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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
ý
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2018
or
¨
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from         to        
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 001-12307
ZIONS BANCORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
UTAH
87-0227400
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
One South Main, 15th Floor
Salt Lake City, Utah
84133
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (801) 844-7637
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ý    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ý    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
ý
Accelerated filer
¨
 
 
 
 
Non-accelerated filer
¨
Smaller reporting company
¨
 
 
 
 
 
 
Emerging growth company
¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  ý
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Common Stock, without par value, outstanding at April 30, 2018
197,114,982 shares

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PART I.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 2.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that are based on other than historical data are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements provide current expectations or forecasts of future events and include, among others:
statements with respect to the beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, targets, commitments, designs, guidelines, expectations, anticipations, and future financial condition, results of operations and performance of Zions Bancorporation (“the Parent”) and its subsidiaries (collectively “the Company,” “Zions,” “we,” “our,” “us”); and
statements preceded by, followed by, or that include the words “may,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “target,” “commit,” “design,” “plan,” “projects,” and the negative thereof and similar words and expressions.
These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, nor should they be relied upon as representing management’s views as of any subsequent date. Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain, such as statements about future financial and operating results, the potential timing or consummation of the proposed transaction described in the presentation and receipt of regulatory approvals or determinations, or the anticipated benefits thereof, including without limitation, future financial and operating results. Actual results may differ materially from those presented, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, those presented in Management’s Discussion and Analysis. Important risk factors that may cause such material differences include, but are not limited to:
the Company’s ability to successfully execute its business plans, manage its risks, and achieve its objectives, including its restructuring and efficiency initiatives and its capital plan;
changes in local, national and international political and economic conditions, including without limitation the political and economic effects of the economic and fiscal imbalance in the United Sates and other countries, potential or actual downgrades in ratings of sovereign debt issued by the United States and other countries, and other major developments, including wars, military actions, and terrorist attacks;
changes in financial and commodity market prices and conditions, either internationally, nationally or locally in areas in which the Company conducts its operations, including without limitation rates of business formation and growth, commercial and residential real estate development, real estate prices, and oil and gas-related commodity prices;
changes in markets for equity, fixed income, commercial paper and other securities, commodities, including availability, market liquidity levels, and pricing;
any impairment of our goodwill or other intangibles, or any adjustment of valuation allowances on our deferred tax assets due to adverse changes in the economic environment, declining operations of the reporting unit, or a change to the corporate statutory tax rate or other similar changes if and as implemented by local and national governments, or other factors;
changes in interest rates, the quality and composition of the loan and securities portfolios, demand for loan products, deposit flows and competition;
the impact of acquisitions, dispositions, and corporate restructurings;
increases in the levels of losses, customer bankruptcies, bank failures, claims, and assessments;
changes in fiscal, monetary, regulatory, trade and tax policies and laws, and regulatory assessments and fees, including policies of the United States (“U.S.”) Department of Treasury, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance

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Corporation (“FDIC”), the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau;
the impact of executive compensation rules under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank Act”) and banking regulations, which may impact the ability of the Company and other American financial institutions to retain and recruit executives and other personnel necessary for their businesses and competitiveness;
the impact of the Dodd-Frank Act and Basel III, and rules and regulations thereunder, on our required regulatory capital and liquidity levels, governmental assessments on us (including, but not limited to, the Federal Reserve reviews of our annual capital plan), the scope of business activities in which we may engage, the manner in which we engage in such activities, the fees we may charge for certain products and services, and other matters affected by the Dodd-Frank Act and these international standards;
continuing consolidation in the financial services industry;
new legal claims against the Company, including litigation, arbitration and proceedings brought by governmental or self-regulatory agencies, or changes in existing legal matters;
success in gaining regulatory approvals, when required;
changes in consumer spending and savings habits;
increased competitive challenges and expanding product and pricing pressures among financial institutions;
inflation and deflation;
technological changes and the Company’s implementation of new technologies;
the Company’s ability to develop and maintain secure and reliable information technology systems;
legislation or regulatory changes which adversely affect the Company’s operations or business;
the Company’s ability to comply with applicable laws and regulations;
changes in accounting policies or procedures as may be required by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or regulatory agencies; and
costs of deposit insurance and changes with respect to FDIC insurance coverage levels.
Except to the extent required by law, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to update any factors or to publicly announce the result of revisions to any of the forward-looking statements included herein to reflect future events or developments.
GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS
ACL
Allowance for Credit Losses
Dodd-Frank Act
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
AFS
Available-for-Sale
DTA
Deferred Tax Asset
ALCO
Asset/Liability Committee
EaR
Earnings at Risk
ALLL
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses
ERM
Enterprise Risk Management
Amegy
Amegy Bank, a division of ZB, N.A.
EVE
Economic Value of Equity at Risk
AOCI
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
FAMC
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, or “Farmer Mac”
ASC
Accounting Standards Codification
FDIC
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
ASU
Accounting Standards Update
FHLB
Federal Home Loan Bank
ATM
Automated Teller Machine
FRB
Federal Reserve Board
BHC
Bank Holding Company
FTP
Funds Transfer Pricing
bps
basis points
GAAP
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
CB&T
California Bank & Trust, a division of ZB, N.A.
HECL
Home Equity Credit Line
CCAR
Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review
HQLA
High-Quality Liquid Assets
CLTV
Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio
HTM
Held-to-Maturity
CRE
Commercial Real Estate
IMG
International Manufacturing Group
DFAST
Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test
LCR
Liquidity Coverage Ratio
LIBOR
London Interbank Offered Rate
PPNR
Pre-provision Net Revenue

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Municipalities
State and Local Governments
ROC
Risk Oversight Committee
NBAZ
National Bank of Arizona, a division of ZB, N.A.
RULC
Reserve for Unfunded Lending Commitments
NIM
Net Interest Margin
S&P
Standard and Poor's
NM
Not Meaningful
SBA
Small Business Administration
NSB
Nevada State Bank, a division of ZB, N.A.
SBIC
Small Business Investment Company
NSFR
Net Stable Funding Ratio
TCBW
The Commerce Bank of Washington, a division of ZB, N.A.
OCC
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
TDR
Troubled Debt Restructuring
OCI
Other Comprehensive Income
Tier 1
Common Equity Tier 1 (Basel III)
OREO
Other Real Estate Owned
Topic 606
ASC Topic 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers
OTTI
Other-Than-Temporary Impairment
U.S.
United States
PAGA
Private Attorney General Act
Vectra
Vectra Bank Colorado, a division of ZB, N.A.
Parent
Zions Bancorporation
ZB, N.A.
ZB, National Association
PEI
Private Equity Investment
Zions Bank
Zions Bank, a division of ZB, N.A.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND SIGNIFICANT ESTIMATES
The Company has made no significant changes in its critical accounting policies and significant estimates from those disclosed in its 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
GAAP to NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS
This Form 10-Q presents non-GAAP financial measures, in addition to generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) financial measures, to provide investors with additional information. The adjustments to reconcile from the applicable GAAP financial measures to the non-GAAP financial measures are presented in the following schedules. The Company considers these adjustments to be relevant to ongoing operating results and provide a meaningful base for period-to-period and company-to-company comparisons. These non-GAAP financial measures are used by management to assess the performance and financial position of the Company and for presentations of Company performance to investors. The Company further believes that presenting these non-GAAP financial measures will permit investors to assess the performance of the Company on the same basis as that applied by management.
Non-GAAP financial measures have inherent limitations, and are not required to be uniformly applied by individual entities. Although non-GAAP financial measures are frequently used by stakeholders to evaluate a company, they have limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of results reported under GAAP.
The following are non-GAAP financial measures presented in this Form 10-Q and a discussion of why management uses these non-GAAP measures:
Return on Average Tangible Common Equity – this schedule also includes “net earnings applicable to common shareholders, excluding the effects of the adjustment, net of tax” and “average tangible common equity.” Return on average tangible common equity is a non-GAAP financial measure that management believes provides useful information about the Company’s use of shareholders’ equity. Management believes the use of ratios that utilize tangible equity provides additional useful information because they present measures of those assets that can generate income.
Tangible Equity Ratio, Tangible Common Equity Ratio, and Tangible Book Value per Common Share – this schedule also includes “tangible equity,” “tangible common equity,” and “tangible assets.” Tangible equity ratio, tangible common equity ratio, and tangible book value per common share are non-GAAP financial measures that management believes provides additional useful information about the levels of tangible assets and tangible equity between each other and in relation to outstanding shares of common stock. Management believes the use of ratios that utilize tangible equity provides additional useful information because they present measures of those assets that can generate income.

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Efficiency Ratio – this schedule also includes “adjusted noninterest expense,” “taxable-equivalent net interest income,” “adjusted taxable-equivalent revenue,” and “adjusted pre-provision net revenue (“PPNR”).” The methodology of determining the efficiency ratio may differ among companies. Management makes adjustments to exclude certain items as identified in the subsequent schedule which it believes allows for more consistent comparability among periods. Management believes the efficiency ratio provides useful information regarding the cost of generating revenue. Adjusted noninterest expense provides a measure as to how well the Company is managing its expenses, and adjusted PPNR enables management and others to assess the Company’s ability to generate capital to cover credit losses through a credit cycle. Taxable-equivalent net interest income allows management to assess the comparability of revenue arising from both taxable and tax-exempt sources.
RETURN ON AVERAGE TANGIBLE COMMON EQUITY (NON-GAAP)
 
 
Three Months Ended
(Dollar amounts in millions)
 
March 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
 
September 30,
2017
 
March 31,
2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net earnings applicable to common shareholders (GAAP)
 
$
231

 
$
114

 
$
152

 
$
129

Adjustment, net of tax:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of core deposit and other intangibles
 

 
1

 
1

 
1

Net earnings applicable to common shareholders, excluding the effects of the adjustment, net of tax (non-GAAP)
(a)
$
231

 
$
115

 
$
153

 
$
130

Average common equity (GAAP)
 
$
7,061

 
$
7,220

 
$
7,230

 
$
6,996

Average goodwill and intangibles
 
(1,016
)
 
(1,017
)
 
(1,018
)
 
(1,022
)
Average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)
(b)
$
6,045

 
$
6,203

 
$
6,212

 
$
5,974

Number of days in quarter
(c)
90

 
92

 
92

 
90

Number of days in year
(d)
365

 
365

 
365

 
365

Return on average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)
(a/b/c)*d
15.5
%
 
7.4
%
 
9.8
%
 
8.8
%
TANGIBLE EQUITY (NON-GAAP) AND TANGIBLE COMMON EQUITY (NON-GAAP)
(Dollar amounts in millions, except per share amounts)
 
March 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
 
September 30,
2017
 
March 31,
2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total shareholders’ equity (GAAP)
 
$
7,644

 
$
7,679

 
$
7,761

 
$
7,730

Goodwill and intangible
 
(1,016
)
 
(1,016
)
 
(1,017
)
 
(1,021
)
Tangible equity (non-GAAP)
(a)
6,628

 
6,663

 
6,744

 
6,709

Preferred stock
 
(566
)
 
(566
)
 
(566
)
 
(710
)
Tangible common equity (non-GAAP)
(b)
$
6,062

 
$
6,097

 
$
6,178

 
$
5,999

Total assets (GAAP)
 
$
66,481

 
$
66,288

 
$
65,564

 
$
65,463

Goodwill and intangible
 
(1,016
)
 
(1,016
)
 
(1,017
)
 
(1,021
)
Tangible assets (non-GAAP)
(c)
$
65,465

 
$
65,272

 
$
64,547

 
$
64,442

Common shares outstanding (thousands)
(d)
197,050

 
197,532

 
199,712

 
202,595

Tangible equity ratio (non-GAAP)
(a/c)
10.12
%
 
10.21
%
 
10.45
%
 
10.41
%
Tangible common equity ratio (non-GAAP)
(b/c)
9.26
%
 
9.34
%
 
9.57
%
 
9.31
%
Tangible book value per common share (non-GAAP)
(b/d)
$
30.76

 
$
30.87

 
$
30.93

 
$
29.61


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EFFICIENCY RATIO (NON-GAAP) AND ADJUSTED PRE-PROVISION NET REVENUE (NON-GAAP)
(Dollar amounts in millions)
 
Three Months Ended
 
Year Ended
 
March 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest expense (GAAP)
(a)
$
412

 
$
417

 
$
414

 
$
1,649

Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Severance costs
 

 
1

 
5

 
7

Other real estate expense, net
 

 

 

 
(1
)
Provision for unfunded lending commitments
 
(7
)
 
(1
)
 
(5
)
 
(7
)
Amortization of core deposit and other intangibles
 

 
1

 
2

 
6

Restructuring costs
 

 
1

 
1

 
4

Total adjustments
(b)
(7
)
 
2

 
3

 
9

Adjusted noninterest expense (non-GAAP)
(a-b)=
(c)
$
419

 
$
415

 
$
411

 
$
1,640

Net interest income (GAAP)
(d)
$
542

 
$
526

 
$
489

 
$
2,065

Fully taxable-equivalent adjustments
 
5

 
9


8

 
35

Taxable-equivalent net interest income (non-GAAP)1
(d+e)=f
547

 
535

 
497

 
2,100

Noninterest income (GAAP)
g
138

 
139

 
132

 
544

Combined income 
  (non-GAAP)
(f+g)=
(h)
685

 
674

 
629

 
2,644

Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value and nonhedge derivative income (loss)
 
1

 

 

 
(2
)
Securities gains, net
 

 

 
5

 
14

Total adjustments
(i)
1

 

 
5

 
12

Adjusted taxable-equivalent revenue (non-GAAP)
(h-i)=
(j)
$
684

 
$
674

 
$
624

 
$
2,632

Pre-provision net revenue
(h)-(a)
$
273

 
$
257

 
$
215

 
$
995

Adjusted PPNR (non-GAAP)
(j-c)
265

 
259

 
213

 
992

Efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)
(c/j)
61.3
%
 
61.6
%
 
65.9
%
 
62.3
%
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Executive Summary
The Company reported net earnings applicable to common shareholders of $231 million, or $1.09 per diluted common share for the first quarter of 2018, compared with net earnings applicable to common shareholders of $129 million, or $0.61 per diluted common share for the first quarter of 2017, and $114 million, or $0.54 per diluted common share for the fourth quarter of 2017. The improved financial performance reflects revenue growth, continued expense control and improved credit quality, in addition to the decline in the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%. We continue to focus on delivering a simple, easy, and fast experience for customers and employees.

Net income in the first quarter of 2018 increased from the first quarter of 2017 due to a $53 million increase in net interest income, from growth in our lending portfolio, and short-term rate increases that positively impacted loan yields. Net income increased significantly from a $65 million decline in the provision for credit losses and $11 million from four loan interest income recoveries. Noninterest income increased by $6 million and noninterest expense decreased by $2 million from the first quarter of 2017 to the first quarter of 2018. Net interest margin (“NIM”) was 3.56% in the first quarter of 2018, compared with 3.38% in the first quarter of 2017 and 3.45% in the fourth quarter of 2017.

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Highlights from the First Quarter of 2018
Net interest income, which is more than three-quarters of our revenue, improved by $53 million from $489 million in the first quarter of 2017 to $542 million in the first quarter of 2018. The increase was driven by growth in the average balances of loan and investment securities portfolios and increases in short-term benchmark interest rates. NIM was 3.56% in the first quarter of 2018 compared with 3.38% in the first quarter of 2017. For more discussion on the changes in net interest income and NIM see “Net Interest Income” and “Net Interest Margin and Interest Rate Spreads.”
Adjusted PPNR of $265 million for the first quarter of 2018 was up $52 million, or 24%, from the first quarter of 2017. This increase reflects operating leverage improvement resulting from loan growth and a more profitable average earning asset mix. The higher adjusted PPNR in the first quarter of 2018, compared with the same prior year period, drove an improvement in the Company’s efficiency ratio from 65.9% in the first quarter of 2017 to 61.3% in the first quarter of 2018. See “GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations” on page 5 for more information regarding the calculation of adjusted PPNR.
Our lending portfolio grew $2.3 billion, or 5% since the first quarter of 2017. We have seen widespread growth across most products and geographies, with particular strength in commercial and industrial, 1-4 family residential, municipal, and owner-occupied lending. We saw slight declines in our oil and gas-related and commercial real estate (“CRE”) term portfolios and are currently comfortable with the concentrations in both portfolios.
Asset quality has continued to improve during the past several quarters. Credit quality in the oil and gas-related portfolio continues to strengthen and it has remained strong in the rest of the lending portfolio. Overall, from the first quarter of 2017 to the first quarter of 2018, criticized, classified, and nonaccrual loans declined by $460 million, $441 million, and $198 million, respectively.
We continue to increase the return on- and of- capital. Return on average tangible common equity was 15.5% for the first quarter of 2018, up 670 basis points (“bps”) from the same prior year period. Regarding the return of capital, during the first quarter of 2018, the Company repurchased 2.2 million shares of common stock for $115 million. Dividends per common share were $0.20 in the first quarter of 2018, compared with $0.08 for the first quarter of 2017. In June 2017, we announced that the Federal Reserve did not object to the capital actions in the Company’s 2017 capital plan (the binding portion of which spans the timeframe of July 2017 to June 2018). The plan included stepped quarterly common dividend increases, rising to $0.24 per share by the second quarter of 2018, and up to $465 million in common stock repurchases. See “Capital Management” on page 31 for more information regarding the 2017 capital plan.
Areas of focus for 2018
In 2018, we are focused on ongoing initiatives related to Company profitability, including returns on equity. Both our profitability and returns on equity have improved in the first quarter of 2018 when compared to the first quarter of 2017 and the fourth quarter of 2017, as discussed subsequently. We continue to implement technology upgrades and process simplification to ensure current and future performance. See “Areas of focus for 2018” in our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion of the major areas of emphasis in 2018.
Net Interest Income
Net interest income is the difference between interest earned on interest-earning assets and interest paid on interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest income increased to $542 million in the first quarter of 2018 from $489 million in the first quarter of 2017. The $53 million, or 11%, increase in net interest income was primarily due to a $64 million increase in interest and fees on loans resulting from loan growth in commercial and consumer loans and increases in short-term interest rates. Interest on securities also increased $8 million during this same time as the average investment securities portfolio increased $907 million, or 6%. Interest income in the first quarter of 2018 was positively impacted by $11 million of interest income recoveries, most notably four commercial loan interest income recoveries that were individually greater than $1 million. Interest expense increased $21 million from the first quarter of 2017 to the first quarter of 2018 primarily due to a $17 million increase in interest on short-term

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borrowings and a $7 million increase in interest on deposits. The increase in interest on short-term borrowings was due to both larger balances and higher rates while the increase in interest on deposits was due to higher interest rates as interest-bearing deposits decreased slightly. We have remained disciplined in our deposit pricing, as over the past twelve months the Federal Reserve has increased the overnight benchmark Federal Funds rate by 75 bps, while the rate paid on the Company’s interest-bearing deposits increased 9 bps and the rate paid on total deposits increased 5 bps.
We expect the size of the securities portfolio to be relatively stable during the next several quarters, and we are not assuming any further increases in benchmark interest rates in our forecasts. Therefore, we expect net interest income to increase at a moderate pace over the next twelve months.
Net Interest Margin and Interest Rate Spreads
The NIM was 3.56% and 3.38% for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, respectively, and 3.45% for the fourth quarter of 2017. The increased NIM for the first quarter of 2018, compared with the same prior year period, resulted from average loan growth of 5%, the material expansion of the yield on earning assets, which increased 31 bps, and the combination of several other factors. The NIM was positively impacted by changes in asset mix, by moving funds from lower-yielding money market investments to purchase investment securities primarily during the first quarter of 2017. Average interest-earning assets increased $2.6 billion from the first quarter of 2017 to the first quarter of 2018, with average rates improving 31 bps. The decrease in the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% decreased the taxable-equivalent yield on $3.1 billion of tax-exempt assets, which had a 3 bps negative impact on the taxable-equivalent yield of interest-earning assets. The previously-mentioned loan interest income recoveries positively impacted the loan yield by approximately 9 bps and the net interest margin by approximately 7 bps in the first quarter of 2018.
Average interest-bearing liabilities increased $2.5 billion in the first quarter of 2018 compared with the first quarter of 2017 as a result of wholesale borrowings to fund some of the balance sheet growth. The average rate on interest-bearing liabilities increased 22 bps during this same time period due to rising interest rates.
The average loan portfolio increased $2.3 billion, or 5% between the first quarter of 2018 and the first quarter of 2017. Most of this growth was in commercial and industrial, municipal, and owner-occupied loans, as well as 1-4 family residential loans. The average loan yield increased 37 bps over the same period, with increases in the average rates for commercial, CRE, and consumer loans of 48 bps, 40 bps, and 12 bps, respectively. Benchmark interest rates have increased several times beginning in the fourth quarter of 2015, which has had a positive impact on NIM and spreads, as our earning assets generally reprice quicker than our funding sources. A portion of our variable-rate loans were not affected by these changes primarily due to having longer reset frequencies, or because a substantial portion of our earning assets are tied to longer-term rate indices. The longer-term rates were impacted by a relatively flat yield curve during the last several quarters. We expect overall loan growth to be moderate.
Average available-for-sale (“AFS”) securities balances increased $0.9 billion from the first quarter of 2017 to the first quarter of 2018. Yields on average AFS securities increased slightly by 4 bps over the same period. The increased yield was a result of rising market interest rates on variable-rate securities.
Average noninterest-bearing demand deposits provided us with low cost funding and comprised 45% of average total deposits for both the first quarters of 2017 and 2018. Average total deposits were $52.0 billion for the first quarter of 2018 compared with $52.2 billion for the first quarter of 2017. Average interest-bearing deposits were $28.6 billion in the first quarter of 2018, compared with $28.8 billion for the same prior year period, and the average rate paid increased 9 bps. We have been selectively increasing deposit pricing, but we have not generally experienced significant pressure to increase deposit rates. Although we consider a wide variety of sources when determining our funding needs, we benefit from access to deposits from a significant number of small to mid-sized business customers, particularly noninterest-bearing deposits, that provide us with a low cost of funds and have a positive impact on our NIM. Further detail on deposit betas is discussed in “Interest Rate and Market Risk Management” on page 24.

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The average balance of long-term debt was $138 million lower for the first quarter of 2018 compared with the same prior year period, as a result of maturities during the first quarter of 2017. The average interest rate paid on long-term debt decreased slightly by an immaterial amount. As mentioned previously, the Company has used short-term Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) borrowings to fund some of its balance sheet growth. Average short-term borrowings increased $2.8 billion and the average interest rate paid increased by 83 bps as a result of rising short-term interest rates.
The rate paid on total deposits and interest-bearing liabilities increased 15 bps from 0.18% for the first quarter of 2017 to 0.33% for the first quarter of 2018, primarily due to an increase in both the amount of wholesale funding and the rate paid on wholesale funding and deposits. The total cost of deposits for the first quarter of 2018 was 0.15%, compared with 0.10% for the first quarter of 2017.
The spread on average interest-bearing funds was 3.32% and 3.23% for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, respectively. The spread on average interest-bearing funds for these periods was affected by the same factors that had an impact on the NIM.
We expect the mix of interest-earning assets to continue to change over the next several quarters due to growth in residential mortgage and municipal loans, in addition to growth in both CRE and non-oil and gas-related commercial and industrial loans. We anticipate this growth will be partially offset by continued modest reduction in the National Real Estate portfolio.
Interest rate spreads and margin are impacted by the mix of assets we hold, the composition of our loan and securities portfolios and the type of funding used. Assuming no additional increases in the Federal Funds rate, we expect the yield on the securities portfolio to increase slightly, as the cash flow from the portfolio is redeployed into securities with yields that are slightly accretive to the overall portfolio.
Our estimates of the Company’s interest rate risk position are highly dependent upon a number of assumptions regarding the repricing behavior of various deposit and loan types in response to changes in both short-term and long-term interest rates, balance sheet composition, and other modeling assumptions, as well as the actions of competitors and customers in response to those changes. Further detail on interest rate risk is discussed in “Interest Rate and Market Risk Management” on page 24.
Refer to the “Liquidity Risk Management” section beginning on page 27 for more information on how we manage liquidity risk.
The following schedule summarizes the average balances, the amount of interest earned or incurred, and the applicable yields for interest-earning assets and the costs of interest-bearing liabilities that generate taxable-equivalent net interest income.

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CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS, YIELDS AND RATES
(Unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018
 
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2017
(Dollar amounts in millions)
Average
balance
 
Amount of
interest 1
 
Average
yield/rate
 
Average
balance
 
Amount of
interest 1
 
Average
yield/rate
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Money market investments
$
1,495

 
$
6

 
1.70
%
 
$
1,983

 
$
5

 
0.93
%
Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Held-to-maturity
789

 
7

 
3.54

 
847

 
8

 
3.90

Available-for-sale
14,948

 
80

 
2.18

 
14,024

 
73

 
2.14

Trading account
102

 
1

 
4.00

 
61

 
1

 
3.75

Total securities 2
15,839

 
88

 
2.25

 
14,932

 
82

 
2.24

Loans held for sale
51

 

 
3.94

 
132

 
1

 
3.22

Loans and leases 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
23,040

 
267

 
4.70

 
21,606

 
225

 
4.22

Commercial real estate
11,065

 
128

 
4.67

 
11,241

 
118

 
4.27

Consumer
10,759

 
105

 
3.94

 
9,719

 
92

 
3.82

Total loans and leases
44,864

 
500

 
4.51

 
42,566

 
435

 
4.14

Total interest-earning assets
62,249

 
594

 
3.87

 
59,613

 
523

 
3.56

Cash and due from banks
592

 
 
 
 
 
974

 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses
(523
)
 
 
 
 
 
(566
)
 
 
 
 
Goodwill and intangibles
1,016

 
 
 
 
 
1,022

 
 
 
 
Other assets
3,032

 
 
 
 
 
2,952

 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
66,366

 
 
 
 
 
$
63,995

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing deposits:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Savings and money market
$
25,296

 
12

 
0.19
%
 
$
25,896

 
9

 
0.14
%
Time
3,280

 
8

 
1.00

 
2,856

 
4

 
0.59

Total interest-bearing deposits
28,576

 
20

 
0.28

 
28,752

 
13

 
0.19

Borrowed funds:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal funds and other short-term borrowings
5,707

 
22

 
1.54

 
2,924

 
5

 
0.71

Long-term debt
383

 
5

 
5.83

 
521

 
8

 
5.92

Total borrowed funds
6,090

 
27

 
1.81

 
3,445

 
13

 
1.50

Total interest-bearing liabilities
34,666

 
47

 
0.55

 
32,197

 
26

 
0.33

Noninterest-bearing deposits
23,417

 
 
 
 
 
23,460

 
 
 
 
Total deposits and interest-bearing liabilities
58,083

 
47

 
0.33


55,657

 
26

 
0.18

Other liabilities
656

 
 
 
 
 
632

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities
58,739

 
 
 
 
 
56,289

 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred equity
566

 
 
 
 
 
710

 
 
 
 
Common equity
7,061

 
 
 
 
 
6,996

 
 
 
 
Total shareholders’ equity
7,627

 
 
 
 
 
7,706

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
66,366

 
 
 
 
 
$
63,995

 
 
 
 
Spread on average interest-bearing funds
 
 
 
 
3.32
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.23
%
Taxable-equivalent net interest income and net yield on interest-earning assets
 
 
$
547

 
3.56
%
 
 
 
$
497

 
3.38
%
1 
Rates are calculated using amounts in thousands and taxable-equivalent rates used where applicable. The taxable-equivalent rates used are the rates that were applicable at the time of each respective reporting period.
2 
Quarter-to-date interest on total securities includes $33 million and $32 million of premium amortization, as of March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, respectively.
3 
Net of unearned income and fees, net of related costs. Loans include nonaccrual and restructured loans.

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Provision for Credit Losses
The provision for credit losses is the combination of both the provision for loan losses and the provision for unfunded lending commitments. Note 6 of our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K and “Credit Risk Management” on page 18 contains information on how we determine the appropriate level for the allowance for loan and lease losses (“ALLL”) and the reserve for unfunded lending commitments (“RULC”).
The provision for loan losses was $(40) million in the first quarter of 2018, compared with $23 million in the same prior year period. The negative provision in the first quarter of 2018 was a result of improving credit quality, particularly in the oil and gas-related portfolio, and minimal incurred losses-to-date from Hurricane Harvey. The provision in the first quarter of 2017 was largely a result of charge-offs related to an isolated event with a single, non-oil and gas-related borrower. Asset quality during the first quarter of 2018 continued to improve for the entire loan portfolio when compared with the first quarter of 2017, primarily due to improvements in the oil and gas-related portfolio and decreases in overall classified and nonperforming assets. Classified and nonaccrual loans in the total portfolio declined by $441 million and $198 million, respectively, from the first quarter of 2017. Net charge-offs totaled $5 million in the first quarter of 2018, compared with $46 million in the first quarter of 2017.
During the first quarter of 2018, we recorded a $(7) million provision for unfunded lending commitments, compared with a $(5) million provision in the first quarter of 2017. The negative provisions recognized in the first quarters of 2018 and 2017 were a result of credit quality improvement in the oil and gas-related portfolio. From quarter to quarter, the provision for unfunded lending commitments may be subject to sizable fluctuations due to changes in the timing and volume of loan commitments, originations, fundings, and changes in credit quality.

The allowance for credit losses (“ACL”), which is the combination of both the ALLL and the RULC, decreased $80 million from the first quarter of 2017 to the first quarter of 2018. Even with loan growth and the minimal Hurricane Harvey impact, solid credit quality and decreased net charge-offs in the total loan portfolio were responsible for much of this reduction. Further, declining oil and gas-related exposure and increasing non-oil and gas-related C&I and 1-4 family residential mortgage exposure improved the risk profile of the portfolio.
Noninterest Income
Noninterest income represents revenues we earn for products and services that have no associated interest rate or yield. For the first quarter of 2018, noninterest income increased $6 million, or 5% compared with the first quarter of 2017. We believe a subtotal of customer-related fees provides a better view of income over which we have more direct control. It excludes items such as dividends, insurance-related income, mark-to-market adjustments on certain derivatives, and securities gains and losses. The following schedule presents a comparison of the major components of noninterest income.
NONINTEREST INCOME
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
Amount
change
Percent
change
(Dollar amounts in millions)
2018
 
2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service charges and fees on deposit accounts
$
42

 
$
42

 
$

 %
Other service charges, commissions and fees
55

 
49

 
6

12

Wealth management and trust income
12

 
10

 
2

20

Loan sales and servicing income
6

 
7

 
(1
)
(14
)
Capital markets and foreign exchange
8

 
7

 
1

14

Customer-related fees
123

 
115

 
8

7

Dividends and other investment income
11

 
12

 
(1
)
(8
)
Securities gains, net

 
5

 
(5
)
(100
)
Other
4

 

 
4

NM

Total noninterest income
$
138

 
$
132

 
$
6

5

Customer-related fees increased $8 million, or 7%, from the first quarter of 2017 to the first quarter of 2018. Other service charges, commissions and fees increased $6 million, or 12%, due to customer interest rate swap

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management fees, loan syndication fees, and other fees. Wealth management and trust income increased by $2 million, or 20%, due to both increased corporate and personal trust income. Improvements in platform and product simplifications contributed to this increase. We expect moderate growth in customer-related fees over the next twelve months.
Other noninterest income increased $4 million, primarily due to favorable credit valuations on client-related derivative instruments and net gains on sales of assets. These increases were partially offset by a $5 million decrease in securities gains as a result of increases in the market value of the Company’s Small Business Investment Company (“SBIC”) investments in the first quarter of 2017 that did not recur in similar magnitudes in the first quarter of 2018.
Noninterest Expense
Noninterest expense decreased by $2 million, or less than 1%, over the first quarter of 2017. The Company remains focused on expense control efforts, while continuing to invest in technology and simplification initiatives. The following schedule presents a comparison of the major components of noninterest expense.
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
Amount
change
Percent
change
(Dollar amounts in millions)
2018
 
2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salaries and employee benefits
$
269

 
$
261

 
$
8

3
 %
Occupancy, net
31

 
34

 
(3
)
(9
)
Furniture, equipment and software, net
33

 
32

 
1

3

Credit-related expense
7

 
7

 


Provision for unfunded lending commitments
(7
)
 
(5
)
 
(2
)
(40
)
Professional and legal services
12

 
14

 
(2
)
(14
)
Advertising
5

 
5

 


FDIC premiums
13

 
12

 
1

8

Other
49

 
54

 
(5
)
(9
)
Total noninterest expense
$
412

 
$
414

 
$
(2
)

Adjusted noninterest expense 1
$
419

 
$
411

 
$
8

2

1 For information on non-GAAP financial measures see “GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations” on page 5
Salary and benefits expense was up $8 million in the first quarter of 2018 compared with the first quarter of 2017 primarily due to a $5 million increase in salaries and bonuses. As a result of the recent tax reform, the Company awarded salary increases to employees earning less than $50,000 per year, and committed to pay $1,000 bonuses in late 2018 to employees earning up to $100,000 and employed at the end of 2017. The increase in salary and employee benefits during the first quarter of 2018 was also impacted by a $4 million increase in employee medical expenses.
Noninterest expense was reduced by slight decreases in occupancy, provision for unfunded lending commitments, professional and legal services, and other noninterest expense. Occupancy expense decreased primarily due to increased net rental income from a newly constructed office building. Professional and legal services decreased primarily from a $4 million decrease in consulting fees. Other noninterest expense decreased from a combination of several miscellaneous items.
The Company’s provision for unfunded lending commitments has remained relatively steady over the past twelve months. For further information see “Provision for Credit Losses” on page 12.
Adjusted noninterest expense for the first quarter of 2018 increased $8 million, or 2%, to $419 million, compared with $411 million for the same prior year period. To arrive at adjusted noninterest expense, GAAP noninterest expense is adjusted to exclude certain expense items, which are the same as those items excluded in arriving at the efficiency ratio (see “GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations” on page 5 for more information regarding the calculation of the efficiency ratio). The main variance between noninterest expense and adjusted noninterest

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expense for the first quarter of 2018 is the provision for unfunded lending commitments, which was $(7) million. The aforementioned 2% year-over-year increase is in line with our expectations that noninterest expense is likely to experience an increase in the low single-digit percentage range relative to the prior year, as we continue to invest in people and technology.
Income Taxes
Income tax expense for the first quarter of 2018 was $70 million, compared with $45 million for the same prior year period. The effective tax rates were 22.7% and 24.5% for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, respectively. The income tax rate for the first quarter of 2018 was positively impacted by the decrease in the corporate federal income tax rate to 21% from 35% due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which was effective January 1, 2018. This rate benefit was partially reduced by the non-deductibility of FDIC premiums and certain fringe benefits as enacted by the new tax law. The relatively low tax rate for the first quarter of 2017 was primarily driven by a one-time $14 million benefit to tax expense related to state tax adjustments. The tax rates for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017 were reduced by nontaxable municipal interest income and nontaxable income from certain bank-owned life insurance.
We had a net deferred tax asset (“DTA”) balance of $123 million at March 31, 2018, compared with $93 million at December 31, 2017. The increase in the net DTA resulted primarily from the increase of unrealized losses in other comprehensive income (“OCI”) related to securities and the decrease in deferred tax liabilities related to premises and equipment and the deferred gain on a prior period debt exchange. Net charge-offs exceeding the provision for loan losses offset some of the overall increase in DTA.
Preferred Dividends
Preferred dividends of $7 million during the first quarter of 2018 decreased $3 million when compared with the first quarter of 2017. This decrease was a result of our redemption of all outstanding shares of our 7.9% Series F preferred stock during the second quarter of 2017. Preferred dividends are expected to be $34 million for all of 2018.
BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS
Interest-Earning Assets
Interest-earning assets are those assets that have interest rates or yields associated with them. One of our goals is to maintain a high level of interest-earning assets relative to total assets while keeping nonearning assets at a minimum. Interest-earning assets consist of money market investments, securities, loans, and leases.
Another goal is to maintain a higher-yielding mix of interest-earning assets, such as loans, relative to lower-yielding assets, while maintaining adequate levels of highly liquid assets. As a result of this goal we redeployed funds from lower-yielding money market investments, in addition to using wholesale borrowings, to purchase agency securities.
For information regarding the average balances of our interest-earning assets, the amount of revenue generated by them, and their respective yields, see the average balance sheet on page 11.
Average interest-earning assets were $62.2 billion for the first three months of 2018, compared with $59.6 billion for the first three months of 2017. Average interest-earning assets as a percentage of total average assets for the first three months of 2018 and 2017 were 93.8% and 93.2%, respectively.
Average loans were $44.9 billion and $42.6 billion for the first three months of 2018 and 2017, respectively. Average loans as a percentage of total average assets for the first three months of 2018 were 67.6%, compared with 66.5% in the same prior year period.
Average money market investments, consisting of interest-bearing deposits, federal funds sold, and security resell agreements, decreased by 24.6% to $1.5 billion for the first three months of 2018, compared with $2.0 billion for the first three months of 2017. Average securities increased by 6.1% for the first three months of 2018, compared with the first three months of 2017.

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Investment Securities Portfolio
We invest in securities to actively manage liquidity and interest rate risk, in addition to generating revenue for the Company. Refer to the “Liquidity Risk Management” section on page 27 for additional information on management of liquidity and funding and compliance with Basel III and Liquidity Coverage Ratio (“LCR”) requirements. The following schedule presents a profile of our investment securities portfolio. The amortized cost amounts represent the original cost of the investments, adjusted for related accumulated amortization or accretion of any yield adjustments, and for impairment losses, including credit-related impairment. The estimated fair value measurement levels and methodology are discussed in Note 3 of our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
INVESTMENT SECURITIES PORTFOLIO
 
March 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
(In millions)
Par value
 
Amortized
cost
 
Estimated
fair
value
 
Par value
 
Amortized
cost
 
Estimated
fair
value
Held-to-maturity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Municipal securities
$
768

 
$
768

 
$
752

 
$
771

 
$
770

 
$
762

Available-for-sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury securities
25

 
25

 
25

 
25

 
25

 
25

U.S. Government agencies and corporations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency securities
1,827

 
1,826

 
1,803

 
1,830

 
1,830

 
1,818

Agency guaranteed mortgage-backed securities
9,658

 
9,835

 
9,580

 
9,605

 
9,798

 
9,666

Small Business Administration loan-backed securities
1,967

 
2,176

 
2,159

 
2,007

 
2,227

 
2,222

Municipal securities
1,189

 
1,328

 
1,305

 
1,193

 
1,336

 
1,334

Other debt securities
25

 
25

 
24

 
25

 
25

 
24

  Total available-for-sale debt securities
14,691

 
15,215

 
14,896

 
14,685

 
15,241

 
15,089

Money market mutual funds and other
 
 
 
 
 
 
72

 
72

 
72

  Total available-for-sale
14,691

 
15,215

 
14,896

 
14,757

 
15,313

 
15,161

Total
$
15,459

 
$
15,983

 
$
15,648

 
$
15,528

 
$
16,083

 
$
15,923

The amortized cost of investment securities at March 31, 2018 decreased by 0.6% from the balances at December 31, 2017.
The investment securities portfolio includes $524 million of net premium that is distributed across various asset classes as illustrated in the preceding schedule. The purchase premiums and discounts for both held-to-maturity (“HTM”) and AFS securities are amortized and accreted at a constant effective yield to the contractual maturity date and no assumption is made concerning prepayments. As principal prepayments occur, the portion of the unamortized premium or discount associated with the principal reduction is recognized as interest income in the period the principal is reduced. For the three months ended March 31, 2018, premium amortization reduced the yield on securities by 89 bps compared with a 91 bps impact for the same period in 2017.
As of March 31, 2018, under the GAAP fair value accounting hierarchy, 0.2% of the $14.9 billion fair value of the AFS securities portfolio was valued at Level 1, 99.8% was valued at Level 2, and there were no Level 3 AFS securities. At December 31, 2017, 1% of the $15.2 billion fair value of AFS securities portfolio was valued at Level 1, 99% was valued at Level 2, and there were no Level 3 AFS securities. See Note 3 of our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K for further discussion of fair value accounting.
Exposure to State and Local Governments
We provide multiple products and services to state and local governments (referred to collectively as “municipalities”), including deposit services, loans, and investment banking services, and we invest in securities issued by the municipalities.

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The following schedule summarizes our exposure to state and local municipalities:
MUNICIPALITIES
(In millions)
March 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
 
 
 
 
Loans and leases
$
1,299

 
$
1,271

Held-to-maturity – municipal securities
768

 
770

Available-for-sale – municipal securities
1,305

 
1,334

Trading account – municipal securities
101

 
146

Unfunded lending commitments
153

 
152

Total direct exposure to municipalities
$
3,626

 
$
3,673

At March 31, 2018, one municipal loan with a balance of $1 million was on nonaccrual. A significant amount of the municipal loan and lease portfolio is secured by real estate and equipment, and 80% of the outstanding credits were originated by California Bank & Trust (“CB&T”), Zions Bank, and Vectra Bank Colorado (“Vectra”). See Note 6 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information about the credit quality of these municipal loans.
Foreign Exposure and Operations
Our credit exposure to foreign sovereign risks and total foreign credit exposure is not significant. We also do not have significant foreign exposure to derivative counterparties. We had no foreign deposits at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.
Loan Portfolio
For the first three months of 2018 and 2017, average loans accounted for 68% and 67%, respectively, of total average assets. As presented in the following schedule, the largest category was commercial and industrial loans, which constituted 31% of our loan portfolio at March 31, 2018.
LOAN PORTFOLIO
 
March 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
(Dollar amounts in millions)
Amount
 
% of
total loans
 
Amount
 
% of
total loans
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
14,125

 
31.3
%
 
$
14,003

 
31.3
%
Leasing
371

 
0.8

 
364

 
0.8

Owner-occupied
7,345

 
16.3

 
7,288

 
16.3

Municipal
1,299

 
2.9

 
1,271

 
2.8

Total commercial
23,140

 
51.3

 
22,926

 
51.2

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development
2,099

 
4.7

 
2,021

 
4.5

Term
9,023

 
20.0

 
9,103

 
20.3

Total commercial real estate
11,122

 
24.7

 
11,124

 
24.8

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home equity credit line
2,792

 
6.2

 
2,777

 
6.2

1-4 family residential
6,768

 
15.0

 
6,662

 
15.0

Construction and other consumer real estate
599

 
1.3

 
597

 
1.3

Bankcard and other revolving plans
488

 
1.1

 
509

 
1.1

Other
174

 
0.4

 
185

 
0.4

Total consumer
10,821

 
24.0

 
10,730

 
24.0

Total net loans
$
45,083

 
100.0
%
 
$
44,780

 
100.0
%

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Loan portfolio growth during the first three months of 2018 was widespread across loan products and geographies with particular strength in consumer 1-4 family residential and commercial and industrial loans. The impact of these increases was partially offset by a decrease in the CRE term portfolio.
Commercial owner-occupied loans also increased during the first three months of 2018; however, we experienced continued runoff and attrition of the National Real Estate portfolio. The National Real Estate business is a wholesale business that depends on loan referrals from other community banking institutions. Due to generally soft loan demand nationally, many community banking institutions are retaining, rather than selling, their loan production.
Other Noninterest-Bearing Investments
During the first three months of 2018, the Company increased its short-term borrowings with the FHLB by $850 million. This increase required a further investment in FHLB activity stock, which consequently increased by $31 million during the year. Aside from this increase, other noninterest-bearing investments remained relatively stable as set forth in the following schedule.
OTHER NONINTEREST-BEARING INVESTMENTS
(In millions)
March 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
 
 
 
 
Bank-owned life insurance
$
509

 
$
506

Federal Home Loan Bank stock
185

 
154

Federal Reserve stock
188

 
184

Farmer Mac stock
46

 
43

SBIC investments
130

 
127

Non-SBIC investment funds
12

 
12

Other
3

 
3

  Total other noninterest-bearing investments
$
1,073

 
$
1,029

Premises, Equipment and Software
Net premises, equipment and software increased $4 million, or 0.4%, during the first three months of 2018. The Company continues to capitalize certain costs related to its technology initiatives, but associated depreciation has also increased following the successful implementation, in 2017, of the first phase of our core lending and deposit systems replacement project.
Deposits
Deposits, both interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing, are a primary source of funding for the Company. Average total deposits for the first three months of 2018 decreased by 0.4%, compared with the first three months of 2017, with average interest-bearing deposits decreasing by 0.6% and average noninterest-bearing deposits decreasing by 0.2%. The average interest rate paid for interest-bearing deposits was 9 bps higher during the first three months of 2018, compared with the first three months of 2017.
Demand and savings and money market deposits were 93% and 94% of total deposits at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, total deposits included $2.0 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively, of brokered deposits.
See “Liquidity Risk Management” on page 27 for additional information on funding and borrowed funds.
RISK ELEMENTS
Since risk is inherent in substantially all of the Company’s operations, management of risk is an integral part of its operations and is also a key determinant of its overall performance. The Board of Directors has appointed a Risk Oversight Committee (“ROC”) that consists of appointed Board members who oversee the Company’s risk management processes. The ROC meets on a regular basis to monitor and review Enterprise Risk Management
(“ERM”) activities. As required by its charter, the ROC performs oversight for various ERM activities and approves ERM policies and activities as detailed in the ROC charter.
Management applies various strategies to reduce the risks to which the Company’s operations are exposed, including credit, interest rate and market, liquidity, and operational risks. These risks are overseen by the various management committees of which the Enterprise Risk Management Committee is the focal point for the monitoring and review of enterprise risk.
Credit Risk Management
Credit risk is the possibility of loss from the failure of a borrower, guarantor, or another obligor to fully perform under the terms of a credit-related contract. Credit risk arises primarily from our lending activities, as well as from off-balance sheet credit instruments. For a more comprehensive discussion of credit risk management, see “Credit Risk Management” in our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Government Agency Guaranteed Loans
We participate in various guaranteed lending programs sponsored by U.S. government agencies, such as the Small Business Administration (“SBA”), Federal Housing Authority, Veterans’ Administration, Export-Import Bank of the U.S., and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. As of March 31, 2018, the principal balance of these loans was $540 million, and the guaranteed portion of these loans was $410 million. Most of these loans were guaranteed by the SBA.
The following schedule presents the composition of government agency guaranteed loans.
GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES
(Dollar amounts in millions)
March 31, 2018
 
Percent
guaranteed
 
December 31, 2017
 
Percent
guaranteed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
$
517

 
76
%
 
$
507

 
75
%
Commercial real estate
13

 
75

 
14

 
75

Consumer
10

 
100

 
16

 
92

Total loans
$
540

 
76

 
$
537

 
76

Commercial Lending
The following schedule provides selected information regarding lending concentrations to certain industries in our commercial lending portfolio.

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COMMERCIAL LENDING BY INDUSTRY GROUP
 
March 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
(Dollar amounts in millions)
Amount
 
Percent
 
Amount
 
Percent
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real estate, rental and leasing
$
2,835

 
12.3
%
 
$
2,807

 
12.3
%
Retail trade 1
2,303

 
10.0

 
2,257

 
9.8

Manufacturing
2,162

 
9.3

 
2,116

 
9.2

Finance and insurance
1,935

 
8.4

 
2,026

 
8.8

Wholesale trade
1,595

 
6.9

 
1,543

 
6.7

Healthcare and social assistance
1,535

 
6.6

 
1,556

 
6.8

Transportation and warehousing
1,325

 
5.7

 
1,343

 
5.9

Construction
1,144

 
4.9

 
1,094

 
4.8

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
1,040

 
4.5

 
1,010

 
4.4

Utilities 2
990

 
4.3

 
905

 
4.0

Professional, scientific, and technical services
923

 
4.0

 
879

 
3.8

Accommodation and food services
910

 
3.9

 
932

 
4.1

Other Services (except Public Administration)
891

 
3.9

 
896

 
3.9

Other 3
3,552

 
15.3

 
3,562

 
15.5

Total
$
23,140

 
100.0
%
 
$
22,926

 
100.0
%
1 
At March 31, 2018, 84% of retail trade consist of motor vehicle and parts dealers, gas stations, grocery stores, building material suppliers, and direct-to-consumer retailers. For additional detail on our CRE retail exposure, see the Commercial Real Estate Loans section on page 20.
2 
Includes primarily utilities, power, and renewable energy.
3 
No other industry group exceeds 3.5%.


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Commercial Real Estate Loans
Selected information indicative of credit quality regarding our CRE loan portfolio is presented in the following schedule.
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO BY LOAN TYPE AND COLLATERAL LOCATION
(Dollar amounts in millions)
 
Collateral Location
 
 
 
 
Loan type
 
As of
date
 
Arizona
 
California
 
Colorado
 
Nevada
 
Texas
 
Utah/
Idaho
 
Wash-ington
 
Other 1
 
Total
 
% of 
total
CRE
Commercial term
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance outstanding
 
3/31/2018
 
$
1,089

 
$
2,906

 
$
495

 
$
545

 
$
1,640

 
$
1,351

 
$
470

 
$
527

 
$
9,023

 
81.1
%
% of loan type
 
 
 
12.1
%
 
32.2
%
 
5.5
%
 
6.0
%
 
18.2
%
 
15.0
%
 
5.2
%
 
5.8
%
 
100.0
%
 
 
Delinquency rates 2:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30-89 days
 
3/31/2018
 
%
 
0.2
%
 
0.8
%
 
1.3
%
 
0.2
%
 
0.1
%
 
%
 
0.4
%
 
0.3
%
 
 
 
 
12/31/2017
 
0.2
%
 
0.1
%
 
0.1
%
 
0.2
%
 
%
 
0.2
%
 
%
 
0.8
%
 
0.1
%
 
 
≥ 90 days
 
3/31/2018
 
0.2
%
 
0.2
%
 
%
 
0.2
%
 
%
 
0.1
%
 
%
 
0.4
%
 
0.1
%
 
 
 
 
12/31/2017
 
0.2
%
 
0.1
%
 
0.1
%
 
%
 
%
 
0.1
%
 
%
 
0.7
%
 
0.1
%
 
 
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more
 
3/31/2018
 
$

 
$
1

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
1

 
 
 
 
12/31/2017
 
1

 
1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
2

 
 
Nonaccrual loans
 
3/31/2018
 
$
3

 
$
11

 
$

 
$
1

 
$
19

 
$
2

 
$

 
$
21

 
$
57

 
 
 
 
12/31/2017
 
4

 
7

 
1

 
2

 
17

 
1

 
4

 

 
36

 
 
Residential construction and land development
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance outstanding
 
3/31/2018
 
$
50

 
$
264

 
$
44

 
$
3

 
$
212

 
$
36

 
$
2

 
$
8

 
$
619

 
5.6
%
% of loan type
 
 
 
8.1
%
 
42.6
%
 
7.1
%
 
0.5
%
 
34.3
%
 
5.8
%
 
0.3
%
 
1.3
%
 
100.0
%
 
 
Delinquency rates 2:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30-89 days
 
3/31/2018
 
%
 
%
 
%
 
%
 
%
 
%
 
%
 
%
 
%
 
 
 
 
12/31/2017
 
%
 
%
 
0.2
%
 
%
 
0.7
%
 
%
 
%
 
%
 
0.2
%
 
 
≥ 90 days
 
3/31/2018
 
%
 
%
 
%
 
%
 
%
 
%
 
%
 
%
 
%
 
 
 
 
12/31/2017
 
%
 
%
 
%
 
%
 
0.1
%
 
%
 
%
 
%
 
%
 
 
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more
 
3/31/2018
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
 
 
 
12/31/2017
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
Nonaccrual loans
 
3/31/2018
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
 
 
 
12/31/2017
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
Commercial construction and land development
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance outstanding
 
3/31/2018
 
$
141

 
$
337

 
$
37

 
$
67

 
$
430

 
$
321

 
$
107

 
$
40

 
$
1,480

 
13.3
%
% of loan type
 
 
 
9.5
%
 
22.8
%
 
2.5
%
 
4.5
%
 
29.1
%
 
21.7
%
 
7.2
%
 
2.7
%
 
100.0
%
 
 
Delinquency rates 2:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30-89 days
 
3/31/2018
 
%
 
%
 
%
 
%
 
0.2
%
 
%
 
%
 
%
 
0.1
%
 
 
 
 
12/31/2017
 
0.1
%
 
0.2
%
 
%
 
%
 
0.2
%
 
0.1
%
 
%
 
%
 
0.1
%
 
 
≥ 90 days
 
3/31/2018
 
%
 
%
 
%
 
%
 
%
 
1.2
%
 
%
 
%
 
0.3
%
 
 
 
 
12/31/2017
 
%
 
%
 
%
 
%
 
%
 
1.3
%
 
%
 
%
 
0.3
%
 
 
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more
 
3/31/2018
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
 
 
 
12/31/2017
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
Nonaccrual loans
 
3/31/2018
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
1

 
$
4

 
$

 
$

 
$
5

 
 
 
 
12/31/2017
 

 

 

 

 

 
4

 

 

 
4

 
 
Total construction and land development
 
3/31/2018
 
$
191


$
601


$
81


$
70


$
642


$
357


$
109


$
48

 
$
2,099

 
 
Total commercial real estate
 
3/31/2018
 
$
1,280


$
3,507


$
576


$
615


$
2,282


$
1,708


$
579


$
575

 
$
11,122

 
100.0
%
1 
No other geography exceeds $90 million for all three loan types.
2 
Delinquency rates include nonaccrual loans.
Approximately 18% of the CRE term loans consist of mini-perm loans as of March 31, 2018. For such loans, construction has been completed and the project has stabilized to a level that supports the granting of a mini-perm loan in accordance with our underwriting standards. Mini-perm loans generally have initial maturities of three to

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seven years. The remaining 82% of CRE loans are term loans with initial maturities generally of 5 to 20 years. The stabilization criteria for a project to qualify for a term loan differ by product type and include criteria related to the cash flow generated by the project, loan-to-value ratio, and occupancy rates.
Approximately $149 million, or 10%, of the commercial construction and land development portfolio at March 31, 2018 consists of acquisition and development loans. Most of these acquisition and development loans are secured by specific retail, apartment, office, or other projects.
Of the total CRE loan portfolio we categorize $1.8 billion as retail property. At March 31, 2018, approximately $352 million, or 19%, of the retail CRE loans are secured by regional shopping centers.
For a more comprehensive discussion of commercial real estate loans, see the “Commercial Real Estate Loans” section in our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Consumer Loans
We have mainly been an originator of first and second mortgages, generally considered to be of prime quality. We generally hold variable-rate loans in our portfolio and sell “conforming” fixed-rate loans to third parties, including Federal National Mortgage Association and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, for which we make representations and warranties that the loans meet certain underwriting and collateral documentation standards.
We are engaged in Home Equity Credit Line (“HECL”) lending. At both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, our HECL portfolio totaled $2.8 billion. The following schedule describes the composition of our HECL portfolio by lien status.
HECL PORTFOLIO BY LIEN STATUS
(In millions)
March 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
Secured by first deeds of trust
$
1,419

 
$
1,406

Secured by second (or junior) liens
1,373

 
1,371

Total
$
2,792

 
$
2,777

At March 31, 2018, loans representing less than 1% of the outstanding balance in the HECL portfolio were estimated to have combined loan-to-value ratios (“CLTV”) above 100%. An estimated CLTV ratio is the ratio of our loan plus any prior lien amounts divided by the estimated current collateral value. At origination, underwriting standards for the HECL portfolio generally include a maximum 80% CLTV with high credit scores at origination.
Approximately 92% of our HECL portfolio is still in the draw period, and approximately 26% of those loans are scheduled to begin amortizing within the next five years. We regularly analyze the risk of borrower default in the event of a loan becoming fully amortizing and the risk of higher interest rates. The analysis indicates that the risk of loss from this factor is minimal in the current economic environment. The ratio of net charge-offs to average balances for the first three months of 2018 and 2017 for the HECL portfolio was 0.06% and (0.07)%, respectively. See Note 6 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the credit quality of this portfolio.
Nonperforming Assets
Nonperforming assets as a percentage of loans and leases and other real estate owned (“OREO”) decreased to 0.87% at March 31, 2018, compared with 0.93% at December 31, 2017.
Total nonaccrual loans at March 31, 2018 decreased $27 million from December 31, 2017, primarily in the commercial and industrial loan portfolio. However, nonaccrual loans slightly increased in the commercial real estate term loan portfolios. The largest total decrease in nonaccrual loans occurred at Amegy Bank (“Amegy”).
The balance of nonaccrual loans can decrease due to paydowns, charge-offs, and the return of loans to accrual status under certain conditions. If a nonaccrual loan is refinanced or restructured, the new note is immediately placed on

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nonaccrual. If a restructured loan performs under the new terms for at least a period of six months, the loan can be considered for return to accrual status. See “Restructured Loans” following for more information. Company policy does not allow for the conversion of nonaccrual construction and land development loans to CRE term loans. See Note 6 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on nonaccrual loans.
The following schedule sets forth our nonperforming assets:
NONPERFORMING ASSETS
(Dollar amounts in millions)
March 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
 
 
 
 
Nonaccrual loans 1
$
387

 
$
414

Other real estate owned
5

 
4

Total nonperforming assets
$
392

 
$
418

Ratio of nonperforming assets to net loans and leases1 and other real estate owned
0.87
%
 
0.93
%
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more
$
16

 
$
22

Ratio of accruing loans past due 90 days or more to loans and leases1
0.04
%
 
0.05
%
Nonaccrual loans and accruing loans past due 90 days or more
$
403

 
$
436

Ratio of nonaccrual loans and accruing loans past due 90 days or more to loans and leases1
0.89
%
 
0.97
%
Accruing loans past due 30-89 days
$
98

 
$
120

Nonaccrual loans1 current as to principal and interest payments
60.8
%
 
65.9
%
1 Includes loans held for sale.
Restructured Loans
Troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”) are loans that have been modified to accommodate a borrower who is experiencing financial difficulties, and for whom we have granted a concession that we would not otherwise consider. TDRs increased $3 million, or 1%, during the first three months of 2018. Commercial loans may be modified to provide the borrower more time to complete the project, to achieve a higher lease-up percentage, to sell the property, or for other reasons. Consumer loan TDRs represent loan modifications in which a concession has been granted to the borrower who is unable to refinance the loan with another lender, or who is experiencing economic hardship. Such consumer loan TDRs may include first-lien residential mortgage loans and home equity loans.
If the restructured loan performs for at least six months according to the modified terms, and an analysis of the customer’s financial condition indicates that we are reasonably assured of repayment of the modified principal and interest, the loan may be returned to accrual status. The borrower’s payment performance prior to and following the restructuring is taken into account to determine whether a loan should be returned to accrual status.
ACCRUING AND NONACCRUING TROUBLED DEBT RESTRUCTURED LOANS
(In millions)
March 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
 
 
 
 
Restructured loans – accruing
$
143

 
$
139

Restructured loans – nonaccruing
86

 
87

Total
$
229

 
$
226

In the periods following the calendar year in which a loan was restructured, a loan may no longer be reported as a TDR if it is on accrual, is in compliance with its modified terms, and yields a market rate (as determined and documented at the time of the modification or restructure). See Note 6 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding TDRs.

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TROUBLED DEBT RESTRUCTURED LOANS ROLLFORWARD
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
(In millions)
2018
 
2017
 
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of period
$
226

 
$
251

New identified TDRs and principal increases
51

 
86

Payments and payoffs
(34
)
 
(23
)
Charge-offs
(1
)
 
(3
)
No longer reported as TDRs
(11
)
 
(1
)
Sales and other
(2
)
 
(12
)
Balance at end of period
$
229

 
$
298

Allowance for Credit Losses
In analyzing the adequacy of the ALLL, we utilize a comprehensive loan grading system to determine the risk potential in the portfolio and also consider the results of independent internal credit reviews. To determine the adequacy of the allowance, our loan and lease portfolio is broken into segments based on loan type.
The following schedule shows the changes in the allowance for loan losses and a summary of loan loss experience:
SUMMARY OF LOAN LOSS EXPERIENCE
(Dollar amounts in millions)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
 
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2017
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans and leases outstanding (net of unearned income)
$
45,083

 
$
44,780

 
$
42,742

Average loans and leases outstanding (net of unearned income)
$
44,864

 
$
43,501

 
$
42,566

Allowance for loan losses:
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of period
$
518

 
$
567

 
$
567

Provision charged to earnings
(40
)
 
24

 
23

Charge-offs:
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
(20
)
 
(118
)
 
(51
)
Commercial real estate

 
(9
)
 
(1
)
Consumer
(6
)
 
(17
)
 
(5
)
Total
(26
)
 
(144
)
 
(57
)
Recoveries:
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
18

 
46

 
6

Commercial real estate
2

 
14

 
2

Consumer
1

 
11

 
3

Total
21

 
71

 
11

Net loan and lease charge-offs
(5
)
 
(73
)
 
(46
)
Balance at end of period
$
473

 
$
518

 
$
544

Ratio of annualized net charge-offs to average loans and leases
0.05
%
 
0.17
%
 
0.43
%
Ratio of allowance for loan losses to net loans and leases, at period end
1.05
%
 
1.16
%
 
1.27
%
Ratio of allowance for loan losses to nonaccrual loans, at period end
131
%
 
129
%
 
99
%
Ratio of allowance for loan losses to nonaccrual loans and accruing loans past due 90 days or more, at period end
125
%
 
122
%
 
93
%
The total ALLL decreased during the first three months of 2018 by $45 million as a result of credit quality improvements in the total loan portfolio.
The RULC represents a reserve for potential losses associated with off-balance sheet commitments and standby letters of credit. The reserve is separately shown in the balance sheet and any related increases or decreases in the reserve are shown separately in the statement of income. At March 31, 2018, the reserve decreased by $7 million

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compared with December 31, 2017, also as a result of credit quality improvements in the total loan portfolio, and decreased by $9 million from March 31, 2017.
See Note 6 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information related to the ACL and credit trends experienced in each portfolio segment.
Interest Rate and Market Risk Management
Interest rate and market risk are managed centrally. Interest rate risk is the potential for reduced net interest income and other rate sensitive income resulting from adverse changes in the level of interest rates. Market risk is the potential for loss arising from adverse changes in the fair value of fixed income securities, equity securities, other earning assets, and derivative financial instruments as a result of changes in interest rates or other factors. As a financial institution that engages in transactions involving an array of financial products, we are exposed to both interest rate risk and market risk.
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for approving the overall policies relating to the management of the financial risk of the Company, including interest rate and market risk management. The Board has established the Asset/Liability Committee (“ALCO”) consisting of members of management, to which it has delegated the responsibility of managing interest rate and market risk for the Company. ALCO establishes and periodically revises policy limits and reviews with the ROC the limits and limit exceptions reported by management.
Interest Rate Risk
Interest rate risk is one of the most significant risks to which we are regularly exposed. In general, our goal in managing interest rate risk is to manage balance sheet sensitivity to reduce net income volatility due to changes in interest rates.
Over the course of the last several years, we have actively reduced the level of asset-sensitivity through the purchase of short-to-medium duration agency pass-through securities and funding these purchases by reducing money market investments and increasing short-term borrowings. This repositioning of the investment portfolio has increased current net interest income while dampening the impact of higher rates on net interest income growth. We continue to anticipate moderately higher net interest income in a rising rate environment as our assets reprice more quickly than our liabilities.
Interest Rate Risk Measurement
We monitor interest rate risk through the use of two complementary measurement methods: net interest income simulation, or Earnings at Risk (“EaR”), and Economic Value of Equity at Risk (“EVE”). EaR analyzes the expected change in near term (one year) net interest income in response to changes in interest rates. In the EVE method, we measure the expected changes in the fair value of equity in response to changes in interest rates.
EaR is an estimate of the change in total net interest income that would be recognized under different rate environments over a one-year period. EaR is measured simulating net interest income under several different scenarios including parallel and nonparallel interest rate shifts across the yield curve, taking into account deposit repricing assumptions and estimates of the possible exercise of embedded options within the portfolio (e.g., a borrower’s ability to refinance a loan under a lower-rate environment). Our policy contains a trigger for a 10% decline in rate sensitive income as well as a risk capacity of a 13% decline if rates were to immediately rise or fall in parallel by 200 bps.
EVE is calculated as the fair value of all assets minus the fair value of liabilities. We measure changes in the dollar amount of EVE for parallel shifts in interest rates. Due to embedded optionality and asymmetric rate risk, changes in EVE can be useful in quantifying risks not apparent for small rate changes. Examples of such risks may include out-of-the-money interest rate caps (or limits) on loans, which have little effect under small rate movements but may become important if large rate changes were to occur, or substantial prepayment deceleration for low-rate mortgages in a higher-rate environment. Our policy contains a trigger for an 8% decline in EVE as well as a risk capacity of a

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10% decline if rates were to immediately rise or fall in parallel by 200 bps. Exceptions to the EVE limits are subject to notification and approval by the ROC.
Estimating the impact on net interest income and EVE requires that we assess a number of variables and make various assumptions in managing our exposure to changes in interest rates. The assessments address deposit withdrawals and deposit product migration (e.g., customers moving money from checking accounts to certificates of deposit), competitive pricing (e.g., existing loans and deposits are assumed to roll into new loans and deposits at similar spreads relative to benchmark interest rates), loan and security prepayments, and the effects of other similar embedded options. As a result of uncertainty about the maturity and repricing characteristics of both deposits and loans, we also calculate the sensitivity of EaR and EVE results to key assumptions. As most of our liabilities are comprised of indeterminate maturity and managed rate deposits, the modeled results are highly sensitive to the assumptions used for these deposits, such as checking, savings and money market accounts, and also to prepayment assumptions used for loans with prepayment options. We use historical regression analysis as a guide for setting such assumptions; however, due to the current low interest rate environment, which has little historical precedent, estimated deposit behavior may not reflect actual future results. Additionally, competition for funding in the marketplace has and may again result in changes to deposit pricing on interest-bearing accounts that are greater or less than changes in benchmark interest rates such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or the federal funds rate.
Under most rising interest rate environments, we would expect some customers to move balances from demand deposits to interest-bearing accounts such as money market, savings, or certificates of deposit. The models are particularly sensitive to the assumption about the rate of such migration.
In addition, we assume certain correlation rates, often referred to as a “deposit beta,” of interest-bearing deposits, wherein the rates paid to customers change at a different pace when compared to changes in benchmark interest rates. Generally, certificates of deposit are assumed to have a high correlation rate, while interest-on-checking accounts are assumed to have a lower correlation rate. Actual results may differ materially due to factors including competitive pricing, money supply, credit worthiness of the Company, and so forth; however, we use our historical experience as well as industry data to inform our assumptions.
The aforementioned migration and correlation assumptions result in deposit durations presented in the following schedule.
DEPOSIT ASSUMPTIONS
 
 
March 31, 2018
Product
 
Effective duration (unchanged)
 
Effective duration (+200 bps)
 
 
 
 
 
Demand deposits
 
3.1
%
 
3.0
%
Money market
 
1.5
%
 
1.2
%
Savings and interest-on-checking
 
2.7
%
 
2.4
%
As of the dates indicated and incorporating the assumptions previously described, the following schedule shows EaR, or percentage change in net interest income, based on a static balance sheet size, in the first year after the interest rate change if interest rates were to sustain immediate parallel changes ranging from -100 bps to +300 bps.
INCOME SIMULATION – CHANGE IN NET INTEREST INCOME
 
 
March 31, 2018
 
 
Parallel shift in rates (in bps)1
Repricing scenario
 
-100
 
0
 
+100
 
+200
 
+300
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings at Risk
 
(2.7
)%
 
%
 
3.1
%
 
6.0
%
 
8.8
%
1 
Assumes rates cannot go below zero in the negative rate shift.

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For non-maturity interest bearing deposits, the weighted average modeled beta is 36%. If the weighted average deposit beta increased to 46% it would decrease the EaR in the +200bps shock from 6.0% to 3.5%.
The EaR analysis focuses on parallel rate shocks across the term structure of rates. The yield curve typically does not move in a parallel manner. During the past year, an increase in short-term rates has led to a flatter yield curve as longer-term rates have not increased at the same pace as short-term rates. If we consider a flattening rate shock where the short-term rate moves +200bps but the ten-year rate only moves +30bps, the increase in earnings is 43% lower over 12 months compared with the parallel +200bps rate shock.
For comparative purposes, the December 31, 2017 measures are presented in the following schedule.
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
 
Parallel shift in rates (in bps)1
Repricing scenario
 
-100
 
0
 
+100
 
+200
 
+300
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings at Risk
 
(2.7
)%
 
%
 
2.8
%
 
5.4
%
 
7.8
%
1 
Assumes rates cannot go below zero in the negative rate shift.
The asset-sensitivity as measured by EaR increased slightly quarter-over-quarter due to changes in the deposit composition.
CHANGES IN ECONOMIC VALUE OF EQUITY
As of the dates indicated, the following schedule shows our estimated percentage change in EVE under parallel interest rate changes ranging from -100 bps to +300 bps. For non-maturity interest-bearing deposits, the weighted average modeled beta is 36%. If the weighted average deposit beta increased to 46% it would decrease the EVE in the +200bps shock from -1.5% to -3.7%.
 
 
March 31, 2018
 
 
Parallel shift in rates (in bps)1
Repricing scenario
 
-100
 
0
 
+100
 
+200
 
+300
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Economic Value of Equity
 
0.3
%
 
%
 
(0.6
)%
 
(1.5
)%
 
(2.4
)%
1 
Assumes rates cannot go below zero in the negative rate shift.
For comparative purposes, the December 31, 2017 measures are presented in the following schedule. The changes in EVE measures are driven by a slight increase in the runoff assumption for non-interest bearing deposits.
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
 
Parallel shift in rates (in bps)1
Repricing scenario
 
-100 bps
 
0 bps
 
+100 bps
 
+200 bps
 
+300 bps
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Economic Value of Equity
 
0.2
%
 
%
 
0.5
%
 
0.3
%
 
0.2
%
1 
Assumes rates cannot go below zero in the negative rate shift.
Our focus on business banking also plays a significant role in determining the nature of the Company’s asset-liability management posture. At March 31, 2018, $20 billion of the Company’s commercial lending and CRE loan balances were scheduled to reprice in the next six months. Of these variable-rate loans approximately 93% are tied to either the prime rate or LIBOR. For these variable-rate loans we have executed $1.1 billion of cash flow hedges by receiving fixed rates on interest rate swaps. Additionally, asset sensitivity is reduced due to $0.1 billion of variable-rate loans being priced at floored rates at March 31, 2018, which were above the “index plus spread” rate by an average of 62 bps. At March 31, 2018, we also had $3.3 billion of variable-rate consumer loans scheduled to reprice in the next six months. Of these variable-rate consumer loans approximately $0.1 billion were priced at floored rates, which were above the “index plus spread” rate by an average of 18 bps.
See Notes 3 and 7 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding derivative instruments.

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Market Risk – Fixed Income
We engage in the underwriting and trading of municipal securities. This trading activity exposes us to a risk of loss arising from adverse changes in the prices of these fixed income securities.
At March 31, 2018, we had a relatively small amount, $143 million, of trading assets and $96 million of securities sold, not yet purchased, compared with $148 million and $95 million, respectively, at December 31, 2017.
We are exposed to market risk through changes in fair value. We are also exposed to market risk for interest rate swaps used to hedge interest rate risk. Changes in the fair value of AFS securities and in interest rate swaps that qualify as cash flow hedges are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) for each financial reporting period. During the first quarter of 2018, the after-tax change in AOCI attributable to AFS securities decreased by $126 million, due largely to changes in the interest rate environment, compared with a $12 million increase in the same prior year period.
Market Risk – Equity Investments
Through our equity investment activities, we own equity securities that are publicly traded. In addition, we own equity securities in companies and governmental entities, e.g., the Federal Reserve Bank and an FHLB, that are not publicly traded. The accounting for equity investments may use the cost, fair value, equity, or full consolidation methods of accounting, depending on our ownership position and degree of involvement in influencing the investees’ affairs. Regardless of the accounting method, the value of our investment is subject to fluctuation. Because the fair value of these securities may fall below our investment costs, we are exposed to the possibility of loss. Equity investments in private and public companies are approved, monitored and evaluated by the Company’s Equity Investment Committee consisting of members of management.
We hold both direct and indirect investments in predominantly pre-public companies, primarily through various SBIC venture capital funds. Our equity exposure to these investments was approximately $130 million and $127 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. On occasion, some of the companies within our SBIC investments may issue an initial public offering. In this case, the fund is generally subject to a lockout period before liquidating the investment, which can introduce additional market risk.
Additionally, Amegy has an alternative investments portfolio. These investments are primarily directed towards equity buyout and mezzanine funds with a key strategy of deriving ancillary commercial banking business from the portfolio companies. Early stage venture capital funds are generally not a part of the strategy because the underlying companies are typically not creditworthy. The carrying value of Amegys equity investments was $12 million at both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.
These private equity investments (“PEIs”) are subject to the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act. The Volcker Rule of the Dodd-Frank Act prohibits banks and bank holding companies from holding PEIs, except for SBIC funds and certain other permitted exclusions, beyond a required deadline. The Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”) announced in December 2016 that it would allow banks to apply for an additional five-year extension beyond the July 21, 2017 deadline to comply with the Dodd-Frank Act requirement for these investments. The Company applied for and was granted an extension for its eligible PEIs. All positions in the remaining portfolio of PEIs are subject to the extended deadline or other applicable exclusions.
As of March 31, 2018, such prohibited PEIs amounted to $3 million, with an additional $3 million of unfunded commitments (see Note 5 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information). We currently do not believe that this divestiture requirement will ultimately have a material impact on our financial statements.
Liquidity Risk Management
Overview
Liquidity risk is the possibility that our cash flows may not be adequate to fund our ongoing operations and meet our commitments in a timely and cost-effective manner. Since liquidity risk is closely linked to both credit risk and market risk, many of the previously discussed risk control mechanisms also apply to the monitoring and

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management of liquidity risk. The management of liquidity and funding is performed centrally for the Parent and jointly by the Parent and bank management for its subsidiary bank.
Liquidity Regulation
The Company is subject to a modified LCR liquidity standard which requires a financial institution to hold an adequate amount of unencumbered High-Quality-Liquid Assets (“HQLA”) that can be converted into cash easily and immediately in private markets to meet its liquidity needs for a short-term liquidity stress scenario. The Enhanced Prudential Standards for liquidity management (Reg. YY) require the Company to conduct monthly liquidity stress tests. These tests incorporate scenarios designed by us, require a buffer of highly liquid assets sufficient to cover 30-day funding needs under the stress scenarios, and are subject to review by the FRB. The Company complies with both of the requirements of the LCR and Reg. YY.
In 2016, the FRB issued a proposal requiring bank holding companies with less than $250 billion of assets, but more than $50 billion of assets, to cover 70% of 1-year cash outflows under the assumptions required in the proposed Net Stable Funding Ratio (“NSFR”). The proposed NSFR requires a financial institution to maintain a stable funding profile over a one-year period in relation to the characteristics of its on- and off-balance sheet activities. We believe that we would meet the minimum NSFR if such requirement were currently effective.
Liquidity Management Actions
Consolidated cash, interest-bearing deposits held as investments, and security resell agreements at the Parent and its subsidiaries was $1.7 billion at March 31, 2018, compared to $1.6 billion at December 31, 2017 and $2.7 billion at March 31, 2017. During the first three months of 2018, sources of cash were primarily from (1) a net increase in deposits, (2) net cash provided by operating activities, and (3) a net decrease in investment securities. The primary uses of cash during the same period were (1) net loan originations, (2) repurchase of our common stock, (3) repayment of short-term debt, and (4) dividends on common and preferred stock.
Parent Company Liquidity
The Parent’s cash requirements consist primarily of debt service, investments in and advances to subsidiaries, operating expenses, income taxes, and dividends to preferred and common shareholders. The Parent’s cash needs are usually met through dividends from its subsidiaries, interest and investment income, subsidiaries’ proportionate shares of current income taxes, and long-term debt and equity issuances.
Cash and interest-bearing deposits held as investments at the Parent was $333 million at March 31, 2018, compared with $332 million at December 31, 2017 and $439 million at March 31, 2017. The primary sources of cash for the first three months of 2018 were from common dividends and return of common equity and preferred dividends received by the parent from its subsidiary bank. The primary uses of cash during the same period were repurchases of our common stock and dividends on our common and preferred stock.
During the first three months of 2018 and 2017, the Parent received common dividends and return of common equity totaling $155 million and $125 million, respectively, and preferred dividends totaling $13 million for both periods. At March 31, 2018, ZB, National Association (“ZB, N.A.”) had approximately $322 million available for the payment of dividends to the Parent under current capital regulations. The dividends that ZB, N.A. can pay are restricted by current and historical earning levels, retained earnings, and risk-based and other regulatory capital requirements and limitations.
General financial market and economic conditions impact our access to, and cost of, external financing. Access to funding markets for the Parent and its subsidiary bank is also directly affected by the credit ratings received from various rating agencies. The ratings not only influence the costs associated with the borrowings, but can also influence the sources of the borrowings. On March 29, 2018, Kroll upgraded the Company’s senior unsecured debt rating to BBB+ from BBB, the Company’s subordinated debt rating to BBB from BBB-, and ZB, N.A.’s senior unsecured debt rating to A- from BBB+; after the upgrade, Kroll revised its outlook for both the Company and ZB, N.A. to stable from positive. On April 25, 2018, Standard and Poor’s (“S&P”) upgraded the Company’s senior unsecured debt rating to BBB from BBB-, the Company’s subordinated debt rating to BBB- from BB+, and ZB,

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N.A.’s senior unsecured debt rating to BBB+ from BBB; after the upgrade, S&P revised its outlook for both the Company and ZB, N.A. to stable from positive. All the credit rating agencies rate the Company’s and ZB, N.A.’s senior unsecured debt and subordinated debt at an investment-grade level.
The following schedule presents the Company’s and ZB, N.A.’s credit ratings as of April 30, 2018.
CREDIT RATINGS
 
 
Company
ZB, N.A.
 
Company
ZB, N.A.
 
Company
 
ZB, N.A.
Rating agency
 
Outlook
 
 Long-term issuer/senior
debt rating
 
Subordinated debt rating
 
Short-term debt rating
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
S&P
 
Stable
Stable
 
BBB
BBB+
 
BBB-
 
A-2
Moody’s
 
Stable
Stable
 
Baa3
Baa3
 
 
 
P-2
Kroll
 
Stable
Stable
 
BBB+
A-
 
BBB
 
K2
The following schedule presents the Parent’s balance sheets as of March 31, 2018, December 31, 2017, and March 31, 2017.
PARENT ONLY CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(In millions)
March 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
 
March 31,
2017
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
$
2

 
$

 
$

Interest-bearing deposits
331

 
332

 
439

Investment securities:
 
 
 
 
 
Available-for-sale, at fair value
29

 
30

 
39

Other noninterest-bearing investments
38

 
36

 
32

Investments in subsidiaries:
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial bank
7,575

 
7,620

 
7,586

Other subsidiaries
41

 
41

 
6

Other assets
41

 
32

 
73

Total assets
$
8,057

 
$
8,091

 
$
8,175

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
Other liabilities
$
31

 
$
30

 
$
63

Long-term debt:
 
 
 
 
 
Due to others
382

 
382

 
382

Total liabilities
413

 
412

 
445

Shareholders’ equity:
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock
566

 
566

 
710

Common stock
4,346

 
4,445

 
4,696

Retained earnings
2,999

 
2,807

 
2,435

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
(267
)
 
(139
)
 
(111
)
Total shareholders’ equity
7,644

 
7,679

 
7,730

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
8,057

 
$
8,091

 
$
8,175

The Parent’s cash payments for interest, reflected in operating expenses, decreased to $2 million during the first three months of 2018 from $5 million during the first three months of 2017 due to the maturity of long-term debt during 2017. Additionally, the Parent paid approximately $49 million of total dividends on preferred stock and common stock for the first three months of 2018 compared to $29 million for the first quarter of 2017. Dividends paid per common share have increased gradually from $0.08 in the first quarter of 2017 to $0.20 in the first quarter of 2018. In April 2018, the Board approved an increase of the quarterly common dividend to $0.24 per share.
At March 31, 2018, maturities of our long-term senior and subordinated debt ranged from June 2023 to September 2028.

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Subsidiary Bank Liquidity
ZB, N.A.’s primary source of funding is its core deposits, consisting of demand, savings and money market deposits, and time deposits under $250,000. On a consolidated basis, the Company’s loan to total deposit ratio was 85.1% at both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, compared with 79.9% at March 31, 2017, reflecting a higher loan growth rate than the deposit growth rate during much of 2017.
Total deposits increased slightly by $0.4 billion to $53.0 billion at March 31, 2018, compared with $52.6 billion at December 31, 2017. This increase was primarily a result of a $466 million increase in time deposits, partially offset by a $147 million decrease in savings and money market deposits. Quarter-end noninterest-bearing demand deposits remained approximately level from December 31, 2017 to March 31, 2018, although the average amounts decreased by $621 million.
The FHLB system and Federal Reserve Banks have been and are a source of back-up liquidity, and from time to time, have been a significant source of funding. ZB, N.A. is a member of the FHLB of Des Moines. The FHLB allows member banks to borrow against their eligible loans and securities to satisfy liquidity and funding requirements. The Bank is required to invest in FHLB and Federal Reserve stock to maintain their borrowing capacity.
At March 31, 2018, the amount available for additional FHLB and Federal Reserve borrowings was approximately $13.3 billion, compared with $14.7 billion at December 31, 2017. Loans with a carrying value of approximately $24.5 billion at March 31, 2018 have been pledged at the FHLB of Des Moines and the Federal Reserve as collateral for current and potential borrowings compared with $25.6 billion at December 31, 2017. At March 31, 2018, we had $4.5 billion of short-term FHLB borrowings outstanding and no long-term FHLB or Federal Reserve borrowings outstanding, compared with $3.6 billion of short-term FHLB borrowings and no long-term FHLB or Federal Reserve borrowings outstanding at December 31, 2017. At March 31, 2018, our total investment in FHLB and Federal Reserve stock was $185 million and $188 million, respectively, compared with $154 million and $184 million at December 31, 2017.
Our investment activities can provide or use cash, depending on the asset-liability management posture taken. During the first three months of 2018, HTM and AFS investment securities’ activities resulted in a net decrease in investment securities and a net $59 million increase in cash, compared with a net $2.5 billion decrease in cash for the first three months of 2017, reflecting our purchase of HQLA during the first quarter of 2017.
Maturing balances in ZB, N.A.’s loan portfolios also provide additional flexibility in managing cash flows. Lending activity for the first three months of 2018 resulted in a net cash outflow of $311 million compared with a net cash outflow of $117 million for the first three months of 2017.
A more comprehensive discussion of liquidity risk management, including liquidity risk oversight, liquidity regulation, and certain contractual obligations, is contained in our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Operational Risk Management
Operational risk is the risk to current or anticipated earnings or capital arising from inadequate or failed internal processes or systems, human errors or misconduct, or adverse external events. In our ongoing efforts to identify and manage operational risk, we have an ERM department whose responsibility is to help employees, management and the Board of Directors to assess, understand, measure, manage, and monitor risk in accordance with our Risk Appetite Framework. We have documented both controls and the Control Self-Assessment related to financial reporting under the 2013 framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act.
Periodic reviews, which include aspects of operational risk, are conducted by the Company’s Compliance Risk Management, Internal Audit and Credit Examination departments on a regular basis, and the Data Governance department also provide key data integrity and availability oversight. We are continually improving our oversight of operational risk, including enhancement of risk identification, risk and control self-assessments, and antifraud measures, which are reported on a regular basis to enterprise management committees. As part of this process, and

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as a result of the number and sophistication of attempts to disrupt or penetrate our critical systems, we have designated cyber risk a level one risk in our risk taxonomy, which places it at the highest level of oversight with our other top risks. For a more comprehensive discussion of operational risk management see our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
We believe that a strong capital position is vital to continued profitability and to promoting depositor and investor confidence.
Capital Planning and Stress Testing
As a bank holding company (“BHC”) with assets greater than $50 billion, we are required by the Dodd-Frank Act to participate in annual stress tests known as the Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test (“DFAST”). In addition, we are required to participate in the Federal Reserve Board’s annual horizontal capital review/comprehensive capital analysis and review (“CCAR”) for large and non-complex firms (generally, BHCs, with assets between $50 billion and $250 billion). In our capital plan, we are required to forecast, under a variety of economic scenarios, our estimated regulatory capital ratios and our GAAP tangible common equity ratio. Under the implementing regulations for CCAR, BHCs may generally raise and redeem capital, pay dividends, and repurchase stock and take similar capital-related actions only under a capital plan as to which the FRB has not objected. A detailed discussion of CCAR/DFAST requirements is contained on page 11 of the “Capital Planning and Stress Testing” section under Part 1, Item 1 in our 2017 Annual report on Form 10-K.
We submitted our stress test results and 2017 capital plan to the FRB on April 5, 2017. On June 28, 2017, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System notified Zions Bancorporation that the Federal Reserve does not object to Zions Bancorporation’s Board-approved 2017 capital plan. Our capital plan for the period spanning July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018 includes up to $465 million of common stock repurchases and approximately $140 million of common stock dividends as follows.
Increasing the quarterly common dividend to $0.24 per share by the second quarter of 2018 following the path of:
$0.12 per share in the third quarter of 2017
$0.16 per share in the fourth quarter of 2017
$0.20 per share in the first quarter of 2018
$0.24 per share in the second quarter of 2018
Capital actions are subject to final approval by Zions Bancorporation’s board of directors, and may be influenced by, among other things, actual earnings performance, business needs and prevailing economic conditions.
On June 22, 2017, we filed a Form 8-K presenting the results of the 2017 DFAST exercise. The results of Zions’ published stress tests demonstrate that the Company believes it has sufficient capital to withstand a severe hypothetical economic downturn. Detailed disclosure of the stress test results can be found on our website.
As planned, our quarterly dividend on common stock increased to $0.20 per share during the first quarter of 2018. As of March 31, 2018, we have repurchased $345 million of our common stock at an average price of $49.28 per share, and had $120 million buyback capacity remaining in our 2017 capital plan (which spans the timeframe of July 2017 to June 2018). In May 2018, we began repurchasing the remaining $120 million of shares allowed by our 2017 capital plan.
We timely submitted our stress test results and 2018 capital plan to the FRB on April 5, 2018. In late June 2018, we plan to file a Form 8-K presenting the results of the 2018 DFAST exercise, conditional on the timing of the FRB’s publication of DFAST results.

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Basel III
In 2013, the FRB, FDIC, and OCC published final rules (the “Basel III Capital Rules”) establishing a new comprehensive capital framework for U.S. banking organizations. The rules implemented the Basel Committee’s December 2010 framework, commonly referred to as Basel III, for strengthening international capital standards as well as certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act. The Basel III capital rules became effective for the Company on January 1, 2015 and were subject to phase-in periods for certain of their components. In November 2017, the FRB, FDIC and OCC published a final rule for non-advanced approaches banks that extends the regulatory capital treatment applicable during 2017 under the regulatory capital rules for certain items.
A detailed discussion of Basel III requirements, including implications for the Company, is contained on page 9 in “Capital Standards – Basel Framework” under Part 1, Item 1 in our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
We met all capital adequacy requirements under the Basel III Capital Rules based upon phase-in rules as of March 31, 2018, and believe that we would meet all capital adequacy requirements on a fully phased-in basis if such requirements were currently effective.
Capital Management Actions
Total shareholders’ equity remained consistent and was $7.6 billion at March 31, 2018 compared to $7.7 billion at December 31, 2017. Total shareholders’ equity decreased by (1) $128 million from a decrease in the fair value of our AFS securities due largely to changes in the interest rate environment, (2) $115 million from repurchases of Company common stock, and (3) $47 million from common and preferred dividends. These decreases were offset by net income of $238 million.
During 2017 and the first three months of 2018, the market price of our common stock was higher than the exercise price of common stock warrants on our common stock and had a dilutive effect upon earnings per share. During the first three months of 2018, 1.0 million shares of common stock were issued from the cashless exercise of 3.2 million common stock warrants which would have expired on November 14, 2018. After these common stock warrant exercises, 29.3 million and 2.6 million common stock warrants, which expire on May 22, 2020 and November 14, 2018, respectively, remain outstanding.
The following schedule presents the diluted shares from the remaining common stock warrants at various Zions Bancorporation common stock market prices as of April 30, 2018, excluding the effect of changes in exercise cost and warrant share multiplier from the future payment of common stock dividends.
IMPACT OF COMMON STOCK WARRANTS
Assumed Zions Bancorporation Common Stock Market Price
 
Diluted Shares (000s)
 
 
 
$
35.00

 
0
40.00

 
4,684
45.00

 
7,825

50.00

 
10,337
55.00

 
12,393

60.00

 
14,107

65.00

 
15,556

See Note 8 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on our common stock warrants.
We paid $40 million in dividends on common stock during the first three months of 2018 compared with $17 million during the first three months of 2017. In April 2018, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.24 per common share payable on May 24, 2018 to shareholders of record on May 17, 2018. We paid dividends on preferred stock of $9 million for the first three months of 2018 compared to $12 million during the first three

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months of 2017. See Note 8 for additional detail about capital management transactions during the first three months of 2018.
Capital Ratios
Banking organizations are required by capital regulations to maintain adequate levels of capital as measured by several regulatory capital ratios. The following schedule shows the Company’s capital and performance ratios as of March 31, 2018, December 31, 2017, and March 31, 2017.
CAPITAL RATIOS
 
March 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
 
March 31,
2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tangible common equity ratio1
9.3
%
 
9.3
%
 
9.3
%
Tangible equity ratio1
10.1
%
 
10.2
%
 
10.4
%
Average equity to average assets (three months ended)
11.5
%
 
11.9
%
 
12.0
%
Basel III risk-based capital ratios2:
 
 
 
 
 
Common equity tier 1 capital
12.2
%
 
12.1
%
 
12.2
%
Tier 1 leverage
10.5
%
 
10.5
%
 
10.8
%
Tier 1 risk-based
13.3
%
 
13.2
%
 
13.6
%
Total risk-based
14.8
%
 
14.8
%
 
15.3
%
Return on average common equity (three months ended)
13.3
%
 
6.3
%
 
7.5
%
Return on average tangible common equity (three months ended)1
15.5
%
 
7.4
%
 
8.8
%
1 
See “GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations” on page 5 for more information regarding these ratios.
2 
Based on the applicable phase-in periods.
At March 31, 2018, Basel III regulatory tier 1 risk-based capital and total risk-based capital was $6.9 billion and $7.7 billion, respectively, compared with $6.8 billion and $7.6 billion, respectively, at December 31, 2017. A more comprehensive discussion of our capital management is contained in our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
ZIONS BANCORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In millions, shares in thousands)
March 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
(Unaudited)
 
 
ASSETS
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
$
470

 
$
548

Money market investments:
 
 
 
Interest-bearing deposits
717

 
782

Federal funds sold and security resell agreements
696

 
514

Investment securities:
 
 
 
Held-to-maturity, at amortized cost (approximate fair value $752 and $762)
768

 
770

Available-for-sale, at fair value
14,896

 
15,161

Trading account, at fair value
143

 
148

Total investment securities
15,807

 
16,079

Loans held for sale
90

 
44

Loans and leases, net of unearned income and fees
45,083

 
44,780

Less allowance for loan losses
473

 
518

Loans held for investment, net of allowance
44,610

 
44,262

Other noninterest-bearing investments
1,073

 
1,029

Premises, equipment and software, net
1,098

 
1,094

Goodwill and intangibles
1,016

 
1,016

Other real estate owned
5

 
4

Other assets
899

 
916

Total Assets
$
66,481

 
$
66,288

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
Deposits:
 
 
 
Noninterest-bearing demand
$
23,909

 
$
23,886

Interest-bearing:
 
 
 
Savings and money market
25,473

 
25,620

Time
3,581

 
3,115

Total deposits
52,963

 
52,621

Federal funds and other short-term borrowings
4,867

 
4,976

Long-term debt
383

 
383

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments
51

 
58

Other liabilities
573

 
571

Total liabilities
58,837

 
58,609

Shareholders’ equity:
 
 
 
Preferred stock, without par value; authorized 4,400 shares
566

 
566

Common stock, without par value; authorized 350,000 shares; issued and outstanding 197,050 and 197,532 shares
4,346

 
4,445

Retained earnings
2,999

 
2,807

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
(267
)
 
(139
)
Total shareholders’ equity
7,644

 
7,679

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
66,481

 
$
66,288

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
(In millions, except shares and per share amounts)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2018
 
2017
Interest income:
 
 
 
Interest and fees on loans
$
497

 
$
433

Interest on money market investments
6

 
4

Interest on securities
86

 
78

Total interest income
589

 
515

Interest expense:
 
 
 
Interest on deposits
20

 
13

Interest on short- and long-term borrowings
27

 
13

Total interest expense
47

 
26

Net interest income
542

 
489

Provision for loan losses
(40
)
 
23

Net interest income after provision for loan losses
582

 
466

Noninterest income:
 
 
 
Service charges and fees on deposit accounts
42

 
42

Other service charges, commissions and fees
55

 
49

Wealth management and trust income
12

 
10

Loan sales and servicing income
6

 
7

Capital markets and foreign exchange
8

 
7

Customer-related fees
123

 
115

Dividends and other investment income
11

 
12

Securities gains, net

 
5

Other
4

 

Total noninterest income
138

 
132

Noninterest expense:
 
 
 
Salaries and employee benefits
269

 
261

Occupancy, net
31

 
34

Furniture, equipment and software, net
33

 
32

Credit-related expense
7

 
7

Provision for unfunded lending commitments
(7
)
 
(5
)
Professional and legal services
12

 
14

Advertising
5

 
5

FDIC premiums
13

 
12

Other
49

 
54

Total noninterest expense
412

 
414

Income before income taxes
308

 
184

Income taxes
70

 
45

Net income
238

 
139

Preferred stock dividends
(7
)
 
(10
)
Net earnings applicable to common shareholders
$
231

 
$
129

Weighted average common shares outstanding during the period:
 
 
 
Basic shares (in thousands)
196,722

 
202,347

Diluted shares (in thousands)
210,243

 
210,405

Net earnings per common share:
 
 
 
Basic
$
1.16

 
$
0.63

Diluted
1.09

 
0.61

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
(In millions)
2018
 
2017
 
 
 
 
Net income for the period
$
238

 
$
139

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
 
 
 
Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on investment securities
(126
)
 
12

Net unrealized gains on other noninterest-bearing investments
1

 
1

Net unrealized holding losses on derivative instruments
(3
)
 
(1
)
Reclassification adjustment for increase in interest income recognized in earnings on derivative instruments

 
(1
)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
(128
)
 
11

Comprehensive income
$
110

 
$
150

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
ZIONS BANCORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Unaudited)
(In millions, except shares
and per share amounts)
Preferred
stock
 
Common stock
 
Retained earnings
 
Accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss)
 
Total
shareholders’ equity
Shares
(in thousands)
 
Amount
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2017
$
566

 
197,532

 
$
4,445

 
$
2,807

 
 
$
(139
)
 
 
$
7,679

Net income for the period
 
 
 
 
 
 
238

 
 
 
 
 
238

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(128
)
 
 
(128
)
Cumulative effect adjustment, adoption of ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers


 
 
 


 
1

 
 
 
 
 
1

Company common stock repurchased
 
 
(2,151
)
 
(115
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(115
)
Net shares issued from stock warrant exercises
 
 
1,042

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Net activity under employee plans and related tax benefits
 
 
627

 
16

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16

Dividends on preferred stock


 
 
 
 
 
(7
)
 
 
 
 
 
(7
)
Dividends on common stock, $0.20 per share
 
 
 
 
 
 
(40
)
 
 
 
 
 
(40
)
Balance at March 31, 2018
$
566

 
197,050

 
$
4,346

 
$
2,999

 
 
$
(267
)
 
 
$
7,644

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2016
$
710

 
203,085

 
$
4,725

 
$
2,321

 
 
$
(122
)
 
 
$
7,634

Net income for the period
 
 
 
 
 
 
139

 
 
 
 
 
139

Other comprehensive income, net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11

 
 
11

Company common stock repurchased


 
(1,060
)
 
(45
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(45
)
Net activity under employee plans and related tax benefits
 
 
570

 
16

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16

Dividends on preferred stock


 
 
 
 
 
(10
)
 
 
 
 
 
(10
)
Dividends on common stock, $0.08 per share
 
 
 
 
 
 
(15
)
 
 
 
 
 
(15
)
Balance at March 31, 2017
$
710

 
202,595

 
$
4,696

 
$
2,435

 
 
$
(111
)
 
 
$
7,730

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2018
 
2017
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
Net income for the period
$
238

 
$
139

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Provision for credit losses
(47
)
 
18

Depreciation and amortization
43

 
37

Share-based compensation
13

 
12

Deferred income tax expense
13

 
13

Net decrease in trading securities
4

 
76

Net decrease (increase) in loans held for sale
(33
)
 
36

Change in other liabilities
4

 
42

Change in other assets
48

 
21

Other, net
(8
)
 
(14
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
275

 
380

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
Net increase in money market investments
(117
)
 
(145
)
Proceeds from maturities and paydowns of investment securities held-to-maturity
59

 
91

Purchases of investment securities held-to-maturity
(57
)
 
(7
)
Proceeds from sales, maturities, and paydowns of investment securities available-for-sale
669

 
530

Purchases of investment securities available-for-sale
(612
)
 
(3,113
)
Net change in loans and leases
(311
)
 
(117
)
Net change in other noninterest-bearing investments
(31
)
 
(74
)
Purchases of premises and equipment
(28
)
 
(50
)
Proceeds from sales of other real estate owned
1

 
3

Other, net
(2
)
 
2

Net cash used in investing activities
(429
)
 
(2,880
)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
Net increase in deposits
347

 
241

Net change in short-term funds borrowed
(10
)
 
1,811

Proceeds from debt over 90 days and up to one year
1,900

 
500

Repayments of debt over 90 days and up to one year
(2,000
)
 

Repayment of long-term debt

 
(153
)
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock
10

 
9

Dividends paid on common and preferred stock
(49
)
 
(29
)
Company common stock repurchased
(122
)
 
(50
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
76

 
2,329

Net decrease in cash and due from banks
(78
)
 
(171
)
Cash and due from banks at beginning of period
548

 
737

Cash and due from banks at end of period
$
470

 
$
566

Cash paid for interest
$
44

 
$
22

Net cash paid (refunds received) for income taxes
1

 
(6
)
Noncash activities are summarized as follows:
 
 
 
Loans held for investment transferred to other real estate owned
3

 
2

Loans held for investment reclassified to loans held for sale, net
15

 
35

Available-for-sale securities purchased, not settled

 
56

Held-to-maturity securities purchased, not settled

 
31

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
March 31, 2018
1.
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Zions Bancorporation (“the Parent”) and its majority-owned subsidiaries (collectively “the Company,” “Zions,” “we,” “our,” “us”) have been prepared in accordance with United States (“U.S.”) generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. References to GAAP, including standards promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, are made according to sections of the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”). Changes to the ASC are made with Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU”) that include consensus issues of the Emerging Issues Task Force. In certain cases, ASUs are issued jointly with International Financial Reporting Standards.
Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected in future periods. In preparing the consolidated financial statements, we are required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2017 is from the audited financial statements at that date, but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation. These reclassifications did not affect net income or shareholders’ equity.
Zions Bancorporation is a financial holding company headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, which owns and operates a commercial bank. The Parent and its subsidiaries (collectively “the Company”) provide a full range of banking and related services in 11 Western and Southwestern states through seven separately managed and branded units as follows: Zions Bank, in Utah, Idaho and Wyoming; Amegy Bank (“Amegy”), in Texas; California Bank & Trust (“CB&T”); National Bank of Arizona (“NBAZ”); Nevada State Bank (“NSB”); Vectra Bank Colorado (“Vectra”), in Colorado and New Mexico; and The Commerce Bank of Washington (“TCBW”) which operates under that name in Washington and under the name The Commerce Bank of Oregon in Oregon. The Parent also owns and operates certain nonbank subsidiaries that engage in financial services.

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2.
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Standard
 
Description
 
Date of adoption
 
Effect on the financial statements or other significant matters
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Standards not yet adopted by the Company
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842)
 
The standard requires that a lessee recognize assets and liabilities for leases on the balance sheet. For leases with a term of 12 months or less, however, a lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset not to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. The recognition, measurement, and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee will depend primarily on its classification as a finance or operating lease. The standard also requires disclosures to better understand the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. These disclosures include qualitative and quantitative requirements, providing additional information about the amounts recorded in the financial statements.
 
January 1, 2019
 
We are currently evaluating the potential impact of this guidance on the Company’s financial statements. As of December 31, 2017, the Company had minimum noncancelable operating lease payments of $245 million that are being evaluated. The implementation team is working on gathering all key lease data elements to meet the requirements of the new guidance. Additionally, we are implementing new lease software that will accommodate the new accounting requirements.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ASU 2017-08, Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities
 
The amendments in this ASU shorten the amortization period for certain callable debt securities held at a premium. The standard requires the premium to be amortized to the earliest call date. The update does not change the accounting for securities held at a discount.
 
January 1, 2019
 
Our analysis suggests this guidance will not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements, but we will continue to monitor its impact as we move closer to implementation.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ASU 2016-13,
Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments
 
The standard significantly changes how entities will measure credit losses for most financial assets and certain other instruments that are not measured at fair value through net income. The standard replaces today’s “incurred loss” approach with an “expected loss” model for instruments such as loans and held-to-maturity (“HTM”) securities that are measured at amortized cost. The standard requires credit losses relating to available-for-sale (“AFS”) debt securities to be recorded through an allowance for credit loss (“ACL”) rather than a reduction of the carrying amount. It also changes the accounting for purchased credit-impaired debt securities and loans. The standard retains many of the current disclosure requirements in current GAAP and expands certain disclosure requirements. Early adoption of the guidance is permitted as of January 1, 2019.

 
January 1, 2020
 
We have formed an implementation team led jointly by Credit and the Corporate Controller’s group, that also includes other lines of business and functions within the Company. The implementation team is developing models that can meet the requirements of the new guidance. While this standard may potentially have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements, we are still in process of conducting our evaluation.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ASU 2017-04,
Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment
 
The standard eliminates the requirement to calculate the implied fair value of goodwill (i.e. Step 2 of the current goodwill impairment test) to measure a goodwill impairment charge. Instead, entities would record an impairment charge based on the excess of a reporting unit’s carrying amount over its fair value (i.e., measure the charge based on Step 1 of the current guidance). The standard does not change the guidance on completing Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test. The standard also continues to allow entities to perform the optional qualitative goodwill impairment assessment before determining whether to proceed to Step 1. The standard is effective for the Company as of January 1, 2020. Early adoption is allowed for any goodwill impairment test performed after January 1, 2017.
 
January 1, 2020
 
We do not currently expect this guidance will have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements since the fair values of our reporting units were not lower than their respective carrying amounts at the time of our goodwill impairment analysis for 2017.


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Standard
 
Description
 
Date of adoption
 
Effect on the financial statements or other significant matters
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Standards adopted by the Company
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) and subsequent related ASUs


 
The core principle of the new guidance is that a company will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The banking industry does not expect significant changes because major sources of revenue are from financial instruments that have been excluded from the scope of the new standard, (including loans, derivatives, debt and equity securities, etc.). However, these new standards affect other fees charged by banks, such as asset management fees, credit card interchange fees, deposit account fees, etc. Adoption may be made on a full retrospective basis with practical expedients, or on a modified retrospective basis with a cumulative effect adjustment. Additionally, the new guidance significantly increases the disclosures related to revenue recognition practices.

 
January 1, 2018
 
We adopted this guidance using the modified retrospective transition method. There was no material impact at adoption to the Company’s consolidated financial statements. New disclosures are found in Footnote 10.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities
 
The standard provides revised accounting guidance related to the accounting for and reporting of financial instruments. Some of the main provisions include:
– Equity investments that do not result in consolidation and are not accounted for under the equity method would be measured at fair value through net income.
– Changes in instrument-specific credit risk for financial liabilities that are measured under the fair value option would be recognized in other comprehensive income (“OCI”).
– Elimination of the requirement to disclose the methods and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value of financial instruments carried at amortized cost. However, it will require the use of exit price when measuring the fair value of financial instruments measured at amortized cost for disclosure purposes.
 
January 1, 2018
 
The transition adjustment upon adoption of this guidance was not material. We refined our valuation models to better account for an exit price, which does not impact our financial statements, but does have an impact on our disclosures, as provided in Footnote 3.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ASU 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities
 
The purpose of this standard is to better align a company’s financial reporting for hedging activities with the economic objectives of those activities. The standard is effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption, including adoption in an interim period, permitted. The standard requires a modified retrospective transition method that requires recognition of the cumulative effect of the change on the opening balance of each affected component of equity in the statement of financial position as of the date of adoption.
 
January 1, 2018
 
We early adopted this guidance in the current quarter. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements at transition.

3.
FAIR VALUE
Fair Value Measurement
Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. For a discussion of the Company’s valuation methodologies for assets and liabilities measured at fair value and the fair value hierarchy, see Note 3 of our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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Quantitative Disclosure by Fair Value Hierarchy
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value by class on a recurring basis are summarized as follows:
(In millions)
March 31, 2018
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Available-for-sale: 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury, agencies and corporations
$
25

 
$
13,542

 
$

 
$
13,567

Municipal securities
 
 
1,305

 


 
1,305

Other debt securities
 
 
24

 
 
 
24

Total Available-for-sale
25

 
14,871

 

 
14,896

Trading account
35

 
108

 
 
 
143

Other noninterest-bearing investments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bank-owned life insurance
 
 
509

 
 
 
509

Private equity investments
 
 


 
100

 
100

Other assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agriculture loan servicing and interest-only strips

 


 
18

 
18

Deferred compensation plan assets
107

 


 


 
107

Derivatives:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps and forwards
 
 
1

 
 
 
1

Interest rate swaps for customers
 
 
21

 
 
 
21

Foreign currency exchange contracts
6

 
 
 
 
 
6

Total Assets
$
173

 
$
15,510

 
$
118

 
$
15,801

LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities sold, not yet purchased
$
96

 
$

 
$

 
$
96

Other liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred compensation plan obligations
107

 

 

 
107

Derivatives:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps for customers
 
 
52

 
 
 
52

Foreign currency exchange contracts
4

 
 
 
 
 
4

Total Liabilities
$
207

 
$
52

 
$

 
$
259

1 We used a third-party pricing service to measure fair value for approximately 91% of our AFS Level 2 securities.

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(In millions)
December 31, 2017
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Available-for-sale: 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury, agencies and corporations
$
25

 
$
13,706

 
$

 
$
13,731

Municipal securities
 
 
1,334

 


 
1,334

Other debt securities
 
 
24

 


 
24

Money market mutual funds and other
71

 
1

 
 
 
72

Total Available-for-sale
96

 
15,065

 

 
15,161

Trading account
 
 
148

 
 
 
148

Other noninterest-bearing investments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bank-owned life insurance
 
 
507

 
 
 
507

Private equity investments

 


 
95

 
95

Other assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agriculture loan servicing and interest-only strips

 


 
18

 
18

Deferred compensation plan assets
102

 


 


 
102

Derivatives:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps and forwards
 
 
1

 
 
 
1

Interest rate swaps for customers
 
 
28

 
 
 
28

Foreign currency exchange contracts
9

 
 
 
 
 
9

Total Assets
$
207

 
$
15,749

 
$
113

 
$
16,069

LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities sold, not yet purchased
$
95

 
$

 
$

 
$
95

Other liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred compensation plan obligations
102

 

 

 
102

Derivatives:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps for customers
 
 
33

 
 
 
33

Foreign currency exchange contracts
7

 
 
 
 
 
7

Total Liabilities
$
204

 
$
33

 
$

 
$
237

1 We used a third-party pricing service to measure fair value for approximately 92% of our AFS Level 2 securities.
Level 3 Valuations
Private Equity Investments
Private equity investments (“PEIs”) are generally measured under Level 3. Certain investments that have converted to being publicly traded are measured under Level 1. The majority of these PEIs are held in Zions’ Small Business Investment Company (“SBIC”) and are early-stage venture investments. The fair value measurements of these investments are updated at least on a quarterly basis, including whenever a new round of financing occurs. Certain of these investments are measured using multiples of operating performance. The fair value measurements of PEIs are reviewed on a quarterly basis by the Securities Valuation Committee. The Equity Investments Committee, consisting of executives familiar with the investments, reviews periodic financial information, including audited financial statements when available.
Certain valuation analytics may be employed that include current and projected financial performance, recent financing activities, economic and market conditions, market comparables, market liquidity, sales restrictions, and other factors. A significant change in the expected performance of the individual investment would result in a change in the fair value measurement of the investment. The amount of unfunded commitments to invest is disclosed in Note 5. Certain restrictions apply for the redemption of these investments and certain investments are prohibited by the Volcker Rule. See discussions in Note 5.

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Agriculture Loan Servicing
This asset results from our servicing of agriculture loans approved and funded by Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (“FAMC”). We provide this servicing under an agreement with FAMC for loans they own. The asset’s fair value represents our projection of the present value of future cash flows measured under Level 3 using discounted cash flow methodologies.
Interest-Only Strips
Interest-only strips are created as a by-product of the securitization process. When the guaranteed portions of Small Business Administration (“SBA”) 7(a) loans are pooled, interest-only strips may be created in the pooling process. The asset’s fair value represents our projection of the present value of future cash flows measured under Level 3 using discounted cash flow methodologies.
Reconciliation of Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
The following reconciles the beginning and ending balances of assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value by class on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs:
 
Level 3 Instruments
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2018
 
March 31, 2017
(In millions)
Private
equity
investments
 
Ag loan svcg and int-only strips
 
Private
equity
investments
 
Ag loan svcg and int-only strips
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of period
$
95

 
$
18

 
$
73

 
$
20

Securities gains, net

 

 
3

 

Purchases
5

 

 
7

 

Redemptions and paydowns

 

 
(5
)
 

Balance at end of period
$
100

 
$
18

 
$
78

 
$
20

No transfers of assets or liabilities occurred among Levels 1, 2 or 3 for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017.
The reconciliation of Level 3 instruments includes the following realized gains in the statement of income:
 
(In millions)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities gains, net
$

 
$
3

Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements
Included in the balance sheet amounts are the following amounts of assets that had fair value changes measured on a nonrecurring basis.
(In millions)
Fair value at March 31, 2018
 
Fair value at December 31, 2017
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Private equity investments
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
1

 
$
1

Impaired loans

 
22

 

 
22

 

 
9

 

 
9

Other real estate owned

 
1

 

 
1

 

 

 

 

Total
$

 
$
23

 
$

 
$
23

 
$

 
$
9

 
$
1

 
$
10


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The previous fair values may not be current as of the dates indicated, but rather as of the date the fair value change occurred, such as a charge for impairment. Accordingly, carrying values may not equal current fair value.
 
Gains (losses) from fair value changes
(In millions)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2018
 
2017
ASSETS
 
 
 
Private equity investments
$

 
$
(1
)
Impaired loans
(4
)
 
(1
)
Other real estate owned
(1
)
 

Total
$
(5
)
 
$
(2
)
During the three months ended March 31, we recognized an insignificant amount of net gains in 2018 and 2017 from the sale of other real estate owned (“OREO”) properties that had a carrying value at the time of sale of approximately $1 million and $2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Previous to their sale in these periods, we recognized impairment on these properties of an insignificant amount in 2018 and 2017.
Private equity investments carried at cost were measured at fair value for impairment purposes according to the methodology previously discussed for these investments. Amounts of PEIs carried at cost were $10 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. Amounts of other noninterest-bearing investments carried at cost were $373 million at March 31, 2018 and $338 million at December 31, 2017, which were comprised of Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) stock. Private equity investments accounted for using the equity method were $35 million at March 31, 2018 and $36 million at December 31, 2017.
Impaired (or nonperforming) loans that are collateral-dependent were measured at fair value based on the fair value of the collateral. OREO was measured initially at fair value based on collateral appraisals at the time of transfer and subsequently at the lower of cost or fair value. For additional information regarding the measurement of fair value for impaired loans, collateral-dependent loans, and OREO, see Note 3 of our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Fair Value of Certain Financial Instruments
Following is a summary of the carrying values and estimated fair values of certain financial instruments:
 
March 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
(In millions)
Carrying
value
 
Estimated
fair value
 
Level
 
Carrying
value
 
Estimated
fair value
 
Level
Financial assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HTM investment securities
$
768

 
$
752

 
2
 
$
770

 
$
762

 
2
Loans and leases (including loans held for sale), net of allowance
44,700

 
43,802

 
3
 
44,306

 
44,226

 
3
Financial liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Time deposits
3,581

 
3,554

 
2
 
3,115

 
3,099

 
2
Other short-term borrowings
4,450

 
4,450

 
2
 
3,600

 
3,600

 
2
Long-term debt
383

 
384

 
2
 
383

 
402

 
2
This summary excludes financial assets and liabilities for which carrying value approximates fair value and financial instruments that are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. With the adoption of ASU 2016-01, we have updated our process for estimating the fair value for our loans and leases, net of allowance. Our updated process identifies an exit price using current origination rates, making certain adjustments based on credit and utilizing publicly available rates and indices. For additional information regarding the financial instruments within the scope of this disclosure, and the methods and significant assumptions used to estimate their fair value, see Note 3 of our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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4.
OFFSETTING ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Gross and net information for selected financial instruments in the balance sheet is as follows:
 
 
March 31, 2018
(In millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross amounts not offset in the balance sheet
 
 
Description
 
Gross amounts recognized
 
Gross amounts offset in the balance sheet
 
Net amounts presented in the balance sheet
 
Financial instruments
 
Cash collateral received/pledged
 
Net amount
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal funds sold and security resell agreements
 
$
793

 
$
(97
)
 
$
696

 
$

 
$

 
$
696

Derivatives (included in other assets)
 
28

 

 
28

 
(5
)
 
(5
)
 
18

Total assets
 
$
821

 
$
(97
)
 
$
724

 
$
(5
)
 
$
(5
)
 
$
714

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal funds and other short-term borrowings
 
$
4,964

 
$
(97
)
 
$
4,867

 
$

 
$

 
$
4,867

Derivatives (included in other liabilities)
 
56

 

 
56

 
(5
)
 
(2
)
 
49

Total Liabilities
 
$
5,020

 
$
(97
)
 
$
4,923

 
$
(5
)
 
$
(2
)
 
$
4,916

 
 
December 31, 2017
(In millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross amounts not offset in the balance sheet
 
 
Description
 
Gross amounts recognized
 
Gross amounts offset in the balance sheet
 
Net amounts presented in the balance sheet
 
Financial instruments
 
Cash collateral received/pledged
 
Net amount
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal funds sold and security resell agreements
 
$
809

 
$
(295
)
 
$
514

 
$

 
$

 
$
514

Derivatives (included in other assets)
 
38

 

 
38

 
(9
)
 
(1
)
 
28

Total assets
 
$
847

 
$
(295
)
 
$
552

 
$
(9
)
 
$
(1
)
 
$
542

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal funds and other short-term borrowings
 
$
5,271

 
$
(295
)
 
$
4,976

 
$

 
$

 
$
4,976

Derivatives (included in other liabilities)
 
40

 

 
40

 
(9
)
 
(6
)
 
25

Total Liabilities
 
$
5,311

 
$
(295
)
 
$
5,016

 
$
(9
)
 
$
(6
)
 
$
5,001

Security repurchase and reverse repurchase (“resell”) agreements are offset, when applicable, in the balance sheet according to master netting agreements. Security repurchase agreements are included with “Federal funds and other short-term borrowings.” Derivative instruments may be offset under their master netting agreements; however, for accounting purposes, we present these items on a gross basis in the Company’s balance sheet. See Note 7 for further information regarding derivative instruments.
5.
INVESTMENTS
Investment Securities
Securities are classified as HTM, AFS or trading. HTM securities, which management has the intent and ability to hold until maturity, are carried at amortized cost. AFS securities are carried at fair value and unrealized gains and losses are reported as net increases or decreases to accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”). Realized gains and losses on AFS securities are determined by using the cost basis of each individual security. Trading securities are carried at fair value with gains and losses recognized in current period earnings. The purchase premiums and discounts for both HTM and AFS securities are amortized and accreted at a constant effective yield to the contractual maturity date and no assumption is made concerning prepayments. As principal prepayments occur,

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the portion of the unamortized premium or discount associated with the principal reduction is recognized in interest income in the period the principal is reduced. Note 3 of our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K discusses the process to estimate fair value for investment securities.
 
March 31, 2018
(In millions)
Amortized
cost
 
Gross unrealized gains
 
Gross unrealized losses
 
Estimated
fair value
Held-to-maturity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Municipal securities
$
768

 
$
5

 
$
21

 
$
752

Available-for-sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury securities
25

 

 

 
25

U.S. Government agencies and corporations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency securities
1,826

 

 
23

 
1,803

Agency guaranteed mortgage-backed securities
9,835

 
7

 
262

 
9,580

Small Business Administration loan-backed securities
2,176

 
4

 
21

 
2,159

Municipal securities
1,328

 
2

 
25

 
1,305

Other debt securities
25

 

 
1

 
24

Total available-for-sale
15,215

 
13

 
332

 
14,896

Total investment securities
$
15,983

 
$
18

 
$
353

 
$
15,648

 
December 31, 2017
(In millions)
Amortized
cost
 
Gross unrealized gains
 
Gross unrealized losses
 
Estimated
fair value
Held-to-maturity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Municipal securities
$
770

 
$
5

 
$
13

 
$
762

Available-for-sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury securities
25

 

 

 
25

U.S. Government agencies and corporations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency securities
1,830

 
1

 
13

 
1,818

Agency guaranteed mortgage-backed securities
9,798

 
9

 
141

 
9,666

Small Business Administration loan-backed securities
2,227

 
10

 
15

 
2,222

Municipal securities
1,336

 
9

 
11

 
1,334

Other debt securities
25

 

 
1

 
24

Total available-for-sale debt securities
15,241

 
29

 
181

 
15,089

Money market mutual funds and other
72

 

 

 
72

Total available-for-sale
15,313

 
29

 
181

 
15,161

Total investment securities
$
16,083

 
$
34

 
$
194

 
$
15,923

Maturities
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of investment debt securities are shown subsequently as of March 31, 2018, by expected timing of principal payments. Actual principal payments may differ from contractual or expected principal payments because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

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March 31, 2018
 
Held-to-maturity
 
Available-for-sale
(In millions)
Amortized
cost
 
Estimated
fair value
 
Amortized
cost
 
Estimated
fair value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Due in one year or less
$
180

 
$
178

 
$
1,906

 
$
1,873

Due after one year through five years
370

 
364

 
4,585

 
4,485

Due after five years through ten years
159

 
154

 
4,645

 
4,544

Due after ten years
59

 
56

 
4,079

 
3,994

Total
$
768

 
$
752

 
$
15,215

 
$
14,896

The following is a summary of the amount of gross unrealized losses for debt securities and the estimated fair value by length of time the securities have been in an unrealized loss position:
 
March 31, 2018
 
Less than 12 months
 
12 months or more
 
Total
(In millions)
Gross
unrealized
losses
 
Estimated
fair
value
 
Gross
unrealized
losses
 
Estimated
fair
value
 
Gross
unrealized
losses
 
Estimated
fair
value
Held-to-maturity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Municipal securities
$
5

 
$
257

 
$
16

 
$
300

 
$
21

 
$
557

Available-for-sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Government agencies and corporations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency securities
13

 
885

 
10

 
851

 
23

 
1,736

Agency guaranteed mortgage-backed securities
93

 
4,523

 
169

 
4,418

 
262

 
8,941

Small Business Administration loan-backed securities
5

 
650

 
16

 
630

 
21

 
1,280

Municipal securities
15

 
873

 
10

 
218

 
25

 
1,091

Other

 

 
1

 
14

 
1

 
14

Total available-for-sale
126

 
6,931

 
206

 
6,131

 
332

 
13,062

Total
$
131

 
$
7,188

 
$
222

 
$
6,431

 
$
353

 
$
13,619

 
December 31, 2017
 
Less than 12 months
 
12 months or more
 
Total
(In millions)
Gross
unrealized
losses
 
Estimated
 fair
 value
 
Gross
unrealized
losses
 
Estimated
 fair
 value
 
Gross
unrealized
losses
 
Estimated
 fair
 value
Held-to-maturity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Municipal securities
$
3

 
$
263

 
$
10

 
$
292

 
$
13

 
$
555

Available-for-sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Government agencies and corporations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency securities
6

 
808

 
7

 
808

 
13

 
1,616

Agency guaranteed mortgage-backed securities
29

 
3,609

 
112

 
4,721

 
141

 
8,330

Small Business Administration loan-backed securities
3

 
408

 
12

 
649

 
15

 
1,057

Municipal securities
6

 
554

 
5

 
230

 
11

 
784

Other

 

 
1

 
14

 
1

 
14

Total available-for-sale
44

 
5,379

 
137

 
6,422

 
181

 
11,801

Total
$
47

 
$
5,642

 
$
147

 
$
6,714

 
$
194

 
$
12,356

At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, 703 and 667 HTM and 2,811 and 2,262 AFS investment securities were in an unrealized loss position.
Other-Than-Temporary Impairment
The Company did not recognize any other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) on its investment securities portfolio during the first quarter of 2018. We review investment securities on a quarterly basis for the presence of

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OTTI. Unrealized losses relate to changes in interest rates subsequent to purchase and are not attributable to credit. At March 31, 2018, we did not have an intent to sell identified securities with unrealized losses or initiate such sales, and we believe it is not more likely than not we would be required to sell such securities before recovery of their amortized cost basis. For additional information on our policy and evaluation process relating to OTTI, see Note 5 of our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The following summarizes gains and losses that were recognized in the statement of income:
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
(In millions)
Gross gains
 
Gross losses
 
Gross gains
 
Gross losses
 
 
Investment securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other noninterest-bearing investments
$
1

 
$
1

 
$
10

 
$
5

 
Net gains 1
 
 
$

 
 
 
$
5

1 Net gains were recognized in securities gains, net in the statement of income.
Interest income by security type is as follows:
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(In millions)
2018
 
2017
 
Taxable
 
Nontaxable
 
Total
 
Taxable
 
Nontaxable
 
Total
Investment securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Held-to-maturity
$
2

 
$
4

 
$
6

 
$
3

 
$
4

 
$
7

Available-for-sale
73

 
6

 
79

 
66

 
5

 
71

Trading
1

 

 
1

 

 

 

Total
$
76

 
$
10

 
$
86

 
$
69

 
$
9

 
$
78

 
Investment securities with a carrying value of $2.0 billion at March 31, 2018 and $2.1 billion at December 31, 2017 were pledged to secure public and trust deposits, advances, and for other purposes as required by law. Securities are also pledged as collateral for security repurchase agreements.
Private Equity Investments
Effect of Volcker Rule
The Company’s PEIs are subject to the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank Act”). The Volcker Rule of the Dodd-Frank Act prohibits banks and bank holding companies from holding PEIs, except for SBIC funds and certain other permitted exclusions, beyond a required deadline. The Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”) announced in December 2016 that it would allow banks to apply for an additional five-year extension beyond the July 21, 2017 deadline to comply with the Dodd-Frank Act requirement for these investments. The Company applied for and was granted an extension for its eligible PEIs. All positions in the remaining portfolio of PEIs are subject to the extended deadline or other applicable exclusions.
Of the recorded PEIs of $145 million at March 31, 2018, approximately $3 million remain prohibited by the Volcker Rule. At March 31, 2018, we have $35 million of unfunded commitments for PEIs, of which approximately $3 million relate to prohibited PEIs. We currently do not believe that this divestiture requirement will ultimately have a material impact on our financial statements. See other discussions related to private equity investments in Note 3.

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6.
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
Loans and Loans Held for Sale
Loans are summarized as follows according to major portfolio segment and specific loan class:
(In millions)
March 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
 
 
 
 
Loans held for sale
$
90

 
$
44

Commercial:
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
14,125

 
$
14,003

Leasing
371

 
364

Owner-occupied
7,345

 
7,288

Municipal
1,299

 
1,271

Total commercial
23,140

 
22,926

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
Construction and land development
2,099

 
2,021

Term
9,023

 
9,103

Total commercial real estate
11,122

 
11,124

Consumer:
 
 
 
Home equity credit line
2,792

 
2,777

1-4 family residential
6,768

 
6,662

Construction and other consumer real estate
599

 
597

Bankcard and other revolving plans
488

 
509

Other
174

 
185

Total consumer
10,821

 
10,730

Total loans
$
45,083

 
$
44,780

Loan balances are presented net of unearned income and fees, which amounted to $65 million at both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.
Owner-occupied and commercial real estate loans include unamortized premiums of approximately $16 million at both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.
Municipal loans generally include loans to municipalities with the debt service being repaid from general funds or pledged revenues of the municipal entity, or to private commercial entities or 501(c)(3) not-for-profit entities utilizing a pass-through municipal entity to achieve favorable tax treatment.
Land development loans included in the construction and land development loan class were $214 million at March 31, 2018 and $220 million at December 31, 2017.
Loans with a carrying value of approximately $24.5 billion at March 31, 2018 and $25.6 billion at December 31, 2017 have been pledged at the Federal Reserve or the FHLB of Des Moines as collateral for current and potential borrowings.
We sold loans totaling $106 million and $316 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, that were classified as loans held for sale. The sold loans were derecognized from the balance sheet. Loans classified as loans held for sale primarily consist of conforming residential mortgages and the guaranteed portion of SBA loans. The loans are mainly sold to U.S. government agencies or participated to third parties. At times, we have continuing involvement in the transferred loans in the form of servicing rights or a guarantee from the respective issuer. Amounts added to loans held for sale during these same periods was $165 million and $303 million, respectively. See Note 5 for further information regarding guaranteed securities.

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The principal balance of sold loans for which we retain servicing was approximately $2.2 billion at both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. Income from loans sold, excluding servicing, was $3 million and $4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
Allowance for Credit Losses
The allowance for credit losses (“ACL”) consists of the allowance for loan and lease losses (“ALLL”) and the reserve for unfunded lending commitments (“RULC”). The ALLL represents our estimate of probable and estimable losses inherent in the loan and lease portfolio as of the balance sheet date. We also estimate a reserve for potential losses associated with off-balance sheet commitments, including standby letters of credit. We determine the RULC using the same procedures and methodologies that we use for the ALLL.
For additional information regarding our policies and methodologies used to estimate the ACL, see Note 6 of our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Changes in the allowance for credit losses are summarized as follows:

 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
(In millions)
Commercial
 
Commercial
real estate
 
Consumer
 
Total
Allowance for loan losses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of period
$
371

 
$
103

 
$
44

 
$
518

Additions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provision for loan losses
(40
)
 
(1
)
 
1

 
(40
)
Deductions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross loan and lease charge-offs
(20
)
 

 
(6
)
 
(26
)
Recoveries
18

 
2

 
1

 
21

Net loan and lease charge-offs
(2
)
 
2

 
(5
)
 
(5
)
Balance at end of period
$
329

 
$
104

 
$
40

 
$
473

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of period
$
48

 
$
10

 
$

 
$
58

Provision charged to earnings
(8
)
 
1

 

 
(7
)
Balance at end of period
$
40

 
$
11

 
$

 
$
51

Total allowance for credit losses at end of period
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses
$
329

 
$
104

 
$
40

 
$
473

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments
40

 
11

 

 
51

Total allowance for credit losses
$
369

 
$
115

 
$
40

 
$
524


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Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
(In millions)
Commercial
 
Commercial
real estate
 
Consumer
 
Total
Allowance for loan losses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of period
$
420

 
$
116

 
$
31

 
$
567

Additions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provision for loan losses
22

 
(3
)
 
4

 
23

Deductions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross loan and lease charge-offs
(51
)
 
(1
)
 
(5
)
 
(57
)
Recoveries
6

 
2

 
3

 
11

Net loan and lease (charge-offs) recoveries
(45
)
 
1

 
(2
)
 
(46
)
Balance at end of period
$
397

 
$
114

 
$
33

 
$
544

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of period
$
54

 
$
11

 
$

 
$
65

Provision credited to earnings
(4
)
 
(1
)
 

 
(5
)
Balance at end of period
$
50

 
$
10

 
$

 
$
60

Total allowance for credit losses at end of period
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses
$
397

 
$
114

 
$
33

 
$
544

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments
50

 
10

 

 
60

Total allowance for credit losses
$
447

 
$
124

 
$
33

 
$
604

The ALLL and outstanding loan balances according to the Company’s impairment method are summarized as follows:
 
March 31, 2018
(In millions)
Commercial
 
Commercial
real estate
 
Consumer
 
Total
Allowance for loan losses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
$
12

 
$
2

 
$
4

 
$
18

Collectively evaluated for impairment
317

 
102

 
36

 
455

Purchased loans with evidence of credit deterioration

 

 

 

Total
$
329

 
$
104

 
$
40

 
$
473

Outstanding loan balances:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
$
264

 
$
86

 
$
75

 
$
425

Collectively evaluated for impairment
22,866

 
11,030

 
10,741

 
44,637

Purchased loans with evidence of credit deterioration
10

 
6

 
5

 
21

Total
$
23,140

 
$
11,122

 
$
10,821

 
$
45,083

 
December 31, 2017
(In millions)
Commercial
 
Commercial
real estate
 
Consumer
 
Total
Allowance for loan losses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
$
26

 
$
1

 
$
4

 
$
31

Collectively evaluated for impairment
345

 
102

 
40

 
487

Purchased loans with evidence of credit deterioration

 

 

 

Total
$
371

 
$
103

 
$
44

 
$
518

Outstanding loan balances:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
$
314

 
$
69

 
$
76

 
$
459

Collectively evaluated for impairment
22,598

 
11,048

 
10,648

 
44,294

Purchased loans with evidence of credit deterioration
14

 
7

 
6

 
27

Total
$
22,926

 
$
11,124

 
$
10,730

 
$
44,780


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Nonaccrual and Past Due Loans
Loans are generally placed on nonaccrual status when payment in full of principal and interest is not expected, or the loan is 90 days or more past due as to principal or interest, unless the loan is both well secured and in the process of collection. For further discussion of our policies and processes regarding nonaccrual and past due loans, see Note 6 of our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Nonaccrual loans are summarized as follows:
(In millions)
March 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
 
 
 
 
Loans held for sale
$
26

 
$
12

Commercial:
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
140

 
$
195

Leasing
8

 
8

Owner-occupied
80

 
90

Municipal
1

 
1

Total commercial
229

 
294

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
Construction and land development
5

 
4

Term
57

 
36

Total commercial real estate
62

 
40

Consumer:
 
 
 
Home equity credit line
14

 
13

1-4 family residential
54

 
55

Construction and other consumer real estate
1

 

Bankcard and other revolving plans
1

 

Other

 

Total consumer loans
70

 
68

Total
$
361

 
$
402


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Past due loans (accruing and nonaccruing) are summarized as follows:
 
March 31, 2018
(In millions)
Current
 
30-89 days
past due
 
90+ days
past due
 
Total
past due
 
Total
loans
 
Accruing
loans
90+ days
past due
 
Nonaccrual
loans
that are
current 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans held for sale
$
90

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
90

 
$

 
$
26

Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
14,029

 
$
52

 
$
44

 
$
96

 
$
14,125

 
$
12

 
$
94

Leasing
370

 

 
1

 
1

 
371

 

 
7

Owner-occupied
7,276

 
42

 
27

 
69

 
7,345

 
2

 
32

Municipal
1,299

 

 

 

 
1,299

 

 
1

Total commercial
22,974

 
94

 
72

 
166

 
23,140

 
14

 
134

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development
2,094

 
1

 
4

 
5

 
2,099

 

 

Term
8,988

 
24

 
11

 
35

 
9,023

 
1

 
43

Total commercial real estate
11,082

 
25

 
15

 
40

 
11,122

 
1

 
43

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home equity credit line
2,782

 
4

 
6

 
10

 
2,792

 

 
6

1-4 family residential
6,731

 
15

 
22

 
37

 
6,768

 

 
25

Construction and other consumer real estate
594

 
5

 

 
5

 
599

 

 
1

Bankcard and other revolving plans
483

 
4

 
1

 
5

 
488

 
1

 

Other
173

 
1

 

 
1

 
174

 

 

Total consumer loans
10,763

 
29

 
29

 
58

 
10,821

 
1

 
32

Total
$
44,819

 
$
148

 
$
116

 
$
264

 
$
45,083

 
$
16

 
$
209

 
December 31, 2017
(In millions)
Current
 
30-89 days
past due
 
90+ days
past due
 
Total
past due
 
Total
loans
 
Accruing
loans
90+ days
past due
 
Nonaccrual
loans
that are
current 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans held for sale
$
44

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
44

 
$

 
$
12

Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
13,887

 
$
60

 
$
56

 
$
116

 
$
14,003

 
$
13

 
$
146

Leasing
363

 
1

 

 
1

 
364

 

 
8

Owner-occupied
7,219

 
29

 
40

 
69

 
7,288

 
4

 
49

Municipal
1,271

 

 

 

 
1,271

 

 
1

Total commercial
22,740

 
90

 
96

 
186

 
22,926

 
17

 
204

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development
2,014

 
3

 
4

 
7

 
2,021

 

 

Term
9,079

 
13

 
11

 
24

 
9,103

 
2

 
25

Total commercial real estate
11,093

 
16

 
15

 
31

 
11,124

 
2

 
25

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home equity credit line
2,763

 
9

 
5

 
14

 
2,777

 

 
5

1-4 family residential
6,621

 
16

 
25

 
41

 
6,662

 
1

 
27

Construction and other consumer real estate
590

 
6

 
1

 
7

 
597

 
1

 

Bankcard and other revolving plans
506

 
2

 
1

 
3

 
509

 
1

 

Other
184

 
1

 

 
1

 
185

 

 

Total consumer loans
10,664

 
34

 
32

 
66

 
10,730

 
3

 
32

Total
$
44,497

 
$
140

 
$
143

 
$
283

 
$
44,780

 
$
22

 
$
261

1 
Represents nonaccrual loans that are not past due more than 30 days; however, full payment of principal and interest is still not expected.

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Credit Quality Indicators
In addition to the past due and nonaccrual criteria, we also analyze loans using loan risk-grading systems, which vary based on the size and type of credit risk exposure. The internal risk grades assigned to loans follow our definitions of Pass, Special Mention, Sub-standard, and Doubtful, which are consistent with published definitions of regulatory risk classifications. For further discussion of our policies and processes regarding credit quality indicators and internal loan risk grading, see Note 6 of our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Outstanding loan balances (accruing and nonaccruing) categorized by these credit quality classifications are summarized as follows:
 
March 31, 2018
(In millions)
Pass
 
Special
Mention
 
Sub-
standard
 
Doubtful
 
Total
loans
 
Total
allowance
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
13,296

 
$
310

 
$
518

 
$
1

 
$
14,125

 
 
Leasing
350

 
4

 
17

 

 
371

 
 
Owner-occupied
7,013

 
90

 
242

 

 
7,345

 
 
Municipal
1,281

 

 
18

 

 
1,299

 
 
Total commercial
21,940

 
404

 
795

 
1

 
23,140

 
$
329

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development
2,081

 
13

 
5

 

 
2,099

 
 
Term
8,769

 
112

 
142

 

 
9,023

 
 
Total commercial real estate
10,850

 
125

 
147

 

 
11,122

 
104

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home equity credit line
2,773

 

 
19

 

 
2,792

 
 
1-4 family residential
6,710

 

 
58

 

 
6,768

 
 
Construction and other consumer real estate
598

 

 
1

 

 
599

 
 
Bankcard and other revolving plans
486

 

 
2

 

 
488

 
 
Other
174

 

 

 

 
174

 
 
Total consumer loans
10,741

 

 
80

 

 
10,821

 
40

Total
$
43,531

 
$
529

 
$
1,022

 
$
1

 
$
45,083

 
$
473

 
December 31, 2017
(In millions)
Pass
 
Special
Mention
 
Sub-
standard
 
Doubtful
 
Total
loans
 
Total
allowance
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
13,001

 
$
395

 
$
606

 
$
1

 
$
14,003

 
 
Leasing
342

 
6

 
16

 

 
364

 
 
Owner-occupied
6,920

 
93

 
275

 

 
7,288

 
 
Municipal
1,257

 
13

 
1

 

 
1,271

 
 
Total commercial
21,520

 
507

 
898

 
1

 
22,926

 
$
371

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development
2,002

 
15

 
4

 

 
2,021

 
 
Term
8,816

 
138

 
149

 

 
9,103

 
 
Total commercial real estate
10,818

 
153

 
153

 

 
11,124

 
103

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home equity credit line
2,759

 

 
18

 

 
2,777

 
 
1-4 family residential
6,602

 

 
60

 

 
6,662

 
 
Construction and other consumer real estate
596

 

 
1

 

 
597

 
 
Bankcard and other revolving plans
507

 

 
2

 

 
509

 
 
Other
185

 

 

 

 
185

 
 
Total consumer loans
10,649

 

 
81

 

 
10,730

 
44

Total
$
42,987

 
$
660

 
$
1,132

 
$
1

 
$
44,780

 
$
518


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Impaired Loans
Loans are considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that we will be unable to collect all amounts due in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan agreement, including scheduled interest payments. Payments received on impaired loans that are accruing are recognized in interest income, according to the contractual loan agreement. Payments received on impaired loans that are on nonaccrual are not recognized in interest income, but are applied as a reduction to the principal outstanding. The amount of interest income recognized on a cash basis during the time the loans were impaired within the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 was not significant. For additional information regarding our policies and methodologies used to evaluate impaired loans, see Note 6 of our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Information on impaired loans individually evaluated is summarized as follows, including the average recorded investment and interest income recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017:
 
March 31, 2018
(In millions)
Unpaid
principal
balance
 
Recorded investment
 
Total
recorded
investment
 
Related
allowance
with no
allowance
 
with
allowance
 
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
232

 
$
96

 
$
75

 
$
171

 
$
10

Owner-occupied
95

 
61

 
25

 
86

 
2

Municipal
1

 
1

 

 
1

 

Total commercial
328

 
158

 
100

 
258

 
12

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development
8

 
4

 
1

 
5

 

Term
71

 
51

 
13

 
64

 
1

Total commercial real estate
79

 
55

 
14

 
69

 
1

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home equity credit line
22

 
13

 
7

 
20

 

1-4 family residential
69

 
29

 
29

 
58

 
4

Construction and other consumer real estate
2

 
1

 
1

 
2

 

Other

 

 

 

 

Total consumer loans
93

 
43

 
37

 
80

 
4

Total
$
500

 
$
256

 
$
151

 
$
407

 
$
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December 31, 2017
(In millions)
Unpaid
principal
balance
 
Recorded investment
 
Total
recorded
investment
 
Related
allowance
with no
allowance
 
with
allowance
 
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
293

 
$
80

 
$
142

 
$
222

 
$
24

Owner-occupied
120

 
79

 
23

 
102

 
2

Municipal
1

 
1

 

 
1

 

Total commercial
414

 
160

 
165

 
325

 
26

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development
8

 
4

 
2

 
6

 

Term
56

 
36

 
12

 
48

 

Total commercial real estate
64

 
40

 
14

 
54

 

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home equity credit line
25

 
13

 
9

 
22

 

1-4 family residential
67

 
28

 
29

 
57

 
4

Construction and other consumer real estate
2

 
1

 
1

 
2

 

Other
1

 
1

 

 
1

 

Total consumer loans
95

 
43

 
39

 
82

 
4

Total
$
573

 
$
243

 
$
218

 
$
461

 
$
30

 
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018
 
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2017
(In millions)
Average
recorded
investment
 
Interest
income
recognized
 
Average
recorded
investment
 
Interest
income
recognized
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
148

 
$

 
$
393

 
$
1

Owner-occupied
91

 
8

 
101

 
2

Municipal
1

 

 
1

 

Total commercial
240

 
8

 
495

 
3

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development
5

 

 
13

 

Term
57

 

 
68

 
2

Total commercial real estate
62

 

 
81

 
2

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home equity credit line
20

 

 
21

 

1-4 family residential
55

 

 
54

 
1

Construction and other consumer real estate
2

 

 
3

 

Bankcard and other revolving plans

 

 

 

Other

 

 
1

 

Total consumer loans
77

 

 
79


1

Total
$
379

 
$
8

 
$
655

 
$
6

Modified and Restructured Loans
Loans may be modified in the normal course of business for competitive reasons or to strengthen the Company’s position. Loan modifications and restructurings may also occur when the borrower experiences financial difficulty and needs temporary or permanent relief from the original contractual terms of the loan. Loans that have been modified to accommodate a borrower who is experiencing financial difficulties, and for which the Company has granted a concession that it would not otherwise consider, are considered troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”). For further discussion of our policies and processes regarding TDRs, see Note 6 of our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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Selected information on TDRs that includes the recorded investment on an accruing and nonaccruing basis by loan class and modification type is summarized in the following schedules:
 
March 31, 2018
 
Recorded investment resulting from the following modification types:
 
 
(In millions)
Interest
rate below
market
 
Maturity
or term
extension
 
Principal
forgiveness
 
Payment
deferral
 
Other1
 
Multiple
modification
types2
 
Total
Accruing
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$

 
$
2

 
$

 
$

 
$
25

 
$
22

 
$
49

Owner-occupied
1

 

 

 

 
10

 
15

 
26

Total commercial
1

 
2

 

 

 
35

 
37

 
75

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development

 

 

 

 

 
1

 
1

Term
4

 

 

 
1

 

 
7

 
12

Total commercial real estate
4

 

 

 
1

 

 
8

 
13

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home equity credit line

 
2

 
8

 

 

 
3

 
13

1-4 family residential
1

 

 
6

 
1

 
2

 
30

 
40

Construction and other consumer real estate

 
1

 

 

 

 
1

 
2

Total consumer loans
1

 
3


14


1


2


34

 
55

Total accruing
6

 
5

 
14

 
2

 
37

 
79

 
143

Nonaccruing
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial

 
6

 
4

 
1

 
19

 
22

 
52

Owner-occupied
1

 
2

 

 
1

 
1

 
14

 
19

Municipal

 
1

 

 

 

 

 
1

Total commercial
1

 
9

 
4

 
2

 
20

 
36

 
72

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Term
1

 

 

 

 

 
3

 
4

Total commercial real estate
1

 

 

 

 

 
3

 
4

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home equity credit line

 

 
2

 

 

 

 
2

1-4 family residential

 
1

 
2

 

 
1

 
4

 
8

Total consumer loans

 
1

 
4

 

 
1

 
4

 
10

Total nonaccruing
2

 
10

 
8

 
2

 
21

 
43

 
86

Total
$
8

 
$
15

 
$
22

 
$
4

 
$
58

 
$
122

 
$
229

1 Includes TDRs that resulted from other modification types including, but not limited to, a legal judgment awarded on different terms, a bankruptcy plan confirmed on different terms, a settlement that includes the delivery of collateral in exchange for debt reduction, etc.
2 
Includes TDRs that resulted from a combination of any of the previous modification types.

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December 31, 2017
 
Recorded investment resulting from the following modification types:
 
 
(In millions)
Interest
rate below
market
 
Maturity
or term
extension
 
Principal
forgiveness
 
Payment
deferral
 
Other1
 
Multiple
modification
types2
 
Total
Accruing
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$

 
$
2

 
$

 
$

 
$
12

 
$
33

 
$
47

Owner-occupied
1

 
1

 

 

 
7

 
14

 
23

Total commercial
1

 
3

 

 

 
19

 
47

 
70

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development

 

 

 

 

 
2

 
2

Term
6

 

 

 
1

 

 
7

 
14

Total commercial real estate
6

 

 

 
1

 

 
9

 
16

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home equity credit line

 
2

 
9

 

 
1

 
3

 
15

1-4 family residential
1

 

 
6

 
1

 
2

 
26

 
36

Construction and other consumer real estate

 
1

 

 

 

 
1

 
2

Total consumer loans
1

 
3

 
15

 
1

 
3

 
30

 
53

Total accruing
8

 
6

 
15

 
2

 
22

 
86

 
139

Nonaccruing
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial

 
3

 
5

 
2

 
28

 
24

 
62

Owner-occupied
1

 
2

 

 
1

 
1

 
5

 
10

Municipal

 
1

 

 

 

 

 
1

Total commercial
1

 
6

 
5

 
3

 
29

 
29

 
73

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Term
2

 

 

 

 

 
3

 
5

Total commercial real estate
2

 

 

 

 

 
3

 
5

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home equity credit line

 

 
1

 

 

 

 
1

1-4 family residential

 

 
2

 

 
1

 
5

 
8

Total consumer loans

 

 
3

 

 
1

 
5

 
9

Total nonaccruing
3

 
6

 
8

 
3

 
30

 
37

 
87

Total
$
11

 
$
12

 
$
23

 
$
5

 
$
52

 
$
123

 
$
226

1 
Includes TDRs that resulted from other modification types including, but not limited to, a legal judgment awarded on different terms, a bankruptcy plan confirmed on different terms, a settlement that includes the delivery of collateral in exchange for debt reduction, etc.
2 
Includes TDRs that resulted from a combination of any of the previous modification types.
Unfunded lending commitments on TDRs amounted to approximately $17 million at March 31, 2018 and $22 million at December 31, 2017.
The total recorded investment of all TDRs in which interest rates were modified below market was $103 million at March 31, 2018 and $120 million at December 31, 2017. These loans are included in the previous schedule in the columns for interest rate below market and multiple modification types.
The net financial impact on interest income due to interest rate modifications below market for accruing TDRs for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 was not significant.
On an ongoing basis, we monitor the performance of all TDRs according to their restructured terms. Subsequent payment default is defined in terms of delinquency, when principal or interest payments are past due 90 days or more for commercial loans, or 60 days or more for consumer loans.

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The recorded investment of accruing and nonaccruing TDRs that had a payment default during the period listed below (and are still in default at period end) and are within 12 months or less of being modified as TDRs is as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018
 
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2017
(In millions)
Accruing
 
Nonaccruing
 
Total
 
Accruing
 
Nonaccruing
 
Total
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$

 
$
1

 
$
1

 
$

 
$
14

1,291

$
14

Owner-occupied

 
1

 
1

 

 
2

5,405

2

Total commercial

 
2

 
2

 

 
16

 
16

Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Term

 

 

 

 
2

 
2

Total commercial real estate

 

 

 

 
2

 
2

Total
$

 
$
2

 
$
2

 
$

 
$
18

 
$
18

Note: Total loans modified as TDRs during the 12 months previous to March 31, 2018 and 2017 were $111 million and $129 million, respectively.
At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the amount of foreclosed residential real estate property held by the Company was approximately $1 million and less than $1 million, and the recorded investment in consumer mortgage loans collateralized by residential real estate property that are in the process of foreclosure was approximately $7 million and $10 million, respectively.
Concentrations of Credit Risk
Credit risk is the possibility of loss from the failure of a borrower, guarantor, or another obligor to fully perform under the terms of a credit-related contract. We perform an ongoing analysis of our loan portfolio to evaluate whether there is any significant exposure to any concentrations of credit risk. See Note 6 of our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K for further discussion of our evaluation of credit risk concentrations. See also Note 7 of our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion of counterparty risk associated with the Company’s derivative transactions.
7.
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
Objectives and Accounting
Our objectives in using derivatives are to add stability to interest income or expense, to modify the duration of specific assets or liabilities as we consider advisable, to manage exposure to interest rate movements or other identified risks, and/or to directly offset derivatives sold to our customers. For a detailed discussion of the use of and accounting policies regarding derivative instruments, see Note 7 of our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Collateral and Credit Risk
Exposure to credit risk arises from the possibility of nonperformance by counterparties. No significant losses on derivative instruments have occurred as a result of counterparty nonperformance. For a more detailed discussion of collateral and credit-risk-related to our derivative contracts, see Note 7 of our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Our derivative contracts require us to pledge collateral for derivatives that are in a net liability position at a given balance sheet date. Certain of these derivative contracts contain credit-risk-related contingent features that include the requirement to maintain a minimum debt credit rating. We may be required to pledge additional collateral if a credit-risk-related feature were triggered, such as a downgrade of our credit rating. However, in past situations, not all counterparties have demanded that additional collateral be pledged when provided for under their contracts. At March 31, 2018, the fair value of our derivative liabilities was $56 million, for which we were required to pledge cash collateral of approximately $41 million in the normal course of business. If our credit rating were downgraded one notch by either Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s at March 31, 2018, there would likely be no additional collateral required to be pledged. As a result of the Dodd-Frank Act, all newly eligible derivatives entered into are cleared

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through a central clearinghouse. Derivatives that are centrally cleared do not have credit-risk-related features that require additional collateral if our credit rating were downgraded.
Derivative Amounts
Selected information with respect to notional amounts and recorded gross fair values at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, and the related gain (loss) of derivative instruments for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 is summarized as follows:
 
March 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
Notional
amount
 
Fair value
 
Notional
amount
 
Fair value
(In millions)
Other
assets
 
Other
liabilities
 
Other
assets
 
Other
liabilities
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps
$
1,138

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,138

 
$

 
$

Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments
1,138

 

 

 
1,138

 

 

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps and forwards
245

 
1

 

 
223

 
1

 

Interest rate swaps for customers 1
4,979

 
21

 
52

 
4,550

 
28

 
33

Foreign exchange
374

 
6

 
4

 
913

 
9

 
7

Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
5,598

 
28

 
56

 
5,686

 
38

 
40

Total derivatives
$
6,736

 
$
28

 
$
56

 
$
6,824

 
$
38

 
$
40

1 Notional amounts include both the customer swaps and the offsetting derivative contracts.
 
Amount of derivative gain (loss) recognized/reclassified
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
(In millions) 
OCI
 
Reclassified from AOCI to interest income
 
Noninterest income (expense)
 
Offset to interest expense
 
OCI
 
Reclassified
from AOCI
to interest
income
 
Noninterest
income
(expense)
 
Offset to
interest
expense
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flow hedges1:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps
$
(5
)
 
$

 
 
 
 
 
$
(2
)
 
$
2

 
 
 
 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps and forward contracts
 
 
 
 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
(1
)
 
 
Interest rate swaps for customers
 
 
 
 
5

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1

 
 
Foreign exchange
 
 
 
 
5

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4

 
 
Total derivatives
$
(5
)
 
$

 
$
10

 
$

 
$
(2
)
 
$
2

 
$
4

 
$

Note: These schedules are not intended to present at any given time the Company’s long/short position with respect to its derivative contracts.
1 
Amounts recognized in OCI and reclassified from AOCI represent the effective portion of the derivative gain (loss). For the 12 months following March 31, 2018, we estimate that $(7) million will be reclassified from AOCI into interest income.
The fair value of derivative assets was reduced by a net credit valuation adjustment of $1 million and $2 million at March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The adjustment for derivative liabilities was a decrease of $1 million at both March 31, 2018 and 2017. These adjustments are required to reflect both our own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk.

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8.
LONG-TERM DEBT AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Long-term debt is summarized as follows:
(In millions)
March 31,
2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
Subordinated notes
$
247

 
$
247

Senior notes
135

 
135

Capital lease obligations
1

 
1

Total
$
383

 
$
383

The preceding carrying values represent the par value of the debt adjusted for any unamortized premium or discount or unamortized debt issuance costs. During the first quarter of 2017, $153 million of our 4.5% senior notes matured.
Repurchases of Company Common Stock
During the first three months of 2018, we continued our common stock buyback program and repurchased 2.2 million shares of common stock outstanding with a fair value of $115 million at an average price of $53.46 per share. During the first three months of 2017, we repurchased 1.1 million shares of common stock outstanding with a fair value of $45 million, at an average price of $42.43 per share. As of March 31, 2018, we had repurchased $345 million of our common stock at an average price of $49.28 per share, and have $120 million of buyback capacity remaining in our 2017 capital plan (which spans the timeframe of July 2017 to June 2018). In May 2018, we began repurchasing the remaining $120 million of shares allowed by our 2017 capital plan.
Common Stock Warrants
During the first quarter of 2018, 1.0 million shares of common stock were issued from the cashless exercise of 3.2 million common stock ZIONZ warrants. As of March 31, 2018, 2.6 million common stock ZIONZ warrants with an exercise price of $36.27 per share, were outstanding. These warrants expire on November 14, 2018 and were associated with the preferred stock issued under the Troubled Asset Relief Program which was redeemed in 2012. In addition, as of March 31, 2018, 29.3 million common stock ZIONW warrants, with an exercise price of $35.37, were outstanding. These warrants expire on May 22, 2020.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) was $(267) million at March 31, 2018 compared to $(139) million at December 31, 2017. Changes in AOCI by component are as follows:
(In millions)
Net unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities
 
Net unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives and other
 
Pension and post-retirement
 
Total
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2017
$
(114
)
 
$
(2
)
 
$
(23
)
 
$
(139
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OCI (loss) before reclassifications, net of tax
(126
)
 
(2
)
 

 
(128
)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI, net of tax

 

 

 

OCI (loss)
(126
)
 
(2
)
 

 
(128
)
Balance at March 31, 2018
$
(240
)
 
$
(4
)
 
$
(23
)
 
$
(267
)
Income tax benefit included in OCI (loss)
$
(41
)
 
$
(1
)
 
$

 
$
(42
)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2016
$
(93
)
 
$
2

 
$
(31
)
 
$
(122
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OCI (loss) before reclassifications, net of tax
12

 

 

 
12

Amounts reclassified from AOCI, net of tax

 
(1
)
 

 
(1
)
OCI (loss)
12

 
(1
)
 

 
11

Balance at March 31, 2017
$
(81
)
 
$
1

 
$
(31
)
 
$
(111
)
Income tax expense included in OCI (loss)
$
7

 
$
(1
)
 
$

 
$
6


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Amounts reclassified
from AOCI 1
 
Statement of income (SI)
Balance sheet (BS)
 
 
(In millions)
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
 
Details about AOCI components
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
Affected line item
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net unrealized gains on derivative instruments
 
$

 
$
2

 
SI
 
Interest and fees on loans
Income tax expense
 

 
1

 
 
 
 
Amounts Reclassified from AOCI
 
$

 
$
1

 
 
 
 
1 
Positive reclassification amounts indicate increases to earnings in the statement of income and decreases to balance sheet assets.
9.
COMMITMENTS, GUARANTEES AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
Commitments and Guarantees
Contractual amounts of off-balance sheet financial instruments used to meet the financing needs of our customers are as follows:
(In millions)
March 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
 
 
 
 
Net unfunded commitments to extend credit 1
$
20,080

 
$
19,583

Standby letters of credit:
 
 
 
Financial
733

 
721

Performance
180

 
196

Commercial letters of credit
14

 
31

Total unfunded lending commitments
$
21,007

 
$
20,531

1 
Net of participations
The Company’s 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K contains further information about these commitments and guarantees including their terms and collateral requirements. At March 31, 2018, the Company had recorded approximately $5 million as a liability for the guarantees associated with the standby letters of credit, which consisted of $1 million attributable to the RULC and $4 million of deferred commitment fees.
At March 31, 2018, we had unfunded commitments for PEIs of approximately $35 million. These obligations have no stated maturity. PEIs related to these commitments that are prohibited by the Volcker Rule were $3 million at March 31, 2018. See related discussions about these investments in Note 5.
Legal Matters
We are subject to litigation in court and arbitral proceedings, as well as proceedings, investigations, examinations and other actions brought or considered by governmental and self-regulatory agencies. Litigation may relate to lending, deposit and other customer relationships, vendor and contractual issues, employee matters, intellectual property matters, personal injuries and torts, regulatory and legal compliance, and other matters. While most matters relate to individual claims, we are also subject to putative class action claims and similar broader claims. Proceedings, investigations, examinations and other actions brought or considered by governmental and self-regulatory agencies may relate to our banking, investment advisory, trust, securities, and other products and services; our customers’ involvement in money laundering, fraud, securities violations and other illicit activities or our policies and practices relating to such customer activities; and our compliance with the broad range of banking, securities and other laws and regulations applicable to us. At any given time, we may be in the process of responding to subpoenas, requests for documents, data and testimony relating to such matters and engaging in discussions to resolve the matters.
As of March 31, 2018, we were subject to the following material litigation and governmental inquiries:
a civil suit, Shou-En Wang v. CB&T, brought against us in the Superior Court for Los Angeles County, Central District in April 2016. The case relates to our depositor relationships with customers who were promoters of an

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investment program that allegedly misappropriated investors’ funds. This case is in an early phase, with initial motion practice having been completed and discovery being underway.
a civil suit, McFarland as Trustee for International Manufacturing Group v. CB&T, et. al., brought against us in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California in May 2016. The Trustee seeks to recover loan payments previously repaid to us by our customer, International Manufacturing Group (“IMG”), alleging that IMG, along with its principal, obtained loans and made loan repayments in furtherance of an alleged Ponzi scheme. Initial motion practice has been completed and discovery is underway.
a civil suit, JTS Communities, Inc. et. al v. CB&T, Jun Enkoji and Dawn Satow, brought against us in the Superior Court for Sacramento County, California in June 2017. In this case four investors in IMG seek to hold us liable for losses arising from their investments in that company, alleging that we conspired with and knowingly assisted IMG and its principal in furtherance of an alleged Ponzi Scheme. This case is in an early phase with initial motion practice having been completed but discovery not having been commenced.
a civil class action lawsuit, Evans v. CB&T, brought against us in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California in May 2017. This case was filed on behalf of a class of up to 50 investors in IMG and seeks to hold us liable for losses of class members arising from their investments in IMG, alleging that we conspired with and knowingly assisted IMG and its principal in furtherance of an alleged Ponzi Scheme. In December 2017, the District Court dismissed all claims against the Company. In January 2018, the plaintiff filed an appeal with the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The appellate briefing process is underway and is scheduled to be completed in July 2018.
a Private Attorney General Act (“PAGA”) claim under California law, Lawson v. CB&T, brought against us in the Superior Court for the County of San Diego, California, in February 2016. In this case, the plaintiff alleges, on behalf of herself and other current or former employees of the Company who worked in California on a non-exempt basis, violations by the Company of California wage and hour laws. The case remains in the early stages of motion practice, to date mainly involving questions of venue and scope of employees covered by the PAGA claims. In March 2018, the Supreme Court of California granted review of an appeal from the intermediate appellate court decision requiring all aspects of the case to be heard in state court, rather than in arbitration.
a civil case, Lifescan Inc. and Johnson & Johnson Health Care Services v. Jeffrey Smith, et al., brought against us in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey in December 2017. In this case, certain manufacturers and distributors of medical products seek to hold us liable for allegedly fraudulent practices of a borrower of the Company which filed for bankruptcy protection in 2017. The case is in early phase, with initial motion practice underway.
At least quarterly, we review outstanding and new legal matters, utilizing then available information. In accordance with applicable accounting guidance, if we determine that a loss from a matter is probable and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated, we establish an accrual for the loss. In the absence of such a determination, no accrual is made. Once established, accruals are adjusted to reflect developments relating to the matters.
In our review, we also assess whether we can determine the range of reasonably possible losses for significant matters in which we are unable to determine that the likelihood of a loss is remote. Because of the difficulty of predicting the outcome of legal matters, discussed subsequently, we are able to meaningfully estimate such a range only for a limited number of matters. Based on information available as of March 31, 2018, we estimated that the aggregate range of reasonably possible losses for those matters to be from $0 million to roughly $15 million in excess of amounts accrued. The matters underlying the estimated range will change from time to time, and actual results may vary significantly from this estimate. Those matters for which a meaningful estimate is not possible are not included within this estimated range and, therefore, this estimated range does not represent our maximum loss exposure.
Based on our current knowledge, we believe that our current estimated liability for litigation and other legal actions and claims, reflected in our accruals and determined in accordance with applicable accounting guidance, is adequate and that liabilities in excess of the amounts currently accrued, if any, arising from litigation and other legal actions and claims for which an estimate as previously described is possible, will not have a material impact on our

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financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. However, in light of the significant uncertainties involved in these matters, and the very large or indeterminate damages sought in some of these matters, an adverse outcome in one or more of these matters could be material to our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows for any given reporting period.
Any estimate or determination relating to the future resolution of litigation, arbitration, governmental or self-regulatory examinations, investigations or actions or similar matters is inherently uncertain and involves significant judgment. This is particularly true in the early stages of a legal matter, when legal issues and facts have not been well articulated, reviewed, analyzed, and vetted through discovery, preparation for trial or hearings, substantive and productive mediation or settlement discussions, or other actions. It is also particularly true with respect to class action and similar claims involving multiple defendants, matters with complex procedural requirements or substantive issues or novel legal theories, and examinations, investigations and other actions conducted or brought by governmental and self-regulatory agencies, in which the normal adjudicative process is not applicable. Accordingly, we usually are unable to determine whether a favorable or unfavorable outcome is remote, reasonably likely, or probable, or to estimate the amount or range of a probable or reasonably likely loss, until relatively late in the course of a legal matter, sometimes not until a number of years have elapsed. Accordingly, our judgments and estimates relating to claims will change from time to time in light of developments and actual outcomes will differ from our estimates. These differences may be material.
10. REVENUE RECOGNITION
Adoption of ASC Topic 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”
On January 1, 2018, we adopted the accounting guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“Topic 606”) using the modified retrospective method applied to those contracts with customers which were not completed as of January 1, 2018. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2018 are presented under Topic 606, while prior period amounts are not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with our historic accounting under Topic 605, “Revenue Recognition.” Upon adoption, the Company has elected to use the following optional exemptions that are permitted under the Topic 606, which have been applied consistently to all contracts within all reporting periods presented:
The Company recognizes the incremental cost of obtaining a contract as an expense, when incurred, if the amortization period of the asset that the Company would have recognized is one year or less.
For performance obligations satisfied over time, if the Company has a right to consideration from a customer in an amount that corresponds directly with the value to the customer of the Company’s performance completed to date, the Company will generally recognize revenue in the amount to which the Company has a right to invoice.
The Company does not generally disclose information about its remaining performance obligations for those performance obligations that have an original expected duration of one year or less, or where the Company recognizes revenue in the amount to which the Company has a right to invoice.
The cumulative effect of adopting Topic 606 did not have a material impact to retained earnings as of January 1, 2018. The adoption of Topic 606 resulted in changes to our accounting policies, business processes, and internal controls to support the recognition, measurement and disclosure requirements under Topic 606. 
Revenue Recognition
We derive our revenue primarily from Interest Income on Loans and Securities, which was more than three-quarters of our revenue in the first quarter of 2018. Only noninterest income is considered to be revenue from contracts with customers in scope of ASC 606. Revenue from contracts with customers is recognized when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to our customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. In addition, U.S. GAAP requires disclosure of the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. The following is a description of revenue from contracts with customers:

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Service charges and fees on deposit accounts
Service charges and fees on deposit accounts typically consist of fees charged for providing customers with deposit services. These fees are primarily comprised of account analysis fees, insufficient funds fees, and other various fees on deposit accounts. Service charges on deposit accounts include fees earned in lieu of compensating balances, and fees earned for performing cash management services and other deposit account services. Service charges on deposit accounts in this revenue category are recognized over the period in which the related service is provided. Treasury Management fees are billed monthly based on services rendered for the month.
Other Service charges, commissions, and fees
Other service charges, commissions, and fees primarily consist of credit and debit card interchange fees, automated teller machine (“ATM”) services, and various account services such as wires, safe deposit box, check issuance and cashing services. Revenue is recognized as the services are rendered or upon completion of services.
Zions card fee income includes interchange income from credit and debit cards and net fees earned from processing card transactions for merchants. Card income is recognized as earned. Reward program costs are recorded when the rewards are earned by the customer and presented as a reduction to interchange income.
The following schedule provides the major income categories within “Other Service charges, commissions and fees” that are in scope of ASC 606 for the three months ended March 31, 2018:
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
(In millions)
2018
 
2017
 
 
 
 
Card Fee Income
$
33

 
$
33

ATM Fees
2

 
2

Other service charges
4

 
4

Other Commissions and fees
5

 
3

Ending balance
$
44

 
$
42

Wealth management and trust income
Wealth management and trust income is comprised of a variety of products, including but not limited to: corporate and personal trust income, wealth management commissions, portfolio services, and advisory services. Revenue is recognized as the services are rendered or upon completion of services. Financial planning and estate services typically have performance obligations that are greater than 12 months, although the amount of future performance obligations are not significant.
Capital markets and foreign exchange
Capital markets and foreign exchange fees primarily consist of mutual fund distribution fees, municipal advisory services, and foreign exchange services provided to customers. Revenue is recognized as the services are rendered or upon completion of services.
Other noninterest income from contracts with customers
Other noninterest income from customers primarily consists of trust operations outsourcing and other various income streams. Revenue is recognized as the services are rendered or upon completion of services.
Disaggregation of Revenue
We provide services across different geographical areas, primarily in 11 Western U.S. States, under banking operations that have their own individual brand names, including Zions Bank, Amegy Bank, California Bank & Trust, National Bank of Arizona, Nevada State Bank, Vectra Bank Colorado, and The Commerce Bank of Washington. The operating segment listed as “Other” includes the Parent, Zions Management Services Company, certain nonbank financial services subsidiaries, centralized back-office functions, and eliminations of transactions between the segments.

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The following schedule sets forth the noninterest income and net revenue by operating segments for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017:
 
Zions Bank
 
Amegy
 
CB&T
(In millions)
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service charges and fees on deposit accounts
$
15

 
$
15

 
$
11

 
$
11

 
$
7

 
$
7

Other service charges, commissions, and fees
16

 
15

 
9

 
10

 
6

 
6

Wealth management and trust income
4

 
3

 
2

 
2

 
1

 
1

Capital markets and foreign exchange
2

 
1

 
(2
)
 
(1
)
 
2

 
1

Total noninterest income from contracts with customers (ASC 606)
37

 
34

 
20

 
22

 
16

 
15

Other noninterest income (Non-ASC 606 customer related)
(2
)
 
1

 
12

 
7

 
4

 
2

Total customer-related fees
35

 
35

 
32

 
29

 
20

 
17

Other noninterest income (non-customer related)

 

 

 

 
1

 

Total noninterest income
35

 
35

 
32

 
29

 
21

 
17

Net interest income
168

 
157

 
129

 
114

 
132

 
110

Total income less interest expense
$
203

 
$
192

 
$
161

 
$
143

 
$
153

 
$
127

 
NBAZ
 
NSB
 
Vectra
(In millions)
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service charges and fees on deposit accounts
$
3

 
$
3

 
$
4

 
$
4

 
$
2

 
$
2

Other service charges, commissions, and fees
2

 
3

 
3

 
2

 
3

 
3

Wealth management and trust income
1

 
1

 
1

 
1

 

 

Capital markets and foreign exchange

 

 

 

 

 

Total noninterest income from contracts with customers (ASC 606)
6

 
7

 
8

 
7

 
5

 
5

Other noninterest income (Non-ASC 606 customer related)
2

 
2

 
2

 
3

 
1

 
1

Total customer-related fees
8

 
9

 
10

 
10

 
6

 
6

Other noninterest income (non-customer related)
1

 

 

 

 

 

Total noninterest income
9

 
9

 
10

 
10

 
6

 
6

Net interest income
54

 
50

 
36

 
32

 
32

 
30

Total income less interest expense
$
63

 
$
59

 
$
46

 
$
42

 
$
38

 
$
36

 
TCBW
 
Other
 
Consolidated
Company
(In millions)
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service charges and fees on deposit accounts
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
42

 
$
42

Other service charges, commissions, and fees
1

 
1

 
4

 
2

 
44

 
42

Wealth management and trust income

 

 
3

 
2

 
12

 
10

Capital markets and foreign exchange

 

 
1

 
1

 
3

 
2

Total noninterest income from contracts with customers (ASC 606)
1

 
1

 
8

 
5

 
101

 
96

Other noninterest income (Non-ASC 606 customer related)

 

 
3

 
3

 
22

 
19

Total customer-related fees
1

 
1

 
11

 
8

 
123

 
115

Other noninterest income (non-customer related)

 

 
13

 
17

 
15

 
17

Total noninterest income
1

 
1

 
24

 
25

 
138

 
132

Net interest income
12

 
11

 
(21
)
 
(15
)
 
542

 
489

Total income less interest expense
$
13

 
$
12

 
$
3

 
$
10

 
$
680

 
$
621

Revenue from contracts with customers did not generate significant contract assets and liabilities. Contract receivables are included in Other Assets. Payment terms vary by services offered, and the timing between completion of performance obligations and payment is typically not significant.

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11.
RETIREMENT PLANS
The following discloses the net periodic benefit cost (credit) and its components for the Company’s pension and other retirement plans:
(In millions)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2018
 
2017
 
 
 
 
Interest cost
$
1


$
2

Expected return on plan assets
(3
)

(3
)
Partial settlement loss
1

 
1

Amortization of net actuarial loss


1

Net periodic benefit cost (benefit)
$
(1
)
 
$
1

As disclosed in our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Company has frozen its participation and benefit accruals for the pension plan and its contributions for individual benefit payments in the postretirement benefit plan.
12.
INCOME TAXES
The effective income tax rate of 22.7% for the first quarter of 2018 was slightly lower than the 2017 first quarter rate of 24.5%. The income tax rate for the first quarter of 2018 was positively impacted by the decrease in the corporate federal income tax rate to 21% from 35% due to the Tax Cuts and jobs Act, which was effective January 1, 2018. This rate benefit was partially reduced by the non-deductibility of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) premiums and certain fringe benefits as enacted by the new tax law. The relatively low tax rate for the first quarter of 2017 was primarily driven by a one-time $14 million benefit to tax expense related to state tax adjustments. The tax rates for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017 were reduced by nontaxable municipal interest income and nontaxable income from certain bank-owned life insurance.
We had a net deferred tax asset (“DTA”) balance of $123 million at March 31, 2018, compared with $93 million at December 31, 2017. The increase in the net DTA resulted primarily from the increase of unrealized losses in OCI related to securities, the decrease in deferred tax liabilities related to premises and equipment and the deferred gain on a prior period debt exchange. Net charge-offs exceeding the provision for loan losses offset some of the overall increase in DTA.
13.
OPERATING SEGMENT INFORMATION
We manage our operations and prepare management reports and other information with a primary focus on geographical area. Our banking operations are managed under their own individual brand names, including Zions Bank, Amegy Bank, California Bank & Trust, National Bank of Arizona, Nevada State Bank, Vectra Bank Colorado, and The Commerce Bank of Washington. Performance assessment and resource allocation are based upon this geographical structure. We use an internal funds transfer pricing (“FTP”) allocation system to report results of operations for business segments. This process continues to be refined. Total average loans and deposits presented for the banking segments do not include intercompany amounts between banking segments, but may include deposits with the Other segment. Prior period amounts have been reclassified to reflect these changes.
As of March 31, 2018, our banking business is conducted through 7 locally managed and branded segments in distinct geographical areas. Performance assessment and resource allocation are based upon this geographical structure. Zions Bank operates 97 branches in Utah, 23 branches in Idaho, and one branch in Wyoming. Amegy operates 73 branches in Texas. CB&T operates 91 branches in California. NBAZ operates 58 branches in Arizona. NSB operates 49 branches in Nevada. Vectra operates 36 branches in Colorado and one branch in New Mexico. TCBW operates one branch in Washington and one branch in Oregon.
The operating segment identified as “Other” includes the Parent, certain nonbank financial service subsidiaries, centralized back-office functions, and eliminations of transactions between segments. The major components of net

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interest income at the Bank’s back-office include the revenue associated with the investments securities portfolio and the offset of the FTP costs and benefits provided to the business segments.
The following schedule does not present total assets or income tax expense for each operating segment, but instead presents average loans, average deposits and income before income taxes because these are the metrics that management uses when evaluating performance and making decisions pertaining to the operating segments. The Parent’s net interest income includes interest expense on borrowed funds. The condensed statement of income identifies the components of income and expense which affect the operating amounts presented in the Other segment.
The accounting policies of the individual operating segments are the same as those of the Company. Transactions between operating segments are primarily conducted at fair value, resulting in profits that are eliminated for reporting consolidated results of operations.
The following schedule presents selected operating segment information for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017:
(In millions)
Zions Bank
 
Amegy
 
CB&T
 
NBAZ
 
NSB
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
SELECTED INCOME STATEMENT DATA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income
$
168

 
$
157

 
$
129

 
$
114

 
$
132

 
$
110

 
$
54

 
$
50

 
$
36

 
$
32

Provision for loan losses
(2
)
 
35

 
(45
)
 
1

 
2

 
(5
)
 
2

 
1

 

 
(4
)
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
170

 
122

 
174

 
113

 
130

 
115

 
52

 
49

 
36

 
36

Noninterest income
35

 
35

 
32

 
29

 
21

 
17

 
9

 
9

 
10

 
10

Noninterest expense
114

 
111

 
79

 
85

 
78

 
75

 
38

 
37

 
36

 
35

Income (loss) before income taxes
$
91

 
$
46

 
$
127

 
$
57

 
$
73

 
$
57

 
$
23

 
$
21

 
$
10

 
$
11

SELECTED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET DATA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total average loans
$
12,453

 
$
12,488

 
$
11,370

 
$
10,637

 
$
9,929

 
$
9,306

 
$
4,543

 
$
4,262

 
$
2,348

 
$
2,338

Total average deposits
15,712

 
16,254

 
10,816

 
11,318

 
11,119

 
10,921

 
4,783

 
4,661

 
4,223

 
4,211

(In millions)
Vectra
 
TCBW
 
Other
 
Consolidated
Company
 
 
 
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
 
 
SELECTED INCOME STATEMENT DATA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income
$
32

 
$
30

 
$
12

 
$
11

 
$
(21
)
 
$
(15
)
 
$
542

 
$
489

 
 
 
 
Provision for loan losses
2

 
(3
)
 
1

 
(1
)
 

 
(1
)
 
(40
)
 
23

 
 
 
 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
30

 
33

 
11

 
12

 
(21
)
 
(14
)
 
582

 
466

 
 
 
 
Noninterest income
6

 
6

 
1

 
1

 
24

 
25

 
138

 
132

 
 
 
 
Noninterest expense
27

 
25

 
5

 
5

 
35

 
41

 
412

 
414

 
 
 
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
$
9

 
$
14

 
$
7

 
$
8

 
$
(32
)
 
$
(30
)
 
$
308

 
$
184

 
 
 
 
SELECTED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET DATA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total average loans
$
2,794

 
$
2,535

 
$
1,052

 
$
877

 
$
375

 
$
123

 
$
44,864

 
$
42,566

 
 
 
 
Total average deposits
2,711

 
2,791

 
1,073

 
1,100

 
1,556

 
956

 
51,993

 
52,212

 
 
 
 
 
 
ITEM 3.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Interest rate and market risks are among the most significant risks regularly undertaken by us, and they are closely monitored as previously discussed. A discussion regarding our management of interest rate and market risk is included in the section entitled “Interest Rate and Market Risk Management” in this Form 10-Q.

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ITEM 4.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2018. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2018. There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the first quarter of 2018 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
PART II.
OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The information contained in Note 9 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements is incorporated by reference herein.
ITEM 1A.
RISK FACTORS
We believe there have been no material changes in the risk factors included in Zions Bancorporation’s 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
ITEM 2.
UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
The following schedule summarizes the Company’s share repurchases for the first quarter of 2018:
SHARE REPURCHASES
Period
 
Total number
of shares
repurchased 1
 
Average
price paid
per share
 
Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs
 
Approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be 
purchased under the plan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
January
 
 
638,630

 
 
$
54.32

 
 
634,848

 
 
 
$
200,507,576

 
February
 
 
1,634,065

 
 
53.14

 
 
1,516,137

 
 
 
120,000,788

 
March
 
 
3,825

 
 
54.51

 
 

 
 
 
120,000,788

 
First quarter
 
 
2,276,520

 
 
53.48

 
 
2,150,985

 
 
 
 
 
1 
Represents common shares acquired from employees in connection with our stock compensation plan in addition to shares acquired under previously reported share repurchase plans. Shares were acquired from employees to pay for their payroll taxes and stock option exercise cost upon the vesting of restricted stock and restricted stock units, and the exercise of stock options, under provisions of an employee share-based compensation plan.


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ZIONS BANCORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

ITEM 6.
EXHIBITS
a)Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
 
Description
 
 
 
 
 
 
Restated Articles of Incorporation of Zions Bancorporation dated July 8, 2014, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Form 8-K/A filed on July 18, 2014.
*
 
 
 
 
 
Restated Bylaws of Zions Bancorporation dated February 27, 2015, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015.
*
 
 
 
 
 
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated April 5, 2018, by and between Zions Bancorporation and ZB, N.A., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of Form 8-K filed on April 10, 2018.
*
 
 
 
 
 
Certification by Chief Executive Officer required by Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (filed herewith).
 
 
 
 
 
 
Certification by Chief Financial Officer required by Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (filed herewith).
 
 
 
 
 
 
Certification by Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer required by Sections 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (furnished herewith).
 
 
 
 
 
101
 
Interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T: (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017 and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (filed herewith).
 
* Incorporated by reference


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.

    
 
ZIONS BANCORPORATION
 
/s/ Harris H. Simmons
Harris H. Simmons, Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer
 
/s/ Paul E. Burdiss
Paul E. Burdiss, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date: May 9, 2018

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