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FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC /DE/ - Quarter Report: 2014 March (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
____________________________________________________
FORM 10-Q
____________________________________________________
x Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2014
or
 
¨ Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Commission File Number: 001-16715
____________________________________________________
First Citizens BancShares, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
____________________________________________________
Delaware
56-1528994
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
 
 
4300 Six Forks Road, Raleigh, North Carolina
27609
(Address of principle executive offices)
(Zip code)
(919) 716-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
____________________________________________________
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding twelve 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 ninety days.    Yes  x   No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit and post such files)    Yes  x    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of ‘accelerated filer’ and ‘large accelerated filer’ in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:
 
Large accelerated filer
x
 
Accelerated filer
¨
Non-accelerated filer
¨
 
Smaller reporting company
¨
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x
Class A Common Stock—$1 Par Value—8,586,058 shares
Class B Common Stock—$1 Par Value—1,032,883 shares
(Number of shares outstanding, by class, as of May 7, 2014)


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INDEX
 
 
 
Page(s)
 
 
 
PART I.
 
 
 
 
Item 1.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2.
 
 
 
Item 3.
 
 
 
Item 4.
 
 
 
PART II.
 
 
 
 
Item 1.
 
 
 
Item 1A.
 
 
 
Item 2.
 
 
 
Item 6.

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PART I
 
Item 1.
Financial Statements (Unaudited)


First Citizens BancShares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Dollars in thousands, unaudited)
March 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Assets
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
$
543,471

 
$
533,599

Overnight investments
1,161,469

 
859,324

Investment securities available for sale
5,676,237

 
5,387,703

Investment securities held to maturity
782

 
907

Loans held for sale
53,361

 
47,271

Loans and leases:
 
 
 
Acquired
1,270,818

 
1,029,426

Originated
12,200,226

 
12,104,298

Allowance for loan and lease losses
(222,942
)
 
(233,394
)
Net loans and leases
13,248,102

 
12,900,330

Premises and equipment
878,850

 
876,522

Other real estate owned:
 
 
 
Covered under loss share agreements
41,855

 
47,081

Not covered under loss share agreements
44,504

 
36,898

Income earned not collected
49,668

 
48,390

FDIC loss share receivable
74,784

 
93,397

Goodwill
127,140

 
102,625

Other intangible assets
4,390

 
1,247

Other assets
250,384

 
263,797

Total assets
$
22,154,997

 
$
21,199,091

Liabilities
 
 
 
Deposits:
 
 
 
Noninterest-bearing
$
5,627,868

 
$
5,241,817

Interest-bearing
13,135,677

 
12,632,249

Total deposits
18,763,545

 
17,874,066

Short-term borrowings
617,794

 
511,418

Long-term obligations
440,300

 
510,769

FDIC loss share payable
111,339

 
109,378

Other liabilities
117,189

 
116,785

Total liabilities
20,050,167

 
19,122,416

Shareholders’ Equity
 
 
 
Common stock:
 
 
 
Class A - $1 par value (11,000,000 shares authorized; 8,586,058 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013)
8,586

 
8,586

Class B - $1 par value (2,000,000 shares authorized; 1,032,883 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013)
1,033

 
1,033

Surplus
143,766

 
143,766

Retained earnings
1,968,039

 
1,948,558

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(16,594
)
 
(25,268
)
Total shareholders’ equity
2,104,830

 
2,076,675

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
22,154,997

 
$
21,199,091


See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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First Citizens BancShares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income
 
 
Three months ended March 31
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data, unaudited)
2014
 
2013
Interest income
 
 
 
Loans and leases
$
161,034

 
$
211,763

Investment securities interest and dividend income
11,748

 
8,484

Overnight investments
612

 
357

Total interest income
173,394

 
220,604

Interest expense
 
 
 
Deposits
6,825

 
10,313

Short-term borrowings
585

 
704

Long-term obligations
5,053

 
4,705

Total interest expense
12,463

 
15,722

Net interest income
160,931

 
204,882

Provision (credit) for loan and lease losses
(1,903
)
 
(18,606
)
Net interest income after provision for loan and lease losses
162,834

 
223,488

Noninterest income
 
 
 
Cardholder services
11,832

 
11,071

Merchant services
13,521

 
12,486

Service charges on deposit accounts
14,440

 
14,999

Wealth management services
14,880

 
14,515

Fees from processing services
4,861

 
5,619

Other service charges and fees
3,944

 
3,766

Mortgage income
955

 
3,788

Insurance commissions
3,287

 
2,980

ATM income
1,202

 
1,168

Adjustments to FDIC loss share receivable
(12,349
)
 
(24,053
)
Other
4,608

 
11,174

Total noninterest income
61,181

 
57,513

Noninterest expense
 
 
 
Salaries and wages
79,874

 
76,119

Employee benefits
20,100

 
25,019

Occupancy expense
20,425

 
18,809

Equipment expense
18,791

 
18,946

FDIC insurance expense
2,636

 
2,666

Foreclosure-related expenses
5,410

 
4,305

Other
43,794

 
48,491

Total noninterest expense
191,030

 
194,355

Income before income taxes
32,985

 
86,646

Provision for income taxes
10,619

 
31,061

Net income
$
22,366

 
$
55,585

Average shares outstanding
9,618,941

 
9,618,985

Net income per share
$
2.33

 
$
5.78


See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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First Citizens BancShares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income


 
Three months ended March 31
(Dollars in thousands, unaudited)
2014
 
2013
Net income
$
22,366

 
$
55,585

 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
 
 
Unrealized gains and losses on securities:
 
 
 
Change in unrealized securities gains (losses) arising during period
11,899

 
(1,476
)
Tax effect
(4,643
)
 
565

Total change in unrealized gains and losses on securities, net of tax
7,256

 
(911
)
 
 
 
 
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges:
 
 
 
Change in unrecognized loss on cash flow hedges
719

 
815

Tax effect
(278
)
 
(322
)
Total change in unrecognized loss on cash flow hedges, net of tax
441

 
493

 
 
 
 
Change in pension obligation:
 
 
 
Reclassification adjustment for losses included in income before income taxes
1,599

 
4,304

Tax effect
(622
)
 
(1,685
)
Total change in pension obligation, net of tax
977

 
2,619

 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income
8,674

 
2,201

 
 
 
 
Total comprehensive income
$
31,040

 
$
57,786


See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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First Citizens BancShares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

 
(Dollars in thousands, unaudited)
Class A
Common Stock
 
Class B
Common Stock
 
Surplus
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 
Total
Shareholders’
Equity
Balance at December 31, 2012
$
8,588

 
$
1,033

 
$
143,766

 
$
1,792,726

 
$
(82,106
)
 
$
1,864,007

Net income

 

 

 
55,585

 

 
55,585

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

 

 

 
2,201

 
2,201

Repurchase of 1,973 shares of Class A common stock
(2
)
 

 

 
(319
)
 

 
(321
)
Cash dividends ($0.30 per share)

 

 

 
(2,891
)
 

 
(2,891
)
Balance at March 31, 2013
$
8,586

 
$
1,033

 
$
143,766

 
$
1,845,101

 
$
(79,905
)
 
$
1,918,581

Balance at December 31, 2013
$
8,586

 
$
1,033

 
$
143,766

 
$
1,948,558

 
$
(25,268
)
 
$
2,076,675

Net income

 

 

 
22,366

 

 
22,366

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

 

 

 
8,674

 
8,674

Cash dividends ($0.30 per share)

 

 

 
(2,885
)
 

 
(2,885
)
Balance at March 31, 2014
$
8,586

 
$
1,033

 
$
143,766

 
$
1,968,039

 
$
(16,594
)
 
$
2,104,830

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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First Citizens BancShares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 
 
Three months ended March 31
(Dollars in thousands, unaudited)
2014
 
2013
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
Net income
$
22,366

 
55,585

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Provision (credit) for loan and lease losses
(1,903
)
 
(18,606
)
Deferred tax (benefit) expense
(4,512
)
 
7,733

Change in current taxes payable
40,710

 
31,625

Depreciation
17,684

 
17,994

Change in accrued interest payable
(1,062
)
 
(2,700
)
Change in income earned not collected
(1,278
)
 
411

Gain on sale of processing services, net

 
(4,085
)
Origination of loans held for sale
(67,862
)
 
(117,981
)
Proceeds from sale of loans held for sale
64,009

 
121,523

Gain on sale of loans
(1,054
)
 
(3,560
)
Net writedowns/losses on other real estate
3,441

 
1,350

Net amortization of premiums and discounts
(5,796
)
 
(47,236
)
FDIC receivable for loss share agreements
4,359

 
5,619

Net change in other assets
(8,206
)
 
(7,038
)
Net change in other liabilities
2,186

 
32,662

Net cash provided by operating activities
63,082

 
73,296

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
Net change in loans outstanding
(4,788
)
 
269,428

Purchases of investment securities available for sale
(911,409
)
 
(736,923
)
Proceeds from maturities/calls of investment securities held to maturity
125

 
113

Proceeds from maturities/calls of investment securities available for sale
866,803

 
676,188

Net change in overnight investments
(302,145
)
 
(511,052
)
Cash (paid to) received from the FDIC for loss share agreements
(3,490
)
 
42,519

Proceeds from sale of other real estate
10,602

 
36,019

Additions to premises and equipment
(17,326
)
 
(8,713
)
Business acquisition, net of cash acquired
18,194

 

Net cash used by investing activities
(343,434
)
 
(232,421
)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
Net change in time deposits
(51,268
)
 
(195,381
)
Net change in demand and other interest-bearing deposits
308,876

 
174,277

Net change in short-term borrowings
35,970

 
4,597

Repayment of long-term obligations
(469
)
 
(669
)
Repurchase of common stock

 
(321
)
Cash dividends paid
(2,885
)
 
(2,891
)
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities
290,224

 
(20,388
)
Change in cash and due from banks
9,872

 
(179,513
)
Cash and due from banks at beginning of period
533,599

 
639,730

Cash and due from banks at end of period
$
543,471

 
$
460,217

CASH PAYMENTS FOR:
 
 
 
Interest
$
13,525

 
$
18,422

Income taxes
2,184

 
3,364

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Transfers of loans to other real estate
4,832

 
38,008

Dividends declared but not paid
2,885

 


See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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First Citizens BancShares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements


Note A

Accounting Policies and Basis of Presentation

First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (BancShares) is a financial holding company organized under the laws of Delaware and conducts operations through its banking subsidiary, First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company (FCB), which is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.

General

These consolidated financial statements and notes are presented in accordance with instructions for Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X and, therefore, do not include all information and notes necessary for a complete presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flow activity required in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). In the opinion of management, all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated financial position and consolidated results of operations have been made. The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and footnotes included in BancShares' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

Reclassifications

In certain instances, amounts reported in prior years' consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current financial statement presentation. Such reclassifications had no effect on previously reported cash flows, shareholders' equity or net income.

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and different assumptions in the application of these policies could result in material changes in BancShares' consolidated financial position, the consolidated results of its operations or related disclosures. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change include the determination of the allowance for loan and lease losses; determination of the fair value of financial instruments; pension plan assumptions; cash flow estimates on acquired loans; the receivable from and payable to the FDIC for loss share agreements; purchase accounting-related adjustments; and income tax assets, liabilities and expense.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Update (ASU ) 2014-04, “Receivables-Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors (Subtopic 310-40)”
This ASU clarifies that an in-substance repossession or foreclosure occurs, and a creditor is considered to have received physical possession of residential real estate property collateralizing a consumer mortgage loan, upon either (1) the creditor obtaining legal title to the residential real estate property upon completion of a foreclosure or (2) the borrower conveying all interest in the residential real estate property to the creditor to satisfy that loan through completion of a deed in lieu of foreclosure or through a similar legal agreement. Additionally, the amendments require interim and annual disclosure of both (1) the amount of foreclosed residential real estate property held by the creditor and (2) the recorded investment in consumer mortgage loans collateralized by residential real estate property that are in the process of foreclosure according to local requirements of the applicable jurisdiction.

The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2014. We will adopt the guidance effective the first quarter of 2015, and we do not anticipate any effect on our consolidated financial position or consolidated results of operations as a result of adoption.

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FASB ASU 2013-11, “Income Taxes (Topic 740)”
This ASU states that an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, should be presented in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward, except as follows: to the extent a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward is not available at the reporting date under the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction to settle any additional income taxes that would result from the disallowance of a tax position or the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction does not require BancShares to use, and BancShares does not intend to use, the deferred tax asset for such purpose, the unrecognized tax benefit should be presented in the financial statements as a liability and should not be combined with deferred tax assets. The assessment of whether a deferred tax asset is available is based on the unrecognized tax benefit and deferred tax asset that exist at the reporting date and should be made presuming disallowance of the tax position at the reporting date.

The provisions of this ASU are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013. BancShares adopted the guidance effective first quarter of 2014. The initial adoption had no effect on our consolidated financial position or consolidated results of operations.
FASB ASU 2013-04, “Liabilities”
This ASU provides guidance for the recognition, measurement, and disclosure of obligations resulting from joint and several liability arrangements for which the total amount of the obligation within the scope of this ASU is fixed at the reporting date, except for obligations addressed within existing guidance in GAAP.
The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2013. BancShares adopted the guidance effective first quarter of 2014. The initial adoption did not have any effect on our consolidated financial position or consolidated results of operations.

Note B
Business Combinations

On January 1, 2014, FCB completed its merger with 1st Financial Services Corporation (1st Financial) of Hendersonville, NC and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Mountain 1st Bank & Trust Company (Mountain 1st). The merger allows FCB to expand its presence in Western North Carolina. Mountain 1st had twelve branches located in Asheville, Brevard, Columbus, Etowah, Fletcher, Forest City, Hendersonville, Hickory, Marion, Shelby and Waynesville. FCB requested and received approval from the North Carolina Commissioner of Banks and the FDIC to close seven Mountain 1st branches due to their proximity to legacy FCB branches. Customers have been notified, and the 90-day waiting period will expire on May 1. FCB anticipates closing the branches in Asheville, Brevard, Fletcher, Forest City, Hendersonville, Hickory and Marion sometime in May. All customer relationships assigned to those branches will be transferred to the nearest FCB branch.

FCB paid $10.0 million to acquire 1st Financial, including payments of $8.0 million to the U.S. Treasury to acquire and subsequently retire1st Financial's Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) obligation and $2.0 million paid to the shareholders of 1st Financial. As a result of the merger, FCB recorded $24.5 million in goodwill and $3.8 million in core deposit intangibles.

The 1st Financial transaction was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting, and the purchased assets, assumed liabilities and identifiable intangible assets were recorded at their acquisition date estimated fair values. Fair values are subject to refinement for up to one year after the closing date of the transaction as additional information regarding closing date fair values becomes available.


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The following table provides the carrying value of acquired assets and assumed liabilities, as recorded by 1st Financial, the fair value adjustments calculated at the time of the merger and the resulting fair value recorded by FCB.

 
January 1, 2014
(Dollars in thousands)
As recorded by
1st Financial
 
Fair value adjustments
 
As recorded by FCB
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
28,194

 
$

 
$
28,194

Investment securities
246,890

 
(9,452
)
 
237,438

Loans held for sale
1,183

 

 
1,183

Restricted equity securities
3,105

 
671

 
3,776

Loans
338,170

 
(21,843
)
 
316,327

Less: allowance for loan losses
(7,796
)
 
7,796

 

Premises and equipment
3,871

 
(1,185
)
 
2,686

Other real estate owned
12,896

 
(1,305
)
 
11,591

Intangible asset

 
3,780

 
3,780

Other assets
16,811

 
(465
)
 
16,346

Total assets acquired
$
643,324

 
$
(22,003
)
 
$
621,321

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits:
 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest-bearing
$
152,444

 
$

 
$
152,444

Interest-bearing
477,881

 
1,546

 
479,427

Total deposits
630,325

 
1,546

 
631,871

Short-term borrowings
406

 

 
406

Other liabilities
3,392

 
167

 
3,559

Total liabilities assumed
$
634,123

 
$
1,713

 
635,836

Fair value of net liabilities assumed

 

 
14,515

Cash paid to shareholders
 
 
 
 
2,000

Cash paid to acquire TARP securities
 
 
 
 
8,000

Goodwill recorded for 1st Financial
 
 
 
 
$
24,515


Goodwill recorded for 1st Financial represents future revenues to be derived from the existing customer base, including efficiencies that will result from combining operations and other non-identifiable intangible assets. The 1st Financial transaction is a taxable asset acquisition, and goodwill resulting from the transaction is deductible for income tax purposes.

Merger costs related to the 1st Financial transaction are estimated to be between $6.0 million and $7.0 million. Revenue generated from 1st Financial was approximately $6.9 million for the first quarter of 2014.

All loans resulting from the 1st Financial transaction are accounted for under the expected cash flow method (ASC 310-30).

For loans acquired from 1st Financial, the contractually required payments including principal and interest, cash flows expected to be collected and fair values as of the merger date were:

(Dollars in thousands)
January 1, 2014
Contractually required payments
$
414,233

Cash flows expected to be collected
400,622

Fair value at acquisition date
316,327



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The recorded fair values of loans acquired in the 1st Financial transaction as of the merger date were as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)
January 1, 2014
Commercial:
 
Construction and land development
$
41,516

Commercial mortgage
123,925

Other commercial real estate
6,698

Commercial and industrial
29,126

Total commercial loans
201,265

Noncommercial:
 
Residential mortgage
113,177

Consumer
1,885

Total noncommercial loans
115,062

Total loans acquired from 1st Financial
$
316,327





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Note C
Investments
The amortized cost and fair value of investment securities classified as available for sale and held to maturity at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, are as follows:
 
 
March 31, 2014
(Dollars in thousands)
Cost
 
Gross
unrealized
gains
 
Gross unrealized
losses
 
Fair
value
Investment securities available for sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury
$
1,274,716

 
$
379

 
$
1,874

 
$
1,273,221

Government agency
1,811,889

 
1,764

 
879

 
1,812,774

Mortgage-backed securities
2,592,766

 
5,524

 
31,624

 
2,566,666

Equity securities
543

 
22,017

 

 
22,560

Municipal securities
186

 

 

 
186

Other
870

 

 
40

 
830

Total investment securities available for sale
$
5,680,970

 
$
29,684

 
$
34,417

 
$
5,676,237

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2013
 
Cost
 
Gross
unrealized
gains
 
Gross unrealized
losses
 
Fair
value
U.S. Treasury
$
373,223

 
$
259

 
$
45

 
$
373,437

Government agency
2,543,223

 
1,798

 
792

 
2,544,229

Mortgage-backed securities
2,486,297

 
4,526

 
43,950

 
2,446,873

Equity securities
543

 
21,604

 

 
22,147

Municipal securities
186

 
1

 

 
187

Other
863

 

 
33

 
830

Total investment securities available for sale
$
5,404,335

 
$
28,188

 
$
44,820

 
$
5,387,703

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
March 31, 2014
 
Cost
 
Gross
unrealized
gains
 
Gross unrealized
losses
 
Fair
value
Investment securities held to maturity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage-backed securities
$
782

 
$
53

 
$

 
$
835

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2013
 
Cost
 
Gross
unrealized
gains
 
Gross unrealized
losses
 
Fair
value
Mortgage-backed securities
$
907

 
$
67

 
$

 
$
974


Investments in mortgage-backed securities primarily represent securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association, Federal National Mortgage Association and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. Other investments include a subordinated debenture investment in another financial institution.

The following table provides the amortized cost and fair value by contractual maturity. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers and issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without prepayment penalties. Repayments of mortgage-backed securities are dependent on the repayments of the underlying loan balances. Equity securities do not have a stated maturity date.
 

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March 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
(Dollars in thousands)
Cost
 
Fair
value
 
Cost
 
Fair
value
Investment securities available for sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortizing securities maturing in:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
One year or less
$
829,091

 
$
829,997

 
$
839,956

 
$
840,883

One through five years
2,258,570

 
2,257,014

 
2,077,539

 
2,077,800

Mortgage-backed securities
2,592,766

 
2,566,666

 
2,486,297

 
2,446,873

Equity securities
543

 
22,560

 
543

 
22,147

Total investment securities available for sale
$
5,680,970

 
$
5,676,237

 
$
5,404,335

 
$
5,387,703

Investment securities held to maturity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity
$
782

 
$
835

 
$
907

 
$
974


There were no realized securities gains (losses) during any period presented.  
 
 
 
 
The following table provides information regarding securities with unrealized losses as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.
 
 
March 31, 2014
 
Less than 12 months
 
12 months or more
 
Total
(Dollars in thousands)
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
Investment securities available for sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury
$
699,985

 
$
1,874

 
$

 
$

 
$
699,985

 
$
1,874

Government agency
400,423

 
879

 

 

 
400,423

 
879

Mortgage-backed securities
2,012,814

 
30,816

 
23,622

 
808

 
2,036,436

 
31,624

Other
830

 
40

 

 

 
830

 
40

Total
$
3,114,052

 
$
33,609

 
$
23,622

 
$
808

 
$
3,137,674

 
$
34,417

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2013
 
Less than 12 months
 
12 months or more
 
Total
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
Investment securities available for sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury
$
102,105

 
$
45

 
$

 
$

 
$
102,105

 
$
45

Government agency
780,552

 
761

 
29,969

 
31

 
810,521

 
792

Mortgage-backed securities
2,221,213

 
42,876

 
26,861

 
1,074

 
2,248,074

 
43,950

Other
830

 
33

 

 

 
830

 
33

Total
$
3,104,700

 
$
43,715

 
$
56,830

 
$
1,105

 
$
3,161,530

 
$
44,820

Investment securities with an aggregate fair value of $23.6 million and $56.8 million have had continuous unrealized losses for more than 12 months as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, with an aggregate unrealized loss of $0.8 million and $1.1 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2014, all 16 of these investments are mortgage-backed securities. None of the unrealized losses identified as of March 31, 2014 or December 31, 2013 relate to the marketability of the securities or the issuer’s ability to honor redemption obligations. For all periods presented, BancShares had the ability and intent to retain these securities for a

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period of time sufficient to recover all unrealized losses. Therefore, none of the securities were deemed to be other than temporarily impaired.
Investment securities having an aggregate carrying value of $2.78 billion at March 31, 2014 and $2.75 billion at December 31, 2013 were pledged as collateral to secure public funds on deposit and certain short-term borrowings, and for other purposes as required by law.


Note D
Loans and Leases
Loans and leases outstanding, by class, include the following as of the dates indicated:
 
(Dollars in thousands)
March 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Acquired loans
 
 
 
Commercial:
 
 
 
Construction and land development
$
106,670

 
$
78,915

Commercial mortgage
728,872

 
642,891

Other commercial real estate
47,826

 
41,381

Commercial and industrial
38,838

 
17,254

Other
870

 
866

Total commercial loans
923,076

 
781,307

Noncommercial:
 
 
 
Residential mortgage
291,254

 
213,851

Revolving mortgage
25,776

 
30,834

Construction and land development
28,151

 
2,583

Consumer
2,561

 
851

Total noncommercial loans
347,742

 
248,119

Total acquired loans
1,270,818

 
1,029,426

Originated loans and leases:
 
 
 
Commercial:
 
 
 
Construction and land development
335,271

 
319,847

Commercial mortgage
6,330,843

 
6,362,490

Other commercial real estate
177,082

 
178,754

Commercial and industrial
1,175,543

 
1,081,158

Lease financing
394,268

 
381,763

Other
179,725

 
175,336

Total commercial loans
8,592,732

 
8,499,348

Noncommercial:
 
 
 
Residential mortgage
1,030,032

 
982,421

Revolving mortgage
2,091,000

 
2,113,285

Construction and land development
119,049

 
122,792

Consumer
367,413

 
386,452

Total noncommercial loans
3,607,494

 
3,604,950

Total originated loans and leases
12,200,226

 
12,104,298

Total loans and leases
$
13,471,044

 
$
13,133,724

 


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At March 31, 2014, $962.4 million in acquired loans were covered under loss share agreements, compared to $1.03 billion at December 31, 2013. The remaining acquired loans as of March 31, 2014 are from the 1st Financial merger.

At March 31, 2014, $2.57 billion in originated loans were pledged to secure debt obligations, compared to $2.56 billion at December 31, 2013.


Credit quality indicators

Loans and leases are monitored for credit quality on a recurring basis. The credit quality indicators used are dependent on the portfolio segment to which the loan relates. Originated commercial loans and leases, originated noncommercial loans and leases and acquired loans have different credit quality indicators as a result of the unique characteristics relative to each loan segment being evaluated.

The credit quality indicators for commercial loans and leases are developed through a review of individual borrowers on an ongoing basis. Each commercial loan is evaluated annually with more frequent evaluation of more severely criticized loans or leases. The credit quality indicators for noncommercial loans are based on the delinquency status of the borrower. As the borrower becomes more delinquent, the likelihood of loss increases. Acquired loans are bifurcated into commercial and noncommercial segments and credit quality indicators are assigned in the same manner as the originated portfolio. The indicators represent the rating for loans or leases as of the date presented based on the most recent assessment performed. These credit quality indicators are defined as follows:

Pass – A pass rated asset is one in which repayment is considered highly likely and there are no observable weaknesses in the asset. Such an asset does not meet any of the characteristics for adverse classification.

Special mention – A special mention asset has potential weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, such potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects or collateral position at some future date. Special mention assets are not adversely classified and do not warrant adverse classification.

Substandard – A substandard asset is inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the borrower or of the collateral pledged, if any. Assets classified as substandard generally have a well-defined weakness, or weaknesses, that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. These assets are characterized by the distinct possibility of loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.

Doubtful – An asset classified as doubtful has all the weaknesses inherent in an asset classified substandard with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full highly questionable and improbable on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions and values.

Loss – Assets classified as loss are considered uncollectible and of such little value that it is inappropriate to be carried as an asset. This classification is not necessarily equivalent to no potential for recovery or salvage value, but rather that it is not appropriate to defer a full charge-off even though partial recovery may be effected in the future.

Ungraded – Ungraded loans represent loans that are not included in the individual credit grading process due to their relatively small balances or borrower type. The majority of originated, ungraded loans at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 relate to business credit cards. Business credit card loans are subject to automatic charge-off when they become 120 days past due in the same manner as unsecured consumer lines of credit. The remaining balance is comprised of a small amount of commercial mortgage loans and other smaller balance consumer loans. Prior to March 31, 2014, ungraded loans also included tobacco buyout loans classified as commercial and industrial loans. Final payment from the Commodity Credit Corporation was received during January 2014 for tobacco buyout loans held by FCB. As of March 31, 2014, ungraded also includes $122.2 million of loans resulting from the 1st Financial merger.


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Originated loans and leases outstanding at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 by credit quality indicator are provided below:
 
 
March 31, 2014
(Dollars in thousands)
Originated commercial loans and leases
Grade:
Construction  and land
development
 
Commercial
mortgage
 
Other
commercial real estate
 
Commercial  and
industrial
 
Lease financing
 
Other
 
Total originated commercial loans and leases
Pass
$
323,876

 
$
6,064,405

 
$
173,517

 
$
1,074,210

 
$
386,324

 
$
179,640

 
$
8,201,972

Special mention
8,442

 
117,436

 
1,302

 
16,777

 
4,233

 
10

 
148,200

Substandard
2,953

 
143,723

 
2,119

 
6,051

 
3,155

 
70

 
158,071

Doubtful

 
4,227

 

 
152

 
543

 
5

 
4,927

Ungraded

 
1,052

 
144

 
78,353

 
13

 

 
79,562

Total
$
335,271

 
$
6,330,843

 
$
177,082

 
$
1,175,543

 
$
394,268

 
$
179,725

 
$
8,592,732

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2013
 
Originated commercial loans and leases
 
Construction  and land
development
 
Commercial
mortgage
 
Other
commercial real estate
 
Commercial  and
industrial
 
Lease financing
 
Other
 
Total originated commercial loans and leases
Pass
$
308,231

 
$
6,094,505

 
$
174,913

 
$
964,840

 
$
375,371

 
$
174,314

 
$
8,092,174

Special mention
8,620

 
119,515

 
1,362

 
14,686

 
2,160

 
982

 
147,325

Substandard
2,944

 
141,913

 
2,216

 
6,352

 
3,491

 
40

 
156,956

Doubtful
52

 
5,159

 
75

 
144

 
592

 

 
6,022

Ungraded

 
1,398

 
188

 
95,136

 
149

 

 
96,871

Total
$
319,847

 
$
6,362,490

 
$
178,754

 
$
1,081,158

 
$
381,763

 
$
175,336

 
$
8,499,348


 
March 31, 2014
 
Originated noncommercial loans and leases
(Dollars in thousands)
Residential
mortgage
 
Revolving
mortgage
 
Construction
and land
development
 
Consumer
 
Total originated noncommercial
loans
Current
$
1,003,016

 
$
2,072,832

 
$
117,161

 
$
363,259

 
$
3,556,268

30-59 days past due
16,845

 
10,578

 
888

 
2,156

 
30,467

60-89 days past due
1,063

 
3,249

 
794

 
1,195

 
6,301

90 days or greater past due
9,108

 
4,341

 
206

 
803

 
14,458

Total
$
1,030,032

 
$
2,091,000

 
$
119,049

 
$
367,413

 
$
3,607,494

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2013
 
Originated noncommercial loans and leases
 
Residential
mortgage
 
Revolving
mortgage
 
Construction
and land
development
 
Consumer
 
Total originated noncommercial
loans
Current
$
955,300

 
$
2,095,480

 
$
121,026

 
$
382,710

 
$
3,554,516

30-59 days past due
12,885

 
10,977

 
1,193

 
2,114

 
27,169

60-89 days past due
4,658

 
2,378

 
317

 
955

 
8,308

90 days or greater past due
9,578

 
4,450

 
256

 
673

 
14,957

Total
$
982,421

 
$
2,113,285

 
$
122,792

 
$
386,452

 
$
3,604,950


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Acquired loans and leases outstanding at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 by credit quality indicator are provided below:

 
March 31, 2014
(Dollars in thousands)
Acquired loans
Grade:
Construction
and land
development -
commercial
 
Commercial
mortgage
 
Other
commercial
real estate
 
Commercial
and
industrial
 
Residential
mortgage
 
Revolving
mortgage
 
Construction
and land
development -
noncommercial
 
Consumer
and other
 
Total acquired
loans
Pass
$
14,789

 
$
375,245

 
$
28,526

 
$
29,918

 
$
131,765

 
$
20,240

 
$
32

 
$
1,387

 
$
601,902

Special mention
24,065

 
134,414

 
114

 
3,260

 
4,823

 
2,649

 

 

 
169,325

Substandard
58,374

 
182,540

 
10,473

 
4,686

 
46,044

 
1,891

 
1,716

 

 
305,724

Doubtful
5,101

 
36,040

 
8,713

 
954

 
1,931

 
911

 
295

 

 
53,945

Ungraded
4,341

 
633

 

 
20

 
106,691

 
85

 
26,108

 
2,044

 
139,922

Total
$
106,670

 
$
728,872

 
$
47,826

 
$
38,838

 
$
291,254

 
$
25,776

 
$
28,151

 
$
3,431

 
$
1,270,818

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2013
 
Acquired loans
 
Construction
and land
development -
commercial
 
Commercial
mortgage
 
Other
commercial
real estate
 
Commercial
and
industrial
 
Residential
mortgage
 
Revolving
mortgage
 
Construction
and land
development -
noncommercial
 
Consumer
and other
 
Total acquired
loans
Pass
$
2,619

 
$
296,824

 
$
22,225

 
$
8,021

 
$
135,326

 
$
26,322

 
$
149

 
$
1,345

 
$
492,831

Special mention
15,530

 
125,295

 
3,431

 
2,585

 
6,301

 
2,608

 

 

 
155,750

Substandard
52,228

 
179,657

 
7,012

 
5,225

 
52,774

 
1,013

 
2,139

 

 
300,048

Doubtful
7,436

 
40,471

 
8,713

 
1,257

 
2,058

 
891

 
295

 

 
61,121

Ungraded
1,102

 
644

 

 
166

 
17,392

 

 

 
372

 
19,676

Total
$
78,915

 
$
642,891

 
$
41,381

 
$
17,254

 
$
213,851

 
$
30,834

 
$
2,583

 
$
1,717

 
$
1,029,426



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The aging of the outstanding loans and leases, by class, at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (excluding loans and leases acquired with deteriorated credit quality) is provided in the table below.

The calculation of days past due begins on the day after payment is due and includes all days through which all required interest or principal has not been paid. Loans and leases 30 days or less past due are considered current as various grace periods allow borrowers to make payments within a stated period after the due date and still remain in compliance with the loan agreement.

 
March 31, 2014
(Dollars in thousands)
30-59 days
past due
 
60-89 days
past due
 
90 days or greater
 
Total past
due
 
Current
 
Total loans
and leases
Originated loans and leases:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development - commercial
$
537

 
$
184

 
$
655

 
$
1,376

 
$
333,895

 
$
335,271

Commercial mortgage
24,451

 
3,934

 
11,248

 
39,633

 
6,291,210

 
6,330,843

Other commercial real estate
155

 
11

 
104

 
270

 
176,812

 
177,082

Commercial and industrial
3,921

 
488

 
509

 
4,918

 
1,170,625

 
1,175,543

Lease financing
757

 
323

 
92

 
1,172

 
393,096

 
394,268

Other
20

 
5

 

 
25

 
179,700

 
179,725

Residential mortgage
16,845

 
1,063

 
9,108

 
27,016

 
1,003,016

 
1,030,032

Revolving mortgage
10,578

 
3,249

 
4,341

 
18,168

 
2,072,832

 
2,091,000

Construction and land development - noncommercial
888

 
794

 
206

 
1,888

 
117,161

 
119,049

Consumer
2,156

 
1,195

 
803

 
4,154

 
363,259

 
367,413

Total originated loans and leases
$
60,308

 
$
11,246

 
$
27,066

 
$
98,620

 
$
12,101,606

 
$
12,200,226

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2013
 
30-59 days
past due
 
60-89 days
past due
 
90 days or greater
 
Total past
due
 
Current
 
Total loans
and leases
Originated loans and leases:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development - commercial
$
1,603

 
$
9

 
$
457

 
$
2,069

 
$
317,778

 
$
319,847

Commercial mortgage
11,131

 
3,601

 
14,407

 
29,139

 
6,333,351

 
6,362,490

Other commercial real estate
139

 
210

 
470

 
819

 
177,935

 
178,754

Commercial and industrial
3,336

 
682

 
436

 
4,454

 
1,076,704

 
1,081,158

Lease financing
789

 
1,341

 
101

 
2,231

 
379,532

 
381,763

Other

 
85

 

 
85

 
175,251

 
175,336

Residential mortgage
12,885

 
4,658

 
9,578

 
27,121

 
955,300

 
982,421

Revolving mortgage
10,977

 
2,378

 
4,450

 
17,805

 
2,095,480

 
2,113,285

Construction and land development - noncommercial
1,193

 
317

 
256

 
1,766

 
121,026

 
122,792

Consumer
2,114

 
955

 
673

 
3,742

 
382,710

 
386,452

Total originated loans and leases
$
44,167

 
$
14,236

 
$
30,828

 
$
89,231

 
$
12,015,067

 
$
12,104,298



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The recorded investment, by class, in loans and leases on nonaccrual status, and loans and leases greater than 90 days past due and still accruing at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (excluding acquired loans and leases) are as follows:
 
 
March 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
(Dollars in thousands)
Nonaccrual
loans and
leases
 
Loans and
leases > 90
days and
accruing
 
Nonaccrual
loans and
leases
 
Loans and
leases > 90
days and
accruing
Originated loans and leases:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development - commercial
$
702

 
$
192

 
$
544

 
$

Other commercial real estate
1,459

 

 
1,610

 

Commercial mortgage
28,910

 
927

 
33,529

 
1,113

Commercial and industrial
1,075

 
393

 
1,428

 
294

Lease financing
689

 

 
832

 

Residential mortgage
14,091

 
2,609

 
14,701

 
1,998

Revolving mortgage

 
4,341

 

 
4,450

Construction and land development - noncommercial

 
206

 
457

 
256

Consumer
26

 
803

 
69

 
673

Total originated loans and leases
$
46,952

 
$
9,471

 
$
53,170

 
$
8,784

Acquired Loans
The following table provides changes in the recorded investment of acquired loans during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013:
 
(Dollars in thousands)
2014
 
2013
Balance at January 1
$
1,029,426

 
$
2,362,152

Fair value of acquired loans
316,327

 

Accretion
30,200

 
79,886

Payments received and other changes, net
(105,135
)
 
(258,169
)
Balance at March 31
$
1,270,818

 
$
2,183,869

Outstanding principal balance at March 31
$
1,727,492

 
$
3,618,722


The recorded investment of loans on the cost recovery method was $52.1 million at March 31, 2014 and $28.5 million at December 31, 2013. This increase is primarily driven by one large acquired loan relationship that was moved to cost recovery during the quarter. The cost recovery method is applied to loans when the timing of future cash flows is not reasonably estimable due to borrower nonperformance or uncertainty in the timing and amount of ultimate disposition of the asset.

The following table documents changes to the amount of accretable yield for the first three months of 2014 and 2013.

(Dollars in thousands)
2014
 
2013
Balance at January 1
$
439,990

 
$
539,564

Additions
84,295

 

Accretion
(30,200
)
 
(79,886
)
Reclassifications from (to) nonaccretable difference
6,048

 
(11,653
)
Changes in expected cash flows that do not affect nonaccretable difference
(9,888
)
 
37,910

Balance at March 31
$
490,245

 
$
485,935



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Note E
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

The following tables present the activity in the allowance for originated loan and lease losses by class of loans for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013:
 
Three months ended March 31, 2014
(Dollars in thousands)
Construction
and land
development
- commercial
 
Commercial
mortgage
 
Other
commercial
real estate
 
Commercial
and industrial
 
Lease
financing
 
Other
 
Residential
mortgage
 
Revolving
mortgage
 
Construction
and land
development
- non-
commercial
 
Consumer
 
Non-
specific
 
Total
Originated Loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at January 1
$
10,335

 
$
100,257

 
$
1,009

 
$
22,362

 
$
4,749

 
$
190

 
$
10,511

 
$
16,239

 
$
681

 
$
13,541

 
$

 
$
179,874

Provision
1,885

 
(6,979
)
 
(74
)
 
1,976

 
(524
)
 
272

 
609

 
1,353

 
577

 
1,275

 

 
370

Charge-offs

 
(168
)
 

 
(496
)
 
(58
)
 
(8
)
 
(184
)
 
(1,260
)
 
(71
)
 
(2,177
)
 

 
(4,422
)
Recoveries
26

 
1,107

 
10

 
179

 
16

 

 
8

 
76

 
62

 
643

 

 
2,127

Balance at March 31
$
12,246

 
$
94,217

 
$
945

 
$
24,021

 
$
4,183

 
$
454

 
$
10,944

 
$
16,408

 
$
1,249

 
$
13,282

 
$

 
$
177,949

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three months ended March 31, 2013
 
Construction
and land
development
- commercial
 
Commercial
mortgage
 
Other
commercial
real estate
 
Commercial
and industrial
 
Lease
financing
 
Other
 
Residential
mortgage
 
Revolving
mortgage
 
Construction
and land
development
- non-
commercial
 
Consumer
 
Non-
specific
 
Total
Balance at January 1
$
6,031

 
$
70,927

 
$
2,059

 
$
23,352

 
$
3,521

 
$
1,175

 
$
3,836

 
$
25,185

 
$
1,721

 
$
25,389

 
$
15,850

 
$
179,046

Provision
(1,834
)
 
2,536

 
(100
)
 
500

 
22

 
315

 
733

 
1,431

 
(113
)
 
604

 
(78
)
 
4,016

Charge-offs
(254
)
 
(654
)
 
(54
)
 
(1,258
)
 

 

 
(818
)
 
(2,188
)
 
(245
)
 
(2,596
)
 

 
(8,067
)
Recoveries
368

 
8

 
10

 
369

 

 

 
39

 
71

 
56

 
630

 

 
1,551

Balance at March 31
$
4,311

 
$
72,817

 
$
1,915

 
$
22,963

 
$
3,543

 
$
1,490

 
$
3,790

 
$
24,499

 
$
1,419

 
$
24,027

 
$
15,772

 
$
176,546


The provision for construction and land development - commercial totaled $1.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014. The March 31, 2014 provision expense was a direct result of increased loans during the quarter. Conversely, the March 31, 2013 credit provision resulted from a decline in the outstanding loan balances as well as the resolution of several individually impaired loans.

The commercial mortgage loan class had a net credit provision of $7.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014. The net credit provision was the result of declining loan balances, improvements in the credit risk rating mix and lower credit default trends within this loan class. Conversely, the March 31, 2013 provision expense was impacted by increased loan balances.

The commercial and industrial loan class had a provision expense of $2.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 reflecting $94.4 million in loan growth for the quarter.


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The following tables present the allowance for originated loan losses and the recorded investment in originated loans, by loan class, based on impairment method as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:
 
March 31, 2014
(Dollars in thousands)
Construction
and land
development
- commercial
 
Commercial
mortgage
 
Other
commercial
real estate
 
Commercial
and industrial
 
Lease
financing
 
Other
 
Residential
mortgage
 
Revolving
mortgage
 
Construction
and land
development
- non-commercial
 
Consumer
 
Total
Allowance for loan and lease losses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ALLL for loans and leases individually evaluated for impairment
$
144

 
$
6,400

 
$
203

 
$
769

 
$
13

 
$

 
$
1,418

 
$
353

 
$
77

 
$
118

 
$
9,495

ALLL for loans and leases collectively evaluated for impairment
12,102

 
87,817

 
742

 
23,252

 
4,170

 
454

 
9,526

 
16,055

 
1,172

 
13,164

 
168,454

Total allowance for loan and lease losses
$
12,246

 
$
94,217

 
$
945

 
$
24,021

 
$
4,183

 
$
454

 
$
10,944

 
$
16,408

 
$
1,249

 
$
13,282

 
$
177,949

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans and leases:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans and leases individually evaluated for impairment
$
2,329

 
$
88,987

 
$
1,627

 
$
8,804

 
$
393

 
$

 
$
15,626

 
$
3,587

 
$
699

 
$
1,015

 
$
123,067

Loans and leases collectively evaluated for impairment
332,942

 
6,241,856

 
175,455

 
1,166,739

 
393,875

 
179,725

 
1,014,406

 
2,087,413

 
118,350

 
366,398

 
12,077,159

Total loan and leases
$
335,271

 
$
6,330,843

 
$
177,082

 
$
1,175,543

 
$
394,268

 
$
179,725

 
$
1,030,032

 
$
2,091,000

 
$
119,049

 
$
367,413

 
$
12,200,226

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2013
 
Construction
and land
development
- commercial
 
Commercial
mortgage
 
Other
commercial
real estate
 
Commercial
and industrial
 
Lease
financing
 
Other
 
Residential
mortgage
 
Revolving
mortgage
 
Construction
and land
development
- non-commercial
 
Consumer
 
Total
ALLL for loans and leases individually evaluated for impairment
$
103

 
$
6,873

 
$
209

 
$
771

 
$
54

 
$

 
$
1,586

 
$
372

 
$
72

 
$
121

 
$
10,161

ALLL for loans and leases collectively evaluated for impairment
10,232

 
93,384

 
800

 
21,591

 
4,695

 
190

 
8,925

 
15,867

 
609

 
13,420

 
169,713

Total allowance for loan and lease losses
$
10,335

 
$
100,257

 
$
1,009

 
$
22,362

 
$
4,749

 
$
190

 
$
10,511

 
$
16,239

 
$
681

 
$
13,541

 
$
179,874

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans and leases individually evaluated for impairment
$
2,272

 
$
97,111

 
$
1,878

 
$
9,300

 
$
188

 
$

 
$
15,539

 
$
3,596

 
$
1,108

 
$
1,154

 
$
132,146

Loans and leases collectively evaluated for impairment
317,575

 
6,265,379

 
176,876

 
1,071,858

 
381,575

 
175,336

 
966,882

 
2,109,689

 
121,684

 
385,298

 
11,972,152

Total loan and leases
$
319,847

 
$
6,362,490

 
$
178,754

 
$
1,081,158

 
$
381,763

 
$
175,336

 
$
982,421

 
$
2,113,285

 
$
122,792

 
$
386,452

 
$
12,104,298





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The following tables show the activity in the allowance for acquired loan and lease losses for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013.
 
Three months ended March 31, 2014
(Dollars in thousands)
Construction
and land
development -
commercial
 
Commercial
mortgage
 
Other
commercial
real estate
 
Commercial
and
industrial
 
Residential
mortgage
 
Revolving
mortgage
 
Construction
and land
development -
noncommercial
 
Consumer
and other
 
Total
Acquired Loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at January 1
$
1,320

 
$
29,906

 
$
1,354

 
$
5,275

 
$
11,802

 
$
2,959

 
$
682

 
$
222

 
$
53,520

Provision
3,355

 
(3,386
)
 
(150
)
 
(336
)
 
(2,300
)
 
634

 
(99
)
 
9

 
(2,273
)
Charge-offs
(199
)
 
(3,517
)
 

 
(2,683
)
 
262

 
(100
)
 

 
(17
)
 
(6,254
)
Recoveries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at March 31
$
4,476

 
$
23,003

 
$
1,204

 
$
2,256

 
$
9,764

 
$
3,493

 
$
583

 
$
214

 
$
44,993

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three months ended March 31, 2013
 
Construction
and land
development -
commercial
 
Commercial
mortgage
 
Other
commercial
real estate
 
Commercial
and
industrial
 
Residential
mortgage
 
Revolving
mortgage
 
Construction
and land
development -
noncommercial
 
Consumer
and other
 
Total
Balance at January 1
$
31,186

 
$
50,275

 
$
11,234

 
$
8,897

 
$
19,837

 
$
9,754

 
$
8,287

 
$
502

 
$
139,972

Provision
(13,147
)
 
(2,084
)
 
(5,131
)
 
4,233

 
(1,505
)
 
(2,505
)
 
(2,313
)
 
(170
)
 
(22,622
)
Charge-offs
(4,733
)
 
(9,898
)
 
(931
)
 
(1,254
)
 
(729
)
 
(114
)
 
(3,218
)
 

 
(20,877
)
Recoveries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at March 31
$
13,306

 
$
38,293

 
$
5,172

 
$
11,876

 
$
17,603

 
$
7,135

 
$
2,756

 
$
332

 
$
96,473



The following tables show the ending balances of acquired loans and leases and related allowance by class of loans as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

 
March 31, 2014
 
Construction
and land
development -
commercial
 
Commercial
mortgage
 
Other
commercial
real estate
 
Commercial
and
industrial
 
Residential
mortgage
 
Revolving
mortgage
 
Construction
and land
development -
noncommercial
 
Consumer
and other
 
Total
ALLL for loans and leases acquired with deteriorated credit quality
$
4,476

 
$
23,003

 
$
1,204

 
$
2,256

 
$
9,764

 
$
3,493

 
$
583

 
$
214

 
$
44,993

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans and leases acquired with deteriorated credit quality
106,670

 
728,872

 
47,826

 
38,838

 
291,254

 
25,776

 
28,151

 
3,431

 
1,270,818

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2013
 
Construction
and land
development -
commercial
 
Commercial
mortgage
 
Other
commercial
real estate
 
Commercial
and
industrial
 
Residential
mortgage
 
Revolving
mortgage
 
Construction
and land
development -
noncommercial
 
Consumer
and other
 
Total
ALLL for loans and leases acquired with deteriorated credit quality
$
1,320

 
$
29,906

 
$
1,354

 
$
5,275

 
$
11,802

 
$
2,959

 
$
682

 
$
222

 
$
53,520

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans and leases acquired with deteriorated credit quality
78,915

 
642,891

 
41,381

 
17,254

 
213,851

 
30,834

 
2,583

 
1,717

 
1,029,426


At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, $382.6 million and $459.9 million, respectively, in acquired loans experienced an adverse change in expected cash flows since the date of acquisition.


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The following tables provide information on originated loans and leases that are individually evaluated for impairment as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.
 
 
March 31, 2014
(Dollars in thousands)
With a
recorded
allowance
 
With no
recorded
allowance
 
Total
 
Unpaid
principal
balance
 
Related
allowance
recorded
Impaired originated loans and leases
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development - commercial
$
1,646

 
$
683

 
$
2,329

 
$
3,294

 
$
144

Commercial mortgage
57,568

 
31,419

 
88,987

 
94,950

 
6,400

Other commercial real estate
755

 
872

 
1,627

 
2,027

 
203

Commercial and industrial
6,530

 
2,274

 
8,804

 
10,055

 
769

Lease financing
238

 
155

 
393

 
393

 
13

Residential mortgage
10,624

 
5,002

 
15,626

 
16,026

 
1,418

Revolving mortgage
3,210

 
377

 
3,587

 
4,618

 
353

Construction and land development - noncommercial
699

 

 
699

 
699

 
77

Consumer
1,015

 

 
1,015

 
1,039

 
118

Total impaired originated loans and leases
$
82,285

 
$
40,782

 
$
123,067

 
$
133,101

 
$
9,495

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2013
 
With a
recorded
allowance
 
With no
recorded
allowance
 
Total
 
Unpaid
principal
balance
 
Related
allowance
recorded
Impaired originated loans and leases
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development - commercial
$
1,025

 
$
1,247

 
$
2,272

 
$
7,306

 
$
103

Commercial mortgage
57,819

 
39,292

 
97,111

 
103,522

 
6,873

Other commercial real estate
783

 
1,095

 
1,878

 
2,279

 
209

Commercial and industrial
7,197

 
2,103

 
9,300

 
10,393

 
771

Lease financing
133

 
55

 
188

 
188

 
54

Residential mortgage
11,534

 
4,005

 
15,539

 
15,939

 
1,586

Revolving mortgage
3,382

 
214

 
3,596

 
3,596

 
372

Construction and land development - noncommercial
651

 
457

 
1,108

 
1,108

 
72

Consumer
1,154

 

 
1,154

 
1,154

 
121

Total impaired originated loans and leases
$
83,678

 
$
48,468

 
$
132,146

 
$
145,485

 
$
10,161




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The following tables show the average impaired originated loan balance and the interest income recognized by loan class for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013:

 
Three months ended March 31, 2014
(Dollars in thousands)
Average
balance
 
Interest income recognized
Impaired originated loans and leases:
 
 
 
Construction and land development - commercial
$
1,031

 
$
15

Commercial mortgage
94,547

 
1,120

Other commercial real estate
1,796

 
21

Commercial and industrial
10,234

 
118

Lease financing
284

 
4

Residential mortgage
16,482

 
174

Revolving mortgage
3,892

 
27

Construction and land development - noncommercial
2,322

 
29

Consumer
1,059

 
5

Total impaired originated loans and leases
$
131,647

 
$
1,513

 
 
 
 
 
Three months ended March 31, 2013
 
Average
balance
 
Interest income recognized
Impaired originated loans and leases:
 
 
 
Construction and land development - commercial
$
9,284

 
$
112

Commercial mortgage
103,848

 
1,425

Other commercial real estate
3,179

 
45

Commercial and industrial
18,997

 
266

Lease financing
355

 
6

Residential mortgage
17,330

 
228

Revolving mortgage
5,472

 
25

Construction and land development - noncommercial
866

 
11

Consumer
1,683

 
5

Total impaired originated loans and leases
$
161,014

 
$
2,123




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Troubled Debt Restructurings

BancShares accounts for certain loan modifications or restructurings as troubled debt restructurings (TDRs). In general, the modification or restructuring of a loan is considered a TDR if, for economic reasons or legal reasons related to a borrower's financial difficulties, a concession is granted to the borrower that creditors would not otherwise grant. Concessions may relate to the contractual interest rate, maturity date, payment structure or other actions. In accordance with GAAP, loans acquired under ASC 310-30, Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality, are not initially considered to be TDRs, but can be classified as such if a modification is made subsequent to acquisition. Modifications of acquired loans that are part of a pool are not designated as TDRs. The following table provides a summary of total TDRs by accrual status.

 
March 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
(Dollars in thousands)
Accruing
 
 Nonaccruing
 
 Total
 
 Accruing
 
 Nonaccruing
 
 Total
Commercial loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development - commercial
$
20,791

 
$
1,002

 
$
21,793

 
$
21,032

 
$
1,002

 
$
22,034

Commercial mortgage
136,563

 
25,276

 
161,839

 
113,323

 
23,387

 
136,710

Other commercial real estate
3,308

 
933

 
4,241

 
3,470

 
1,150

 
4,620

Commercial and industrial
8,929

 
1,180

 
10,109

 
9,838

 
1,142

 
10,980

Lease
247

 
146

 
393

 
49

 

 
49

Total commercial TDRs
169,838

 
28,537

 
198,375

 
147,712

 
26,681

 
174,393

Noncommercial
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
23,519

 
3,806

 
27,325

 
23,343

 
3,663

 
27,006

Revolving mortgage
3,587

 

 
3,587

 
3,095

 

 
3,095

Construction and land development - noncommercial
699

 

 
699

 
651

 
457

 
1,108

Consumer and other
1,015

 

 
1,015

 
1,154

 

 
1,154

Total noncommercial TDRs
28,820

 
3,806

 
32,626

 
28,243

 
4,120

 
32,363

Total TDRs
$
198,658

 
$
32,343

 
$
231,001

 
$
175,955

 
$
30,801

 
$
206,756



The following table shows the accrual status of acquired and originated TDRs.
(Dollars in thousands)
March 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Accruing TDRs:
 
 
 
Acquired
$
105,642

 
$
90,829

Originated
93,016

 
85,126

Total accruing TDRs
198,658

 
175,955

Nonaccruing TDRs:
 
 
 
Acquired
11,626

 
11,479

Originated
20,717

 
19,322

Total nonaccruing TDRs
32,343

 
30,801

All TDRs:
 
 
 
Acquired
117,268

 
102,308

Originated
113,733

 
104,448

Total TDRs
$
231,001

 
$
206,756


All TDRs are impaired loans. TDRs are, therefore, individually evaluated for impairment on a quarterly basis or more frequently as needed. Impairment is evaluated using one of three approved valuation methodologies: discounted cash flows, market prices or collateral values. Based on the accrual status and credit grade, management determines the most appropriate method to reasonably assess expectations for recovery of the investment. The discounted cash flow method, the collateral value method or a combination of the two aforementioned methods is used internally for TDR impairment analysis. Expected cash flows are discounted at the loan’s original effective interest rate.


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Specific valuation allowances are established or partial charge-offs are recorded on TDRs in the amount equal to the difference between the estimated fair value and the loan amount.

The majority of TDRs are included in the special mention, substandard or doubtful grading categories. When a restructured loan subsequently defaults, it is evaluated and downgraded if appropriate. The more severely graded the loan, the lower the estimated expected cash flows and the greater the allowance recorded.

The following tables provide the types of TDRs made during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013 for originated loans, as well as a summary of originated loans that were modified as a TDR during the 12 months ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013 that subsequently defaulted during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013. BancShares defines payment default as movement of the TDR to nonaccrual status, which is generally 30 days past due for TDRs, foreclosure or charge-off, whichever occurs first.


.
 
Three months ended March 31, 2014
 
Three months ended March 31, 2013
 
All restructurings
 
Restructurings with payment default
 
All restructurings
 
Restructurings with payment default
(Dollars in thousands)
Number of Loans
Recorded investment at period end
 
Number of Loans
Recorded investment at period end
 
Number of Loans
Recorded investment at period end
 
Number of Loans
Recorded investment at period end
Originated loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest only period provided
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial mortgage
4
$
1,911

 
2
$
410

 
1
$
356

 
$

Commercial and industrial
1
196

 

 

 

Lease financing
2
146

 

 

 

Total interest only
7
2,253

 
2
410

 
1
356

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loan term extension
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial mortgage
5
2,620

 

 
6
2,117

 
1
483

Commercial and industrial

 

 
1
186

 

Lease financing
2
234

 

 

 

Residential mortgage
5
338

 

 
4
683

 

Consumer

 
1
41

 

 

Total loan term extension
12
3,192

 
1
41

 
11
2,986

 
1
483

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Below market interest rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development - commercial
1
82

 

 

 

Commercial mortgage
12
4,677

 
1
449

 
3
2,556

 
1
1,024

Commercial and industrial
2
110

 

 
1
17

 
1
116

Residential mortgage
8
451

 
3
127

 
5
675

 

Revolving mortgage
5
278

 

 

 

Consumer

 

 
5
1,490

 

Total below market interest rate
28
5,598

 
4
576

 
14
4,738

 
2
1,140

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Discharged from bankruptcy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial mortgage
1
1,003

 

 

 

Residential mortgage
7
708

 
2
288

 
2
299

 
Revolving mortgage
4
229

 

 
24
1,878

 
5
233

Construction and land development-noncommercial
1
62

 

 

 

Consumer
1
18

 

 

 

Total discharged from bankruptcy
14
2,020

 
2
288

 
26
2,177

 
5
233

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total originated restructurings
61
$
13,063

 
9
$
1,315

 
52
$
10,257

 
8
$
1,856




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The following tables provide the types of TDRs made during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013 for acquired loans, as well as a summary of acquired loans that were modified as a TDR during the 12 months ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013 that subsequently defaulted during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013. BancShares defines payment default as movement of the TDR to nonaccrual status, which is generally 30 days past due for TDRs, foreclosure or charge-off, whichever occurs first.

 
Three months ended March 31, 2014
 
Three months ended March 31, 2013
 
All restructurings
 
Restructurings with payment default
 
All restructurings
 
Restructurings with payment default
(Dollars in thousands)
Number of loans
Recorded investment at period end
 
Number of loans
Recorded investment at period end
 
Number of loans
Recorded investment at period end
 
Number of loans
Recorded investment at period end
Acquired loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest only period provided
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial mortgage
2
$
15,906

 
2
$
15,906

 
2
$
1,991

 
1
$
291

Residential mortgage

 

 

 
1
97

Total interest only
2
15,906

 
2
15,906

 
2
1,991

 
2
388

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loan term extension
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development - commercial
1
281

 

 

 

Total loan term extension
1
281

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Below market interest rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development - commercial
1
37

 

 
1
309

 

Commercial mortgage
4
5,439

 
1
47

 
1
2,946

 
3
3,222

Commercial and industrial

 

 
2
458

 

Residential mortgage
1
102

 
1
436

 
2
726

 
2
726

Total below market interest rate
6
5,578

 
2
483

 
6
4,439

 
5
3,948

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total acquired restructurings
9
$
21,765

 
4
$
16,389

 
8
$
6,430

 
7
$
4,336


For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013, the recorded investment in TDRs subsequent to modification was not materially impacted by the modification since forgiveness of principal is not a restructuring option frequently used by BancShares.




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Note F
Other Real Estate Owned

The following table explains changes in other real estate owned during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013.

(Dollars in thousands)
Covered
 
Noncovered
 
Total
Balance at December 31, 2012
$
102,577

 
$
43,513

 
$
146,090

Additions
29,370

 
8,763

 
38,133

Sales
(27,316
)
 
(6,347
)
 
(33,663
)
Writedowns
(2,730
)
 
(1,101
)
 
(3,831
)
Balance at March 31, 2013
$
101,901

 
$
44,828

 
$
146,729

Balance at December 31, 2013
$
47,081

 
$
36,898

 
$
83,979

Additions 1
1,514

 
14,909

 
16,423

Sales
(4,512
)
 
(5,854
)
 
(10,366
)
Writedowns
(2,228
)
 
(1,449
)
 
(3,677
)
Balance at March 31, 2014
$
41,855

 
$
44,504

 
$
86,359

1 Noncovered additions include $11.6 million from the 1st Financial merger.
        


Note G
FDIC Loss Share Receivable

The following table provides changes in the receivable from the FDIC for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013.
 
 
Three months ended March 31
(Dollars in thousands)
2014
 
2013
Balance at January 1
$
93,397

 
$
270,192

Amortization
(17,744
)
 
(26,112
)
Cash payments to (from) FDIC
3,490

 
(42,519
)
Post-acquisition adjustments
(4,359
)
 
(5,619
)
Balance at March 31
$
74,784

 
$
195,942


The receivable from the FDIC for loss share agreements is measured separately from the related covered assets and is recorded at fair value at the acquisition date using projected cash flows based on the expected reimbursements for losses and the applicable loss share percentages. See Note J for information related to FCB's recorded payable to the FDIC for loss share agreements.

Cash payments to (from) the FDIC represent the net impact of loss share loan recoveries, charge-offs and related expenses as calculated and reported in our FDIC loss share certificates. Post-acquisition adjustments represent the net change in loss estimates related to acquired loans and covered OREO as a result of changes in expected cash flows and the allowance for loan and lease losses related to those covered loans. For loans covered by loss share agreements, subsequent decreases in the amount expected to be collected from the borrower or collateral liquidation result in a provision for loan and lease losses, an increase in the allowance for loan and lease losses and a proportional adjustment to the receivable from the FDIC for the estimated amount to be reimbursed. Subsequent increases in the amount expected to be collected from the borrower or collateral liquidation result in the reversal of some or all previously recorded provision for loan and lease losses, a decrease in the related allowance for loan and lease losses and a proportional adjustment to the receivable from the FDIC, or prospective adjustment to the accretable yield and the related receivable from the FDIC if no provision for loan and lease losses had been recorded previously.

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Note H
Estimated Fair Values

Fair value estimates are intended to represent the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants as of the measurement date. Where there is no active market for a financial instrument, BancShares has made estimates using discounted cash flow or other valuation techniques. Inputs to these valuation methods are subjective in nature, involve uncertainties and require significant judgment and therefore cannot be determined with precision. Accordingly, the derived fair value estimates presented below are not necessarily indicative of the amounts BancShares could realize in a current market exchange.

Assets and liabilities are recorded at fair value according to a fair value hierarchy comprised of three levels. The levels are based on the markets in which the assets and liabilities are traded and the reliability of the assumptions used to determine fair value. The level within the fair value hierarchy for an asset or liability is based on the highest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement (with level 1 considered highest and level 3 considered lowest). A brief description of each level follows:
Level 1 values are based on quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.
Level 2 values are based on quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market.
Level 3 values are generated from model-based techniques that use at least one significant assumption not observable in the market. These unobservable assumptions reflect estimates that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Valuation techniques include the use of discounted cash flow models and similar techniques.

The methodologies used to estimate the fair value of financial assets and financial liabilities are discussed below:

Investment securities available for sale. U.S.Treasury, government agency, mortgage-backed securities and municipal securities are generally measured at fair value using a third party pricing service and are classified as level 2 instruments. Equity securities are measured at fair value using observable closing prices. Management also considers the level of market activity by examining the trade volume of each security. Due to the relatively inactive nature of the markets for the existing equity securities, the inputs used for these equity securities are considered level 2 inputs.

Loans held for sale. Loans held for sale are carried at the lower of aggregate cost or fair value and are, therefore, carried at fair value only when fair value is less than the asset cost. These loans are generally traded in active secondary markets and are priced using current market pricing for similar securities adjusted for servicing, interest rate risk and credit risk. Accordingly, the inputs used to calculate fair value of residential real estate loans are classified as Level 2 inputs.

Loans and leases (acquired and originated). For variable rate loans, carrying value is a reasonable estimate of fair value. For fixed rate loans, fair values are estimated based on discounted future cash flows using the current interest rates at which loans with similar terms would be made to borrowers of similar credit quality. Additional valuation adjustments are made for liquidity and credit risk. The inputs used in the fair value measurements for loans and leases are considered level 3 inputs.

Receivable from the FDIC for loss share agreements. Fair value is estimated based on discounted future cash flows using current discount rates. Due to post-acquisition improvements in expected losses, significant portions of the FDIC receivable will be recovered through amortization of the receivable over the remaining life of the loss share agreement rather than by cash flows from the FDIC. The estimated amounts to be amortized in future periods have no fair value. The inputs used in the fair value measurement for the FDIC receivable are considered level 3 inputs. The FDIC loss share agreements are not transferable and, accordingly, there is no market for this receivable.

FHLB stock. The carrying amount of FHLB stock is a reasonable estimate of fair value as these securities are not readily marketable and are evaluated for impairment based on the ultimate recoverability of the par value. BancShares considers positive and negative evidence, including the profitability and asset quality of the issuer, dividend payment history and recent redemption experience, when determining the ultimate recoverability of the par value. BancShares believes its investment in FHLB stock is ultimately recoverable at par. The inputs used in the fair value measurement for the FHLB stock are considered level 2 inputs.

Preferred stock issued under the TARP program and other acquired financial assets. Preferred securities issued under the Troubled Asset Recovery Program are recorded at cost and are evaluated quarterly for impairment based on the ultimate recoverability of the purchase price. The fair value of these securities is derived from a third-party proprietary model that is

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considered to be a level 3 input. Other acquired financial assets represent acquired investments in various entities for Community Reinvestment Act and correspondent banking purposes. These investments were recorded at fair value at acquisition date based on level 2 inputs.

Deposits. For non-time deposits and variable rate time deposits, carrying value is a reasonable estimate of fair value. The fair value of fixed rate time deposits is estimated by discounting future cash flows using the interest rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities. The inputs used in the fair value measurement for deposits are considered level 2 inputs.    

Long-term obligations. For fixed rate trust preferred securities, the fair values are determined based on recent trades of the actual security. For other long-term obligations, fair values are estimated by discounting future cash flows using current interest rates for similar financial instruments. The inputs used in the fair value measurement for long-term obligations are considered level 2 inputs.

Payable to the FDIC for loss share agreements. The fair value of the payable to the FDIC for loss share agreements is determined by the projected cash flows based on expected payments to the FDIC in accordance with the loss share agreements. Cash flows are discounted to reflect the timing of the estimated amounts due to the FDIC. The inputs used in the fair value measurement for the payable to the FDIC are considered level 3 inputs. See Note J for more information on the payable to the FDIC.

Interest rate swap. Under the terms of the existing cash flow hedge, BancShares pays a fixed payment to the counterparty in exchange for receipt of a variable payment that is determined based on the three-month LIBOR rate. The fair value of the cash flow hedge is, therefore, based on projected LIBOR rates for the duration of the hedge, values that, while observable in the market, are subject to adjustment due to pricing considerations for the specific instrument. The inputs used in the fair value measurement of the interest rate swap are considered level 2 inputs.

Off-balance-sheet commitments and contingencies. Carrying amounts are reasonable estimates of the fair values for such financial instruments. Carrying amounts include unamortized fee income and, in some cases, reserves for any credit losses from those financial instruments. These amounts are not material to BancShares' financial position.
 
For all other financial assets and financial liabilities, the carrying value is a reasonable estimate of the fair value as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013. The carrying value and fair value for these assets and liabilities are equivalent because they are relatively short term in nature and there is no interest rate or credit risk that would cause the fair value to differ from the carrying value.
 

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(Dollars in thousands)
March 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Carrying value
 
Fair value
 
Carrying value
 
Fair value
Cash and due from banks
$
543,471

 
$
543,471

 
$
533,599

 
$
533,599

Overnight investments
1,161,469

 
1,161,469

 
859,324

 
859,324

Investment securities available for sale
5,676,237

 
5,676,237

 
5,387,703

 
5,387,703

Investment securities held to maturity
782

 
835

 
907

 
974

Loans held for sale
53,361

 
54,057

 
47,271

 
47,956

Acquired loans, net of allowance for loan and lease losses
1,225,825

 
1,201,309

 
975,906

 
956,388

Originated loans, net of allowance for loan and lease losses
12,022,277

 
11,659,364

 
11,924,424

 
11,589,149

Receivable from the FDIC for loss share agreements (1)
74,784

 
37,303

 
93,397

 
38,438

Income earned not collected
49,668

 
49,668

 
48,390

 
48,390

Federal Home Loan Bank stock
34,417

 
34,417

 
40,819

 
40,819

Preferred stock and other acquired financial assets
17,783

 
18,521

 
33,564

 
34,786

Deposits
18,763,545

 
18,785,474

 
17,874,066

 
17,898,570

Short-term borrowings
617,794

 
617,794

 
511,418

 
511,418

Long-term obligations
440,300

 
453,313

 
510,769

 
526,037

Payable to the FDIC for loss share agreements
111,339

 
115,129

 
109,378

 
111,941

Accrued interest payable
5,675

 
5,675

 
6,737

 
6,737

Interest rate swap
6,501

 
6,501

 
7,220

 
7,220


(1) The fair value of the FDIC receivable excludes amortization expected to be recognized in prospective periods.

Among BancShares’ assets and liabilities, investment securities available for sale and interest rate swaps accounted for as cash flow hedges are reported at their fair values on a recurring basis. Certain other assets are adjusted to their fair value on a nonrecurring basis, including loans held for sale, which are carried at the lower of cost or fair value, and impaired loans, OREO, goodwill and other intangible assets, which are periodically tested for impairment. Non-impaired loans held for investment, deposits, short-term borrowings and long-term obligations are not reported at fair value. BancShares did not elect to voluntarily report any assets or liabilities at fair value.

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For assets and liabilities carried at fair value on a recurring basis, the following table provides fair value information as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.
 
 
March 31, 2014
 
 
 
Fair value measurements using:
(Dollars in thousands)
Fair value
 
Level 1 inputs
 
Level 2 inputs
 
Level 3 inputs
Assets measured at fair value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment securities available for sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury
$
1,273,221

 
$

 
$
1,273,221

 
$

Government agency
1,812,774

 

 
1,812,774

 

Mortgage-backed securities
2,566,666

 

 
2,566,666

 

Equity securities
22,560

 

 
22,560

 

Municipal securities
186

 

 
186

 

Other
830

 

 
830

 

Total
$
5,676,237

 
$

 
$
5,676,237

 
$

Liabilities measured at fair value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps accounted for as cash flow hedges
$
6,501

 
$

 
$
6,501

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2013
 
 
 
Fair value measurements using:
 
Fair value
 
Level 1 inputs
 
Level 2 inputs
 
Level 3 inputs
Assets measured at fair value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment securities available for sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury
$
373,437

 
$

 
$
373,437

 
$

Government agency
2,544,229

 

 
2,544,229

 

Mortgage-backed securities
2,446,873

 

 
2,446,873

 

Equity securities
22,147

 

 
22,147

 

Municipal securities
187

 

 
187

 

Other
830

 

 
830

 

Total
$
5,387,703

 
$

 
$
5,387,703

 
$

Liabilities measured at fair value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps accounted for as cash flow hedges
$
7,220

 
$

 
$
7,220

 
$



There were no transfers between levels during the three months ended March 31, 2014.

Certain financial assets and liabilities are carried at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, including loans held for sale, impaired loans and OREO.

Loans held for sale are carried at the lower of aggregate cost or fair value and are, therefore, carried at fair value only when fair value is less than the asset cost. These loans are generally traded in active secondary markets and are priced using current market pricing for similar securities adjusted for servicing, interest rate risk and credit risk. Accordingly, residential real estate loans held for sale are classified as Level 2.

Impaired loans are deemed to be at fair value if an associated allowance or current period charge-off has been recorded. The value of impaired loans is determined by either collateral valuations or discounted present value of the expected cash flow calculations. Collateral values are determined using appraisals or other third-party value estimates of the subject property with discounts generally between 10 and 14 percent applied for estimated holding and selling costs and other external factors that may impact the marketability of the property. Impaired loans are assigned to an asset manager and monitored monthly for

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significant changes since the last valuation. If significant changes are noted, the asset manager orders a new valuation or adjusts the valuation accordingly. Expected cash flows are determined using expected loss rates developed from historic experience for loans with similar risk characteristics, discounted using the effective interest rate.

OREO is measured and reported at fair value using collateral valuations. Collateral values are determined using appraisals or other third-party value estimates of the subject property with discounts generally between 10 and 14 percent applied for estimated holding and selling costs and other external factors that may impact the marketability of the property. Changes to the value of the assets between scheduled valuation dates are monitored through continued communication with brokers and monthly reviews by the asset manager assigned to each asset. The asset manager uses the information gathered from brokers and other market sources to identify any significant changes in the market or the subject property as they occur. Valuations are then adjusted or new appraisals are ordered to ensure the reported values reflect the most current information. OREO that has been recently remeasured is deemed to be at fair value and included in the table below.

For financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, the following table provides fair value information as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.
 
 
March 31, 2014
 
 
 
Fair value measurements using:
(Dollars in thousands)
Fair value
 

Level 1 inputs
 

Level 2 inputs
 

Level 3 inputs
Loans held for sale
$
14,911

 
$

 
$
14,911

 
$

Originated impaired loans
73,301

 

 

 
73,301

Other real estate not covered under loss share agreements remeasured during current year
17,678

 

 

 
17,678

Other real estate covered under loss share agreements remeasured during current year
32,402

 

 

 
32,402

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2013
 
 
 
Fair value measurements using:
 
Fair value
 

Level 1 inputs
 

Level 2 inputs
 

Level 3 inputs
Loans held for sale
29,389

 

 
29,389

 

Originated impaired loans
77,817

 

 

 
77,817

Other real estate not covered under loss share agreements remeasured during current year
20,526

 

 

 
20,526

Other real estate covered under loss share agreements remeasured during current year
37,587

 

 

 
37,587


No financial liabilities were carried at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

Note I
Employee Benefit Plans
Pension expense is a component of employee benefits expense. For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013, the components of pension expense are as follows:
 
 
Three months ended March 31
(Dollars in thousands)
2014
 
2013
Service cost
$
3,381

 
$
4,222

Interest cost
6,556

 
5,895

Expected return on assets
(7,812
)
 
(6,931
)
Amortization of prior service cost
53

 
53

Amortization of net actuarial loss
1,546

 
4,251

Total pension expense
$
3,724

 
$
7,490


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The assumed discount rate for 2014 is 4.90 percent, the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets is 7.50 percent and the assumed rate of salary increases is 4.00 percent. For 2013 the assumed discount rate was 4.00 percent, expected long-term rate of return was 7.25 percent and the assumed rate of salary increases was 4.00 percent.

    
Note J
Commitments and Contingencies

To meet the financing needs of its customers, BancShares and its subsidiaries have financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and recourse obligations on mortgage loans sold. These instruments involve elements of credit, interest rate or liquidity risk.

Commitments to extend credit are legally binding agreements to lend to customers. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of fees. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future liquidity requirements. Established credit standards control the credit risk exposure associated with these commitments. In some cases, BancShares requires that collateral be pledged to secure the commitment, including cash deposits, securities and other assets. At March 31, 2014, BancShares had unused commitments totaling $6.11 billion, compared to $5.84 billion at December 31, 2013.

Standby letters of credit are commitments guaranteeing performance of a customer to a third party. Those commitments are primarily issued to support public and private borrowing arrangements. To mitigate its risk, BancShares’ follows its credit policies in the issuance of standby letters of credit. At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, BancShares had standby letters of credit amounting to $52.3 million and $54.8 million, respectively. The credit risk related to the issuance of these letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loans to clients and, therefore, these letters of credit are collateralized when necessary.

Pursuant to standard representations and warranties relating to residential mortgage loan sales, contingent obligations exist for various events that may occur following the loan sale. If underwriting or documentation deficiencies are discovered at any point in the life of the loan or if the loan becomes nonperforming within 120 days of its sale, the investor may require BancShares to repurchase the loan or to repay a portion of the sale proceeds. Other liabilities included reserves of $3.6 million as of March 31, 2014, unchanged from December 31, 2013, for estimated losses arising from these standard representation and warranty provisions.

BancShares has recorded a receivable from the FDIC totaling $74.8 million and $93.4 million as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 for the expected reimbursement of losses on assets covered under the various loss share agreements. These loss share agreements impose certain obligations on us that, in the event of noncompliance, could result in the delay or disallowance of some or all of our rights under those agreements. Requests for reimbursement are subject to FDIC review and may be delayed or disallowed for noncompliance. The loss share agreements are subject to interpretation by both the FDIC and FCB, and disagreements may arise regarding coverage of losses, expenses and contingencies.

The loss share agreements for four FDIC-assisted transactions include provisions related to contingent payments that may be owed to the FDIC at the termination of the agreements (clawback liability).The clawback liability represents a payment by BancShares to the FDIC if actual cumulative losses on acquired covered assets are lower than the cumulative losses originally estimated by the FDIC at the time of acquisition. The clawback liability is estimated by discounting estimated future payments and is recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as a payable to the FDIC under the relevant loss share agreements. As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the estimated clawback liability was $111.3 million and $109.4 million, respectively.

BancShares and various subsidiaries have been named as defendants in legal actions arising from their normal business activities in which damages in various amounts are claimed. BancShares is also exposed to litigation risk relating to the prior business activities of banks from which assets were acquired and liabilities assumed in the various FDIC-assisted transactions. Although the amount of any ultimate liability with respect to such matters cannot be determined, in the opinion of management, any such liability will not have a material effect on BancShares’ consolidated financial statements.

Note K
Derivatives

At March 31, 2014, BancShares had an interest rate swap entered into during 2011 that qualifies as a cash flow hedge under GAAP. For all periods presented, the fair value of the outstanding derivative is included in other liabilities in the consolidated

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balance sheets, and the net change in fair value is included in the consolidated statements of cash flows under the caption net change in other liabilities.

The interest rate swap is used for interest rate risk management purposes and converts variable-rate exposure on outstanding debt to a fixed rate. The 2011 interest rate swap has a notional amount of $93.5 million, representing the amount of variable rate trust preferred capital securities issued during 2006 and still outstanding at the swap inception date. The 2011 interest rate swap hedges interest payments through June 2016 and requires fixed-rate payments by BancShares at 5.50 percent in exchange for variable-rate payments of 175 basis points above the three-month LIBOR, which is equal to the interest paid to the holders of the trust preferred capital securities. Settlement of the swap occurs quarterly. As of March 31, 2014, collateral with a fair value of $7.0 million was pledged to secure the existing obligation under the interest rate swap.

 
March 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
(Dollars in thousands)
Notional  amount
 
Estimated fair value of liability
 
Notional  amount
 
Estimated fair value of liability
2011 interest rate swap hedging variable rate exposure on trust preferred securities 2011-2016
$
93,500

 
$
6,501

 
$
93,500

 
$
7,220


For cash flow hedges, the effective portion of the gain or loss due to changes in the fair value of the derivative hedging instrument is included in other comprehensive income, while the ineffective portion, representing the excess of the cumulative change in the fair value of the derivative over the cumulative change in expected future discounted cash flows on the hedged transaction, is recorded in the consolidated income statement. BancShares’ interest rate swap has been fully effective since inception. Therefore, changes in the fair value of the interest rate swap has had no impact on net income. For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013, BancShares recognized interest expense of $0.8 million during both periods, resulting from incremental interest paid to the interest rate swap counterparty, none of which related to ineffectiveness. BancShares monitors the credit risk of the interest rate swap counterparty.




Note L
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Accumulated other comprehensive loss included the following as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:
 
 
March 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
(Dollars in thousands)
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
loss
 
Deferred
tax
benefit
 
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
loss,
net of tax
 
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
loss
 
Deferred
tax
benefit
 
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
loss,
net of tax
Unrealized losses on investment securities available for sale, net
$
(4,733
)
 
$
(1,898
)
 
$
(2,835
)
 
$
(16,632
)
 
$
(6,541
)
 
$
(10,091
)
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedge
(6,501
)
 
(2,508
)
 
(3,993
)
 
(7,220
)
 
(2,786
)
 
(4,434
)
Funded status of defined benefit plan
(15,983
)
 
(6,217
)
 
(9,766
)
 
(17,582
)
 
(6,839
)
 
(10,743
)
Total
$
(27,217
)
 
$
(10,623
)
 
$
(16,594
)
 
$
(41,434
)
 
$
(16,166
)
 
$
(25,268
)



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The following table highlights changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013:

 
Three months ended March 31, 2014
(Dollars in thousands)
Unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities1
 
Gains and losses on cash flow hedges1
 
Defined benefit pension items1
 
Total
Beginning balance
$
(10,091
)
 
$
(4,434
)
 
$
(10,743
)
 
$
(25,268
)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications
7,256

 
441

 

 
7,697

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 
977

 
977

Net current period other comprehensive income
7,256

 
441

 
977

 
8,674

Ending balance
$
(2,835
)
 
$
(3,993
)
 
$
(9,766
)
 
$
(16,594
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three months ended March 31, 2013
 
Unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities1
 
Gains and losses on cash flow hedges1
 
Defined benefit pension items1
 
Total
Beginning balance
$
20,517

 
$
(6,292
)
 
$
(96,331
)
 
$
(82,106
)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications
(911
)
 
493

 

 
(418
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 
2,619

 
2,619

Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income
(911
)
 
493

 
2,619

 
2,201

Ending balance
$
19,606

 
$
(5,799
)
 
$
(93,712
)
 
$
(79,905
)
1 All amounts are net of tax. Amounts in parentheses indicate debits.

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Three months ended March 31, 2014
Details about accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income1
 
Affected line item in the statement where net income is presented
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
 
Amortization of defined benefit pension items
 
 
 
 
     Prior service costs
 
$
(53
)
 
Employee benefits
     Actuarial losses
 
(1,546
)
 
Employee benefits
 
 
(1,599
)
 
Income before income taxes
 
 
622

 
Income taxes
 
 
$
(977
)
 
Net income
Total reclassifications for the period
 
$
(977
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three months ended March 31, 2013
Details about accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income1
 
Affected line item in the statement where net income is presented
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of defined benefit pension items
 
 
 
 
     Prior service costs
 
$
(53
)
 
Employee benefits
     Actuarial losses
 
(4,251
)
 
Employee benefits
 
 
(4,304
)
 
Income before income taxes
 
 
1,685

 
Income taxes
 
 
$
(2,619
)
 
Net income
Total reclassifications for the period
 
$
(2,619
)
 
 
1 Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to profit/loss.



Note M
Subsequent Events

On April 29, 2014, at the 2014 annual meeting of shareholders, shareholders approved an amendment to BancShares' charter that authorizes a new class of preferred stock. Under the terms of the charter amendment, BancShares has authority to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.01.

On April 29, 2014, shareholders also approved a long-term incentive plan that is intended to provide selected salaried employees of FCB or any of its affiliates with opportunities to earn awards in the form of cash bonuses based upon attainment of pre-established, objective performance goals.

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Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

INTRODUCTION

Management’s discussion and analysis (MD&A) of earnings and related financial data are presented to assist in understanding the financial condition and results of operations of First Citizens BancShares, Inc. and Subsidiaries (BancShares). This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes presented within this report along with our financial statements and related MD&A of financial condition and results of operations included in our 2013 Annual Report in Form 10-K. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Although certain amounts for prior years have been reclassified to conform to statement presentations for 2014, the reclassifications have no material effect on shareholders’ equity or net income as previously reported. Unless otherwise noted, the terms "we," "us" and "BancShares" refer to the consolidated financial position and consolidated results of operations for BancShares.

BancShares is a financial holding company headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, that offers full-service banking through its wholly-owned banking subsidiary, First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company (FCB). FCB is a state-chartered bank organized under the laws of the state of North Carolina. As of May 7, 2014, FCB operated 401 branches in North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Tennessee, Washington, California, Florida, Georgia, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, Colorado, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, and Washington, DC.


EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW AND EARNINGS SUMMARY

BancShares’ earnings and cash flows are primarily derived from its commercial banking activities. We gather deposits from retail and commercial customers and also secure funding through various non-deposit sources. We invest the liquidity generated from these funding sources in interest-earning assets, including loans and leases, investment securities and overnight investments. We also invest in bank premises, hardware, software, furniture and equipment used to conduct our commercial banking business. We provide treasury services products, cardholder and merchant services, wealth management services and various other products and services typically offered by commercial banks.

Beginning in 2009, leveraging on our strong capital and liquidity positions, we participated in six FDIC-assisted transactions involving distressed financial institutions. Each of the FDIC-assisted transactions include indemnification assets, or loss share agreements, that protect us from a substantial portion of the credit and asset quality risk we would otherwise incur. Under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), acquired assets, assumed liabilities and the indemnification asset are recorded at their fair values as of the acquisition date. Subsequent to the acquisition date, the amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts, the recognition of post-acquisition improvement and deterioration, and the related accounting for the FDIC loss share agreements have contributed to significant income statement volatility.

On January 1, 2014, FCB completed its merger with1st Financial Services Corporation (1st Financial) and its wholly-owned banking subsidiary Mountain 1st Bank & Trust Company. In accordance with the acquisition method of accounting, all assets and liabilities were recorded at their fair value as of the acquisition date. As a result of the 1st Financial transaction, during the first quarter of 2014, FCB recorded loans with a fair value of $316.3 million, investment securities with a fair value of $237.4 million and other real estate with a fair value of $11.6 million. The fair value of deposits assumed totaled $631.9 million. FCB paid $10.0 million to acquire 1st Financial, including $8.0 million to acquire and subsequently retire the 1st Financial securities that had been issued under the Troubled Asset Relief Program. As a result of the transaction, FCB recorded $24.5 million of goodwill and $3.8 million in core deposit intangibles. BancShares and FCB remain well-capitalized following the 1st Financial merger.

Various external factors influence the focus of our business efforts, and the results of our operations can change significantly based on those external factors. US economic conditions are improving, but unemployment rates remain high. The rate of economic growth continued at a modest rate in the first quarter of 2014. Consumer confidence continues to improve, with consumer spending at the highest level of growth in three years. Continued growth in household net worth, driven by increases in home, stock and other asset values, is believed to have positively influenced consumer confidence. As a result of perceived strength in the economy, the Federal Reserve has begun to taper its bond-buying program during the first quarter of 2014. The target asset purchase amount has continued to decline as the Federal Reserve seeks to gradually reduce stimulus efforts.


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We believe improved economic stability has contributed to modest loan growth during the first quarter of 2014. However, low interest rates and competitive loan and deposit pricing continue to constrain interest margins. Additionally, we have experienced improved loan demand during late 2013 and early 2014, as well as improved credit quality quarter over quarter.

BancShares’ consolidated net income during the first quarter of 2014 equaled $22.4 million, a decrease of $4.9 million from the $27.2 million earned during the fourth quarter of 2013 and a decrease of $33.2 million from the $55.6 million earned during the first quarter of 2013. The annualized returns on average assets and equity amounted to 0.41 percent and 4.33 percent, respectively, during the first quarter of 2014, compared to 0.50 percent and 5.37 percent during the fourth quarter of 2013 and 1.07 percent and 12.01 percent during the first quarter of 2013. Net income per share during the first quarter of 2014 totaled $2.33, compared to $2.83 and $5.78 during the fourth and first quarters of 2013, respectively. The decrease in net income during 2014 was primarily a result of lower net interest income driven by nonrecurring adjustments and expected declining loan balances within the FDIC-assisted loan portfolio. This decrease was partially offset by improved investment yields and the reduction of funding costs.

As discussed more fully under the caption Business Combinations-Income statement impact, net income during the first quarter of 2014 has been influenced by various post-acquisition events affecting acquired loans. These events, which are not predictable, include unexpected repayments of loans outstanding and improvements in future cash flow projections. Reductions in acquired loan balances have led to a reduction in accretion income when compared to the first quarter of 2013. Unscheduled repayments have also resulted in credits to provision for loan and lease losses due to reversal of previously-identified impairment, although the first quarter 2014 credits were significantly less than those recorded during the first quarter of 2013. Lower amortization of the FDIC receivable during 2014, when compared to the first quarter of 2013, has contributed to a favorable variance in noninterest income.

Net income generated by our non-acquired bank operations has been positive during the first quarter of 2014. Originated loan provision for loan and lease losses declined significantly for the first quarter of 2014 compared to the sequential quarter and the same quarter in the prior year due to credit quality improvements in the originated portfolio and lower net charge-offs. Originated loan growth with declining provision expense and improved yield on investments contributed to higher net interest income after provision, despite a reduction in originated loan yields for the current quarter compared to the fourth and first quarters of 2013.

Net interest income decreased $15.7 million to $160.9 million in the first quarter of 2014 from $176.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2013 and decreased $44.0 million from $204.9 million in the first quarter of 2013, primarily due to FDIC-assisted loan portfolio changes including sustained loan runoff over all periods and nonrecurring acquisition accounting adjustments recognized during the first quarter of 2013. The taxable-equivalent yield on interest-earning assets was 3.26 percent during the first quarter of 2014, compared to 3.55 percent for the fourth quarter of 2013, a decline of 29 basis points, and 4.35 percent for the first quarter of 2013, a decline of 109 basis points. The yield on interest-earning assets remains volatile due to the unpredictable nature of unscheduled repayments of acquired loans.

BancShares recorded a $1.9 million credit to provision for loan and lease losses during the first quarter of 2014, compared to provision expense of $7.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2013 and a credit to provision of $18.6 million during the first quarter of 2013. The credit for acquired loans totaled $2.3 million during the first quarter of 2014, compared to credits of $0.8 million and $22.6 million during the fourth and first quarters of 2013, respectively, the result of loan runoff, repayment and other adjustments. Provision expense for originated loans totaled $0.4 million during the first quarter of 2014 compared to $8.1 million and $4.0 million during the fourth and first quarters of 2013, respectively, the result of credit quality improvements in the originated loan portfolio.

During the first quarter of 2014, noninterest income decreased $8.0 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2013, and increased $3.7 million compared to the first quarter of 2013. The $8.0 million decrease is the result of lower fees from processing services, reductions in other noninterest income and net adjustments to the FDIC receivable in the fourth quarter of 2013, compared to the current quarter. The increase when compared to the first quarter of 2013 is due to improved merchant and cardholder services and net adjustments to the FDIC receivable, partially offset by lower mortgage income and reductions in other income.

Noninterest expense totaled $191.0 million in the first quarter of 2014, a decrease of $5.3 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2013, due to lower collection costs and advertising and other expenses, partially offset by increased third party processing fees. Noninterest expense decreased $3.3 million in the first quarter of 2014 compared to the first quarter of 2013, the result of reductions in employee benefits, collections and a fixed asset write-offs that were recorded in the first quarter of 2013 related to the client bank processing relationships that were sold, partially offset by higher salaries and wages.


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Income tax expense in the first quarter of 2014 totaled $10.6 million compared to $15.0 million for the fourth quarter and $31.1 million for the first quarter of 2013, representing effective tax rates of 32.2 percent, 35.5 percent and 35.8 percent during the respective periods. The decreased effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2014 is a result of the impact of permanent differences on lower pre-tax earnings.
 
Investment securities available for sale totaled $5.7 billion at March 31, 2014, an increase of $288.5 million or 5.4 percent compared to December 31, 2013. Investment securities acquired in the 1st Financial merger totaled $237.4 million. Acquired loans and leases increased $241.4 million since December 31, 2013, the result of the acquisition of $316.3 million in the 1st Financial merger. Originated loans and leases increased $95.9 million, or 0.8 percent, since December 31, 2013 to $12.2 billion at March 31, 2014.

Total deposits increased $889.5 million during the first quarter of 2014, with increases in both demand and time deposit balances. Deposits resulting from the 1st Financial merger totaled $593.3 million at March 31, 2014.

BancShares remains well-capitalized, with a tier 1 leverage ratio of 9.66 percent at March 31, 2014, compared to 9.82 percent at December 31, 2013, both comfortably above the published well-capitalized minimum of 5.00 percent. The total risk-based capital ratio was 16.05 percent at March 31, 2014, compared to 16.42 percent at December 31, 2013, both of which compare favorably to the published well-capitalized minimum of 10.00 percent. The risk-based capital ratio decrease during the first quarter was primarily driven by the addition of $24.5 million in goodwill and $3.8 million in core deposit intangibles from the 1st Financial merger.


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Table 1
SELECTED QUARTERLY DATA
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
First
 
Fourth
 
Third
 
Second
 
First
 
(Dollars in thousands, except share data)
Quarter
 
Quarter
 
 Quarter
 
Quarter
 
 Quarter
 
SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
$
173,394

 
$
189,640

 
$
192,634

 
$
193,926

 
$
220,604

 
Interest expense
12,463

 
13,047

 
13,451

 
14,398

 
15,722

 
Net interest income
160,931

 
176,593

 
179,183

 
179,528

 
204,882

 
Provision (credit) for loan and lease losses
(1,903
)
 
7,276

 
(7,683
)
 
(13,242
)
 
(18,606
)
 
Net interest income after provision for loan and lease losses
162,834

 
169,317

 
186,866

 
192,770

 
223,488

 
Noninterest income
61,181

 
69,177

 
71,918

 
64,995

 
57,513

 
Noninterest expense
191,030

 
196,315

 
192,143

 
188,567

 
194,355

 
Income before income taxes
32,985

 
42,179

 
66,641

 
69,198

 
86,646

 
Income taxes
10,619

 
14,953

 
25,659

 
25,292

 
31,061

 
Net income
$
22,366

 
$
27,226

 
$
40,982

 
$
43,906

 
$
55,585

 
Net interest income, taxable equivalent
$
161,694

 
$
177,280

 
$
179,823

 
$
180,188

 
$
205,553

 
PER SHARE DATA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Net income
$
2.33

 
$
2.83

 
$
4.26

 
$
4.56

 
$
5.78

 
 Cash dividends
0.30

 
0.30

 
0.30

 
0.30

 
0.30

 
 Market price at period end (Class A)
240.75

 
222.63

 
205.60

 
192.05

 
182.70

 
 Book value at period end
218.82

 
215.89

 
206.06

 
201.62

 
199.46

 
SELECTED PERIOD AVERAGE BALANCES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Total assets
$
21,872,343

 
$
21,562,920

 
$
21,260,384

 
$
21,224,412

 
$
21,150,143

 
 Investment securities
5,606,723

 
5,285,783

 
5,177,729

 
5,162,893

 
5,196,930

 
 Loans and leases (acquired and originated)
13,459,945

 
13,088,636

 
13,111,710

 
13,167,580

 
13,289,828

 
 Interest-earning assets
20,139,131

 
19,787,236

 
19,428,949

 
19,332,679

 
19,180,308

 
 Deposits
18,492,310

 
18,102,752

 
17,856,882

 
17,908,705

 
17,922,665

 
 Long-term obligations
500,805

 
510,871

 
449,013

 
443,804

 
444,539

 
 Interest-bearing liabilities
14,189,227

 
13,790,088

 
13,757,983

 
13,958,137

 
14,140,511

 
 Shareholders' equity
$
2,094,557

 
$
2,010,191

 
$
1,953,128

 
$
1,929,621

 
$
1,877,445

 
 Shares outstanding
9,618,941

 
9,618,941

 
9,618,941

 
9,618,941

 
9,618,985

 
SELECTED PERIOD-END BALANCES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Total assets
$
22,154,997

 
$
21,199,091

 
$
21,511,352

 
$
21,308,822

 
$
21,351,012

 
 Investment securities
5,677,019

 
5,388,610

 
5,162,598

 
5,186,106

 
5,280,907

 
 Loans and leases:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquired
1,270,818

 
1,029,426

 
1,188,281

 
1,443,336

 
1,621,327

 
Originated
12,200,226

 
12,104,298

 
11,884,585

 
11,655,469

 
11,509,080

 
 Deposits
18,763,545

 
17,874,066

 
18,063,319

 
18,018,015

 
18,064,921

 
 Long-term obligations
440,300

 
510,769

 
510,963

 
443,313

 
444,252

 
 Shareholders' equity
$
2,104,830

 
$
2,076,675

 
$
1,982,057

 
$
1,939,330

 
$
1,918,581

 
 Shares outstanding
9,618,941

 
9,618,941

 
9,618,941

 
9,618,941

 
9,618,941

 
SELECTED RATIOS AND OTHER DATA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Rate of return on average assets (annualized)
0.41

%
0.50

%
0.76

%
0.83

%
1.07

%
Rate of return on average shareholders' equity (annualized)
4.33

 
5.37

 
8.32

 
9.13

 
12.01

 
Net yield on interest-earning assets (taxable equivalent)
3.26

 
3.55

 
3.67

 
3.74

 
4.35

 
Allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans and leases:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquired
3.54

 
5.20

 
5.01

 
5.30

 
5.95

 
Originated
1.46

 
1.49

 
1.50

 
1.56

 
1.53

 
Nonperforming assets to total loans and leases and other real estate at period end:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquired covered
9.34

 
7.02

 
7.05

 
8.62

 
8.46

 
Acquired not covered
3.36

 

 

 

 

 
Originated
0.66

 
0.74

 
0.90

 
0.91

 
1.10

 
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
14.56

 
14.92

 
15.04

 
14.91

 
14.72

 
Total risk-based capital ratio
16.05

 
16.42

 
16.54

 
16.41

 
16.41

 
Leverage capital ratio
9.66

 
9.82

 
9.84

 
9.68

 
9.53

 
Dividend payout ratio
12.88

 
10.60

 
7.04

 
6.58

 
5.19

 
Average loans and leases to average deposits
72.79

 
72.30

 
73.43

 
73.53

 
74.15

 
Average loan and lease balances include nonaccrual loans and leases.

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BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

FDIC-assisted transactions occurring between 2009 and 2011 provided us significant growth opportunities and continue to provide significant contributions to our results of operations. These transactions allowed us to increase our presence in existing markets and to expand our banking presence to adjacent markets. Each of the FDIC-assisted transactions included loss share agreements that, for the term of the loss share agreement, protect us from a substantial portion of the credit and asset quality risk we would otherwise incur. Two of the loss share agreements expire during the third quarter of 2014. We will process all necessary filings in accordance with the agreements before expiration to collect the earned loss share receivables. Going forward, we will continue to manage these loans and loan relationships in accordance with our standard credit administration policies and procedures.

In January 2014, FCB completed its merger with 1st Financial Services Corporation (1st Financial) and its wholly-owned banking subsidiary, Mountain 1st Bank & Trust Company. The merger allowed FCB to expand its presence in Western North Carolina, within the communities of Columbus, Etowah, Hendersonville, Shelby and Waynesville. This merger was not an FDIC-assisted transaction and, therefore, it has no loss share agreements.

Table 2
FAIR VALUE OF 1ST FINANCIAL SERVICES ACQUIRED ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
(Dollars in thousands)
January 1, 2014
Assets
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
28,194

Investment securities available for sale
237,438

Loans and leases
316,327

Other real estate owned
11,591

Intangible assets
3,780

Other assets
23,991

Total assets acquired
$
621,321

Liabilities
 
Deposits:
 
Noninterest-bearing
$
152,444

Interest-bearing
479,427

Total deposits
631,871

Federal Funds purchased
406

Other liabilities
3,559

Total liabilities assumed
635,836

Net liabilities acquired
14,515

Cash paid to 1st Financial shareholders
2,000

Cash paid to U.S. Treasury for TARP securities
8,000

Goodwill recorded
$
24,515



Income statement impact. The 1st Financial merger was accretive to net interest income during the first quarter of 2014 and is expected to continue to be accretive going forward. The nonrecurring merger related costs are in line with original expectations totaling approximately $6 million to $7 million. Revenue generated from 1st Financial was approximately $6.9 million for the first quarter of 2014.

When comparing the current quarter to the first quarter of 2013, acquired loans had an unfavorable impact on earnings. Unfavorable variances were noted in interest income and provision for loan and lease losses, partially offset by improved noninterest income. The decrease in interest income, and overall earnings, for the first quarter of 2014 compared to the same quarter in the prior year is driven by sustained runoff in the acquired loan portfolio and nonrecurring FDIC-assisted acquisition accounting adjustments recorded during the the first quarter of 2013. Due to various factors that affect income or expense

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related to acquired loans recognized in a given period, these components of net income are not easily predictable for future periods. Variations among these items may affect the comparability of various components of net income.

Acquired loan accretion income, which is included in interest income, may be accelerated in the event of unscheduled repayments and various other post-acquisition events. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, accretion income on acquired loans equaled $30.2 million, compared to $44.9 million during the fourth quarter and $79.9 million during the first quarter of 2013. Accretion income during the first quarter of 2013 was impacted by a higher volume of repayments and nonrecurring acquisition accounting adjustments related to the FDIC-assisted transactions.

During the three months ended March 31, 2014, we recorded a credit to provision for loan and lease losses for acquired loans totaling $2.3 million compared to a credit of $22.6 million during the same period of 2013. During both periods, unscheduled loan payments resulted in the reversal of previously-recognized impairment, although as expected, the volume of repayments during the first quarter of 2014 was significantly less than repayments during the first quarter of 2013.

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2014, the net adjustment to the FDIC receivable resulted in a reduction to noninterest income of $12.3 million, compared to a corresponding reduction in noninterest income of $24.1 million during the same period of 2013. The smaller impact during 2014 primarily results from lower amortization expense of the FDIC receivable as the expiration dates of the loss share agreements approach.

Receivable from the FDIC for loss share agreements. The various terms of each loss share agreement and the components of the receivable from the FDIC is provided in Table 3. As of March 31, 2014, the FDIC receivable included $37.3 million of expected FDIC cash receipts and $37.5 million we expect to recover through prospective amortization of the asset due to post-acquisition improvements in the related loans. Generally, losses on single family residential loans are covered for ten years. All other loans are generally covered for five years. During the third quarter of 2014, loss share protection will expire for non-single family residential loans acquired from Temecula Valley Bank (TVB) and Venture Bank (VB). During the first quarter of 2015, loss share protection will expire for loans acquired from First Regional Bank (FRB) and for non-single family residential loans acquired from Sun American Bank (SAB). Protection for all other covered assets extends beyond December 31, 2015.

Table 3
LOSS SHARE PROVISIONS FOR FDIC-ASSISTED TRANSACTIONS

 
Fair value at acquisition date
Losses/expenses incurred through 3/31/2014
Cumulative amount reimbursed by FDIC through 3/31/2014
Carrying value at
March 31, 2014
Current portion of receivable due from (to) FDIC for 3/31/2014 filings
Prospective amortization (accretion)
(Dollars in thousands)
Receivable from FDIC
Payable to FDIC
Entity
TVB - combined losses
$
103,558

$
195,585

$
832

$
8,374

$

$
1,026

$
5,906

VB - combined losses
138,963

156,480

125,004

1,051


180

(607
)
FRB - combined losses
378,695

248,893

169,331

10,632

77,474

(3,670
)
11,300

SAB - combined losses
89,734

97,764

76,701

12,712

1,491

1,510

6,487

United Western
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-single family residential losses
112,672

111,035

89,014

13,535

17,014

(134
)
6,266

Single family residential losses
24,781

4,679

3,623

10,876


120

189

Colorado Capital - combined losses
155,070

186,504

149,256

17,604

15,360

108

7,940

Total
$
1,003,473

$
1,000,940

$
613,761

$
74,784

$
111,339

$
(860
)
$
37,481

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value at acquisition date represents the initial fair value of the receivable from FDIC, excluding the payable to FDIC. Prospective amortization (accretion) reflects balances that, due to post-acquisition credit quality improvement, will be amortized over the shorter of the covered asset's life or the term of the loss share period.

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INTEREST-EARNING ASSETS

Interest-earning assets include loans and leases, investment securities and overnight investments, all of which reflect varying interest rates based on the risk level and repricing characteristics of the underlying asset. Riskier investments typically carry a higher interest rate but expose us to potentially higher levels of default.

We have historically focused on maintaining high-asset quality, which results in a loan and lease portfolio subjected to strenuous underwriting and monitoring procedures and corresponding tighter margins. We avoid high-risk industry concentrations, but we do maintain a concentration of owner-occupied real estate loans to borrowers in medical and medical-related fields. The credit department actively monitors all loan concentrations to ensure potential risks are identified timely and managed accordingly. Our focus on asset quality also influences the composition of our investment securities portfolio. At March 31, 2014, mortgage-backed securities and government agency securities represented 45.2 percent and 31.9 percent of investment securities available for sale, respectively, compared to U.S. Treasury securities, which represented 22.4 percent of the portfolio. Investments in mortgage-backed securities primarily represent securities issued by government entities. The balance of the available-for-sale portfolio includes common stock of other financial institutions, municipal securities and a subordinated debenture issued by another financial institution. Overnight investments include interest-bearing deposits at the Federal Reserve Bank and other financial institutions and federal funds sold.

Interest-earning assets averaged $20.14 billion for the first quarter of 2014, compared to $19.79 billion and $19.18 billion for the fourth and first quarters of 2013, respectively. The 2014 increase results from higher levels of investment securities, overnight investments and originated loans and leases.

LOANS AND LEASES

Originated loans increased $691.1 million from $11.51 billion at March 31, 2013 to $12.20 billion at March 31, 2014 and increased $95.9 million since December 31, 2013. Acquired loans totaled $1.27 billion at March 31, 2014, compared to $1.03 billion at December 31, 2013, and $1.62 billion at March 31, 2013.


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Table 4
LOANS AND LEASES
(Dollars in thousands)
March 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
 
March 31, 2013
Acquired loans:
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development
$
106,670

 
$
78,915

 
$
204,524

Commercial mortgage
728,872

 
642,891

 
948,452

Other commercial real estate
47,826

 
41,381

 
93,232

Commercial and industrial
38,838

 
17,254

 
45,693

Other
870

 
866

 
1,042

Total commercial loans
923,076

 
781,307

 
1,292,943

Noncommercial:
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage
291,254

 
213,851

 
278,997

Revolving mortgage
25,776

 
30,834

 
37,139

Construction and land development
28,151

 
2,583

 
11,024

Consumer
2,561

 
851

 
1,224

Total noncommercial loans
347,742

 
248,119

 
328,384

Total acquired loans
1,270,818

 
1,029,426

 
1,621,327

Originated loans and leases:
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development
335,271

 
319,847

 
300,497

Commercial mortgage
6,330,843

 
6,362,490

 
5,352,594

Other commercial real estate
177,082

 
178,754

 
176,456

Commercial and industrial
1,175,543

 
1,081,158

 
1,662,124

Lease financing
394,268

 
381,763

 
336,329

Other
179,725

 
175,336

 
194,186

Total commercial loans
8,592,732

 
8,499,348

 
8,022,186

Noncommercial:
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage
1,030,032

 
982,421

 
834,879

Revolving mortgage
2,091,000

 
2,113,285

 
2,150,800

Construction and land development
119,049

 
122,792

 
115,628

Consumer
367,413

 
386,452

 
385,587

Total noncommercial loans
3,607,494

 
3,604,950

 
3,486,894

Total originated loans and leases
12,200,226

 
12,104,298

 
11,509,080

Total loans and leases
$
13,471,044

 
$
13,133,724

 
$
13,130,407

 
At March 31, 2014, total acquired loans increased $241.4 million, or 23.4 percent, compared to the fourth quarter of 2013 due to the 1st Financial acquisition. Conversely, acquired loans decreased $591.9 million, or 36.5 percent, at December 31, 2013, compared to March 31, 2013, due to continued loan runoff. At March 31, 2014, total originated loans increased $95.9 million, or 0.8 percent, compared to December 31, 2013, primarily driven by increases in commercial and industrial and residential mortgage loans. Total originated loans for the first quarter of 2014 increased $691.1 million, or 6.0 percent, compared to March 31, 2013, driven primarily by increases in commercial mortgage and residential mortgage, offset by decreases in commercial and industrial and revolving mortgage loans.

While management recognizes that economic conditions continue to suppress loan demand, we believe the first quarter 2014 growth points to general improvement in consumer confidence, and we expect originated loan growth to continue for the remainder of 2014.



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INVESTMENT SECURITIES

Investment securities available for sale equaled $5.68 billion at March 31, 2014, compared to $5.39 billion at December 31, 2013. Available for sale securities are reported at their aggregate fair value, and unrealized gains and losses are included as a component of other comprehensive income, net of deferred taxes. As of March 31, 2014, investment securities available for sale had a net unrealized loss of $4.7 million, compared to a net unrealized loss of $16.6 million as of December 31, 2013. After evaluating the securities with unrealized losses, management concluded that no other than temporary impairment existed as of March 31, 2014.

Changes in the amount of our investment securities portfolio result from balance sheet trends including loans and leases, deposits and short-term borrowings. When inflows arising from deposit and treasury services products exceed loan and lease demand, we invest excess funds in the securities portfolio. Conversely, when loan demand exceeds growth in deposits and short-term borrowings, we allow overnight investments to decline and use proceeds from maturing securities to fund loan demand. Details of investment securities at March 31, 2014, December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2013 are provided in Table 5.


Table 5
INVESTMENT SECURITIES

 
March 31, 2014
December 31, 2013
 
March 31, 2013
(Dollars in thousands)
 Cost
 
 Fair value
 
 Cost
 
Fair value
 
Cost
 
Fair value
 Investment securities available for sale:
 
 U.S. Treasury
$
1,274,716

 
$
1,273,221

 
$
373,223

 
$
373,437

 
$
749,284

 
$
749,757

 Government agency
1,811,889

 
1,812,774

 
2,543,223

 
2,544,229

 
3,147,363

 
3,150,041

Mortgage-backed securities
2,592,766

 
2,566,666

 
2,486,297

 
2,446,873

 
1,348,765

 
1,358,102

 Equity securities
543

 
22,560

 
543

 
22,147

 
543

 
20,403

Municipal securities
186

 
186

 
186

 
187

 
546

 
547

Other
870

 
830

 
863

 
830

 
844

 
828

 Total investment securities available for sale
5,680,970

 
5,676,237

 
5,404,335

 
5,387,703

 
5,247,345

 
5,279,678

 Investment securities held to maturity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage-backed securities
782

 
835

 
907

 
974

 
1,229

 
1,322

 Total investment securities
$
5,681,752

 
$
5,677,072

 
$
5,405,242

 
$
5,388,677

 
$
5,248,574

 
$
5,281,000



INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES

Interest-bearing liabilities include interest-bearing deposits, short-term borrowings and long-term obligations. Interest-bearing liabilities totaled $14.19 billion as of March 31, 2014, an increase of $539.3 million since December 31, 2013 and $26.5 million from March 31, 2013. The increase in the first quarter of 2014 is the result of increases in interest-bearing deposits and short-term borrowings, much of which relates to the 1st Financial merger, partially offset by a decrease in long-term obligations.

DEPOSITS

At March 31, 2014, total deposits equaled $18.76 billion, an increase of $889.5 million, or 5.0 percent, since December 31, 2013 and an increase of $698.6 million, or 3.9 percent, since March 31, 2013. The increase during both periods resulted from $593.3 million from the 1st Financial merger and additional organic growth in legacy markets.

Due to our focus on maintaining a strong liquidity position, core deposit retention remains a key business objective. We believe that traditional bank deposit products remain an attractive option for many customers, but as economic conditions improve, we recognize that our liquidity position could be adversely affected as bank deposits are withdrawn and invested elsewhere. Our ability to fund future loan growth is dependent on our success at retaining existing deposits and generating new deposits at a reasonable cost.


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SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS

At March 31, 2014, short-term borrowings totaled $617.8 million compared to $511.4 million at December 31, 2013 and $573.1 million at March 31, 2013. The increase in short-term borrowings since December 31, 2013 is due to higher customer balances in our business and treasury services sweep products and the reclassification of long-term obligations to short-term borrowings for debt maturing in less than one year.

LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS

Long-term obligations equaled $440.3 million at March 31, 2014, down $70.5 million from December 31, 2013, and $4.0 million from March 31, 2013. The decrease since December 31, 2013 is a result of FHLB borrowings with maturities less than one year being reclassified to short-term borrowings.

At March 31, 2014, December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2013, long-term obligations included $96.4 million in junior subordinated debentures representing obligations to FCB/NC Capital Trust III, a special purpose entity and the grantor trust for $93.5 million of trust preferred securities. FCB/NC Capital Trust III's trust preferred securities mature in 2036 and may be redeemed at par in whole or in part at any time. BancShares has guaranteed all obligations of FCB/NC Capital Trust III. The proceeds from the trust preferred securities were used to purchase the junior subordinated debentures issued by BancShares.

NET INTEREST INCOME

Net interest income for the first quarter of 2014 totaled $160.9 million, a $44.0 million decrease from the first quarter of 2013. This reduction was primarily due to a $54.1 million reduction in interest income on acquired loans, excluding 1st Financial, resulting from the sustained runoff and nonrecurring FDIC-assisted acquisition accounting adjustments recorded during the first quarter of 2013. The reduction was offset by $4.4 million and $3.3 million increases in interest income from the 1st Financial loan portfolio and the investment portfolio, respectively, as well as a $3.3 million reduction in interest expense when comparing the first quarter of 2014 to the same quarter of the prior year.
The taxable-equivalent net interest margin for the first quarter of 2014 was 3.26 percent, a decrease of 29 basis points on a sequential basis from 3.55 percent, and a 109 basis point decrease from 4.35 percent when compared to the first quarter of 2013. While margin compression is a continuing concern in the current interest rate environment, the majority of our margin compression during the current and prior quarter was a direct result of the acquired loan portfolio runoff. Taxable-equivalent net interest margin, excluding acquired loans for the current quarter of 2014, sequential quarter and the same quarter in the prior year was 2.83 percent, 2.81 percent and 2.90 percent.

Interest-earning assets averaged $20.14 billion in the first quarter of 2014, an increase of $351.9 million and $958.8 million since the fourth and first quarter of 2013, respectively. When compared to both the fourth and first quarters of 2013, average earning assets during the first quarter of 2014 have increased due to the 1st Financial merger and growth among investment securities, overnight borrowings and originated loans. Interest income totaled $173.4 million for the first quarter of 2014, a $16.2 million and a $47.2 million decrease from the fourth and first quarters of 2013, respectively. The taxable-equivalent yield on earning assets was 3.50 percent for the first quarter of 2014, declining 118 basis points since the first quarter of 2013 and declining 31 basis points since the fourth quarter of 2013. The decrease in interest income and earning asset margins is due to the significant reduction in the acquired loan portfolio which are being replaced by lower yielding assets.
Average loans and leases increased $371.3 million and $170.1 million comparing the first quarter of 2014 to the fourth and first quarters of 2013, respectively. However, interest income earned from loans and leases for the first quarter of 2014 decreased $17.0 million and $50.6 million when compared to the sequential quarter and the same quarter in the prior year. The taxable-equivalent yield for total loans also decreased during the first quarter of 2014 by 54 basis points and 161 basis points compared to the sequential quarter and the same quarter in the prior year. The yield reduction was due to lower acquired loan accretion income. Accretion income on acquired loans totaled $30.2 million during the first quarter of 2014 compared to $44.9 million and $79.9 million during the fourth and first quarters of 2013, respectively. Loan yields are also down for originated loans due to pricing competition and general market conditions. Taxable equivalent yield on originated loans for the first quarter of 2014 was 4.38 percent compared to 4.43 percent and 4.61 percent for the fourth and first quarters of 2013, respectively.
Interest income earned on the investment securities portfolio totaled $11.7 million during the first quarter of 2014 compared to $10.6 million and $8.5 million during the fourth and first quarters of 2013, respectively. This increase is the result of an increase in average balances and higher yields on certain investments. Average investment securities increased $320.9 million and $409.8 million since the fourth and first quarters of 2013, respectively, with a 4 and 18 basis point increase in the taxable-equivalent yield for the respective periods. Average investment balances continue to increase as cash provided by acquired loan repayments and increased deposits are redeployed.

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Interest expense amounted to $12.5 million during the first quarter of 2014, a $0.6 million and $3.3 million decrease from the fourth and first quarters of 2013, respectively. The rate on average interest-bearing liabilities equaled 0.35 percent during the first quarter of 2014, a 3 and 10 basis point decrease from the fourth and first quarter of 2013, respectively. Average interest-bearing liabilities increased $399.1 million from the fourth quarter of 2013 to $14.19 billion during the first quarter of 2014 and $48.7 million from the first quarter of 2013 to the first quarter of 2014 due to higher long-term obligations.
Average interest-bearing deposits equaled $13.14 billion during the first quarter of 2014, an increase of $463.7 million and $8.2 million from the fourth and first quarter of 2013, respectively. This increase includes deposits acquired in the 1st Financial merger of $593.3 million at March 31, 2014, as well as recurring seasonal trends.
For the quarters ended March 31, 2014, December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2013, short-term borrowings averaged $543.9 million, $597.4 million and $559.6 million, respectively.


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Table 6
CONSOLIDATED TAXABLE EQUIVALENT RATE/VOLUME VARIANCE ANALYSIS - THREE MONTHS

 
2014
 
2013
 
Increase (decrease) due to:
 
 
 
Interest
 
 
 
 
 
Interest
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average
 
Income/
 
 Yield/
 
Average
 
Income/
 
Yield/
 
 
 
Yield/
 
Total
(Dollars in thousands)
Balance
 
Expense
 
 Rate
 
Balance
 
Expense
 
Rate
 
Volume
 
Rate
 
Change
Assets
 
Loans and leases
$
13,459,945

 
$
161,636

 
4.87

%
$
13,289,828

 
$
212,271

 
6.48

%
$
2,421

 
$
(53,056
)
 
$
(50,635
)
Investment securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U. S. Treasury
778,145

 
1,085

 
0.57

 
803,803

 
517

 
0.26

 
(31
)
 
599

 
568

Government agency
2,279,973

 
2,962

 
0.52

 
3,096,761

 
3,466

 
0.45

 
(982
)
 
478

 
(504
)
Mortgage-backed securities
2,525,288

 
7,763

 
1.23

 
1,278,491

 
4,579

 
1.45

 
4,168

 
(984
)
 
3,184

State, county and municipal
186

 
3

 
6.45

 
549

 
9

 
6.65

 
(6
)
 

 
(6
)
Other
23,131

 
96

 
1.68

 
17,326

 
76

 
1.78

 
25

 
(5
)
 
20

Total investment securities
5,606,723

 
11,909

 
0.85

 
5,196,930

 
8,647

 
0.67

 
3,174

 
88

 
3,262

Overnight investments
1,072,463

 
612

 
0.23

 
693,550

 
357

 
0.21

 
209

 
46

 
255

Total interest-earning assets
20,139,131

 
$
174,157

 
3.50

%
19,180,308

 
$
221,275

 
4.68

%
$
5,804

 
$
(52,922
)
 
$
(47,118
)
Cash and due from banks
478,044

 
 
 
 
 
508,417

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Premises and equipment
877,414

 
 
 
 
 
881,023

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Receivable from FDIC for loss share agreements
87,550

 
 
 
 
 
234,670

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses
(225,139
)
 
 
 
 
 
(282,977
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other real estate owned
90,900

 
 
 
 
 
150,870

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other assets
424,443

 
 
 
 
 
477,832

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Total assets
$
21,872,343

 
 
 
 
 
$
21,150,143

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing deposits:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Checking With Interest
$
2,494,679

 
$
153

 
0.02

%
$
2,283,684

 
$
143

 
0.03

%
$
41

 
$
(31
)
 
$
10

Savings
1,180,244

 
291

 
0.10

 
928,485

 
114

 
0.05

 
47

 
130

 
177

Money market accounts
6,355,681

 
1,888

 
0.12

 
6,463,186

 
3,185

 
0.20

 
(38
)
 
(1,259
)
 
(1,297
)
Time deposits
3,113,965

 
4,493

 
0.59

 
3,460,968

 
6,871

 
0.81

 
(597
)
 
(1,781
)
 
(2,378
)
Total interest-bearing deposits
13,144,569

 
6,825

 
0.21

 
13,136,323

 
10,313

 
0.32

 
(547
)
 
(2,941
)
 
(3,488
)
Short-term borrowings
543,853

 
585

 
0.44

 
559,649

 
704

 
0.51

 
(21
)
 
(98
)
 
(119
)
Long-term obligations
500,805

 
5,053

 
4.04

 
444,539

 
4,705

 
4.23

 
577

 
(229
)
 
348

Total interest-bearing liabilities
14,189,227

 
$
12,463

 
0.35

%
14,140,511

 
$
15,722

 
0.45

%
$
9

 
$
(3,268
)
 
$
(3,259
)
Demand deposits
5,347,741

 
 
 
 
 
4,786,342

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other liabilities
240,818

 
 
 
 
 
345,845

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders' equity
2,094,557

 
 
 
 
 
1,877,445

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
$
21,872,343

 
 
 
 
 
$
21,150,143

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate spread
 
 
 
 
3.15

%
 
 
 
 
4.23

%
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income and net yield
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
on interest-earning assets
 
 
$
161,694

 
3.26

%
 
 
$
205,553

 
4.35

%
$
5,795

 
$
(49,654
)
 
$
(43,859
)
Loans and leases include acquired loans, originated loans, nonaccrual loans and loans held for sale. Yields related to loans, leases and securities exempt from both federal and state income taxes, federal income taxes only, or state income taxes only are stated on a taxable-equivalent basis assuming statutory federal income tax rates of 35.0 percent for each period and state income tax rates of 6.0 percent and 6.9 percent for 2014 and 2013, respectively. The taxable-equivalent adjustment was $763 and $671 for 2014 and 2013, respectively. The rate/volume variance is allocated equally between the changes in volume and rate.


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NONINTEREST INCOME

The primary sources of noninterest income have traditionally consisted of cardholder services income, merchant services income, service charges on deposit accounts and revenues derived from wealth management services.

FDIC-assisted acquired loan recoveries and related adjustments in the FDIC receivable and payable is another source of noninterest income. As the loss share agreements begin to expire in the third quarter of 2014, we expect the impact on noninterest income to be reduced going forward.


Table 7
NONINTEREST INCOME

 
Three months ended March 31
 
Change
 
(Dollars in thousands)
2014
 
2013
 
$
 
%
 
Cardholder services
$
11,832

 
$
11,071

 
$
761

 
6.9

%
Merchant services
13,521

 
12,486

 
1,035

 
8.3

 
Service charges on deposit accounts
14,440

 
14,999

 
(559
)
 
(3.7
)
 
Wealth management services
14,880

 
14,515

 
365

 
2.5

 
Fees from processing services
4,861

 
5,619

 
(758
)
 
(13.5
)
 
Other service charges and fees
3,944

 
3,766

 
178

 
4.7

 
Mortgage income
955

 
3,788

 
(2,833
)
 
(74.8
)
 
Insurance commissions
3,287

 
2,980

 
307

 
10.3

 
ATM income
1,202

 
1,168

 
34

 
2.9

 
Adjustments to FDIC receivable for loss share agreements
(12,349
)
 
(24,053
)
 
11,704

 
(48.7
)
 
Other
4,608

 
11,174

 
(6,566
)
 
(58.8
)
 
Total noninterest income
$
61,181

 
$
57,513

 
$
3,668

 
6.4

%
   

During the first three months of 2014, noninterest income amounted to $61.2 million, compared to $69.2 million and $57.5 million during the fourth and first quarters of 2013, respectively.

When comparing the first quarter of 2014 to the first quarter of 2013, noninterest income improved due to $11.7 million in favorable adjustments to the FDIC receivable for loss share agreements, and $1.8 million increase in merchant services and cardholder services. FDIC adjustments are a result of acquired portfolio performance, while the changes in service charges are directly related to account activity. These first quarter improvements were partially offset by a $2.8 million reduction in mortgage income and a $6.6 million reduction in other noninterest income. The decrease in mortgage fee income was due to reduced mortgage originations and the decrease in the other category is the result of a $7.5 million gain generated from the sale of our rights and most of our obligations under various service agreements with client banks during the first quarter of 2013.

The decrease in noninterest income from the first quarter of 2014 compared to the sequential quarter is primarily driven by a $2.8 million reduction in processing service fees, $1.8 million unfavorable adjustment to the FDIC receivable, and $2.5 million reduction in other noninterest income due to a decrease in acquired loan recoveries for loans that had been fully charged off.

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NONINTEREST EXPENSE

The primary components of noninterest expense are salaries and related employee benefits, occupancy costs for branch offices and support facilities and equipment and software costs for our branch offices and our technology and operations infrastructure.

Table 8
NONINTEREST EXPENSE

 
Three months ended March 31
 
Change
 
(Dollars in thousands)
2014
 
2013
 
$
 
%
 
Salaries and wages
$
79,874

 
$
76,119

 
$
3,755

 
4.9

%
Employee benefits
20,100

 
25,019

 
(4,919
)
 
(19.7
)
 
Occupancy expense
20,425

 
18,809

 
1,616

 
8.6

 
Equipment expense
18,791

 
18,946

 
(155
)
 
(0.8
)
 
FDIC insurance expense
2,636

 
2,666

 
(30
)
 
(1.1
)
 
Foreclosure-related expenses
5,410

 
4,305

 
1,105

 
25.7

 
Merchant processing
8,481

 
8,234

 
247

 
3.0

 
Processing fees paid to third parties
5,125

 
4,381

 
744

 
17.0

 
Card processing
2,597

 
3,077

 
(480
)
 
(15.6
)
 
Consultant
2,231

 
1,626

 
605

 
37.2

 
Collection
1,835

 
5,274

 
(3,439
)
 
(65.2
)
 
Advertising
1,289

 
297

 
992

 
(a)

 
Other
22,236

 
25,602

 
(3,366
)
 
(13.1
)
 
Total noninterest expense
$
191,030

 
$
194,355

 
$
(3,325
)
 
(1.7
)
%
(a) not meaningful

Noninterest expense decreased $5.3 million in the first quarter of 2014 to $191.0 million when compared to $196.3 million in the sequential quarter, and decreased $3.3 million when compared to $194.4 million in the first quarter of 2013. The $5.3 million decrease in first quarter 2014 compared to the fourth quarter 2013, is primarily driven by decreases in collection and advertising expenses, partially offset by an increase in processing fees paid to third parties.

When comparing the first quarter of 2014 to the first quarter of 2013, employee benefit expense decreased $4.9 million due to lower pension and health claims expenses resulting from a higher discount rate used to calculate pension expense during 2014. Collection costs decreased $3.4 million during the first quarter of 2014, when compared to the same period of 2013 due to lower nonperforming assets. These favorable variances were partially offset by higher salaries and wages, occupancy costs and foreclosure-related expenses.


INCOME TAXES

We monitor and evaluate the potential impact of current events on the estimates used to establish income tax expenses and income tax liabilities. On a periodic basis, we evaluate our income tax positions based on current tax law, positions taken by various tax auditors within the jurisdictions where BancShares is required to file income tax returns, as well as potential or pending audits or assessments by tax auditors.

Income tax expense totaled $10.6 million, $15.0 million and $31.1 million for the first quarter of 2014 and the fourth and first quarters of 2013, respectively, representing effective tax rates of 32.2 percent, 35.45 percent and 35.8 percent during the respective periods. The decrease in the effective tax rate for the first quarter 2014 results from the impact of permanent differences on lower pre-tax earnings.


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SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND CAPITAL ADEQUACY

BancShares and FCB are required to meet minimum requirements imposed by regulatory authorities. Failure to meet certain capital requirements may result in actions by regulatory agencies that could have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Under GAAP, unrealized gains and losses on certain assets and liabilities and adjustment for pension funded status, net of deferred taxes, are included in accumulated other comprehensive income within shareholder's equity and directly impact the calculation of our capital ratios. In the aggregate, these items represented a net reduction in shareholders' equity of $16.6 million at March 31, 2014, compared to $25.3 million at December 31, 2013, and $79.9 million at March 31, 2013. The $8.7 million reduction in shareholders' equity from December 31, 2013, resulted from a reduction in unrealized losses on investment securities available for sale arising due to interest rate changes during 2013. The $63.3 million reduction in shareholders' equity from March 31, 2013 reflects the combined impact of lower unrealized losses on investment securities available for sale and changes in the funded status of the pension plan.


Table 9
ANALYSIS OF CAPITAL ADEQUACY
 
March 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
 
March 31, 2013
 
Regulatory
minimum
 
Well-capitalized requirement
BancShares
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Risk-based capital ratios
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tier 1 capital
14.56
%
 
14.92
%
 
14.72
%
 
4.00
%
 
6.00
%
Total capital
16.05

 
16.42

 
16.41

 
8.00

 
10.00

Tier 1 leverage ratio
9.66

 
9.82

 
9.53

 
3.00

 
5.00

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bank
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Risk-based capital ratios
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tier 1 capital
13.78
%
 
14.14
%
 
14.31
%
 
4.00
%
 
6.00
%
Total capital
15.21

 
15.57

 
15.95

 
8.00

 
10.00

Tier 1 leverage ratio
9.21

 
9.36

 
9.31

 
3.00

 
5.00


BancShares continues to exceed minimum capital standards and FCB remains well-capitalized.

In July 2013, Bank regulatory agencies approved new global regulatory capital guidelines (Basel) aimed at strengthening existing capital requirements for bank holding companies through a combination of higher minimum capital requirements, new capital conservation buffers and more conservative definitions of capital and balance sheet exposure. BancShares will be subject to the requirements of Basel effective January 1, 2015, subject to a transition period for several aspects of the rule.

Under the revised rules, BancShares' tier 1 common equity ratio based on the current tier 1 capital and risk-weighted assets calculations, excluding trust preferred securities, would be 13.91 percent at March 31, 2014, compared to the fully phased-in, well-capitalized minimum of 9.0 percent, which includes the 2.5 percent minimum conservation buffer. Management continues to monitor Basel developments and remains committed to managing our capital levels in a prudent manner. The proposed tier 1 common equity ratio is calculated in Table 10.

Table 10
TIER 1 COMMON EQUITY

(Dollars in thousands)
March 31, 2014
Tier 1 capital
$
2,101,125

Less: restricted core capital
93,500

Tier 1 common equity
$
2,007,625

Risk-adjusted assets
$
14,429,905

 
 
Tier 1 common equity ratio
13.91
%

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Table 11 describes the minimum and well-capitalized requirements for the transitional period beginning during 2016 and the fully phased-in requirements that become effective during 2019.

Table 11
BASEL CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
Basel final rules
Basel minimum requirement 2016
 
Basel well-capitalized 2016
 
Basel minimum requirement 2019
 
Basel well-capitalized 2019
Leverage ratio
4.00
%
 
5.00
%
 
4.00
%
 
5.00
%
Common equity tier 1
4.50

 
6.50

 
4.50

 
6.50

Common equity plus conservation buffer
5.13

 
7.13

 
7.00

 
9.00

Tier 1 capital ratio
6.00

 
8.00

 
6.00

 
8.00

Total capital ratio
8.00

 
10.00

 
8.00

 
10.00

Total capital ratio plus conservation buffer
8.63

 
10.63

 
10.50

 
12.50



RISK MANAGEMENT

Effective risk management is critical to our success. The Dodd-Frank Act required that banks with total assets in excess of $10 billion establish an enterprise-wide risk committee consisting of members of its board of directors. At its July 2013 meeting, the board of directors established a Risk Committee that provides oversight of enterprise-wide risk management. The Risk Committee is responsible for establishing risk appetite and supporting tolerances for credit, market and operational risk and ensuring that risk is managed within those tolerances, monitoring compliance with laws and regulations, reviewing the investment securities portfolio to ensure that portfolio returns are managed within market risk tolerance and monitoring our legal activity and associated risk. With guidance from and oversight by the Risk Committee, management continually refines and enhances its risk management policies and procedures to maintain effective risk management programs and processes.

Mortgage reform rules mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act became effective in January 2014, requiring lenders to make a reasonable, good faith determination of a borrower's ability to repay any consumer credit transaction secured by a dwelling and to limit prepayment penalties. Increased risks of legal challenge, private right of action and regulatory enforcement are presented by these rules. BancShares implemented the required system, process, procedural and product changes prior to the effective date of the new rules. We have modified our underwriting standards to ensure compliance with the ability to repay requirements and have determined that we will continue to offer both qualified and non-qualified mortgage products. Historical performance and conservative underwriting of impacted loan portfolios mitigates the risks of non-compliance.

Credit risk management. Credit risk is the risk of not collecting payments pursuant to the contractual terms of loans, leases and investment securities. Loans and leases not covered by loss share agreements with the FDIC were underwritten in accordance with our credit policies and procedures and are subject to periodic ongoing reviews. Acquired loans were recorded at fair value as of the acquisition date and are subject to periodic reviews to identify any further credit deterioration. Our independent credit review function conducts risk reviews and analyses of both acquired and originated loans to ensure compliance with credit policies and to monitor asset quality trends. The risk reviews include portfolio analysis by geographic location, industry, collateral type and product. We strive to identify potential problem loans as early as possible, to record charge-offs or write-downs as appropriate and to maintain adequate allowances for loan and lease losses that are inherent in the loan and lease portfolio.

Interest rate risk management. Interest rate risk (IRR) results principally from assets and liabilities maturing or repricing at different points in time, from assets and liabilities repricing at the same point in time but in different amounts and from short-term and long-term interest rates changing in different magnitudes.

We assess our short term interest rate risk by forecasting net interest income under various interest rate scenarios and comparing those results to forecast net interest income assuming stable rates. Rate shock scenarios represent an instantaneous and parallel shift in rates, up or down, from a base yield curve. Due to the existence of contractual floors on certain loans, competitive pressures that constrain our ability to reduce deposit interest rates and the extraordinarily low current level of interest rates, it is unlikely that the rates on most interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities can decline materially from current levels. Our shock projections incorporate assumptions of likely customer migration of short-term deposit instruments to long-term, higher rate instruments as rates rise. Various other IRR scenarios are modeled to supplement shock

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scenarios. This may include interest rate ramps, changes in the shape of the yield curve and changes in the relationships of FCB rates to market rates.

Table 12 provides the impact on net interest income resulting from various interest rate scenarios as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

Table 12
NET INTEREST INCOME SENSITIVITY SIMULATION ANALYSIS

 
Estimated increase (decrease) in net interest income
Change in interest rate (basis point)
March 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
+100
2.77
%
 
2.95
%
+200
4.37

 
4.56

+300
3.66

 
3.62


Long-term interest rate risk exposure is measured using the economic value of equity (EVE) sensitivity analysis to study the impact of long-term cash flows on earnings and capital. EVE involves discounting present values of all cash flows of balance sheet items under different interest rate scenarios. EVE represents the difference between the sum of the present value of all asset cash flows and the sum of the present value of the liability cash flows. Cash flows will vary by interest rate scenario, resulting in variations in EVE. The amount of base-case measurement and its sensitivity to shifts in the yield curve allow management to measure longer-term repricing and option risk in the balance sheet. Table 13 presents the EVE profile as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

Table 13
ECONOMIC VALUE OF EQUITY MODELING ANALYSIS
 
Estimated increase (decrease) in EVE
Change in interest rate (basis point)
March 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
+100
1.46
 %
 
2.68
 %
+200
0.53

 
0.70

+300
(2.19
)
 
(3.05
)

We do not typically utilize interest rate swaps, floors, collars or other derivative financial instruments to attempt to hedge our overall balance sheet rate sensitivity and interest rate risk. However, we have entered into an interest rate swap to synthetically convert the variable rate on $93.5 million of junior subordinated debentures to a fixed rate of 5.50 percent through June 2016. The interest rate swap qualifies as a hedge under GAAP. See Note L "Derivative" in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion of this interest rate swap.

Liquidity risk management. Liquidity risk is the risk that an institution is unable to generate or obtain sufficient cash or its equivalents on a cost-effective basis to meet commitments as they fall due. The most common sources of liquidity risk arise from mismatches in the timing and value of on-balance sheet and off-balance sheet cash inflows and outflows. In general, on-balance sheet mismatches generate liquidity risk when the effective maturity of assets exceeds the effective maturity of liabilities. A commonly cited example of a balance sheet liquidity mismatch is when long-term loans (assets) are funded with short-term deposits (liabilities). Other forms of liquidity risk include market constraints on the ability to convert assets into cash at expected levels, an inability to access funding sources at sufficient levels at a reasonable cost, and changes in economic conditions or exposure to credit, market, operation, legal and reputation risks that can affect an institution’s liquidity risk profile.


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We utilize various limit-based measures to monitor, measure and control liquidity risk across three different types of liquidity:
Tactical liquidity measures the risk of a negative cash flow position whereby cash outflows exceed cash inflows over a short-term horizon out to nine weeks;
Structural liquidity measures the amount by which illiquid assets are supported by long-term funding; and
Contingent liquidity utilizes cash flow stress testing across three crisis scenarios to determine the adequacy of our liquidity.

We aim to maintain a diverse mix of existing and potential liquidity sources to support the liquidity management function. At its core is a reliance on the retail deposit book, due to the generally stable balances and low cost it offers. Other sources of liquidity include asset-based liquidity in the form of cash and unencumbered securities, as well as access to wholesale funding from external counterparties, primarily FHLB advances and Federal Funds lines. We aim to avoid funding concentrations by diversifying our external funding with respect to maturities, counterparties and nature (i.e. secured versus unsecured).

One of our principal sources of noncore funding is advances from the FHLB of Atlanta. Outstanding FHLB advances equaled $275.3 million as of March 31, 2014, and we had sufficient collateral pledged to secure $1.03 billion of additional borrowings. Additionally, we maintain Federal Funds lines and other borrowing facilities. At March 31, 2014, BancShares had access to $665.0 million in unsecured borrowings through various sources.

Free liquidity includes cash on deposit at various banks, overnight investments and the unpledged portion of investment securities available for sale, all of which can be easily converted to cash. Free liquidity totaled $3.94 billion at March 31, 2014 compared to $3.39 billion at December 31, 2013 and $3.13 billion at March 31, 2013.


NONPERFORMING ASSETS

Nonperforming assets include nonaccrual loans and leases and OREO resulting from both acquired and originated loans. At March 31, 2014, BancShares’ nonperforming assets amounted to $185.4 million, or 1.37 percent, of total loans and leases plus OREO, compared to $165.6 million, or 1.25 percent, at December 31, 2013.

Acquired nonaccrual loans equaled $52.1 million as of March 31, 2014, compared to $28.5 million at December 31, 2013, an increase due to one large commercial loan being placed on nonaccrual in the first quarter of 2014. Originated nonaccrual loans decreased $6.2 million from December 31, 2013 to $47.0 million at March 31, 2014, due to lower nonaccrual commercial mortgage and commercial and industrial loans.

At March 31, 2014, total OREO was $86.4 million, compared to $84.0 million at December 31, 2013. OREO includes foreclosed property and branch facilities that we have closed but not sold. Noncovered OREO totaled $44.5 million at March 31, 2014, compared to $36.9 million at December 31, 2013.


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Table 14
NONPERFORMING ASSETS

 
2014
 
2013
 
First
 
Fourth
 
Third
 
Second
 
First
(Dollars in thousands)
Quarter
 
Quarter
 
 Quarter
 
Quarter
 
 Quarter
Risk Elements
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nonaccrual loans and leases:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquired
$
52,108

 
$
28,493

 
$
29,194

 
$
46,892

 
$
43,882

Originated
46,952

 
53,170

 
66,840

 
69,133

 
82,583

Other real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Covered under loss share agreements
41,855

 
47,081

 
58,769

 
84,833

 
101,901

Not covered under loss share agreements
44,504

 
36,898

 
40,338

 
36,942

 
44,828

 Total nonperforming assets
$
185,419

 
$
165,642

 
$
195,141

 
$
237,800

 
$
273,194

Nonperforming assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquired covered
$
93,963

 
$
75,574

 
$
87,963

 
$
131,725

 
$
145,783

Acquired not covered
10,664

 

 

 

 

 Originated
80,792

 
90,068

 
107,178

 
106,075

 
127,411

 Total nonperforming assets
$
185,419

 
$
165,642

 
$
195,141

 
$
237,800

 
$
273,194

Accruing loans and leases greater than 90 days past due:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquired
$
137,102

 
$
193,892

 
$
205,847

 
$
253,935

 
$
278,687

Originated
9,471

 
8,784

 
9,363

 
11,187

 
12,301

Nonperforming assets to total loans and leases plus other real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquired covered
9.34
%
 
7.02
%
 
7.05
%
 
8.62
%
 
8.46
%
Acquired not covered
3.36

 

 

 

 

Originated
0.66

 
0.74

 
0.90

 
0.91

 
1.10

Total
1.37

 
1.25

 
1.48

 
1.80

 
2.06


TROUBLED DEBT RESTRUCTURINGS

Troubled debt restructurings (TDRs) are selectively made to provide relief to customers experiencing liquidity challenges or other circumstances that could affect their ability to meet their debt obligations. Typical modifications include short-term deferral of interest or modification of payment terms. Nonperforming TDRs are not accruing interest and are included as nonperforming assets within nonaccrual loans and leases. TDRs, which are accruing interest based on the restructured terms, are considered performing.


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Table 15
TROUBLED DEBT RESTRUCTURINGS
(Dollars in thousands)
March 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
 
March 31, 2013
Accruing TDRs:
 
 
 
 
 
Acquired
$
105,642

 
$
90,829

 
$
156,862

Originated
93,016

 
85,126

 
85,621

Total accruing TDRs
198,658

 
175,955

 
242,483

Nonaccruing TDRs:
 
 
 
 
 
Acquired
11,626

 
11,479

 
25,549

Originated
20,717

 
19,322

 
52,610

Total nonaccruing TDRs
32,343

 
30,801

 
78,159

All TDRs:
 
 
 
 
 
Acquired
117,268

 
102,308

 
182,411

Originated
113,733

 
104,448

 
138,231

Total TDRs
$
231,001

 
$
206,756

 
$
320,642




ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES

At March 31, 2014, the allowance for loan and lease losses allocated to originated loans totaled $177.9 million, or 1.46 percent, of originated loans and leases compared to $179.9 million, or 1.49 percent, at December 31, 2013. An additional allowance of $45.0 million relates to acquired loans at March 31, 2014, compared to $53.5 million at December 31, 2013.

Management considers the allowance adequate to absorb estimated inherent losses that relate to loans and leases outstanding at March 31, 2014, although future adjustments may be necessary based on changes in economic conditions and other factors. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the allowance for loan and lease losses. Such agencies may require adjustments to the allowance based on information available to them at the time of their examination.

The provision for originated loan and lease losses recorded during the first quarter of 2014 equaled $0.4 million compared to $4.0 million during the first quarter of 2013. The reduction in provision for originated loans and leases was primarily the result of lower charge-offs and improved credit quality.

During the first quarter of 2014, we recorded a credit to provision expense of $2.3 million for acquired loans compared to a credit of $22.6 million recorded during the first quarter of 2013, the result of payoffs of acquired loans and nonrecurring adjustments.

Net charge-offs for originated loans equaled $2.3 million during the first quarter of 2014, compared to $6.5 million during the first quarter of 2013. On an annualized basis, net charge-offs represented 0.08 percent of average originated loans and leases during the first quarter of 2014 compared to 0.23 percent during the first quarter of 2013. Net charge-offs on acquired loans equaled $6.3 million in the first quarter of 2014 compared to $20.9 million recorded in the first quarter of 2013. Loss estimates for most acquired loans are made at the individual loan level using loan-specific information. Therefore, fluctuations in charge-off levels on acquired loans are indicative of updated cash flow information but are not indicative of future performance of other acquired loans.

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Table 16 provides details concerning the allowance for loan and lease losses during the past five quarters.

Table 16
ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES (ALLL)
 
2014
 
2013
 
First
 
Fourth
 
Third
 
Second
 
First
(Dollars in thousands)
Quarter
 
Quarter
 
 Quarter
 
Quarter
 
 Quarter
ALLL at beginning of period
$
233,394

 
$
237,799

 
$
258,316

 
$
273,019

 
$
319,018

Reclassification of reserve due to implementation of enhanced model (1)

 

 

 
7,368

 

Provision (credit) for loan and lease losses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquired loans
(2,273
)
 
(834
)
 
(12,615
)
 
(15,473
)
 
(22,622
)
Originated loans
370

 
8,110

 
4,932

 
2,231

 
4,016

Net charge-offs of loans and leases:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Charge-offs
(10,676
)
 
(13,494
)
 
(14,628
)
 
(10,960
)
 
(28,944
)
Recoveries
2,127

 
1,813

 
1,794

 
2,131

 
1,551

Net charge-offs of loans and leases
(8,549
)
 
(11,681
)
 
(12,834
)
 
(8,829
)
 
(27,393
)
ALLL at end of period
$
222,942

 
$
233,394

 
$
237,799

 
$
258,316

 
$
273,019

ALLL at end of period allocated to loans and leases:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquired
$
44,993

 
$
53,520

 
$
59,517

 
$
76,534

 
$
96,473

Originated
177,949

 
179,874

 
178,282

 
181,782

 
176,546

ALLL at end of period
$
222,942

 
$
233,394

 
$
237,799

 
$
258,316

 
$
273,019

Net charge-offs of loans and leases:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquired
$
6,254

 
$
5,163

 
$
4,402

 
$
4,466

 
$
20,877

Originated
2,295

 
6,518

 
8,432

 
4,363

 
6,516

Total net charge-offs
$
8,549

 
$
11,681

 
$
12,834

 
$
8,829

 
$
27,393

Reserve for unfunded commitments (1)
$
324

 
$
357

 
$
375

 
$
376

 
$
7,744

Average loans and leases:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquired
$
1,282,816

 
$
1,086,469

 
$
1,310,010

 
$
1,535,796

 
$
1,697,776

Originated
12,177,129

 
12,002,167

 
11,801,700

 
11,631,784

 
11,592,052

Loans and leases at period-end:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquired
1,270,818

 
1,029,426

 
1,188,281

 
1,443,336

 
1,621,327

Originated
12,200,226

 
12,104,298

 
11,884,585

 
11,655,469

 
11,509,080

Ratios
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net charge-offs (annualized) to average loans and leases:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquired
1.98
%
 
1.89
%
 
1.33
%
 
1.17
%
 
4.99
%
Originated
0.08

 
0.22

 
0.28

 
0.15

 
0.23

ALLL to total loans and leases:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquired
3.54

 
5.20

 
5.01

 
5.30

 
5.95

Originated
1.46

 
1.49

 
1.50

 
1.56

 
1.53

(1) During the second quarter of 2013, BancShares enhanced its ALLL model that included estimated losses on unfunded commitments. As a result of these modifications, $7.4 million of the balance previously reported as a reserve of unfunded commitments was reclassified to the ALLL.


FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Statements in this Report and exhibits relating to plans, strategies, economic performance and trends, projections of results of specific activities or investments, expectations or beliefs about future events or results and other statements that are not descriptions of historical facts may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Forward-looking information is inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors which include, but are not limited to, factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and in other documents filed by us from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


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Forward-looking statements may be identified by terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “forecasts,” “projects,” “potential” or “continue,” or similar terms or the negative of these terms, or other statements concerning opinions or judgments of BancShares’ management about future events.

Factors that could influence the accuracy of those forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the financial success or changing strategies of our customers, customer acceptance of our services, products and fee structure, the competitive nature of the financial services industry, our ability to compete effectively against other financial institutions in our banking markets, actions of government regulators, the level of market interest rates and our ability to manage our interest rate risk, changes in general economic conditions that affect our loan and lease portfolio, the abilities of our borrowers to repay their loans and leases, the values of real estate and other collateral, the impact of the FDIC-assisted transactions and other developments or changes in our business that we do not expect.
Actual results may differ materially from those expressed in or implied by any forward-looking statements. Except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, BancShares undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.

Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Market risk is the potential economic loss resulting from changes in market prices and interest rates. This risk can either result in diminished current fair values of financial instruments or reduced net interest income in future periods. As of March 31, 2014, BancShares’ market risk profile has not changed significantly from December 31, 2013, as discussed in the Form 10-K. Changes in fair value that result from movement in market rates cannot be predicted with any degree of certainty. Therefore, the impact that future changes in market rates will have on the fair values of financial instruments is uncertain.

Item 4.
Controls and Procedures

BancShares' management, with the participation of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of BancShares' disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, in accordance with Rule 13a-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act). Based upon that evaluation, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that BancShares' disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that it is able to record, process, summarize and report in a timely manner the information required to be disclosed in the reports it files under the Exchange Act.

No change in BancShares' internal control over financial reporting occurred during the first quarter of 2014 that had materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect, BancShares' internal control over financial reporting.

    

  




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PART II

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

BancShares and various subsidiaries have been named as defendants in various legal actions arising from our normal business activities in which damages in various amounts are claimed. Although the amount of any ultimate liability with respect to those other matters cannot be determined, in the opinion of management, any such liability will not have a material effect on BancShares’ consolidated financial statements.

Additional information relating to legal proceedings is set forth in Note J of BancShares' Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
Item 1A.
Risk Factors

There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. Certain information security risks continue to receive attention from regulators and financial statement users and therefore have been included in the 10-Q.

Additional risks and uncertainties that are not currently known or that management does not currently deem to be material could also have a material adverse impact on our financial condition, the results of our operations or our business. If such risks and uncertainties were to become reality or the likelihood of those risks were to increase, the market price of our common stock could decline significantly.

We are subject to information security risks

We maintain and transmit large amounts of sensitive information electronically, including personal and financial information of our customers. In addition to our own systems, we also rely on external vendors to provide certain services and are, therefore, exposed to their information security risk. While we seek to mitigate internal and external information security risks, the volume of business conducted through electronic devices continues to grow, and our computer systems and network infrastructure, as well as the systems of external vendors and customers, present security risks and could be susceptible to hacking or identity theft.

We are also subject to risks arising from a broad range of attacks by doing business on the Internet, which arise from both domestic and international sources and seek to obtain customer information for fraudulent purposes or, in some cases, to disrupt business activities. Information security risks could result in reputational damage and lead to a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and financial results of operations.

We continue to encounter technological change for which we expect to incur significant expense
 
The financial services industry continues to experience an increase in technological complexity required to provide a competitive array of products and services to customers. Our future success requires that we maintain technology and associated facilities that will support our ability to provide products and services that satisfactorily meet the banking and other financial needs of our customers. In 2013, we undertook projects to modernize our systems and associated facilities, strengthen our business continuity and disaster recovery efforts and reduce operational risk. The projects will be implemented in phases over the next several years. The magnitude and scope of these projects is significant with total costs estimated to exceed $100 million. If the projects’ objectives are not achieved or if the cost of the projects is materially in excess of the estimate, our business, financial condition and financial results could be adversely impacted.

We rely on external vendors
 
Third party vendors provide key components of our business infrastructure, including certain data processing and information services. A number of our vendors are large national entities with dominant market presence in their respective fields, and their services could be difficult to quickly replace in the event of failure or other interruption in service. Failures of certain vendors to provide services for any reason could adversely affect our ability to deliver products and services to our customers. External vendors also present information security risk. We monitor vendor risks, including the financial stability of critical vendors. The failure of a critical external vendor could disrupt our business and cause us to incur significant expense.


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Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
PURCHASES OF COMMON STOCK

During the second quarter of 2013, our board granted authority to purchase up to 100,000 and 25,000 shares of Class A and Class B common stock, respectively, beginning on July 1, 2013 and continuing through June 30, 2014. As of March 31, 2014, no purchases had occurred pursuant to that authorization.



Item 6.
Exhibits
3.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended effective April 30, 2014 (incorporated by reference from Registrant's Form 8-K dated April 29, 2014)
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer (filed herewith)
 
 
31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer (filed herewith)
 
 
32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer (filed herewith)
 
 
32.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer (filed herewith)
 
 
101.INS
XBRL Instance Document
 
 
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
 
 
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
 
 
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
 
 
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
 
 
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase


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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
Date:
May 7, 2014
 
 
FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES, INC.
 
 
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ GLENN D. MCCOY
 
 
 
 
Glenn D. McCoy
 
 
 
 
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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