2,944
 $129,608
Individually evaluated for impairment6,614
 10,459
 9,920
 9,012
 413
 5
 104
 36,527
 $49,380
 $69,181
 $17,953
 $18,690
 $4,383
 $3,500
 $3,048
 $166,135
                
Loans and leases, net of unearned income at September 30, 2019:            
Collectively evaluated for impairment$6,543,781
 $4,453,062
 $1,323,950
 $2,533,295
 $909,811
 $464,206
 $275,552
 $16,503,657
Individually evaluated for impairment60,853
 41,434
 22,165
 37,498
 3,833
 7
 17,419
 183,209
 $6,604,634
 $4,494,496
 $1,346,115
 $2,570,793
 $913,644
 $464,213
 $292,971
 $16,686,866
                
Allowance for loan and lease losses at September 30, 2018:            
Collectively evaluated for impairment$46,812
 $47,028
 $7,856
 $8,369
 $4,718
 $2,841
 $2,717
 $120,341
Individually evaluated for impairment7,299
 8,906
 10,755
 9,743
 761
 5
 
 37,469
 $54,111
 $55,934
 $18,611
 $18,112
 $5,479
 $2,846
 $2,717
 $157,810
                
Loans and leases, net of unearned income at September 30, 2018:            
Collectively evaluated for impairment$6,290,143
 $4,235,953
 $1,444,898
 $2,133,718
 $971,167
 $390,700
 $285,021
 $15,751,600
Individually evaluated for impairment47,841
 52,870
 24,254
 39,830
 8,690
 8
 
 173,493
 $6,337,984
 $4,288,823
 $1,469,152
 $2,173,548
 $979,857
 $390,708
 $285,021
 $15,925,093


Impaired Loans and Leases

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

All loans and leases individually evaluated for impairment are measured for losses on a quarterly basis. As of September 30, 20192020 and December 31, 2018,2019, substantially all of the Corporation’s individually evaluated impaired loans and leases with total commitments greater than or equal to $1.0 million were measured based on the estimated fair value of each loan’s collateral.collateral, if any. Collateral could be in the form of real estate, in the case of 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 estate.

As of both September 30, 20192020 and December 31, 2018,2019, approximately 73% and 89%, respectively,93% of impaired loans and leasesevaluated individually for impairment with principal balances greater than or equal to $1.0 million, whose primary collateral is real estate, were measured at estimated fair value using appraisals performed by state certified third-party appraisers that had been updated in the preceding 12 months.

When updated appraisals are not obtained for loans and leases evaluated for impairment 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 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 impairednon-accrual loans, and leases by class segment:
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Non-accrual LoansNon-accrual Loans
With a Related AllowanceWithout a Related AllowanceTotalTotal
(in thousands)
Real estate - commercial mortgage$15,145 $25,781 $40,926 $33,166 
Commercial and industrial14,326 20,948 35,274 48,106 
Real estate - residential mortgage23,637 1,256 24,893 16,676 
Real estate - home equity8,682 0 8,682 7,004 
Real estate - construction607 1,014 1,621 3,618 
Consumer235 0 235 
Equipment lease financing and other0 16,690 16,690 16,528 
$62,632 $65,689 $128,321 $125,098 
 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
Recorded
Investment
 
Related
Allowance
 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
Recorded
Investment
 
Related
Allowance
 (in thousands)
With no related allowance recorded:          
Real estate - commercial mortgage$31,305
 $29,156
 $
 $25,095
 $23,481
 $
Commercial27,060
 21,617
 
 33,493
 26,585
 
Real estate - residential mortgage4,531
 4,368
 
 3,149
 3,149
 
Construction6,449
 2,598
 
 8,980
 5,083
 
Equipment lease financing19,269
 17,003
 
 19,269
 19,268
 
 88,614
 74,742
 
 89,986
 77,566
 
With a related allowance recorded:          
Real estate - commercial mortgage38,393
 31,697
 6,614
 29,005
 22,592
 7,255
Commercial29,146
 19,817
 10,459
 37,706
 28,708
 12,513
Real estate - residential mortgage37,559
 33,130
 9,012
 39,972
 35,621
 9,394
Real estate - home equity25,317
 22,165
 9,920
 26,599
 23,373
 10,370
Real estate - construction4,724
 1,235
 413
 5,984
 2,307
 793
Consumer7
 7
 5
 11
 11
 7
Equipment lease financing416
 416
 104
 
 
 
 135,562
 108,467
 36,527
 139,277
 112,612
 40,332
Total$224,176
 $183,209
 $36,527
 $229,263
 $190,178
 $40,332

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018,2020, there were $74.7$65.7 million and $77.6 million, respectively, of impairednon-accrual loans and leases that did not have a related allowance for loan and leasecredit losses. The estimated fair values of the collateral securing these loans and leases exceeded their carrying amount, or the loans and leases were previously charged down to realizable collateral values. Accordingly, no specific valuation allowance was considered to be necessary.


Asset Quality

The following table presents average impairedMaintaining an appropriate ACL is dependent on various factors, including the ability to identify potential problem loans in a timely manner. For commercial construction, residential construction, commercial and leases by class segment:
 Three months ended September 30 Nine months ended September 30
 2019 2018 2019 2018
 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)
With no related allowance recorded:               
Real estate - commercial mortgage$29,865
 $94
 $26,051
 $94
 $27,028
 $291
 $25,702
 $274
Commercial22,603
 30
 30,157
 66
 24,670
 92
 35,098
 208
Real estate - residential mortgage4,384
 26
 3,182
 20
 3,761
 69
 3,872
 71
Real estate -construction2,601
 
 6,845
 
 3,827
 
 7,408
 
Equipment lease financing17,381
 
 
 
 18,136
 
 
 
 76,834
 150
 66,235
 180
 77,422
 452
 72,080
 553
With a related allowance recorded:               
Real estate - commercial mortgage30,508
 96
 23,734
 85
 25,837
 268
 24,727
 260
Commercial23,906
 32
 23,687
 51
 26,373
 101
 23,934
 149
Real estate - home equity22,874
 210
 24,628
 202
 23,237
 655
 24,690
 581
Real estate - residential mortgage33,035
 198
 36,396
 227
 34,535
 638
 36,578
 671
Real estate -construction1,399
 
 2,061
 
 1,683
 
 2,778
 
Consumer8
 
 10
 
 10
 
 18
 
Equipment lease financing208
 
 
 
 104
 
 
 
 111,938
 536
 110,516
 565
 111,779
 1,662
 112,725
 1,661
Total$188,772
 $686
 $176,751
 $745
 $189,201
 $2,114
 $184,805
 $2,214
                
(1)All impaired loans and leases were either TDRs or non-accrual loans and leases. Interest income recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 represented amounts earned on accruing TDRs.

Credit Quality Indicatorsindustrial, and Non-performing Assets

The following is a summary of the Corporation'scommercial real estate, an 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 have a heightened credit risk, but not to the 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.is used. The Corporation believes that internal risk ratings are the most relevant credit quality indicator for the class segments presented in the preceding tables.these types of loans. The migration of loans through the various internal risk rating categories is a significant component of the allowanceACL methodology for creditthese loans, under both the CECL and incurred loss methodology,models, which bases the probability of default on this migration. Assigning risk ratings involves judgment. The Corporation's loan review officers provide an independenta separate assessment of risk rating accuracy. RatingsRisk ratings may be changed based on the ongoing monitoring procedures performed by loan officers or credit administration staff, or if specific loan review activitiesassessments identify a deterioration or an improvement in the loan.loans.



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The following table summarizes designated internal risk categories by portfolio segment and loan class, by origination year, in the current period :
September 30, 2020
Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination YearRevolving LoansRevolving Loans converted to Term Loans
(dollars in thousands)AmortizedAmortized
20202019201820172016PriorCost BasisCost BasisTotal
 Real estate - construction(1)
Pass$94,758 $243,614 $196,393 $138,308 $44,315 $114,228 $47,594 $$879,210 
Special Mention241 7,103 6,106 13,450 
Substandard or Lower448 760 5,822 943 7,973 
   Total real estate - construction94,758 244,303 196,393 138,308 52,178 126,156 48,537 900,633 
Real estate - construction(1)
Current period gross charge-offs(17)(17)
Current period recoveries68 4,875 4,943 
Total net (charge-offs) recoveries68 4,858 4,926 
Commercial and industrial
Pass2,409,273 540,493 330,516 229,184 216,228 635,782 1,256,763 5,618,239 
Special Mention52,203 13,653 7,618 10,886 13,693 29,919 50,673 178,645 
Substandard or Lower38,983 1,125 15,819 11,797 13,422 25,081 64,089 954 171,270 
   Total commercial and industrial2,500,459 555,271 353,953 251,867 243,343 690,782 1,371,525 954 5,968,154 
Commercial and industrial
Current period gross charge-offs(106)(10)(102)(388)(117)(16,625)(17,348)
Current period recoveries39 364 207 91 1,704 4,410 6,815 
Total net (charge-offs) recoveries(67)354 105 (297)1,587 (12,215)(10,533)
Real estate - commercial mortgage
Pass702,768 933,999 792,029 850,926 871,759 2,381,373 88,116 327 6,621,297 
Special Mention13,247 13,505 19,298 33,245 46,354 139,832 3,502 268,983 
Substandard or Lower1,119 2,409 13,665 39,467 9,375 88,671 1,344 156,050 
Total real estate - commercial mortgage717,134 949,913 824,992 923,638 927,488 2,609,876 92,962 327 7,046,330 
Real estate - commercial mortgage
Current period gross charge-offs(16)(36)(2,515)(29)(1,312)(17)(3,925)
Current period recoveries438 439 
Total net (charge-offs) recoveries(16)(36)(2,515)(28)(874)(17)(3,486)
Total
Pass$3,206,799 $1,718,106 $1,318,938 $1,218,418 $1,132,302 $3,131,383 $1,392,473 $327 $13,118,746 
Special Mention65,450 27,399 26,916 44,131 67,150 175,857 54,175 461,078 
Substandard or Lower40,102 3,982 29,484 51,264 23,557 119,574 66,376 954 335,293 
Total$3,312,351 $1,749,487 $1,375,338 $1,313,813 $1,223,009 $3,426,814 $1,513,024 $1,281 $13,915,117 

(1) Excludes real estate - construction - other.





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The information presented in the table above is not required for periods prior to the adoption of CECL. The following table presents the most comparable required information for the prior period, internal credit risk ratings for the indicated loan class segments:
December 31, 2019
PassSpecial MentionSubstandard or LowerTotal
(dollars in thousands)
Real estate - commercial mortgage$6,429,407 $137,163 $134,206 $6,700,776 
Commercial and industrial - secured3,830,847 171,442 195,884 4,198,173 
Commercial and industrial - unsecured234,987 9,665 3,876 248,528 
Total commercial and industrial4,065,834 181,107 199,760 4,446,701 
Construction - commercial residential100,808 2,897 3,461 107,166 
Construction - commercial765,562 1,322 2,676 769,560 
Total construction (excluding construction - other)866,370 4,219 6,137 876,726 
$11,361,611 $322,489 $340,103 $12,024,203 
% of Total94.5 %2.7 %2.8 %100.0 %
 Pass Special Mention Substandard or Lower Total
 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
 (dollars in thousands)
Real estate - commercial mortgage$6,290,567
 $6,129,463
 $142,136
 $170,827
 $171,931
 $133,995
 $6,604,634
 $6,434,285
Commercial - secured3,926,856
 3,902,484
 198,592
 193,470
 184,584
 129,026
 4,310,032
 4,224,980
Commercial - unsecured175,761
 171,589
 5,082
 4,016
 3,621
 3,963
 184,464
 179,568
Total commercial - industrial, financial and agricultural4,102,617
 4,074,073
 203,674
 197,486
 188,205
 132,989
 4,494,496
 4,404,548
Construction - commercial residential112,163
 104,079
 2,871
 6,912
 3,627
 6,881
 118,661
 117,872
Construction - commercial707,290
 723,030
 719
 1,163
 2,704
 2,533
 710,713
 726,726
Total construction (excluding Construction - other)819,453
 827,109
 3,590
 8,075
 6,331
 9,414
 829,374
 844,598
 $11,212,637
 $11,030,645
 $349,400
 $376,388
 $366,467
 $276,398
 $11,928,504
 $11,683,431
% of Total94.0% 94.4% 2.9% 3.2% 3.1% 2.4% 100.0% 100.0%


The Corporation does not assign internal risk ratings to smaller balance, homogeneous loans, and leases, such as home equity, residential mortgage, construction loans to individuals secured by residential real estate, consumer and equipment lease financing. For these loans, and leases, the most relevant credit quality indicator is delinquency status. The migration of loans and leases through the various delinquency status categories is a significant component of the allowance for credit lossesACL methodology for those loans, under both the CECL and leases,incurred loss models, which basesbase the probability of defaultPD on this migration.

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The Corporation considers the performance of the loan portfolio and its impact on the ACL. For certain loans classes, the Corporation evaluates credit quality based on the aging status of the loan. The following table presents the amortized cost of these loans based on payment activity, by origination year, for the current period:
September 30, 2020
Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination YearRevolving LoansRevolving Loans converted to Term Loans
(dollars in thousands)AmortizedAmortized
20202019201820172016PriorCost BasisCost BasisTotal
Real estate - home equity
Performing$21,247 $8,297 $14,573 $12,064 $13,006 $140,145 $995,811 $5,485 $1,210,628 
Nonperforming153 256 225 2,354 8,764 329 12,081 
   Total real estate - home equity21,247 8,297 14,726 12,320 13,231 142,499 1,004,575 5,814 1,222,709 
Real estate - home equity
Current period gross charge-offs(1,137)(1,137)
Current period recoveries123 182 305 
Total net (charge-offs) recoveries123 (955)(832)
Real estate - residential mortgage
Performing953,063 649,475 268,809 383,345 294,005 484,717 3,033,414 
Nonperforming832 2,437 2,611 723 21,818 28,421 
   Total real estate - residential mortgage953,063 650,307 271,246 385,956 294,728 506,535 3,061,835 
Real estate - residential mortgage
Current period gross charge-offs(68)(101)(190)(7)(254)(620)
Current period recoveries13 278 292 
Total net (charge-offs) recoveries(68)(88)(189)(7)24 (328)
Consumer
Performing93,208 106,797 104,984 48,281 27,828 38,319 49,594 469,011 
Nonperforming123 68 56 62 47 162 22 540 
   Total consumer93,331 106,865 105,040 48,343 27,875 38,481 49,616 469,551 
Consumer
Current period gross charge-offs(500)(425)(346)(433)(642)(442)(2,788)
Current period recoveries48 148 116 177 891 101 1,481 
Total net (charge-offs) recoveries(452)(277)(230)(256)249 (341)(1,307)
Equipment lease financing and other
Performing69,512 71,629 53,733 39,888 18,481 6,219 259,462 
Nonperforming190 16,054 272 286 16,802 
   Total leasing and other69,512 71,629 53,923 55,942 18,753 6,505 276,264 
Equipment lease financing and other
Current period gross charge-offs(1,463)(241)(1,704)
Current period recoveries187 136 17 16 20 385 
Total net (charge-offs) recoveries(1,276)(105)17 16 20 (1,319)
Construction - other
Performing45,386 36,764 6,614 16 17,940 106,720 
Nonperforming181 181 
   Total construction - other45,386 36,764 6,614 181 16 17,940 106,901 
Construction - other
Current period gross charge-offs
Current period recoveries
Total net (charge-offs) recoveries
Total
Performing$1,182,416 $872,962 $448,713 $483,578 $353,336 $669,400 $1,063,345 $5,485 $5,079,235 
Nonperforming123 900 2,836 19,164 1,267 24,620 8,786 329 58,025 
Total$1,182,539 $873,862 $451,549 $502,742 $354,603 $694,020 $1,072,131 $5,814 $5,137,260 
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The information presented in the table above is not required for periods prior to the adoption of CECL. The following table presents the most comparable required information for the prior period, a summary of performing, delinquent and non-performing loans and leases for the indicated class segments:
December 31, 2019
Performing
Delinquent (1)
Non-performing (2)
Total
(dollars in thousands)
Real estate - home equity$1,292,035 $12,341 $10,568 $1,314,944 
Real estate - residential mortgage2,584,763 34,291 22,411 2,641,465 
Construction - other92,649 895 809 94,353 
Consumer - direct63,582 465 190 64,237 
Consumer - indirect393,974 4,685 268 398,927 
   Total consumer457,556 5,150 458 463,164 
Equipment lease financing and other278,743 4,012 16,642 299,397 
$4,705,746 $56,689 $50,888 $4,813,323 
% of Total97.8 %1.2 %1.0 %100 %
 Performing 
Delinquent (1)
 
Non-performing (2)
 Total
 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
 (dollars in thousands)
Real estate - home equity$1,325,900
 $1,431,666
 $9,445
 $10,702
 $10,770
 $9,769
 $1,346,115
 $1,452,137
Real estate - residential mortgage2,526,551
 2,202,955
 24,092
 28,988
 20,150
 19,101
 2,570,793
 2,251,044
Construction - other82,787
 71,511
 1,296
 
 187
 490
 84,270
 72,001
Consumer - direct64,066
 55,629
 641
 338
 94
 66
 64,801
 56,033
Consumer - indirect395,919
 359,405
 3,345
 3,405
 148
 343
 399,412
 363,153
Total consumer459,985
 415,034
 3,986
 3,743
 242
 409
 464,213
 419,186
Equipment lease financing, other and overdrafts274,239
 267,112
 1,066
 1,302
 17,666
 19,587
 292,971
 288,001
 $4,669,462
 $4,388,278
 $39,885
 $44,735
 $49,015
 $49,356
 $4,758,362
 $4,482,369
% of Total98.1% 97.9% 0.9% 1.0% 1.0% 1.1% 100.0% 100.0%
(1)Includes all accruing loans 30 days to 89 days past due.
(1)Includes all accruing loans and leases 30 days to 89 days past due.
(2)Includes all accruing loans and leases 90 days or more past due and all non-accrual loans and leases.
(2)Includes all accruing loans 90 days or more past due and all non-accrual loans.

The following table presents non-performing assets:
September 30,
2020
December 31,
2019
 (in thousands)
Non-accrual loans$128,321 $125,098 
Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing13,761 16,057 
Total non-performing loans142,082 141,155 
OREO (1)
4,565 6,831 
Total non-performing assets$146,647 $147,986 
 September 30,
2019
 December 31,
2018
 (in thousands)
Non-accrual loans and leases$124,287
 $128,572
Loans and leases 90 days or more past due and still accruing11,689
 11,106
Total non-performing loans and leases135,976
 139,678
Other real estate owned (OREO)7,706
 10,518
Total non-performing assets$143,682
 $150,196
(1) Excludes $9.6 million of residential mortgage properties for which formal foreclosure proceedings were in process as of September 30, 2020.











The following tables present past due status and non-accrualthe aging of the amortized cost basis of loans, and leases by portfolio segment and class segment:
 September 30, 2019
 
30-59
Days Past
Due
 
60-89
Days Past
Due
 
≥ 90 Days
Past Due
and
Accruing
 
Non-
accrual
 
Total Past
Due and Non-accrual
 Current Total
 (in thousands)
Real estate - commercial mortgage$25,100
 $4,292
 $1,301
 $44,409
 $75,102
 $6,529,532
 $6,604,634
Commercial - secured3,234
 1,961
 731
 35,664
 41,590
 4,268,442
 4,310,032
Commercial - unsecured91
 85
 153
 578
 907
 183,557
 184,464
Total commercial - industrial, financial and agricultural3,325
 2,046
 884
 36,242
 42,497
 4,451,999
 4,494,496
Real estate - home equity7,063
 2,382
 4,122
 6,648
 20,215
 1,325,900
 1,346,115
Real estate - residential mortgage17,801
 6,291
 4,414
 15,736
 44,242
 2,526,551
 2,570,793
Construction - commercial residential1,326
 
 479
 3,627
 5,432
 113,229
 118,661
Construction - commercial392
 
 
 19
 411
 710,302
 710,713
Construction - other1,296
 
 
 187
 1,483
 82,787
 84,270
Total real estate - construction3,014
 
 479
 3,833
 7,326
 906,318
 913,644
Consumer - direct521
 120
 94
 
 735
 64,066
 64,801
Consumer - indirect2,890
 455
 148
 
 3,493
 395,919
 399,412
Total consumer3,411
 575
 242
 
 4,228
 459,985
 464,213
Equipment lease financing, other and overdrafts923
 143
 247
 17,419
 18,732
 274,239
 292,971
       Total$60,637
 $15,729
 $11,689
 $124,287
 $212,342
 $16,474,524
 $16,686,866
30-5960-89≥ 90 Days
Days PastDays PastPast DueNon-
DueDueand AccruingAccrualCurrentTotal
(in thousands)
September 30, 2020
Real estate – commercial mortgage$11,867 $3,702 $2,499 $40,926 $6,987,336 $7,046,330 
Commercial and industrial5,326 1,228 1,950 35,274 5,924,376 5,968,154 
Real estate – residential mortgage10,686 1,180 3,394 24,893 3,021,682 3,061,835 
Real estate – home equity3,966 902 3,070 8,682 1,206,089 1,222,709 
Real estate – construction0 0 2,430 1,621 1,003,483 1,007,534 
Consumer1,648 436 306 235 466,926 469,551 
Equipment lease financing and other250 110 112 16,690 235,346 252,508 
Total$33,743 $7,558 $13,761 $128,321 $18,845,238 $19,028,621 
 December 31, 2018
 
30-59
Days Past
Due
 
60-89
Days Past
Due
 
≥ 90 Days
Past Due
and
Accruing
 
Non-
accrual
 
Total Past
Due and Non-accrual
 Current Total
 (in thousands)
Real estate - commercial mortgage$12,206
 $1,500
 $1,765
 $30,388
 $45,859
 $6,388,426
 $6,434,285
Commercial - secured5,227
 938
 1,068
 49,299
 56,532
 4,168,448
 4,224,980
Commercial - unsecured1,598
 
 51
 851
 2,500
 177,068
 179,568
Total commercial - industrial, financial and agricultural6,825
 938
 1,119
 50,150
 59,032
 4,345,516
 4,404,548
Real estate - home equity7,144
 3,558
 3,061
 6,708
 20,471
 1,431,666
 1,452,137
Real estate - residential mortgage20,796
 8,192
 4,433
 14,668
 48,089
 2,202,955
 2,251,044
Construction - commercial residential2,489
 
 
 6,881
 9,370
 108,502
 117,872
Construction - commercial
 
 
 19
 19
 726,707
 726,726
Construction - other
 
 
 490
 490
 71,511
 72,001
Total real estate - construction2,489
 
 
 7,390
 9,879
 906,720
 916,599
Consumer - direct267
 71
 66
 
 404
 55,629
 56,033
Consumer - indirect2,908
 497
 343
 
 3,748
 359,405
 363,153
Total consumer3,175
 568
 409
 
 4,152
 415,034
 419,186
Equipment lease financing, other and overdrafts1,005
 297
 319
 19,268
 20,889
 267,112
 288,001
Total$53,640
 $15,053
 $11,106
 $128,572
 $208,371
 $15,957,429
 $16,165,800
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30-59 Days Past
Due
60-89
Days Past
Due
≥ 90 Days
Past Due
and
Accruing
Non-
accrual
CurrentTotal
(in thousands)
December 31, 2019
Real estate – commercial mortgage$10,912 $1,543 $4,113 $33,166 $6,651,042 $6,700,776 
Commercial and industrial2,302 2,630 1,385 48,106 4,392,278 4,446,701 
Real estate – residential mortgage26,982 7,309 5,735 16,676 2,584,763 2,641,465 
Real estate – home equity9,635 2,706 3,564 7,004 1,292,035 1,314,944 
Real estate – construction1,715 900 688 3,618 964,158 971,079 
Consumer4,228 922 458 457,556 463,164 
Equipment lease financing and other552 3,460 114 16,528 278,743 299,397 
Total$56,326 $19,470 $16,057 $125,098 $16,620,575 $16,837,526 


Collateral-Dependent Loans


A financial asset is considered to be collateral-dependent when the debtor is experiencing financial difficulty and repayment is expected to be provided substantially through the sale or operation of the collateral. For all classes of financial assets deemed collateral-dependent, the Corporation elected the practical expedient to estimate expected credit losses based on the collateral’s fair value less cost to sell. In most cases, the Corporation records a partial charge-off to reduce the loan’s carrying value to the collateral’s fair value less cost to sell. Substantially all of the collateral supporting collateral-dependent financial assets consists of various types of real estate including residential properties; commercial properties such as retail centers, office buildings, and lodging; agriculture land; and vacant land.


Troubled Debt Restructurings








The following table presents TDRs, by class segment:
September 30,
2019
 December 31,
2018
September 30,
2020
December 31,
2019
(in thousands) (in thousands)
Real estate - residential mortgage$21,762
 $24,102
Real estate - residential mortgage$19,427 $21,551 
Real estate - commercial mortgage16,444
 15,685
Real estate - commercial mortgage28,558 13,330 
Real estate - home equity15,505
 16,665
Real estate - home equity14,875 15,068 
Commercial5,192
 5,143
Commercial and industrialCommercial and industrial7,328 5,193 
Consumer7
 10
Consumer0 
Total accruing TDRs58,910
 61,605
Total accruing TDRs70,188 55,150 
Non-accrual TDRs (1)
23,553
 28,659
Non-accrual TDRs (1)
37,025 20,825 
Total TDRs$82,463
 $90,264
Total TDRs$107,213 $75,975 
 
(1)Included in non-accrual loans and leases in the preceding table detailing non-performing assets.
(1)Included in non-accrual loans in the preceding table detailing non-performing assets.












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The following table presents TDRs, by class segment, for loans that were modified during the three and nine months ended September 30, 20192020 and 2018:2019:
Three months ended September 30Nine months ended September 30
2020201920202019
Number of LoansRecorded InvestmentNumber of LoansRecorded InvestmentNumber of LoansRecorded InvestmentNumber of LoansRecorded Investment
(dollars in thousands)
Real estate - residential mortgage8 $1,351 $830 48 $10,516 $2,263 
Real estate - commercial mortgage5 8,394 81 12 24,868 81 
Real estate - home equity13 1,370 12 327 40 3,556 46 2,281 
Commercial and industrial4 3,021 97 18 4,399 13 4,928 
Consumer3 53 11 238 
Total33 $14,189 17 $1,335 129 $43,577 66 $9,553 
 Three months ended September 30 Nine months ended September 30
 2019 2018 2019 2018
 Number of Loans Recorded Investment Number of Loans Recorded Investment Number of Loans Recorded Investment Number of Loans Recorded Investment
 (dollars in thousands)
Real estate - residential mortgage1
 $830
 4
 $597
 6
 $2,263
 6
 $679
Real estate - commercial mortgage1
 81
 
 
 1
 81
 
 
Real estate - home equity12
 327
 24
 1,002
 46
 2,281
 71
 4,045
Commercial3
 97
 2
 913
 13
 4,928
 13
 10,325
Total17
 $1,335
 30
 $2,512
 66
 $9,553
 90
 $15,049


Restructured loan modifications may include payment schedule modifications, interest rate concessions, bankruptcies, principal reduction or some combination of these concessions. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019,The restructured loan modifications of residential mortgages, home equity and commercial loans primarily included maturity date extensions, rate modifications and payment schedule modifications.

The following table presents TDRs,In accordance with regulatory guidance, payment schedule modifications granted after March 13, 2020 to borrowers impacted by class segment, asthe effects of September 30, 2019the COVID-19 pandemic and 2018 thatwho were modified innot delinquent at the previous 12 months and had a post-modificationtime of the payment default duringschedule modifications have been excluded from TDRs. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018. The Corporation defines2020, payment schedule modifications having a payment default as a single missed payment.recorded investment of $3.8 billionwere excluded from TDRs based on this regulatory guidance.
 2019 2018
 Number of Loans Recorded Investment Number of Loans Recorded Investment
 (dollars in thousands)
Real estate - residential mortgage1
 $231
 6
 $724
Real estate - commercial mortgage
 
 2
 452
Real estate - home equity16
 657
 25
 1,591
Commercial4
 190
 4
 5,042
Total21
 $1,078
 37
 $7,809





NOTE 5 – Mortgage Servicing Rights

The following table summarizes the changes in mortgage servicing rights ("MSRs"),MSRs, which are included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets:
Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Three months ended September 30Nine months ended September 30
 2020201920202019
 (in thousands)
Amortized cost:
Balance at beginning of period$38,692 $38,826 $39,267 $38,573 
Originations of MSRs4,319 2,499 8,569 5,585 
Amortization(4,129)(1,970)(8,954)(4,803)
Balance at end of period$38,882 $39,355 $38,882 $39,355 
Valuation allowance:
Balance at beginning of period$(7,700)$$0 $
Additions to valuation allowance(1,500)(9,200)
Balance at end of period$(9,200)$$(9,200)$
Net MSRs at end of period$29,682 $39,355 $29,682 $39,355 
Estimated fair value of MSRs at end of period$29,682 $43,968 $29,682 $43,968 
 Three months ended September 30 Nine months ended September 30
 2019 2018 2019 2018
 (in thousands)
Amortized cost:       
Balance at beginning of period$38,826
 $37,894
 $38,573
 $37,663
Originations of mortgage servicing rights2,499
 2,018
 5,585
 5,247
Amortization(1,970) (1,684) (4,803) (4,682)
Balance at end of period$39,355
 $38,228
 $39,355
 $38,228


MSRs represent the economic value of contractual rights to service mortgage loans that have been sold. Accordingly, actualThe total portfolio of loans serviced by the Corporation for unrelated third parties was $4.8 billion and $4.9 billion as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. Actual and expected prepayments of the underlying mortgage loans can impact the corresponding fair valuevalues of the MSRs. The Corporation accounts for MSRs at the lower of amortized cost or fair value.

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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. The fair values of MSRs were $44.0$29.7 million and $50.2$45.2 million at September 30, 20192020 and December 31, 2018,2019, respectively.

NOTE 6 – Leases

Effective January 1, 2019, the Corporation adopted ASC Update 2016-02, "Leases (Topic 842)," using the modified retrospective method of applying the new standard at the adoption date. In addition, the Corporation elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance within the new standard Based on its fair value analysis as the lessee. This permitted the carry forward of the conclusions on lease identification, lease classification and initial direct costs. The Corporation also elected not to separate lease and non-lease components. Financial results for reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019 are presented under the Topic 842 requirements, while prior period amounts are not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with previous guidance (Topic 840).

As a lessee, the majority of the operating lease portfolio consists of real estate leases for the Corporation's branches, land and office space. The operating leases have remaining lease terms of 1 year to 20 years, some of which include options to extend the leases for 5 years or more. ROU assets and lease liabilities are not recognized for leases with an initial term of 12 months or less. The Corporation does not have any finance leases as lessee.

Certain real estate leases have lease payments that adjust based on annual changes in the Consumer Price Index ("CPI"). The leases that are dependent upon CPI are initially measured using the index or rate at the commencement date and are included in the measurement of the lease liability.

Operating lease expense represents fixed lease payments for operating leases recognized on a straight-line basis over the applicable lease term. Variable lease expense represents the payment of real estate taxes, insurance and common area maintenance based on the Corporation's pro-rata share.

Sublease income consists mostly of operating leases for space within the Corporation's offices and branches.













The following table presents the components of lease expense, which is included in net occupancy expense on the Consolidated Statements of Income (in thousands):
  Three months ended Nine months ended
  September 30, 2019 September 30, 2019
Operating lease expense$4,654
 $14,140
Variable lease expense786
 2,156
Sublease income(239) (610)
Total lease expense$5,201
 $15,686


Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows (dollars in thousands):
Operating LeasesBalance Sheet ClassificationSeptember 30, 2019
ROU assetsOther assets$104,746
Lease liabilitiesOther liabilities$111,617
Weighted average remaining lease term 8.3 years
Weighted average discount rate 3.05%


The discount rate used in determining the lease liability for each individual lease was the Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") fixed advance rate which corresponded with the remaining lease term as of January 1, 2019 for leases that existed at adoption and as of the lease commencement or modification date for leases subsequently entered into.

Supplemental cash flow information related to operating leases was as follows (in thousands):
 Nine months ended
 September 30, 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities$13,913
ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations115,681


Lease payment obligations for each of the next five years and thereafter, with a reconciliation to the Corporation's lease liability were as follows (in thousands):
YearOperating Leases
For the three months ending December 31, 2019$6,304
202018,761
202117,623
202216,349
202314,094
Thereafter54,809
Total lease payments127,940
Less: imputed interest(16,323)
Present value of lease liabilities$111,617


As of September 30, 2019,2020, the Corporation had not entered into any material leasesdetermined that have not yet commenced.

As previously discloseda $1.5 million increase to the valuation allowance was required for the three months ended September 30, 2020, resulting in the Corporation's 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K and under Topic 840, future minimum lease payments for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancellable lease terms in excessa total valuation allowance of one year as of December 31, 2018 were $18.0 million, $17.3 million, $15.7 million, $13.7 million, $11.4$9.2 million for years 2019 through 2023, respectively,the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The increases to the valuation allowance were recorded as reductions to mortgage banking income on the consolidated statements of income for the three and $43.3 million in the aggregate for all years thereafter.nine months ended September 30, 2020.





NOTE 76 – 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 value recognized in earnings as components of non-interest income or non-interest expense on the Consolidated Statementsconsolidated statements of Income.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.

For each of the derivatives, gross derivative assets and liabilities are recorded in other assets and other liabilities, respectively, on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.consolidated balance sheets. Related gains and losses on these derivative instruments are recorded in other changes, net on the Consolidated Statementconsolidated statement of Cash Flows.cash flows.

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.

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. Fulton Bank, N.A. ("the Bank"), exceeds $10 billion in total assets andThe Corporation is required to clear all eligible interest rate swap contracts with a central counterparty. As a result, the Bankclearing agent and is subject to the regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC").Commission.

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 specific date at a contractual price. The Corporation limits its foreign exchange exposure with customers by entering into contracts with institutional counterparties to mitigate its foreign exchange risk. The Corporation also holds certain amounts of foreign currency with international correspondent banks ("Foreign Currency Nostro Accounts"). The Corporation limits the total overnight net foreign currency open positions, which is defined as an aggregate of all outstanding contracts and Foreign Currency Nostro Account balances, to $500,000.



















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The following table presents a summary of the notional amounts and fair values of derivative financial instruments:
 September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
 Notional
Amount
Asset
(Liability)
Fair Value
Notional
Amount
Asset
(Liability)
Fair Value
 (in thousands)
Interest Rate Locks with Customers
Positive fair values$446,268 $11,994 $132,260 $1,123 
Negative fair values4,611 (61)9,783 (53)
Forward Commitments
Positive fair values0 0 75,000 63 
Negative fair values414,110 (1,644)180,000 (371)
Interest Rate Swaps with Customers
Positive fair values3,777,684 375,567 2,903,489 143,484 
Negative fair values12,288 (2)376,705 (695)
Interest Rate Swaps with Dealer Counterparties
Positive fair values12,288 2 376,705 695 
Negative fair values3,777,684 (183,225)2,903,489 (75,327)
Foreign Exchange Contracts with Customers
Positive fair values2,947 32 3,373 38 
Negative fair values5,885 (280)7,283 (154)
Foreign Exchange Contracts with Correspondent Banks
Positive fair values7,325 340 9,028 192 
Negative fair values2,653 (19)4,976 (45)
 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
 Notional
Amount
 Asset
(Liability)
Fair Value
 Notional
Amount
 Asset
(Liability)
Fair Value
 (in thousands)
Interest Rate Locks with Customers       
Positive fair values$179,038
 $1,722
 $101,700
 $1,148
Negative fair values5,647
 (33) 1,646
 (12)
Forward Commitments       
Positive fair values39,874
 95
 1,540
 3
Negative fair values96,000
 (254) 83,562
 (1,066)
Interest Rate Swaps with Customers       
Positive fair values2,947,777
 193,405
 1,185,144
 33,258
Negative fair values75,840
 (186) 1,386,046
 (30,769)
Interest Rate Swaps with Dealer Counterparties       
Positive fair values75,840
 186
 1,386,046
 28,143
Negative fair values2,947,777
 (104,544) 1,185,144
 (16,338)
Foreign Exchange Contracts with Customers       
Positive fair values10,069
 327
 5,881
 105
Negative fair values1,691
 (165) 9,690
 (251)
Foreign Exchange Contracts with Correspondent Banks       
Positive fair values4,329
 208
 9,220
 287
Negative fair values11,953
 (315) 6,831
 (130)


The following table presents a summary of the fair value gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments:
Consolidated Statements of Income ClassificationThree months ended September 30Nine months ended September 30
 2020201920202019
        (in thousands)
Mortgage banking derivatives (1)
Mortgage banking income$1,783 $843 $9,527 $1,457 
Interest rate swapsOther expense(12)51 70 198 
Foreign exchange contractsOther income25 10 42 44 
Net fair value gains on derivative financial instruments$1,796 $904 $9,639 $1,699 
 Consolidated Statements of Income Category of Gain/ (Loss) Recognized in Income Three months ended September 30 Nine months ended September 30
   2019 2018 2019 2018
           (in thousands)
Mortgage Banking DerivativesMortgage banking income $843
 $441
 $1,457
 $486
Interest rate swapsOther expense 51
 18
 198
 17
Foreign exchange contractsOther income 10
 (59) 44
 (37)
Net fair value gains on derivative financial instruments $904
 $400
 $1,699
 $466
(1) Includes interest rate locks with customers and forward commitments.


Fair Value Option

The Corporation has elected to measure mortgage loans held for sale at fair value. The following table presents a summary of mortgage loans held for sale and the impact of the fair value election on the Consolidated Financial Statementsconsolidated financial statements as of the periods shown:
September 30,
2020
December 31,
2019
 (in thousands)
Amortized cost (1)
$90,416 $37,396 
Fair value93,621 37,828 
 September 30,
2019
 December 31,
2018
 (in thousands)
Amortized cost$33,427
 $26,407
Fair value33,945
 27,099
(1) Cost basis of mortgage loans held for sale represents the unpaid principal balance.


LossesGains related to changes in fair values of mortgage loans held for sale were $658,000 and $2.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, losses related to changes in fair values of mortgage loans held for sale were $499,000 and $334,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $174,000, and $207,000, for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.





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Balance Sheet Offsetting

Although certain financial assets and liabilities may be eligible for offset on the Consolidated Balance Sheetsconsolidated balance sheets because they are subject to master netting arrangements or similar agreements, the Corporation elects to not offset such qualifying assets and liabilities.

The Corporation is a party to interest rate swap transactionsswaps with financial institutiondealer counterparties and customers, disclosed in detail above.customers. 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 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. A daily settlement occurs through a clearing agent for changes in the fair value of centrally cleared derivatives. Not all of the derivatives are required to be cleared daily through a clearing agent. As a result, the total fair values of interest rate swap derivative assets and derivative liabilities recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheetconsolidated balance sheet are not equal and offsetting.

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,swaps, collateral is posted by the party with a net liability 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,consolidated balance sheets, while the securities underlying the repurchase agreements remain classified with available for sale ("AFS") investment securities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.consolidated balance sheets. The Corporation doeshas no intent to set off these amounts, therefore, these repurchase agreements are not enter into reverse repurchase agreements; therefore, there is no such offsetting to be done with the repurchase agreements.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:consolidated balance sheets:
Gross AmountsGross Amounts Not Offset
Recognized on the Consolidated
on theBalance Sheets
ConsolidatedFinancialCashNet
Balance Sheets
Instruments(1)
Collateral (2)

Amount
(in thousands)
September 30, 2020
Interest rate swap derivative assets$375,569 $(2)$0 $375,567 
Foreign exchange derivative assets with correspondent banks340 (19)0 321 
Total$375,909 $(21)$0 $375,888 
Interest rate swap derivative liabilities$183,230 $(2)$(183,228)$0 
Foreign exchange derivative liabilities with correspondent banks19 (19)0 0 
Total$183,249 $(21)$(183,228)$0 
December 31, 2019
Interest rate swap derivative assets$144,179 $(757)$$143,422 
Foreign exchange derivative assets with correspondent banks192 (45)147 
Total$144,371 $(802)$$143,569 
Interest rate swap derivative liabilities$76,022 $(757)$(75,265)$
Foreign exchange derivative liabilities with correspondent banks45 (45)
Total$76,067 $(802)$(75,265)$

(1)For interest rate swap assets, amounts represent any derivative liability fair values that could be offset in the event of counterparty or customer default. For interest rate swap 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 by the Corporation on interest rate swap transactions and foreign exchange contracts with financial institution counterparties. Interest rate swaps with customers are collateralized by the same collateral securing the underlying loans to those borrowers. Cash and securities collateral amounts are included in the table only to the extent of the net derivative fair values.
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 Gross Amounts Gross Amounts Not Offset  
 Recognized  on the Consolidated  
 on the Balance Sheets  
 Consolidated Financial Cash Net
 Balance Sheets 
Instruments(1)
 
Collateral (2)

 Amount
 (in thousands)
September 30, 2019       
Interest rate swap derivative assets$193,701
 $(207) $
 $193,494
Foreign exchange derivative assets with correspondent banks196
 (196) 
 
Total$193,897
 $(403) $
 $193,494
        
Interest rate swap derivative liabilities$104,730
 $(207) $(104,523) $
Foreign exchange derivative liabilities with correspondent banks314
 (196) 
 118
Total$105,044
 $(403) $(104,523) $118
        
December 31, 2018       
Interest rate swap derivative assets$61,401
 $(12,955) $(23,270) $25,176
Foreign exchange derivative assets with correspondent banks287
 (130) 
 157
Total$61,688
 $(13,085) $(23,270) $25,333
        
Interest rate swap derivative liabilities$47,107
 $(22,786) $(22,786) $1,535
Foreign exchange derivative liabilities with correspondent banks130
 (130) 
 
Total$47,237
 $(22,916) $(22,786) $1,535

(1)For interest rate swap assets, amounts represent any derivative liability fair values that could be offset in the event of counterparty or customer default. For interest rate swap 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 by the Corporation on interest rate swap transactions and foreign exchange contracts with financial institution counterparties. Interest rate swaps with customers are collateralized by the same collateral securing the underlying loans to those borrowers. Cash and securities collateral amounts are included in the table only to the extent of the net derivative fair values.




NOTE 87 – Tax Credit Investments

Tax credit investments ("TCIs")TCIs are primarily for investments promoting qualified affordable housing projects and investments in community development entities. Investments in these projects generate a return primarily through the realization of federal income tax credits and deductions for operating losses over a specified time period.

The TCIs are included in other assets, with any unfunded equity commitments recorded in other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.consolidated balance sheets. Certain TCIs qualify for the proportional amortization method and are amortized over the period the Corporation expects to receive the tax credits, with the expense included within income taxes on the Consolidated Statementsconsolidated statements of Income.income. Other TCIs are accounted for under the equity method of accounting, with amortization included within non-interest expense on the Consolidated Statementsconsolidated statements of Income.income. This amortization includes equity in partnership losses and the systematic write-down of investments over the period in which income tax credits are earned. All of the TCIs are evaluated for impairment at the end of each reporting period.

The following table presents the balances of the Corporation's TCIs and related unfunded commitments:
September 30,December 31,
20202019
Included in other assets:(in thousands)
Affordable housing tax credit investment, net$145,415 $153,351 
Other tax credit investments, net70,379 64,354 
Total TCIs, net$215,794 $217,705 
Included in other liabilities:
Unfunded affordable housing tax credit commitments$22,591 $16,684 
Other tax credit liabilities60,585 55,105 
Total unfunded tax credit commitments and liabilities$83,176 $71,789 
   September 30, December 31,
   2019 2018
Recorded in other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets: (in thousands)
Affordable housing tax credit investment, net $159,502
 $170,401
Other tax credit investments, net 64,922
 72,584
 Total TCIs, net $224,424
 $242,985
Recorded in other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets:    
Unfunded affordable housing tax credit commitments $19,727
 $23,196
Other tax credit investment liabilities 54,623
 59,823
 Total unfunded tax credit investment commitments and liabilities $74,350
 $83,019

The following table presents other information relating to the Corporation's TCIs:
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
September 30September 30
2020201920202019
Components of income taxes:(in thousands)
Affordable housing tax credits and other tax benefits$(7,290)$(7,852)$(21,678)$(23,002)
Other tax credit investment credits and tax benefits(1,240)(1,136)(3,122)(3,407)
Amortization of affordable housing investments, net of tax benefit5,024 5,649 15,071 16,638 
Deferred tax expense275 238 691 715 
Total net reduction in income tax expense$(3,231)$(3,101)$(9,038)$(9,056)
Amortization of TCIs:
Affordable housing tax credits investment$1,021 $863 $3,065 $2,508 
Other tax credit investment amortization673 670 1,529 2,008 
Total amortization of TCIs$1,694 $1,533 $4,594 $4,516 
   Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
   September 30 September 30
   2019 2018 2019 2018
Components of income taxes: (in thousands)
Affordable housing tax credits and other tax benefits $(7,852) $(8,555) $(23,002) $(23,642)
Other tax credit investment credits and tax benefits (1,136) (1,596) (3,407) (4,789)
Amortization of affordable housing investments, net of tax benefit 5,649
 5,459
 16,638
 16,376
Deferred tax expense 238
 336
 715
 1,007
 Total reduction in income tax expense $(3,101) $(4,356) $(9,056) $(11,048)
Amortization of TCIs:        
Affordable housing tax credits investment $863
 $839
 $2,508
 $2,517
Other tax credit investment amortization 670
 798
 2,008
 2,394
 Total amortization of TCIs $1,533
 $1,637
 $4,516
 $4,911



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NOTE 98 – Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following table presents changes in other comprehensive income (loss):income:
Before-Tax AmountTax EffectNet of Tax Amount
Three months ended September 30, 2020(in thousands)
Unrealized gain on securities$5,565 $(1,232)$4,333 
Reclassification adjustment for securities gains included in net income (1)
(2)1 (1)
Amortization of net unrealized losses on AFS securities transferred to HTM (2)
1,192 (264)928 
Amortization of net unrecognized pension and postretirement items (3)
329 (73)255 
Total Other Comprehensive Income$7,083 $(1,568)$5,515 
Three months ended September 30, 2019
Unrealized gain on securities (4)
$23,150 $(5,121)$18,029 
Reclassification adjustment for securities gains included in net income (1)
(4,492)994 (3,498)
Amortization of net unrealized losses on AFS securities transferred to HTM (2)
4,405 (974)3,430 
Amortization of net unrecognized pension and postretirement items (3)
357 (80)277 
Total Other Comprehensive Income$23,419 $(5,181)$18,238 
Nine months ended September 30, 2020
Unrealized gain on securities$72,146 $(15,960)$56,186 
Reclassification adjustment for securities gains included in net income (1)
(3,053)676 (2,377)
Amortization of net unrealized losses on AFS securities transferred to HTM (2)
3,232 (715)2,517 
Amortization of net unrecognized pension and postretirement items (3)
984 (219)765 
Total Other Comprehensive Income$73,309 $(16,218)$57,091 
Nine months ended September 30, 2019
Unrealized gain on securities (4)
$81,207 $(17,963)$63,244 
Reclassification adjustment for securities gains included in net income (1)
(4,733)1,047 (3,686)
Amortization of net unrealized losses on AFS securities transferred to HTM (2)
6,966 (1,541)5,425 
Non-credit related unrealized losses on other-than-temporarily impaired debt securities(875)193 (682)
Amortization of net unrecognized pension and postretirement items (3)
1,083 (240)843 
Total Other Comprehensive Income$83,648 $(18,504)$65,144 
 Before-Tax Amount Tax Effect Net of Tax Amount
 (in thousands)
Three months ended September 30, 2019     
Unrealized gain on securities (3)
$23,150
 $(5,121) $18,029
Reclassification adjustment for securities gains included in net income (1)
(4,492) 994
 (3,498)
Amortization of net unrealized losses on AFS securities transferred to held to maturity ("HTM") (2) (3)
4,405
 (974) 3,430
Amortization of net unrecognized pension and postretirement items (4)
357
 (80) 277
Total Other Comprehensive Income$23,419
 $(5,181) $18,238
Three months ended September 30, 2018     
Unrealized loss on securities$(15,865) $3,334
 $(12,531)
Reclassification adjustment for securities gains included in net income (1)
(14) 3
 (11)
Amortization of net unrealized losses on AFS securities transferred to HTM (2)
1,000
 (209) 791
Amortization of net unrecognized pension and postretirement items (4)
466
 (97) 369
Total Other Comprehensive Loss$(14,413) $3,031
 $(11,382)
      
Nine months ended September 30, 2019     
Unrealized gain on securities (3)
$81,207
 $(17,963) $63,244
Reclassification adjustment for securities gains included in net income (1)
(4,733) 1,047
 (3,686)
Amortization of net unrealized losses on AFS securities transferred to HTM (2) (3)
6,966
 (1,541) 5,425
Non-credit related unrealized losses on other-than-temporarily impaired debt securities(875) 193
 (682)
Amortization of net unrecognized pension and postretirement items (4)
1,083
 (240) 843
Total Other Comprehensive Income$83,648
 $(18,504) $65,144
      
Nine months ended September 30, 2018     
Unrealized loss on securities$(59,250) $12,444
 $(46,806)
Reclassification adjustment for securities gains included in net income (1)
(37) 7
 (30)
Amortization of net unrealized losses on AFS securities transferred to HTM (2)
1,000
 (209) 791
Non-credit related unrealized gains on other-than-temporarily impaired debt securities294
 (62) 232
Amortization of net unrecognized pension and postretirement items (4)
1,580
 (332) 1,248
Total Other Comprehensive Loss$(56,413) $11,848
 $(44,565)


(1)(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 3, "Investment Securities," for additional details.
(2)Amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income. Before-tax amounts included as a reduction to "Interest Income" on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
(3)Before-Tax amount includes a $3.7 million reclassification of unrealized loss related to the early adoption of ASU 2019-04, as disclosed in "Note 1 - Basis of Presentation" from "Amortization of net unrealized losses on AFS securities transferred to HTM" to "Unrealized gain on securities."
(4)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 13, "Employee Benefit Plans," for additional details.

(2)    Amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income. Before-tax amounts included as a reduction to "Interest Income" 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 12, "Employee Benefit Plans," for additional details.
(4)    Before-Tax amount includes a $3.7 million reclassification of unrealized loss related to the early adoption of ASU 2019-04.







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The following table presents changes in each component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investment SecuritiesUnrealized Non-Credit Gains (Losses) on Other-Than-Temporarily Impaired Debt SecuritiesUnrecognized Pension and Postretirement Plan Income (Costs)Total
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investment Securities Not Other-Than-Temporarily Impaired Unrealized Non-Credit Gains (Losses) on Other-Than-Temporarily Impaired Debt Securities Unrecognized Pension and Postretirement Plan Income (Costs) Total(in thousands)
Three months ended September 30, 2020Three months ended September 30, 2020
Balance at June 30, 2020Balance at June 30, 2020$65,930 $0 $(14,491)$51,439 
Other comprehensive income before reclassificationsOther comprehensive income before reclassifications4,333 0 0 4,333 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive incomeAmounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income(1)0 255 254 
Amortization of net unrealized losses on AFS securities transferred to HTMAmortization of net unrealized losses on AFS securities transferred to HTM928 0 0 928 
(in thousands)
Balance at September 30, 2020Balance at September 30, 2020$71,190 $0 $(14,236)$56,954 
Three months ended September 30, 2019       Three months ended September 30, 2019
Balance at June 30, 2019$2,368
 $(2) $(14,523) $(12,157)Balance at June 30, 2019$2,368 $(2)$(14,523)$(12,157)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications18,029
 
 
 18,029
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications18,029 18,029 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)(3,498) 
 277
 (3,221)Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)(3,498)277 (3,221)
Amortization of net unrealized losses on AFS securities transferred to HTM3,430


 
 3,430
Amortization of net unrealized losses on AFS securities transferred to HTM3,430 3,430 
Balance at September 30, 2019$20,329
 $(2) $(14,246) $6,081
Balance at September 30, 2019$20,329 $(2)$(14,246)$6,081 
Three months ended September 30, 2018
 
 
 
Balance at June 30, 2018$(56,690) $690
 $(17,258) $(73,258)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications(12,531)


 
 (12,531)
Nine months ended September 30, 2020Nine months ended September 30, 2020
Balance at December 31, 2019Balance at December 31, 2019$14,864 $0 $(15,001)$(137)
Other comprehensive income before reclassificationsOther comprehensive income before reclassifications56,186 0 0 56,186 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)(11) 
 369
 358
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)(2,377)0 765 (1,612)
Amortization of net unrealized losses on AFS securities transferred to HTM791
 
 
 791
Amortization of net unrealized losses on AFS securities transferred to HTM2,517 0 0 2,517 
Balance at September 30, 2018$(68,441) $690
 $(16,889) $(84,640)
       
Balance at September 30, 2020Balance at September 30, 2020$71,190 $0 $(14,236)$56,954 
Nine months ended September 30, 2019       Nine months ended September 30, 2019
Balance at December 31, 2018$(44,654) $680
 $(15,089) $(59,063)Balance at December 31, 2018$(44,654)$680 $(15,089)$(59,063)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications63,244
 (682) 
 62,562
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications63,244 (682)62,562 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)(3,686) 
 843
 (2,843)Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)(3,686)843 (2,843)
Amortization of net unrealized losses on AFS securities transferred to HTM5,425
 
 
 5,425
Amortization of net unrealized losses on AFS securities transferred to HTM5,425 5,425 
Balance at September 30, 2019$20,329
 $(2) $(14,246) $6,081
Balance at September 30, 2019$20,329 $(2)$(14,246)$6,081 
Nine months ended September 30, 2018       
Balance at December 31, 2017$(18,509) $458
 $(14,923) $(32,974)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications(46,806) 232
 
 (46,574)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)(30) 
 1,248
 1,218
Amortization of net unrealized losses on AFS securities transferred to HTM791
 
 
 791
Reclassification of stranded tax effects(3,887) 
 (3,214) (7,101)
Balance at September 30, 2018$(68,441) $690
 $(16,889) $(84,640)



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NOTE 109 – 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.

All assets and liabilities measured at fair value on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis, have been categorized into the above three levels. The following tables present assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheets:consolidated balance sheets:
 September 30, 2020
 Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
 (in thousands)
Loans held for sale$0 $93,621 $0 $93,621 
Available for sale investment securities:
State and municipal securities0 926,554 0 926,554 
Corporate debt securities0 342,558 0 342,558 
Collateralized mortgage obligations0 532,473 0 532,473 
Residential mortgage-backed securities0 321,695 0 321,695 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities0 572,210 0 572,210 
Auction rate securities0 0 97,990 97,990 
Total available for sale investment securities0 2,695,490 97,990 2,793,480 
Other assets:
Investments held in Rabbi Trust21,828 0 0 21,828 
Derivative assets372 387,563 0 387,935 
Total assets$22,200 $3,176,674 $97,990 $3,296,864 
Other liabilities:
Deferred compensation liabilities$21,828 $0 $0 $21,828 
Derivative liabilities299 184,932 0 185,231 
Total liabilities$22,127 $184,932 $0 $207,059 
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September 30, 2019 December 31, 2019
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
(in thousands) (in thousands)
Loans held for sale$
 $33,945
 $
 $33,945
Loans held for sale$$37,828 $$37,828 
Available for sale investment securities:       Available for sale investment securities:
State and municipal securities
 547,344
 
 547,344
State and municipal securities652,927 652,927 
Corporate debt securities
 356,036
 2,370
 358,406
Corporate debt securities374,957 2,400 377,357 
Collateralized mortgage obligations
 700,599
 
 700,599
Collateralized mortgage obligations693,718 693,718 
Residential mortgage-backed securities
 183,785
 
 183,785
Residential mortgage-backed securities177,312 177,312 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
 422,109
 
 422,109
Commercial mortgage-backed securities494,297 494,297 
Auction rate securities
 
 103,298
 103,298
Auction rate securities101,926 101,926 
Total available for sale investment securities
 2,209,873
 105,668
 2,315,541
Total available for sale investment securities2,393,211 104,326 2,497,537 
Other assets:       Other assets:
Investments held in Rabbi Trust20,853
 
 
 20,853
Investments held in Rabbi Trust22,213 22,213 
Derivative assets535
 195,263
 
 195,798
Derivative assets230 145,365 145,595 
Total assets$21,388
 $2,439,081
 $105,668
 $2,566,137
Total assets$22,443 $2,576,404 $104,326 $2,703,173 
Other liabilities:       Other liabilities:
Deferred compensation liabilities20,853
 
 
 20,853
Deferred compensation liabilities$22,213 $$$22,213 
Derivative liabilities480
 105,016
 
 105,496
Derivative liabilities199 76,447 76,646 
Total liabilities$21,333
 $105,016
 $
 $126,349
Total liabilities$22,412 $76,447 $$98,859 




 December 31, 2018
 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
 (in thousands)
Loans held for sale$
 $27,099
 $
 $27,099
Available for sale investment securities:       
U.S. Government sponsored agency securities
 31,632
 
 31,632
State and municipal securities
 279,095
 
 279,095
Corporate debt securities
 106,258
 3,275
 109,533
Collateralized mortgage obligations
 832,080
 
 832,080
Residential mortgage-backed securities
 463,344
 
 463,344
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
 261,616
 
 261,616
Auction rate securities
 
 102,994
 102,994
Total available for sale investment securities
 1,974,025
 106,269
 2,080,294
Other assets:       
Investments held in Rabbi Trust18,415
 
 
 18,415
Derivative assets392
 62,552
 
 62,944
Total assets$18,807
 $2,063,676
 $106,269
 $2,188,752
Other liabilities:       
Deferred compensation liabilities$18,415
 $
 $
 $18,415
Derivative liabilities381
 48,185
 
 48,566
Total liabilities$18,796
 $48,185
 $
 $66,981

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 includes mortgage loans held for sale that are measured at fair value. Fair values as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were based on the price that secondary market investors were offering for loans with similar characteristics. See "Note 7 - 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 debt securities. Level 2 available for sale debt securities are valued by a third-party pricing service commonly used in the banking industry.
Loans held for sale – This category includes mortgage loans held for sale that are measured at fair value. Fair values as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 were based on the price that secondary market investors were offering for loans with similar characteristics. See "Note 6 - 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 debt securities. Level 2 investment securities are valued by a third-party pricing service. 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 theState and municipal securities/Collateralized mortgage obligations/Residential mortgage-backed securities/Commercial mortgage-backed securities – These debt securities are classified as Level 2. Fair values providedare determined by thea third-party pricing service, as detailed above.

Corporate debt securities – This category consists of subordinated debt and senior debt issued by obtainingfinancial institutions ($338.2 million at September 30, 2020 and $362.3 million at December 31, 2019), single-issuer trust preferred securities prices from an alternative third-party sourceissued by financial institutions ($0 at September 30, 2020 and comparing$11.2 million at December 31, 2019) and other corporate debt issued by non-financial institutions ($4.4 million at September 30, 2020 and $3.9 million at December 31, 2019). As noted in "Note 3 - Investment Securities", several corporate debt securities were sold in the results. This test is performedsecond quarter of 2020. Refer to the specific note for at least 95% of the securities valued by the pricing service. Generally, differences by security in excess of 5% are researched to reconcile the difference.
U.S. Government sponsored agency securities/State and municipal securities/Collateralized mortgage obligations/Residential mortgage-backed securities/Commercial mortgage-backed securitiesfurther information. – 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 and senior debt issued by financial institutions ($336.0 million at September 30, 2019 and $86.1 million at December 31, 2018), single-issuer trust preferred securities issued by financial institutions ($18.5 million at September 30, 2019 and $18.6 million at December 31, 2018), pooled trust preferred securities issued by financial institutions ($0 at September 30, 2019 and $875,000 at December 31, 2018) and other corporate debt issued by non-financial institutions ($3.9 million at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018).



Level 2 investmentsinvestment securities include the Corporation’s holdings of subordinated debt and senior debt, other corporate debt issued by non-financial institutions and $16.1 million$0 and $16.3$8.8 million of single-issuer trust preferred securitiesTruPS held at September 30, 20192020 and December 31, 2018,2019, respectively. The fair values for these corporate debt securities are determined by a third-party pricing service, as detailed above.
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Level 3 investmentsinvestment securities include the Corporation’s investments in pooled trust preferred securitiescertain single-issuer TruPS ($0 at September 30, 20192020 and $875,000$2.4 million at December 31, 2018) and certain single-issuer trust preferred securities ($2.4 million at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018)2019). 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.
Investments held in Rabbi Trust – This category consists of mutual funds that are held in trust for employee deferred compensation plans that the Corporation has elected to measure at fair value. Shares of mutual funds are valued based on net asset value, which represent quoted market prices for the underlying shares held in the mutual funds, and as such, are classified as Level 1.
Derivative assets – Fair value of foreign currency exchange contracts classified as Level 1 assets ($535,000 at September 30, 2019 and $392,000 at December 31, 2018)
Auction rate securities – Due to their illiquidity, ARCs are classified as Level 3 investment securities 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.
Investments held in Rabbi Trust – This category consists of mutual funds that are held in trust for employee deferred compensation plans that the Corporation has elected to measure at fair value. Shares of mutual funds are valued based on net asset value, which represent quoted market prices for the underlying shares held in the mutual funds, and as such, are classified as Level 1.
Derivative assets – Fair value of foreign currency exchange contracts classified as Level 1 assets ($372,000 at September 30, 2020 and $230,000 at December 31, 2019). 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, representing the fair value of mortgage banking derivatives in the form of interest rate locks and forward commitments with secondary market investors ($1.812.0 million at September 30, 20192020 and $1.2 million at December 31, 2018)2019) and the fair value of interest rate swaps ($193.6375.6 million at September 30, 20192020 and $61.4$144.2 million at December 31, 2018)2019). 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 76 - Derivative Financial Instruments," for additional information.

Deferred compensation liabilities – Fair value of amounts due to employees under deferred compensation plans, classified as Level 1 liabilities and are included in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. The fair values of these liabilities are determined in the same manner as the related assets, as described under the heading "Investments held in Rabbi Trust" above.

Derivative liabilities – Level 1 liabilities, representing the fair value of foreign currency exchange contracts ($299,000 at September 30, 2020 and $199,000 at December 31, 2019).

– Fair value of amounts due to employees under deferred compensation plans, classified as Level 1 liabilities and are included in other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair values of these liabilities are determined in the same manner as the related assets, as described under the heading "Investments held in Rabbi Trust" above.

Derivative liabilities – Level 1 liabilities, representing the fair value of foreign currency exchange contracts ($480,000 at September 30, 2019 and $381,000 at December 31, 2018).

Level 2 liabilities, representing the fair value of mortgage banking derivatives in the form of interest rate locks and forward commitments with secondary market investors ($287,0001.7 million at September 30, 20192020 and $1.1 million$424,000 at December 31, 2018)2019) and the fair value of interest rate swaps ($104.7183.2 million at September 30, 20192020 and $47.1$76.0 million at December 31, 2018)2019).

The fair values of these liabilities are determined in the same manner as the related assets, as described under the heading "Derivative assets" above.




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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):
Pooled Trust
Preferred
Securities
Single-issuer
Trust Preferred
Securities
ARCs
Three months ended September 30, 2020(in thousands)
Balance at June 30, 2020$0 $0 $100,859 
Sales0 0 0 
Unrealized adjustment to fair value (1)
0 0 (2,869)
Balance at September 30, 2020$0 $0 $97,990 
Three months ended September 30, 2019
Balance at June 30, 2019$$2,370 $103,365 
Unrealized adjustment to fair value (1)
(2)(67)
Discount accretion
Balance at September 30, 2019$$2,370 $103,298 
Nine months ended September 30, 2020
Balance at December 31, 2019$0 $2,400 $101,926 
Sales0 (2,160)0 
Unrealized adjustment to fair value (1)
0 (242)(3,936)
Discount accretion0 2 0 
Balance at September 30, 2020$0 $0 $97,990 
Nine months ended September 30, 2019
Balance at December 31, 2018$875 $2,400 $102,994 
Sales(770)
Unrealized adjustment to fair value (1)
(105)(32)304 
Discount accretion
Balance at September 30, 2019$$2,370 $103,298 
 Pooled Trust
Preferred
Securities
 Single-issuer
Trust Preferred
Securities
 ARCs
Three months ended September 30, 2019(in thousands)
Balance at June 30, 2019$
 $2,370
 $103,365
Unrealized adjustment to fair value (1)

 (2) (67)
Discount accretion (2)

 2
 
Balance at September 30, 2019$
 $2,370
 $103,298
      
Three months ended September 30, 2018     
Balance at June 30, 2018$875
 $3,200
 $103,122
Realized adjustment to fair value
 71
 
Unrealized adjustment to fair value (1)

 153
 11
Settlements - calls
 (950) 
Discount accretion (2)

 1
 
Balance at September 30, 2018$875
 $2,475
 $103,133
      
Nine months ended September 30, 2019     
Balance at December 31, 2018$875
 $2,400
 $102,994
Sales(770) 
 
Unrealized adjustment to fair value (1)
(105) (32) 304
Discount accretion (2)

 2
 
Balance at September 30, 2019$
 $2,370
 $103,298
      
Nine months ended September 30, 2018     
Balance at December 31, 2017$707
 $3,050
 $98,668
Realized adjustment to fair value
 71
 
Unrealized adjustment to fair value (1)
168
 297
 4,465
Settlements - calls
 (950) 
Discount accretion (2)

 7
 
Balance at September 30, 2018$875
 $2,475
 $103,133
      
(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 at estimated fair value" on the consolidated balance sheets.

(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 at estimated fair value" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(2)Included as a component of "net interest income" on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Certain 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 Level 3 financial assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis:
 September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
 (in thousands)
Net Loans$113,073 $144,807 
OREO4,565 6,831 
MSRs (1)
29,682 45,193 
Total assets$147,320 $196,831 
 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
 (in thousands)
Net loans and leases$146,682
 $149,846
OREO7,706
 10,518
MSRs (1)
43,968
 50,200
Total assets$198,356
 $210,564
(1)Amounts shown are estimated fair value. MSRs are recorded on the Corporation's Consolidated Balance Sheets at amortized cost. See "Note 5 - Mortgage Servicing Rights" for additional information.



(1)Amounts shown are estimated fair value. MSRs are recorded on the Corporation's consolidated balance sheets at lower of amortized cost or fair value. See "Note 5 - Mortgage Servicing Rights" for additional information.
The valuation techniques used to measure fair value for the items in the table above are as follows:
Net loans and leases – This category consists of loans and leases that were individually evaluated for impairment and have been classified as Level 3 assets. The
Net Loans – This category consists of loans that were individually evaluated for impairment and have been classified as Level 3 assets. In 2020, the amount shown is the balance of nonaccrual loans, net of the related ACL. In 2019, the balance of impaired loans, net of the related allowance for loan losses. See "Note 4 - Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses," for additional details.
OREO – This category consists of OREO classified as Level 3 assets, for which the fair values were based on estimated selling prices less estimated selling costs for similar assets in active markets.
MSRs - This category consists of MSRs, which were initially recorded at fair value upon the sale of residential mortgage loans to secondary market investors, and subsequently carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. 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 September 30, 2019 valuation were 10.7% and 10.0%, respectively. Management tests the reasonableness of the significant inputs to the third-party valuation in comparison to market data. See "Note 5 - Mortgage Servicing Rights," for additional information.
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amount shown is the balance of impaired loans, net of the related ACL. See "Note 4 - Allowance for Credit Losses and Asset Quality," for additional details.
OREO – This category consists of OREO classified as Level 3 assets, for which the fair values were based on estimated selling prices less estimated selling costs for similar assets in active markets.
MSRs - This category consists of MSRs, which were initially recorded at fair value upon the sale of residential mortgage loans to secondary market investors, and subsequently carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. MSRs are amortized as a reduction to servicing income over the estimated lives of the underlying loans. MSRs are stratified by product type 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 September 30, 2020 valuation were 17.7% and 9.5%, respectively. Management reviews the reasonableness of the significant inputs to the third-party valuation in comparison to market data. See "Note 5 - Mortgage Servicing Rights," for additional information.

In 2008, the Corporation received Class B restricted shares of Visa, Inc. ("Visa") as part of Visa’s initial public offering. These securities are considered equity securities without readily determinable fair values. As such, the approximately 133,000 Visa Class B shares owned as of September 30, 2020 were carried at a zero cost basis.






















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The following table presentstables present the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Corporation’s financial instruments as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.the periods shown. A general description of the methods and assumptions used to estimate such fair values follows:
September 30, 2019 September 30, 2020
 Estimated Fair ValueEstimated Fair Value
Carrying AmountLevel 1Level 2Level 3TotalCarrying AmountLevel 1Level 2Level 3Total
(in thousands)(in thousands)
FINANCIAL ASSETS FINANCIAL ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents$598,613
$598,613
$
$
$598,613
Cash and cash equivalents$1,534,890 $1,534,890 $0 $0 $1,534,890 
FRB and FHLB stock94,557

94,557

94,557
FRB and FHLB stock93,964 0 93,964 0 93,964 
Loans held for sale33,945

33,945

33,945
Loans held for sale93,621 0 93,621 0 93,621 
Available for sale investment securities2,315,541

2,209,873
105,668
2,315,541
Held to maturity investment securities390,069

403,957

403,957
Net loans and leases16,520,731


16,427,675
16,427,675
AFS securitiesAFS securities2,793,480 0 2,695,490 97,990 2,793,480 
HTM securitiesHTM securities304,241 0 324,940 0 324,940 
Net LoansNet Loans18,761,796 0 0 18,514,547 18,514,547 
Accrued interest receivable60,447
60,447


60,447
Accrued interest receivable70,766 70,766 0 0 70,766 
Other assets478,924
236,599
195,263
51,674
483,536
Other assets694,442 272,632 387,563 34,247 694,442 
FINANCIAL LIABILITIES   
FINANCIAL LIABILITIES  
Demand and savings deposits$14,105,974
$14,105,974
$
$
$14,105,974
Demand and savings deposits$17,997,443 $17,997,443 $0 $0 $17,997,443 
Brokered deposits256,870
216,870
40,550

257,420
Brokered deposits317,588 275,719 41,869 0 317,588 
Time deposits2,979,873

3,002,796

3,002,796
Time deposits2,415,020 0 2,442,422 0 2,442,422 
Short-term borrowings832,860
832,860


832,860
Short-term borrowings611,727 611,727 0 0 611,727 
Accrued interest payable9,622
9,622


9,622
Accrued interest payable9,123 9,123 0 0 9,123 
FHLB advances and long-term debt726,714

723,194

723,194
FHLB advances and long-term debt1,296,012 0 1,342,192 0 1,342,192 
Other liabilities288,477
176,799
105,016
6,662
288,477
Other liabilities352,740 152,272 184,935 15,533 352,740 
 
December 31, 2018December 31, 2019
 Estimated Fair ValueEstimated Fair Value
Carrying AmountLevel 1Level 2Level 3TotalCarrying AmountLevel 1Level 2Level 3Total
(in thousands)(in thousands)
FINANCIAL ASSETS FINANCIAL ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents$445,687
$445,687
$
$
$445,687
Cash and cash equivalents$517,791 $517,791 $$$517,791 
FRB and FHLB stock79,283

79,283

79,283
FRB and FHLB stock97,422 97,422 97,422 
Loans held for sale27,099

27,099

27,099
Loans held for sale37,828 37,828 37,828 
Available for sale investment securities2,080,294

1,974,025
106,269
2,080,294
Held to maturity investment securities606,679

611,419

611,419
Net loans and leases16,005,263


15,446,895
15,446,895
AFS securitiesAFS securities2,497,537 2,393,211 104,326 2,497,537 
HTM securitiesHTM securities369,841 383,705 383,705 
Net LoansNet Loans16,673,904 16,485,122 16,485,122 
Accrued interest receivable58,879
58,879


58,879
Accrued interest receivable60,898 60,898 60,898 
Other assets235,782
124,138
62,552
49,092
235,782
Other assets431,565 234,176 145,365 52,024 431,565 
FINANCIAL LIABILITIES   FINANCIAL LIABILITIES  
Demand and savings deposits$13,478,016
$13,478,016
$
$
$13,478,016
Demand and savings deposits$14,327,453 $14,327,453 $$$14,327,453 
Brokered deposits176,239
176,239


176,239
Brokered deposits264,531 223,982 40,549 264,531 
Time deposits2,721,904

2,712,296

2,712,296
Time deposits2,801,930 2,828,988 2,828,988 
Short-term borrowings754,777
754,777


754,777
Short-term borrowings883,241 883,241 883,241 
Accrued interest payable10,529
10,529


10,529
Accrued interest payable8,834 8,834 8,834 
FHLB advances and long-term debt992,279

970,985

970,985
FHLB advances and long-term debt881,769 878,385 878,385 
Other liabilities218,061
161,003
48,185
8,873
218,061
Other liabilities221,542 142,508 76,447 2,587 221,542 
 


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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,consolidated balance sheets, book value was considered to be a reasonable estimate of fair value.

The following instruments are predominantly short-term:
AssetsLiabilities
Cash and cash equivalentsDemand and savings deposits
Accrued interest receivableShort-term borrowings
Accrued interest payable


FRB and FHLB stock represent restricted investments and are carried at cost on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.cost.

As of September 30, 2019,2020, fair values for loans and leases and time deposits were estimated by discounting future cash flows using the current rates, as adjusted for liquidity considerations, at which similar loans and leases would be made to borrowers and similar deposits would be issued to customers for the same remaining maturities. Fair values of loans and leases also include estimated credit losses that would be assumed in a market transaction, which represents estimated exit prices.

Brokered deposits consists of demand and saving deposits, which are classified as levelLevel 1, and time deposits, which are classified as levelLevel 2. The fair value of these deposits are determined in a manner consistent with the respective type of deposits discussed above.

NOTE 1110 – 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 units ("RSUs")RSUs, and performance-based restricted stock units ("PSUs").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 (in thousands, except per share data):
Three months ended September 30Nine months ended September 30
 2020201920202019
Weighted average shares outstanding (basic)162,061 165,324 162,416 167,834 
Impact of common stock equivalents518 802 667 888 
Weighted average shares outstanding (diluted)162,579 166,126 163,083 168,722 
Per share:
Basic$0.38 $0.38 $0.78 $1.06 
Diluted0.38 0.37 0.78 1.06 
 Three months ended September 30 Nine months ended September 30
 2019 2018 2019 2018
Weighted average shares outstanding (basic)165,324
 175,942
 167,834
 175,672
Impact of common stock equivalents802
 1,186
 888
 1,176
Weighted average shares outstanding (diluted)166,126
 177,128
 168,722
 176,848
Per share:       
Basic$0.38
 $0.37
 $1.06
 $0.86
Diluted0.37
 0.37
 1.06
 0.85


NOTE 1211 – Stock-Based Compensation

The Corporation grants equity awards to employees in the form of stock options, restricted stock, RSUs or PSUs under its Amended and Restated Equity and Cash Incentive Compensation Plan ("Employee Equity Plan"). Recent grants of equity awards under the Employee Equity Plan have generally been limited to RSUs and PSUs. 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
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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 and subsidiary bank boards of directors under the 2011 Directors’ Equity Participation Plan, which was amended and approved by shareholders as the Amended and Restated Directors’ Equity Participation Plan in 2019 ("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, RSUs or common stock. Recent grants of equity awards under the Directors’ Plan have been limited to RSUs.

Equity awards under the Employee Equity Plan are generally granted annually and become fully vested over or after a three-yearthree-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 are generally granted annually and become fully vested after a one-year vesting period. Certain events, as defined in the Employee Equity Plan and the Directors' Plan, result in the acceleration of the vesting of equity awards.

Fair values for RSUs and a majority of PSUs are based on the trading price of the Corporation’s stock on the date of grant and earn dividend equivalents 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 September 30, 2019,2020, the Employee Equity Plan had 10.29.3 million shares reserved for future grants through 2023, and the Directors’ Plan had approximately 264,000180,000 shares reserved for future grants through 2029.2029.

The following table presents compensation expense and the related tax benefits for equity awards recognized in the Consolidated Statementsconsolidated statements of Income:income:
Three months ended September 30Nine months ended September 30
 2020201920202019
         (in thousands)
Compensation expense$1,875 $2,110 $5,403 $5,458 
Tax benefit(397)(451)(1,144)(1,194)
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax benefit$1,478 $1,659 $4,259 $4,264 
 Three months ended September 30 Nine months ended September 30
 2019 2018 2019 2018
         (in thousands)
Compensation expense$2,110
 $1,823
 $5,458
 $6,007
Tax benefit(451) (492) (1,194) (2,028)
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax benefit$1,659
 $1,331
 $4,264
 $3,979


NOTE 1312 – Employee Benefit Plans

The net periodic pension cost for the Corporation’s Defined Benefit Pension Plan ("Pension Plan") consisted of the following components:
Three months ended September 30Nine months ended September 30
 2020201920202019
         (in thousands)
Interest cost$681 $813 $2,043 $2,443 
Expected return on plan assets(982)(688)(2,946)(2,066)
Net amortization and deferral465 496 1,395 1,486 
Net periodic pension cost$164 $621 $492 $1,863 
 Three months ended September 30 Nine months ended September 30
 2019 2018 2019 2018
         (in thousands)
Interest cost$813
 $763
 $2,443
 $2,290
Expected return on plan assets(688) (512) (2,066) (1,536)
Net amortization and deferral496
 607
 1,486
 1,822
Net periodic pension cost$621
 $858
 $1,863
 $2,576












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The components of the net benefit for the Corporation’s Postretirement Benefits Plan ("Postretirement Plan") consisted of the following components:
Three months ended September 30Nine months ended September 30
 2020201920202019
         (in thousands)
Interest cost$11 $15 $33 $45 
Net accretion and deferral(137)(139)(411)(417)
Net periodic benefit$(126)$(124)$(378)$(372)
 Three months ended September 30 Nine months ended September 30
 2019 2018 2019 2018
         (in thousands)
Interest cost$15
 $13
 $45
 $42
Net accretion and deferral(139) (139) (417) (419)
Net periodic benefit$(124) $(126) $(372) $(377)

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

NOTE 1413 – 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.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 were as follows:
September 30,
2020
December 31, 2019
 (in thousands)
Commitments to extend credit$8,325,169 $6,689,519 
Standby letters of credit294,429 303,020 
Commercial letters of credit54,112 50,432 
 September 30,
2019
 December 31, 2018
 (in thousands)
Commitments to extend credit$6,872,248
 $6,306,583
Standby letters of credit308,533
 309,352
Commercial letters of credit48,047
 48,682


The Corporation records a reserve for unfunded lending commitments, included in ACL - OBS credit exposures, which represents management’s estimate of incurredcredit losses associated with unused commitments to extend credit and letters of credit. See "Note 4 - Loans and Leases Allowance for Credit Losses and Asset Quality," for additional details.

Mortgage Repurchase ReserveResidential Lending

The Corporation originates and sells residential mortgages to secondary market investors. The Corporation provides customary representations and warranties to secondary market investors that specify, among other things, that the loans have been underwritten to the standards of the secondary market investor. The Corporation may be required to repurchase specific loans, or reimburse the investor for a credit loss incurred on a sold loan if it is determined that the representations and warranties have not been met. Under some agreements with secondary market investors, the Corporation may have additional credit exposure beyond customary representations and warranties, based on the specific terms of those agreements.

The Corporation maintains a reserve for estimated losses related to loans sold to investors. As of September 30, 20192020 and December 31, 2018,2019, the total reserve for losses on residential mortgage loans sold was $2.5$1.1 million and $2.1$3.2 million, respectively, including reserves for both representation and warranty and credit loss exposures. With the adoption of CECL on January 1, 2020 the reserve for estimated losses on certain residential mortgage loans sold to investors was reclassified to ACL - OBS credit exposures. This reclassification resulted in a $2.1 million increase to ACL - OBS credit exposures and a corresponding decrease to the reserve for estimated losses related to loans sold to investors in the first quarter of 2020.




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Legal Proceedings

The Corporation is involved in various pending and threatened claims and other legal proceedings in the ordinary course of its business activities. The Corporation evaluates the possible impact of these matters, taking into consideration the most recent information available. A loss reserve is established for those matters for which the Corporation believes a loss is both probable and reasonably estimable. Once established, the reserve is adjusted as appropriate to reflect any subsequent developments. Actual



losses with respect to any such matter may be more or less than the amount estimated by the Corporation. For matters where a loss is not probable, or the amount of the loss cannot be reasonably estimated by the Corporation, no loss reserve is established.


In addition, from time to time, the Corporation is involved in 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 companies. These inquiries or investigations could lead to administrative, civil or criminal proceedings involving the Corporation, and could result in fines, penalties, restitution, other types of sanctions, or the need for the Corporation to undertake remedial actions, or to alter its business, financial or accounting practices. The Corporation’s practice is to cooperate fully with regulatory and governmental inquiries and 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 legal proceedings, or regulatory or governmental inquiries or investigations, will not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Corporation. However, legal proceedings, inquiries and investigations 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 in any future period, depending, in part, upon the size of the loss or liability imposed and the operating results for the period, and could have a material adverse effect on the Corporation’s business. In addition, regardless of the ultimate outcome of any such legal proceeding, inquiry or investigation, any such matter could cause the Corporation to incur additional expenses, which could be significant, and possibly material, to the Corporation’s results of operations in any future period.
Fair Lending
SEC Investigation
During the second quarter of 2015, Fulton Bank, N.A., 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 fair lending laws (specifically, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Fair Housing Act) by Fulton Bank, N.A. in certain geographies. During the third quarter of 2016, the Department informed the Corporation, Fulton Bank, N.A., and three of the Corporation’s other bank subsidiaries, which have since merged with and into Fulton Bank, N.A., 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
As disclosed 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.
As previously disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 4, 2019,September 28, 2020, on October 3, 2019,September 28, 2020, the SEC announced that it has accepted an Offer of Settlement submitted by the Corporation and Fulton Bank, N.A. received a letter fromto resolve the Department, which indicated that the Department had completed its review and determined that the circumstances did not require enforcement action by the Department at this time.
SEC Investigation
The Corporation is responding to anpreviously disclosed investigation by the staff of the Division of Enforcement of the SEC regarding certain accounting determinations that could have impacted the Corporation’s reported earnings per share. TheUnder the settlement, without admitting or denying the SEC’s findings in this matter, the Corporation believes that its financial statements filed withconsented to the entry of an administrative civil cease-and-desist order by the SEC with respect to certain violations of the federal securities laws in Forms 10-Kthe fourth quarter of 2016 through the second quarter of 2017, and 10-Q present fairly,the payment of a civil monetary penalty of $1.5 million.

Kress v. Fulton Bank, N.A.

On October 15, 2019, a former Fulton Bank teller supervisor, D. Kress filed a putative collective and class action lawsuit on behalf of herself and other teller supervisors, tellers, and other similar non-exempt employees in all material respects, its financial condition, results of operations and cash flows as of orthe U.S. District Court for the periods endingDistrict of New Jersey, D. Kress v. Fulton Bank, N.A., Case No. 1:19-cv-18985. Fulton Bank accepted summons without a formal service of process on January 20, 2020. The lawsuit alleges that Fulton Bank did not record or otherwise account for the amount of time D. Kress and putative collective and class members spent conducting branch opening security procedures. The allegation is that, as a result, Fulton Bank did not properly compensate those employees for their respective dates.regular and overtime wages. The lawsuit alleges that by doing so, Fulton violated: (i) the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and seeks back overtime wages for a period of three years, liquidated damages and attorney fees and costs; (ii) the New Jersey State Wage and Hour Law and seeks back overtime wages for a period of six years, treble damages and attorney fees and costs; and (iii) the New Jersey Wage Payment Law and seeks back wages for a period of six years, treble damages and attorney fees and costs. The lawsuit also asserts New Jersey common law claims seeking compensatory damages and interest. Following the submission of a formal demand for damages by Counsel representing plaintiffs ("Plaintiffs’ Counsel"), the Corporation and Plaintiffs’ Counsel engaged in negotiations regarding the potential settlement of this lawsuit on a collective and class basis. While the negotiations are ongoing, the Corporation and Plaintiffs’ Counsel have reached a tentative agreement with respect to the financial terms of a potential settlement to resolve this lawsuit. If the parties are able to reach a formal settlement agreement, that settlement agreement would be subject to approval by the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. The Corporation is cooperating fully with the SEC and at this time cannot predict when or how the investigationnot able to provide any assurance that a formal settlement agreement will be resolved.reached, or that the District Court will approve the settlement agreement.The financial terms of the potential settlement involve an amount that is not expected to be material to the Corporation. The Corporation established an accrued liability during the third quarter of 2020 for the amount of the potential settlement.



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NOTE 14 – Long-Term Debt

In March 2020, the Corporation issued $200.0 million and $175.0 million of subordinated notes due in 2030 and 2035, respectively. The subordinated notes maturing in 2030 were issued with a fixed-to-floating rate of 3.25% and an effective rate of 3.35%, due to issuance costs, and the subordinated notes maturing in 2035 were issued with a fixed-to-floating rate of 3.75% and an effective rate of 3.85%, due to issuance costs.

NOTE 15 – Subsequent Event

On October 29, 2020 the Corporation issued 8,000,000 depositary shares ("Depositary Shares"), each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of Fulton’s 5.125% Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, with a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share (equivalent to $25.00 per Depositary Share), for an aggregate offering amount of $200 million. The Corporation received net proceeds from the offering of $193.7 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and before deducting transaction expenses payable by the Corporation.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
This 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 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 Statementsconsolidated financial statements and other financial information 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, results of operations and business. 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," "projects," the negative of these terms and other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements may include projections of, or guidance on, the Corporation's future financial performance, expected levels of future expenses, including future credit losses, anticipated growth strategies, descriptions of new business initiatives and anticipated trends in the Corporation's business or financial results.

Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts, nor assurance of future performance. Instead, they are based on current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the future of the Corporation's business, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of the Corporation's control, and actual results and financial condition may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not unduly rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement is based only on information currently available and speaks only as of the date when made. 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 capitalfinancial markets on the performance of the Corporation’s loan and lease portfolio and demand for the Corporation’s products and services;
the scope and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, actions taken by governmental authorities in response to the pandemic, and the direct and indirect impacts of the pandemic on the Corporation, its customers and third parties;
increases in non-performing assets, which may require the Corporation to increase the allowance for credit losses, charge off loans and leases 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 interest rate-sensitive assets to interest rate-sensitive liabilities, on net interest margin and net interest income;
the planned phasing out of LIBOR as a benchmark reference rate;
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 effects of the extensive level of regulation and supervision to which the Corporation and its bank subsidiaryFulton Bank, N.A. are subject;
the effects of the increasingsignificant amounts of time and expense associated with regulatory compliance and risk management;
the potential for negative consequences resulting from regulatory violations, investigations and examinations, or failure to comply with theBSA, the Patriot Act and related AML requirements, including potential supervisory actions, the assessment of fines and penalties, the imposition of sanctions, and the need to undertake remedial actions;actions and possible damage to the Corporation’s reputation;
the continuing impact of the Dodd-Frank Act on the Corporation'sCorporation’s business and results of operations;
the effects of, and uncertainty surrounding, new legislation, changes in regulation and government policy, and changes in leadership at the federal banking agencies and in Congress, which could result in significant changes in banking and financial services regulation;
the effects of actions by the federal government, including those of the Federal Reserve Board and other government agencies, that impact money supply and market interest rates;
the effects of changes in U.S. federal, state or local tax laws;
the effects of negative publicity on the Corporation’s reputation;
the effects of adverse outcomes in litigation and governmental or administrative proceedings;
the potential to incur losses in connection with repurchase and indemnification payments related to sold loans;
the Corporation's ability to achieve intended reductions in the time, expense and resources associated with regulatory compliance from the consolidations of its bank subsidiaries, and the impact of the significant implementation costs the Corporation expects to incur in connection with those consolidations;



the Corporation’s ability to achieve its growth plans;
completed and potential acquisitions may affect costs and the Corporation may not be able to successfully integrate the acquired business or realize the anticipated benefits from such acquisitions;
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the Corporation’s ability to achieve the expected cost savings, and the timing of such savings, associated with the Corporation’s recently announced plans to consolidate certain of its financial service offices and implement other cost-saving measures;
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 effects of changes in accounting policies, standards, and interpretations on the presentationCorporation’s reporting of the Corporation'sits financial condition and results of operations;operations, including the Corporation’s adoption of ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (CECL);
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, including data breaches and cyber-attacks;
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 or Fulton Bank’s credit ratings on itstheir borrowing costs or access to capital markets.

Additional information regarding these as well as other factors that could affect future financial results can be found in the sections entitled "Risk Factors" and "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018,2019, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 and elsewhere in this Report, including in Note 1413 "Commitments and Contingencies" of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.Statements and in Item 1A. "Risk Factors".


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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Overview

The Corporation is a financial holding company which, through its wholly owned banking subsidiary, provides a full range of retail and commercial financial services through locations in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Virginia. The Corporation generates the majority of its revenue through net interest income, or the difference between interest earned on loans, investments and other interest-earning assets, and interest paid on deposits and borrowings. Growth in net interest income is dependent upon balance sheet growth and maintaining or increasing the net interest margin, which is FTE 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 and off-balance sheet credit exposures, non-interest expenses and income taxes.

The following table presents a summary of the Corporation’s earnings and selected performance ratios:
Three months ended September 30Nine months ended September 30
 2020201920202019
Net income (in thousands)$61,607$62,108$127,213$178,550
Diluted net income per share$0.38$0.37$0.78$1.06
Return on average assets0.97%1.15%0.71%1.13%
Return on average shareholders' equity10.32%10.64%7.26%10.41%
Return on average tangible shareholders' equity (1)
13.50%14.03%9.44%13.64%
Net interest margin (2)
2.70%3.31%2.90%3.41%
Efficiency ratio (1)
62.3%63.6%64.4%63.9%
Non-performing assets to total assets0.57%0.66%0.57%0.66%
Annualized net (recoveries) charge-offs to average loans(0.05)%0.15%0.10%0.07%
 Three months ended September 30 Nine months ended September 30
 2019 2018 2019 2018
Net income (in thousands)$62,108
 $65,633
 $178,550
 $150,310
Diluted net income per share$0.37
 $0.37
 $1.06
 $0.85
Return on average assets1.15% 1.28% 1.13% 1.00%
Return on average equity10.64% 11.48% 10.41% 8.94%
Return on average tangible equity (1)
14.03% 14.99% 13.64% 11.71%
Net interest margin (2)
3.31% 3.42% 3.41% 3.39%
Efficiency ratio (1)
63.6% 62.5% 63.9% 64.4%
Non-performing assets to total assets0.66% 0.64% 0.66% 0.64%
Annualized net (recoveries) charge-offs to average loans0.15% 0.08% 0.07% 0.40%
(1)Ratio represents a financial measure derived by methods other than 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" section of Management’s Discussion.
(1)Ratio represents a financial measure derived by methods other than U.S. 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" section.
(2)Presented on an FTE basis, using a 21% federal tax rate and statutory interest expense disallowances. See also the “Net Interest Income” section of Management’s Discussion.
(2)Presented on an FTE basis, using a 21% federal tax rate and statutory interest expense disallowances. See also the “Net Interest Income” section of Management’s Discussion.

COVID-19 Pandemic

Beginning in the first quarter of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused substantial disruption in economic and social activity, both globally and in the United States. The spread of COVID-19, and the related government actions to mandate or encourage temporary closures of businesses, quarantines, social distancing, "stay at home" orders and other restrictions on in-person operations, activities, and operations, have caused severe disruptions in the U.S. economy, which has, in turn, disrupted, and will likely continue to disrupt the business of the Company's customers, as well as the Company's own business and operations. The resulting impacts of COVID-19 on consumers, including the sudden, significant increase in the unemployment rate, has caused changes in consumer and business spending, borrowing needs and saving habits, which will likely affect the demand for loans and other products and services the Company offers, as well as the creditworthiness of current and prospective borrowers. The significant decrease in commercial activity and disruptions in supply chains associated with the pandemic, both nationally and in the Company’s markets, may cause customers, vendors, and counterparties to be unable to meet existing payment or other obligations to the Company.

The followingCompany expects COVID-19 to limit, at least for a period of time, customer demand for many banking products and services. Many companies and residents in the Company's market areas were subject to mandatory "non-essential business" shut-downs and stay at home orders, which reduced banking activity across its market areas. In response to these mandates, the Company temporarily limited most locations to drive-up and ATM services, with lobby access available by appointment only, reduced hours of operation at some locations, temporarily closed some locations and encouraged the Company’s customers to use electronic banking platforms. In addition, a significant portion of the Company’s employees have transitioned to working remotely as a result of COVID-19.

As the COVID-19 pandemic began to subside within the Company’s markets and governmental restrictions began to be lifted or eased, the Company adopted a phased approach to restoring regular lobby access at most of its locations and returning employees currently working remotely to the Company’s offices. The timing and scope of these processes are adaptable to respond to changes in the evolution of COVID-19 and governmental restrictions and recommendations, and include the addition of new physical and procedural safeguards designed to protect the health and safety of the Company’s employees and
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customers and comply with governmental requirements and recommendations. Approximately 25% of the Company’s locations are expected to provide lobby access by appointment only on a long-term basis.

COVID-19 has significantly affected the financial markets and has resulted in a number of responses by the U.S. government, including reductions in interest rates by the FOMC. These reductions in interest rates, especially if prolonged, could continue to adversely affect the Company's net interest income and margins and profitability.

The CARES Act was enacted in March 2020 and, among other provisions, authorized the SBA to guarantee loans under the PPP for small businesses who meet the necessary eligibility requirements in order to keep their workers on the payroll. As of September 30, 2020, the Company funded approximately 10,000 loans totaling $2.0 billion under the PPP.

Stimulus payments to eligible consumers, enhanced unemployment benefits provided by the federal government and traditional, state-provided unemployment compensation, as well as other forms of relief provided to consumers and businesses, have helped to limit some of the adverse impacts of COVID-19. The reduction, expiration or discontinuation of these measures may adversely impact the recovery of economic activity and the ability of borrowers to meet their payment and other obligations to the Company, either of which could require the Company to increase the ACL through provisions for credit losses.

The impact of COVID-19 on the Company’s financial results is evolving and uncertain. The Company has limited exposure to some of the industries that were initially most significantly impacted by COVID-19, such as hospitality and food services, energy and entertainment, and most of these loans are secured by real estate and other forms of collateral. While many areas of the economy began to exhibit signs of recovery during the third quarter of 2020, the lingering effects of the pandemic, particularly in certain sectors of the economy, or a summaryresurgence in COVID-19 infections that prompts the continuation or imposition of governmental restrictions on activities, may result in decreased demand for the Company’s loan products. In addition, the decline in economic activity occurring due to COVID-19 and the actions by the FOMC with respect to interest rates are likely to affect the Company’s net interest income, non-interest income and credit-related losses for an uncertain period of time. As a result, the Company has taken steps to maintain liquidity and conserve capital during this period of uncertainty. The Company has been holding excess cash reserves since the middle of March, has additional liquidity available through borrowing arrangements and other sources and has suspended its share repurchase program until there is more clarity surrounding the economic conditions. See additional discussion in "Results of Operations" and "Financial Condition" of Management's Discussion.

Adoption of CECL

The Corporation adopted CECL effective January 1, 2020 using the modified retrospective method for all financial assets measured at amortized cost, and OBS credit exposures. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2020 are presented under CECL, while prior period results are reported in accordance with the previously applicable incurred loss methodology. The Corporation recorded an increase of $58.3 million to the ACL on January 1, 2020 primarily as a result of the adoption of CECL. Retained earnings decreased $43.8 million and deferred tax assets increased by $12.4 million on January 1, 2020, representing the cumulative effect of adoption.

Summary of Financial Results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019:2020:

Net Income and Net Income Per Share Growth - Net income was $62.1 million and $178.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2019, net income decreased $3.5 million, or 5.4%, compared to the same period in 2018. However, diluted net income per share of $0.37 for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was consistent the same period in 2018 as a result of repurchases of the Corporation's common stock. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, net income increased $28.2 million, or 18.8%, compared to the same period in 2018. Diluted net income per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 increased $0.21, or 24.7%, to $1.06, as compared to $0.85 for the same period in 2018.
Net Income and Net Income Per Share - Net income was $61.6 million and $127.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2020, net income decreased $500,000 compared to the same period in 2019. Diluted net income per share was $0.38, a $0.01, or 2.7%, increase compared to the same period in 2019. The increase in diluted net income per share was the result of lower weighted average diluted shares outstanding for the three months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the same period in 2019. Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 decreased $51.3 million, or 28.8%, compared to the same period in 2019, and diluted net income per share was $0.78, a $0.28, or 26.4%, decrease compared to the same period in 2019. The decreases in net income for both periods were primarily a result of lower net interest income, and a higher provision for credit losses, as a result of the adoption of CECL and deteriorating economic assumptions resulting from COVID-19, partially offset by higher non-interest income and lower non-interest expense.

Net Interest Income - Net interest income decreased $7.1 million, or 4.4%, and $21.5 million, or 4.4%, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2019. The decreases resulted from lower yields on interest-earning assets, partially offset by balance sheet growth and the impact of lower funding costs. Overall, the net interest margin decreased 61 bp and 51 bp for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2019.

Net Interest Income Growth - Net interest income increased $1.1 million, or 0.7%, and $21.6 million, or 4.6%, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2018. The increase for the three months ended September 30, 2019 resulted from balance sheet growth, partially offset by the impact of a larger increase in funding costs as compared to yields on interest-earning assets. Overall, the net interest margin decreased 11 basis points during the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the same period in 2018. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the net interest margin increased 2 basis point compared to the same period in 2018.

Net Interest Margin - For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the changes in the net interest margin reflect the net impact of 12 and 30 basis point increases, respectively, in yields on interest-earning assets, and 24 and 28 basis point increases, respectively, in the cost of funds.

Loan Growth - Average loans grew by $574.4 million, or 3.6%, and $552.0 million, or 3.5%, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2018. The most notable increases were in the residential and commercial mortgage, commercial and consumer loan portfolios.
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Deposit GrowthNet Interest Margin - For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the decreases in the net interest margin reflect the net impact of a 112 bp and a 88 bp decrease in yields on interest-earning assets, respectively, partially offset by a 55 bp and 39 bp decrease in the cost of funds, respectively. - Average deposits grew $983.4 million, or 6.2%, and $899.4 million, or 5.8%, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2018. The increases were driven by growth in total interest-bearing demand, savings accounts and time deposits.

Asset Quality - Annualized net charge-offs to average loans outstanding were 0.15% and 0.07% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, compared to 0.08% and 0.40% for the same periods in 2018, respectively. The provision for credit losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $2.2 million and $12.3 million, respectively, compared to $1.6 million and $38.7 million, respectively, for the same periods in 2018. During the second quarter of 2018, the Corporation charged off $33.9 million and recorded a provision of $36.8 million for a credit loss related to a single, large commercial lending relationship ("Commercial Relationship") impacting the nine month period ended September 30, 2018.

Non-interest Income - For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, non-interest income, excluding investment securities gains, increased $4.3 million, or 8.4%, and $10.2 million, or 7.0%, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2018. Increases were experienced during both periods in wealth management income, commercial banking income, mortgage banking income and consumer banking income.

Net Investment securities gains - For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, net gains on sales of investment securities increased $4.5 million and $4.7 million, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2018. During the third quarter of 2019, the Corporation completed a balance sheet restructuring, which included the sale of approximately $400 million of investment securities and a corresponding prepayment of Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") advances. As a result of these transactions, $4.5 million of investment securities gains were realized during the quarter. See Note 3, "Investment Securities," in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details.

Non-interest Expense - Non-interest expense increased $11.4 million, or 8.4%, and $23.3 million, or 5.8%, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, in comparison to the same periods in 2018. Increases in salaries and employee benefits, other outside services, data processing and software and other expense were partially offset by a decrease in FDIC insurance due to the recognition of $2.6 million in assessment credits during the third quarter of 2019. In addition, the Corporation recorded $4.3 million of prepayment penalties on certain FHLB advances in conjunction with the above-mentioned balance sheet restructuring for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.


Loan Growth - Average Net Loans grew by $2.4 billion, or 14.9%, and $1.7 billion, or 10.5%, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2019. The increases were driven largely by the issuance of PPP loans and growth in the real estate commercial and residential mortgage portfolios.

Deposit Growth - Average deposits grew $3.4 billion, or 20.3%, and $2.4 billion, or 14.5%, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2019. The increases were driven by growth in all deposit categories except time deposits. The increases in average total demand and savings accounts were driven by the funding of various government stimulus programs, which largely remained in customer deposit accounts during the second and third quarters as well as seasonal increases in municipal accounts.

Long-term Debt- In March 2020, the Corporation issued a total of $375.0 million of subordinated notes, with $200.0 million of subordinated notes due in 2030 having a fixed-to-floating rate of 3.25% and an effective rate of 3.35% and $175.0 million of subordinated notes due in 2035 having a fixed-to-floating rate of 3.75% and an effective rate of 3.85%.

Asset Quality - Non-performing assets decreased $1.3 million as of September 30, 2020 compared to December 31, 2019. Annualized net recoveries to average loans outstanding were 0.05% for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and annualized net charge-offs were 0.10% for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared to net charge-offs of 0.15% and 0.07% for the same periods in 2019, respectively. The provisions for credit losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 were $7.1 million and $70.7 million, respectively, compared to $2.2 million and $12.3 million, respectively, for the same periods in 2019. The higher provision during the first nine months of 2020 was largely driven by the overall downturn in economic forecasts due to COVID-19, resulting in higher expected future credit losses under CECL. Qualitative adjustments used in determining the ACL increased compared to those at the time of adoption of CECL on January 1, 2020 primarily as a result of uncertainties related to forecasted economic variables due to the economic impact of COVID-19 and the future performance of loans that received deferrals or forbearances due to COVID-19.

Non-interest Income - For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, non-interest income, excluding net investment securities gains, increased $7.9 million, or 14.3%, and $14.6 million, or 9.4%, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2019. The increase during the three months ended September 30, 2020, was primarily the result of mortgage banking income which increased $10.1 million, driven by an increase in gains on sales of mortgage loans, partially offset by a $1.5 million increase to the valuation allowance for MSRs. In addition wealth management fees increased $1.0 million resulting from overall market performance. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, mortgage banking increased $15.0 million, net of a $9.2 million increase to the valuation allowance for MSRs. Increases were also experienced in wealth management fees and commercial banking.

Non-interest Expense - Non-interest expense decreased $7.6 million, or 5.2%, and $4.1 million, or 0.9%, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, in comparison to the same periods in 2019. The decrease during the three months ended September 30, 2020 was primarily the result of lower outside services, marketing and professional fees, partially offset by higher FDIC insurance and salaries and employee benefits. During 2019 in connection with the consolidation of the Corporation's subsidiary banks into Fulton Bank N.A. ("Charter Consolidation"), expenses, primarily outside services, totaling $5.2 million and $1.8$11.7 million were incurred for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, and 2018, respectively. ForIn addition during the third quarter of 2019, the Corporation recorded $4.3 million of prepayment penalties on certain FHLB advances in conjunction with a balance sheet restructuring. The decrease during the nine months ended September 30, 20192020 was primarily the result of decreases in outside services and 2018, Charter Consolidationmarketing, and lower prepayment penalties on FHLB advances, partially offset by higher salaries and employee benefits, increases in data processing and software expenses and state taxes.

As a result of a recent strategic operating expense review announced in October of 2020, the Corporation is undertaking a number of cost-saving initiatives that are expected to result in annual expense savings of $25 million. The Corporation expects to reinvest a portion of the cost savings to accelerate digital transformation initiatives. It is expected that the cost savings will not be fully realized until mid-2021. In addition, it is expected that a pre-tax charge within the range of $17 to $19 million will be realized for this initiative for employee severance, fixed asset write-offs
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and lease termination charges, among others. Of this charge, $800,000 for severance expense in connection with the closure and consolidation of 21 financial centers expected to be completed in early 2021 was incurred in the third quarter of 2020, $16 to $17 million is expected to be incurred in the fourth quarter of 2020, with the remaining charges of up to approximately $1 million being recognized in the first quarter of 2021.

Income Taxes - Income taxes were $11.7$9.5 million and $8.6$18.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, resulting in ETRs of 13.4% and 12.9%, respectively, as compared to 13.9% and 14.5% for the same periods in 2019, respectively. The ETR was lower mainly due to lower income before income taxes. The ETR is generally lower than the federal statutory rate of 21% due to tax-exempt interest income earned on loans, investments in tax-free municipal securities and investments in community development projects that generate tax credits under various federal programs.

Income Taxes - Income tax expense was $10.0 million and $30.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, resulting in effective tax rates ("ETR"), or income taxes as a percentage of income before income taxes, of 13.9% and 14.5%, respectively, as compared to 11.5% and 11.3% for the same periods in 2018, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the ETR was lower mainly due to the recording of a net tax benefit associated with legislative changes enacted in New Jersey during the third quarter of 2018. The ETR is generally lower than the federal statutory rate of 21% due to tax-exempt interest income earned on loans, investments in tax-free municipal securities and investments in community development projects that generate tax credits under various federal programs.















































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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 the Corporation and 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 at 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 Statementsconsolidated financial statements in their entirety. Following are reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure:
Three months ended September 30Nine months ended September 30
2020201920202019
(dollars in thousands)
Return on average tangible shareholders' equity
Net income$61,607 $62,108 $127,213 $178,550 
Plus: Intangible amortization, net of tax103 846 312 1,016 
Numerator$61,711 $62,954 $127,525 $179,566 
Average common shareholders' equity$2,374,091 $2,315,585 $2,340,204 $2,294,165 
Less: Average goodwill and intangible assets(534,971)(535,184)(535,103)(534,097)
Denominator$1,839,120 $1,780,401 $1,805,101 $1,760,068 
Return on average tangible shareholders' equity, annualized13.50 %14.03 %9.44 %13.64 %
Efficiency ratio
Non-interest expense$139,147 $146,770 $424,705 $428,762 
Less: Prepayment penalty on FHLB advances (4,326)(2,878)(4,326)
Less: Amortization of tax credit investments(1,694)(1,533)(4,594)(4,516)
Less: Intangible amortization(132)(1,071)(397)(1,285)
Numerator$137,321 $139,840 $416,836 $418,635 
Net interest income (FTE) (1)
$157,106 $164,517 $476,931 $498,877 
Plus: Total non-interest income63,248 59,813 173,814 160,879 
Less: Investment securities gains, net(2)(4,492)(3,053)(4,733)
Denominator$220,353 $219,838 $647,692 $655,023 
Efficiency ratio62.3 %63.6 %64.4 %63.9 %

(1)    Presented on a FTE basis, using a 21% federal tax rate and statutory interest expense disallowances. See also the “Net Interest Income” section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis.

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 Three months ended September 30 Nine months ended September 30
 2019 2018 2019 2018
 (dollars in thousands)
Return on average tangible equity
Net income$62,108
 $65,633
 $178,550
 $150,310
Plus: Intangible amortization, net of tax846
 
 1,016
 
Numerator$62,954
 $65,633
 $179,566
 $150,310
        
Average common shareholders' equity$2,315,585
 $2,269,093
 $2,294,165
 $2,247,034
Less: Average goodwill and intangible assets(535,184) (531,556) (534,097) (531,556)
Denominator$1,780,401
 $1,737,537
 $1,760,068
 $1,715,478
        
Return on average tangible equity, annualized14.03% 14.99% 13.64% 11.71%
        
Efficiency ratio       
Non-interest expense$146,770
 $135,413
 $428,762
 $405,419
Less: Prepayment penalty on FHLB advances(4,326) 
 (4,326) 
Less: Amortization of tax credit investments(1,533) (1,637) (4,516) (4,911)
Less: Intangible amortization(1,071) 
 (1,285) 
Numerator$139,840
 $133,776
 $418,635
 $400,508
        
Net interest income (fully taxable equivalent) (1)
$164,517
 $163,194
 $498,877
 $476,453
Plus: Total non-interest income59,813
 51,033
 160,879
 146,002
Less: Investment securities gains, net(4,492) (14) (4,733) (37)
Denominator$219,838
 $214,213
 $655,023
 $622,418
        
Efficiency ratio63.6% 62.5% 63.9% 64.4%



(1)Presented on a fully taxable equivalent ("FTE") basis, using a 21% federal tax rate and statutory interest expense disallowances. See also the “Net Interest Income” section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 includes a summary of critical accounting policies that the Corporation considers to be most important to the presentation of its financial condition and results of operations, because they require management’s most difficult judgments as a result of the need to make estimates about the effects of matters that are inherently uncertain.

The following discussion addresses the critical accounting policies related to the application of CECL, which was adopted on January 1, 2020.

ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES

The Corporation adopted new accounting guidance for estimating credit losses, known as CECL, in the first quarter of 2020. In accordance with CECL, the ACL, which includes both the ACL - loans and the ACL - OBS credit exposures, is calculated with the objective of maintaining a reserve for CECL over the remaining expected life of the portfolio. Management's determination of the appropriateness of the reserve is based on periodic evaluations of the loan portfolio, lending-related commitments, current as well as forecasted economic factors and other relevant factors.

In determining the ACL, the Corporation uses three independent components. These components are PD, which measures the likelihood that a borrower will be unable to meet its debt obligations, LGD, which measures the share of an asset that is lost if a borrower defaults, and EAD which measures the gross exposure under a facility upon default. The PD models were developed based on historical default data. Both internal variables and external variables are evaluated in the process. The main internal variables are risk rating (commercial loans) or delinquency history (consumer loans) and the external variables are economic variables obtained from external forecasts. Management applies risk rating transition matrices to pools of loans and lending-related commitments with similar risk characteristics to determine default probabilities, calibrates using economic forecasts, applies modeled LGD results to associated EAD and incorporates modeled overlays and qualitative adjustments to estimate ACL. As such, the calculation of ACL is inherently subjective and requires management to exercise significant judgment.

The ACL is estimated over a reasonable and supportable forecast period based on the projected performance of specific economic variables that statistically correlate with PD rates. As economic variables revert to long-term averages through the forecast process, externally developed long-term economic forecasts are used to establish the impacts of the economic scenario, reversion, and long-term averages in the development of losses over the expected life of the assets being modeled. The CECL estimate is highly sensitive to the economic forecasts used to develop the estimate. Due to the high level of uncertainty regarding significant assumptions, such as the ultimate impact of COVID-19 and effectiveness of the related government response, since the beginning of 2020 the Corporation has evaluated a range of economic scenarios, including more and less severe economic deteriorations, with varying speeds of recovery.

The ACL includes qualitative adjustments, as appropriate, intended to capture the impact of uncertainties not reflected in the quantitative models. Qualitative adjustments include and consider changes in international, national, regional and local economic and business conditions, an assessment of the lending environment, including underwriting standards and other factors affecting credit quality. Qualitative adjustments have increased compared to those at the time of adoption of CECL on January 1, 2020 primarily as a result of uncertainties related to forecasted economic variables due to the economic impact of COVID-19 and the future performance of loans that received deferrals or forbearances due to COVID-19.

For further discussion of the methodology used in the determination of the ACL, refer to Note 1, "Basis of Presentation" to the Consolidated Financial Statements. To the extent actual outcomes differ from management estimates, additional provision for credit losses may be required that would adversely impact earnings in future periods.

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Three months ended September 30, 20192020 compared to the three months ended September 30, 20182019

Net Interest Income

FTE net interest income increased $1.3decreased $7.4 million, to $164.5$157.1 million, infor the three months ended September 30, 2019,2020, from $163.2$164.5 million in the same period in 2018.2019. The net interest marginNIM decreased 11 basis points,61 bp, or 3.2%18.4%, to 3.31%2.70%, compared to 3.42%3.31% for the same period in 2018.2019. 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 21% federal tax rate and statutory interest expense disallowances. The discussion following this table is based on these FTE amounts.
 Three months ended September 30
 20202019
Average
Balance
InterestYield/
Rate
Average
Balance
InterestYield/
Rate
ASSETS(dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
Net Loans (1)
$18,880,519 $160,344 3.38 %$16,436,507 $188,280 4.55 %
Taxable investment securities (2)
2,011,893 13,150 2.61 2,282,292 15,565 2.73 
Tax-exempt investment securities (2)
861,764 6,899 3.19 516,907 4,650 3.57 
Total investment securities2,873,657 20,049 2.79 2,799,199 20,215 2.88 
Loans held for sale79,999 728 3.64 31,898 466 5.83 
Other interest-earning assets1,387,327 1,028 0.30 509,579 2,709 2.12 
Total interest-earning assets23,221,502 182,149 3.13 19,777,183 211,670 4.25 
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks138,567 120,967 
Premises and equipment239,183 240,383 
Other assets1,835,190 1,491,115 
Less: ACL - loans (3)
(264,934)(171,848)
Total Assets$25,169,508 $21,457,800 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits$5,591,548 $1,913 0.14 %$4,448,112 $9,163 0.82 %
Savings deposits5,716,050 2,347 0.16 5,026,316 11,059 0.87 
Brokered deposits314,721 440 0.56 253,426 1,536 2.40 
Time deposits2,495,445 9,931 1.58 2,974,993 13,979 1.86 
Total interest-bearing deposits14,117,764 14,631 0.41 12,702,847 35,737 1.12 
Short-term borrowings613,127 370 0.24 919,697 4,156 1.78 
 FHLB advances and long-term debt1,295,515 10,042 3.10 842,706 7,260 3.44 
Total interest-bearing liabilities16,026,406 25,043 0.62 14,465,250 47,153 1.29 
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits6,270,683 4,247,820 
Total Deposits/Cost of deposits20,388,447 0.29 16,950,667 0.84 
Other liabilities498,328 429,145 
Total Liabilities22,795,417 19,142,215 
Total Interest-bearing liabilities and non-interest bearing deposits/Cost of funds22,297,089 0.45 18,713,070 1.00 
Shareholders’ equity2,374,091 2,315,585 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity$25,169,508 $21,457,800 
Net interest income/FTE NIM157,106 2.70 %164,517 3.31 %
Tax equivalent adjustment(2,990)(3,257)
Net interest income$154,116 $161,260 
 Three months ended September 30
 2019 2018
 
Average
Balance
 Interest 
Yield/
Rate
 
Average
Balance
 Interest 
Yield/
Rate
ASSETS(dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:           
Loans and leases, net of unearned income (1)
$16,436,507
 $188,280
 4.55% $15,862,143
 $177,329
 4.44%
Taxable investment securities (2)
2,282,292
 15,565
 2.73
 2,239,837
 13,956
 2.49
Tax-exempt investment securities (2)
516,907
 4,650
 3.57
 415,908
 3,841
 3.67
Total investment securities2,799,199
 20,215
 2.88
 2,655,745
 17,797
 2.68
Loans held for sale31,898
 466
 5.83
 27,195
 388
 5.71
Other interest-earning assets509,579
 2,709
 2.12
 416,129
 1,601
 1.53
Total interest-earning assets19,777,183
 211,670
 4.25
 18,961,212
 197,115
 4.13
Noninterest-earning assets:           
Cash and due from banks120,967
     100,568
    
Premises and equipment240,383
     231,280
    
Other assets1,491,115
     1,137,293
    
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses(171,848)     (157,121)    
Total Assets$21,457,800
     $20,273,232
    
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY           
Interest-bearing liabilities:           
Demand deposits$4,448,112
 $9,163
 0.82% $4,116,051
 $6,378
 0.61%
Savings and money market deposits5,026,316
 11,059
 0.87
 4,718,148
 7,569
 0.64
Brokered deposits253,426
 1,536
 2.40
 162,467
 840
 2.05
Time deposits2,974,993
 13,979
 1.86
 2,672,548
 9,032
 1.34
Total interest-bearing deposits12,702,847
 35,737
 1.12
 11,669,214
 23,819
 0.81
Short-term borrowings919,697
 4,156
 1.78
 724,132
 2,002
 1.09
FHLB advances and other long-term debt842,706
 7,260
 3.44
 988,748
 8,100
 3.26
Total interest-bearing liabilities14,465,250
 47,153
 1.29
 13,382,094
 33,921
 1.01
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
          
Demand deposits4,247,820
     4,298,020
    
Other429,145
     324,025
    
Total Liabilities19,142,215
     18,004,139
    
Shareholders’ equity2,315,585
     2,269,093
    
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity$21,457,800
     $20,273,232
    
Net interest income/net interest margin (FTE)  164,517
 3.31%   163,194
 3.42%
Tax equivalent adjustment  (3,257)     (3,067)  
Net interest income  $161,260
     $160,127
  
(1)Average balance includes non-performing loans.
(1)Average balance includes non-performing loans.
(2)Balances include amortized historical cost for available for sale securities; the related unrealized holding gains (losses) are included in other assets.
Note:(2)Balances include amortized historical cost for AFS. The weighted average interest rate on total average interest-bearing liabilitiesrelated unrealized holding gains (losses) are included in other assets.
(3)ACL - loans relates to the ACL specifically for Net Loans and average non-interest bearing demand deposits ("cost of funds") was 1.00% and 0.76%does not include the ACL for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.OBS credit exposures, which is included in other liabilities.



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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 September 30, 20192020 in comparison to the same period in 2018:2019:
 2020 vs. 2019
Increase (Decrease) due
to change in
 VolumeRateNet
 (in thousands)
FTE Interest income on:
Net Loans (1)
$24,784 $(52,720)$(27,936)
Taxable investment securities(1,961)(454)(2,415)
Tax-exempt investment securities2,783 (534)2,249 
Loans held for sale487 (225)262 
Other interest-earning assets1,957 (3,638)(1,681)
Total interest income$28,050 $(57,571)$(29,521)
Interest expense on:
Demand deposits$1,569 $(8,819)$(7,250)
Savings deposits1,303 (10,014)(8,711)
Brokered deposits232 (1,328)(1,096)
Time deposits(2,094)(1,955)(4,049)
Short-term borrowings(1,054)(2,732)(3,786)
Long-term borrowings3,550 (768)2,782 
Total interest expense$3,507 $(25,617)$(22,110)
 
2019 vs. 2018
Increase (Decrease) due
to change in
 Volume Rate Net
 (in thousands)
Interest income on:     
Loans and leases, net of unearned income$6,472
 $4,479
 $10,951
Taxable investment securities269
 1,340
 1,609
Tax-exempt investment securities910
 (101) 809
Loans held for sale70
 8
 78
Other interest-earning assets408
 700
 1,108
Total interest income$8,129
 $6,426
 $14,555
Interest expense on:     
Demand deposits$529
 $2,256
 $2,785
Savings and money market deposits531
 2,959
 3,490
Brokered deposits533
 163
 696
Time deposits1,117
 3,830
 4,947
Short-term borrowings645
 1,509
 2,154
FHLB advances and other long-term debt(1,249) 409
 (840)
Total interest expense$2,106
 $11,126
 $13,232
(1)Average balance includes non-performing loans.
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.

The Federal Open Market Committee ("FOMC") increasedFOMC decreased the target federal funds rate ("Fed Funds Rate")Rate by 25 basis pointsbp in each of March, June,August, September and DecemberOctober of 2018. During 20192019. In March 2020, the FOMC decreased the Fed Funds Rate by 25 basis pointsa total of 150 bp in each of July and September.response to COVID-19. These changes in the Fed Funds Rate resulted in corresponding increases or decreases to the index rates for the Corporation's variable and adjustable rate loans, primarily the prime rate and the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR")LIBOR as well as for certain interest-bearing liabilities.

As summarized above,in the $816.0 million, or 4.3%, increase in interest-earning assets, primarily loans and leases, contributed $8.1 million in FTE interest income, andpreceding table, the 12 basis point increase112 bp decrease in the yield on average interest-earning assets resulted indrove a $6.4$57.6 million increasedecrease in FTE interest income, but was partially offset by the impact of a $3.4 billion, or 17.4%, increase in average interest-earning assets, primarily PPP loans, which contributed $28.1 million to FTE interest income.The yield on the loan and lease portfolio increased 11 basis points,decreased 117 bp, or 2.5%25.7%, from the third quarter of 2018,2019, as all variable and certain adjustable rate loans repriced to higherlower rates, and yields on new loan originations generally exceededwere lower than the average yield on the loan portfolio. Adjustable rate loans reprice on dates specified in the loan agreements, which may be later than the date the Fed Funds Rate and related loan index rates increase or decrease. As such, the impact of changes in index rates on adjustable rate loans may not be fully realized until future periods.

Interest expense decreased $22.1 million primarily due to the 67 bp decrease in the rate on average interest-bearing liabilities.The rates on average interest-bearing demand deposits and savings deposits decreased 68 bp and 71 bp, respectively, which contributed $8.8 million and $10.0 million to the decrease in interest expense, respectively. Brokered deposit rates decreased 184 bp, which contributed $1.3 million to the decrease in interest expense. In addition, the 154 bp decrease in the rates on short-term borrowings contributed $2.7 million to the decrease in interest expense. The $452.8 million increase in average long-term borrowings contributed $3.6 million of additional interest expense, partially offset by a $768,000 decrease in additional interest expense as a result of 34 bp decrease in the average rate.







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Average loans and average FTE yields, by type, are summarized in the following table:
Three months ended September 30Increase (Decrease)
 20202019 in Balance
 BalanceYieldBalanceYield$%
 (dollars in thousands)
Real estate – commercial mortgage$6,986,528 3.27 %$6,489,456 4.57 %$497,072 7.7 %
Commercial and industrial (1)
5,983,872 2.53 4,414,406 4.57 1,569,466 35.6 
Real estate – residential mortgage2,975,516 3.73 2,512,899 4.06 462,617 18.4 
Real estate – home equity1,237,602 3.87 1,364,161 5.27 (126,559)(9.3)
Real estate – construction981,589 3.84 905,060 4.68 76,529 8.5 
Consumer464,851 4.07 457,524 4.36 7,327 1.6 
Equipment lease financing279,217 3.96 277,555 4.41 1,662 0.6 
Other (2)
(28,656) 15,446 — (44,102)N/M
Total loans$18,880,519 3.38 %$16,436,507 4.55 %$2,444,012 14.9 %
(1) Includes average PPP loans of $2.0 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2020.
(2) Consists of overdrafts and net origination fees and costs.
N/M - Not meaningful

Average loans increased $2.4 billion, or 14.9%, compared to the same period of 2019. The increase was driven largely by growth in the commercial and industrial portfolio as a result of loans originated under the PPP. Excluding loans originated under the PPP, commercial and industrial loan balances declined. Commercial and residential mortgage loan portfolios, as well as the construction, consumer and equipment lease financing portfolios, experienced growth, partially offset by decreases in the home equity loan portfolio.

Average deposits and average interest rates, by type, are summarized in the following table:
Three months ended September 30Increase (Decrease)
in Balance
 20202019
 BalanceRateBalanceRate$%
 (dollars in thousands)
Noninterest-bearing demand$6,270,683  %$4,247,820 — %$2,022,863 47.6 %
Interest-bearing demand5,591,548 0.14 4,448,112 0.82 1,143,436 25.7 
Savings5,716,050 0.16 5,026,316 0.87 689,734 13.7 
Total demand and savings17,578,281 0.1 13,722,248 0.58 3,856,033 28.1 
Brokered deposits314,721 0.56 253,426 2.40 61,295 24.2 
Time deposits2,495,445 1.58 2,974,993 1.86 (479,548)(16.1)
Total deposits$20,388,447 0.29 %$16,950,667 0.84 %$3,437,780 20.3 %

Average total demand and savings accounts increased $3.9 billion, or 28.1%, primarily driven by increases in noninterest-bearing demand deposits as well as interest-bearing demand and saving accounts. The increases in average total demand and savings accounts resulted from the funding of various government stimulus programs, which largely remained in customer deposit accounts during the quarter as well as seasonal increases in municipal accounts.

The average cost of total deposits decreased 55 bp, to 0.29%, for the third quarter of 2020, compared to 0.84% for the same period of 2019, mainly as a result of reductions in deposit rates in response to the FOMC reductions to the Fed Funds Rate and also as a result of deposit rate decreases implemented after the Fed Funds Rate cuts during the second half of 2019.









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Average borrowings and interest rates, by type, are summarized in the following table:
Three months ended September 30Increase (Decrease)
 20202019in Balance
 BalanceRateBalanceRate$%
Short-term borrowings:(dollars in thousands)
Customer funding(1)
$613,127 0.24 %$332,893 0.80 %$280,234 84.2 %
Federal funds purchased  101,022 2.11 (101,022)N/M
FHLB advances and other borrowings (2)
  485,782 2.38 (485,782)N/M
Total short-term borrowings613,127 0.24 919,697 1.78 (306,570)(33.3)
Long-term borrowings:
FHLB advances535,992 1.81 455,264 2.55 80,728 17.7 
Other long-term debt759,523 4.00 387,442 4.48 372,081 96.0 
Total long-term borrowings1,295,515 3.10 842,706 3.44 452,809 53.7 
Total borrowings$1,908,642 2.18 %$1,762,403 2.57 %$146,239 8.3 %
(1) Includes repurchase agreements and short-term promissory notes.
(2) Consists of FHLB borrowings with original term of less than one year.

Average total short-term borrowings decreased $306.6 million, or 33.3%, primarily as a result of a $485.8 million decrease in FHLB advances and other borrowings and a $101.0 million decrease in federal funds purchased, partially offset by a $280.2 million increase in customer funding. These decreases resulted from excess funding provided by higher deposits. The average cost of short-term borrowings decreased 154 bp, mainly due to the net impact of changes in the Fed Funds Rate.

Average total long-term borrowings increased $452.8 million, or 53.7%, during the third quarter of 2020, compared to the same period of 2019, primarily as a result of the issuance of $375.0 million of subordinated notes in March of 2020. The 74 bp decrease in the rate on FHLB advances reflects the impact of restructurings.

Provision for Credit Losses

The provision for credit losses was $7.1 million for the third quarter of 2020, an increase of $4.9 million from the same period of 2019. The increase was the result of several factors, most notably, the overall uncertainty in economic forecasts due to COVID-19.























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Non-Interest Income

The following table presents the components of non-interest income:
 Three months ended September 30Increase (Decrease)
 20202019$%
 (dollars in thousands)
Wealth management fees$14,943 $13,867 $1,076 7.8 %
Commercial banking:
   Merchant and card6,237 6,166 71 1.2 
   Cash management4,742 4,696 46 1.0 
   Capital markets4,696 4,448 248 5.6 
   Other commercial banking2,636 3,478 (842)(24.2)
     Total commercial banking18,311 18,788 (477)(2.5)
Consumer banking:
  Card5,002 5,791 (789)(13.6)
  Overdraft3,015 4,682 (1,667)(35.6)
  Other consumer banking2,406 2,860 (454)(15.9)
     Total consumer banking10,423 13,333 (2,910)(21.8)
Mortgage banking:
Gains on sales of mortgage loans19,480 5,520 13,960 N/M
Mortgage servicing income(2,679)1,138 (3,817)N/M
        Total mortgage banking16,801 6,658 10,143 N/M
Other2,769 2,675 94 3.5 
     Non-interest income before investment securities gains63,246 55,321 7,925 14.3 
Investment securities gains, net2 4,492 (4,490)N/M
Total Non-Interest Income$63,248 $59,813 $3,435 5.7 %
N/M - Not meaningful

Non-interest income, before net investment securities gains, increased $7.9 million, or 14.3%, in the third quarter of 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019. Wealth management revenues increased $1.1 million, or 7.8%, primarily resulting from growth in brokerage income due to an increase in client asset levels and improved overall market performance.

Total commercial banking income decreased $477,000, or 2.5%, compared to the same period in 2019, driven by decreases in other commercial banking income (primarily other services charges on deposits and Small Business Administration income) as a result of COVID-19.

Total consumer banking income decreased $2.9 million, or 21.8%, compared to the same period in 2019, primarily driven by lower overdraft fees.

Mortgage banking income increased $10.1 million, driven by an increase in gains on sales of mortgage loans, partially offset by a decrease in mortgage servicing income. The increase in gains on sales of mortgage loans reflected increases in both the volume of loans sold and higher spreads on sales. The decrease in mortgage servicing income was driven by a $1.5 million increase to the valuation allowance for MSRs in the third quarter of 2020, and higher MSR amortization due to higher prepayments.

Investment securities gains, net, were lower compared to the same period of 2019 as a result of a balance sheet restructuring involving the sale of approximately $400 million of investment securities and a corresponding prepayment of FHLB advances completed during the third quarter of 2019. As a result of these transactions, $4.5 million of investment securities gains were realized during the third quarter of 2019.

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Non-Interest Expense

The following table presents the components of non-interest expense:
 Three months ended September 30Increase (Decrease)
 20202019$%
 (dollars in thousands)
Salaries and employee benefits$79,227 $78,211 $1,016 1.3 %
Net occupancy13,221 12,368 853 6.9 
Data processing and software12,285 11,590 695 6.0 
Other outside services7,617 12,163 (4,546)(37.4)
Professional fees2,879 3,331 (452)(13.6)
Equipment3,711 3,459 252 7.3 
State taxes2,692 2,523 169 6.7 
FDIC insurance1,578 239 1,339 N/M
Marketing1,147 3,322 (2,175)(65.5)
Amortization of TCI1,694 1,533 161 10.5 
Intangible amortization132 1,071 (939)(87.7)
Prepayment penalty on FHLB advances 4,326 (4,326)N/M
Other12,962 12,634 328 2.6 
Total non-interest expense$139,147 $146,770 $(7,623)(5.2)%
N/M - Not meaningful

The $1.0 million, or 1.3%, increase in salaries and employee benefits reflected an $800,000 severance expense incurred in connection with the 21 financial center closures and consolidations expected to be completed in early 2021.

Other outside services decreased $4.5 million, or 37.4%, as 2019 included $2.6 million of expense associated with the Charter Consolidation.

Marketing expense declined $2.2 million, or 65.5%, as a result of reduced marketing campaigns during the quarter.

Professional fees decreased $452,000, or 13.6%, primarily due to a decrease in legal fees. The Corporation incurs fees related to various legal matters in the normal course of business. These fees can fluctuate based on timing and the extent of these matters.

FDIC insurance increased $1.3 million compared to the same period in 2019. FDIC insurance expense was reduced in the third quarter of 2019 as a result of the receipt of assessment credits.

The third quarter of 2019 included approximately $4.3 million of penalties related to the prepayment of certain FHLB advances in conjunction with the 2019 balance sheet restructuring mentioned above.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2020 was $9.5 million, a $500,000 decrease from $10.0 million for the same period in 2019. The Corporation’s ETR was 13.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2020, compared to 13.9% in the same period of 2019. The decrease in income tax expense primarily resulted from a decrease in income before taxes. The ETR is generally lower than the federal statutory rate of 21% due to tax-exempt interest income earned on loans, investments in tax-free municipal securities and investments in community development projects that generate tax credits under various federal programs.







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Nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019

Net Interest Income

FTE net interest income decreased $21.9 million, to $476.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, from $498.9 million for the same period in 2019. The NIM decreased 51 bp, or 15.0%, to 2.90% compared to 3.41% for the same period in 2019. 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 21% federal tax rate and statutory interest expense disallowances. The discussion following this table is based on these FTE amounts.
 Nine months ended September 30
 20202019
Average
Balance
Interest Yield/
Rate
Average
Balance
InterestYield/
Rate
ASSETS(dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
Net Loans(1)
$18,027,253 $498,455 3.69 %$16,316,540 $565,095 4.63 %
Taxable investment securities (2)
2,165,180 44,615 2.75 2,305,472 46,935 2.71 
Tax-exempt investment securities (2)
804,484 19,596 3.24 468,689 12,940 3.66 
Total investment securities2,969,664 64,211 2.88 2,774,161 59,875 2.87 
Loans held for sale54,355 1,557 3.82 24,357 1,056 5.78 
Other interest-earning assets936,819 4,325 0.62 428,982 6,879 2.14 
Total interest-earning assets21,988,091 568,548 3.45 19,544,040 632,905 4.33 
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks143,496 116,019 
Premises and equipment239,739 239,402 
Other assets1,729,351 1,337,482 
Less: ACL - loans(3)
(242,300)(165,733)
Total Assets$23,858,377 $21,071,210 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits$5,116,696 $9,933 0.26 %$4,263,869 $24,854 0.78 %
Savings and money market deposits5,431,071 12,788 0.31 4,955,403 31,570 0.85 
Brokered deposits300,795 1,935 0.86 240,045 4,500 2.51 
Time deposits2,626,802 33,533 1.71 2,853,147 37,050 1.74 
Total interest-bearing deposits13,475,364 58,189 0.58 12,312,464 97,974 1.06 
Short-term borrowings873,694 4,960 0.76 894,116 12,200 1.81 
FHLB advances and other long-term debt1,240,253 28,468 3.06 965,111 23,854 3.30 
Total interest-bearing liabilities15,589,311 91,617 0.78 14,171,691 134,028 1.26 
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits5,458,807 4,223,927 
Total Deposits/Cost of deposits18,934,171 0.41 16,536,391 0.79 
Other liabilities470,055 381,427 
Total Liabilities21,518,173 18,777,045 
Total Interest-bearing liabilities and non-interest bearing deposits/Cost of funds21,048,118 0.58 18,395,618 0.97 
Shareholders’ equity2,340,204 2,294,165 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity$23,858,377 $21,071,210 
Net interest income/FTE NIM476,931 2.90 %498,877 3.41 %
Tax equivalent adjustment(9,315)(9,758)
Net interest income$467,616 $489,119 

(1)Average balance includes non-performing loans.
(2)Balances include amortized historical cost for AFS. The related unrealized holding gains (losses) are included in other assets.
(3)ACL - loans relates to the ACL specifically for Net Loans and does not include the ACL for OBS credit exposures, which is included in other liabilities.


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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 nine months ended September 30, 2020 in comparison to the same period in 2019:
 2020 vs. 2019
Increase (Decrease) due
to change in
 VolumeRateNet
FTE Interest income on:(in thousands)
Net Loans (1)
$3,192 $(69,832)$(66,640)
Taxable investment securities(2,213)(108)(2,320)
Tax-exempt investment securities6,580 76 6,656 
Loans held for sale579 (78)501 
Other interest-earning assets436 (2,990)(2,554)
Total interest income$8,575 $(72,932)$(64,357)
Interest expense on:
Demand deposits$(1,303)$(13,618)$(14,921)
Savings deposits(732)(18,050)(18,782)
Brokered deposits(228)(2,336)(2,565)
Time deposits(1,161)(2,355)(3,517)
Short-term borrowings(273)(6,967)(7,240)
Long-term borrowings4,594 20 4,614 
Total interest expense$896 $(43,307)$(42,411)
(1)Average balance includes non-performing loans.
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.

The FOMC decreased the Fed Funds Rate by 25 bp in each of August, September and October of 2019. In March 2020, the FOMC decreased the Fed Funds Rate by a total of 150 bp in response to COVID-19. These changes in the Fed Funds Rate resulted in corresponding decreases to the index rates for the Corporation's variable and adjustable rate loans, primarily the prime rate and LIBOR as well as for certain interest-bearing liabilities.

The 88 bp decrease in the yield on average interest-earning assets drove a $72.9 million decrease in FTE interest income, but was partially offset by the impact of a $2.4 billion, or 12.5%, increase in average interest-earning assets, primarily loans, which contributed $8.6 million to FTE interest income. The yield on the loan portfolio decreased 94 bp, or 20.2%, from the same period of 2019, as all variable and certain adjustable rate loans repriced to lower rates, and yields on new loan originations generally were lower than the average yield on the loan portfolio. Adjustable rate loans reprice on dates specified in the loan agreements, which may be later than the date the Fed Funds Rate and related loan index rates increase or decrease. As such, the impact of changes in index rates on adjustable rate loans may not be fully realized until future periods.

Interest expense increased $13.2decreased $42.4 million primarily due to the 28 basis point increase48 bp decrease in the rate on average interest-bearing liabilities. The 52 basis point increase in the rates on time deposits contributed $3.8 million to the increase in interest expense, while the rates on average interest-bearing demand deposits and savings deposits decreased 52 bp and money market deposits increased 21 and 23 basis points,54 bp, respectively, which contributed $2.3$13.6 million and $3.0$18.1 million to the increasedecrease in interest expense, respectively. In addition, the 69 basis point increase105 bp decrease in the rates on short-term borrowings contributed $1.5$7.0 million to the increasedecrease in interest expense.















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Average loans and leases and average FTE yields, by type, are summarized in the following table:
Nine months ended September 30Increase (Decrease)
 20202019in Balance
 BalanceYieldBalanceYield$%
 (dollars in thousands)
Real estate – commercial mortgage$6,870,148 3.64 %$6,431,012 4.64 %$439,136 6.8 %
Commercial and industrial (1)
5,382,459 3.10 4,438,894 4.65 943,565 21.3 
Real estate – residential mortgage2,805,694 3.86 2,386,264 4.07 419,430 17.6 
Real estate – home equity1,269,525 4.17 1,400,371 5.32 (130,846)(9.3)
Real estate – construction950,845 3.83 926,036 4.94 24,809 2.7 
Consumer465,661 4.19 442,678 4.41 22,983 5.2 
Equipment lease financing282,800 3.91 278,463 4.42 4,337 1.6 
Other (2)
121  12,822 — (12,701)(99.1)
Total loans$18,027,253 3.69 %$16,316,540 4.63 %$1,710,713 10.5 %
 Three months ended September 30 Increase (Decrease)
 2019 2018  in Balance
 Balance Yield Balance Yield $ %
 (dollars in thousands)
Real estate – commercial mortgage$6,489,456
 4.57% $6,309,663
 4.46% $179,793
 2.8%
Commercial – industrial, financial and agricultural4,414,992
 4.56
 4,304,320
 4.36
 110,672
 2.6
Real estate – residential mortgage2,512,899
 4.06
 2,142,977
 3.96
 369,922
 17.3
Real estate – home equity1,364,161
 5.27
 1,474,011
 4.99
 (109,850) (7.5)
Real estate – construction905,060
 4.68
 969,575
 4.58
 (64,515) (6.7)
Consumer457,524
 4.36
 375,656
 4.50
 81,868
 21.8
Equipment lease financing277,555
 4.41
 276,456
 4.66
 1,099
 0.4
Other14,860
 
 9,485
 
 5,375
 56.7
Total loans and leases$16,436,507
 4.55% $15,862,143
 4.44% $574,364
 3.6%
(1) Includes average PPP loans of $1.1 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
(2) Consists of overdrafts and net origination fees and costs.

Average loans and leases increased $574.4 million,$1.7 billion, or 3.6%10.5%, compared to the same period of 2018.2019. The increase was driven largely by growth in the residentialcommercial and industrial portfolio, which was primarily attributable to the origination of PPP loans in the second quarter of 2020. Excluding loans originated under the PPP, commercial and industrial loan balances declined as a result of the overall slowing of the economy. Commercial and residential mortgage loan portfolios, as well as the commercialconstruction, consumer and consumer portfolios.equipment lease financing portfolios experienced growth, partially offset by decreases in the home equity loan portfolio.

Average deposits and average interest rates, by type, are summarized in the following table:
Nine months ended September 30Increase (Decrease)
in Balance
 20202019
 BalanceRateBalanceRate$%
 (dollars in thousands)
Noninterest-bearing demand$5,458,807  %$4,223,927 — %$1,234,880 29.2 %
Interest-bearing demand5,116,696 0.26 4,263,869 0.78 852,827 20.0 
Savings5,431,071 0.31 4,955,403 0.85 475,668 9.6 
Total demand and savings16,006,574 0.19 13,443,199 0.56 2,563,375 19.1 
Brokered deposits300,795 0.86 240,045 2.51 60,750 25.3 
Time deposits2,626,802 1.71 2,853,147 1.74 (226,345)(7.9)
Total deposits$18,934,171 0.41 %$16,536,391 0.79 %$2,397,780 14.5 %
 Three months ended September 30 Increase (Decrease) in Balance
 2019 2018 
 Balance Rate Balance Rate $ %
 (dollars in thousands)
Noninterest-bearing demand$4,247,820
 % $4,298,020
 % $(50,200) (1.2)%
Interest-bearing demand4,448,112
 0.82
 4,116,051
 0.61
 332,061
 8.1
Savings and money market accounts5,026,316
 0.87
 4,718,148
 0.64
 308,168
 6.5
Total demand and savings13,722,248
 0.58
 13,132,219
 0.42
 590,029
 4.5
Brokered deposits253,426
 2.40
 162,467
 2.05
 90,959
 56.0
Time deposits2,974,993
 1.86
 2,672,548
 1.34
 302,445
 11.3
Total deposits$16,950,667
 0.84% $15,967,234
 0.59% $983,433
 6.2 %

Average total demand and savings accounts increased $590.0 million,$2.6 billion, or 4.5%19.1%, driven by increases in savings and money marketnoninterest-bearing demand deposits, interest-bearing demand deposits and interest-bearing demand deposits.saving accounts. The overall increaseprimary reason for the increases in average total demand and savings deposits was primarily due to a $256.8 million, or 11.0%, increase in municipal account balances, a $213.8 million, or 4.9%, increase in business account balances and a $121.8 million, or 1.9%, increase in consumer account balances.

Average time deposits increased $302.4 million, or 11.3%, primarily driven by new customer accounts. Average brokered deposits increased $91.0 million, or 56.0%, which wasaccounts were the result of the continued growthfunding of brokeredvarious government stimulus programs, which largely remained in customer deposit programs introducedaccounts during the period as well as seasonal increases in 2018.municipal accounts.

The average cost of total deposits increased 25 basis points,decreased 38 bp, to 0.84%0.41%, for the third quarterfirst nine months of 2019,2020, compared to 0.59%0.79% for the same period of 2018,2019, mainly as a result of reductions in deposit rates in response to the FOMC reductions to the Fed Funds Rate increases during 2018. Theas well as deposit rate decreases implemented after the Fed Funds Rate decreasescuts during the third quartersecond half of 2019 did not have a mitigating impact on the cost of deposits as the2019. The majority of depositsdeposit rates are not indexed to short-term interest rates and repricing is discretionary. The Corporation also experienced a seasonal increasediscretionary, with the exception of indexed municipal deposits, which impacted the overallbalances. The average cost of interest-bearing deposits for the quarter.decreased in all non-maturity deposit categories.











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Average borrowings and interest rates, by type, are summarized in the following table:
Nine months ended September 30Increase (Decrease)
 20202019in Balance
 BalanceRateBalanceRate$%
Short-term borrowings:(dollars in thousands)
Customer funding(1)
$529,667 0.33 %$541,237 1.39 %$(11,570)(2.1)%
Federal funds purchased86,715 0.82 146,432 2.35 (59,717)(40.8)
FHLB advances and other borrowings(2)
257,312 1.61 206,447 2.55 50,865 24.6 
Total short-term borrowings873,694 0.76 894,116 1.81 (20,422)(2.3)
Long-term borrowings:
FHLB advances564,855 1.88 577,835 2.50 (12,980)(2.2)
Other long-term debt675,398 4.05 387,276 4.49 288,122 74.4 
Total long-term borrowings1,240,253 3.06 965,111 3.30 275,142 28.5 
Total borrowings$2,113,947 2.11 %$1,859,227 2.58 %$254,720 13.7 %
 Three months ended September 30 Increase (Decrease)
 2019 2018 in Balance
 Balance Rate Balance Rate $ %
 (dollars in thousands)
Short-term borrowings:           
Total short-term customer funding(1)
$332,893
 0.80% $447,556
 0.48% $(114,663) (25.6)%
Federal funds purchased101,022
 2.11
 145,793
 1.97
 (44,771) (30.7)
Short-term FHLB advances and other borrowings (2)
485,782
 2.38
 130,783
 2.20
 354,999
 N/M
Total short-term borrowings919,697
 1.78
 724,132
 1.09
 195,565
 27.0
Long-term debt:    
   
 
FHLB advances455,264
 2.55
 602,029
 2.48
 (146,765) (24.4)
Other long-term debt387,442
 4.48
 386,719
 4.48
 723
 0.2
Total long-term debt842,706
 3.44
 988,748
 3.26
 (146,042) (14.8)
Total borrowings$1,762,403
 2.57% $1,712,880
 2.35% $49,523
 2.9 %

(1) Includes repurchase agreements and short-term promissory notes.
(2) Consists of FHLB borrowings with original term of less than one year.
N/M - Not meaningful

Average total short-term borrowings increased $195.6decreased $20.4 million, or 27.0%2.3%, primarily as a result of a $355.0$59.7 million, or 40.8%, decrease in federal funds purchased partially offset by a $50.9 million increase in short-term FHLB advances and other borrowings, partially offset by decreases in total short-term customer funding and federal funds purchased during the third quarter of 2019.borrowings. The average cost of short-term borrowings increased 69 basis points,decreased 105 bp, mainly due to the net impact of changes in the Fed Funds Rate.

Average total long-term debt decreased $146.0borrowings increased $275.1 million, or 14.8%28.5%, during the third quarterfirst nine months of 2019,2020, compared to the same period of 2018,2019, as a result of the issuance of $375.0 million of subordinated notes in March of 2020, partially offset by a decrease in average FHLB advances related to the prepayment of outstanding advances as part of the previously mentioned balance sheet restructuring in during the third quarter of 2019.advances.

Provision for Credit Losses

The provision for credit losses was $2.2$70.7 million for the third quarterfirst nine months of 2019,2020, an increase of $550,000$58.4 million from the same period of 2018.2019. The increase was the result of several factors, most notably, the overall uncertainty in economic forecasts due to COVID-19.

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 and Allowance for Credit Losses" for details related to the Corporation's provision and allowance for credit losses.























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Non-Interest Income

The following table presents the components of non-interest income:
Nine months ended September 30Increase (Decrease)
Three months ended September 30 Increase (Decrease) 20202019$%
2019 2018 $ % (dollars in thousands)
(dollars in thousands)
Wealth management$13,867
 $13,066
 $801
 6.1 %
Wealth management feesWealth management fees$43,405 $41,259 $2,146 5.2 %
Commercial banking:       Commercial banking:
Merchant and card6,166
 6,307
 (141) (2.2)Merchant and card17,187 18,236 (1,049)(5.8)
Cash management4,696
 4,472
 224
 5.0
Cash management13,987 13,695 292 2.1 
Commercial loan interest rate swap3,944
 3,607
 337
 9.3
Capital marketsCapital markets14,775 11,015 3,760 34.1 
Other commercial banking3,478
 3,154
 324
 10.3
Other commercial banking7,528 10,109 (2,581)(25.5)
Total commercial banking18,284
 17,540
 744
 4.2
Total commercial banking53,477 53,055 422 0.8 
Consumer banking:       Consumer banking:
Card5,791
 5,382
 409
 7.6
Card14,653 15,524 (871)(5.6)
Overdraft4,682
 4,443
 239
 5.4
Overdraft9,180 13,199 (4,019)(30.4)
Other consumer banking2,860
 2,840
 20
 0.7
Other consumer banking6,967 8,354 (1,387)(16.6)
Total consumer13,333
 12,665
 668
 5.3
Total consumer bankingTotal consumer banking30,800 37,077 (6,277)(16.9)
Mortgage banking:       Mortgage banking:
Gains on sales of mortgage loans5,520
 3,659
 1,861
 50.9
Gains on sales of mortgage loans42,208 13,822 28,386 N/M
Mortgage servicing1,138
 1,237
 (99) (8.0)
Mortgage servicing incomeMortgage servicing income(9,210)4,203 (13,413)N/M
Total mortgage banking6,658
 4,896
 1,762
 36.0
Total mortgage banking32,998 18,023 14,975 83.1 
Other3,179
 2,852
 327
 11.5
Other10,080 6,733 3,347 49.7 
Total, excluding investment securities gains, net55,321
 51,019
 4,302
 8.4
Non-interest income before investment securities gainsNon-interest income before investment securities gains170,761 156,147 14,614 9.4 
Investment securities gains, net4,492
 14
 4,478
 N/M
Investment securities gains, net3,053 4,733 (1,680)(35.5)
Total non-interest income$59,813
 $51,033
 $8,780
 17.2 %
Total Non-Interest IncomeTotal Non-Interest Income$173,814 $160,879 $12,935 8.0 %
N/M - Not meaningful

Excluding net investment securities gains, non-interest incomeWealth management revenues increased $4.3$2.1 million, or 8.4%, in the third quarter of 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018. Wealth management fees increased $801,000, or 6.1%5.2%, resulting primarily from growth in brokerage income due to an increase in client asset levels and improved overall market performance, as well as the acquisition of the assets of a small wealth management firm in the first quarter of 2019.performance.

Total commercial banking income increased $744,000,$422,000, or 4.2%0.8%, compared to the same period in 2018,2019, driven by increases in capital markets revenues, primarily commercial loan interest rate swap fees, cash management fees andincome, partially offset by decreases in other commercial banking income, primarily other services charges on deposits and Small Business Administration partially offset by a decrease inincome, and merchant and card income.income as a result of COVID-19.

Total consumer banking income increased $668,000,decreased $6.3 million, or 5.3%16.9%, compared to the same period in 2018, with increases in card income, consisting of both debit and credit cards, and2019, primarily driven by lower overdraft fees.fees activity.

Mortgage banking income increased $1.8$15.0 million, or 36.0%83.1%, mainly driven by an increase in gains on sales of mortgage loans.loans, partially offset by a decrease in mortgage servicing income. The increase in gains on sales of mortgage loans reflected increases in both the volume of loans sold and higher spreads on sales. The decrease in mortgage servicing income was driven by a $9.2 million increase to the valuation allowance for MSRs.

Other income increased $3.3 million, or 49.7%, as a result of additional investments made in bank owned life insurance in 2019 and gains on sales of certain properties.

Investment securities gains, net were $3.0 million as the result of a limited balance sheet restructuring that included the sale of investment securities, with an amortized cost of $79.0 million and an estimated fair value of $82.0 million that the Corporation completed during the second quarter of 2020. Offsetting these gains were $2.9 million of prepayment penalties recorded in non-interest expense for the redemption of FHLB advances.

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During the third quarter of 2019, the Corporation completed a balance sheet restructuring involving the sale of approximately $400 million of investment securities and a corresponding prepayment of FHLB advances. As a result of these transactions, $4.5 million of investment securities gains were realized during the quarter. See Note 3, "Investment Securities,"third quarter of 2019. Offsetting these gains were $4.3 million of prepayment penalties recorded in non-interest expense for the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details.redemption of FHLB advances.









Non-Interest Expense

The following table presents the components of non-interest expense:
 Nine months ended September 30Increase (Decrease)
 20202019$%
 (dollars in thousands)
Salaries and employee benefits$240,467 $234,959 $5,508 2.3 %
Net occupancy39,851 39,746 105 0.3 
Data processing and software36,123 33,211 2,912 8.8 
Other outside services23,098 31,774 (8,676)(27.3)
Professional fees10,412 10,261 151 1.5 
Equipment10,322 10,100 222 2.2 
State taxes8,583 7,005 1,578 22.5 
FDIC insurance6,519 5,603 916 16.3 
Marketing4,029 8,345 (4,316)(51.7)
Amortization of tax credit investments4,594 4,516 78 1.7 
Intangible amortization397 1,285 (888)(69.1)
Prepayment penalty on FHLB advances2,878 4,326 (1,448)(33.5)
Other37,431 37,631 (200)(0.5)
Total non-interest expense$424,705 $428,762 $(4,057)(0.9)%
 Three months ended September 30 Increase (Decrease)
 2019 2018 $ %
 (dollars in thousands)
Salaries and employee benefits$78,211
 $76,770
 $1,441
 1.9%
Net occupancy12,368
 12,578
 (210) (1.7)
Other outside services12,163
 9,122
 3,041
 33.3
Data processing and software11,590
 10,157
 1,433
 14.1
Prepayment penalty on FHLB advances4,326
 
 4,326
 100.0
Equipment3,459
 3,000
 459
 15.3
Professional fees3,331
 3,427
 (96) (2.8)
Marketing3,322
 2,692
 630
 23.4
State taxes2,523
 2,707
 (184) (6.8)
Amortization of tax credit investments1,533
 1,637
 (104) (6.4)
FDIC insurance239
 2,814
 (2,575) (91.5)
Intangible amortization1,071
 
 1,071
 100.0
Other12,634
 10,509
 2,125
 20.2
Total non-interest expense$146,770
 $135,413
 $11,357
 8.4%

In the third quarter of 2019, $5.2 million of expenses were incurred related to Charter Consolidation, as compared to $1.8 million in the same period of 2018, a $3.4 million increase. The third quarter of 2019 expenses were primarily in other outside services ($2.6 million), intangible amortization ($1.0 million), advertising ($440,000) and salaries and benefits ($300,000).

The following provides explanations for the more significant fluctuations in expense levels, excluding Charter Consolidation costs, by category:

The $1.4$5.5 million, or 1.9%2.3%, increase in salaries and employee benefits reflectedreflects the net impact of a $1.9 million increasechanges in employeevarious items, including increases in salaries due mainlyexpense (due to annualnormal merit increases andincreases) overtime expense, incentive compensation, health insurance expense and commissions (primarily mortgage banking). These increases were partially offset by higher deferrals of direct origination costs as a $465,000 decrease in benefits, primarily due toresult of higher loan origination volumes and lower defined benefits expense driven by changes in the discount rate and healthcare expense due to favorable claims experience compared to 2018.benefit plan expense.

Data processing and software increased $1.4$2.9 million, or 14.1%8.8%, reflecting higher transaction volumes and costs related to technology initiatives.

Other outside services decreased $8.7 million, or 27.3%, as the 2019 period included $6.6 million of expense associated with Charter Consolidation. Marketing expense also declined $4.3 million, or 51.7%, due to higher marketing expense associated with the Charter Consolidation in 2019.

State taxes increased $1.6 million, or 22.5%, primarily driven by an increase in Pennsylvania Bank Shares and Virginia franchise tax expenses, both due to growth in total assets and equity.

FDIC insurance increased $916,000, or 16.3%, compared to the same period in 2019, which included the recognition of assessment credits in the third quarter.

The thirdCorporation redeemed certain long-term FHLB advances in the second quarter of 2020, which resulted in prepayment penalties of $2.9 million compared to 2019, includeswhich included approximately $4.3 million of penalties related to the prepayment of certain FHLB advances in conjunction with the previously mentioned balance sheet restructuring.

FDIC insurance expense decreased $2.6 million, or 91.5%, due to the recognition of assessment creditsrestructuring that was completed in the third quarter of 2019.

Other expenses also included gains on sale of repossessed assets, telephone expense and operating risk loss.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense for the threenine months ended September 30, 20192020 was $10.0$18.8 million, a $1.5an $11.6 million increasedecrease from $8.5$30.4 million for the same period in 2018.2019. The Corporation’s ETR was 13.9%12.9% for the threenine months ended September 30, 2019,2020, as compared to 11.5%14.5% in the same period of 2018.2019. The increasedecrease in income tax expense and the ETR primarily resulted from the third quarter of 2018 including a net tax benefit associated with legislative changes enacted
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decrease in New Jersey.income before taxes. The ETR is generally lower than the federal statutory rate of 21% due to tax-exempt interest income earned on loans, investments in tax-free municipal securities and investments in community development projects that generate tax credits under various federal programs.



Nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018

Net Interest Income

FTE net interest income increased $22.4 million, to $498.9 million, in the nine months ended September 30, 2019, from $476.5 million in the same period in 2018. The increase was due to a 2 basis point increase in the net interest margin, to 3.41%, and a $764.1 million, or 4.1%, increase in average 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 21% federal tax rate and statutory interest expense disallowances. The discussion following this table is based on these FTE amounts.

 Nine months ended September 30
 2019 2018
 Average
Balance
 Interest  Yield/
Rate
 Average
Balance
 Interest Yield/
Rate
ASSETS(dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:           
Loans and leases, net of unearned income (1)
$16,316,540
 $565,095
 4.63% $15,764,587
 $509,596
 4.32%
Taxable investment securities (2)
2,305,472
 46,935
 2.71
 2,233,972
 41,034
 2.45
Tax-exempt investment securities (2)
468,689
 12,940
 3.66
 412,663
 11,312
 3.64
Total investment securities2,774,161
 59,875
 2.87
 2,646,635
 52,346
 2.63
Loans held for sale24,357
 1,056
 5.78
 23,175
 888
 5.11
Other interest-earning assets428,982
 6,879
 2.14
 345,512
 4,016
 1.55
Total interest-earning assets19,544,040
 632,905
 4.33
 18,779,909
 566,846
 4.03
Noninterest-earning assets:           
Cash and due from banks116,019
     102,352
    
Premises and equipment239,402
     231,195
    
Other assets1,337,482
     1,121,267
    
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses(165,733)     (162,368)    
Total Assets$21,071,210
     $20,072,355
    
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY           
Interest-bearing liabilities:           
Demand deposits$4,263,869
 $24,854
 0.78% $4,009,596
 $15,341
 0.51%
Savings and money market deposits4,955,403
 31,570
 0.85
 4,584,377
 17,481
 0.51
Brokered deposits240,020
 4,500
 2.51
 107,569
 1,511
 1.88
Time deposits2,853,172
 37,050
 1.74
 2,660,008
 25,220
 1.27
Total interest-bearing deposits12,312,464
 97,974
 1.06
 11,361,550
 59,553
 0.70
Short-term borrowings894,116
 12,200
 1.81
 880,745
 7,079
 1.07
FHLB advances and other long-term debt965,111
 23,854
 3.30
 973,751
 23,761
 3.26
Total interest-bearing liabilities14,171,691
 134,028
 1.26
 13,216,046
 90,393
 0.91
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:           
Demand deposits4,223,927
     4,275,443
    
Other381,427
     333,832
    
Total Liabilities18,777,045
     17,825,321
    
Shareholders’ equity2,294,165
     2,247,034
    
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity$21,071,210
     $20,072,355
    
Net interest income/net interest margin (FTE)  498,877
 3.41%   476,453
 3.39%
Tax equivalent adjustment  (9,758)     (8,941)  
Net interest income  $489,119
     $467,512
  
(1)Average balance includes non-performing loans.
(2)Balances include amortized historical cost for available for sale securities; the related unrealized holding gains (losses) are included in other assets.
Note: The weighted average interest rate on total average interest-bearing liabilities and average non-interest bearing demand deposits ("cost of funds") was 0.97% and 0.69% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.




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 nine months ended September 30, 2019 in comparison to the same period in 2018:
 2019 vs. 2018
Increase (Decrease) due
to change in
 Volume Rate Net
 (in thousands)
Interest income on:     
Loans, net of unearned income$18,261
 $37,238
 $55,499
Taxable investment securities1,355
 4,546
 5,901
Tax-exempt investment securities1,579
 49
 1,628
Loans held for sale47
 121
 168
Other interest-earning assets1,113
 1,750
 2,863
Total interest income$22,355
 $43,704
 $66,059
Interest expense on:     
Demand deposits$1,020
 $8,493
 $9,513
Savings and money market deposits1,521
 12,568
 14,089
Brokered deposits2,354
 635
 2,989
Time deposits1,946
 9,884
 11,830
Short-term borrowings110
 5,011
 5,121
FHLB advances and other long-term debt(122) 215
 93
Total interest expense$6,829
 $36,806
 $43,635
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.

Interest rate increases
on both interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and the corresponding increases in FTE interest income and interest expense were largely the result of Fed Funds Rateincreases during 2018. The increases in the Fed Funds Rate resulted in correspondingincreases to the index rates for the Corporation's variable and adjustable rate loans, primarily the prime rate and LIBOR. The Fed Funds Rate decreases in the third quarter of 2019 did not have a significant impact on results for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

As summarized above, the 30 basis point increase in the yield on average interest-earning assets resulted in a $43.7 million increase in FTE interest income. The yield on the loan portfolio increased 31 basis points, or 7.2%, from the same period of 2018, resulting in a $37.2 million increase in interest income. All variable and certain adjustable rate loans repriced to higher rates, and yields on new loan originations generally exceeded the average yield on the loan portfolio. Adjustable rate loans reprice on dates specified in the loan agreements, which may be later than the date the Fed Funds Rate and related loan index ratesincrease or decreases.

Interest expense increased $43.6 million, primarily due to the 35 basis point increase in the rate on average interest-bearing liabilities driving a $36.8 million increase in interest expense. The rates on average interest-bearing demand deposits, savings and money market deposits and time deposits increased 27, 34 and 47 basis points, respectively. These rate increases contributed $8.5 million, $12.6 million and $9.9 million to the increase in interest expense, respectively. In addition, the 74 basis point increase in the rate on short-term borrowings resulted in a $5.0 million increase to interest expense.

















Average loans and leases and average FTE yields, by type, are summarized in the following table:
 Nine months ended September 30 Increase (Decrease)
 2019 2018 in Balance
 Balance Yield Balance Yield $ %
 (dollars in thousands)
Real estate – commercial mortgage$6,431,012
 4.64% $6,304,687
 4.32% $126,325
 2.0%
Commercial – industrial, financial and agricultural4,439,314
 4.64
 4,309,408
 4.26
 129,906
 3.0
Real estate – residential mortgage2,386,264
 5.32
 2,043,223
 4.82
 343,041
 16.8
Real estate – home equity1,400,371
 4.07
 1,505,069
 3.90
 (104,698) (7.0)
Real estate – construction926,036
 4.94
 977,327
 4.40
 (51,291) (5.2)
Consumer442,678
 4.41
 345,937
 4.53
 96,741
 28.0
Equipment lease financing278,463
 4.42
 269,903
 4.59
 8,560
 3.2
Other12,402
 
 9,033
 
 3,369
 37.3
Total loans and leases$16,316,540
 4.63% $15,764,587
 4.32% $551,953
 3.5%

Average loans and leases increased $552.0 million, or 3.5%, compared to the first nine months of 2018. The increase was driven largely by growth in the residential and commercial mortgage loan portfolios, as well as the commercial and consumer loan portfolios and equipment lease financing portfolios, partially offset by decreases in the home equity and construction loan portfolios.

Average deposits and average interest rates, by type, are summarized in the following table:
 Nine months ended September 30 Increase (Decrease) in Balance
 2019 2018 
 Balance Rate Balance Rate $ %
 (dollars in thousands)
Noninterest-bearing demand$4,223,927
 % $4,275,443
 % $(51,516) (1.2)%
Interest-bearing demand4,263,869
 0.78
 4,009,596
 0.51
 254,273
 6.3
Savings and money market accounts4,955,403
 0.85
 4,584,377
 0.51
 371,026
 8.1
Total demand and savings13,443,199
 0.56
 12,869,416
 0.34
 573,783
 4.5
Brokered deposits240,020
 2.51
 107,569
 1.88
 132,451
 123.1
Time deposits2,853,172
 1.74
 2,660,008
 1.27
 193,164
 7.3
Total deposits$16,536,391
 0.79% $15,636,993
 0.51% $899,398
 5.8 %

Average total demand and savings accounts increased $573.8 million, or 4.5%, driven by increases in savings and money market deposits and interest-bearing demand deposits. The overall increase in total demand and savings deposits was primarily due to a $223.3 million, or 10.2%, increase in municipal account balances, a $218.7 million, or 3.5%, increase in consumer account balances and a $135.0 million, or 3.1%, increase in business account balances.

Average brokered deposits increased $132.5 million, or 123.1%, which was the result of the introduction of new brokered deposit programs in 2018. Average time deposits increased $193.2 million, or 7.3%, primarily driven by promotional rate offerings.

The average cost of total deposits increased 28 basis points, to 0.79%, for the first nine months of 2019, compared to 0.51% for the same period in 2018, mainly as a result of the Fed Funds Rate increases during 2018, leading to discretionary increases to deposit rates. The decreases in the Fed Funds Rate during the third quarter of 2019 did not have a meaningful impact on the overall cost of deposits.












Average borrowings and interest rates, by type, are summarized in the following table:
 Nine months ended September 30 Increase (Decrease)
 2019 2018 in Balance
 Balance Rate Balance Rate $ %
 (dollars in thousands)
Short-term borrowings:           
Total short-term customer funding(1)
$541,237
 1.39% $470,199
 0.43% $71,038
 15.1%
Federal funds purchased146,432
 2.35
 307,114
 1.70
 (160,682) (52.3)
Short-term FHLB advances and other borrowings(2)
206,447
 2.55
 103,432
 2.06
 103,015
 99.6
Total short-term borrowings894,116
 1.81
 880,745
 1.07
 13,371
 1.5
Long-term debt:           
FHLB advances577,835
 2.50
 587,226
 2.46
 (9,391) (1.6)
Other long-term debt387,276
 4.49
 386,525
 4.47
 751
 0.2
Total long-term debt965,111
 3.30
 973,751
 3.26
 (8,640) (0.9)
Total borrowings$1,859,227
 2.58% $1,854,496
 2.22% $4,731
 0.3%
(1) Includes repurchase agreements and short-term promissory notes.
(2) Consists of FHLB borrowings with original terms of less than one year.

Average total short-term borrowings increased $13.4 million, or 1.5%, during the first nine months of 2019, primarily as a result of a $103.0 million, or 99.6%, increase in short-term FHLB advances and other borrowings and a $71.0 million, or 15.1%, increase in short-term customer funding, partially offset by a $160.7 million, or 52.3%, decrease in federal funds purchased. The average cost of short-term borrowings increased 74 basis points, mainly due to the net impact of changes in the Fed Funds Rate.

Provision for Credit Losses

The provision for credit losses was $12.3 million for the first nine months of 2019, a decrease of $26.4 million from the same period of 2018. During the second quarter of 2018, the Corporation charged off $33.9 million and recorded a provision of $36.8 million for a credit loss related to the Commercial Relationship, which impacted results for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

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 and Allowance for Credit Losses" for details related to the Corporation's provision 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)
 2019 2018 $ %
 (dollars in thousands)
Wealth management$41,259
 $38,740
 $2,519
 6.5 %
Commercial banking:       
   Merchant and card18,236
 17,770
 466
 2.6
   Cash management13,695
 13,242
 453
 3.4
   Commercial loan interest rate swap9,449
 7,291
 2,158
 29.6
   Other commercial banking10,109
 9,625
 484
 5.0
         Total commercial banking51,489
 47,928
 3,561
 7.4
Consumer banking:       
  Card15,524
 14,531
 993
 6.8
  Overdraft fees13,199
 12,952
 247
 1.9
  Other consumer banking8,354
 8,522
 (168) (2.0)
         Total consumer banking37,077
 36,005
 1,072
 3.0
Mortgage banking:       
Gains on sales of mortgage loans13,821
 10,158
 3,663
 36.1
Mortgage servicing4,202
 4,094
 108
 2.6
        Total mortgage banking18,023
 14,252
 3,771
 26.5
Other8,298
 9,040
 (742) (8.2)
        Total, excluding investment securities gains, net156,146
 145,965
 10,181
 7.0
Investment securities gains, net4,733
 37
 4,696
 N/M
              Total non-interest income$160,879
 $146,002
 $14,877
 10.2 %
N/M - Not meaningful

Excluding net investment securities gains, non-interest income increased $10.2 million, or 7.0%, in the first nine months of 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018. Wealth management fees increased $2.5 million, or 6.5%, resulting primarily from growth in brokerage income due to an increase in client asset levels and improved overall market performance, as well as the acquisition of the assets of a small wealth management firm in the first quarter of 2019.

Total commercial banking income increased $3.6 million, or 7.4%, compared to the same period in 2018, driven mainly by an increase in commercial loan interest rate swap fees.

Total consumer banking increased $1.1 million, or 3.0%, compared to the same period in 2018, driven by card income.

Mortgage banking income increased $3.8 million, or 26.5%, mainly due to gains on sales of mortgage loans. The increase in gains resulted from both higher volumes of loans sold and higher spreads on sales.

During the third quarter of 2019, the Corporation completed a balance sheet restructuring involving the sale of approximately $400 million of investment securities and a corresponding prepayment of FHLB advances. As a result of these transactions, $4.5 million of investment securities gains were realized during the quarter. See Note 3, "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)
 2019 2018 $ %
 (dollars in thousands)
Salaries and employee benefits$234,959
 $227,457
 $7,502
 3.3 %
Net occupancy39,746
 38,970
 776
 2.0
Data processing and software33,211
 31,083
 2,128
 6.8
Other outside services31,774
 24,814
 6,960
 28.0
Professional fees10,261
 10,615
 (354) (3.3)
Equipment10,100
 9,968
 132
 1.3
Marketing8,345
 7,277
 1,068
 14.7
State taxes7,005
 7,463
 (458) (6.1)
FDIC insurance5,603
 8,430
 (2,827) (33.5)
Amortization of tax credit investments4,516
 4,911
 (395) (8.0)
Prepayment penalty on FHLB advances4,326
 
 4,326
 100.0
Intangible amortization1,285
 
 1,285
 100.0
Other37,631
 34,431
 3,200
 9.3
Total non-interest expense$428,762
 $405,419
 $23,343
 5.8 %
N/M - Not meaningful

In the first nine months of 2019, $11.7 million of expenses were incurred related to Charter Consolidation, as compared to $8.6 million in the same period of 2018, a $3.2 million increase. The 2019 expenses were primarily in salaries and benefits ($1.9 million), other outside services ($6.6 million), intangible amortization ($1.0 million) and advertising ($650,000).

The following provides explanations for the more significant fluctuations in expense levels, excluding Charter Consolidation costs, by category:

The $7.5 million, or 3.3%, increase in salaries and employee benefits reflected the net impact of a $6.2 million increase in employee salaries, due mainly to annual merit increases and incentive compensation. Employee benefits included lower defined benefits expense driven by changes in discount rate and a decrease in healthcare expense due to favorable claims experience compared to 2018.

Net occupancy expense increased $776,000, or 2.0%, due mainly to the addition of new properties.

Data processing and software increased $2.1 million, or 6.8%, reflecting higher transaction volumes and costs related to technology initiatives.

Marketing included an increase in expense related to deposit promotions.

FDIC insurance expense decreased $2.9 million, or 33.5%, due to the recognition of assessment credits in the third quarter of 2019.

2019 includes approximately $4.3 million of penalties related to the prepayment of certain FHLB advances in conjunction with the previously mentioned balance sheet restructuring.

Other expenses increased due to losses on sale of fixed assets, telephone and operating risk loss.




Income Taxes

Income tax expense for the first nine months of 2019 was $30.4 million, an $11.3 million increase from $19.1 million for the same period in 2018. The Corporation’s ETR was 14.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to 11.3% in the same period of 2018. The increase in income tax expense and the ETR primarily resulted from 2018 including a net tax benefit associated with legislative changes enacted in New Jersey. The ETR is generally lower than the federal statutory rate of 21% due to tax-exempt interest income earned on loans, investments in tax-free municipal securities and investments in community development projects that generate tax credits under various federal programs.

FINANCIAL CONDITION

The table below presents condensed consolidated ending balance sheets.
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019Increase (Decrease)
 $%
Assets(dollars in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents$1,534,890 $517,791 $1,017,099 N/M
FRB and FHLB Stock93,964 97,422 (3,458)(3.5)
Loans held for sale93,621 37,828 55,793 147.5 
Investment securities3,097,721 2,867,378 230,343 8.0 
Net Loans18,761,796 16,673,904 2,087,892 12.5 
Premises and equipment236,943 240,046 (3,103)(1.3)
Goodwill and intangibles534,907 535,303 (396)(0.1)
Other assets1,189,439 916,368 273,071 29.8 
Total Assets$25,543,281 $21,886,040 $3,657,241 16.7 %
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Deposits$20,730,051 $17,393,913 $3,336,138 19.2 %
Short-term borrowings611,727 883,241 (271,514)(30.7)
Long-term borrowings1,296,012 881,769 414,243 47.0 
Other liabilities515,230 384,941 130,289 33.8 
Total Liabilities23,153,020 19,543,864 3,609,156 18.5 
Total Shareholders’ Equity2,390,261 2,342,176 48,085 2.1 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity$25,543,281 $21,886,040 $3,657,241 16.7 %
 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 Increase (Decrease)
   $ %
 (dollars in thousands)
Assets       
Cash and cash equivalents$598,613
 $445,687
 $152,926
 34.3 %
Federal Reserve Bank ("FRB") and FHLB stock94,557
 79,283
 15,274
 19.3
Loans held for sale33,945
 27,099
 6,846
 25.3
Investment securities2,705,610
 2,686,973
 18,637
 0.7
Loans and leases, net of allowance16,520,731
 16,005,263
 515,468
 3.2
Premises and equipment237,344
 234,529
 2,815
 1.2
Goodwill and intangible assets534,178
 531,556
 2,622
 0.5
Other assets978,640
 671,762
 306,878
 45.7
Total Assets$21,703,618
 $20,682,152
 $1,021,466
 4.9 %
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity       
Deposits$17,342,717
 $16,376,159
 $966,558
 5.9 %
Short-term borrowings832,860
 754,777
 78,083
 10.3
FHLB advances and other long-term debt726,714
 992,279
 (265,565) (26.8)
Other liabilities477,311
 311,364
 165,947
 53.3
Total Liabilities19,379,602
 18,434,579
 945,023
 5.1
Total Shareholders’ Equity2,324,016
 2,247,573
 76,443
 3.4
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity$21,703,618
 $20,682,152
 $1,021,466
 4.9 %
N/M - Not meaningful

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The $152.9 million, or 34.3%,$1.0 billion increase in cash and cash equivalents mainly resulted from additional cash maintained at the FRB due to deposit growth as well as additional collateral required to be posted with counterparties for commercial loan interest rate swapderivative contracts.

FRB and FHLB StockLoans held for sale

FRB and FHLB stockLoans held for sale increased $15.3$55.8 million, or 19.3%147.5%, primarily as the result of an increase in the volume of residential mortgage originations due to a $19.6 million increase in FRB stock partially offset by a $7.3 million decrease in FHLB stock. Additional FRB stock was required to be purchased as a result of the recent Charter Consolidation.higher refinancing activity.

















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Investment Securities

The following table presents the carrying amount of investment securities:
September 30,
2020
December 31,
2019
Increase (Decrease)
 $%
Available for Sale(dollars in thousands)
State and municipal securities$926,554 $652,927 $273,627 41.9 %
Corporate debt securities342,558 377,357 (34,799)(9.2)
Collateralized mortgage obligations532,473 693,718 (161,245)(23.2)
Residential mortgage-backed securities321,695 177,312 144,383 81.4 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities572,210 494,297 77,913 15.8 
Auction rate securities97,990 101,926 (3,936)(3.9)
   Total available for sale securities2,793,480 2,497,537 295,943 11.8 
Held to Maturity
Residential mortgage-backed securities304,241 369,841 (65,600)(17.7)
Total Investment Securities$3,097,721 $2,867,378 $230,343 8.0 %
 September 30,
2019
 December 31,
2018
 Increase (Decrease)
   $ %
 (dollars in thousands)
Available for Sale       
U.S. Government sponsored agency securities$
 $31,632
 $(31,632) N/M
State and municipal securities547,344
 279,095
 268,249
 96.1 %
Corporate debt securities358,406
 109,533
 248,873
 N/M
Collateralized mortgage obligations700,599
 832,080
 (131,481) (15.8)
Residential mortgage-backed securities183,785
 463,344
 (279,559) (60.3)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities422,109
 261,616
 160,493
 61.3
Auction rate securities103,298
 102,994
 304
 0.3
   Total available for sale securities$2,315,541
 $2,080,294
 $235,247
 11.3 %
        
Held to Maturity       
State and municipal securities$
 $156,134
 $(156,134) N/M
Residential mortgage-backed securities390,069
 450,545
 (60,476) (13.4)
Total held to maturity securities$390,069
 $606,679
 $(216,610) (35.7)%
        
Total Investment Securities$2,705,610
 $2,686,973
 $18,637
 0.7 %
N/M - Not meaningful

Total available forAFS securities increased $295.9 million, or 11.8%, primarily due to the investment of a portion of the proceeds from the issuance of $375.0 million of subordinated notes, partially offset by the sale of investment securities, increased $235.2with an estimated fair value of $82.0 million, or 11.3%. Cash flows from maturities, sales and repaymentscompleted during the second quarter of residential mortgage-backed securities, U.S. Government sponsored agency securities and securities with shorter expected durations were reinvested in other investment categories in order to diversify2020 as part of a limited balance sheet restructuring that included the portfolio into securities with longer expected durations to better manage the Corporation's asset-sensitive interest rate risk profile. Total held to maturity securities decreased $216.6 million, or 35.7%, primarily as a resultredemption of the transfer of state and municipal securities from the held to maturity classification to the available for sale classification as permitted through the early adoption of ASU 2019-04, as disclosed in "Note 1 - Basis of Presentation" and "Note 3 -Investment Securities"FHLB advances. See Note 14, "Long-Term Debt," in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. The $60.5Statements for additional detail on the subordinated notes issuance. Total HTM securities decreased $65.6 million, or 13.4%17.7%, decrease in residential mortgage-backed securities was theprimarily as a result of principal repayments and premium amortization. There were no purchases of held to maturityor transfers into HTM securities during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.periods presented.

Loans and Leases

The following table presents ending balances of Net Loans:
September 30,
2020
December 31, 2019Increase (Decrease)
$%
(dollars in thousands)
Real estate – commercial mortgage$7,046,330 $6,700,776 $345,554 5.2 %
Commercial and industrial (1)
5,968,154 4,446,701 1,521,453 34.2 
Real estate – residential mortgage3,061,835 2,641,465 420,370 15.9 
Real estate – home equity1,222,709 1,314,944 (92,235)(7.0)
Real estate – construction1,007,534 971,079 36,455 3.8 
Consumer469,551 463,164 6,387 1.4 
Equipment lease financing and other274,570 322,625 (48,055)(14.9)
Overdrafts1,694 3,582 (1,888)(52.7)
Gross loans19,052,377 16,864,336 2,188,041 13.0 
Unearned income(23,756)(26,810)3,054 (11.4)
Net Loans$19,028,621 $16,837,526 $2,191,095 13.0 %
(1) Includes PPP loans and leases outstanding, net of unearned income:totaling $2.0 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2020

 September 30,
2019
 December 31, 2018 Increase (Decrease)
   $ %
 (dollars in thousands)
Real estate – commercial mortgage$6,604,634
 $6,434,285
 $170,349
 2.6 %
Commercial – industrial, financial and agricultural4,494,496
 4,404,548
 89,948
 2.0
Real estate – residential mortgage2,570,793
 2,251,044
 319,749
 14.2
Real estate – home equity1,346,115
 1,452,137
 (106,022) (7.3)
Real estate – construction913,644
 916,599
 (2,955) (0.3)
Consumer464,213
 419,186
 45,027
 10.7
Equipment lease financing and other316,880
 311,866
 5,014
 1.6
Overdrafts2,929
 2,774
 155
 5.6
Loans and leases16,713,704
 16,192,439
 521,265
 3.2
Unearned income(26,838) (26,639) (199) 0.7
Loans and leases, net of unearned income$16,686,866
 $16,165,800
 $521,066
 3.2 %




Net Loans and leases, net of unearned income, increased $521.1 million,$2.2 billion, or 3.2%13.0%, in comparison to December 31, 2018,2019, primarily due to growth in residentialcommercial and commercial mortgageindustrial loans and commercial and residential mortgage loans, partially offset by decreases in home equity loans and equipment lease financing. The increase in commercial and industrial loans was impacted by approximately $2.0 billion of PPP loans.

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 are loans to individuals secured by residential real estate. The Corporation does not have a significant concentration of credit risk with any single borrower, industry or geographic location. Approximately $7.5$8.1 billion, or 45.0%42.3%, of the loan portfolio was in commercial mortgage and construction loans as of
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September 30, 2019.2020. The Corporation's internal policy limitslimited its maximum total lending commitment to an individual borrowing relationship to $55 million as of September 30, 2019.2020. In addition, 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 borrowing relationship at the time the lending commitment is approved.

The Corporation has limited exposure to some of the industries that were initially most significantly impacted by COVID-19, such as hospitality, energy and entertainment, and most of these loans are secured by real estate and other forms of collateral. The following table summarizes the industry concentrations within the commercial mortgage and the commercial and industrial loan portfolios:
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Real estate (1)
39.4 %41.4 %
Health care7.3 8.1 
Agriculture5.9 7.1 
Construction (2)
4.4 6.2 
Manufacturing4.9 6.0 
Other services (3)
4.5 4.7 
Retail3.3 4.2 
Hospitality and food services3.6 4.1 
Wholesale trade2.4 3.6 
Educational services2.8 4.1 
Professional, scientific and technical services2.0 2.9 
Arts, entertainment and recreation2.2 2.2 
Public administration1.6 2.0 
Transportation and warehousing1.3 1.2 
Other (4)
14.4 2.2 
Total100.0 %100.0 %
Commercial
(1)     Includes commercial loans also include shared national credits, which are participations in loans or loan commitments of at least $100 million that are shared by three or more banks. As of September 30, 2019, shared national credits increased $2.5 million, or 3.7%, to $70.0 million, compared to $67.5 million as of December 31, 2018.The Corporation's shared national credits are to borrowers locatedengaged in its geographic markets,the business of: renting, leasing or managing real estate for others; selling and/or buying real estate for others; and are granted subjectappraising real estate.
(2)     Includes commercial loans to borrowers engaged in the Corporation's standard underwriting policies. Noneconstruction industry.
(3)    Excludes public administration.
(4)    Includes energy sector and $2.0 billion of the shared national credits were past duePPP loans.
as of September 30, 2019 or December 31, 2018.

Provision and Allowance for Credit Losses



















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The following table presents the components of the allowance for credit losses:
 September 30,
2019
 December 31,
2018
 (dollars in thousands)
Allowance for loan and lease losses$166,135
 $160,537
Reserve for unfunded lending commitments6,662
 8,873
Allowance for credit losses$172,797
 $169,410
    
Allowance for loan and lease losses to loans and leases outstanding1.00% 0.99%
Allowance for credit losses to loans and leases outstanding1.04% 1.05%






























The following table presents the activitychanges in the allowance for credit losses:
 Three months ended September 30 Nine months ended September 30
 2019 2018 2019 2018
 (dollars in thousands)
Average balance of loans and leases, net of unearned income$16,436,507
 $15,862,143
 $16,316,540
 $15,764,587
        
Balance of allowance for credit losses at beginning of period$176,941
 $169,247
 $169,410
 $176,084
Loans and leases charged off:       
Commercial – industrial, financial and agricultural7,181
 3,541
 11,863
 46,178
Consumer877
 672
 2,355
 2,276
Real estate – commercial mortgage394
 650
 1,769
 1,283
Real estate – home equity498
 743
 923
 1,967
Real estate – residential mortgage533
 483
 1,322
 1,128
Real estate – construction45
 212
 143
 976
Equipment lease financing and other600
 582
 1,833
 1,632
Total loans and leases charged off10,128
 6,883
 20,208
 55,440
Recoveries of loans and leases previously charged off:       
Commercial – industrial, financial and agricultural2,311
 731
 6,234
 2,347
Consumer216
 390
 1,005
 1,015
Real estate – commercial mortgage444
 928
 749
 1,528
Real estate – home equity132
 217
 552
 694
Real estate – residential mortgage440
 317
 783
 520
Real estate – construction164
 664
 1,493
 1,414
Equipment lease financing and other107
 595
 484
 957
Total recoveries3,814
 3,842
 11,300
 8,475
Net loans and leases charged off6,314
 3,041
 8,908
 46,965
Provision for credit losses2,170
 1,620
 12,295
 38,707
Balance of allowance for credit losses at end of period$172,797
 $167,826
 $172,797
 $167,826
        
Net charge-offs to average loans and leases (annualized)0.15% 0.08% 0.07% 0.40%
The provision for credit losses for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was $2.2 million, an increase of $550,000 in comparison to the same period in 2018.For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the provision for credit losses was $12.3 million, a $26.4 million decrease compared to the same period in 2018, primarily as a result of the $36.8 million provision for credit losses related to the Commercial Relationship recognized in 2018.
Net charge-offs increased $3.3 million and decreased $38.1 millionnon-accrual loans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2018. Annualized net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans and leases for the third quarter of 2019 were 0.15%, as compared to 0.08% during the same period of 2018. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, annualized net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans and leases were 0.07%, compared to 0.40% for the same period of 2018. The decrease in net charge-offs and the lower annualized net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans and leases for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the same period of 2018 was primarily due to the $33.9 million charge-off related to the Commercial Relationship recorded during the second quarter of 2018.2020:



Commercial 
and
Industrial
Real Estate -
Commercial
Mortgage
Real Estate -
Construction
Real Estate -
Residential
Mortgage
Real Estate -
Home
Equity
ConsumerEquipment Lease FinancingTotal
(in thousands)
Three months ended September 30, 2020
Balance at June 30, 2020$39,379 $40,775 $3,482 $16,890 $7,723 $— $16,823 $125,072 
Additions4,585 5,703 150 8,624 1,778 936 230 22,006 
Payments(5,721)(4,775)(2,010)(186)(276)— (133)(13,101)
Charge-offs(2,969)(746)— (198)(393)(701)(230)(5,237)
Transfers to accrual status— (31)— (237)(150)— — (418)
Transfers to OREO— — (1)— — — — (1)
Balance at September 30, 2020$35,274 $40,926 $1,621 $24,893 $8,682 $235 $16,690 $128,321 
Nine months ended September 30, 2020
Balance at December 31, 2019$48,106 $33,166 $3,618 $16,676 $7,004 $— $16,528 $125,098 
Additions31,088 22,409 153 10,661 4,123 2,994 1,688 73,116 
Payments(26,572)(10,677)(2,132)(729)(1,051)— (828)(41,989)
Charge-offs(17,348)(3,925)(17)(620)(1,167)(2,759)(698)(26,534)
Transfers to accrual status— (31)— (237)(227)— — (495)
Transfers to OREO— (16)(1)(858)— — — (875)
Balance at September 30, 2020$35,274 $40,926 $1,621 $24,893 $8,682 $235 $16,690 $128,321 
The following table presents the changes in non-accrual loans and leases for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019:
 Commercial -
Industrial,
Financial and
Agricultural
 Real Estate -
Commercial
Mortgage
 Real Estate -
Construction
 Real Estate -
Residential
Mortgage
 Real Estate -
Home
Equity
 Consumer Equipment Lease Financing Total
 (in thousands)
Three months ended September 30, 2019              
Balance of non-accrual loans and leases at June 30, 2019$45,837
 $43,213
 $4,167
 $14,950
 $7,193
 $
 $17,758
 $133,118
Additions4,628
 8,063
 
 2,879
 993
 877
 578
 18,018
Payments(7,038) (6,473) (289) (367) (800) 
 (755) (15,722)
Charge-offs(7,181) (394) (45) (533) (498) (877) (162) (9,690)
Transfers to other real estate owned ("OREO")(4) 
 
 (1,193) (240) 
 
 (1,437)
Balance of non-accrual loans and leases at September 30, 2019$36,242
 $44,409
 $3,833
 $15,736
 $6,648
 $
 $17,419
 $124,287
                
Nine months ended September 30, 2019              
Balance of non-accrual loans and leases at December 31, 2018$50,149
 $30,389
 $7,390
 $14,668
 $6,707
 $
 $19,269
 $128,572
Additions13,233
 28,884
 100
 6,794
 3,269
 2,355
 1,010
 55,645
Payments(14,700) (12,252) (3,373) (2,166) (1,553) 
 (2,266) (36,310)
Charge-offs(11,863) (1,769) (143) (1,322) (923) (2,355) (594) (18,969)
Transfers to accrual status(573) (163) (17) (57) (334) 
 
 (1,144)
Transfers to OREO(4) (680) (124) (2,181) (518) 
 
 (3,507)
Balance of non-accrual loans and leases at September 30, 2019$36,242
 $44,409
 $3,833
 $15,736
 $6,648
 $
 $17,419
 $124,287

Non-accrual loans and leases decreased $4.3increased approximately $3.2 million, or 3.3%2.6%, in comparison to both June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2018,2019 primarily as a result of payments and charge-offs, partially offset by additions to non-accrual loans during the respective periods, partially offset by payments and leases.charge-offs.

The following table summarizes non-performing loans and leases, by type, as of the indicated dates:
 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
 (in thousands)
Commercial – industrial, financial and agricultural$37,126
 $51,269
Real estate – commercial mortgage45,710
 32,153
Real estate – residential mortgage20,150
 19,101
Real estate – home equity10,770
 9,769
Real estate – construction4,312
 7,390
Consumer242
 409
Equipment lease financing17,666
 19,587
Total non-performing loans and leases$135,976
 $139,678

Non-performing loans and leases decreased $3.7 million, or 2.7%, in comparison to December 31, 2018. Non-performing loans and leases as a percentage of total loans and leases were 0.81% at September 30, 2019 in comparison to 0.86% at December 31, 2018.








The following table summarizes non-performing assets as of the indicated dates:
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
 (dollars in thousands)
Non-accrual loans$128,321 $125,098 
Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing13,761 16,057 
Total non-performing loans142,082 141,155 
OREO (1)
4,565 6,831 
Total non-performing assets$146,647 $147,986 
Non-performing loans to total loans0.75 %0.84 %
Non-performing assets to total assets0.57 %0.68 %
ACL - loans to non-performing loans188 %116 %
(1) Excludes $9.6 million of residential mortgage properties for which formal foreclosure proceedings were in process as of September 30, 2020.

Non-performing loans increased $927,000, or 0.7%, in comparison to December 31, 2019. Non-performing loans as a percentage of total loans were 0.75% at September 30, 2020 in comparison to 0.84% at December 31, 2019. See Note 4, "Allowance for Credit Losses and Asset Quality," in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further details on non-performing loans.






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 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
 (dollars in thousands)
Non-accrual loans and leases$124,287
 $128,572
Loans and leases 90 days or more past due and still accruing11,689
 11,106
Total non-performing loans and leases135,976
 139,678
OREO7,706
 10,518
Total non-performing assets$143,682
 $150,196
Non-performing loans and leases to total loans and leases0.81% 0.80%
Non-performing assets to total assets0.66% 0.73%
Allowance for loan and lease losses to non-performing loans and leases122% 115%
Allowance for credit losses to non-performing loans and leases127% 121%


The following table presents loans whose terms have been modified under troubled debt restructurings ("TDRs"),TDRs, by type, as of the indicated dates:
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
(in thousands)
Real estate - residential mortgage$19,427 $21,551 
Real estate - home equity14,875 15,068 
Real estate - commercial mortgage28,558 13,330 
Commercial and industrial7,328 5,193 
Consumer 
Total accruing TDRs70,188 55,150 
Non-accrual TDRs (1)37,025 20,825 
Total TDRs$107,213 $75,975 
 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
 (in thousands)
Real estate - residential mortgage$21,762
 $24,102
Real estate - commercial mortgage16,444
 15,685
Real estate - home equity15,505
 16,665
Commercial5,192
 5,143
Consumer7
 10
Total accruing TDRs58,910
 61,605
Non-accrual TDRs (1)
23,553
 28,659
Total TDRs$82,463
 $90,264
(1) Included with non-accrual loans and leases in the preceding table.

During the first nine months of 2019, $1.1 million of TDRs that were modified in the previous 12 months had a payment default, which is defined as a single missed scheduled payment subsequent to modification.

The following table summarizes the Corporation’s OREO,Company has adopted a disaster relief and assistance program and has provided assistance through payment deferrals and forbearances to consumer, small business and commercial customers that have been impacted by property type, as of the indicated dates:COVID-19.
 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
 (in thousands)
Residential properties$2,729
 $3,665
Commercial properties2,973
 4,127
Undeveloped land2,004
 2,726
Total OREO$7,706
 $10,518

The ability to identify potential problem loans in a timely manner is important to maintaining an adequate allowance for credit losses.ACL. 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 and consumer loans and leases is based on payment history, through the monitoring of delinquency levels and trends. For a description of the Corporation's risk ratings, see Note 4, "Loans and Leases and Allowance"Allowance for Credit Losses and Asset Quality," in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.








Total internally risk-rated loans were $11.9$13.9 billion, of which $796.4 million were criticized and classified, as of September 30, 20192020, and $11.7$12.0 billion, of which $662.6 million were criticized and classified, as of December 31, 2018.2019. The following table presents internal risk ratings for commercial and industrial loans, real estate - commercial mortgages and real estate - construction loans to commercial borrowers with internal risk ratings of Special Mention (considered(1) or Substandard or lower (2):
Special Mention (1)
Increase (Decrease)
Substandard or Lower (2)
Increase (Decrease)Total Criticized and Classified Loans
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019$%September 30, 2020December 31, 2019$%September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
(dollars in thousands)
Real estate - commercial mortgage$268,983 $137,163 $131,820 96.1 %$156,050 $134,206 $21,844 16.3 %$425,033 $271,369 
Commercial and industrial178,645 181,107 (2,462)(1.4)171,270 199,760 (28,490)(14.3)349,915 380,867 
Real estate - construction (3)
13,450 4,219 9,231 N/M7,973 6,137 1,836 29.9 21,423 10,356 
Total$461,078 $322,489 $138,589 43.0 %$335,293 $340,103 $(4,810)(1.4)%$796,371 $662,592 
% of total risk rated loans3.3 %2.7 %2.4 %2.8 %5.7 %5.5 %

(1) Considered "criticized" loans by banking regulators) or Substandard or lower (consideredregulators
(2) Considered "classified" loans by banking regulators), by class segment.regulators
 Special Mention Increase (Decrease) Substandard or lower Increase (Decrease) Total Criticized and Classified Loans
 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 $ % September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 $ % September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
 (dollars in thousands)
Real estate - commercial mortgage$142,136
 $170,827
 $(28,691) (16.8)% $171,931
 $133,995
 $37,936
 28.3 % $314,067
 $304,822
Commercial - secured198,592
 193,470
 5,122
 2.6
 184,584
 129,026
 55,558
 43.1
 383,176
 322,496
Commercial - unsecured5,082
 4,016
 1,066
 26.5
 3,621
 3,963
 (342) (8.6) 8,703
 7,979
Total Commercial - industrial, financial and agricultural203,674
 197,486
 6,188
 3.1
 188,205
 132,989
 55,216
 41.5
 391,879
 330,475
Construction - commercial residential2,871
 6,912
 (4,041) (58.5) 3,627
 6,881
 (3,254) (47.3) 6,498
 13,793
Construction - commercial719
 1,163
 (444) (38.2) 2,704
 2,533
 171
 6.8
 3,423
 3,696
Total real estate - construction (1)
3,590
 8,075
 (4,485) (55.5) 6,331
 9,414
 (3,083) (32.7) 9,921
 17,489
Total$349,400
 $376,388
 $(26,988) (7.2)% $366,467
 $276,398
 $90,069
 32.6 % $715,867
 $652,786
                    
% of total risk-rated loans2.9% 3.2%     3.1% 2.4%     6.0% 5.6%
(1) excludes(3) Excludes construction - other
N/M - Not meaningful








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Provision and Allowance for Credit Losses

The decreasefollowing table presents the components of the ACL:
September 30,
2020
December 31,
2019
 (dollars in thousands)
ACL - loans$266,825 $163,622 
ACL - OBS credit exposure (1)
15,533 2,587 
        Total ACL$282,358 $166,209 
ACL - loans to net loans outstanding1.40 %0.97 %

(1) Included in real estate commercial mortgage"other liabilities" on the consolidated balance sheet.

The following table presents the activity in the ACL related to loans:
 Three months ended September 30Nine months ended September 30
 2020201920202019
 (dollars in thousands)
Average balance of net loans$18,880,519 $16,436,507 $18,027,253 $16,316,540 
Balance of ACL - loans at beginning of period$256,537 $170,233 $163,622 $160,537 
Impact of adopting CECL on January 1, 2020 — 45,723 — 
Loans charged off:
Commercial and industrial2,969 7,181 17,348 11,863 
Consumer701 877 2,788 2,355 
Real estate – commercial mortgage746 394 3,925 1,769 
Real estate – home equity393 498 1,138 923 
Real estate – residential mortgage198 533 620 1,322 
Real estate – construction 45 17 143 
Equipment lease financing and other483 600 1,704 1,833 
Total loans charged off5,490 10,128 27,540 20,208 
Recoveries of loans previously charged off:
Commercial and industrial2,103 2,311 6,815 6,234 
Real estate – commercial mortgage100 444 439 749 
Real estate – home equity44 132 305 552 
Real estate – residential mortgage95 440 292 783 
Real estate – construction4,873 164 4,943 1,493 
Consumer447 216 1,481 1,005 
Equipment lease financing and other185 107 385 484 
Total recoveries7,847 3,814 14,660 11,300 
Net loans (recovered) charged off(2,357)6,314 12,880 8,908 
Provision for credit losses (1)
7,930 2,170 70,359 12,295 
Balance of ACL - loans at end of period$266,825 $166,135 $266,825 $166,135 
Net (recoveries) charge-offs to average loans (annualized)(0.05)%0.15 %0.10 %0.07 %

(1) Provision for credit losses included in the table only includes the portion related to loans.

The provision for credit losses, specific to loans, categorized as special mentionfor the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $7.9 million and $70.4 million, respectively. Prior periods did not incorporate "life of loan" losses under CECL and applied an incurred loss model, which would not have considered economic forecasts or forward-looking consideration over the remaining expected
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lives of loans. The amounts recorded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 were primarily driven by economic assumptions, which considered the impact of COVID-19.

In addition, net recoveries in the three months ended September 30, 2020 were an improvement of $8.7 million compared to December 31, 2018 wasthe same period of 2019, primarily the result of a shift to the substandard or lower category. The increases in both categories for commercial loans is due to changes in risk ratings within the portfolio. The decreases that occurred in special mention and substandard or lower for real estate construction recoveries of $4.9 million. However, net charge-offs in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 were $4.0 million higher compared to the same period of 2019. Annualized net (recoveries) charge-offs as a percentage of average loans primarily resulted from an upgradefor the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 were (0.05)% and 0.10%, respectively, as compared to 0.15% and 0.07% during the same periods of 2019.

The following table summarizes the allocation of the ACL - loans:
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
ACL - loans
% In Each Loan
Category
(1)
ACL - loans
% In Each Loan Category (1)
(dollars in thousands)
Real estate - commercial mortgage$111,855 37.0 %$45,610 39.7 %
Commercial and industrial58,838 31.3 68,602 26.4 
Real estate - residential mortgage48,353 16.1 19,771 15.7 
Real estate - home equity16,298 6.4 17,744 7.8 
Consumer10,305 2.5 3,762 2.7 
Real estate - construction15,010 5.3 4,443 5.8 
Equipment lease financing and other6,166 1.4 3,690 1.9 %
Total ACL - loans$266,825 100.0 %$163,622 100.0 %
(1) Ending loan balances as a large relationship and% of total loans for the payoff of another large relationship, respectively.
periods presented.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and intangible assets, net of amortization increased $2.6 million, or 0.5%, as a result of the acquisition of the assets of a wealth management business with approximately $250 million in assets under management or administration, which was completed in January 2019, partially offset by trade name intangible write-off due to the consolidation of a bank subsidiary in the third quarter of 2019.

Other Assets

Other assets increased $306.9$273.1 million, or 45.7%29.8%, primarily due to higher fair values of derivative contracts for commercial loan interest rate swap derivatives ($132.0 million), right-of-use assets recordedswaps, an increase in the net deferred tax asset as athe result of the adoption of Topic 842 ($104.7 million)CECL and additional investments in bank- owned life insurance ($100.0 million).a reclassification from accrued federal income tax, partially offset by the increase to the valuation allowance for MSRs.


















Deposits and Borrowings

The following table presents ending deposits, by type, as of the dates indicated:type:
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019Increase (Decrease)
$%
(dollars in thousands)
Noninterest-bearing demand$6,378,077 $4,453,324 $1,924,753 43.2 %
Interest-bearing demand5,813,935 4,720,188 1,093,747 23.2 
Savings5,805,431 5,153,941 651,490 12.6 
Total demand and savings17,997,443 14,327,453 3,669,990 25.6 
Brokered deposits317,588 264,531 53,057 20.1 
Time deposits2,415,020 2,801,929 (386,909)(13.8)
Total deposits$20,730,051 $17,393,913 $3,336,138 19.2 %
 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 Increase (Decrease)
   $ %
 (dollars in thousands)
Noninterest-bearing demand$4,240,478
 $4,310,105
 $(69,627) (1.6)%
Interest-bearing demand4,771,109
 4,240,974
 530,135
 12.5
Savings and money market accounts5,094,387
 4,926,937
 167,450
 3.4
Total demand and savings14,105,974
 13,478,016
 627,958
 4.7
Brokered deposits256,870
 176,239
 80,631
 45.8
Time deposits2,979,873
 2,721,904
 257,969
 9.5
Total deposits$17,342,717
 $16,376,159
 $966,558
 5.9 %

Total demand and savings accounts increased $628.0 million,$3.7 billion, or 4.7%25.6%, due to a $562.3 million, or 23.9%, seasonal increasedriven by increases in municipal accounts, and a $228.4 million, or 5.2%, increase in business accounts, partially offset by a $165.0 million, or 2.5%, decrease in consumer accounts.

Brokered deposits increased $80.6 million, or 45.8%,all categories primarily as the result of the introductionfunding of new brokered depositvarious government stimulus programs, which beganlargely remained in 2018. Time deposits increased $258.0 million, or 9.5%, primarily due to promotional rate offerings.customer deposit accounts during the second and third quarters, and seasonal increases in municipal accounts.





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The following table presents ending borrowings, by type, as of the dates indicated:type:
 September 30, 2020December 31, 2019Increase (Decrease)
 $%
 (dollars in thousands)
Short-term borrowings:
Customer funding(1)
$611,727 $383,241 $228,486 59.6 %
FHLB advances and other borrowings (2)
 500,000 (500,000)N/M
Total short-term borrowings611,727 883,241 (271,514)(30.7)
Long-term borrowings:
FHLB advances535,986 491,024 44,962 9.2 
Other long-term debt760,026 390,745 369,281 94.5 
Total long-term borrowings1,296,012 881,769 414,243 47.0 
Total borrowings$1,907,739 $1,765,010 $142,729 8.1 %
 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 Increase (Decrease)
   $ %
 (dollars in thousands)
Short-term borrowings:       
Total short-term customer funding(1)
$337,860
 $369,777
 $(31,917) (8.6)%
Federal funds purchased20,000
 
 20,000
 N/M
Short-term FHLB advances and other borrowings (2)
475,000
 385,000
 90,000
 23.4
Total short-term borrowings832,860
 754,777
 78,083
 10.3
FHLB advances and other long-term debt:       
FHLB advances336,036
 601,978
 (265,942) (44.2)
Other long-term debt390,678
 390,301
 377
 0.1
Total FHLB advances and other long-term debt726,714
 992,279
 (265,565) (26.8)
Total borrowings$1,559,574
 $1,747,056
 $(187,482) (10.7)%
        
N/M - Not meaningful
(1) Includes repurchase agreements and short-term promissory notes.
(2) Consists of FHLB borrowings with an original maturity term of less than one year.
N/M - Not meaningful

Total short-term borrowings increased $78.1decreased $271.5 million, or 10.3%30.7%, due to a $90.0$500.0 million or 23.4%, increasedecrease in short-term FHLB advances and other borrowings partially offset by a $31.9an increase of $228.5 million, or 8.6%59.6%, in customer funding. The decrease in short-term customer funding.borrowings was a result of higher balances of deposits and the increase in long-term borrowings, reducing the need for short-term borrowings. Long-term FHLB advances decreased $265.9increased $45.0 million, or 44.2%9.2%, and other long-term debt increased $369.3 million as athe result of balance sheet restructuring and maturities. The decreasethe issuance of $375.0 million of subordinated notes in total borrowings was funded with deposit growthMarch 2020 as discussed in excessthe "Overview" section of loan growth.Management's Discussion.

Other Liabilities

Other liabilities increased $165.9$130.3 million, or 53.3%33.8%, primarily as athe result of the recognition of a lease liability of $111.6 million as a result of the adoption of Topic 842 and increasesan increase in the fair values of derivative contracts related to commercial loan interest rate swap derivatives. See Note 1, "Basis of Presentation," and Note 6, "Leases," in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional disclosures regarding Topic 842 lease liabilities.swaps.






Shareholders' Equity

Total shareholders’ equity increased $76.4$48.1 million during the first nine months of 2019.2020. The increase was due primarily to $178.5$127.2 million of net income, and a $65.1$57.1 million increase in accumulated other comprehensive income, mainly due to improvements in fair values of available for saleAFS securities, $5.5 million of stock-based compensation awards and $3.8 million of stock issued, partially offset by $111.5a $43.8 million reduction to retained earnings as a result of the adoption of CECL on January 1, 2020, $39.7 million of common stock repurchases and $65.1$63.1 million of common stock cash dividends.

During nine months ended September 30, 2019, 6.8 million shares were repurchased at a total cost of $111.3 million, or $16.25 per share, under existing repurchase programs previously approved by the Corporation's board of directors.

In October 2019, the Corporation's board of directors approved an additionala share repurchase program pursuant to which the Corporation is authorized to repurchase up to $100.0 million of its outstanding shares of common stock, or approximately 3.9% of its outstanding shares, through December 31, 2020.

During the first quarter of 2020, 2.9 million shares were repurchased at a total cost of $39.7 million, or $13.65 per share, under this program. Up to an additional $60.3 million of the Corporation's common stock may be repurchased under this program. Under the repurchase programs,program, repurchased shares were 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 repurchase program may be discontinued at any time.time and was suspended in mid-March in order to preserve liquidity in response to potential unknown economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Regulatory Capital

The Corporation and its subsidiary bank, Fulton Bank, N.A., are subject to regulatory capital requirements ("Capital Rules") 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 revised the risk-based capital requirements applicable to bank holding companies and depository institutions.




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

The U.S. Basel III Capital Rules require the Corporation and its bank subsidiaryFulton Bank to:

Meet a 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 a minimum Total capital ratio of 8.00% of risk-weighted assets and a 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 trust preferred securities ("TruPS"),TruPS, have been phased out as a component of Tier 1 capital for institutions of the Corporation's size.

As of January 1, 2019, theThe Corporation and its bank subsidiary wereFulton Bank are also 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 weightings for a variety of asset categories.

As of September 30, 2019,2020, the Corporation's capital levels met the fully phased-in minimum capital requirements, including the new capital conservation buffers, as prescribed in the U.S. Basel III Capital Rules.

In March 2020, the banking regulators amended the optional CECL Transition Rule to allow banks to add back to regulatory capital the decrease recorded to retained earnings at the CECL adoption date, or January 1, 2020 for the Corporation, plus 25% of additions to the ACL over the next two years. These amounts will then be phased in as reductions to regulatory capital over the following three years, or 2022 - 2024. Prior to this amendment, the regulatory capital impact of adopting CECL was to be phased in over a 3-year period beginning in 2020. The Corporation has elected to apply the amended rule to the regulatory capital treatment for the adoption of CECL.

As of September 30, 2019, the Corporation’s subsidiary bank,2020, Fulton Bank N.A., wasmet the well capitalized requirements under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action based on their capital ratio calculations.action. To be categorized as well capitalized, Fultonthe Bank N.A. must maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier I risk-based, Common Equity Tier I risk-based and Tier I leverage ratios



as set forth in the regulation. In October 2020, the Corporation issued 8,000,000 depositary shares of Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, and received net proceeds from the offering of $193.7 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and before deducting transaction expenses payable by the Corporation. See Note 15, "Subsequent Event," in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details. Preferred stock is included in both Tier 1 and Tier 2 regulatory capital, and would have the effect of increasing the Total Capital, Tier 1 Capital and Tier I Leverage Capital ratios by approximately 1.00%. There arewere no other conditions or events since September 30, 20192020 that management believes have changed the institutions’Corporation's capital categories.

The following table summarizes the Corporation’s capital ratios in comparison to regulatory requirements:
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019Regulatory
Minimum
for Capital
Adequacy
Fully Phased-in, with Capital Conservation Buffers
Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)13.8 %11.8 %8.0 %10.5 %
Tier I Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)9.6 %9.7 %6.0 %8.5 %
Common Equity Tier I (to Risk-Weighted Assets)9.6 %9.7 %4.5 %7.0 %
Tier I Leverage Capital (to Average Assets)7.5 %8.4 %4.0 %4.0 %
 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 Regulatory
Minimum
for Capital
Adequacy
 Fully Phased-in, with Capital Conservation Buffers
Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)12.0% 12.8% 8.0% 10.5%
Tier I Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)9.6% 10.2% 6.0% 8.5%
Common Equity Tier I (to Risk-Weighted Assets)9.6% 10.2% 4.5% 7.0%
Tier I Capital (to Average Assets)8.5% 9.0% 4.0% 4.0%

The decreasesincrease in regulatorythe total capital ratiosratio from December 31, 20182019 to September 30, 2019 were2020 was mainly due to the issuance of $375.0 million of subordinated notes, which is a component of Tier 2 Capital, in March 2020, as discussed in the "Overview" of Management's Discussion, partially offset by common stock repurchases.repurchases during the quarter. The decrease in the Tier 1 Leverage Capital ratio was mainly due to growth in average assets.

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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")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 pointbp shock in interest rates, 15% for a 200 basis pointbp shock and 20% for a 300 basis pointbp 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 does it 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 within 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, i.e.that is, a non-parallel instantaneous shock, on net interest income as of September 30, 20192020 (due to the current level of interest rates, the 300 basis point downward shock scenario isscenarios are not shown):
Rate Shock(1)
Annual change

in net interest income
% change in net interest income
+400 bp+ $116.3 million18.7%
+300 bp$59.1$87.5 million9.0%14.1%
+200 bp+ $40.7$58.0 million6.2%9.3%
+100 bp+ $20.9$27.3 million3.2%4.4%
–100 bp– $34.0 million– 5.2%
–200 bp– $76.7 million– 11.7%

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

(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
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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 pointbp shock in interest rates, 20% for a 200 basis pointbp shock and 30% for a 300 basis pointbp shock. As of September 30, 2019,2020, the Corporation was within economic value of equity policy limits for every 100 basis pointbp 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 and the gross fair values are recorded in other assets and liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets,consolidated balance sheets, with changes in fair value during the period recorded in other non-interest expense on the Consolidated Statementsconsolidated statements of Income.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.

The Corporation maintains liquidity sources in the form of demand and savings deposits, brokered 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 interest income if rates on interest-earning assets do not experience a proportionate increase. Borrowing availability with the FHLB and the FRB, along with federal funds lines at various correspondent banks, provides the Corporation with additional liquidity.

The Corporation's subsidiary bank, Fulton Bank N.A., is a member of the FHLB and has access to FHLB overnight and term credit facilities. As of September 30, 2019,2020, the Corporation had $811.0$539.0 million of borrowings outstanding from the FHLB with an additional borrowing capacity of approximately $2.7$3.8 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 September 30, 2019,2020, the Corporation had aggregate federal funds lines of $1.6$1.8 billion, with $20.0 million borrowed against that amount.no outstanding borrowings. 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 September 30, 2019,2020, the Corporation had $332$373 million of collateralized borrowing availability at the Discount Window, and no outstanding borrowings.




Liquidity must also be managed at the Corporation parent company level. For safety and soundness reasons, banking regulations limit the amount of cash that can be transferred from a subsidiary bank to the parent company in the form of loans and dividends. Generally, these limitations are based on the subsidiary bank's regulatory capital levels and its net income. Management continues to monitor the liquidity and capital needs of the parent company and will implement appropriate strategies, as necessary, to remain sufficiently 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 Statementsconsolidated statements of Cash Flowscash flows provide additional information. The Corporation’s operating activities during the first nine months of 2019 generated $43.52020 provided $29.5 million of cash, mainly due to net income of $178.6$127.2 million partially offset by the net impact of other operating activities Other changes, net resulted in a cash decrease of $195.6 million as a result of increases in bank-owned life insurance and net changes in the fair values of derivative assets and liabilities.activities. Cash used in investing activities was $497.0 million,$2.4 billion, mainly due to net increases in investmentsloans and loans.investments. Cash provided by financing activities was $606.4 million$3.4 billion due mainly to increases in deposits exceeding the net decrease in long-term debtdemand and the acquisition of treasury stock.savings deposits.

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.
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State and Municipal Securities

As of September 30, 2019,2020, the Corporation owned securities issued by various states or municipalities with a total cost basis of $530.4$880.5 million and a fair value of $547.3$926.6 million. Downward pressure on local tax revenues of issuers 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 state or municipality and then, to a lesser extent, on any underlying credit enhancement. State or municipal securities can be supported by the general obligation of the issuing state or municipality, allowing the securities to be repaid by any means available to the issuing state or municipality. As of September 30, 2019,2020, approximately 99%all of state and municipal securities were supported by the general obligation of corresponding states or municipalities. Approximately 59%64% of these securities were school district issuances, which are also supported by the states of the issuing municipalities.

Auction Rate Securities

As of September 30, 2019, the Corporation’s investments in auction rate certificates ("ARCs"), a type of auction rate security, had a cost basis of $107.4 million and a fair value of $103.3 million.

As of September 30, 2019, 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 may not represent those that could 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 within 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 September 30, 2019, all of the ARCs were rated above investment grade. All of the loans underlying the ARCs have principal payments that are guaranteed by the federal government. At September 30, 2019, all ARCs were current and making scheduled interest payments.

Corporate Debt Securities

The Corporation holds corporate debt securities in the form of single-issuer trust preferred securities, subordinated debt and senior debt issued by financial institutions. As of September 30, 2019,2020, these securities had an amortized cost of $353.8$327.1 million and an estimated fair value of $358.4$342.6 million. During the second quarter of 2020, the Corporation sold corporate debt securities with an amortized cost of $66.8 million and an estimated fair value of $66.9 million.




See "Note 3 - 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 109 - Fair Value Measurements," in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion related to the fair values of debt securities.


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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The information presented in the "Legal Proceedings" section of Note 13 "Commitments and Contingencies" of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements is incorporated herein by reference.

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 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

During the first quarter of 2020, the Corporation implemented new CECL accounting policies, procedures, and controls as part of its adoption of ASU No. 2016-13 and subsequent ASUs issued to amend ASC Topic 326. There have beenwere no other changes inmade to the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter covered by this quarterly report that have materially affected, or arewould be 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 14 "Commitments and Contingencies" of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Item 1A. Risk Factors of the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 include a discussion of the material risks and uncertainties that could adversely affect the Corporation's business, results of operations and financial condition. The information presented below updates, and should be read in conjunction with, the risk factors and information disclosed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

The Corporation may not be able to achieve the reductions in non-interest expenses expected to result from the recently announced plans to consolidate certain of its financial center offices and other cost-saving initiatives in the amount, or within the timeframe, anticipated, and those initiatives may have an adverse impact on the Corporation’s competitive position and ability to achieve its growth plans.

It is possible that the Corporation will not be able to implement its previously announced plans to consolidate certain of its financial center offices and other cost-saving initiatives as planned, achieve the reductions in non-interest expenses expected to result from these initiatives in the amount, or within the timeframe, anticipated, or create the cost efficiencies intended through these initiatives.Moreover, these initiatives could adversely impact the retention of customers and deposit balances, harm the Corporation’s relationships with its customers, weaken the Corporation’s competitive position, or make it more difficult for the Corporation to achieve its growth plans.Any of these circumstances, should they arise, could have a material adverse effect on the Corporation’s business or results of operations.

There have been no other material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20182019 and Part II, Item 1A of the Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.
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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

(a)  None.
(b)  None.
(c)



Period
 Total Number of Shares Purchased Average Price Paid per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
         
July 1, 2019 to July 31, 2019 710,042
 $16.31
 710,042
 $36,432,800
August 1, 2019 to August 31, 2019 1,918,289
 15.76
 1,918,289
 6,202,292
September 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019 395,512
 15.68
 395,512
 

During nine months ended September 30, 2019, 6.8 million shares were repurchased at a total cost of $111.3 million or $16.25 per share, under existing repurchase programs previously approved by the Corporation's board of directors.

(c) In October 2019, the Corporation's board of directors approved an additionala share repurchase program pursuant to which the Corporation is authorized to repurchase up to $100.0 million of its outstanding shares of common stock, or approximately 3.9% of its outstanding shares, through December 31, 2020.

During the first quarter of 2020, 2.9 million shares were repurchased at a total cost of $39.7 million, or $13.65 per share. Up to an additional $60.3 million of the Corporation's common stock may be repurchased under this program through December 31, 2020. Under the repurchase programs,program, repurchased shares were 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 repurchase program may be discontinued at any time.time and was suspended in mid-March of 2020 in order to preserve liquidity in response to potential unknown economic impacts due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


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Item 6. Exhibits
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3.2
3.3 
31.14.1 
4.2 
4.3 
31.1 
31.2

32.1

32.2
101.Def101Definition Linkbase DocumentInteractive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T: (i) Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity, (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
101.Pre104 Presentation Linkbase DocumentCover page interactive data file (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
101.LabLabels Linkbase Document
101.CalCalculation Linkbase Document
101.SchSchema Document
101.InsInstance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.


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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
FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATIONDate:
November 6, 2020
Date:November 8, 2019/s/ E. Philip Wenger
E. Philip Wenger
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Date:November 8, 20196, 2020/s/ Mark R. McCollom
Mark R. McCollom
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer



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