HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC /MD/ - Quarter Report: 2020 September (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q


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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2020

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Maryland	1-34073	31-0724920
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Registrant’s address: 41 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43287

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (614) 480-2265

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act


Title of class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock—Par Value $0.01 per Share	HBAN	NASDAQ
Depositary Shares (each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of 5.875% Series C Non-Cumulative, perpetual preferred stock)	HBANN	NASDAQ
Depositary Shares (each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of 6.250% Series D Non-Cumulative, perpetual preferred stock)	HBANO	NASDAQ

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

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

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

Large Accelerated Filer

Accelerated filer

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Non-accelerated filer

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Smaller reporting company

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Emerging growth company

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). ☐ Yes x No

There were 1,017,310,599 shares of the registrant’s common stock ($0.01 par value) outstanding on September 30, 2020.

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HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INCORPORATED

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)			47
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019			47
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019			48
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019			49
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019			50
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019			52
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements			54
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			5
Executive Overview			5
Discussion of Results of Operations			7
Risk Management and Capital:			18
Credit Risk			18
Market Risk			30
Liquidity Risk			33
Operational Risk			35
Compliance Risk			36
Capital			36
Business Segment Discussion			38
Additional Disclosures			43
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk			97
Item 4. Controls and Procedures			97
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings			98
Item 1A. Risk Factors			98

Item 6. Exhibits			99
Signatures			101

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Glossary of Acronyms and Terms

The following listing provides a comprehensive reference of common acronyms and terms used throughout the document:


ACL						Allowance for Credit Losses
AFS						Available-for-Sale

ALLL						Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses
AOCI						Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
ASC						Accounting Standards Codification

AULC						Allowance for Unfunded Loan Commitments
Basel III						Refers to the final rule issued by the FRB and OCC and published in the Federal Register on October 11, 2013
CARES Act						Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, as amended
C&I						Commercial and Industrial
CCAR						Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review
CDs						Certificates of Deposit
CECL						Current Expected Credit Loss
CET1						Common Equity Tier 1 on a Basel III basis
CFPB						Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
CMO						Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
COVID-19						Coronavirus Disease 2019
CRE						Commercial Real Estate

EAD						Exposure at Default
EVE						Economic Value of Equity
FASB						Financial Accounting Standards Board
FDIC						Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FHFA						Federal Housing Finance Agency
FHLB						Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati
FICO						Fair Isaac Corporation

FRB						Federal Reserve Board
FTE						Fully-Taxable Equivalent
FTP						Funds Transfer Pricing
FVO						Fair Value Option
GAAP						Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America
HTM						Held-to-Maturity
IRS						Internal Revenue Service
Last-of-Layer						Last-of-layer is a fair value hedge of the interest rate risk of a portfolio of similar prepayable assets whereby the last dollar amount within the portfolio of assets is identified as the hedged item
LCR						Liquidity Coverage Ratio
LIBOR						London Interbank Offered Rate
LIHTC						Low Income Housing Tax Credit
MBS						Mortgage-Backed Securities
MD&A						Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
MSR						Mortgage Servicing Right
NAICS						North American Industry Classification System
NALs						Nonaccrual Loans
NCO						Net Charge-off
NII						Noninterest Income
NIM						Net Interest Margin

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NPAs						Nonperforming Assets

OCC						Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
OCI						Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

OLEM						Other Loans Especially Mentioned
OREO						Other Real Estate Owned
PCD						Purchased-Credit-Deteriorated
PPP						Paycheck Protection Program
PPPLF						Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility
RBHPCG						Regional Banking and The Huntington Private Client Group
ROC						Risk Oversight Committee



SBA						Small Business Administration
SEC						Securities and Exchange Commission
TDR						Troubled Debt Restructuring
U.S. Treasury						U.S. Department of the Treasury
UCS						Uniform Classification System
VIE						Variable Interest Entity
XBRL						eXtensible Business Reporting Language

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

When we refer to “we”, “our”, and “us”, “Huntington”, and “the Company” in this report, we mean Huntington Bancshares Incorporated and our consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context indicates that we refer only to the parent company, Huntington Bancshares Incorporated. When we refer to the “Bank” in this report, we mean our only bank subsidiary, The Huntington National Bank, and its subsidiaries.

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

INTRODUCTION

We are a multi-state diversified regional bank holding company organized under Maryland law in 1966 and headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Through the Bank, we have over 150 years of servicing the financial needs of our customers. Through our subsidiaries, we provide full-service commercial and consumer banking services, mortgage banking services, automobile financing, recreational vehicle and marine financing, equipment financing, investment management, trust services, brokerage services, insurance products and services, and other financial products and services. Our 839 full-service branches and private client group offices are located in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Select financial services and other activities are also conducted in various other states. International banking services are available through the headquarters office in Columbus, Ohio. Our foreign banking activities, in total or with any individual country, are not significant.

This MD&A provides information we believe necessary for understanding our financial condition, changes in financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows. The MD&A included in our 2019 Form 10-K should be read in conjunction with this MD&A as this discussion provides only material updates to the 2019 Form 10-K. This MD&A should also be read in conjunction with the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, and other information contained in this report.

EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW

Summary of 2020 Third Quarter Results Compared to 2019 Third Quarter

For the quarter, we reported net income of $303 million, or $0.27 per common share, compared with $372 million, or $0.34 per common share, in the year-ago quarter.

Fully-taxable equivalent net interest income was $822 million, down $17 million, or 2%, from the year-ago quarter. This decrease reflected a 24 basis point decrease in the FTE net interest margin to 2.96%, partially offset by the benefit from the $11.0 billion, or 11%, increase in average earning assets.

The provision for credit losses increased $95 million year-over-year to $177 million in the 2020 third quarter. Net charge-offs increased $40 million to $113 million. The oil and gas portfolio accounted for approximately $44 million of the $89 million of commercial NCOs, nearly all of which resulted from charge-offs on loans sold in the quarter or under contract to be sold. Consumer NCOs of $24 million were down on both a year-over-year and linked quarter basis. Total NCOs represented an annualized 0.56% of average loans and leases in the current quarter, up from 0.39% in the year-ago quarter.

Noninterest income was $430 million, up $41 million, or 11%, from the year ago quarter. Mortgage banking income increased $68 million, or 126%. Partially offsetting this increase, service charges on deposit accounts decreased $22 million, or 22%.

Noninterest expense for the 2020 third quarter increased $45 million, or 7%, from the year-ago quarter Personnel costs increased $47 million, or 12%, partially offset by a decrease in other noninterest expense of $9 million, or 18%.

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Common Equity Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio was 9.89%, down from 10.02% a year ago. The regulatory Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio was 12.37% compared to 11.41% at September 30, 2019. The balance sheet growth we experienced was driven predominately by PPP loans and elevated deposits at the Federal Reserve, both of which are 0% risk weighted, and as such did not have a material impact on the regulatory capital ratios. The capital impact of the repurchase of $284 million of common stock over the last four quarters (none in the 2020 second or third quarter) and cash dividends effectively offset earnings, adjusted for the CECL transition, on a year-over-year basis. The regulatory Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio also reflects the issuance of $500 million of Series F preferred stock and $500 million of Series G preferred stock in the 2020 second quarter and third quarter, respectively.

Business Overview

General

Our general business objectives are:

•Consistent organic revenue and balance sheet growth.

•Invest in our businesses, particularly technology and risk management.

•Deliver positive operating leverage.

•Maintain aggregate moderate-to-low risk appetite.

•Disciplined capital management.

COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused and continues to cause significant, unprecedented disruption that affects daily living and negatively impacts the global economy. The pandemic has resulted in temporary closures of many businesses and the institution of social distancing and shelter in place requirements in many states and communities, increasing unemployment levels and causing volatility in the financial markets. As further discussed in “Discussion of Results of Operations,” the reduction in interest rates, borrower and counterparty credit deterioration and market volatility, among other factors, continue to have an impact on our 2020 performance. Though we are unable to estimate the magnitude, we expect the pandemic and related global economic crisis will adversely affect our future operating results.

Huntington was able to react quickly to these changes because of the commitment and flexibility of its workforce coupled with well-prepared business continuity plans. To ensure the safety of our branch colleagues, while still meeting the needs of our customers, we moved to the use of branches with drive-thru only, with in-person meetings by appointment during shelter-in-place orders. For other colleagues, we have implemented a work-from-home approach with increased communication to keep them informed, engaged, productive and connected. Additional benefits have been provided, including medical, emergency paid time off and other programs for those whose families have been directly impacted by the virus. While state and local governments have partially eased temporary business closures and shelter in place requirements and we have opened our branches, we expect a large portion of our colleagues will continue to operate remotely. Temporary business closures and shelter in place requirements could be reinstated if there is an increase in cases, and it remains unknown when there will be a return to normal economic activity.

For our customers, we have established a variety of temporary relief programs which include loan payment deferrals, late fee and overdraft waivers and the suspension of foreclosure and repossessions. We continue to work with our customers to originate and renew business loans as well as originated loans made available through the Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program, a lending program established as part of the relief to American consumers and businesses in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”).

CARES Act

The CARES Act was passed by Congress and signed into law on March 27, 2020. It provides for financial stimulus and government lending programs at unprecedented levels. The benefits of these programs within the economy remain uncertain. The CARES Act includes a total allocation of $659 billion for loans to be issued by financial institutions through the Small Business Administration (“SBA”). This program is known as the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). PPP loans are forgivable, in whole or in part, if the proceeds are used for payroll and other permitted purposes in accordance with the requirements of the PPP. These loans carry a fixed rate of 1.00%

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and terms of two or five years, if not forgiven, in whole or in part. The loans also require deferral of principal and interest repayment. The loans are 100% guaranteed by the SBA. The SBA pays the originating bank a processing fee ranging from 1% to 5%, based on the size of the loan. In addition, the FRB has implemented a liquidity facility available to financial institutions participating in the PPP (“PPPLF”). In conjunction with the PPP, the PPPLF will allow the Federal Reserve Banks to lend to member banks on a non-recourse basis with PPP loans as collateral.

Additionally, the CARES Act provides for relief on existing and new SBA loans through Small Business Debt Relief. As part of the SBA Small Business Debt Relief, the SBA will automatically pay principal, interest and fees of certain SBA loans for a period of six months for both existing loans and new loans issued prior to September 27, 2020. To aid small- and medium-sized businesses across our footprint, we funded more than 38,000 loans with an outstanding balance of $6.3 billion as of September 30, 2020 through the SBA’s PPP. In late third quarter 2020, we started accepting and processing forgiveness applications for PPP loans of $150,000 or more with the anticipation that these applications be submitted to the SBA during fourth quarter 2020.

The CARES Act also provides for Mortgage Payment Relief and a foreclosure moratorium. Refer to the “Credit Risk” section for additional details on customer relief.

Federal Reserve Board Actions

The FRB has taken a range of actions to support the flow of credit to households and businesses. For example, on March 15, 2020, the FRB reduced the target range for the federal funds rate to 0 to 0.25% and announced that it would increase its holdings of U.S. Treasury securities and agency mortgage-backed securities and begin purchasing agency commercial mortgage-backed securities. The FRB has also encouraged depository institutions to borrow from the discount window and has lowered the primary credit rate for such borrowing by 150 basis points while extending the term of such loans up to 90 days. Reserve requirements have been reduced to zero as of March 26, 2020.

The FRB has established, or has taken steps to establish, a range of facilities and programs to support the U.S. economy and U.S. marketplace participants in response to economic disruptions associated with COVID-19, including among others, Main Street Lending facilities to purchase loan participations, under specified conditions, from banks lending to small and medium U.S. businesses. During third quarter 2020, we participated in the Main Street Lending program originating $34 million of loans under these facilities. We may participate in some or all of the other facilities or programs, including as a lender, agent, or intermediary on behalf of clients or customers or in an advisory capacity in the future.

Economy

Our third quarter results reflect strong execution across the bank in a very challenging operating environment. Our past experience of helping customers in difficult economic moments builds long-term relationships which fuel our growth. During the third quarter, we extended 24-Grace for customers to our business customers and introduced our no-fee overdraft $50 Safety Zone for consumers and businesses. These actions are consistent with our purpose of looking out for our customers and is consistent with Huntington’s strategy to build the leading People-First, Digitally-Powered bank. We believe that Huntington is well-positioned to continue to support our customers and communities. While we are pleased with the third quarter results, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to alter the economic fundamentals in our footprint and we continue to believe the economy will be challenged for the foreseeable future.

DISCUSSION OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This section provides a review of financial performance from a consolidated perspective. Key Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and Unaudited Condensed Statement of Income trends are discussed. All earnings per share data are reported on a diluted basis. For additional insight on financial performance, please read this section in conjunction with the “Business Segment Discussion”.

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Table 1 - Selected Quarterly Income Statement Data

	Three Months Ended
	September 30,			June 30,			March 31,			December 31,			September 30,
(amounts in millions, except per share data)	2020			2020			2020			2019			2019
Interest income	$	892		$	902		$	975		$	1,011		$	1,052
Interest expense	75			110			185			231			253
Net interest income	817			792			790			780			799
Provision for credit losses	177			327			441			79			82
Net interest income after provision for credit losses	640			465			349			701			717
Service charges on deposit accounts	76			60			87			95			98
Card and payment processing income	66			59			58			64			64
Trust and investment management services	48			45			47			47			44
Mortgage banking income	122			96			58			58			54
Capital markets fees	27			31			33			31			36
Insurance income	24			25			23			24			20
Bank owned life insurance income	17			17			16			17			18
Gain on sale of loans and leases	13			8			8			16			13
Net (losses) gains on sales of securities	—			(1)			—			(22)			—
Other noninterest income	37			51			31			42			42
Total noninterest income	430			391			361			372			389
Personnel costs	453			418			395			426			406
Outside data processing and other services	98			90			85			89			87
Equipment	44			46			41			42			41
Net occupancy	40			39			40			41			38
Professional services	12			11			11			14			16
Amortization of intangibles	10			10			11			12			12
Marketing	9			5			9			9			10
Deposit and other insurance expense	6			9			9			10			8
Other noninterest expense	40			47			51			58			49
Total noninterest expense	712			675			652			701			667
Income before income taxes	358			181			58			372			439
Provision for income taxes	55			31			10			55			67
Net income	303			150			48			317			372
Dividends on preferred shares	28			19			18			19			18
Net income applicable to common shares	$	275		$	131		$	30		$	298		$	354

Average common shares—basic	1,017			1,016			1,018			1,029			1,035
Average common shares—diluted	1,031			1,029			1,035			1,047			1,051
Net income per common share—basic	$	0.27		$	0.13		$	0.03		$	0.29		$	0.34
Net income per common share—diluted	0.27			0.13			0.03			0.28			0.34
Return on average total assets	1.01		%	0.51		%	0.17		%	1.15		%	1.37		%
Return on average common shareholders’ equity	10.2			5.0			1.1			11.1			13.4
Return on average tangible common shareholders’ equity (1)	13.2			6.7			1.8			14.3			17.3
Net interest margin (2)	2.96			2.94			3.14			3.12			3.20
Efficiency ratio (3)	56.1			55.9			55.4			58.4			54.7
Effective tax rate	15.2			17.2			17.0			14.8			15.4

Revenue—FTE
Net interest income	$	817		$	792		$	790		$	780		$	799
FTE adjustment	5			5			6			6			6
Net interest income (2)	822			797			796			786			805
Noninterest income	430			391			361			372			389
Total revenue (2)	$	1,252		$	1,188		$	1,157		$	1,158		$	1,194

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Table 2 - Selected Year to Date Income Statements

	Nine Months Ended September 30,				Change
(amounts in millions, except per share data)	2020		2019		Amount		Percent
Interest income	$	2,769	$	3,190	$	(421)	(13)	%
Interest expense	370		757		(387)		(51)
Net interest income	2,399		2,433		(34)		(1)
Provision for credit losses	945		208		737		354
Net interest income after provision for credit losses	1,454		2,225		(771)		(35)
Service charges on deposit accounts	223		277		(54)		(19)
Card and payment processing income	183		183		—		—
Trust and investment management services	140		131		9		7
Mortgage banking income	277		109		168		154
Capital markets fees	91		92		(1)		(1)
Insurance income	72		64		8		13
Bank owned life insurance income	49		49		—		—
Gain on sale of loans and leases	30		39		(9)		(23)
Net (losses) gains on sales of securities	(1)		(2)		1		50
Other noninterest income	118		140		(22)		(16)
Total noninterest income	1,182		1,082		100		9
Personnel costs	1,267		1,228		39		3
Outside data processing and other services	273		257		16		6
Equipment	132		121		11		9
Net occupancy	119		118		1		1
Professional services	34		40		(6)		(15)
Amortization of intangibles	31		37		(6)		(16)
Marketing	23		28		(5)		(18)
Deposit and other insurance expense	24		24		—		—
Other noninterest expense	136		167		(31)		(19)
Total noninterest expense	2,039		2,020		19		1
Income before income taxes	597		1,287		(690)		(54)
Provision for income taxes	96		193		(97)		(50)
Net income	501		1,094		(593)		(54)
Dividends declared on preferred shares	65		55		10		18
Net income applicable to common shares	$	436	$	1,039	$	(603)	(58)	%

Average common shares—basic	1,017		1,042		(25)		(2)	%
Average common shares—diluted	1,032		1,059		(27)		(3)
Net income per common share—basic	$	0.43	$	1.00	$	(0.57)	(57)
Net income per common share—diluted	0.42		0.98		(0.56)		(57)


Revenue—FTE
Net interest income	$	2,399	$	2,433	$	(34)	(1)	%
FTE adjustment	16		20		(4)		(20)
Net interest income (2)	2,415		2,453		(38)		(2)
Noninterest income	1,182		1,082		100		9
Total revenue (2)	$	3,597	$	3,535	$	62	2	%

(1)Net income excluding expense for amortization of intangibles for the period divided by average tangible common shareholders’ equity. Average tangible common shareholders’ equity equals average total common shareholders’ equity less average intangible assets and goodwill. Expense for amortization of intangibles and average intangible assets are net of deferred tax liability, and calculated assuming a 21% tax rate.

(2)On an FTE basis assuming a 21% tax rate.

(3)Noninterest expense less amortization of intangibles and goodwill impairment divided by the sum of FTE net interest income and noninterest income excluding securities gains.

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Net Interest Income / Average Balance Sheet

The following tables detail the change in our average balance sheet and the net interest margin:


Table 3 - Consolidated Average Balance Sheet and Net Interest Margin Analysis
	Average Balances
	Three Months Ended										Change
	September 30,		June 30,		March 31,		December 31,		September 30,		3Q20 vs. 3Q19
(dollar amounts in millions)	2020		2020		2020		2019		2019		Amount		Percent
Assets:
Interest-bearing deposits in Federal Reserve Bank	$	5,857	$	3,413	$	680	$	672	$	514	$	5,343	1,039	%
Interest-bearing deposits in banks	177		169		150		176		149		28		19
Securities:
Trading account securities	49		39		95		109		137		(88)		(64)
Available-for-sale securities:
Taxable	10,670		11,179		11,671		11,221		11,096		(426)		(4)
Tax-exempt	2,749		2,728		2,753		2,791		2,820		(71)		(3)
Total available-for-sale securities	13,419		13,907		14,424		14,012		13,916		(497)		(4)
Held-to-maturity securities—taxable	8,932		9,798		9,428		8,592		8,566		366		4



Other securities	430		474		445		448		437		(7)		(2)
Total securities	22,830		24,218		24,392		23,161		23,056		(226)		(1)
Loans held for sale	1,259		1,039		865		950		877		382		44
Loans and leases: (3)
Commercial:
Commercial and industrial	34,669		35,284		30,849		30,373		30,632		4,037		13
Commercial real estate:
Construction	1,175		1,201		1,165		1,181		1,165		10		1
Commercial	6,045		5,885		5,566		5,625		5,762		283		5
Commercial real estate	7,220		7,086		6,731		6,806		6,927		293		4
Total commercial	41,889		42,370		37,580		37,179		37,559		4,330		12
Consumer:
Automobile	12,889		12,681		12,924		12,607		12,181		708		6
Home equity	8,878		8,897		9,026		9,192		9,353		(475)		(5)
Residential mortgage	11,817		11,463		11,391		11,330		11,214		603		5
RV and marine	4,020		3,706		3,590		3,564		3,528		492		14
Other consumer	1,049		1,082		1,185		1,231		1,261		(212)		(17)
Total consumer	38,653		37,829		38,116		37,924		37,537		1,116		3
Total loans and leases	80,542		80,199		75,696		75,103		75,096		5,446		7
Allowance for loan and lease losses	(1,720)		(1,557)		(1,239)		(787)		(799)		(921)		(115)
Net loans and leases	78,822		78,642		74,457		74,316		74,297		4,525		6
Total earning assets	110,665		109,038		101,783		100,062		99,692		10,973		11
Cash and due from banks	1,173		1,299		914		864		817		356		44
Intangible assets	2,195		2,206		2,217		2,228		2,240		(45)		(2)
All other assets	7,216		7,205		6,472		6,346		6,216		1,000		16
Total assets	$	119,529	$	118,191	$	110,147	$	108,713	$	108,166	$	11,363	11	%
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity:
Interest-bearing deposits:
Demand deposits—interest-bearing	$	23,865	$	23,878	21,202		$	20,140	$	19,796	$	4,069	21	%
Money market deposits	26,200		25,728		24,697		24,560		24,266		1,934		8
Savings and other domestic deposits	11,157		10,609		9,632		9,552		9,681		1,476		15
Core certificates of deposit (4)	2,035		3,003		3,943		4,795		5,666		(3,631)		(64)
Other domestic time deposits of $250,000 or more	175		230		321		313		315		(140)		(44)
Brokered deposits and negotiable CDs	4,182		4,114		2,884		2,589		2,599		1,583		61

Total interest-bearing deposits	67,614		67,562		62,679		61,949		62,323		5,291		8
Short-term borrowings	162		826		3,383		1,965		2,331		(2,169)		(93)
Long-term debt	9,318		9,802		10,076		9,886		9,536		(218)		(2)
Total interest-bearing liabilities	77,094		78,190		76,138		73,800		74,190		2,904		4
Demand deposits—noninterest-bearing	27,435		25,660		20,054		20,643		19,926		7,509		38
All other liabilities	2,322		2,396		2,319		2,386		2,336		(14)		(1)
Shareholders’ equity	12,678		11,945		11,636		11,884		11,714		964		8
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	119,529	$	118,191	$	110,147	$	108,713	$	108,166	$	11,363	11	%

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Table 3 - Consolidated Average Balance Sheet and Net Interest Margin Analysis (Continued)

	Average Yield Rates (2)
	Three Months Ended
	September 30,		June 30,		March 31,		December 31,		September 30,
Fully-taxable equivalent basis (1)	2020		2020		2020		2019		2019
Assets:
Interest-bearing deposits in Federal Reserve Bank	0.10	%	0.10	%	1.08	%	1.66	%	2.19	%
Interest-bearing deposits in banks	0.13		0.33		1.52		1.81		2.38
Securities:
Trading account securities	3.18		1.99		3.21		2.45		2.36
Available-for-sale securities:
Taxable	1.89		2.30		2.62		2.63		2.67
Tax-exempt	2.71		2.75		3.30		3.43		3.63
Total available-for-sale securities	2.06		2.39		2.75		2.79		2.87
Held-to-maturity securities—taxable	2.28		2.39		2.50		2.50		2.51



Other securities	1.23		0.57		2.07		2.57		3.15
Total securities	2.13		2.35		2.64		2.68		2.74
Loans held for sale	2.82		3.22		3.39		3.40		3.69
Loans and leases: (3)
Commercial:
Commercial and industrial	3.67		3.62		4.12		4.31		4.57
Commercial real estate:
Construction	3.40		3.66		4.75		5.07		5.50
Commercial	2.63		2.94		4.00		4.36		4.67
Commercial real estate	2.75		3.06		4.13		4.48		4.81
Total commercial	3.52		3.53		4.12		4.34		4.61
Consumer:
Automobile	3.93		3.84		4.05		4.15		4.09
Home equity	3.79		3.73		4.75		5.03		5.38
Residential mortgage	3.41		3.51		3.70		3.73		3.80
RV and marine	4.60		4.71		4.91		4.96		4.96
Other consumer	11.23		11.10		12.39		12.71		13.34
Total consumer	4.00		4.00		4.45		4.59		4.72
Total loans and leases	3.75		3.75		4.29		4.47		4.67
Total earning assets	3.22		3.35		3.88		4.03		4.21
Liabilities:
Interest-bearing deposits:
Demand deposits—interest-bearing	0.05		0.07		0.43		0.63		0.57
Money market deposits	0.28		0.40		0.81		0.99		1.20
Savings and other domestic deposits	0.06		0.10		0.17		0.20		0.22
Core certificates of deposit (4)	1.03		1.55		1.91		2.09		2.17
Other domestic time deposits of $250,000 or more	0.92		1.25		1.56		1.70		1.85
Brokered deposits and negotiable CDs	0.19		0.18		1.22		1.67		2.21

Total interest-bearing deposits	0.18		0.28		0.68		0.87		0.98
Short-term borrowings	0.30		0.47		1.46		1.66		2.28
Long-term debt	1.87		2.58		2.70		3.50		3.59
Total interest-bearing liabilities	0.39		0.57		0.98		1.24		1.36


Net interest rate spread	2.83		2.78		2.90		2.79		2.85
Impact of noninterest-bearing funds on margin	0.13		0.16		0.24		0.33		0.35
Net interest margin	2.96	%	2.94	%	3.14	%	3.12	%	3.20	%

(1)FTE yields are calculated assuming a 21% tax rate.

(2) Average yield rates include the impact of applicable derivatives. Loan and lease and deposit average yield rates also include impact of applicable non-deferrable and amortized fees.

(3) For purposes of this analysis, NALs are reflected in the average balances of loans.

(4) Includes consumer certificates of deposit of $250,000 or more.

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2020 Third Quarter versus 2019 Third Quarter

FTE net interest income for the 2020 third quarter increased $17 million, or 2%, from the 2019 third quarter. This increase reflected a $11.0 billion, or 11%, increase in average earning assets, partially offset by a 24 basis point decrease in the FTE net interest margin to 2.96%. The NIM compression reflected a 99 basis point year-over-year decrease in average earning asset yields and a 22 basis point decrease in the benefit from noninterest-bearing funds, partially offset by a 97 basis point decrease in average interest-bearing liability costs. The decrease in earning asset yields was primarily driven by lower interest rates on commercial loan, home equity loan, and securities yields and elevated deposits at the Federal Reserve Bank. The decrease in average interest-bearing liability costs primarily reflected lower interest-bearing deposit costs (down 80 basis points) and lower long-term debt costs (down 172 basis points), both due to lower interest rates.

Average earning assets for the 2020 third quarter increased $11.0 billion, or 11%, from the year-ago quarter, primarily reflecting a $5.4 billion, or 7%, increase in average total loans and leases and a $5.3 billion, or 1039%, increase in interest-bearing deposits at the Federal Reserve Bank. Average C&I loans increased $4.0 billion, or 13%, primarily reflecting the $6.1 billion of average PPP loans. Average automobile loans increased $0.7 billion, or 6%, driven by strong production over the past year. Average residential mortgage loans increased $0.6 billion, or 5%, reflecting continued robust portfolio mortgage production over the past year. Partially offsetting these increases, average home equity loans and lines of credit decreased $0.5 billion, or 5%, reflecting a shift in consumer preferences.

Average total interest-bearing liabilities for the 2020 third quarter increased $2.9 billion, or 4%, from the year-ago quarter. Average total deposits increased $12.8 billion, or 16%, while average total core deposits increased $11.4 billion, or 14%. The increase in average total core deposits was primarily driven by business and commercial growth related to the PPP loans and increased liquidity levels in reaction to the economic downturn, consumer growth largely related to government stimulus, increased consumer and business banking account production, and reduced attrition. Specifically within core deposits, average total demand deposits increased $11.6 billion, or 29%, average money market deposits increased $1.9 billion, or 8%, and average savings and other domestic deposits increased $1.5 billion, or 15%. Partially offsetting these increases, average core CDs decreased $3.6 billion, or 64%, reflecting the maturity of balances related to the 2018 consumer deposit growth initiatives. Average brokered deposits and negotiable CDs increased $1.6 billion, or 61%, reflecting balance growth in new and existing brokered deposit accounts. Average total debt decreased $2.4 billion, or 20%, reflecting the repayment of short-term borrowings due to the strong core deposit growth.

2020 Third Quarter versus 2020 Second Quarter

Compared to the 2020 second quarter, FTE net interest income increased $25 million, or 3%, reflecting a 1% increase in average earning assets and 2 basis points of NIM expansion. The NIM expansion reflected an 18 basis point decrease in average interest-bearing liability costs, partially offset by a 13 basis point decrease in average earning asset yields and a 3 basis point decrease in the benefit from noninterest-bearing funds. The decrease in average interest-bearing liability costs primarily reflects lower interest-bearing deposit costs (down 10 basis points) and lower long-term borrowings costs (down 71 basis points), both due to the impact of lower interest rates. The decrease in earning asset yields was primarily driven by the impact of lower interest rates on securities yields as well as elevated deposits at the Federal Reserve Bank.

Average earning assets increased $1.6 billion, or 1%, primarily reflecting a $2.4 billion, or 72%, increase in interest-bearing deposits at the Federal Reserve Bank when compared to the 2020 second quarter. Total loans and leases increased $343 million, primarily reflecting increases in the consumer portfolios, partially offset by decreases in average commercial loans primarily reflecting lower commercial utilization rates, mainly within dealer floorplan. Partially offsetting this increase, average securities decreased $1.4 billion, or 6%, reflecting accelerated cash flows within the existing portfolio.

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Average total interest-bearing liabilities decreased $1.1 billion, or 1% when compared to the 2020 second quarter. Both average total deposits and average total core deposits increased $1.8 billion, or 2%. The increase in average total core deposits was primarily driven by increased consumer and business banking account production, low attrition, increased liquidity levels among our business banking customers, and the seasonal increase in public funds. Specifically within core deposits, average total demand deposits increased $1.8 billion, or 4%, average money market deposits increased $0.5 billion, or 2%, and average savings and other domestic deposits increased $0.5 billion, or 5%. Partially offsetting these increases, average core CDs decreased $1.0 billion, or 32%, reflecting the maturity of balances related to the 2018 consumer deposit growth initiatives. Average total debt decreased $1.1 billion, or 11%, due to the repayment of short-term borrowings as a result of the strong core deposit inflows and a $500 million long-term debt maturity in the 2020 third quarter.

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Table 4 - Consolidated YTD Average Balance Sheets and Net Interest Margin Analysis
(dollar amounts in millions)
	YTD Average Balances								YTD Average Rates (2)
	Nine Months Ended September 30,				Change				Nine Months Ended September 30,
Fully-taxable equivalent basis (1)	2020		2019		Amount		Percent		2020		2019
Assets:
Interest-bearing deposits in Federal Reserve Bank	$	3,326	$	511	$	2,815	551	%	0.17	%	2.32	%
Interest-bearing deposits in banks	166		131		35		27		0.62		2.10
Securities:
Trading account securities	61		146		(85)		(58)		2.94		2.10
Available-for-sale securities:
Taxable	11,171		10,784		387		4		2.28		2.74
Tax-exempt	2,743		2,945		(202)		(7)		2.92		3.66
Total available-for-sale securities	13,914		13,729		185		1		2.41		2.94
Held-to-maturity securities—taxable	9,384		8,663		721		8		2.39		2.52



Other securities	450		479		(29)		(6)		1.28		3.75
Total securities	23,809		23,017		792		3		2.38		2.79
Loans held for sale	1,055		771		284		37		3.11		3.90
Loans and leases: (3)
Commercial:
Commercial and industrial	33,604		30,608		2,996		10		3.79		4.77
Commercial real estate:
Construction	1,180		1,169		11		1		3.93		5.56
Commercial	5,833		5,727		106		2		3.17		4.85
Commercial real estate	7,013		6,896		117		2		3.29		4.97
Total commercial	40,617		37,504		3,113		8		3.71		4.80
Consumer:
Automobile	12,832		12,253		579		5		3.94		4.02
Home equity	8,933		9,491		(558)		(6)		4.09		5.51
Residential mortgage	11,558		11,005		553		5		3.54		3.83
RV and marine	3,773		3,413		360		11		4.73		4.95
Other consumer	1,105		1,270		(165)		(13)		11.60		13.29
Total consumer	38,201		37,432		769		2		4.15		4.74
Total loans and leases	78,818		74,936		3,882		5		3.92		4.77
Allowance for loan and lease losses	(1,506)		(786)		(720)		(92)
Net loans and leases	77,312		74,150		3,162		4
Total earning assets	107,174		99,366		7,808		8		3.47	%	4.32	%
Cash and due from banks	1,128		835		293		35
Intangible assets	2,206		2,252		(46)		(2)
All other assets	6,966		6,054		912		15
Total assets	$	115,968	$	107,721	$	8,247	8	%
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity:
Interest-bearing deposits:
Demand deposits—interest-bearing	$	22,985	$	19,763	$	3,222	16	%	0.17	%	0.57	%
Money market deposits	25,544		23,507		2,037		9		0.49		1.13
Savings and other domestic deposits	10,468		10,039		429		4		0.11		0.23
Core certificates of deposit (4)	2,990		5,858		(2,868)		(49)		1.59		2.14
Other domestic time deposits of $250,000 or more	242		320		(78)		(24)		1.31		1.86
Brokered deposits and negotiable CDs	3,728		2,893		835		29		0.45		2.33

Total interest-bearing deposits	65,957		62,380		3,577		6		0.37		0.96
Short-term borrowings	1,452		2,605		(1,153)		(44)		1.23		2.37
Long-term debt	9,730		9,145		585		6		2.39		3.82
Total interest-bearing liabilities	77,139		74,130		3,009		4		0.64		1.36
Demand deposits—noninterest-bearing	$	24,394	$	19,864	4,530		23		—		—
All other liabilities	2,347		2,277		70		3
Shareholders’ equity	12,088		11,450		638		6
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	115,968	$	107,721	$	8,247	8	%
Net interest rate spread									2.83		2.96
Impact of noninterest-bearing funds on margin									0.18		0.34
Net interest margin									3.01	%	3.30	%

(1)FTE yields are calculated assuming a 21% tax rate.

(2)Average yield rates include the impact of applicable derivatives. Loan and lease and deposit average yield rates also include impact of applicable non-deferrable and amortized fees.

(3)For purposes of this analysis, NALs are reflected in the average balances of loans.

(4)Includes consumer certificates of deposit of $250,000 or more.

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2020 First Nine Months versus 2019 First Nine Months

FTE net interest income for the first nine-month period of 2020 decreased $38 million, or 2%. This decrease reflected a 29 basis point decrease in the FTE NIM to 3.01% partially offset by the benefit of a $7.8 billion, or 8%, increase in average total earning assets. Average loans and leases increased $3.9 billion, or 5%, primarily reflecting $3.4 billion average PPP loans and an increase in average automobile loans and RV and marine loans. Average earning asset yields decreased 85 basis points due to lower interest rates on loans (down 85 basis points), a decline in securities yields and elevated deposits at the Federal Reserve Bank. Average funding costs decreased 72 basis points, primarily driven by lower cost of interest-bearing deposits (down 59 basis points) and long-term debt (down 143 basis points). The benefit from noninterest-bearing funding declined 16 basis points.

Provision for Credit Losses

(This section should be read in conjunction with the “Credit Risk” section.)

The provision for credit losses is the expense necessary to maintain the ALLL and the AULC at levels appropriate to absorb our estimate of credit losses expected over the life of the loan and lease portfolio and the portfolio of unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit.

The provision for credit losses for the 2020 third quarter was $177 million, an increase of $95 million, or 116%, compared to the 2019 third quarter. On a year-to-date basis, provision for credit losses for the first nine-month period of 2020 was $945 million, an increase of $737 million, or 354%, compared to the year-ago period. The increase from 2019 is attributed to the deterioration in the macroeconomic environment resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and risk rating downgrades within the commercial portfolio.

Noninterest Income

The following table reflects noninterest income for each of the periods presented:


Table 5 - Noninterest Income
	Three Months Ended				3Q20 vs. 3Q19			3Q20 vs. 2Q20
	September 30,		June 30,			September 30,		Change				Change
(dollar amounts in millions)	2020		2020			2019		Amount		Percent		Amount		Percent
Service charges on deposit accounts	$	76	$	60		$	98	$	(22)	(22)	%	$	16	27	%
Card and payment processing income	66		59			64		2		3		7		12
Trust and investment management services	48		45			44		4		9		3		7
Mortgage banking income	122		96			54		68		126		26		27
Capital markets fees	27		31			36		(9)		(25)		(4)		(13)
Insurance income	24		25			20		4		20		(1)		(4)
Bank owned life insurance income	17		17			18		(1)		(6)		—		—
Gain on sale of loans and leases	13		8			13		—		—		5		63
Net (losses) gains on sales of securities	—		(1)			—		—		—		1		100
Other noninterest income	37		51			42		(5)		(12)		(14)		(27)
Total noninterest income	$	430	$	391		$	389	$	41	11	%	$	39	10	%

2020 Third Quarter versus 2019 Third Quarter

Total noninterest income for the 2020 third quarter increased $41 million, or 11%, from the year-ago quarter. Mortgage banking income increased $68 million, or 126%, primarily reflecting higher secondary marketing spreads and a 73% increase in salable mortgage originations. Partially offsetting this increase, service charges on deposit accounts decreased $22 million, or 22%, primarily reflecting reduced customer activity and elevated deposits. Capital markets fees decreased $9 million, or 25%, primarily reflecting reduced customer derivatives activity.

2020 Third Quarter versus 2020 Second Quarter

Compared to the 2020 second quarter, total noninterest income increased $39 million, or 10%. Mortgage banking income increased $26 million, or 27%, primarily reflecting higher secondary marketing spreads and a 6% increase in salable mortgage originations. Service charges on deposit accounts increased $16 million, or 27%, primarily reflecting a rebound in customer activity and pandemic-related fee waivers in the prior quarter. Card

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and payment processing income increased $7 million, or 12%, primarily reflecting increased debit card and ATM usage. Partially offsetting these increases, other noninterest income decreased $14 million, or 27%, primarily driven by the $13 million gain on the annuitization of a retiree health plan and $5 million gain on the sale of the retirement plan services recordkeeping business, both in the prior quarter.


Table 6 - Noninterest Income—2020 First Nine Months Ended vs. 2019 First Nine Months Ended
	Nine Months Ended September 30,				Change
(dollar amounts in millions)	2020		2019		Amount		Percent
Service charges on deposit accounts	$	223	$	277	$	(54)	(19)	%
Card and payment processing income	183		183		—		—
Trust and investment management services	140		131		9		7
Mortgage banking income	277		109		168		154
Capital markets fees	91		92		(1)		(1)
Insurance income	72		64		8		13
Bank owned life insurance income	49		49		—		—
Gain on sale of loans and leases	30		39		(9)		(23)
Net (losses) gains on sales of securities	(1)		(2)		1		50
Other noninterest income	118		140		(22)		(16)
Total noninterest income	$	1,182	$	1,082	$	100	9	%

Noninterest income for the first nine-month period of 2020 increased $100 million, or 9%, from the year-ago period. Mortgage banking income increased $168 million or 154%, primarily reflecting higher secondary marketing spreads and an increase in salable mortgage originations. Offsetting this increase, service charges on deposit accounts decreased $54 million, or 19%, primarily reflecting reduced customer activity and pandemic-related fee waivers. Other noninterest income decreased $22 million, or 16%, primarily as a result of several notable items impacting both periods. The nine-month period of 2019 included a $14 million gain from the sale of Wisconsin retail branches, a $4 million mark-to-market adjustment on economic hedges, and higher mezzanine gains and fixed income brokerage revenue. Partially offsetting these decreases, the current year included a $13 million gain on the annuitization of a retiree health plan and a $5 million gain on the sale of the retirement plan services recordkeeping business.

Noninterest Expense

The following table reflects noninterest expense for each of the periods presented:


Table 7 - Noninterest Expense
	Three Months Ended				3Q20 vs. 3Q19			3Q20 vs. 2Q20
	September 30,		June 30,			September 30,		Change				Change
(dollar amounts in millions)	2020		2020			2019		Amount		Percent		Amount		Percent
Personnel costs	$	453	$	418		$	406	$	47	12	%	$	35	8	%
Outside data processing and other services	98		90			87		11		13		8		9
Equipment	44		46			41		3		7		(2)		(4)
Net occupancy	40		39			38		2		5		1		3
Professional services	12		11			16		(4)		(25)		1		9
Amortization of intangibles	10		10			12		(2)		(17)		—		—
Marketing	9		5			10		(1)		(10)		4		80
Deposit and other insurance expense	6		9			8		(2)		(25)		(3)		(33)
Other noninterest expense	40		47			49		(9)		(18)		(7)		(15)
Total noninterest expense	$	712	$	675		$	667	$	45	7	%	$	37	5	%
Number of employees (average full-time equivalent)	15,680		15,703			15,659		21		—	%	(23)		—	%

2020 Third Quarter versus 2019 Third Quarter

Total noninterest expense for the 2020 third quarter increased $45 million, or 7%, from the year-ago quarter. Personnel costs increased $47 million, or 12%, primarily reflecting increased incentives and commissions, contract

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help, overtime, and equity compensation expense as well as $11 million of expense related to position reductions. Outside data processing and other services increased $11 million, or 13%, primarily reflecting the impact of increased technology costs. Partially offsetting these increases, other noninterest expense decreased $9 million, or 18%, primarily as a result of lower travel and business development expense and a $7 million insurance recovery.

2020 Third Quarter versus 2020 Second Quarter

Total noninterest expense increased $37 million, or 5%, from the 2020 second quarter. Personnel costs increased $35 million, or 8%, primarily reflecting increased incentive compensation as well as $11 million of expense related to position reductions. Outside data processing and other services increased $8 million, or 9%, primarily reflecting the impact of increased technology costs. Partially offsetting these increases, other non-interest expense decreased $7 million or 15% reflecting the insurance recovery.


Table 8 - Noninterest Expense—2020 First Nine Months Ended vs. 2019 First Nine Months Ended

	Nine Months Ended September 30,				Change
(dollar amounts in millions)	2020		2019		Amount		Percent
Personnel costs	$	1,267	$	1,228	$	39	3	%
Outside data processing and other services	273		257		16		6
Equipment	132		121		11		9
Net occupancy	119		118		1		1
Professional services	34		40		(6)		(15)
Marketing	23		28		(5)		(18)
Amortization of intangibles	31		37		(6)		(16)
Deposit and other insurance expense	24		24		—		—
Other noninterest expense	136		167		(31)		(19)
Total noninterest expense	$	2,039	$	2,020	$	19	1	%

Noninterest expense increased $19 million, or 1%, from the year-ago period. Personnel costs increased $39 million, or 3%, primarily reflecting increased salaries, incentives and commissions, contract help and overtime expense as well as $11 million of expense related to position reductions. Outside data processing and other services increased $16 million, or 6%, primarily reflecting the impact of increased technology costs. Equipment expense increased $11 million driven by increased depreciation and software development expense. Other noninterest expense decreased $31 million, or 19%, primarily as a result of lower travel and business development expense, the $7 million insurance recovery in third quarter 2020 as well as a $5 million donation to the Columbus Foundation and higher operational losses in the first nine-months of 2019.

Provision for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes in the 2020 third quarter was $55 million. This compared with a provision for income taxes of $67 million in the 2019 third quarter and $31 million in the 2020 second quarter. The provision for income taxes for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019 was $96 million and $193 million, respectively. All periods included the benefits from tax-exempt income, tax-advantaged investments, general business credits, investments in qualified affordable housing projects, and capital losses. The effective tax rates for the 2020 third quarter, 2019 third quarter, and 2020 second quarter were 15.2%, 15.4%, and 17.2%, respectively. The effective tax rates for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019 were 16.0% and 15.0%, respectively. The variance between the 2020 third quarter compared to the 2019 third quarter, and the nine- month period ended September 30, 2020 compared to the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019 in the provision for income taxes and effective tax rates relates primarily to lower pre-tax income and the impact of stock-based compensation. The net federal deferred tax liability was $155 million and the net state deferred tax asset was $32 million at September 30, 2020.

We file income tax returns with the IRS and various state and city jurisdictions. Federal income tax audits have been completed for tax years through 2009. In 2019, the 2010 and 2011 audit was submitted to the

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Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation of the U.S. Congress for approval. During the 2020 third quarter, the Joint Committee referred the audit back to the IRS exam team for reconsideration. Negotiations with the IRS are ongoing. While the statute of limitations remains open for tax years 2012 through 2018, the IRS has advised that tax years 2012 through 2014 will not be audited and is currently examining the federal income tax returns for 2015 through 2017. Various state and other jurisdictions remain open to examination, including Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Illinois.

RISK MANAGEMENT AND CAPITAL

We use a multi-faceted approach to risk governance. It begins with the Board of Directors defining our risk appetite as aggregate moderate-to-low. Risk awareness, identification and assessment, reporting, and active management are key elements in overall risk management. Controls include, among others, effective segregation of duties, access, authorization and reconciliation procedures, as well as staff education and a disciplined assessment process.

We believe that our primary risk exposures are credit, market, liquidity, operational and compliance. More information on risk can be found in the Risk Factors section included in Item 1A of our 2019 Form 10-K and subsequent filings with the SEC. The MD&A included in our 2019 Form 10-K should be read in conjunction with this MD&A as this discussion provides only material updates to the Form 10-K. This MD&A should also be read in conjunction with the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, and other information contained in this report. Our definition, philosophy, and approach to risk management have not materially changed from the discussion presented in the 2019 Form 10-K.

Credit Risk

Credit risk is the risk of financial loss if a counterparty is not able to meet the agreed upon terms of the financial obligation. The majority of our credit risk is associated with lending activities, as the acceptance and management of credit risk is central to profitable lending. We also have credit risk associated with our investment securities portfolios (see Note 3 “Investment Securities and Other Securities” of the Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements). We engage with other financial counterparties for a variety of purposes including investing, asset and liability management, mortgage banking, and trading activities. A variety of derivative financial instruments, principally interest rate swaps, caps, floors, and collars, are used in asset and liability management activities to protect against the risk of adverse price or interest rate movements. Huntington also uses derivatives, principally loan sale commitments, in hedging its mortgage loan interest rate lock commitments and its mortgage loans held for sale. While there is credit risk associated with derivative activity, we believe this exposure is minimal.

We focus on the early identification, monitoring, and management of all aspects of our credit risk. In addition to the traditional credit risk mitigation strategies of credit policies and processes, market risk management activities, and portfolio diversification, we use quantitative measurement capabilities utilizing external data sources, enhanced modeling technology, and internal stress testing processes. Our ongoing expansion of portfolio management resources demonstrates our commitment to maintaining an aggregate moderate-to-low risk profile. In our efforts to identify risk mitigation techniques, we have focused on product design features, origination policies, and solutions for delinquent or stressed borrowers.

We have assessed the impact of COVID-19 on our loan portfolio, as we would with any natural disaster or significant economic decline. Huntington proactively addressed the situation by offering our customers payment deferrals and the suspension of late fees, while also suspending repossession and foreclosures. We believe that these decisions were prudent due to the widespread impact economic conditions had on both commercial and consumer borrowers. During the third quarter, we re-instated late fees and repossessions, while continuing to offer payment help to impacted borrowers. The longer term impact of our response is dependent upon a number of variables, including the prolonged impact of the COVID-19 virus and its impact on the economic recovery. Continued elevated unemployment could lead to increased delinquencies and defaults in our consumer portfolio. Additionally, increased economic deterioration could lead to elevated default rates in our Commercial portfolio, specifically industries highly impacted by COVID-19.

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The table below summarizes our deferral activity as of September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020 under our COVID-19-related forbearance and other customer accommodation programs that are guided by the CARES Act.


Table 9 - Loan and Lease Portfolio Deferrals
	September 30, 2020					June 30, 2020
	Deferred	Deferred		% of			Deferred	Deferred		% of
(dollar amounts in millions)	# of Loans	Balance		Portfolio			# of Loans	Balance		Portfolio
Commercial:
Commercial and industrial	429	$	431	1	%		5,584	$	3,186	9	%
Commercial real estate:
Construction	8	40		3	%		27	90		8	%
Commercial	77	471		8	%		536	1,719		29	%
Commercial real estate	85	511		7	%		563	1,809		25	%
Total commercial	514	942		2	%		6,147	4,995		12	%
Consumer:
Automobile	1,226	20		—	%		21,984	426		3	%
Home equity	627	49		1	%		3,321	267		3	%
Residential mortgage (1)	2,121	411		3	%		3,322	1,002		9	%
RV and marine	88	4		—	%		2,200	117		3	%
Other consumer	169	1		—	%		1,336	12		1	%
Total consumer	4,231	485		1	%		32,163	1,824		5	%
Total loans and leases	4,745	$	1,427	2	%		38,310	$	6,819	9	%

(1) Includes 1,272 deferred loans or $178 million at September 30, 2020 which were securitized into GNMA pools and subsequently bought out.

Huntington initiated a customer centric payment deferral plan in mid-March 2020. The response across the consumer portfolios was immediate, with substantial deferral activity across the portfolio in March and April. Our commercial loan deferral activity was predominately in April and May. The vast majority of the deferrals granted to our customers have expired, with positive subsequent payment patterns. The remaining deferrals in the Consumer portfolios are centered in the Residential portfolio, consistent with the generally longer term payment time frames. The post deferral performance to date for the Consumer portfolios has been consistent with our expectations. Our customer assistance teams remain well positioned to continue to help our consumer customers who have been impacted by the current economic conditions. The commercial deferrals were primarily 90 days in length and began to expire in the third quarter of 2020 as expected. For commercial borrowers requiring additional modifications to existing terms and conditions, expiring deferrals will be replaced with amendments and waivers, to the extent appropriate, as we continue to work with our customers.

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Loan and Lease Credit Exposure Mix

Refer to the “Loan and Lease Credit Exposure Mix” section of our 2019 Form 10-K for a brief description of each portfolio segment.

The table below provides the composition of our total loan and lease portfolio:


Table 10 - Loan and Lease Portfolio Composition

(dollar amounts in millions)	September 30, 2020				June 30, 2020				March 31, 2020				December 31, 2019				September 30, 2019
Commercial:
Commercial and industrial	$	34,895	43	%	$	34,879	44	%	$	32,959	42	%	$	30,664	41	%	$	30,394	41	%
Commercial real estate:
Construction	1,154		1		1,200		1		1,180		2		1,123		1		1,157		2
Commercial	6,055		7		5,979		7		5,793		7		5,551		7		5,698		8
Commercial real estate	7,209		8		7,179		8		6,973		9		6,674		8		6,855		10
Total commercial	42,104		51		42,058		52		39,932		51		37,338		49		37,249		51
Consumer:
Automobile	12,925		17		12,678		16		12,907		17		12,797		17		12,292		15
Home equity	8,904		11		8,866		11		9,010		11		9,093		12		9,300		12
Residential mortgage	12,031		15		11,621		15		11,398		15		11,376		15		11,247		15
RV and marine	4,146		5		3,843		5		3,643		5		3,563		5		3,553		5
Other consumer	1,046		1		1,073		1		1,145		1		1,237		2		1,251		2
Total consumer	39,052		49		38,081		48		38,103		49		38,066		51		37,643		49
Total loans and leases	$	81,156	100	%	$	80,139	100	%	$	78,035	100	%	$	75,404	100	%	$	74,892	100	%

Our loan portfolio is a managed mix of consumer and commercial credits. At the corporate level, we manage the overall credit exposure and portfolio composition via a credit concentration policy. The policy designates specific loan types, collateral types, and loan structures to be formally tracked and assigned maximum exposure limits as a percentage of capital. C&I lending by NAICS categories, specific limits for CRE project types, loans secured by residential real estate, large dollar exposures, and designated high risk loan definitions represent examples of specifically tracked components of our concentration management process. There are no identified concentrations that exceed the assigned exposure limit. Our concentration management policy is approved by the ROC of the Board of Directors and is one of the strategies used to ensure a high quality, well diversified portfolio that is consistent with our overall objective of maintaining an aggregate moderate-to-low risk profile. Changes to existing concentration limits, incorporating specific information relating to the potential impact on the overall portfolio composition and performance metrics, require the approval of the ROC prior to implementation.

Commercial Credit

Refer to the “Commercial Credit” section of our 2019 Form 10-K for our commercial credit underwriting and on-going credit management processes.

Consumer Credit

Refer to the “Consumer Credit” section of our 2019 Form 10-K for our consumer credit underwriting and on-going credit management processes.

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The table below provides our total loan and lease portfolio segregated by industry type. The changes in the industry composition from December 31, 2019 are consistent with the portfolio growth metrics.


Table 11 - Loan and Lease Portfolio by Industry Type

(dollar amounts in millions)	September 30, 2020				June 30, 2020				March 31, 2020				December 31, 2019				September 30, 2019
Commercial loans and leases:
Real estate and rental and leasing	$	7,056	9	%	$	7,117	9	%	$	6,991	9	%	$	6,662	9	%	$	6,826	9	%
Manufacturing	5,658		7		6,147		8		5,846		7		5,248		7		5,141		7
Retail trade (1)	4,922		6		5,053		6		5,886		8		5,239		7		5,031		7
Health care and social assistance	3,566		4		3,534		4		2,815		4		2,498		3		2,604		3
Finance and insurance	3,197		4		3,345		4		3,670		5		3,307		4		3,308		4
Accommodation and food services	3,012		4		2,877		4		2,081		3		2,072		3		2,008		3
Wholesale trade	2,529		3		2,352		3		2,555		3		2,437		3		2,449		3
Professional, scientific, and technical services	2,086		3		2,177		3		1,615		2		1,360		2		1,347		2
Other services	1,641		2		1,510		2		1,358		2		1,310		2		1,324		2
Construction	1,425		2		1,492		2		962		1		900		1		973		1
Transportation and warehousing	1,408		2		1,338		2		1,211		2		1,207		2		1,242		2
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	674		1		930		1		1,162		1		1,304		2		1,375		2
Admin./Support/Waste Mgmt. and Remediation Services	932		1		916		1		693		1		731		1		687		1
Information	817		1		759		1		728		1		649		1		619		1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	738		1		732		1		694		1		690		1		654		1
Utilities	647		1		573		1		629		1		546		1		419		1
Educational services	752		—		559		—		465		—		463		—		467		1
Public administration	645		—		302		—		259		—		261		—		237		—
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	158		—		140		—		141		—		154		—		172		—
Management of companies and enterprises	132		—		115		—		104		—		105		—		112		—
Unclassified/Other	109		—		90		—		67		—		195		—		254		1
Total commercial loans and leases by industry category	42,104		51		42,058		52		39,932		51		37,338		49		37,249		51
Automobile	12,925		17		12,678		16		12,907		17		12,797		17		12,292		15
Home Equity	8,904		11		8,866		11		9,010		11		9,093		12		9,300		12
Residential mortgage	12,031		15		11,621		15		11,398		15		11,376		15		11,247		15
RV and marine	4,146		5		3,843		5		3,643		5		3,563		5		3,553		5
Other consumer loans	1,046		1		1,073		1		1,145		1		1,237		2		1,251		2
Total loans and leases	$	81,156	100	%	$	80,139	100	%	$	78,035	100	%	$	75,404	100	%	$	74,892	100	%

(1) Amounts include $2.2 billion, $2.8 billion, $4.0 billion, $3.7 billion and $3.5 billion of auto dealer services loans at September 30, 2020, June 30, 2020, March 31, 2020, December 31, 2019 and September 30, 2019, respectively.

Credit Quality

(This section should be read in conjunction with Note 4 “Loans / Leases” and Note 5 “Allowance for Credit Losses” of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.)

We believe the most meaningful way to assess overall credit quality performance is through an analysis of specific performance ratios. This approach forms the basis of the discussion in the sections immediately following: NPAs, NALs, TDRs, ACL, and NCOs. In addition, we utilize delinquency rates, risk distribution and migration patterns, product segmentation, and origination trends in the analysis of our credit quality performance.

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Credit quality performance in the 2020 third quarter reflected total NCOs as a percent of average loans, annualized, of 0.56%, an increase from 0.54% in the prior quarter. Total NCOs were $113 million, an increase of $6 million from the prior quarter, primarily driven by a $9 million increase in Commercial NCOs, partially offset by a $3 million decrease in Consumer NCOs . NPAs decreased from the prior quarter by $111 million or 16% driven by the sale of oil and gas loans.

NPAs, NALs, AND TDRs

(This section should be read in conjunction with Note 4 “Loans / Leases” and Note 5 “Allowance for Credit Losses” of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and “Credit Quality” section of our 2019 Form 10-K.)

NPAs and NALs

Commercial loans are placed on nonaccrual status at 90-days past due, or earlier if repayment of principal and interest is in doubt. Of the $404 million of commercial related NALs at September 30, 2020, $273 million, or 68%, represented loans that were less than 30-days past due, demonstrating our continued commitment to proactive credit risk management. With the exception of residential mortgage loans guaranteed by government organizations which continue to accrue interest, first lien loans secured by residential mortgage collateral are placed on nonaccrual status at 150-days past due. Junior-lien home equity loans are placed on nonaccrual status at the earlier of 120-days past due or when the related first-lien loan has been identified as nonaccrual. Automobile, RV and marine, and other consumer loans are generally fully charged-off at 120-days past due.

When loans are placed on nonaccrual, accrued interest income is reversed with current year accruals charged to interest income and prior year amounts generally charged-off as a credit loss. When, in our judgment, the borrower’s ability to make required interest and principal payments has resumed and collectability is no longer in doubt, the loan or lease could be returned to accrual status.

The following table reflects period-end NALs and NPAs detail for each of the last five quarters:


Table 12 - Nonaccrual Loans and Leases and Nonperforming Assets (1)

(dollar amounts in millions)	September 30, 2020			June 30, 2020			March 31, 2020			December 31, 2019			September 30, 2019
Nonaccrual loans and leases (NALs):
Commercial and industrial	$	388		$	485		$	396		$	323		$	291
Commercial real estate	16			28			30			10			12
Automobile	5			8			6			4			5
Home equity	71			59			58			59			60
Residential mortgage	88			66			66			71			69
RV and marine	1			2			2			1			1
Other consumer	—			—			—			—			—
Total nonaccrual loans and leases	569			648			558			468			438
Other real estate, net:
Residential	4			5			8			9			10
Commercial	1			2			2			2			2
Total other real estate, net	5			7			10			11			12
Other NPAs (2)	28			58			18			19			32
Total nonperforming assets	$	602		$	713		$	586		$	498		$	482

Nonaccrual loans and leases as a % of total loans and leases	0.70		%	0.81		%	0.72		%	0.62		%	0.58		%
NPA ratio (3)	0.74			0.89			0.75			0.66			0.64

(1) Generally excludes loans that were under payment deferral or granted other assistance, including amendments or waivers of financial covenants in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

(2) Other nonperforming assets include certain impaired investment securities and/or nonaccrual loans held-for-sale.

(3) Nonperforming assets divided by the sum of loans and leases, other real estate owned, and other NPAs.

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2020 Third Quarter versus 2019 Fourth Quarter.

Total NPAs increased $104 million, or 21%, compared with December 31, 2019, driven by a significant increase related to oil and gas loans within the C&I portfolio.

TDR Loans

(This section should be read in conjunction with Note 4 “Loans / Leases” of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and TDR Loans section of our 2019 Form 10-K.)

On March 22, 2020 and April 7, 2020, the federal bank regulatory agencies including the FRB and OCC released statements encouraging financial institutions to work prudently with borrowers that may be unable to meet their contractual obligations because of the effects of COVID-19. The statements go on to explain that, in consultation with the FASB staff, the federal bank regulatory agencies concluded that short-term modifications (e.g. six months) made on a good faith basis to borrowers who were current as of the implementation date of a relief program are not TDRs. Section 4013 of the CARES Act further addresses COVID-19 related modifications and specifies that COVID-19 related modifications on loans that were current as of December 31, 2019 are not TDRs.

For COVID-19 related loan modifications which occurred from March 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020, and met the loan modification criteria under the CARES Act, Huntington elected to suspend TDR accounting for such loan modifications. For loan modifications not eligible for the CARES Act, Huntington applied the interagency regulatory guidance that was clarified on April 7, 2020. Accordingly, insignificant concessions (related to the current COVID-19 crisis) granted through payment deferrals, fee waivers, or other short-term modifications (generally 6 months or less) and provided to borrowers less than 30 days past due at March 17, 2020 were not deemed to be TDRs. Therefore, modified loans that met the required guidelines for relief are excluded from the TDR disclosures below.

Over the past five quarters, over 75% of the total TDR balance remains accruing as borrowers continue to make their monthly payments, resulting in no identified credit losses. As of September 30, 2020, over 87% of the $455 million of accruing TDRs secured by residential real estate (residential mortgage and home equity in Table 13) are current on their required payments, with over 66% of the accruing pool having had no delinquency in the past 12 months. There is limited migration from the accruing to non-accruing components, and virtually all of the charge-offs come from the non-accruing TDR balances.

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The table below presents our accruing and nonaccruing TDRs at period-end for each of the past five quarters:


Table 13 - Accruing and Nonaccruing Troubled Debt Restructured Loans

(dollar amounts in millions)	September 30, 2020		June 30, 2020		March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019		September 30, 2019
TDRs—accruing:
Commercial and industrial	$	189	$	192	$	219	$	213	$	225
Commercial real estate	34		35		37		37		40
Automobile	53		52		42		40		39
Home equity	199		209		219		226		233
Residential mortgage	256		229		227		223		221
RV and marine	6		6		3		3		3
Other consumer	10		10		11		11		10
Total TDRs—accruing	747		733		758		753		771
TDRs—nonaccruing:
Commercial and industrial	146		169		119		109		84
Commercial real estate	3		3		4		6		6
Automobile	2		2		2		2		3
Home equity	29		26		25		26		26
Residential mortgage	48		43		42		42		44
RV and marine	1		1		2		1		1
Other consumer	—		—		—		—		—
Total TDRs—nonaccruing	229		244		194		186		164
Total TDRs	$	976	$	977	$	952	$	939	$	935

Overall TDRs decreased slightly in the quarter, but have remained relatively consistent over the past five quarters. Huntington continues to proactively work with our borrowing relationships that require assistance. The resulting loan structures enable our borrowers to meet their commitments and Huntington to retain earning assets. The accruing TDRs meet the well secured definition and have demonstrated a period of satisfactory payment performance.

ACL

(This section should be read in conjunction with Note 5 “Allowance for Credit Losses” of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.)

Our total credit reserve is comprised of two different components, both of which in our judgment are appropriate to absorb lifetime expected credit losses in our loan and lease portfolio: the ALLL and the AULC. Combined, these reserves comprise the total ACL.

Effective January 1, 2020, Huntington adopted ASU 2016-13 Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (ASC Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. Upon adoption of ASU 2016-13, Huntington implemented new credit loss models within our loan and lease portfolio. These models incorporate historical loss experience, as well as current and future economic conditions over a reasonable and supportable period beyond the balance sheet date. We make various judgments combined with historical loss experience to generate a loss rate that is applied to the outstanding loan or receivable balance to produce a reserve for expected credit losses.

We use a combination of statistically-based models that utilize assumptions about current and future economic conditions throughout the contractual life of the loan. The process of estimating expected credit losses is based on several key parameters: Probability of Default (PD), Exposure at Default (EAD), and Loss Given Default (LGD). Beyond the reasonable and supportable period (two to three years), the economic variables revert to a historical equilibrium at a pace dependent on the state of the economy reflected within the economic scenario.

These three parameters are utilized to estimate the cumulative credit losses over the remaining expected life of the loan. We also consider the likelihood a previously charged-off account will be recovered. This calculation is

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dependent on how long ago the account was charged-off and future economic conditions, which estimate the likelihood and magnitude of recovery. Our models are developed using internal historical loss experience covering the full economic cycle and consider the impact of account characteristics on expected losses.

Future economic conditions consider multiple macroeconomic scenarios provided to us by an independent third party and are reviewed through the appropriate committee governance channels discussed below. These macroeconomic scenarios contain certain geography based variables that are influential to our modeling process, the most significant being unemployment rates and GDP. The probability weights assigned to each scenario are generally expected to be consistent from period to period. Any changes in probability weights must be supported by appropriate documentation and approval of senior management. Additionally, we consider whether to adjust the modeled estimates to address possible limitations within the models or factors not captured within the economic scenarios. Lifetime losses for most of our loans and receivables are evaluated collectively based on similar risk characteristics, risk ratings, origination credit bureau scores, delinquency status, and remaining months within loan agreements, among other factors.

The macroeconomic scenarios evaluated by Huntington during the 2020 third quarter continued to reflect the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The baseline scenario used for the quarter assumes that the worst of the economic disruption from the pandemic has passed, with the expectation that subsequent waves of the virus will not carry the same level of economic disruption experienced to date. Given that expectation, unemployment is forecast at 9.8% at the end of third quarter, compared to 15.0% for the prior quarter. This unemployment variable is incorporated within our models as both a rate of change and level variable. Historically, changes in unemployment have taken gradual paths resulting in more measured impacts each quarter.

The baseline scenario forecasts stronger GDP growth for the rest of 2020 and throughout 2021 compared to the second quarter forecast driven by additional fiscal stimulus, which is now anticipated before the end of 2020.

The table below is intended to show how the forecasted path of these key macroeconomic variables has changed since the first quarter:


Table 14 - Forecasted Key Macroeconomic Variables
Baseline scenario forecast	2020		2021
	Q4		Q2		Q4


Unemployment rate (1)
1Q 2020	6.5	%	6.7	%	6.7	%
2Q 2020	9.0		9.2		9.3
3Q 2020	9.5		9.3		9.1

Gross Domestic Product (1)
1Q 2020	2.4	%	2.6	%	3.3	%
2Q 2020	0.6		1.0		2.1
3Q 2020	2.8		2.1		2.7

(1) Values reflect the baseline scenario forecast inputs for each period presented, not updated for subsequent actual amounts.

The uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic prompted management to continue to assess the macroeconomic environment through the end of the quarter. Management considered multiple macro-economic forecasts that reflected a range of possible outcomes in order to capture the severity of and the economic disruption associated with the pandemic. While we have incorporated our estimated impact of COVID-19 into our allowance for credit losses, the ultimate impact of COVID-19 is still uncertain, including how long economic activities will be impacted and what effect the unprecedented levels of government fiscal and monetary actions will have on the economy and our credit losses.

Given significant COVID-19 specific government relief programs and potential stimulus packages, as well as certain limitations of our models in the current economic environment particularly the level of unemployment, management developed additional analytics to support adjustments to our modeled results.

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Given the fundamental uncertainty that remains within the economy, and contemplating the downside risks associated with the third quarter baseline scenario assumptions, for example, that there will not be a second wave of the virus that seriously disrupts business activity again, the executive level committee responsible for the governance process around the use of economic scenarios determined that it was appropriate to use a probability weighted scenario to estimate the appropriateness and adequacy of the allowance as of the 2020 third quarter.

Our ACL development methodology committee is responsible for governance of the methodology, assumptions and estimates used in the calculation, as well as determining the appropriateness of the ACL. The ALLL represents the estimate of lifetime expected losses in the loan and lease portfolio at the reported date. The loss modeling process uses an EAD concept to calculate total expected losses on both funded balances and unfunded commitments, where appropriate. Losses related to the unfunded commitments are then recorded as AULC within other liabilities in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. A liability for expected credit losses for off-balance sheet credit exposures is recognized if Huntington has a present contractual obligation to extend the credit and the obligation is not unconditionally cancelable.

Huntington adopted ASC Topic 326 using the modified retrospective method for all financial assets in scope of the standard. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2020 are presented under ASC Topic 326, while prior period amounts continue to be reported in accordance with previously applicable GAAP. Upon adoption, Huntington recorded an increase to the ACL of $393 million and a corresponding decrease to retained earnings of approximately $306 million, net of tax of $87 million. The overall increase to the ACL at January 1, 2020 was comprised of a $180 million increase in the commercial ALLL, a $211 million increase in the consumer ALLL, and a $2 million increase to the AULC. The increase in the commercial portfolio was largely attributable to adjustments to cover heightened risks of future deterioration in the oil and gas and leveraged lending portfolios. The increase in the consumer portfolio was largely attributable to the longer asset duration associated with many of these products.

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The table below reflects the allocation of our ALLL among our various loan categories during each of the past five quarters:


Table 15 - Allocation of Allowance for Credit Losses (1)

(dollar amounts in millions)	September 30, 2020				June 30, 2020				March 31, 2020				December 31, 2019				September 30, 2019
ALLL
Commercial
Commercial and industrial	$	912	43	%	$	923	44	%	$	837	42	%	$	469	41	%	$	441	41	%
Commercial real estate	351		8		246		8		159		9		83		8		120		10
Total commercial	1,263		51		1,169		52		996		51		552		49		561		51
Consumer
Automobile	163		17		177		16		148		17		57		17		54		15
Home equity	103		11		105		11		120		11		50		12		47		12
Residential mortgage	69		15		44		15		53		15		23		15		22		15
RV and marine	116		5		125		5		97		5		21		5		20		5
Other consumer	82		1		82		1		90		1		80		2		79		2
Total consumer	533		49		533		48		508		49		231		51		222		49
Total ALLL	1,796		100	%	1,702		100	%	1,504		100	%	783		100	%	783		100	%
AULC	82				119				99				104				101
Total ACL	$	1,878			$	1,821			$	1,603			$	887			$	884
Total ALLL as a % of
Total loans and leases			2.21%				2.12%				1.93%				1.04%				1.05%
Nonaccrual loans and leases			316				263				270				167				179
NPAs			298				239				257				157				163
Total ACL as % of
Total loans and leases			2.31%				2.27%				2.05%				1.18%				1.18%
Nonaccrual loans and leases			330				281				287				190				202
NPAs			311				255				273				178				184

(1)Percentages represent the percentage of each loan and lease category to total loans and leases.

2020 Third Quarter versus 2019 Fourth Quarter

At September 30, 2020, the ALLL was $1.8 billion, an increase of $1.0 billion compared to the December 31, 2019 balance of $783 million. Of the increase, $622 million relates primarily to the deterioration in the macroeconomic economic outlook resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, with the remaining $391 million related to transition to the CECL lifetime loss methodology. The majority of the increase was related to the commercial portfolio. The ALLL to total loans and leases ratio increased 117 basis points to 2.21%

As referenced above, the implementation of CECL resulted in a January 1 adoption impact of $391 million. The ACL to total loans ratio was 2.31% at September 30, 2020 compared to 1.18% at December 31, 2019, which reflects the transition to the CECL lifetime loss methodology, the deterioration in the macroeconomic outlook resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and increased reserves related to the oil and gas portfolio.

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NCOs


Table 16 - Quarterly Net Charge-off Analysis (1)
	Three Months Ended
	September 30,			June 30,			September 30,
(dollar amounts in millions)	2020			2020			2019
Net charge-offs (recoveries) by loan and lease type:
Commercial:
Commercial and industrial	$	77		$	80		$	40
Commercial real estate:
Construction	(1)			1			(1)
Commercial	13			(1)			(1)
Commercial real estate	12			—			(2)
Total commercial	89			80			38
Consumer:
Automobile	10			10			8
Home equity	—			—			2
Residential mortgage	1			—			1
RV and marine	4			4			2
Other consumer	9			13			22
Total consumer	24			27			35
Total net charge-offs	$	113		$	107		$	73




Net charge-offs (recoveries) - annualized percentages:
Commercial:
Commercial and industrial	0.90		%	0.90		%	0.52		%
Commercial real estate:
Construction	(0.25)			(0.01)			(0.40)
Commercial	0.80			(0.03)			(0.09)
Commercial real estate	0.63			(0.03)			(0.14)
Total commercial	0.85			0.75			0.40
Consumer:
Automobile	0.31			0.31			0.26
Home equity	(0.02)			0.08			0.11
Residential mortgage	0.03			0.02			0.03
RV and marine	0.38			0.37			0.23
Other consumer	3.55			4.80			7.07
Total consumer	0.24			0.30			0.38
Net charge-offs as a % of average loans	0.56		%	0.54		%	0.39		%

(1) As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Huntington suspended repossessions for most of 2020 second quarter and foreclosures remain suspended. Additionally, loans in a payment deferral program which are performing according to their modified terms are generally not considered delinquent. While there were some changes to the charge-off process, we continued to accurately reflect the loss content associated with loans considered delinquent.

2020 Third Quarter versus 2020 Second Quarter

NCOs were an annualized 0.56% of average loans and leases in the current quarter, increasing from 0.54% in the 2020 second quarter, and very close to our average through-the-cycle target range of 0.35% - 0.55%. Annualized NCOs for the commercial portfolios were 0.85% in the current quarter compared to 0.75% in the 2020 second quarter. The commercial NCOs continue to be centered in our oil and gas portfolio. Consumer charge-offs were lower for the quarter, across the consumer portfolio, consistent with our expectations.

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Table 17 - Year to Date Net Charge-off Analysis (1)
	Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollar amounts in millions)	2020			2019
Net charge-offs (recoveries) by loan and lease type:
Commercial:
Commercial and industrial	$	241		$	92
Commercial real estate:
Construction	—			(2)
Commercial	11			(1)
Commercial real estate	11			(3)
Total commercial	252			89
Consumer:
Automobile	27			23
Home equity	5			7
Residential mortgage	2			5
RV and marine	10			7
Other consumer	41			61
Total consumer	85			103
Total net charge-offs	$	337		$	192

Net charge-offs (recoveries) - annualized percentages:
Commercial:
Commercial and industrial	0.96		%	0.40		%
Commercial real estate:
Construction	(0.06)			(0.19)
Commercial	0.25			(0.03)
Commercial real estate	0.20			(0.06)
Total commercial	0.83			0.32
Consumer:
Automobile	0.28			0.25
Home equity	0.09			0.10
Residential mortgage	0.02			0.06
RV and marine	0.34			0.29
Other consumer	4.99			6.41
Total consumer	0.30			0.37
Net charge-offs as a % of average loans	0.57		%	0.34		%

2020 First Nine Months versus 2019 First Nine Months

NCOs increased $145 million in the first nine-month period of 2020 to $337 million. The increase was driven by commercial NCOs, which were centered in our oil and gas portfolio, partially offset by a decline in other consumer.

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Market Risk

(This section should be read in conjunction with the “Market Risk” section of our 2019 Form 10-K for our on-going market risk management processes.)

Market risk refers to potential losses arising from changes in interest rates, foreign exchange rates, equity prices and commodity prices, including the correlation among these factors and their volatility. When the value of an instrument is tied to such external factors, the holder faces market risk. We are primarily exposed to interest rate risk as a result of offering a wide array of financial products to our customers and secondarily to price risk from trading securities, securities owned by our broker-dealer subsidiaries, foreign exchange positions, equity investments, and investments in securities backed by mortgage loans.

Huntington measures market risk exposure via financial simulation models, which provide management with insights on the potential impact to net interest income and other key metrics as a result of changes in market interest rates. Models are used to simulate cash flows and accrual characteristics of the balance sheet based on assumptions regarding the slope or shape of the yield curve, the direction and volatility of interest rates, and the changing composition and characteristics of the balance sheet resulting from strategic objectives and customer behavior. Assumptions and models provide insight on forecasted balance sheet growth and composition, and the pricing and maturity characteristics of current and future business.

In measuring the financial risks associated with interest rate sensitivity in Huntington’s balance sheet, Huntington compares a set of alternative interest rate scenarios to the results of a base case scenario derived using market forward rates. The market forward reflects the market consensus regarding the future level and slope of the yield curve across a range of tenor points. The standard set of interest rate scenarios includes two types: “shock” scenarios which are instantaneous parallel rate shifts, and “ramp” scenarios where the parallel shift is applied gradually over the first 12 months of the forecast on a pro rata basis. In both shock and ramp scenarios with falling rates, Huntington presumes that market rates cannot go below 0%. The scenarios are inclusive of all interest rate risk hedging activities. Forward starting hedges are included to the extent that they have been transacted and that they start within the measurement horizon.


Table 18 - Net Interest Income at Risk

	Net Interest Income at Risk (%)
Basis point change scenario	-25		+100		+200
Board policy limits	-1.3	%	-2.0	%	-4.0	%
September 30, 2020	-0.9	%	2.6	%	5.3	%
December 31, 2019	NA		1.0	%	2.3	%

The NII at Risk results included in the table above reflect the analysis used monthly by management. It models gradual (“ramp” as defined above) +100 and +200 basis point parallel shifts in market interest rates, implied by the forward yield curve over the next twelve months as well as an instantaneous parallel shock of -25 basis points.

With the continued decline in rates, the down 100 basis point ramp scenario can produce a distorted view of interest rate risks metrics. As a result, the down 100 basis point ramp scenario was replaced with the down 25 basis point shock scenario by the Board as a policy metric beginning September 30, 2020. Management does consider additional scenarios with forecasted negative market rates which would result in margin deterioration.

The increase in sensitivity was driven by the impact of lower forecast rates on non-maturity deposits resulting in slower balance runoff and higher securities prepayments in the implied forward scenario resulting in more opportunity for reinvestment at higher rates in rising rate environments. Additionally, an increase in the securities portfolio and the hedge program have also resulted in increased sensitivity.

Our NII at Risk is within our Board of Directors’ policy limits for the -25, +100 and +200 basis point scenarios. The NII at Risk shows that our balance sheet is asset sensitive at both September 30, 2020, and December 31, 2019.

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Table 19 - Economic Value of Equity at Risk

	Economic Value of Equity at Risk (%)
Basis point change scenario	-25		+100		+200
Board policy limits	-1.5	%	-6.0	%	-12.0	%
September 30, 2020	-1.0	%	4.0	%	4.1	%
December 31, 2019	NA		-3.1	%	-9.1	%

The EVE results included in the table above reflect the analysis used monthly by management. It models immediate -25, +100 and +200 basis point parallel shifts (“shocks” as defined above) in market interest rates.

We are within our Board of Directors’ policy limits for the -25, +100 and +200 basis point scenarios. The EVE depicts an asset sensitive balance sheet profile. The change in sensitivity was driven primarily by lower interest rates slowing deposit runoff and to a lesser extent, expected securities portfolio runoff.

Use of Derivatives to Manage Interest Rate Risk

An integral component of our interest rate risk management strategy is use of derivative instruments to minimize significant fluctuations in earnings caused by changes in market interest rates. Examples of derivative instruments that we may use as part of our interest rate risk management strategy include interest rate swaps, interest rate floors, forward contracts, and forward starting interest rate swaps.

Table 20 shows all swap and floor positions that are utilized for purposes of managing our exposures to the variability of interest rates. These positions are used to convert the contractual interest rate index of agreed-upon amounts of assets and liabilities (i.e., notional amounts) to another interest rate index or to hedge forecasted transactions for the variability in cash flows attributable to the contractually specified interest rate. The volume, maturity and mix of portfolio swaps change frequently as we adjust our broader interest rate risk management objectives and the balance sheet positions to be hedged. For further information, including the notional amount and fair values of these derivatives, refer to Note 13 “Derivative Financial Instruments” of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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The following table presents additional information about the interest rate swaps and floors used in Huntington’s asset and liability management activities at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.


Table 20 - Weighted-Average Maturity, Receive Rate and LIBOR Reset Rate on Asset Liability Management Instruments
	September 30, 2020
			Average Maturity (years)			Weighted-Average Fixed Rate		Weighted-Average LIBOR Reset Rate
(dollar amounts in millions)	Notional Value			Fair Value
Asset conversion swaps
Receive Fixed - 1 month LIBOR	$	6,525	2.28	$	286	1.81	%	0.15	%
Receive Variable - 1 month LIBOR (a)	2,940		1.68	(2)		0.14		0.15
Receive Fixed - 1 month LIBOR - forward starting (b)	750		3.54	24		1.24		—
Receive Variable - 1 month LIBOR - forward starting (c)	369		7.87	—		0.46		—
Liability conversion swaps
Receive Fixed - 1 month LIBOR	5,697		2.22	307		2.29		0.15
Receive Fixed - 3 month LIBOR	1,290		0.40	11		1.86		0.25

Total swap portfolio at September 30, 2020	$	17,571		$	626

	September 30, 2020
			Average Maturity (years)			Weighted-Average Floor Strike		Weighted-Average LIBOR Reset Rate
(dollar amounts in millions)	Notional Value			Fair Value
Interest rate floors
Purchased Interest Rate Floors - 1 month LIBOR	$	7,200	0.62	$	88	1.81	%	0.15	%
Floor Spread - 1 month LIBOR	400		1.99	8		2.50 / 1.50		0.14
Floor Spread - 1 month LIBOR forward starting (d)	2,500		3.97	77		1.65 / 0.70		—
Floor Spread - 1 month LIBOR (economic hedges)	1,000		2.54	20		1.75 / 1.00		0.15
Total floors portfolio at September 30, 2020	$	11,100		$	193

	December 31, 2019
			Average Maturity (years)			Weighted-Average Fixed Rate		Weighted-Average LIBOR Reset Rate
(dollar amounts in millions)	Notional Value			Fair Value
Asset conversion swaps
Receive Fixed - 1 month LIBOR	$	5,387	2.87	$	51	1.89	%	1.73%
Receive Fixed - 1 month LIBOR - forward starting (e)	3,250		4.02	(28)		1.32		—
Liability conversion swaps
Receive Fixed - 1 month LIBOR	5,250		2.97	146		2.37		1.72
Receive Fixed - 3 month LIBOR	2,290		0.84	5		1.80		1.94
Total swap portfolio at December 31, 2019	$	16,177		$	174

	December 31, 2019
			Average Maturity (years)			Weighted-Average Floor Strike		Weighted-Average LIBOR Reset Rate
(dollar amounts in millions)	Notional Value			Fair Value
Interest rate floors
Purchased Interest Rate Floors - 1 month LIBOR	$	9,200	1.45	$	36	1.84	%	1.54	%
Floor Spread - 1 month LIBOR	400		2.74	8		2.50 / 1.50		1.79
Floor Spread - 1 month LIBOR - forward starting (f)	150		4.34	2		1.75 / 1.00		—
Total floors portfolio at December 31, 2019	$	9,750		$	46

(a)Amounts include interest rate swaps as fair value hedges of fixed-rate investment securities using the last-of-layer method.

(b)Forward starting swaps will become effective April 2021.

(c)Forward starting swaps will become effective from October 2020 to April 2021.

(d)Forward starting floor spreads will become effective from March 2021 to June 2021.

(e)Forward starting swaps will become effective from January 2020 to June 2021.

(f)Forward starting floors will become effective from March 2021 to June 2021.

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MSRs

(This section should be read in conjunction with Note 6 “Mortgage Loan Sales and Servicing Rights” of Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.)

On January 1, 2020, Huntington made an irrevocable election to subsequently measure all classes of residential MSRs at fair value in order to eliminate any potential measurement mismatch between our economic hedges and the MSRs. The impact of the irrevocable election was not material.

At September 30, 2020, we had a total of $191 million of capitalized MSRs representing the right to service $23 billion in mortgage loans.

MSR fair values are sensitive to movements in interest rates as expected future net servicing income depends on the projected outstanding principal balances of the underlying loans, which can be reduced by prepayments. Prepayments usually increase when mortgage interest rates decline and decrease when mortgage interest rates rise. We also employ hedging strategies to reduce the risk of MSR fair value changes. However, volatile changes in interest rates can diminish the effectiveness of these economic hedges. We report changes in the MSR value net of hedge-related trading activity in the mortgage banking income category of noninterest income.

MSR assets are included in servicing rights and other intangible assets in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Price Risk

Price risk represents the risk of loss arising from adverse movements in the prices of financial instruments that are carried at fair value and are subject to fair value accounting. We have price risk from trading securities, securities owned by our broker-dealer subsidiaries, foreign exchange positions, derivative instruments, and equity investments. We have established loss limits on the trading portfolio, on the amount of foreign exchange exposure that can be maintained, and on the amount of marketable equity securities that can be held.

Liquidity Risk

(This section should be read in conjunction with the “Liquidity Risk” section of our 2019 Form 10-K for our on-going liquidity risk management processes.)

During the first three quarters of 2020, Huntington heightened its overall liquidity risk management process, including additional communication, monitoring, and reporting, given changes in the economic environment as a result of COVID-19. Overnight funding markets continue to demonstrate ample liquidity with the ability to obtain short-term funding. We continue to closely monitor wholesale funding markets and all government sponsored programs in relation to Huntington’s liquidity position.

Our primary source of liquidity is our core deposit base. Core deposits comprised approximately 96% of total deposits at September 30, 2020. We also have available unused wholesale sources of liquidity, including advances from the FHLB, issuance through dealers in the capital markets, and access to certificates of deposit issued through brokers. Liquidity is further provided by unencumbered, or unpledged, investment securities that totaled $7.1 billion as of September 30, 2020.

Bank Liquidity and Sources of Funding

Our primary sources of funding for the Bank are retail and commercial core deposits. At September 30, 2020, these core deposits funded 76% of total assets (112% of total loans). Other sources of liquidity include non-core deposits, FHLB advances, wholesale debt instruments, and securitizations. Demand deposit overdrafts that have been reclassified as loan balances were $17 million and $25 million at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

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The following table reflects deposit composition detail for each of the last five quarters:


Table 21 - Deposit Composition

	September 30,				June 30,				March 31,				December 31,				September 30,
(dollar amounts in millions)	2020				2020				2020				2019				2019
By Type:
Demand deposits—noninterest-bearing	$	27,466	29	%	$	27,574	29	%	$	21,039	24	%	$	20,247	25	%	$	20,553	25	%
Demand deposits—interest-bearing	24,242		25		22,961		25		23,115		27		20,583		25		19,976		24
Money market deposits	26,230		28		25,312		27		25,068		29		24,726		30		23,977		29
Savings and other domestic deposits	11,268		12		11,034		12		9,845		11		9,549		12		9,566		12
Core certificates of deposit (1)	1,586		2		2,478		3		3,599		4		4,356		5		5,443		7
Total core deposits:	90,792		96		89,359		96		82,666		95		79,461		97		79,515		97
Other domestic deposits of $250,000 or more	156		—		209		—		276		—		313		—		326		—
Brokered deposits and negotiable CDs	4,206		4		4,123		4		3,888		5		2,573		3		2,554		3

Total deposits	$	95,154	100	%	$	93,691	100	%	$	86,830	100	%	$	82,347	100	%	$	82,395	100	%
Total core deposits:
Commercial	$	43,018	47	%	$	41,630	47	%	$	38,064	46	%	$	34,957	44	%	$	35,247	44	%
Consumer	47,774		53		47,729		53		44,602		54		44,504		56		44,268		56
Total core deposits	$	90,792	100	%	$	89,359	100	%	$	82,666	100	%	$	79,461	100	%	$	79,515	100	%

(1) Includes consumer certificates of deposit of $250,000 or more.

The Bank maintains borrowing capacity at the FHLB and the Federal Reserve Bank Discount Window. The Bank does not consider borrowing capacity from the Federal Reserve Bank Discount Window as a primary source of liquidity. Total loans and securities pledged to the Federal Reserve Discount Window and the FHLB are $55.6 billion and $39.6 billion at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. Unused borrowing capacity from the FHLB totaled $31.7 billion and $14.3 billion at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

To the extent we are unable to obtain sufficient liquidity through core deposits, we may meet our liquidity needs through sources of wholesale funding, asset securitization or sale. Sources of wholesale funding include other domestic deposits of $250,000 or more, brokered deposits and negotiable CDs, short-term borrowings, and long-term debt. At September 30, 2020, total wholesale funding was $13.8 billion, a decrease from $15.3 billion at December 31, 2019. The decrease from year-end primarily relates to a decrease in short-term borrowings and other long-term debt, partially offset by an increase in brokered deposits and negotiable CDs.

At September 30, 2020, we believe the Bank has sufficient liquidity to meet its cash flow obligations for the foreseeable future.

Parent Company Liquidity

The parent company’s funding requirements consist primarily of dividends to shareholders, debt service, income taxes, operating expenses, funding of nonbank subsidiaries, repurchases of our stock, and acquisitions. The parent company obtains funding to meet obligations from dividends and interest received from the Bank, interest and dividends received from direct subsidiaries, net taxes collected from subsidiaries included in the federal consolidated tax return, fees for services provided to subsidiaries, and the issuance of debt securities.

During the 2020 second quarter and third quarter, Huntington issued $500 million of Series F Preferred Stock and $500 million of Series G Preferred Stock, respectively. See Note 9 “Shareholders’ Equity” for further information.

At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the parent company had $5.3 billion and $3.1 billion, respectively, in cash and cash equivalents.

On October 21, 2020, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly common stock cash dividend of $0.15 per common share. The dividend is payable on January 4, 2021, to shareholders of record on December 18, 2020. Based on the current quarterly dividend of $0.15 per common share, cash demands required for common stock dividends are estimated to be approximately $153 million per quarter. On October 21, 2020, the Board of

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Directors declared a quarterly Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, and Series G Preferred Stock dividend payable on January 15, 2021 to shareholders of record on January 1, 2021. Cash demands required for Series B are expected to be less than $1 million per quarter. Cash demands required for Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, and Series G are expected to be approximately $2 million, $9 million, $7 million, $7 million, and $6 million per quarter, respectively.

During the first nine months of 2020, the Bank paid preferred and common dividends of $34 million and $1.2 billion, respectively. To meet any additional liquidity needs, the parent company may issue debt or equity securities from time to time.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

In the normal course of business, we enter into various off-balance sheet arrangements. These arrangements include commitments to extend credit, interest rate swaps and floors, financial guarantees contained in standby letters-of-credit issued by the Bank, and commitments by the Bank to sell mortgage loans.

Operational Risk

Operational risk is the risk of loss due to human error, third-party performance failures, inadequate or failed internal systems and controls, including the use of financial or other quantitative methodologies that may not adequately predict future results; violations of, or noncompliance with, laws, rules, regulations, prescribed practices, or ethical standards; and external influences such as market conditions, fraudulent activities, disasters, failed business contingency plans and security risks. We continuously strive to strengthen our system of internal controls to ensure compliance with laws, rules, and regulations, and to improve the oversight of our operational risk.

We actively monitor cyberattacks such as attempts related to online deception and loss of sensitive customer data. We evaluate internal systems, processes and controls to mitigate loss from cyber-attacks and, to date, have not experienced any material losses. Cybersecurity threats have increased, primarily through COVID-19 themed phishing campaigns. We are actively monitoring our email gateways for malicious phishing email campaigns. We have also increased our cybersecurity monitoring activities through the implementation of specific monitoring of remote connections by geography and volume of connections to detect anomalous remote logins, since a significant portion of our workforce is now working remotely.

Our objective for managing cyber security risk is to avoid or minimize the impacts of external threat events or other efforts to penetrate our systems. We work to achieve this objective by hardening networks and systems against attack, and by diligently managing visibility and monitoring controls within our data and communications environment to recognize events and respond before the attacker has the opportunity to plan and execute on its own goals. To this end we employ a set of defense in-depth strategies, which include efforts to make us less attractive as a target and less vulnerable to threats, while investing in threat analytic capabilities for rapid detection and response. Potential concerns related to cyber security may be escalated to our board-level Technology Committee, as appropriate. As a complement to the overall cyber security risk management, we use a number of internal training methods, both formally through mandatory courses and informally through written communications and other updates. Internal policies and procedures have been implemented to encourage the reporting of potential phishing attacks or other security risks. We also use third-party services to test the effectiveness of our cyber security risk management framework, and any such third parties are required to comply with our policies regarding information security and confidentiality.

To mitigate operational risks, we have an Operational Risk Committee, a Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Committee, a Funds Movement Committee, and a Third Party Risk Management Committee. The responsibilities of these committees, among other duties, include establishing and maintaining management information systems to monitor material risks and to identify potential concerns, risks, or trends that may have a significant impact and ensuring that recommendations are developed to address the identified issues. In addition, we have a Model Risk Oversight Committee that is responsible for policies and procedures describing how model risk is evaluated and managed and the application of the governance process to implement these practices throughout the enterprise. These committees report any significant findings and remediation recommendations to the Risk Management Committee. Potential concerns may be escalated to our ROC and the Audit Committee, as appropriate. Significant

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findings or issues are escalated by the Third Party Risk Management Committee to the Technology Committee of the Board, as appropriate.

The goal of this framework is to implement effective operational risk monitoring techniques and strategies; minimize operational, fraud, and legal losses; minimize the impact of inadequately designed models and enhance our overall performance.

Compliance Risk

Financial institutions are subject to many laws, rules, and regulations at both the federal and state levels. These broad-based laws, rules, and regulations include, but are not limited to, expectations relating to anti-money laundering, lending limits, client privacy, fair lending, prohibitions against unfair, deceptive or abusive acts or practices, protections for military members as they enter active duty, and community reinvestment. The volume and complexity of recent regulatory changes have increased our overall compliance risk. As such, we utilize various resources to help ensure expectations are met, including a team of compliance experts dedicated to ensuring our conformance with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations. Our colleagues receive training for several broad-based laws and regulations including, but not limited to, anti-money laundering and customer privacy. Additionally, colleagues engaged in lending activities receive training for laws and regulations related to flood disaster protection, equal credit opportunity, fair lending, and/or other courses related to the extension of credit. We set a high standard of expectation for adherence to compliance management and seek to continuously enhance our performance.

Capital

Both regulatory capital and shareholders’ equity are managed at the Bank and on a consolidated basis. We have an active program for managing capital and maintain a comprehensive process for assessing the Company’s overall capital adequacy. We believe our current levels of both regulatory capital and shareholders’ equity are adequate.

As disclosed in our 2019 Form 10-K, the U.S. federal banking regulatory agencies permitted BHCs and banks to phase-in, for regulatory capital purposes, the day-one impact of the new CECL accounting rule on retained earnings over a period of three years. As part of its response to the impact of COVID-19, the U.S. federal banking regulatory agencies issued a final rule that provides the option to temporarily delay certain effects of CECL on regulatory capital for two years, followed by a three-year transition period. The final rule allows BHCs and banks to delay for two years 100% of the day-one impact of adopting CECL and 25% of the cumulative change in the reported allowance for credit losses since adopting CECL. Huntington has elected to adopt the final rule, which is reflected in the regulatory capital data presented below.

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The following table presents certain regulatory capital data at both the consolidated and Bank levels for each of the periods presented:


Table 22 - Regulatory Capital Data (1)
		Basel III
(dollar amounts in millions)		September 30, 2020			June 30, 2020			September 30, 2019
Total risk-weighted assets	Consolidated	$	88,417		$	87,323		$	86,719
	Bank	88,311			87,061			86,831
CET I risk-based capital	Consolidated	8,744			8,596			8,685
	Bank	9,399			9,214			9,590
Tier 1 risk-based capital	Consolidated	10,939			10,297			9,893
	Bank	10,562			10,378			10,466
Tier 2 risk-based capital	Consolidated	1,783			1,790			1,634
	Bank	1,442			1,446			1,255
Total risk-based capital	Consolidated	12,723			12,087			11,527
	Bank	12,005			11,824			11,721
CET I risk-based capital ratio	Consolidated	9.89		%	9.84		%	10.02		%
	Bank	10.64			10.58			11.05
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio	Consolidated	12.37			11.79			11.41
	Bank	11.96			11.92			12.05
Total risk-based capital ratio	Consolidated	14.39			13.84			13.29
	Bank	13.59			13.58			13.50
Tier 1 leverage ratio	Consolidated	9.31			8.86			9.34
	Bank	9.01			8.95			9.88

(1) The September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020 capital ratios reflect Huntington's election of a five-year transition to delay for two years the full impact of CECL on regulatory capital, followed by a three-year transition period.

At September 30, 2020, we maintained Basel III capital ratios in excess of the well-capitalized standards established by the FRB. The balance sheet growth was driven predominately by PPP loans and elevated deposits at the Federal Reserve, both of which are 0% risk weighted, and as such did not have a material impact on the regulatory capital ratios. The capital impact of the repurchase of $284 million of common stock over the last four quarters (none in the 2020 second or third quarter) and cash dividends effectively offset earnings, adjusted for the CECL transition, on a year-over-year basis. The regulatory Tier 1 risk-based capital and total risk-based capital ratios also reflect the issuance of $500 million of Series F preferred stock and $500 million of Series G preferred stock in the 2020 second quarter and third quarter, respectively.

Shareholders’ Equity

We generate shareholders’ equity primarily through the retention of earnings, net of dividends and share repurchases. Other potential sources of shareholders’ equity include issuances of common and preferred stock. Our objective is to maintain capital at an amount commensurate with our risk profile and risk tolerance objectives, to meet both regulatory and market expectations, and to provide the flexibility needed for future growth and business opportunities.

Shareholders’ equity totaled $12.9 billion at September 30, 2020, an increase of $1.1 billion or 10% when compared with December 31, 2019 due to the issuance of $500 million of Series F Preferred Stock and $500 million of Series G Preferred Stock in the 2020 second quarter and third quarter, respectively.

On June 25, 2020, we were notified by the FRB that under the severely adverse economic stress scenario in the supervisory stress tests, our modeled capital ratios would continue to exceed the minimum requirements under the FRB's capital adequacy rules. In addition, the FRB assigned us a stress capital buffer of 2.5%, which is the minimum under the stress capital buffer framework. Our stress capital buffer is in effect from October 1, 2020, until September 30, 2021, unless the FRB provides us with a revised stress capital buffer in connection with our resubmitted capital plan, as discussed further below. The FRB may, but is not required to, recalculate a large BHC’s stress capital buffer after receiving an updated capital plan.

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The FRB also announced that certain large BHCs, including Huntington, will not be permitted to make share repurchases, subject to certain limited exceptions, during the third and fourth quarters of 2020, but will be permitted to make dividend payments in the fourth quarter subject to limits based on the amount of dividends paid in the second quarter and the bank's average net income for the four preceding quarters. Our fourth quarter dividend that was declared by the Board of Directors on October 21, 2020 complies with these limits. In addition, large BHCs, including Huntington, are required to update and resubmit their capital plans during fourth quarter 2020 to reflect ongoing stresses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The FRB will conduct additional analysis each quarter to determine if the restrictions on fourth quarter capital distributions should be extended to future quarters.

Dividends

We consider disciplined capital management as a key objective, with dividends representing one component. Our strong capital ratios position us to take advantage of additional capital management opportunities.

Share Repurchases

From time to time the Board of Directors authorizes the Company to repurchase shares of our common stock. Although we announce when the Board of Directors authorizes share repurchases, we typically do not give any public notice before we repurchase our shares. Future stock repurchases may be private or open-market repurchases, including block transactions, accelerated or delayed block transactions, forward transactions, and similar transactions. Various factors determine the amount and timing of our share repurchases, including our capital requirements, the number of shares we expect to issue for employee benefit plans and acquisitions, market conditions (including the trading price of our stock), and regulatory and legal considerations.

The Board has authorized the repurchase of common shares during the 2020 fourth quarter to offset compensation plan‐related share issuances as permitted by the FRB. We may, at our discretion, repurchase common shares as permitted by this Board authorization. Purchases of common shares under the authorization may include open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, and accelerated share repurchase programs.

BUSINESS SEGMENT DISCUSSION

Overview

Our business segments are based on our internally-aligned segment leadership structure, which is how we monitor results and assess performance. We have four major business segments: Consumer and Business Banking, Commercial Banking, Vehicle Finance, and Regional Banking and The Huntington Private Client Group (RBHPCG). The Treasury / Other function includes technology and operations, other unallocated assets, liabilities, revenue, and expense.

Business segment results are determined based upon our management practices, which assigns balance sheet and income statement items to each of the business segments. The process is designed around our organizational and management structure and, accordingly, the results derived are not necessarily comparable with similar information published by other financial institutions.

Revenue Sharing

Revenue is recorded in the business segment responsible for the related product or service. Fee sharing is recorded to allocate portions of such revenue to other business segments involved in selling to or providing service to customers. Results of operations for the business segments reflect these fee sharing allocations.

Expense Allocation

The management process that develops the business segment reporting utilizes various estimates and allocation methodologies to measure the performance of the business segments. Expenses are allocated to business segments using a two-phase approach. The first phase consists of measuring and assigning unit costs (activity-based costs) to activities related to product origination and servicing. These activity-based costs are then extended, based on volumes, with the resulting amount allocated to business segments that own the related products. The second phase consists of the allocation of overhead costs to all four business segments from

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Treasury / Other. We utilize a full-allocation methodology, where all Treasury / Other expenses, except reported Significant Items, if any, and a small amount of other residual unallocated expenses, are allocated to the four business segments.

Funds Transfer Pricing (FTP)

We use an active and centralized FTP methodology to attribute appropriate net interest income to the business segments. The intent of the FTP methodology is to transfer interest rate risk from the business segments by providing matched duration funding of assets and liabilities. The result is to centralize the financial impact, management, and reporting of interest rate risk in the Treasury / Other function where it can be centrally monitored and managed. The Treasury / Other function charges (credits) an internal cost of funds for assets held in (or pays for funding provided by) each business segment. The FTP rate is based on prevailing market interest rates for comparable duration assets (or liabilities).

Net Income by Business Segment

Net income by business segment for the nine-month periods ending September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019 is presented in the following table:


Table 23 - Net Income by Business Segment
	Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollar amounts in millions)	2020		2019
Consumer and Business Banking	$	249	$	505
Commercial Banking	(45)		421
Vehicle Finance	81		128
RBHPCG	60		87
Treasury / Other	156		(47)
Net income	$	501	$	1,094

Treasury / Other

The Treasury / Other function includes revenue and expense related to assets, liabilities, and equity not directly assigned or allocated to one of the four business segments. Assets include investment securities and bank owned life insurance.

Net interest income includes the impact of administering our investment securities portfolios, the net impact of derivatives used to hedge interest rate sensitivity as well as the financial impact associated with our FTP methodology, as described above. Noninterest income includes miscellaneous fee income not allocated to other business segments, such as bank owned life insurance income and securities and trading asset gains or losses. Noninterest expense includes certain corporate administrative, and other miscellaneous expenses not allocated to other business segments. The provision for income taxes for the business segments is calculated at a statutory 21% tax rate, although our overall effective tax rate is lower.

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Consumer and Business Banking

Table 24 - Key Performance Indicators for Consumer and Business Banking
	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Change
(dollar amounts in millions)	2020			2019			Amount			Percent
Net interest income	$	1,099		$	1,371		$	(272)		(20)	%
Provision for credit losses	200			81			119			147
Noninterest income	704			596			108			18
Noninterest expense	1,288			1,247			41			3
Provision for income taxes	66			134			(68)			(51)
Net income	$	249		$	505		$	(256)		(51)	%
Number of employees (average full-time equivalent)	7,914			8,015			(101)			(1)	%
Total average assets	$	28,161		$	25,486		$	2,675		10
Total average loans/leases	24,772			22,226			2,546			11
Total average deposits	55,884			51,505			4,379			9
Net interest margin	2.59		%	3.51		%	(0.92)		%	(26)
NCOs	$	69		$	97		$	(28)		(29)
NCOs as a % of average loans and leases	0.37		%	0.58		%	(0.21)		%	(36)

2020 First Nine Months versus 2019 First Nine Months

Consumer and Business Banking, including Home Lending, reported net income of $249 million in the first nine-month period of 2020, a decrease of $256 million, or 51%, compared to the year-ago period. Segment net interest income decreased $272 million, or 20%, due to decreased spread on deposits. The provision for credit losses increased $119 million, or 147% due to the deteriorating economic environment as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Noninterest income increased $108 million, or 18%, primarily due to increased mortgage banking income, partially offset by lower service charge income reflecting reduced customer activity and pandemic-related fee waivers. Noninterest expense increased $41 million, or 3%, due to increased personnel and allocated expenses, slightly offset by lower occupancy and equipment expense as a result of branch consolidations and divestitures, along with decreased travel and operational losses.

Home Lending, an operating unit of Consumer and Business Banking, reflects the result of the origination, sale, and servicing of mortgage loans less referral fees and net interest income for mortgage banking products distributed by the retail branch network and other business segments. Home Lending reported net income of $75 million in the first nine-month period of 2020, compared with net income of $9 million in the year-ago period. Noninterest income increased $154 million, driven primarily by higher secondary marketing spreads and an increase in salable mortgage originations. Noninterest expense increased $52 million due higher personnel expense as a result of higher origination volumes.

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Commercial Banking

Table 25 - Key Performance Indicators for Commercial Banking
	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Change
(dollar amounts in millions)	2020			2019			Amount			Percent
Net interest income	$	693		$	798		$	(105)		(13)	%
Provision for credit losses	611			103			508			493
Noninterest income	261			266			(5)			(2)
Noninterest expense	400			427			(27)			(6)
Provision for income taxes	(12)			113			(125)			(111)
Net (loss) income	$	(45)		$	421		$	(466)		(111)	%
Number of employees (average full-time equivalent)	1,280			1,323			(43)			(3)	%
Total average assets	$	35,454		$	33,678		$	1,776		5
Total average loans/leases	27,405			27,204			201			1
Total average deposits	23,076			21,105			1,971			9
Net interest margin	3.09		%	3.58		%	(0.49)		%	(14)
NCOs	$	232		$	65		$	167		257
NCOs as a % of average loans and leases	1.13		%	0.32		%	0.81		%	253

2020 First Nine Months versus 2019 First Nine Months

Commercial Banking reported a net loss of $45 million in the first nine-month period of 2020, compared to net income of $421 million in the year-ago period driven by increased provision for credit losses. The provision for credit losses increased $508 million, or 493%, due to the deteriorating economic environment as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as an increase in reserves largely driven by the oil and gas portfolio and a $38 million coal-related commercial credit. Segment net interest income decreased $105 million, or 13%, primarily due to a 49 basis point decrease in net interest margin driven by a sharp decline in the benefit of deposits. Noninterest income decreased $5 million, or 2%, largely driven by lower fixed income brokerage revenue partially offset by an increase in treasury management related revenue. Noninterest expense decreased $27 million, or 6%, primarily due to personnel expense reflecting a reduction in incentives and a 3% reduction in full-time equivalent employees; lower allocated overhead; and lower travel and business development expense as a result of COVID-19 related shelter-in-place ordinances. The decrease was partially offset by an increase in outside data processing and other services.


Vehicle Finance

Table 26 - Key Performance Indicators for Vehicle Finance
	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Change
(dollar amounts in millions)	2020			2019			Amount			Percent
Net interest income	$	316		$	291		$	25		9	%
Provision for credit losses	118			27			91			337
Noninterest income	7			9			(2)			(22)
Noninterest expense	103			112			(9)			(8)
Provision for income taxes	21			33			(12)			(36)
Net income	$	81		$	128		$	(47)		(37)	%
Number of employees (average full-time equivalent)	268			266			2			1	%
Total average assets	$	19,766		$	19,264		$	502		3
Total average loans/leases	19,926			19,336			590			3
Total average deposits	618			329			289			88
Net interest margin	2.11		%	2.01		%	0.10		%	5
NCOs	$	37		$	30		$	7		23
NCOs as a % of average loans and leases	0.24		%	0.21		%	0.03		%	14

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2020 First Nine Months versus 2019 First Nine Months

Vehicle Finance reported net income of $81 million in the first nine-month period of 2020, a decrease of $47 million, or 37%, compared to the year-ago period. This decrease is primarily driven by a $91 million increase in the provision for loan losses due to the deteriorating economic environment as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Segment net interest income increased $25 million, or 9%, due to a 10 basis point increase in the net interest margin and a 3% increase in average loan balances as a result of maintaining our pricing discipline while optimizing loan production volumes. This increase is partially offset by lower fees related to fee waivers and payment relief programs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The increase in average loan balances of $0.6 billion reflects strong indirect auto and RV and marine originations over the past 12 months which have more than offset lower commercial balances resulting from lower floor plan line utilization. Noninterest income decreased $2 million primarily as a result of lower servicing revenue as the underlying serviced loans continue to run off, while noninterest expense decreased $9 million, or 8%, primarily reflecting lower allocated costs.


Regional Banking and The Huntington Private Client Group

Table 27 - Key Performance Indicators for Regional Banking and The Huntington Private Client Group
	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Change
(dollar amounts in millions)	2020			2019			Amount			Percent
Net interest income	$	122		$	153		$	(31)		(20)	%
Provision for credit losses	16			(3)			19			633
Noninterest income	151			147			4			3
Noninterest expense	181			193			(12)			(6)
Provision for income taxes	16			23			(7)			(30)
Net income	$	60		$	87		$	(27)		(31)	%
Number of employees (average full-time equivalent)	1,024			1,059			(35)			(3)	%
Total average assets	$	6,793		$	6,377		$	416		7
Total average loans/leases	6,515			6,071			444			7
Total average deposits	6,424			5,939			485			8
Net interest margin	2.44		%	3.31		%	(0.87)		%	(26)
NCOs	$	—		$	—		$	—		—
NCOs as a % of average loans and leases	—		%	—		%	—		%	—
Total assets under management (in billions)—eop	$	18.1		$	16.8		$	1.3		8
Total trust assets (in billions)—eop	121.7			117.6			4.1			3

eop - End of Period.

2020 First Nine Months versus 2019 First Nine Months

RBHPCG reported net income of $60 million in the first nine-month period of 2020, a decrease of $27 million, or 31%, compared to the year-ago period. Segment net interest income decreased $31 million, or 20%, due to an 87 basis point decrease in net interest margin, reflecting both lower deposit and loan spreads. Average loans increased $0.4 billion, or 7%, primarily due to residential real estate mortgage loans, while average deposits increased $0.5 billion, or 8%. Noninterest income increased $4 million, or 3%, primarily due to the sale of Retirement Plan Services recordkeeping and administrative services, higher residential title and life insurance fees, and an 8% increase in assets under management. Noninterest expense decreased $12 million, or 6%, primarily due to lower travel and business development expense as well as lower sponsorships due to delays or cancellation of events.

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ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES

Forward-Looking Statements

This report, including MD&A, contains certain forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, certain plans, expectations, goals, projections, and statements, which are not historical facts and are subject to numerous assumptions, risks, and uncertainties. Statements that do not describe historical or current facts, including statements about beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as expect, anticipate, believe, intend, estimate, plan, target, goal, or similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as will, may, might, should, would, could, or similar variations. The forward-looking statements are intended to be subject to the safe harbor provided by Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

While there is no assurance that any list of risks and uncertainties or risk factors is complete, below are certain factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained or implied in the forward-looking statements: changes in general economic, political, socio-political, or industry conditions; the magnitude and duration of the COVID‐19 pandemic and its impact on the global economy and financial market conditions and our business, financial condition, liquidity, and results of operations; uncertainty in U.S. fiscal and monetary policy, including the interest rate policies of the Federal Reserve Board; volatility and disruptions in global capital and credit markets; movements in interest rates; reform of LIBOR; competitive pressures on product pricing and services; success, impact, and timing of our business strategies, including market acceptance of any new products or services implementing our “Fair Play” banking philosophy; the nature, extent, timing, and results of governmental actions, examinations, reviews, reforms, regulations, and interpretations, including those related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the Basel III regulatory capital reforms, as well as those involving the OCC, Federal Reserve, FDIC, and CFPB; and other factors that may affect our future results.

All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and are based on information available at that time. We do not assume any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements were made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events except as required by federal securities laws. As forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties, caution should be exercised against placing undue reliance on such statements.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This document contains GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP financial measures where management believes it to be helpful in understanding our results of operations or financial position. Where non-GAAP financial measures are used, the comparable GAAP financial measure, as well as the reconciliation to the comparable GAAP financial measure, can be found herein.

Fully-Taxable Equivalent Basis

Interest income, yields, and ratios on an FTE basis are considered non-GAAP financial measures. Management believes net interest income on an FTE basis provides an insightful picture of the interest margin for comparison purposes. The FTE basis also allows management to assess the comparability of revenue arising from both taxable and tax-exempt sources. The FTE basis assumes a federal statutory tax rate of 21 percent. We encourage readers to consider the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and other financial information contained in this Form 10-Q in their entirety, and not to rely on any single financial measure.

Non-Regulatory Capital Ratios

In addition to capital ratios defined by banking regulators, the Company considers various other measures when evaluating capital utilization and adequacy, including:

•Tangible common equity to tangible assets,

•Tangible equity to tangible assets, and

•Tangible common equity to risk-weighted assets using Basel III definitions.

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These non-regulatory capital ratios are viewed by management as useful additional methods of reflecting the level of capital available to withstand unexpected market conditions. Additionally, presentation of these ratios allows readers to compare our capitalization to other financial services companies. These ratios differ from capital ratios defined by banking regulators principally in that the numerator excludes goodwill and other intangible assets, the nature and extent of which varies among different financial services companies. These ratios are not defined in GAAP or federal banking regulations. As a result, these non-regulatory capital ratios disclosed by the Company are considered non-GAAP financial measures.

Because there are no standardized definitions for these non-regulatory capital ratios, the Company’s calculation methods may differ from those used by other financial services companies. Also, there may be limits in the usefulness of these measures to investors. As a result, we encourage readers to consider the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and other financial information contained in this Form 10-Q in their entirety, and not to rely on any single financial measure.

Risk Factors

More information on risk can be found in Item 1A Risk Factors below and in the Risk Factors section included in Item 1A of our 2019 Form 10-K. Additional information regarding risk factors can also be found in the Risk Management and Capital discussion of this report.

Critical Accounting Policies and Use of Significant Estimates

Our Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to establish accounting policies and make estimates that affect amounts reported in our Consolidated Financial Statements. Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our December 31, 2019 Form 10-K, as supplemented by this report including this MD&A, describes the significant accounting policies we used in our Consolidated Financial Statements.

An accounting estimate requires assumptions and judgments about uncertain matters that could have a material effect on the Consolidated Financial Statements. Estimates are made under facts and circumstances at a point in time, and changes in those facts and circumstances could produce results substantially different from those estimates. Our most significant accounting estimates relate to our ACL, valuation of financial instruments, contingent liabilities, income taxes, and deferred tax assets/liabilities. These significant accounting estimates and their related application are discussed in our December 31, 2019 Form 10-K.

Allowance for Credit Losses

Our ACL at September 30, 2020 represents our current estimate of the lifetime credit losses expected from our loan and lease portfolio and our unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit. Management estimates the allowance for credit losses by projecting probability of default, loss given default and exposure at default conditional on economic parameters, for the remaining contractual term. Internal factors that impact the quarterly allowance estimate include the level of outstanding balances, the portfolio performance and assigned risk ratings.

One of the most significant judgments influencing the allowance for credit losses estimate is the macro-economic forecasts. Key external economic parameters that directly impact our loss modeling framework include forecasted footprint unemployment rates and Gross Domestic Product. Changes in the economic forecasts could significantly affect the estimated credit losses which could potentially lead to materially different allowance levels from one reporting period to the next.

Given the dynamic relationship between macro-economic variables within our modelling framework, it is difficult to estimate the impact of a change in any one individual variable on the allowance. As a result, management uses a probability-weighted approach that incorporates a baseline, an adverse and a more favorable economic scenario when formulating the quantitative estimate this quarter.

However, to illustrate a hypothetical sensitivity analysis, management calculated a quantitative allowance using a 100% weighting applied to an adverse scenario. This scenario includes assumptions around new infections and COVID-19 deaths being significantly above the baseline projections, leading to a much slower re-opening of

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the economy. Under this scenario, as an example, the unemployment rate remains elevated for a prolonged period and is estimated to remain at 11.8% and 9.6% at the end of 2021 and 2022, respectively. These numbers represent a 3% higher unemployment estimate than baseline scenario projections of 8.8% and 6.6%, respectively for the same time periods.

To demonstrate the sensitivity to key economic parameters, management calculated the difference between a 100% baseline weighting and a 100% adverse scenario weighting for modeled results. This would result in an incremental quantitative allowance impact of approximately $1.4 billion.

The resulting difference is not intended to represent an expected increase in allowance levels for a number of reasons including the following:

•Management uses a weighted approach applied to multiple economic scenarios for its allowance estimation process.

•The highly uncertain economic environment;

•The difficulty in predicting the inter-relationships between the economic parameters used in the various economic scenarios;

•The sensitivity estimate does not account for any qualitative adjustments incorporated by management as part of its overall allowance framework.

It is important to note that the baseline and adverse scenarios already incorporate material deterioration from those used in calculating the day one CECL adjustment on January 1st.

We regularly review our ACL for appropriateness by performing on-going evaluations of the loan and lease portfolio. In doing so, we consider factors such as the differing economic risks associated with each loan category, the financial condition of specific borrowers, the level of delinquent loans, the value of any collateral and, where applicable, the existence of any guarantees or other documented support. We also evaluate the impact of changes in key economic parameters and overall economic conditions on the ability of borrowers to meet their financial obligations when quantifying our exposure to credit losses and assessing the appropriateness of our ACL at each reporting date. There is no certainty that our ACL will be appropriate over time to cover losses in our portfolio as economic and market conditions may ultimately differ from our reasonable and supportable forecast. Additionally, events adversely affecting specific customers, industries, or our markets such as the current COVID-19 pandemic, could severely impact our current expectations. If the credit quality of our customer base materially deteriorates or the risk profile of a market, industry, or group of customers changes materially, our net income and capital could be materially adversely affected which, in turn could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. The extent to which the current COVID-19 pandemic has and will continue to negatively impact our businesses, financial condition, liquidity and results will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be forecasted with precision at this time. For more information, see Note 5 “Allowance for Credit Losses” of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Fair Value Measurement

Certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and include trading securities, available-for-sale securities, other securities, loans held for sale, loans held for investment, MSRs and derivative instruments. Assets and liabilities carried at fair value inherently include subjectivity and may require the use of significant assumptions, adjustments and judgment. A significant change in assumptions may result in a significant change in fair value, which in turn, may result in a higher degree of financial statement volatility. Significant adjustments and assumptions used in determining fair value include, but are not limited to, market liquidity and credit quality, where appropriate. Valuations of products using models or other techniques are sensitive to assumptions used for the significant inputs.

A significant portion of our assets and liabilities that are reported at fair value are measured based on quoted market prices or observable market / independent inputs and are classified within levels 1 and 2. Instruments valued using internally developed valuation models and other valuation techniques that use significant unobservable inputs are classified within level 3 of the valuation hierarchy.

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At the end of each quarter, we assess the valuation hierarchy for each asset or liability measured. As necessary, assets or liabilities may be transferred within hierarchy levels due to changes in availability of observable market inputs at the measurement date. The fair values measured at each level of the fair value hierarchy, additional discussion regarding fair value measurements, and a brief description of how fair value is determined for categories that have unobservable inputs, can be found in Note 12 “Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities” of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Goodwill

The emergence of COVID-19 as a global pandemic during 2020 has resulted in significant deterioration of the economic environment which has impacted expected earnings. The heightened uncertainty in the economic environment has continued into the 2020 third quarter. As a result, management performed a qualitative assessment of the goodwill balance at September 30, 2020. The result of this assessment indicated it was probable that the fair value of each of our reporting units continues to exceed the respective carrying values and therefore management determined that a full goodwill test was not warranted. Goodwill assessments are highly sensitive to economic projections and the related assumptions and estimates used by management. In the event of a prolonged economic downturn or further deterioration in the economic outlook, continued assessments of our goodwill balance will likely be required in future periods. Any impairment charge would not affect Huntington’s regulatory capital ratios, tangible common equity ratio or liquidity position.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements and Developments

Note 2 “Accounting Standards Update” of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements discusses new accounting pronouncements adopted during 2020 and the expected impact of accounting pronouncements recently issued but not yet required to be adopted. To the extent the adoption of new accounting standards materially affects financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity, the impacts are discussed in the applicable section of this MD&A and the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Item 1: Financial Statements

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)


	September 30,		December 31,
(dollar amounts in millions)	2020		2019
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	1,029	$	1,045
Interest-bearing deposits at Federal Reserve Bank	5,246		125
Interest-bearing deposits in banks	109		102
Trading account securities	54		99
Available-for-sale securities	14,807		14,149
Held-to-maturity securities	8,557		9,070


Other securities	421		441
Loans held for sale (includes $1,118 and $781 respectively, measured at fair value)(1)	1,303		877
Loans and leases (includes $92 and $81 respectively, measured at fair value)(1)	81,156		75,404
Allowance for loan and lease losses	(1,796)		(783)
Net loans and leases	79,360		74,621
Bank owned life insurance	2,567		2,542
Premises and equipment	752		763
Goodwill	1,990		1,990
Servicing rights and other intangible assets	419		475
Other assets	3,502		2,703
Total assets	$	120,116	$	109,002
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
Liabilities
Deposits	$	95,154	$	82,347
Short-term borrowings	222		2,606
Long-term debt	9,174		9,849
Other liabilities	2,649		2,405
Total liabilities	107,199		97,207
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
Shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock	2,191		1,203
Common stock	10		10
Capital surplus	8,766		8,806
Less treasury shares, at cost	(59)		(56)
Accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss)	257		(256)
Retained earnings	1,752		2,088
Total shareholders’ equity	12,917		11,795
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	120,116	$	109,002
Common shares authorized (par value of $0.01)	1,500,000,000		1,500,000,000

Common shares outstanding	1,017,310,599		1,020,003,482
Treasury shares outstanding	5,066,072		4,537,605
Preferred stock, authorized shares	6,617,808		6,617,808

Preferred shares outstanding	750,500		740,500

(1)Amounts represent loans for which Huntington has elected the fair value option. See Note 12 “Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities”.

See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollar amounts in millions, except per share data, share count in thousands)	2020		2019		2020		2019
Interest and fee income:
Loans and leases	$	764	$	889	$	2,327	$	2,692
Available-for-sale securities
Taxable	50		74		191		222
Tax-exempt	15		20		47		64
Held-to-maturity securities—taxable	51		54		169		164
Other securities—taxable	1		3		4		13

Other	11		12		31		35
Total interest income	892		1,052		2,769		3,190
Interest expense:
Deposits	31		154		182		449
Short-term borrowings	—		13		13		46

Long-term debt	44		86		175		262
Total interest expense	75		253		370		757
Net interest income	817		799		2,399		2,433
Provision for credit losses	177		82		945		208
Net interest income after provision for credit losses	640		717		1,454		2,225
Service charges on deposit accounts	76		98		223		277
Card and payment processing income	66		64		183		183
Trust and investment management services	48		44		140		131
Mortgage banking income	122		54		277		109
Capital markets fees	27		36		91		92
Insurance income	24		20		72		64
Bank owned life insurance income	17		18		49		49
Gain on sale of loans and leases	13		13		30		39
Net (losses) gains on sales of securities	—		—		(1)		(2)

Other noninterest income	37		42		118		140
Total noninterest income	430		389		1,182		1,082
Personnel costs	453		406		1,267		1,228
Outside data processing and other services	98		87		273		257
Equipment	44		41		132		121
Net occupancy	40		38		119		118
Professional services	12		16		34		40
Amortization of intangibles	10		12		31		37
Marketing	9		10		23		28
Deposit and other insurance expense	6		8		24		24

Other noninterest expense	40		49		136		167
Total noninterest expense	712		667		2,039		2,020
Income before income taxes	358		439		597		1,287
Provision for income taxes	55		67		96		193
Net income	303		372		501		1,094
Dividends on preferred shares	28		18		65		55
Net income applicable to common shares	$	275	$	354	$	436	$	1,039
Average common shares—basic	1,017,253		1,034,940		1,017,052		1,042,246
Average common shares—diluted	1,031,460		1,051,273		1,031,573		1,059,064
Per common share:
Net income—basic	$	0.27	$	0.34	$	0.43	$	1.00
Net income—diluted	0.27		0.34		0.42		0.98







See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollar amounts in millions)	2020		2019		2020		2019
Net income	$	303	$	372	$	501	$	1,094



Unrealized net gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities arising during the period, net of reclassification for net realized gains and losses	5		69		240		349

Change in fair value related to cash flow hedges	(40)		28		279		82

Change in accumulated unrealized gains (losses) for pension and other post-retirement obligations	2		1		(6)		3
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	(33)		98		513		434
Comprehensive income	$	270	$	470	$	1,014	$	1,528

See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

(Unaudited)


(dollar amounts in millions, share amounts in thousands)	Preferred Stock		Common Stock			Capital Surplus		Treasury Stock			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Gain (Loss)		Retained Earnings
	Amount		Shares	Amount				Shares	Amount						Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
Balance, beginning of period	$	1,697	1,022,309	$	10	$	8,743	(4,999)	$	(59)	$	290	$	1,633	$	12,314

Net income													303		303
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax											(33)				(33)



Net proceeds from issuance of Preferred Stock	494														494

Cash dividends declared:
Common ($0.15 per share)													(156)		(156)
Preferred Series B ($7.44 per share)													—		—
Preferred Series C ($14.69 per share)													(1)		(1)
Preferred Series D ($15.63 per share)													(10)		(10)
Preferred Series E ($1,425.00 per share)													(7)		(7)
Preferred Series F ($2,062.50 per share)													(10)		(10)
Recognition of the fair value of share-based compensation						21									21

Other share-based compensation activity			68	—		2							—		2

Other								(67)	—		—		—		—
Balance, end of period	$	2,191	1,022,377	$	10	$	8,766	(5,066)	$	(59)	$	257	$	1,752	$	12,917

Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
Balance, beginning of period	$	1,203	1,042,140	$	10	$	9,030	(4,299)	$	(52)	$	(273)	$	1,750	$	11,668

Net income													372		372
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax											98				98




Repurchase of common stock			(5,213)	—		(68)									(68)
Cash dividends declared:
Common ($0.15 per share)													(158)		(158)
Preferred Series B ($12.51 per share)													—		—
Preferred Series C ($14.69 per share)													(1)		(1)
Preferred Series D ($15.63 per share)													(10)		(10)
Preferred Series E ($1,425.00 per share)													(7)		(7)


Recognition of the fair value of share-based compensation						16									16

Other share-based compensation activity			376	—		2							—		2
Other								(249)	(3)						(3)
Balance, end of period	$	1,203	1,037,303	$	10	$	8,980	(4,548)	$	(55)	$	(175)	$	1,946	$	11,909

See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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(dollar amounts in millions, share amounts in thousands)	Preferred Stock		Common Stock			Capital Surplus		Treasury Stock			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Gain (Loss)		Retained Earnings
	Amount		Shares	Amount				Shares	Amount						Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Balance, beginning of period	$	1,203	1,024,541	$	10	$	8,806	(4,537)	$	(56)	$	(256)	$	2,088	$	11,795
Cumulative-effect of change in accounting principle for financial instruments - credit losses (ASU 2016-13), net of tax											—		(306)		(306)
Net income													501		501
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax											513				513



Net proceeds from issuance of Preferred Stock	988														988

Repurchases of common stock			(7,088)	—		(88)									(88)
Cash dividends declared:
Common ($0.45 per share)													(466)		(466)

Preferred Series B ($28.56 per share)													(1)		(1)
Preferred Series C ($44.07 per share)													(4)		(4)
Preferred Series D ($46.88 per share)													(29)		(29)
Preferred Series E ($4,275.00 per share)													(21)		(21)
Preferred Series F ($2,062.50 per share)													(10)		(10)

Recognition of the fair value of share-based compensation						60									60
Other share-based compensation activity			4,924	—		(12)							—		(12)

Other						—		(529)	(3)				—		(3)
Balance, end of period	$	2,191	1,022,377	$	10	$	8,766	(5,066)	$	(59)	$	257	$	1,752	$	12,917

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Balance, beginning of period	$	1,203	1,050,584	$	11	$	9,181	(3,817)	$	(45)	$	(609)	$	1,361	$	11,102

Net income													1,094		1,094
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax											434				434




Repurchases of common stock			(18,390)	(1)		(244)									(245)
Cash dividends declared:
Common ($0.43 per share)													(455)		(455)

Preferred Series B ($39.47 per share)													(1)		(1)
Preferred Series C ($44.07 per share)													(4)		(4)
Preferred Series D ($46.88 per share)													(29)		(29)
Preferred Series E ($4,275.00 per share)													(21)		(21)


Recognition of the fair value of share-based compensation						64									64
Other share-based compensation activity			5,109	—		(21)							—		(21)

Other						—		(731)	(10)				1		(9)
Balance, end of period	$	1,203	1,037,303	$	10	$	8,980	(4,548)	$	(55)	$	(175)	$	1,946	$	11,909

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollar amounts in millions)	2020		2019
Operating activities
Net income	$	501	$	1,094
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

Provision for credit losses	945		208
Depreciation and amortization	258		308
Share-based compensation expense	60		64
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense	(123)		(6)


Net change in:
Trading account securities	45		(51)
Loans held for sale	(395)		(356)
Other assets	(919)		(662)
Other liabilities	890		297


Other, net	(3)		2
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	1,259		898
Investing activities
Change in interest bearing deposits in banks	(80)		(121)

Proceeds from:
Maturities and calls of available-for-sale securities	3,657		1,338
Maturities and calls of held-to-maturity securities	2,028		656
Maturities and calls of other securities	86		153
Sales of available-for-sale securities	392		1,746

Purchases of available-for-sale securities	(5,988)		(3,174)
Purchases of held-to-maturity securities	—		(516)
Purchases of other securities	(66)		(5)

Net proceeds from sales of portfolio loans	696		670
Principal payments received under direct finance and sales-type leases	518		544
Net loan and lease activity, excluding sales and purchases	(6,099)		(1,162)

Purchases of premises and equipment	(82)		(82)

Purchases of loans and leases	(1,248)		(311)

Net cash paid for branch disposition	—		(548)
Other, net	34		49
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(6,152)		(763)
Financing activities
Increase (decrease) in deposits	12,807		(1,654)
(Decrease) increase in short-term borrowings	(2,306)		196

Net proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	1,348		1,737
Maturity/redemption of long-term debt	(2,218)		(684)
Dividends paid on preferred stock	(55)		(55)
Dividends paid on common stock	(460)		(442)
Repurchases of common stock	(88)		(245)

Net proceeds from issuance of preferred stock	988		—

Payments related to tax-withholding for share based compensation awards	(19)		(26)
Other, net	1		2
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	9,998		(1,171)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	5,105		(1,036)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	1,170		2,672
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	6,275	$	1,636

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	Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollar amounts in millions)	2020		2019
Supplemental disclosures:
Interest paid	$	307	$	758
Income taxes paid	48		54

Non-cash activities
Loans transferred to held-for-sale from portfolio	839		744
Loans transferred to portfolio from held-for-sale	37		14
Transfer of loans to OREO	6		16

Transfer of securities from available-for-sale to held-to-maturity	1,520		—

See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Huntington reflect all adjustments consisting of normal recurring accruals which are, in the opinion of Management, necessary for a fair statement of the consolidated financial position, the results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented. These Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared according to the rules and regulations of the SEC and, therefore, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted. The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements appearing in Huntington’s 2019 Form 10-K, which include descriptions of significant accounting policies, as updated by the information contained in this report, should be read in conjunction with these interim financial statements.

For statement of cash flow purposes, cash and cash equivalents are defined as the sum of cash and due from banks and Interest-bearing deposits at Federal Reserve Bank.

In conjunction with applicable accounting standards, all material subsequent events have been either recognized in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements or disclosed in the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. No subsequent events were disclosed for the current period.

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2. ACCOUNTING STANDARDS UPDATE


Accounting standards adopted in current period


Standard	Summary of guidance	Effects on financial statements










ASU 2016-13 - Financial Instruments - Credit Losses. Issued June 2016	•Eliminates the probable recognition threshold for credit losses on financial assets measured at amortized cost, replacing the current incurred loss framework with an expected credit loss model. •Requires those financial assets subject to the new guidance to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected (i.e., net of expected credit losses). •Measurement of expected credit losses should be based on relevant information including historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of the reported amount. •The guidance will require additional quantitative and qualitative disclosures related to the credit risk inherent in Huntington’s portfolio and how management monitors the portfolio’s credit quality.	•Management adopted the guidance on January 1, 2020 through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings and implemented changes to relevant systems, processes, and controls where necessary. •The adoption of ASU 2016-13 on January 1, 2020 resulted in an increase to our total ACL of $393 million. This represented an increase of 44% from the 2019 year end ACL level of $887 million. For more detail on the day 1 adoption impacts, please refer to Note 5 - Allowance for Credit Losses. •The ASU eliminated the current accounting model for purchased-credit-impaired loans, but requires an allowance to be recognized for purchased-credit-deteriorated (PCD) assets (those that have experienced more-than-insignificant deterioration in credit quality since origination). Huntington did not have any loans accounted for as PCD upon adoption. •At adoption, Huntington did not record an allowance with respect to HTM securities as the portfolio consists almost entirely of agency-backed securities that inherently have minimal nonpayment risk.
ASU 2019-04 - Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses, Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and Topic 825, Financial Instruments Issued: April 2019	•Clarifies various implementation issues related to Recognition and Measurement of Financial Instruments (ASC Topic 825), Current Expected Credit Losses (ASC Topic 326) and Derivatives and Hedging (ASC Topic 815). •Provides additional implementation guidance on CECL issues that include, among others, (a) measurement of credit allowance on accrued interest; (b) treatment of credit allowance upon transfers between classifications or categories for loans and debt securities; (c) inclusion of recoveries in determining credit allowance amounts; (d) using projections of rate change for variable rate instruments; (e) vintage disclosures for lines-of-credit; (f) contractual extensions and renewals; (g) consideration of prepayments in calculating effective interest rate; and (h) consideration of costs to sell if the entity intends to sell the collateral when foreclosure is probable. •Clarifies for Topic 815, among others, that (a) only interest rate risk may be hedged in a partial-term fair value hedge; (b) amortization of fair value basis adjustment may begin before the fair value hedge is discontinued; (c) hedged AFS securities should be disclosed at amortized cost for disclosures related to hedged assets; and (d) contractually specified interest rate should be considered when applying hypothetical derivative method while assessing hedge effectiveness. •Clarifies among others, that (a) using observable price under measurement alternative provided by ASC Topic 321 is a non-recurring fair value measurement and entities should adhere to non-recurring fair value disclosure requirements of Topic 820; and (b) equity securities without readily determinable fair value accounted for under measurement alternative should be remeasured using historical exchange rates.	•Management adopted the amendments on January 1, 2020. •The ASU did not have a material impact on Huntington’s Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Standard	Summary of guidance	Effects on financial statements
ASU 2019-08 - Compensation - Codification Improvements - Share-based Consideration Payable to a Customer Issued: November 2019	•The ASU requires that an entity measure and classify share-based payment awards granted to a customer by applying the guidance in Topic 718. •The amount of share-based payment awards should be recorded as a reduction of the transaction price and is required to be measured on the basis of grant-date fair value of the share-based payment awards in accordance with Topic 718. •The classification and subsequent measurement of the award are subject to the guidance in Topic 718 unless the share-based payment award is subsequently modified and the grantee is no longer a customer.	•Management adopted the amendments on January 1, 2020. •The ASU did not have a material impact on Huntington’s Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
ASU 2019-11 - Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Codification Improvements to Topic 326 Issued: November 2019	•The ASU clarifies or addresses stakeholders’ specific issues related to ASU 2016-13 as described below: •Clarifies that the allowance for purchased financial assets with credit deterioration should include expected recoveries. If a method other than a discounted cash flow method is used to calculate allowance, expected recoveries should not result in an acceleration of the noncredit discount. •Provides transition relief by permitting entities an accounting policy election to adjust the effective interest rate on existing TDRs using prepayment assumptions on the date of adoption of Topic 326 rather than the prepayment assumptions in effect immediately before the restructuring. •Extends the disclosure relief for accrued interest receivable balances to additional relevant disclosures involving amortized cost basis. •Clarifies that an entity should assess whether it reasonably expects the borrower will be able to continually replenish collateral securing the financial asset to apply the practical expedient related to collateral maintenance provision.	•Management adopted the amendments on January 1, 2020. •The ASU did not have a material impact on Huntington’s Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Accounting standards yet to be adopted


Standard	Summary of guidance	Effects on financial statements
ASU 2019-12 - Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes Issued: December 2019	•The ASU simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing exceptions to the: a.Incremental approach for intra-period tax allocation when there is a loss from continuing operations and income or a gain from other items; b.Requirement to recognize a deferred tax liability for equity method investments when a foreign subsidiary becomes an equity method investment; c.Ability not to recognize a deferred tax liability for a foreign subsidiary when a foreign equity method investment becomes a subsidiary; and d.General methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period when a year-to-date loss exceeds the anticipated loss for the year. •The ASU also simplifies various other aspects of the accounting for income taxes.	•The ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020. •Early adoption of the ASU is permitted, including adoption in any interim period for which financial statements have not yet been issued. An entity that elects to early adopt in an interim period should reflect any adjustments as of the beginning of the annual period that includes that interim period. •The ASU is not expected to have a material impact on Huntington’s Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
ASU 2020-04 - Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting Issued: March 2020	•The ASU provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying U.S. GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met, including the following: a.Modifications of contracts within the scope of Topics 310, Receivables, and 470, Debt, should be accounted for by prospectively adjusting the effective interest rate. b.Modifications of contracts within the scope of Topic 842, Leases, should be accounted for as a continuation of the existing contracts with no reassessments of the lease classification and the discount rate. c.Modifications of contracts do not require an entity to reassess its original conclusion about whether that contract contains an embedded derivative that is clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract under Topic 815. d.The ASU also provides optional expedients for various hedging relationships and do not require de-designation of hedging relationships if certain criteria are met. e.An entity may make a one time election to sell, transfer, or both sell and transfer debt securities classified as held to maturity that reference a rate affected by reference rate reform and that are classified as held to maturity before January 1, 2020.	•The ASU is effective for all entities from the beginning of an interim period that includes or is subsequent to March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. •The ASU is not expected to have a material impact Huntington’s Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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3. INVESTMENT SECURITIES AND OTHER SECURITIES

Debt securities purchased in which Huntington has the intent and ability to hold to their maturity are classified as held-to-maturity securities. All other debt and equity securities are classified as either available-for-sale or other securities.

The following tables provide amortized cost, fair value, and gross unrealized gains and losses by investment category at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:


			Unrealized
(dollar amounts in millions)	Amortized Cost		Gross Gains		Gross Losses		Fair Value
September 30, 2020
Available-for-sale securities:
U.S. Treasury	$	5	$	—	$	—	$	5
Federal agencies:
Residential CMO	4,343		157		(2)		4,498
Residential MBS	5,669		98		(6)		5,761
Commercial MBS	787		22		(2)		807
Other agencies	112		2		—		114
Total U.S. Treasury, federal agency and other agency securities	10,916		279		(10)		11,185
Municipal securities	3,071		89		(16)		3,144
Private-label CMO	5		—		—		5
Asset-backed securities	197		6		—		203
Corporate debt	267		—		(1)		266
Other securities/Sovereign debt	4		—		—		4
Total available-for-sale securities	$	14,460	$	374	$	(27)	$	14,807

Held-to-maturity securities:
Federal agencies:
Residential CMO	$	1,959	$	98	$	—	$	2,057
Residential MBS	2,926		102		—		3,028
Commercial MBS	3,413		199		—		3,612
Other agencies	256		14		—		270
Total federal agency and other agency securities	8,554		413		—		8,967
Municipal securities	3		—		—		3
Total held-to-maturity securities	$	8,557	$	413	$	—	$	8,970

Other securities, at cost:
Non-marketable equity securities:
Federal Home Loan Bank stock	$	64	$	—	$	—	$	64
Federal Reserve Bank stock	299		—		—		299
Other securities, at fair value
Mutual funds	49		—		—		49
Equity securities	9		—		—		9
Total other securities	$	421	$	—	$	—	$	421

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			Unrealized
(dollar amounts in millions)	Amortized Cost		Gross Gains		Gross Losses		Fair Value
December 31, 2019
Available-for-sale securities:
U.S. Treasury	$	10	$	—	$	—	$	10
Federal agencies:
Residential CMO	5,055		48		(18)		5,085
Residential MBS	4,180		45		(3)		4,222
Commercial MBS	979		1		(4)		976
Other agencies	165		1		(1)		165
Total U.S. Treasury, federal agency and other agency securities	10,389		95		(26)		10,458
Municipal securities	3,044		34		(23)		3,055
Private-label CMO	2		—		—		2
Asset-backed securities	575		6		(2)		579
Corporate debt	49		2		—		51
Other securities/Sovereign debt	4		—		—		4
Total available-for-sale securities	$	14,063	$	137	$	(51)	$	14,149

Held-to-maturity securities:
Federal agencies:
Residential CMO	$	2,351	$	33	$	(3)	$	2,381
Residential MBS	2,463		50		—		2,513
Commercial MBS	3,959		34		—		3,993
Other agencies	293		2		—		295
Total federal agency and other agency securities	9,066		119		(3)		9,182
Municipal securities	4		—		—		4
Total held-to-maturity securities	$	9,070	$	119	$	(3)	$	9,186

Other securities, at cost:
Non-marketable equity securities:
Federal Home Loan Bank stock	$	90	$	—	$	—	$	90
Federal Reserve Bank stock	297		—		—		297
Other securities, at fair value
Mutual funds	53		—		—		53
Equity securities	1		—		—		1
Total other securities	$	441	$	—	$	—	$	441

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The following table provides the amortized cost and fair value of securities by contractual maturity at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities as issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without incurring penalties.


	September 30, 2020				December 31, 2019
(dollar amounts in millions)	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Available-for-sale securities:
Under 1 year	$	349	$	345	$	231	$	229
After 1 year through 5 years	1,198		1,203		1,196		1,189
After 5 years through 10 years	1,522		1,562		1,594		1,606
After 10 years	11,391		11,697		11,042		11,125
Total available-for-sale securities	$	14,460	$	14,807	$	14,063	$	14,149

Held-to-maturity securities:
Under 1 year	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
After 1 year through 5 years	137		145		17		17
After 5 years through 10 years	173		181		300		305
After 10 years	8,247		8,644		8,753		8,864
Total held-to-maturity securities	$	8,557	$	8,970	$	9,070	$	9,186

The following tables provide detail on investment securities with unrealized losses aggregated by investment category and the length of time the individual securities have been in a continuous loss position at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:


	Less than 12 Months				Over 12 Months				Total
(dollar amounts in millions)	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
September 30, 2020
Available-for-sale securities:
Federal agencies:
Residential CMO	$	209	$	(2)	$	—	$	—	$	209	$	(2)
Residential MBS	1,849		(6)		—		—		1,849		(6)
Commercial MBS	27		(2)		—		—		27		(2)
Other agencies	—		—		—		—		—		—
Total federal agency and other agency securities	2,085		(10)		—		—		2,085		(10)
Municipal securities	166		(3)		684		(13)		850		(16)

Asset-backed securities	16		—		—		—		16		—
Corporate debt	230		(1)		—		—		230		(1)

Total temporarily impaired securities	$	2,497	$	(14)	$	684	$	(13)	$	3,181	$	(27)

Held-to-maturity securities:
Federal agencies:
Residential CMO	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Residential MBS	—		—		—		—		—		—
Commercial MBS	—		—		—		—		—		—
Other agencies	—		—		—		—		—		—
Total federal agency and other agency securities	—		—		—		—		—		—
Municipal securities	—		—		—		—		—		—
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—

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	Less than 12 Months				Over 12 Months				Total
(dollar amounts in millions)	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
December 31, 2019
Available-for-sale securities:
Federal agencies:
Residential CMO	$	1,206	$	(10)	$	519	$	(8)	$	1,725	$	(18)
Residential MBS	1,169		(3)		9		—		1,178		(3)
Commercial MBS	472		(2)		272		(2)		744		(4)
Other agencies	86		(1)		—		—		86		(1)
Total federal agency and other agency securities	2,933		(16)		800		(10)		3,733		(26)
Municipal securities	273		(4)		1,204		(19)		1,477		(23)

Asset-backed securities	116		(1)		37		(1)		153		(2)
Corporate debt	1		—		—		—		1		—

Total temporarily impaired securities	$	3,323	$	(21)	$	2,041	$	(30)	$	5,364	$	(51)

Held-to-maturity securities:
Federal agencies:
Residential CMO	$	218	$	(1)	$	112	$	(2)	$	330	$	(3)
Residential MBS	317		—		—		—		317		—
Commercial MBS	81		—		—		—		81		—
Other agencies	58		—		—		—		58		—
Total federal agency and other agency securities	674		(1)		112		(2)		786		(3)
Municipal securities	4		—		—		—		4		—
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	678	$	(1)	$	112	$	(2)	$	790	$	(3)

During the 2020 first quarter, Huntington transferred $1.5 billion of securities from the AFS portfolio to the HTM portfolio. At the time of the transfer, AOCI included $22 million of unrealized gains attributed to these securities. This gain will be amortized into interest income over the remaining life of the securities.

At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the carrying value of investment securities pledged to secure public and trust deposits, trading account liabilities, U.S. Treasury demand notes, security repurchase agreements and to support borrowing capacity totaled $16.8 billion and $3.8 billion, respectively. There were no securities of a single issuer, which were not governmental or government-sponsored, that exceeded 10% of shareholders’ equity at either September 30, 2020 or December 31, 2019. At September 30, 2020, all HTM debt securities are considered AAA rated. In addition, there were no HTM debt securities considered past due at September 30, 2020.

Securities Impairment

Based on an evaluation of available information about past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that are relevant to collectability, Huntington has concluded that it expects to receive all contractual cash flows from each security held in its AFS and HTM debt securities portfolio. As such, no allowance is recorded with respect to securities as of September 30, 2020.

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4. LOANS / LEASES

Loans and leases which Huntington has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future, or until maturity or payoff, are classified in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as loans and leases. The total balance of unamortized premiums, discounts, fees, and costs, recognized as part of loans and leases, was a net premium of $454 million and $525 million at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

Loan and Lease Portfolio Composition

The following table provides a detailed listing of Huntington’s loan and lease portfolio at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.


(dollar amounts in millions)	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019


















Loans and leases:
Commercial and industrial	$	34,895	$	30,664
Commercial real estate	7,209		6,674
Automobile	12,925		12,797
Home equity	8,904		9,093
Residential mortgage	12,031		11,376
RV and marine	4,146		3,563
Other consumer	1,046		1,237
Loans and leases	$	81,156	$	75,404
Allowance for loan and lease losses	(1,796)		(783)
Net loans and leases	$	79,360	$	74,621

Equipment Leases

Huntington leases equipment to customers, and substantially all such arrangements are classified as either sales-type or direct financing leases, which are included in C&I loans. These leases are reported at the aggregate of lease payments receivable and estimated residual values, net of unearned and deferred income, and any initial direct costs incurred to originate these leases.

Huntington assesses net investments in leases (including residual values) for impairment and recognizes any impairment losses in accordance with the impairment guidance for financial instruments. As such, net investments in leases may be reduced by an allowance for credit losses, with changes recognized as provision expense.

The following table presents net investments in lease financing receivables by category at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.


(dollar amounts in millions)	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Commercial and industrial:
Lease payments receivable	$	1,751	$	1,841
Estimated residual value of leased assets	687		728
Gross investment in commercial and industrial lease financing receivables	2,438		2,569
Deferred origination costs	21		19
Deferred fees	(203)		(249)
Total net investment in commercial and industrial lease financing receivables	$	2,256	$	2,339

The carrying value of residual values guaranteed was $97 million and $95 million as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. The future lease rental payments due from customers on sales-type and direct financing leases at September 30, 2020, totaled $1.8 billion and were due as follows: $0.6 billion in 2021, $0.5 billion in 2022, $0.3 billion in 2023, $0.2 billion in 2024, $0.1 billion in 2025, and $0.1 billion thereafter. Interest income recognized for these types of leases was $26 million and $28 million for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, interest income recognized was $81 million and $81 million, respectively.

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Nonaccrual and Past Due Loans

Loans are considered past due when the contractual amounts due with respect to principal and interest are not received within 30 days of the contractual due date. See Note 1 “Significant Accounting Policies” to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 for a description of the accounting policies related to the NALs.

The following table presents NALs by loan class at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (1):


	September 30, 2020				December 31, 2019
(dollar amounts in millions)	Nonaccrual loans with no ACL		Total nonaccrual loans		Nonaccrual loans with no ACL		Total nonaccrual loans
Commercial and industrial	$	65	$	388	$	109	$	323
Commercial real estate	9		16		2		10
Automobile	—		5		—		4
Home equity	—		71		—		59
Residential mortgage	—		88		—		71
RV and marine	—		1		—		1
Other consumer	—		—		—		—
Total nonaccrual loans	$	74	$	569	$	111	$	468

(1) Generally excludes loans that were under payment deferral or granted other assistance, including amendments or waivers of financial covenants in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The following table presents an aging analysis of loans and leases, including past due loans and leases, by loan class at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:


	September 30, 2020
	Past Due (1)(2)										Loans Accounted for Under FVO		Total Loans and Leases		90 or more days past due and accruing
(dollar amounts in millions)	30-59 Days		60-89 Days		90 or more days		Total		Current
Commercial and industrial	$	54	$	21	$	113	$	188	$	34,707	$	—	$	34,895	$	10	(3)
Commercial real estate	6		3		12		21		7,188		—		7,209		—
Automobile	61		20		12		93		12,832		—		12,925		8
Home equity	23		11		58		92		8,811		1		8,904		11
Residential mortgage	104		32		202		338		11,602		91		12,031		142		(4)
RV and marine	11		3		3		17		4,129		—		4,146		2
Other consumer	8		3		2		13		1,033		—		1,046		2
Total loans and leases	$	267	$	93	$	402	$	762	$	80,302	$	92	$	81,156	$	175


	December 31, 2019
	Past Due (1)										Loans Accounted for Under FVO		Total Loans and Leases		90 or more days past due and accruing
(dollar amounts in millions)	30-59 Days		60-89 Days		90 or more days		Total		Current
Commercial and industrial	$	65	$	31	$	69	$	165	$	30,499	$	—	$	30,664	$	11	(3)
Commercial real estate	3		1		7		11		6,663		—		6,674		—
Automobile	95		19		11		125		12,672		—		12,797		8
Home equity	50		19		51		120		8,972		1		9,093		14
Residential mortgage	103		49		170		322		10,974		80		11,376		129		(4)
RV and marine	13		4		2		19		3,544		—		3,563		2
Other consumer	13		6		7		26		1,211		—		1,237		7
Total loans and leases	$	342	$	129	$	317	$	788	$	74,535	$	81	$	75,404	$	171

(1)NALs are included in this aging analysis based on the loan’s past due status.

(2)At September 30, 2020, the principal balance of loans in payment deferral programs offered in response to the COVID-19 pandemic which are performing according to their modified terms are generally not considered delinquent.

(3)Amounts include Huntington Technology Finance administrative lease delinquencies.

(4)Amounts include mortgage loans insured by U.S. government agencies.

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Credit Quality Indicators

See Note 3 “Loans / Leases and Allowance for Credit Losses” to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 for a description of the credit quality indicators Huntington utilizes for monitoring credit quality and for determining an appropriate ACL level.

To facilitate the monitoring of credit quality for commercial loans, and for purposes of determining an appropriate ACL level for these loans, Huntington utilizes the following internally defined categories of credit grades:

•Pass - Higher quality loans that do not fit any of the other categories described below.

•OLEM - The credit risk may be relatively minor yet represents a risk given certain specific circumstances. If the potential weaknesses are not monitored or mitigated, the loan may weaken or the collateral may be inadequate to protect Huntington’s position in the future. For these reasons, Huntington considers the loans to be potential problem loans.

•Substandard - Inadequately protected loans resulting from the borrower’s ability to repay, equity, and/or the collateral pledged to secure the loan. These loans have identified weaknesses that could hinder normal repayment or collection of the debt. It is likely Huntington will sustain some loss if any identified weaknesses are not mitigated.

•Doubtful - Loans that have all of the weaknesses inherent in those loans classified as Substandard, with the added elements of the full collection of the loan is improbable and that the possibility of loss is high.

Loans are generally assigned a category of “Pass” rating upon initial approval and subsequently updated as appropriate based on the borrower’s financial performance.

Commercial loans categorized as OLEM, Substandard, or Doubtful are considered Criticized loans. Commercial loans categorized as Substandard or Doubtful are both considered Classified loans.

For all classes within the consumer loan portfolio, loans are assigned pool level PD factors based on the FICO range within which the borrower’s credit bureau score falls. A credit bureau score is a credit score developed by FICO based on data provided by the credit bureaus. The credit bureau score is widely accepted as the standard measure of consumer credit risk used by lenders, regulators, rating agencies, and consumers. The higher the credit bureau score, the higher likelihood of repayment and therefore, an indicator of higher credit quality.

Huntington assesses the risk in the loan portfolio by utilizing numerous risk characteristics. The classifications described above, and also presented in the table below, represent one of those characteristics that are closely monitored in the overall credit risk management processes.

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The following table presents each loan and lease class by vintage and credit quality indicator at September 30, 2020:


	As of September 30, 2020
	Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year												Revolver Total at Amortized Cost Basis		Revolver Total Converted to Term Loans
(dollar amounts in millions)	2020		2019		2018		2017		2016		Prior						Total (3)
Commercial and industrial
Credit Quality Indicator (1):
Pass	$	12,017	$	5,057	$	3,019	$	1,621	$	1,106	$	1,084	$	8,408	$	2	$	32,314
OLEM	362		134		120		35		42		22		212		—		927
Substandard	296		171		167		215		90		182		525		—		1,646
Doubtful	2		—		5		—		—		1		—		—		8
Total Commercial and industrial	$	12,677	$	5,362	$	3,311	$	1,871	$	1,238	$	1,289	$	9,145	$	2	$	34,895

Commercial real estate
Credit Quality Indicator (1):
Pass	$	1,366	$	1,629	$	1,203	$	566	$	601	$	635	$	675	$	—	$	6,675
OLEM	61		74		73		56		20		23		1		—		308
Substandard	21		48		13		40		44		20		38		—		224
Doubtful	—		—		—		—		—		2		—		—		2
Total Commercial real estate	$	1,448	$	1,751	$	1,289	$	662	$	665	$	680	$	714	$	—	$	7,209

Automobile
Credit Quality Indicator (2):
750+	$	2,145	$	2,185	$	1,293	$	880	$	406	$	126	$	—	$	—	$	7,035
650-749	1,528		1,546		878		465		224		78		—		—		4,719
<650	224		334		274		183		104		52		—		—		1,171

Total Automobile	$	3,897	$	4,065	$	2,445	$	1,528	$	734	$	256	$	—	$	—	$	12,925

Home equity
Credit Quality Indicator (2):
750+	$	502	$	29	$	31	$	36	$	97	$	498	$	4,493	$	192	$	5,878
650-749	96		12		8		12		31		181		2,006		186		2,532
<650	—		1		1		1		7		76		304		103		493

Total Home equity	$	598	$	42	$	40	$	49	$	135	$	755	$	6,803	$	481	$	8,903

Residential mortgage
Credit Quality Indicator (2):
750+	$	2,416	$	1,545	$	1,060	$	1,229	$	862	$	1,429	$	—	$	—	$	8,541
650-749	758		516		363		313		194		526		—		—		2,670
<650	25		74		101		102		73		354		—		—		729

Total Residential mortgage	$	3,199	$	2,135	$	1,524	$	1,644	$	1,129	$	2,309	$	—	$	—	$	11,940

RV and marine
Credit Quality Indicator (2):
750+	$	988	$	557	$	629	$	360	$	163	$	270	$	—	$	—	$	2,967
650-749	264		231		217		147		69		141		—		—		1,069
<650	4		15		23		23		12		33		—		—		110

Total RV and marine	$	1,256	$	803	$	869	$	530	$	244	$	444	$	—	$	—	$	4,146

Other consumer
Credit Quality Indicator (2):
750+	$	71	$	64	$	28	$	8	$	4	$	10	$	324	$	2	$	511
650-749	29		64		21		7		2		5		300		31		459
<650	1		9		3		1		1		2		28		31		76

Total Other consumer	$	101	$	137	$	52	$	16	$	7	$	17	$	652	$	64	$	1,046

(1)Consistent with the credit quality disclosures, indicators for the Commercial portfolio are based on internally defined categories of credit grades which are generally refreshed at least semi-annually.

(2)Consistent with the credit quality disclosures, indicators for the Consumer portfolio are based on updated customer credit scores refreshed at least quarterly.

(3)The total amount of accrued interest recorded for these loans at September 30, 2020, presented in other assets within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, was $132 million and $125 million of commercial and consumer, respectively.

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The following table presents each loan and lease class by credit quality indicator at December 31, 2019.


	December 31, 2019
(dollar amounts in millions)	Credit Risk Profile by UCS Classification
Commercial	Pass		OLEM		Substandard		Doubtful		Total
Commercial and industrial	$	28,477	$	634	$	1,551	$	2	$	30,664
Commercial real estate	6,487		98		88		1		6,674

			Credit Risk Profile by FICO Score (1), (2)
Consumer			750+		650-749		<650		Total
Automobile			$	6,759	$	4,661	$	1,377	$	12,797
Home equity			5,763		2,772		557		9,092
Residential mortgage			7,976		2,742		578		11,296
RV and marine			2,391		1,053		119		3,563
Other consumer			546		571		120		1,237

(1)Excludes loans accounted for under the fair value option.

(2)Reflects updated customer credit scores.

Collateral-dependent Loans

Certain commercial and consumer loans for which repayment is expected to be provided substantially through the operation or sale of the loan collateral are considered to be collateral-dependent. Commercial collateral-dependent loans are generally secured by business assets and/or commercial real estate. Consumer collateral-dependent loans are primarily secured by residential real estate.

TDR Loans

TDRs are modified loans where a concession was provided to a borrower experiencing financial difficulties. Loan modifications are considered TDRs when the concessions provided would not otherwise be considered. However, not all loan modifications are TDRs. See Note 3 “Loans / Leases and Allowance for Credit Losses” to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 for an additional discussion of TDRs.

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The following table presents, by class and modification type, the number of contracts, post-modification outstanding balance, and the financial effects of the modification for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.


	New Troubled Debt Restructurings (1)
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
	Number of Contracts	Post-modification Outstanding Recorded Investment (2)
(dollar amounts in millions)		Interest rate reduction		Amortization or maturity date change		Chapter 7 bankruptcy		Other		Total
Commercial and industrial	39	$	—	$	28	$	—	$	—	$	28
Commercial real estate	2	—		—		—		—		—
Automobile	726	—		5		2		—		7
Home equity	90	—		2		3		1		6
Residential mortgage	242	—		40		2		—		42
RV and marine	30	—		1		—		—		1
Other consumer	122	1		—		—		—		1
Total new TDRs	1,251	$	1	$	76	$	7	$	1	$	85

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
	Number of Contracts	Post-modification Outstanding Recorded Investment (2)
(dollar amounts in millions)		Interest rate reduction		Amortization or maturity date change		Chapter 7 bankruptcy		Other		Total

Commercial and industrial	119	$	—	$	39	$	—	$	—	$	39
Commercial real estate	7	—		1		—		—		1
Automobile	833	—		5		2		—		7
Home equity	76	—		2		3		—		5
Residential mortgage	69	—		9		—		—		9
RV and marine	46	—		1		—		—		1
Other consumer	385	2		—		—		—		2
Total new TDRs	1,535	$	2	$	57	$	5	$	—	$	64

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	New Troubled Debt Restructurings (1)
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
	Number of Contracts	Post-modification Outstanding Recorded Investment (2)
(dollar amounts in millions)		Interest rate reduction		Amortization or maturity date change		Chapter 7 bankruptcy		Other		Total
Commercial and industrial	277	$	—	$	116	$	—	$	58	$	174
Commercial real estate	11	—		3		—		—		3
Automobile	2,582	—		26		5		—		31
Home equity	216	—		5		6		2		13
Residential mortgage	448	—		62		5		—		67
RV and marine finance	126	—		4		—		—		4
Other consumer	513	3		—		—		—		3
Total new TDRs	4,173	$	3	$	216	$	16	$	60	$	295

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
	Number of Contracts	Post-modification Outstanding Recorded Investment (2)
(dollar amounts in millions)		Interest rate reduction		Amortization or maturity date change		Chapter 7 bankruptcy		Other		Total
Commercial and industrial	335	$	—	$	114	$	—	$	—	$	114
Commercial real estate	21	—		12		—		—		12
Automobile	2,227	—		14		6		—		20
Home equity	248	—		7		6		—		13
Residential mortgage	241	—		27		1		—		28
RV and marine finance	113	—		1		1		—		2
Other consumer	972	6		—		—		—		6
Total new TDRs	4,157	$	6	$	175	$	14	$	—	$	195

(1)TDRs may include multiple concessions and the disclosure classifications are based on the primary concession provided to the borrower.

(2)Post-modification balances approximate pre-modification balances.

The financial effects of modification on the provision (recovery) for loan and lease losses for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, were $1 million and $1 million respectively. For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the financial effects of modification were $6 million and $(1) million, respectively.

Pledged Loans and Leases

The Bank has access to the Federal Reserve’s discount window and advances from the FHLB. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, these borrowings and advances are secured by $43.4 billion and $39.6 billion, respectively, of loans.

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5. ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES

On January 1, 2020, Huntington adopted ASU 2016-13 Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (ASC Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which replaced the incurred loss methodology with an expected loss methodology that is referred to as the current expected credit loss (“CECL”) methodology. The measurement of expected credit losses under CECL is applicable to financial assets measured at amortized cost, including loan receivables and held-to-maturity debt securities. It also applies to off-balance sheet exposures not accounted for as insurance and net investments in leases accounted for under ASC Topic 842. Additionally, ASC Topic 326 made changes to the accounting for AFS debt securities, including a requirement to present credit losses as an allowance rather than as a write-down on AFS debt securities that management does not intend to sell, or believes will not be required to sell.

The allowance for credit losses is deducted from the amortized cost basis of a financial asset or a group of financial assets so that the balance sheet reflects the net amount Huntington expects to collect. Amortized cost is the principal balance outstanding, net of purchase premiums and discounts, fair value hedge accounting adjustments, and deferred fees and costs. Subsequent changes (favorable and unfavorable) in expected credit losses are recognized immediately in net income as a credit loss expense or a reversal of credit loss expense. Management estimates the allowance by projecting probability-of-default, loss-given-default and exposure-at-default depending on economic parameters for each month of the remaining contractual term. Those economic parameters are developed using available information relating to past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Huntington’s reasonable and supportable forecast period reverts to a historical norm based on inputs within approximately two to three years. The reversion period is dependent on the state of the economy at the beginning of the forecast. Historical credit experience provides the basis for the estimation of expected credit losses, with adjustments made for differences in current loan-specific risk characteristics such as differences in underwriting standards, portfolio mix, delinquency levels and terms, as well as for changes in the micro- and macro-economic environments. The contractual terms of financial assets are adjusted for expected prepayments and any extensions outside of Huntington’s control.

Loans that are determined to have unique risk characteristics are evaluated on an individual basis by management. If a loan is determined to be collateral dependent, or meets the criteria to apply the collateral dependent practical expedient, expected credit losses are determined based on the fair value of the collateral at the reporting date, less costs to sell as appropriate.

Loans with unique risk characteristics that are not subject to collateral dependent accounting, are assessed using a discounted cash flows methodology.

The allowance for credit losses is measured on a collective (pool) basis when similar risk characteristics exist. Management believes the products within each of the entity’s portfolio classes exhibit similar risk characteristics. Huntington has identified its portfolio classes as disclosed above.

Allowance for Credit Losses - HTM Securities

Nearly all of Huntington’s HTM debt securities are issued by U.S. government entities and agencies. These securities are either explicitly or implicitly guaranteed by the U.S. government, are highly rated by major rating agencies, and have a long history of no credit losses. As such, there is currently zero loss expectation for this portfolio.

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Allowance for Credit Losses - AFS Securities

For individual debt securities classified as AFS, Huntington assesses whether a decline in fair value below the amortized cost basis has resulted from a credit loss or other factors. Any impairment relating to credit losses would be recognized through an allowance for credit losses. At September 30, 2020, it was determined that no allowance was required. Any impairment due to factors other than a credit loss, such as changes in market interest rates, is recognized in other comprehensive income, net of applicable taxes. Impairment is determined on an individual security basis. Therefore, an AFS debt security cannot be combined with other securities to determine whether the collective securities are impaired.

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses and Allowance for Credit Losses - Roll-forward

The following table presents ALLL and AULC activity by portfolio segment for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.


(dollar amounts in millions)	Commercial		Consumer		Total
Three-month period ended September 30, 2020:
ALLL balance, beginning of period	$	1,169	$	533	$	1,702

Loan charge-offs	(101)		(40)		(141)
Recoveries of loans previously charged-off	12		16		28
Provision for loan and lease losses	183		24		207

ALLL balance, end of period	$	1,263	$	533	$	1,796
AULC balance, beginning of period	$	81	$	38	$	119

Provision (reduction in allowance) for unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit	(27)		(3)		(30)
Unfunded commitment losses	(7)		—		(7)
AULC balance, end of period	$	47	$	35	$	82
ACL balance, end of period	$	1,310	$	568	$	1,878
Nine-month period ended September 30, 2020:
ALLL balance, beginning of period	$	552	$	231	$	783
Cumulative-effect of change in accounting principle for financial instruments - credit losses (1)	180		211		391
Loan charge-offs	(272)		(128)		(400)
Recoveries of loans previously charged-off	20		43		63
Provision for loan and lease losses	783		176		959

ALLL balance, end of period	$	1,263	$	533	$	1,796
AULC balance, beginning of period	$	102	$	2	$	104
Cumulative-effect of change in accounting principle for financial instruments - credit losses (1)	(38)		40		2
Provision (reduction in allowance) for unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit	(7)		(7)		(14)
Unfunded commitment losses	(10)		—		(10)
AULC balance, end of period	$	47	$	35	$	82
ACL balance, end of period	$	1,310	$	568	$	1,878

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(dollar amounts in millions)	Commercial		Consumer		Total
Three-month period ended September 30, 2019:
ALLL balance, beginning of period	$	560	$	214	$	774

Loan charge-offs	(53)		(49)		(102)
Recoveries of loans previously charged-off	15		14		29
Provision for loan and lease losses	39		43		82

ALLL balance, end of period	$	561	$	222	$	783
AULC balance, beginning of period	$	99	$	2	$	101
Provision (reduction in allowance) for unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit	—		—		—

AULC balance, end of period	$	99	$	2	$	101
ACL balance, end of period	$	660	$	224	$	884
Nine-month period ended September 30, 2019:
ALLL balance, beginning of period	$	542	$	230	$	772
Loan charge-offs	(124)		(145)		(269)
Recoveries of loans previously charged-off	35		42		77
Provision for loan and lease losses	108		95		203

ALLL balance, end of period	$	561	$	222	$	783
AULC balance, beginning of period	$	94	$	2	$	96
Provision (reduction in allowance) for unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit	5		—		5

AULC balance, end of period	$	99	$	2	$	101
ACL balance, end of period	$	660	$	224	$	884

At September 30, 2020, the ACL was $1.9 billion, an increase of $991 million from the December 31, 2019 balance of $887 million. Of the increase, $598 million relates primarily to the deterioration in the macroeconomic outlook resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and increased reserves related to oil and gas, with the remaining $393 million related to transition to the CECL lifetime loss methodology. The majority of the increase was related to the commercial portfolio.

Huntington has elected to exclude accrued interest receivable from the measurement of its ACL given the well-defined non-accrual policies in place for all loan portfolios which results in timely reversal of outstanding interest through interest income. For certain loans on active deferral related to COVID-19, the collection of interest may be delayed for an extended period of time. The accrued interest on these active deferral loans is contemplated in establishing the ACL.

6. MORTGAGE LOAN SALES AND SERVICING RIGHTS

Residential Mortgage Portfolio

The following table summarizes activity relating to residential mortgage loans sold with servicing retained for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollar amounts in millions)	2020		2019		2020		2019
Residential mortgage loans sold with servicing retained	$	2,391	$	1,238	$	6,106	$	3,025
Pretax gains resulting from above loan sales (1)	98		26		196		61

(1)Recorded in mortgage banking income

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The following table summarizes the changes in MSRs recorded using the fair value method for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (1):


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollar amounts in millions)	2020		2019 (1)		2020		2019 (1)
Fair value, beginning of period	$	172	$	9	$	7	$	10
Fair value election for servicing assets previously measured using the amortized method	—		—		205		—
New servicing assets created	30		—		70		—
Change in fair value during the period due to:
Time decay (2)	(2)		—		(6)		—
Payoffs (3)	(13)		—		(29)		—
Changes in valuation inputs or assumptions (4)	4		(1)		(56)		(2)
Fair value, end of period	$	191	$	8	$	191	$	8
Weighted-average life (years)	6.4		6.2		6.4		6.2

(1)Prior to January 1, 2020, substantially all of Huntington’s MSR assets were recorded at amortized cost.

(2)Represents decrease in value due to passage of time, including the impact from both regularly scheduled loan principal payments and partial loan paydowns.

(3)Represents decrease in value associated with loans that paid off during the period.

(4)Represents change in value resulting primarily from market-driven changes in interest rates and prepayment speeds.

MSRs do not trade in an active, open market with readily observable prices. Therefore, the fair value of MSRs is estimated using a discounted future cash flow model. Changes in the assumptions used may have a significant impact on the valuation of MSRs. MSR values are highly sensitive to movement in interest rates as expected future net servicing income depends on the projected outstanding principal balances of the underlying loans, which can be greatly impacted by the level of prepayments.

For MSRs under the fair value method, a summary of key assumptions and the sensitivity of the MSR value to changes in these assumptions at September 30, 2020, and December 31, 2019 follows:


	September 30, 2020							December 31, 2019 (1)
				Decline in fair value due to							Decline in fair value due to
(dollar amounts in millions)	Actual			10% adverse change		20% adverse change		Actual			10% adverse change		20% adverse change
Constant prepayment rate (annualized)	15.62	%		$	(9)	$	(18)	8.21	%		$	—	$	—
Spread over forward interest rate swap rates	798		bps	(5)		(11)		824		bps	—		—

(1)Prior to January 1, 2020, substantially all of Huntington’s MSR assets were recorded at amortized cost.

Total servicing, late fees and other ancillary fees included in mortgage banking income was $16 million for both the three-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019. For both the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, total servicing, late fees and other ancillary fees included in mortgage banking income was $47 million.

The unpaid principal balance of residential mortgage loans serviced for third parties was $23.3 billion and $22.4 billion at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

7. LONG-TERM DEBT

In January 2020, the Bank issued $500 million of senior notes at 99.916% of face value. The senior notes mature on February 3, 2023 and have a fixed coupon rate of 1.80%. The senior notes may be redeemed one month prior to the maturity date at 100% of principal plus accrued and unpaid interest.

In January 2020, Huntington issued $750 million of senior notes at 99.597% of face value. The senior notes mature on February 4, 2030 and have a fixed coupon rate of 2.55%. The senior notes may be redeemed three months prior to the maturity date at 100% of principal plus accrued and unpaid interest.

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On October 20, 2020, Huntington commenced a tender offer to purchase for cash up to $200 million aggregate principal amount of 3.15% Senior Notes due 2021 and up to $200 million aggregate principal amount of 2.30% Senior Notes due 2022. The tender offer will expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on November 16, 2020, unless extended. To receive the applicable total tender offer consideration, holders of notes subject to the tender offer must validly tender their notes before the early tender deadline, which is 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 2, 2020. The tender offer is made only pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Offer to Purchase dated October 20, 2020.

8. OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

The components of Huntington’s OCI for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, were as follows:



	Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
	Tax (expense)
(dollar amounts in millions)	Pretax		Benefit		After-tax

Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities arising during the period	$	—	$	—	$	—
Less: Reclassification adjustment for realized net losses (gains) included in net income	6		(1)		5
Net change in unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities	6		(1)		5



Net change in fair value on cash flow hedges	(52)		12		(40)
Net change in pension and other post-retirement obligations	3		(1)		2
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(43)	$	10	$	(33)



	Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
	Tax (expense)
(dollar amounts in millions)	Pretax		Benefit		After-tax

Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities arising during the period	$	81	$	(18)	$	63
Less: Reclassification adjustment for realized net losses (gains) included in net income	8		(2)		6
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities	89		(20)		69



Net change in fair value on cash flow hedges	36		(8)		28
Net change in pension and other post-retirement obligations	1		—		1
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	$	126	$	(28)	$	98



	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
	Tax (expense)
(dollar amounts in millions)	Pretax		Benefit		After-tax

Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities arising during the period	$	274	$	(61)	$	213
Less: Reclassification adjustment for realized net losses (gains) included in net income	35		(8)		27
Net change in unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities	309		(69)		240



Net change in fair value on cash flow hedges	358		(79)		279
Net change in pension and other post-retirement obligations (1)	(8)		2		(6)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	$	659	$	(146)	$	513

(1) Includes a settlement gain recognized in other noninterest income on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

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	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
	Tax (expense)
(dollar amounts in millions)	Pretax		Benefit		After-tax

Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities arising during the period	$	428	$	(95)	$	333
Less: Reclassification adjustment for realized net losses (gains) included in net income	21		(5)		16
Net change in unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities	449		(100)		349



Net change in fair value on cash flow hedges	104		(22)		82
Net change in pension and other post-retirement obligations	3		—		3
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	$	556	$	(122)	$	434

Activity in accumulated OCI for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, were as follows:



(dollar amounts in millions)	Unrealized gains (losses) on debt securities (1)		Change in fair value related to cash flow hedges		Unrealized gains (losses) for pension and other post- retirement obligations (2)		Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
Balance, beginning of period	$	207	$	342	$	(259)	$	290

Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	—		(40)		—		(40)

Amounts reclassified from accumulated OCI to earnings	5		—		2		7
Period change	5		(40)		2		(33)
Balance, end of period	$	212	$	302	$	(257)	$	257

Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
Balance, beginning of period	$	(83)	$	54	$	(244)	$	(273)

Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	63		28		—		91
Amounts reclassified from accumulated OCI to earnings	6		—		1		7
Period change	69		28		1		98

Balance, end of period	$	(14)	$	82	$	(243)	$	(175)


(dollar amounts in millions)	Unrealized gains (losses) on debt securities (1)		Change in fair value related to cash flow hedges		Unrealized gains (losses) for pension and other post- retirement obligations (2)		Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Balance, beginning of period	$	(28)	$	23	$	(251)	$	(256)

Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	213		279		—		492

Amounts reclassified from accumulated OCI to earnings	27		—		(6)		21
Period change	240		279		(6)		513
Balance, end of period	$	212	$	302	$	(257)	$	257

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Balance, beginning of period	$	(363)	$	—	$	(246)	$	(609)

Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	333		82		—		415
Amounts reclassified from accumulated OCI to earnings	16		—		3		19
Period change	349		82		3		434
Balance, end of period	$	(14)	$	82	$	(243)	$	(175)

(1)AOCI amounts at September 30, 2020, June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019 include $74 million, $81 million and $126 million, respectively, net of unrealized losses on securities transferred from the available-for-sale securities portfolio to the held-to-maturity securities portfolio. The net unrealized losses will be recognized in earnings over the remaining life of the security using the effective interest method.

(2)Amounts for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 include a settlement gain recognized in other noninterest income on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

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9. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

The following is a summary of Huntington’s non-cumulative, non-voting, perpetual preferred stock outstanding as of September 30, 2020.



(dollar amounts in millions)
Series	Issuance Date	Total Shares Outstanding	Carrying Amount		Dividend Rate		Earliest Redemption Date

Series B	12/28/2011	35,500	$	23	3-mo. LIBOR + 270 bps		1/15/2017
Series D	3/21/2016	400,000	386		6.25	%	4/15/2021
Series D	5/5/2016	200,000	199		6.25	%	4/15/2021
Series C	8/16/2016	100,000	100		5.875	%	10/15/2021
Series E	2/27/2018	5,000	495		5.700	%	4/15/2023
Series F	5/27/2020	5,000	494		5.625	%	7/15/2030
Series G	8/3/2020	5,000	494		4.450	%	10/15/2027
Total		750,500	$	2,191

Series B, D, and C of preferred stock has a liquidation value and redemption price per share of $1,000, plus any declared and unpaid dividends. Series E, F, and G stock has a liquidation value and redemption price per share of $100,000, plus any declared and unpaid dividends. All preferred stock has no stated maturity and redemption is solely at the option of the Company. Under current rules, any redemption of the preferred stock is subject to prior approval of the FRB.

Preferred F Stock issued and outstanding

During the 2020 second quarter, Huntington issued $500 million of preferred stock. Huntington issued 500,000 depositary shares, each depositary shares representing a 1/100th ownership interest in a share of 5.625% Series F Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (Series F Preferred Stock), par value $0.01 per share, with a liquidation preference of $100,000 per share (equivalent to $1,000 per depositary share). Each holder of a depositary share will be entitled to all proportional rights and preferences of the Series F Preferred Stock (including dividend, voting, redemption, and liquidation rights). Costs of $6 million related to the issuance of the Series F Preferred Stock are reported as a direct deduction from the face amount of the stock.

Dividends on the Series F Preferred Stock will be non-cumulative and payable quarterly in arrears, when, as and if authorized by the Company's board of directors or a duly authorized committee of the board and declared by the Company, at an annual rate of 5.625% per year on the liquidation preference of $100,000 per share, equivalent to $1,000 per depositary share. The dividend payment dates will be the fifteenth day of each January, April, July and October, commencing on October 15, 2020.

The Series F Preferred Stock is perpetual and has no maturity date. Huntington may redeem the Series F Preferred Stock at its option, (i) in whole or in part, from time to time, on any dividend payment date on or after July 15, 2030 or (ii) in whole but not in part, within 90 days following a change in laws or regulations, in each case, at a redemption price equal to $100,000 per share (equivalent to $1,000 per depositary share), plus any declared and unpaid dividends, without regard to any undeclared dividends, on the Series F Preferred Stock prior to the date fixed for redemption. If Huntington redeems the Series F Preferred Stock, the depositary will redeem a proportional number of depositary shares. Neither the holders of Series Preferred F Stock nor holders of depositary shares will have the right to require the redemption or repurchase of the Series F Preferred Stock or the depositary shares.

Preferred G Stock issued and outstanding

During the 2020 third quarter, Huntington issued $500 million of preferred stock. Huntington issued 500,000 depositary shares, each depositary shares representing a 1/100th ownership interest in a share of 4.450% Series G Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (Series G Preferred Stock), par value $0.01 per share, with a liquidation preference of $100,000 per share (equivalent to $1,000 per depositary share). Each holder of a depositary share will be entitled to all proportional rights and preferences of the Series G Preferred Stock (including dividend, voting, redemption, and liquidation rights). Costs of $6 million related to the issuance of the Series G Preferred Stock are reported as a direct deduction from the face amount of the stock.

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Dividends on the Series G Preferred Stock will be non-cumulative and payable quarterly in arrears, when, as and if authorized by the Company's board of directors or a duly authorized committee of the board and declared by the Company, at an annual rate of 4.450% per year on the liquidation preference of $100,000 per share, equivalent to $1,000 per depositary share. The dividend payment dates will be the fifteenth day of each January, April, July and October, commencing on January 15, 2021.

The Series G Preferred Stock is perpetual and has no maturity date. Huntington may redeem the Series G Preferred Stock at its option, (i) in whole or in part, from time to time, on any dividend payment date on or after October 15, 2027 or (ii) in whole but not in part, within 90 days following a change in laws or regulations, in each case, at a redemption price equal to $100,000 per share (equivalent to $1,000 per depositary share), plus any declared and unpaid dividends, without regard to any undeclared dividends, on the Series G Preferred Stock prior to the date fixed for redemption. If Huntington redeems the Series G Preferred Stock, the depositary will redeem a proportional number of depositary shares. Neither the holders of Series Preferred G Stock nor holders of depositary shares will have the right to require the redemption or repurchase of the Series G Preferred Stock or the depositary shares.

10. EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share is the amount of earnings (adjusted for dividends declared on preferred stock) available to each share of common stock outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted earnings per share is the amount of earnings available to each share of common stock outstanding during the reporting period adjusted to include the effect of potentially dilutive common shares. Potentially dilutive common shares include incremental shares issued for stock options, restricted stock units and awards, and distributions from deferred compensation plans. Potentially dilutive common shares are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share in periods in which the effect would be antidilutive.

The calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollar amounts in millions, except per share data, share count in thousands)	2020		2019		2020		2019
Basic earnings per common share:
Net income	$	303	$	372	$	501	$	1,094
Preferred stock dividends	(28)		(18)		(65)		(55)
Net income available to common shareholders	$	275	$	354	$	436	$	1,039
Average common shares issued and outstanding	1,017,253		1,034,940		1,017,052		1,042,246
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.27	$	0.34	$	0.43	$	1.00
Diluted earnings per common share:




Dilutive potential common shares:
Stock options and restricted stock units and awards	9,005		11,930		9,628		12,681
Shares held in deferred compensation plans	5,202		4,403		4,893		4,137


Dilutive potential common shares	14,207		16,333		14,521		16,818
Total diluted average common shares issued and outstanding	1,031,460		1,051,273		1,031,573		1,059,064
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.27	$	0.34	$	0.42	$	0.98
Anti-dilutive awards (1)	13,954		6,253		12,420		4,900

(1)Reflects the total number of shares related to outstanding options that have been excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because the impact would have been anti-dilutive.

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11. NONINTEREST INCOME

Huntington earns a variety of revenue including interest and fees from customers as well as revenues from non-customers. Certain sources of revenue are recognized within interest or fee income and are outside of the scope of ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). Other sources of revenue fall within the scope of ASC 606 and are generally recognized within noninterest income. These revenues are included within various sections of the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The following table shows Huntington’s total noninterest income segregated between contracts with customers within the scope of ASC 606 and those within the scope of other GAAP Topics.


(dollar amounts in millions)	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
Noninterest income	2020		2019		2020		2019
Noninterest income from contracts with customers	$	224	$	240	$	652	$	697
Noninterest income within the scope of other GAAP topics	206		149		530		385
Total noninterest income	$	430	$	389	$	1,182	$	1,082

The following table illustrates the disaggregation by operating segment and major revenue stream and reconciles disaggregated revenue to segment revenue presented in Note 16 “Segment Reporting”.



	Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
(dollar amounts in millions)	Consumer & Business Banking		Commercial Banking		Vehicle Finance		RBHPCG		Treasury / Other		Huntington Consolidated
Major Revenue Streams
Service charges on deposit accounts	$	54	$	19	$	2	$	1	$	—	$	76
Card and payment processing income	59		4		—		—		—		63
Trust and investment management services	13		1		—		34		—		48
Insurance income	12		2		—		11		(1)		24
Other noninterest income	6		6		1		3		(3)		13
Net revenue from contracts with customers	$	144	$	32	$	3	$	49	$	(4)	$	224
Noninterest income within the scope of other GAAP topics	130		58		(1)		(2)		21		206
Total noninterest income	$	274	$	90	$	2	$	47	$	17	$	430

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
(dollar amounts in millions)	Consumer & Business Banking		Commercial Banking		Vehicle Finance		RBHPCG		Treasury / Other		Huntington Consolidated
Major Revenue Streams
Service charges on deposit accounts	$	79	$	16	$	2	$	1	$	—	$	98
Card and payment processing income	56		4		—		—		—		60
Trust and investment management services	9		1		—		34		—		44
Insurance income	8		2		—		10		—		20
Other noninterest income	8		7		2		1		—		18
Net revenue from contracts with customers	$	160	$	30	$	4	$	46	$	—	$	240
Noninterest income within the scope of other GAAP topics	63		71		—		1		14		149
Total noninterest income	$	223	$	101	$	4	$	47	$	14	$	389

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	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
(dollar amounts in millions)	Consumer & Business Banking		Commercial Banking		Vehicle Finance		RBHPCG		Treasury / Other		Huntington Consolidated
Major Revenue Streams
Service charges on deposit accounts	$	161	$	54	$	4	$	3	$	—	$	222
Card and payment processing income	163		11		—		—		—		174
Trust and investment management services	33		3		—		104		—		140
Insurance income	32		5		—		34		1		72
Other noninterest income	18		14		2		11		(1)		44
Net revenue from contracts with customers	$	407	$	87	$	6	$	152	$	—	$	652
Noninterest income within the scope of other GAAP topics	297		174		1		(1)		59		530
Total noninterest income	$	704	$	261	$	7	$	151	$	59	$	1,182

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
(dollar amounts in millions)	Consumer & Business Banking		Commercial Banking		Vehicle Finance		RBHPCG		Treasury / Other		Huntington Consolidated
Major Revenue Streams
Service charges on deposit accounts	$	221	$	48	$	5	$	3	$	—	$	277
Card and payment processing income	162		11		—		—		—		173
Trust and investment management services	25		2		—		103		1		131
Insurance income	25		5		—		33		1		64
Other noninterest income	24		17		4		5		2		52
Net revenue from contracts with customers	$	457	$	83	$	9	$	144	$	4	$	697
Noninterest income within the scope of other GAAP topics	139		183		—		3		60		385
Total noninterest income	$	596	$	266	$	9	$	147	$	64	$	1,082

Huntington generally provides services for customers in which it acts as principal. Payment terms and conditions vary amongst services and customers, and thus impact the timing and amount of revenue recognition. Some fees may be paid before any service is rendered and accordingly, such fees are deferred until the obligations pertaining to those fees are satisfied. Most Huntington contracts with customers are cancelable by either party without penalty or they are short-term in nature, with a contract duration of less than one year. Accordingly, most revenue deferred for the reporting period ended September 30, 2020 is expected to be earned within one year.

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12. FAIR VALUES OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

See Note 18 “Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities” to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 for a description of the valuation methodologies used for instruments measured at fair value. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value rarely transfer between Level 1 and Level 2 measurements. There were no such transfers during the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.

Assets and Liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are summarized below:


	Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using						Netting Adjustments (1)		September 30, 2020
(dollar amounts in millions)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets
Trading account securities:



Municipal securities	$	—	$	54	$	—	$	—	$	54


Available-for-sale securities:
U.S. Treasury securities	5		—		—		—		5
Residential CMOs	—		4,498		—		—		4,498
Residential MBS	—		5,761		—		—		5,761
Commercial MBS	—		807		—		—		807
Other agencies	—		114		—		—		114
Municipal securities	—		55		3,089		—		3,144
Private-label CMO	—		—		5		—		5
Asset-backed securities	—		154		49		—		203
Corporate debt	—		266		—		—		266
Other securities/sovereign debt	—		4		—		—		4
	5		11,659		3,143		—		14,807
Other securities	58		—		—		—		58
Loans held for sale	—		1,118		—		—		1,118
Loans held for investment	—		68		24		—		92
MSRs	—		—		191		—		191
Derivative assets	—		2,093		50		(1,055)		1,088
Liabilities
Derivative liabilities	—		1,170		2		(1,062)		110

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	Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using						Netting Adjustments (1)		December 31, 2019
(dollar amounts in millions)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets
Trading account securities:
Federal agencies: Other agencies	$	—	$	4	$	—	$	—	$	4
Municipal securities	—		63		—		—		63
Other securities	30		2		—		—		32
	30		69		—		—		99
Available-for-sale securities:
U.S. Treasury securities	10		—		—		—		10
Residential CMOs	—		5,085		—		—		5,085
Residential MBS	—		4,222		—		—		4,222
Commercial MBS	—		976		—		—		976
Other agencies	—		165		—		—		165
Municipal securities	—		56		2,999		—		3,055
Private-label CMO	—		—		2		—		2
Asset-backed securities	—		531		48		—		579
Corporate debt	—		51		—		—		51
Other securities/sovereign debt	—		4		—		—		4
	10		11,090		3,049		—		14,149
Other securities	54		—		—		—		54
Loans held for sale	—		781		—		—		781
Loans held for investment	—		55		26		—		81
MSRs	—		—		7		—		7
Derivative assets	—		848		8		(404)		452
Liabilities
Derivative liabilities	—		519		2		(417)		104

(1)Amounts represent the impact of legally enforceable master netting agreements that allow the Company to settle positive and negative positions and cash collateral held or placed with the same counterparties.

The tables below present a rollforward of the balance sheet amounts for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, for financial instruments measured on a recurring basis and classified as Level 3. The classification of an item as Level 3 is based on the significance of the unobservable inputs to the overall fair value measurement. However, Level 3 measurements may also include observable components of value that can be validated externally. Accordingly, the gains and losses in the table below include changes in fair value due in part to observable factors that are part of the valuation methodology.

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	Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
					Available-for-sale securities						Loans held for investment
(dollar amounts in millions)	MSRs		Derivative instruments		Municipal securities		Private- label CMO		Asset-backed securities
Opening balance	$	172	$	40	$	3,102	$	5	$	56	$	25

Transfers out of Level 3 (1)	—		(64)		—		—		—		—
Total gains/losses for the period:
Included in earnings	19		72		(1)		—		—		—
Included in OCI	—		—		60		—		—		—
Purchases/originations	—		—		154		—		—		—

Repayments	—		—		—		—		—		(1)

Settlements	—		—		(226)		—		(7)		—
Closing balance	$	191	$	48	$	3,089	$	5	$	49	$	24
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in earnings for assets held at end of the reporting date	$	18	$	8	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for assets held at the end of the reporting period	—		—		62		—		—		—


	Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
	MSRs		Derivative instruments		Available-for-sale securities		Loans held for investment
(dollar amounts in millions)					Municipal securities				Asset-backed securities
Opening balance	$	9	$	9	$	3,202	$	—		$	28

Transfers out of Level 3 (1)	—		(20)		—		—			—
Total gains/losses for the period:
Included in earnings	(1)		19		(1)		—			—
Included in OCI	—		—		24		—			—
Purchases/originations	—		—		28		55			—

Repayments	—		—		—		—			(1)

Settlements	—		—		(159)		—			—
Closing balance	$	8	$	8	$	3,094	$	55		$	27
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in earnings for assets held at end of the reporting date	$	(1)	$	(1)	$	—	$	—		$	—
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for assets held at the end of the reporting period	$	—	$	—	23					$	—

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	Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
					Available-for-sale securities						Loans held for investment
(dollar amounts in millions)	MSRs		Derivative instruments		Municipal securities		Private- label CMO		Asset-backed securities
Opening balance	$	7	$	6	$	2,999	$	2	$	48	$	26
Fair value election for servicing assets previously measured using the amortized method	205		—		—		—		—		—
Transfers out of Level 3 (1)	—		(139)		—		—		—		—
Total gains/losses for the period:
Included in earnings	(21)		181		(2)		—		—		—
Included in OCI	—		—		61		—		—		—
Purchases/originations	—		—		491		3		28		—

Repayments	—		—		—		—		—		(2)

Settlements	—		—		(460)		—		(27)		—
Closing balance	$	191	$	48	$	3,089	$	5	$	49	$	24
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in earnings for assets held at end of the reporting date	$	(22)	$	42	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for assets held at the end of the reporting period	—		—		64		—		—		—


	Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
					Available-for-sale securities				Loans held for investment
(dollar amounts in millions)	MSRs		Derivative instruments		Municipal securities		Asset- backed securities
Opening balance	$	10	$	2	$	3,165	$	—		$	30

Transfers out of Level 3 (1)	—		(44)		—		—			—
Total gains/losses for the period:
Included in earnings	(2)		50		(1)		—			—
Included in OCI	—		—		70		—			—
Purchases/originations	—		—		136		55			—

Repayments	—		—		—		—			(3)

Settlements	—		—		(276)		—			—
Closing balance	$	8	$	8	$	3,094	$	55		$	27
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in earnings for assets held at end of the reporting date	$	(2)	$	6	$	—	$	—		$	—
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for assets held at the end of the reporting period	—		—		$	68				—

(1) Transfers out of Level 3 represent the settlement value of the derivative instruments (i.e. interest rate lock agreements) that is transferred to loans held for sale, which is classified as Level 2.

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The tables below summarize the classification of gains and losses due to changes in fair value, recorded in earnings for Level 3 assets and liabilities for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:



	Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
					Available-for-sale securities
(dollar amounts in millions)	MSRs		Derivative instruments		Municipal securities
Classification of gains and losses in earnings:
Mortgage banking income	$	19	$	72	$	—

Interest and fee income	—		—		(1)


Total	$	19	$	72	$	(1)



	Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
					Available-for-sale securities
(dollar amounts in millions)	MSRs		Derivative instruments		Municipal securities
Classification of gains and losses in earnings:
Mortgage banking income	$	(1)	$	19	$	—

Interest and fee income	—		—		(1)


Total	$	(1)	$	19	$	(1)


	Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
					Available-for-sale securities
(dollar amounts in millions)	MSRs		Derivative instruments		Municipal securities
Classification of gains and losses in earnings:
Mortgage banking income	$	(21)	$	181	$	—

Interest and fee income	—		—		(2)


Total	$	(21)	$	181	$	(2)


	Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
					Available-for-sale securities
(dollar amounts in millions)	MSRs		Derivative instruments		Municipal securities
Classification of gains and losses in earnings:
Mortgage banking income	$	(2)	$	50	$	—

Interest and fee income	—		—		(1)


Total	$	(2)	$	50	$	(1)

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Assets and liabilities under the fair value option

The following tables present the fair value and aggregate principal balance of certain assets and liabilities under the fair value option:


	September 30, 2020
(dollar amounts in millions)	Total Loans						Loans that are 90 or more days past due
Assets	Fair value carrying amount		Aggregate unpaid principal		Difference		Fair value carrying amount		Aggregate unpaid principal		Difference
Loans held for sale	$	1,118	$	1,057	$	61	$	1	$	1	$	—
Loans held for investment	92		97		(5)		5		5		—


	December 31, 2019
(dollar amounts in millions)	Total Loans						Loans that are 90 or more days past due
Assets	Fair value carrying amount		Aggregate unpaid principal		Difference		Fair value carrying amount		Aggregate unpaid principal		Difference
Loans held for sale	$	781	$	755	$	26	$	2	$	2	$	—
Loans held for investment	81		87		(6)		3		4		(1)

The following tables present the net gains (losses) from fair value changes for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.


	Net gains (losses) from fair value changes				Net gains (losses) from fair value changes
(dollar amounts in millions)	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
Assets	2020		2019		2020		2019
Loans held for sale (1)	$	13	$	6	$	35	$	12

(1)The net gains (losses) from fair value changes are included in Mortgage banking income on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

Assets and Liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis

Certain assets and liabilities may be required to be measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in periods subsequent to their initial recognition. These assets and liabilities are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis; however, they are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances, such as when there is evidence of impairment. The amounts presented represent the fair value on the various measurement dates throughout the period. The gains (losses) represent the amounts recorded during the period regardless of whether the asset is still held at period end.

The amounts measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis at September 30, 2020 were as follows:


		Fair Value Measurements Using
(dollar amounts in millions)	Fair Value	Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)	Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)	Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)	Total Gains/(Losses) Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020

Collateral-dependent loans	124	—	—	124	(39)

Loans held for sale	107	—	—	107	(58)

Huntington records nonrecurring adjustments of collateral-dependent loans held for investment. Such amounts are generally based on the fair value of the underlying collateral supporting the loan. Appraisals are generally obtained to support the fair value of the collateral and incorporate measures such as recent sales prices for comparable properties and cost of construction. Periodically, in cases where the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the collateral less cost to sell, an impairment charge is recognized in the form of a charge-off.

Loans held for sale are measured at lower of cost or fair value less costs to sell. The fair value of loans held for sale is based on binding or non-binding bids for the respective loans or similar loans.

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Significant unobservable inputs for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring and nonrecurring basis

The table below presents quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring and nonrecurring basis at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:


	Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2020 (1)
(dollar amounts in millions)	Fair Value		Valuation Technique	Significant Unobservable Input	Range				Weighted Average
Measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
MSRs	$	191	Discounted cash flow	Constant prepayment rate	9	%	-	23%	16	%
				Spread over forward interest rate swap rates	5	%	-	11%	8	%
Derivative assets	50		Consensus Pricing	Net market price	(1)	%	-	13%	4	%
				Estimated Pull through %	4	%	-	100%	88	%




Municipal securities	3,089		Discounted cash flow	Discount rate	—	%	-	8%	3	%
Asset-backed securities	49			Cumulative default	0	%	-	39%	4	%
				Loss given default	5	%	-	80%	24	%







Measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis:


Collateral-dependent loans	124		Appraisal value	NA					NA


	Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2019 (1)
(dollar amounts in millions)	Fair Value		Valuation Technique	Significant Unobservable Input	Range				Weighted Average
Measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
MSRs	$	7	Discounted cash flow	Constant prepayment rate	—	%	-	26%	8	%
				Spread over forward interest rate swap rates	5	%	-	11%	8	%
Derivative assets	8		Consensus Pricing	Net market price	(2)	%	-	11%	2	%
				Estimated Pull through %	2	%	-	100%	91	%




Municipal securities	2,999		Discounted cash flow	Discount rate	2	%	-	3%	2	%
Asset-backed securities	48			Cumulative default	—	%	-	39%	4	%
				Loss given default	5	%	-	80%	24	%







Measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis:
MSRs	206		Discounted cash flow	Constant prepayment rate	10	%	-	31%	12	%
				Spread over forward interest rate swap rates	5	%	-	11%	9	%
Impaired loans	26		Appraisal value	NA					NA

(1) Certain disclosures related to quantitative level 3 fair value measurements do not include those deemed to be immaterial.

The following provides a general description of the impact of a change in an unobservable input on the fair value measurement and the interrelationship between unobservable inputs, where relevant/significant. Interrelationships may also exist between observable and unobservable inputs.

Credit loss estimates, such as probability of default, constant default, cumulative default, loss given default, cure given deferral, and loss severity, are driven by the ability of the borrowers to pay their loans and the value of the underlying collateral and are impacted by changes in macroeconomic conditions, typically increasing when economic conditions worsen and decreasing when conditions improve. An increase in the estimated prepayment rate typically results in a decrease in estimated credit losses and vice versa. Higher credit loss estimates generally result in lower fair values. Credit spreads generally increase when liquidity risks and market volatility increase and decrease when liquidity conditions and market volatility improve.

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Discount rates and spread over forward interest rate swap rates typically increase when market interest rates increase and/or credit and liquidity risks increase and decrease when market interest rates decline and/or credit and liquidity conditions improve. Higher discount rates and credit spreads generally result in lower fair market values.

Net market price and pull through percentages generally increase when market interest rates increase and decline when market interest rates decline. Higher net market price and pull through percentages generally result in higher fair values.

Fair values of financial instruments

The following table provides the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of Huntington’s financial instruments at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:


	September 30, 2020
(dollar amounts in millions)	Amortized Cost		Lower of Cost or Market		Fair Value or Fair Value Option		Total Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value
Financial Assets
Cash and short-term assets	$	6,384	$	—	$	—	$	6,384	$	6,384
Trading account securities	—		—		54		54		54
Available-for-sale securities	—		—		14,807		14,807		14,807
Held-to-maturity securities	8,557		—		—		8,557		8,970
Other securities	363		—		58		421		421
Loans held for sale	—		185		1,118		1,303		1,308
Net loans and leases (1)	79,268		—		92		79,360		80,490
Derivative assets	—		—		1,088		1,088		1,088
Financial Liabilities
Deposits	95,154		—		—		95,154		95,350
Short-term borrowings	222		—		—		222		222
Long-term debt	9,174		—		—		9,174		9,440
Derivative liabilities	—		—		110		110		110


	December 31, 2019
(dollar amounts in millions)	Amortized Cost		Lower of Cost or Market		Fair Value or Fair Value Option		Total Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value
Financial Assets
Cash and short-term assets	$	1,272	$	—	$	—	$	1,272	$	1,272
Trading account securities	—		—		99		99		99
Available-for-sale securities	—		—		14,149		14,149		14,149
Held-to-maturity securities	9,070		—		—		9,070		9,186
Other securities	387		—		54		441		441
Loans held for sale	—		96		781		877		879
Net loans and leases (1)	74,540		—		81		74,621		75,177
Derivative assets	—		—		452		452		452
Financial Liabilities
Deposits	82,347		—		—		82,347		82,344
Short-term borrowings	2,606		—		—		2,606		2,606
Long-term debt	9,849		—		—		9,849		10,075
Derivative liabilities	—		—		104		104		104

(1)Includes collateral-dependent loans.

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The following table presents the level in the fair value hierarchy for the estimated fair values at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:


	Estimated Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using						Netting Adjustments (1)		September 30, 2020
(dollar amounts in millions)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Financial Assets
Trading account securities	$	—	$	54	$	—			$	54
Available-for-sale securities	5		11,659		3,143				14,807
Held-to-maturity securities	—		8,970		—				8,970
Other securities (2)	58		—		—				58
Loans held for sale	—		1,118		190				1,308
Net loans and direct financing leases	—		68		80,422				80,490
Derivative assets	—		2,093		50		$	(1,055)	1,088
Financial Liabilities
Deposits	—		92,779		2,571				95,350
Short-term borrowings	—		—		222				222
Long-term debt	—		8,877		563				9,440
Derivative liabilities	—		1,170		2		(1,062)		110


	Estimated Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using						Netting Adjustments (1)		December 31, 2019
(dollar amounts in millions)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Financial Assets
Trading account securities	$	30	$	69	$	—			$	99
Available-for-sale securities	10		11,090		3,049				14,149
Held-to-maturity securities	—		9,186		—				9,186
Other securities (2)	54		—		—				54
Loans held for sale	—		781		98				879
Net loans and direct financing leases	—		55		75,122				75,177
Derivative assets	—		848		8		$	(404)	452
Financial Liabilities
Deposits	—		76,790		5,554				82,344
Short-term borrowings	—		—		2,606				2,606
Long-term debt	—		9,439		636				10,075
Derivative liabilities	—		519		2		(417)		104

(2)Excludes securities without readily determinable fair values.

The short-term nature of certain assets and liabilities result in their carrying value approximating fair value. These include trading account securities, customers’ acceptance liabilities, short-term borrowings, bank acceptances outstanding, FHLB advances, and cash and short-term assets, which include cash and due from banks, interest-bearing deposits in banks, interest-bearing deposits at Federal Reserve Bank, federal funds sold, and securities purchased under resale agreements. Loan commitments and letters-of-credit generally have short-term, variable-rate features and contain clauses that limit Huntington’s exposure to changes in customer credit quality. Accordingly, their carrying values, which are immaterial at the respective balance sheet dates, are reasonable estimates of fair value.

Certain assets, the most significant being operating lease assets, bank owned life insurance, and premises and equipment, do not meet the definition of a financial instrument and are excluded from this disclosure. Similarly,

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mortgage servicing rights, deposit base, and other customer relationship intangibles are not considered financial instruments and are not included above. Accordingly, this fair value information is not intended to, and does not, represent Huntington’s underlying value. Many of the assets and liabilities subject to the disclosure requirements are not actively traded, requiring fair values to be estimated by Management. These estimations necessarily involve the use of judgment about a wide variety of factors, including but not limited to, relevancy of market prices of comparable instruments, expected future cash flows, and appropriate discount rates.

13. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Derivative financial instruments are recorded in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as either an asset or a liability (in other assets or other liabilities, respectively) and measured at fair value.

Derivative financial instruments can be designated as accounting hedges under GAAP. Designating a derivative as an accounting hedge allows Huntington to recognize gains and losses on the hedging instruments in the income statement line item where the gains and losses on the hedged item are recognized. Gains and losses on derivatives that are not designated in an effective hedge relationship under GAAP immediately impact earnings within the period they occur.

The following table presents the fair values and notional values of all derivative instruments included in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. Amounts in the table below are presented gross without the impact of any net collateral arrangements.


	September 30, 2020						December 31, 2019
(dollar amounts in millions)	Notional Value		Asset		Liability		Notional Value		Asset		Liability
Derivatives designated as Hedging Instruments
Interest rate contracts	$	27,671	$	858	$	59	$	25,927	$	256	$	36
Derivatives not designated as Hedging Instruments
Interest rate contracts	33,837		1,109		919		27,614		420		314
Foreign exchange contracts	2,691		23		24		2,173		19		18
Commodities contracts	1,899		153		149		3,020		155		152
Equity contracts	477		—		21		427		6		1
Total Contracts	$	66,575	$	2,143	$	1,172	$	59,161	$	856	$	521

The following table presents the amount of gain or loss recognized in income for derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under ASC Subtopic 815-10 in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Income Statement for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.


	Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative	Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative
		Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollar amounts in millions)		2020		2019		2020		2019
Interest rate contracts:
Customer	Capital markets fees	$	10	$	15	$	39	$	38
Mortgage Banking	Mortgage banking income	47		28		109		52
Interest Rate Floors	Interest and fee income on loans and leases	—		(1)		—		4
Foreign exchange contracts	Capital markets fees	7		7		18		22
Commodities contracts	Capital markets fees	—		1		2		(3)

Equity contracts	Other noninterest expense	(1)		(2)		(3)		(3)
Total		$	63	$	48	$	165	$	110

Derivatives used in asset and liability management activities

Huntington engages in balance sheet hedging activity, principally for asset and liability management purposes. Balance sheet hedging activity is generally arranged to receive hedge accounting treatment that can be classified

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as either fair value or cash flow hedges. Fair value hedges are executed to hedge changes in fair value of outstanding fixed-rate debt and investment securities caused by fluctuations in market interest rates. Cash flow hedges are executed to modify interest rate characteristics of designated commercial loans in order to reduce the impact of changes in future cash flows due to market interest rate changes.

The following table presents the gross notional values of derivatives used in Huntington’s asset and liability management activities at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, identified by the underlying interest rate-sensitive instruments.


	September 30, 2020
(dollar amounts in millions)	Fair Value Hedges		Cash Flow Hedges		Economic Hedges		Total
Instruments associated with:
Loans	$	—	$	17,375	$	1,000	$	18,375
Investment securities	3,309		—		—		3,309


Long-term debt	6,987		—		—		6,987

Total notional value at September 30, 2020	$	10,296	$	17,375	$	1,000	$	28,671

	December 31, 2019
(dollar amounts in millions)	Fair Value Hedges		Cash Flow Hedges		Economic Hedges		Total
Instruments associated with:
Loans	$	—	$	18,375	$	—	$	18,375
Investment securities	—		12		—		12


Long-term debt	7,540		—		—		7,540
Total notional value at December 31, 2019	$	7,540	$	18,387	$	—	$	25,927

These derivative financial instruments were entered into for the purpose of managing the interest rate risk of assets and liabilities. Net amounts receivable or payable on contracts hedging either interest earning assets or interest bearing liabilities were accrued as an adjustment to either interest income or interest expense. The net amounts resulted in an increase (decrease) to net interest income of $82 million and $(16) million for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2020, and 2019, respectively. For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020, and 2019, the net amounts resulted in an increase (decrease) to net interest income of $151 million and $(44) million, respectively.

Fair Value Hedges

The changes in fair value of the fair value hedges are recorded through earnings and offset against changes in the fair value of the hedged item.

Huntington has designated $3.1 billion of interest rate swaps as fair value hedges of fixed-rate investment securities using the last-of-layer method. This approach allows the Company to designate as the hedged item a stated amount of the assets that are not expected to be affected by prepayments, defaults and other factors affecting the timing and amount of cash flows. The fair value basis adjustment on our hedged mortgage-backed securities is included in available-for-sale securities on our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.

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The following table presents the change in fair value for derivatives designated as fair value hedges as well as the offsetting change in fair value on the hedged item for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollar amounts in millions)	2020		2019		2020		2019
Interest rate contracts
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps hedging investment securities (1)	$	—	$	—	$	(1)	$	—
Change in fair value of hedged investment securities (1)	—		—		1		—


Change in fair value of interest rate swaps hedging long-term debt (2)	(36)		36		159		165
Change in fair value of hedged long term debt (2)	35		(32)		(160)		(162)

(1)Recognized in Interest income—available-for-sale securities—taxable in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(2)Recognized in Interest expense—long-term debt in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

As of September 30, 2020, and December 31, 2019, the following amounts were recorded on the balance sheet related to cumulative basis adjustments for fair value hedges.


	Amortized Cost				Cumulative Amount of Fair Value Hedging Adjustment To Hedged Items
(dollar amounts in millions)	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019		September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Investment securities (1)	$	7,389	$	—	$	1	$	—

Long-term debt	7,210		7,578		274		114
Total	$	14,599	$	7,578	$	275	$	114

(1)Amounts include the amortized cost basis of closed portfolios used to designate hedging relationships in which the hedged item is the last layer expected to be remaining at the end of the hedging relationship. As of September 30, 2020, the amortized cost basis of the closed portfolios used in these hedging relationships was $7.2 billion, the cumulative basis adjustments associated with these hedging relationships was $1 million, and the amounts of the designated hedged items were $3.1 billion.

The cumulative amount of fair value hedging adjustments remaining for any hedged assets and liabilities for which hedge accounting has been discontinued was $(69) million and $(93) million at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

Cash Flow Hedges

At September 30, 2020, Huntington has $17.4 billion of interest rate floors and swaps. These are designated as cash flow hedges for variable rate commercial loans indexed to LIBOR. The initial premium paid for the interest rate floor contracts represents the time value of the contracts and is not included in the measurement of hedge effectiveness. Any change in fair value related to time value is recognized in OCI. The initial premium paid is amortized on a straight line basis as a reduction to interest income over the contractual life of these contracts.

Gains and losses on interest rate floors and swaps recognized in other comprehensive income were $(40) million and $28 million for the three-months periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, gains and losses on interest rate floors and swaps recognized in other comprehensive income were $279 million and, $82 million respectively.

Derivatives used in mortgage banking activities

Mortgage loan origination hedging activity

Huntington’s mortgage origination hedging activity is related to economically hedging Huntington’s mortgage pricing commitments to customers and the secondary sale to third parties. The value of a newly originated mortgage is not firm until the interest rate is committed or locked. Forward commitments to sell economically hedge the possible loss on interest rate lock commitments due to interest rate change. The net asset (liability) position of these derivatives at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are $44 million and $6 million, respectively. At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, Huntington had commitments to sell residential real estate loans of $2.7 billion and $1.4 billion, respectively. These contracts mature in less than one year.

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MSR hedging activity

Huntington’s MSR economic hedging activity uses securities and derivatives to manage the value of the MSR asset and to mitigate the various types of risk inherent in the MSR asset, including risks related to duration, basis, convexity, volatility, and yield curve. The hedging instruments include forward commitments, interest rate swaps, and options on interest rate swaps.

The notional value of the derivative financial instruments, corresponding trading assets and liabilities, and net trading gains (losses) related to MSR hedging activity is summarized in the following table:



(dollar amounts in millions)	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Notional value	$	578	$	778
Trading assets	56		19


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2020				Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
(dollar amounts in millions)	2020		2019		2020		2019
Trading gains	$	(1)	$	20	$	61	$	44

MSR hedging trading assets and liabilities are included in other assets and other liabilities, respectively, in the Unaudited Condensed Balance Sheets. Trading gains (losses) are included in mortgage banking income in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income.

Derivatives used in customer related activities

Various derivative financial instruments are offered to enable customers to meet their financing and investing objectives and for their risk management purposes. Derivative financial instruments used in trading activities consist of commodity, interest rate, and foreign exchange contracts. Huntington enters into offsetting third-party contracts with approved, reputable counterparties with substantially matching terms and currencies in order to economically hedge significant exposure related to derivatives used in trading activities.

The interest rate or price risk of customer derivatives is mitigated by entering into similar derivatives having offsetting terms with other counterparties. The credit risk to these customers is evaluated and included in the calculation of fair value. Foreign currency derivatives help the customer hedge risk and reduce exposure to fluctuations in exchange rates. Transactions are primarily in liquid currencies with Canadian dollars and Euros comprising a majority of all transactions. Commodity derivatives help the customer hedge risk and reduce exposure to fluctuations in the price of various commodities. Hedging of energy-related products and base metals comprise the majority of these transactions.

The net fair values of these derivative financial instruments, for which the gross amounts are included in other assets or other liabilities at both September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, were $75 million and $87 million, respectively. The total notional values of derivative financial instruments used by Huntington on behalf of customers, including offsetting derivatives, were $32 billion and $30 billion at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. Huntington’s credit risk from customer derivatives was $988 million and $407 million at the same dates, respectively.

Financial assets and liabilities that are offset in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

Huntington records derivatives at fair value as further described in Note 12 “Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities”.

Derivative balances are presented on a net basis taking into consideration the effects of legally enforceable master netting agreements. Additionally, collateral exchanged with counterparties is also netted against the applicable derivative fair values. Huntington enters into derivative transactions with two primary groups: broker-dealers and banks, and Huntington’s customers. Different methods are utilized for managing counterparty credit exposure and credit risk for each of these groups.

Huntington enters into transactions with broker-dealers and banks for various risk management purposes. These types of transactions generally are high dollar volume. Huntington enters into collateral and master netting

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agreements with these counterparties, and routinely exchanges cash and high quality securities collateral. Huntington enters into transactions with customers to meet their financing, investing, payment and risk management needs. These types of transactions generally are low dollar volume. Huntington enters into master netting agreements with customer counterparties; however, collateral is generally not exchanged with customer counterparties.

In addition to the customer derivative credit exposure, aggregate credit risk associated with broker-dealer and bank derivative transactions, net of collateral that has been pledged by the counterparty, was $94 million and $22 million at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. The credit risk associated with derivatives is calculated after considering master netting agreements.

At September 30, 2020, Huntington pledged $285 million of investment securities and cash collateral to counterparties, while other counterparties pledged $345 million of investment securities and cash collateral to Huntington to satisfy collateral netting agreements. In the event of credit downgrades, Huntington would not be required to provide additional collateral.

The following tables present the gross amounts of these assets and liabilities with any offsets to arrive at the net amounts recognized in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.


Offsetting of Financial Assets and Derivative Assets
			Gross amounts offset in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets		Net amounts of assets presented in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets		Gross amounts not offset in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets
(dollar amounts in millions)	Gross amounts of recognized assets						Financial instruments		Cash collateral received		Net amount
September 30, 2020	$	2,143	$	(1,055)	$	1,088	$	(130)	$	(56)	$	902
December 31, 2019	856		(404)		452		(65)		(29)		358


Offsetting of Financial Liabilities and Derivative Liabilities
			Gross amounts offset in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets		Net amounts of liabilities presented in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets		Gross amounts not offset in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets
(dollar amounts in millions)	Gross amounts of recognized liabilities						Financial instruments		Cash collateral delivered		Net amount
September 30, 2020	$	1,172	$	(1,062)	$	110	$	(4)	$	(63)	$	43
December 31, 2019	521		(417)		104		—		(75)		29

14. VIEs

Unconsolidated VIEs

The following tables provide a summary of the assets and liabilities included in Huntington’s Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, as well as the maximum exposure to losses, associated with its interests related to unconsolidated VIEs for which Huntington holds an interest, but is not the primary beneficiary, to the VIE at September 30, 2020, and December 31, 2019:


	September 30, 2020
(dollar amounts in millions)	Total Assets		Total Liabilities		Maximum Exposure to Loss
Trust Preferred Securities	$	14	$	252	$	—
Affordable Housing Tax Credit Partnerships	862		414		862
Other Investments	271		74		271
Total	$	1,147	$	740	$	1,133

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	December 31, 2019
(dollar amounts in millions)	Total Assets		Total Liabilities		Maximum Exposure to Loss
Trust Preferred Securities	$	14	$	252	$	—
Affordable Housing Tax Credit Partnerships	727		332		727
Other Investments	179		63		179
Total	$	920	$	647	$	906

Trust-Preferred Securities

Huntington has certain wholly-owned trusts whose assets, liabilities, equity, income, and expenses are not included within Huntington’s Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. These trusts have been formed for the sole purpose of issuing trust-preferred securities, from which the proceeds are then invested in Huntington junior subordinated debentures, which are reflected in Huntington’s Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as long-term debt. The trust securities are the obligations of the trusts, and as such, are not consolidated within Huntington’s Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

A list of trust preferred securities outstanding at September 30, 2020 follows:


(dollar amounts in millions)	Rate			Principal amount of subordinated note/ debenture issued to trust (1)		Investment in unconsolidated subsidiary
Huntington Capital I	0.93	%	(2)	$	70	$	6
Huntington Capital II	0.86		(3)	32		3
Sky Financial Capital Trust III	1.63		(4)	72		2
Sky Financial Capital Trust IV	1.63		(4)	74		2
Camco Financial Trust	1.56		(5)	4		1
Total				$	252	$	14

(1)Represents the principal amount of debentures issued to each trust, including unamortized original issue discount.

(2)Variable effective rate at September 30, 2020, based on three-month LIBOR +0.70%.

(3)Variable effective rate at September 30, 2020, based on three-month LIBOR +0.625%.

(4)Variable effective rate at September 30, 2020, based on three-month LIBOR +1.40%.

(5)Variable effective rate at September 30, 2020, based on three-month LIBOR +1.33%.

Each issue of the junior subordinated debentures has an interest rate equal to the corresponding trust securities distribution rate. Huntington has the right to defer payment of interest on the debentures at any time, or from time-to-time for a period not exceeding five years provided that no extension period may extend beyond the stated maturity of the related debentures. During any such extension period, distributions to the trust securities will also be deferred and Huntington’s ability to pay dividends on its common stock will be restricted. Periodic cash payments and payments upon liquidation or redemption with respect to trust securities are guaranteed by Huntington to the extent of funds held by the trusts. The guarantee ranks subordinate and junior in right of payment to all indebtedness of the Company to the same extent as the junior subordinated debt. The guarantee does not place a limitation on the amount of additional indebtedness that may be incurred by Huntington.

Affordable Housing Tax Credit Partnerships

Huntington makes certain equity investments in various limited partnerships that sponsor affordable housing projects utilizing the LIHTC pursuant to Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code. The purpose of these investments is to achieve a satisfactory return on capital, to facilitate the sale of additional affordable housing product offerings, and to assist in achieving goals associated with the Community Reinvestment Act. The primary activities of the limited partnerships include the identification, development, and operation of multi-family housing that is leased to qualifying residential tenants. Generally, these types of investments are funded through a combination of debt and equity.

Huntington uses the proportional amortization method to account for a majority of its investments in these entities. These investments are included in other assets. Investments that do not meet the requirements of the

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proportional amortization method are accounted for using the equity method. Investment losses related to these investments are included in noninterest income in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

The following table presents the balances of Huntington’s affordable housing tax credit investments and related unfunded commitments at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.


(dollar amounts in millions)	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Affordable housing tax credit investments	$	1,452	$	1,242
Less: amortization	(590)		(515)
Net affordable housing tax credit investments	$	862	$	727
Unfunded commitments	$	414	$	332

The following table presents other information relating to Huntington’s affordable housing tax credit investments for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollar amounts in millions)	2020		2019		2020		2019
Tax credits and other tax benefits recognized	$	29	$	26	$	88	$	79

Proportional amortization expense included in provision for income taxes	25		22		75		66

There were no sales of affordable housing tax credit investments during the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019. There was no impairment recognized for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.

Other VIE’s

Other VIE’s include investments in Small Business Investment Companies, Historic Tax Credit Investments, certain equity method investments, renewable energy financings, automobile securitizations, and other miscellaneous investments.

15. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

Commitments to extend credit

In the ordinary course of business, Huntington makes various commitments to extend credit that are not reflected in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The contract amounts of these financial agreements at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, were as follows:


(dollar amounts in millions)	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Contract amount representing credit risk
Commitments to extend credit:
Commercial	$	20,606	$	18,326
Consumer	14,734		14,831
Commercial real estate	1,271		1,364
Standby letters of credit	570		587
Commercial letters of credit	11		8

Commitments to extend credit generally have fixed expiration dates, are variable-rate, and contain clauses that permit Huntington to terminate or otherwise renegotiate the contracts in the event of a significant deterioration in the customer’s credit quality. These arrangements normally require the payment of a fee by the customer, the pricing of which is based on prevailing market conditions, credit quality, probability of funding, and other relevant factors. Since many of these commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the contract amounts are not necessarily indicative of future cash requirements. The interest rate risk arising from these financial instruments is insignificant as a result of their predominantly short-term, variable-rate nature.

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Standby letters-of-credit are conditional commitments issued to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third-party. These guarantees are primarily issued to support public and private borrowing arrangements, including commercial paper, bond financing, and similar transactions. Most of these arrangements mature within two years. The carrying amount of deferred revenue associated with these guarantees was $5 million and $8 million at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

Commercial letters-of-credit represent short-term, self-liquidating instruments that facilitate customer trade transactions and generally have maturities of no longer than 90 days. The goods or cargo being traded normally secure these instruments.

Litigation and Regulatory Matters

The following supplements the disclosure in Note 21 - Commitments and Contingencies to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation’s 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Note 14 - Commitments and Contingencies to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2020 (collectively, the prior commitments and contingencies disclosures).

In the ordinary course of business, Huntington is routinely a defendant in or party to pending and threatened legal and regulatory actions and proceedings.

In view of the inherent difficulty of predicting the outcome of such matters, particularly where the claimants seek very large or indeterminate damages or where the matters present novel legal theories or involve a large number of parties, Huntington generally cannot predict what the eventual outcome of the pending matters will be, what the timing of the ultimate resolution of these matters will be, or what the eventual loss, fines or penalties related to each matter may be.

Huntington establishes an accrued liability when those matters present loss contingencies that are both probable and estimable. In such cases, there may be an exposure to loss in excess of any amounts accrued. Huntington thereafter continues to monitor the matter for further developments that could affect the amount of the accrued liability that has been previously established.

For certain matters, Huntington is able to estimate a range of possible loss. In cases in which Huntington possesses information to estimate a range of possible loss, that estimate is aggregated and disclosed below. There may be other matters for which a loss is probable or reasonably possible but such an estimate of the range of possible loss may not be possible. For those matters where an estimate of the range of possible loss is possible, management currently estimates the aggregate range of reasonably possible loss is $0 to $10 million at September 30, 2020 in excess of the accrued liability (if any) related to those matters. This estimated range of possible loss is based upon currently available information and is subject to significant judgment, a variety of assumptions, and known and unknown uncertainties. The matters underlying the estimated range will change from time to time, and actual results may vary significantly from the current estimate. The estimated range of possible loss does not represent Huntington’s maximum loss exposure.

Based on current knowledge, management does not believe that loss contingencies arising from pending matters will have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position of Huntington. Further, management believes that amounts accrued are adequate to address Huntington’s contingent liabilities. However, in light of the inherent uncertainties involved in these matters, some of which are beyond Huntington’s control, and the large or indeterminate damages sought in some of these matters, an adverse outcome in one or more of these matters could be material to Huntington’s results of operations for any particular reporting period.

16. SEGMENT REPORTING

Huntington’s business segments are based on our internally-aligned segment leadership structure, which is how management monitors results and assesses performance. The Company has four major business segments: Consumer and Business Banking, Commercial Banking, Vehicle Finance, Regional Banking and The Huntington Private Client Group (RBHPCG). The Treasury / Other function includes technology and operations, other unallocated assets, liabilities, revenue, and expense. For a description of our business segments, see Note 24 -

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Segment Reporting to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation’s 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Business segment results are determined based upon Huntington’s management reporting system, which assigns balance sheet and income statement items to each of the business segments. The process is designed around the organizational and management structure and, accordingly, the results derived are not necessarily comparable with similar information published by other financial institutions. Additionally, because of the interrelationships of the various segments, the information presented is not indicative of how the segments would perform if they operated as independent entities.

Huntington uses an active and centralized FTP methodology to attribute appropriate net interest income to the business segments. The intent of the FTP methodology is to transfer interest rate risk from the business segments by providing matched duration funding of assets and liabilities. The result is to centralize the financial impact, management, and reporting of interest rate risk in the Treasury / Other function where it can be centrally monitored and managed. The Treasury / Other function charges (credits) an internal cost of funds for assets held in (or pays for funding provided by) each business segment. The FTP rate is based on prevailing market interest rates for comparable duration assets (or liabilities).

Listed in the table below is certain operating basis financial information reconciled to Huntington’s September 30, 2020, December 31, 2019, and September 30, 2019, reported results by business segment.



	Three Months Ended September 30,
Income Statements	Consumer & Business Banking		Commercial Banking		Vehicle Finance		RBHPCG		Treasury / Other		Huntington Consolidated
(dollar amounts in millions)
2020
Net interest income	$	367	$	221	$	110	$	39	$	80	$	817
Provision (benefit) for credit losses	87		87		(12)		15		—		177
Noninterest income	274		90		2		47		17		430
Noninterest expense	450		135		34		56		37		712
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	22		19		19		3		(8)		55
Net income (loss)	$	82	$	70	$	71	$	12	$	68	$	303
2019
Net interest income	$	433	$	263	$	100	$	48	$	(45)	$	799
Provision (benefit) for credit losses	35		36		12		(1)		—		82
Noninterest income	223		101		4		47		14		389
Noninterest expense	421		142		36		63		5		667
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	42		39		12		7		(33)		67
Net income (loss)	$	158	$	147	$	44	$	26	$	(3)	$	372

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	Nine Months Ended September 30,
Income Statements	Consumer & Business Banking		Commercial Banking		Vehicle Finance		RBHPCG		Treasury / Other		Huntington Consolidated
(dollar amounts in millions)
2020
Net interest income	$	1,099	$	693	$	316	$	122	$	169	$	2,399
Provision (benefit) for credit losses	200		611		118		16		—		945
Noninterest income	704		261		7		151		59		1,182
Noninterest expense	1,288		400		103		181		67		2,039
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	66		(12)		21		16		5		96
Net income (loss)	$	249	$	(45)	$	81	$	60	$	156	$	501
2019
Net interest income	$	1,371	$	798	$	291	$	153	$	(180)	$	2,433
Provision (benefit) for credit losses	81		103		27		(3)		—		208
Noninterest income	596		266		9		147		64		1,082
Noninterest expense	1,247		427		112		193		41		2,020
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	134		113		33		23		(110)		193
Net income (loss)	$	505	$	421	$	128	$	87	$	(47)	$	1,094


	Assets at				Deposits at
(dollar amounts in millions)	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019		September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Consumer & Business Banking	$	30,966	$	25,073	$	59,302	$	51,675
Commercial Banking	35,503		34,337		23,599		20,762
Vehicle Finance	19,664		20,155		777		376
RBHPCG	6,934		6,665		6,623		6,370
Treasury / Other	27,049		22,772		4,853		3,164
Total	$	120,116	$	109,002	$	95,154	$	82,347

Item 3: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Quantitative and qualitative disclosures for the current period can be found in the Market Risk section of this report, which includes changes in market risk exposures from disclosures presented in Huntington’s 2019 Form 10-K.

Item 4: Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Huntington maintains disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), are recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Huntington’s Management, with the participation of its Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of Huntington’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of September 30, 2020. Based upon such evaluation, Huntington’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of September 30, 2020, Huntington’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended September 30, 2020, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

In accordance with the instructions to Part II, the other specified items in this part have been omitted because they are not applicable or the information has been previously reported.

Item 1: Legal Proceedings

Information required by this item is set forth in Note 15 “Commitments and Contingent Liabilities” of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements under the caption “Litigation and Regulatory Matters” and is incorporated into this Item by reference.

Item 1A: Risk Factors

In addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the risk factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. In the first quarter of 2020, we identified the following additional risk factor:

The COVID-19 pandemic is adversely affecting, and will likely continue to adversely affect, our business, financial condition, liquidity, and results of operations.

The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the U.S. and global economy; disrupted U.S. and global supply chains; lowered equity market valuations; created significant volatility and disruption in financial markets; contributed to a decrease in the rates and yields on U.S. Treasury securities; resulted in ratings downgrades, credit deterioration, and defaults in many industries; increased demands on capital and liquidity; and increased unemployment levels and decreased consumer confidence. In addition, the pandemic has resulted in temporary closures of many businesses and the institution of social distancing and sheltering in place requirements in many states and communities, including those in our footprint. The pandemic has caused us, and could continue to cause us, to recognize credit losses in our loan portfolios and increases in our allowance for credit losses. Furthermore, the pandemic could cause us to recognize impairment of our goodwill and our financial assets. Sustained adverse effects may also increase our cost of capital, prevent us from satisfying our minimum regulatory capital ratios and other supervisory requirements, or result in downgrades in our credit ratings. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts our business, financial condition, liquidity, and results of operations will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including the scope and duration of the pandemic, the continued effectiveness of our business continuity plan, the direct and indirect impact of the pandemic on our customers, colleagues, counterparties and service providers, and actions taken by governmental authorities and other third parties in response to the pandemic.

Governmental authorities have taken significant measures to provide economic assistance to individual households and businesses, stabilize the markets, and support economic growth. The success of these measures is unknown, and they may not be sufficient to fully mitigate the negative impact of the pandemic. Additionally, some measures, such as a suspension of consumer and commercial loan payments and the reduction in interest rates to near zero, may have a negative impact on our business, financial condition, liquidity, and results of operations. We also face an increased risk of litigation and governmental and regulatory scrutiny as a result of the effects of the pandemic on market and economic conditions and actions governmental authorities take in response to those conditions.

The length of the pandemic and the effectiveness of the measures being put in place to address it are unknown. Until the effects of the pandemic subside, we expect continued draws on lines of credit, reduced revenues in our businesses, and increased customer defaults. Furthermore, the U.S. economy is experiencing a recession as a result of the pandemic, and our business could be materially and adversely affected by a prolonged recession. To the extent the pandemic adversely affects our business, financial condition, liquidity, or results of operations, it may also have the effect of heightening many of the other risks described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.

We participated in the SBA’s PPP as an eligible lender with the benefit of a government guaranty of loans to small business clients, many of whom may face difficulties even after being granted such a loan. We are also

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participating in the FRB’s Main Street Lending Program. We face increased risks, in terms of credit, fraud risk and litigation, in light of participation in these programs.

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

(a) and (b)

Not Applicable

(c)

Period

Total Number of Shares Purchased (1)

Average
Price Paid
Per Share

Maximum Number of Shares (or Approximate Dollar Value) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (2)

July 1, 2020 to July 31, 2020

—

August 1, 2020 to August 31, 2020

—

September 1, 2020 to September 30, 2020

—

Total

—

(1)The reported shares were repurchased pursuant to Huntington’s publicly-announced share repurchase authorization.

(2)The number shown represents, as of the end of each period, the approximate dollar value of Common Stock that may yet be purchased under publicly-announced share repurchase authorizations. The shares may be purchased, from time-to-time, depending on market conditions.

The Board has authorized the repurchase of common shares during the 2020 fourth quarter to offset compensation plan-related share issuances as permitted by the Federal Reserve Board. Huntington may, at its discretion, repurchase common shares as permitted by this Board authorization. Purchases of common shares under the authorization may include open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, and accelerated share repurchase programs.

Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibit Index

This report incorporates by reference the documents listed below that we have previously filed with the SEC. The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference information in this document. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this document, except for any information that is superseded by information that is included directly in this document.

The SEC maintains an Internet web site that contains reports, proxy statements, and other information about issuers, like us, who file electronically with the SEC. The address of the site is http://www.sec.gov. The reports and other information filed by us with the SEC are also available free of charge by visiting the Investor Relations section of our website. The address of the site is http://www.huntington.com. Except as specifically incorporated by reference into this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, information on those web sites is not part of this report. You also should be able to inspect reports, proxy statements, and other information about us at the offices of the Nasdaq National Market at 33 Whitehall Street, New York, New York 10004.

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Exhibit

Number

Document Description

Report or Registration Statement

SEC File or

Registration

Number

Exhibit

Reference

3.1

Articles Supplementary of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated, as of January 18, 2019.

Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 16, 2019.

001-34073

3.1

3.2

Articles of Restatement of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated, as of January 18, 2019.

Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 16, 2019.

001-34073

3.2

3.3

Articles Supplementary of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated, as of May 27, 2020.

Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 28, 2020.

001-34073

3.1

3.4

Articles Supplementary of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated, as of August 5, 2020.

Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 10, 2020.

001-34073

3.1

3.5

Bylaws of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated, as amended and restated on January 16, 2019.

Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 16, 2019.

001-34073

3.3

4.1(P)

Instruments defining the Rights of Security Holders—reference is made to Articles Fifth, Eighth, and Tenth of Articles of Restatement of Charter, as amended and supplemented. Instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt will be furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

31.1

*Rule 13a-14(a) Certification – Chief Executive Officer.

31.2

*Rule 13a-14(a) Certification – Chief Financial Officer.

32.1

**Section 1350 Certification – Chief Executive Officer.

32.2

**Section 1350 Certification – Chief Financial Officer.

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*			Filed herewith
**			Furnished herewith
***			The following material from Huntington’s Form 10-Q Report for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020, formatted in Inline XBRL: (1) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (2) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, (3) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (4) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity, (5) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (6) the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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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.

HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INCORPORATED

(Registrant)



Date:	October 30, 2020	/s/ Stephen D. Steinour
		Stephen D. Steinour
		Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

Date:	October 30, 2020	/s/ Zachary Wasserman
		Zachary Wasserman
		Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

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